Fitness Life Coach
I am honored that you have an interest in Fitness Life By Design. I am Gail, a transformation, fitness, and lifestyle coach who can help tackle your mindset challenges and implement practical strategies that can help you live healthier, active lives. Are you the type of person who will read something one time, try it […]
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Ninety Meals? That is a big number, it is how many meals we eat in a 30-day month if we eat breakfast, lunch, and dinner. To look at it another way, that is 1,095 meals in a year. That number is overwhelming, so let’s break it up. 90 Meals – opportunities for change in a […]
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FAT! That is the word I am referring to. (The other F word is said WAY TOO MUCH.) Fat has gotten a bad rap at times. It has become the F word we do not say out loud. Fat is good for us. Fat is bad for us. Like many things in life there should […]
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I start my weekly menu ideas around vegetables. It does take some planning to make sure you have fresh vegetables on hand and use them before they turn bad. I usually go to the store once a week to buy veggies and can go all week without them spoiling. If I notice them starting to […]
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Americans consume 2.8 billion pounds of chocolate each year. That is over 11 pounds per person. Eleven! I want to enjoy my fair share, make up for lost time and not have any adverse side effects! It can be said that there is never too much chocolate! Believe it or not, I was allergic to […]
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When I am hungry in between meals, I try to look for something healthy to eat. Since protein is essential for health, I look for high protein snacks as a way to increase my protein consumption. Protein is a priority especially as we age because it builds and repairs muscles and bones. So, it is […]
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The question seems to be, what can we control? We can control many things; just never the scale. Once we step on it, we do not have the power to change the number on that dreaded bathroom scale. We do however, have control over choices we make in life that can affect the scale. Here […]
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I have been looking for more healthy snacks and have heard about protein packed roasted chickpeas. It seems that everywhere I look recently, I read about them. I read about them online, in magazines, and in emails from my grocery store. So, I spent some time researching and learning more. Then, I made my first […]
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The refrigerator is a great place to find snacks. When I am hungry, I check there first instead of in the cabinets. My thinking is that the refrigerator contains healthier options more often than cabinets. There are many snacks that I keep on hand that are easy and satisfying. It takes little prep and planning, […]
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When one begins something new, it is often overwhelming because of all the changes that need to be made. This is true in many aspects of life. When living a healthy lifestyle, there are so many components that blend together. This can make it hard to know what to do or where to start. It […]
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