5 Proven Ways To Get Motivated And Reach Your Goals
Wondering how to get motivated and actually reach your goals? Keep reading! Less than 10% of American’s will follow through with their New Year resolutions. It’s a sad but true fact. According to StatisticBrain.com, losing weight is the number one goal set by American’s in 2015. Sadly, only 8% of Americans followed through with their resolution. Too often sleeping in wins over working out. Pizza beats salad. Netflix overcomes any desire to go to bed at a reasonable hour. What’s the problem? Why can’t we follow through with our goals? Why can’t we choose what’s good for us more often? Well, besides good ol fashioned discipline, I blame motivation. If we…
7 Easy and Affordable Ways to Sneak More Veggies into Your Diet
It’s recommended that we aim for about 5-9 servings of fruits and veggies per day, or roughly 2.5 to 6.5 cups of fruits and veggies each day. Sadly, only a measly 10% of American’s will actually get enough fruits and veggies each day. Why does this matter? Will eating more fruits and veggies really improve your health that much? YES! Research studies for the past several decades have found that eating a sufficient amount of fresh fruit and vegetables improves health, decreases your risk for obesity, and lengthens your lifespan. Plants like fruits and veggies contain critical ingredients that fight off disease, keep our organs functioning properly, help us have hormonal balance,…
Relationships and Wellness: How They Connect (And Why It’s Important)
When it comes to health and wellness, relationships may seem completely unrelated. At least that was the case with me until recently. Of course, my relations with family, friends, and peers are priceless to me, but I failed to make the connection of how relationships influence my overall wellness. I admit it’s quite sad and frankly embarrassing it took me, someone who has spent the last five years studying wellness at a university level, so long to understand this association but I suppose late is better than never. Many of you have made this connection ages ago and are probably rolling your eyes, but for those who are like me,…
The Best Apps For Wellness
Being healthy and fit is easier than ever with today’s tech. The following are a few of my favorite apps for wellness to help me stay on track with #allthegoals. What do you think are the best apps for wellness? Post them in the comments! The Best Apps For Wellness 1. Drink More Water This app is great for tracking your water intake! You can set the amount of water you prefer to drink each day and set reminders to help you stay on track. Often we have good intentions for staying hydrated but we get busy and forget. This app helped me get into the habit of drinking consistently…
5 Ingredient Cookies (No Sugar Added)
So confession time. I have a really hard time resisting homemade chocolate chip cookies. Who doesn’t? *DROOLING* Something about that oooey gooey chocolatey goodness ya know? I wanted some of that goodness but a quick healthy version, so I whipped up these 5 ingredient cookies! Perfect for breakfast, a pre-workout snack, guilt-free free dessert. Simple, clean, yummy, and only 5 ingredients! Enjoy! 5 Ingredient Cookies 1 C mashed banana (about 2 medium bananas) 1 C rolled oats 1/3 C dark chocolate chips 1/4 C unsweetened shredded or flaked coconut 2 tsp vanilla Mix everything together well and form little cookies on a parchment lined cookie sheet Bake for 10 min…
How To Be More Optimistic (In Any Situation)
I once had a school assignment from my alternative medicine class that changed my life. Sounds dramatic, but hear me out. Our assignment was to keep a gratitude journal for the whole semester. We had to write down three different things each day, and they had to start with the sentence, “I’m grateful for…” We were challenged to find three unique things every day rather than just the generics. As the semester continued and my gratitude list grew, I began to notice something. I was less stressed, less worried, and more hopeful. In short, I was happier! I learned an important lesson that semester: Optimism may come naturally to some people,…
How to Eat Healthier: Three Rules When Buying Processed Foods
I don’t’ know about you, but I think finding healthier processed and packaged food options at the grocery store can seem difficult and overwhelming at times. This can make the goal to eat healthier difficult! (And I think It’s safe to assume most of us have that goal.) Thousands of packaged products attract us with their gleaming wrappings, promising us that they are a “healthy choice” or “Trans fat-free”. However, you can rarely trust the face of a product. Reading and understanding food labels is a must if you are serious about making better food choices. Here are three things to look for when buying processed or packaged foods at…
