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It feels like you’re damned if you don’t and you’re damned if you do. Everyone has an opinion, but no one has a solution. Ugh. Being a parent and having to make this decision right now is [...]
When I was in college, I had a black boyfriend. And it never occurred to me that our relationship would be a trigger for other people. What did I know? I grew up in a diverse population whose [...]
I’m sure you have heard a thousand COVID-19 news broadcasts and heard from many experts, all with conflicting recommendations. It’s enough to make my head explode! So, instead of focusing on the [...]
It can be difficult to navigate uncertainty. And for a lot of us, the coronavirus pandemic has brought up some anxious feelings. It’s even more difficult when the information is readily available [...]
How many times have you tried to lose weight? And how many times have you dieted, cut out food groups, stopped eating all sugar, cut out alcohol, only to gain whatever weight you lost right back? [...]
So far 2020 has kicked my ass! Our fence broke. Our pool emptied out. Our tenants vacated our condo pretty suddenly, although I understand their circumstances. My mom was sick. My dryer broke. [...]
Do you Stress Eat? I have been known to stuff a cookie, or two, or five, in my mouth when I was frustrated. I have also been known to down a couple of glasses of wine and top them off with a [...]
New Year, new you? I hate that phrase, lol. But, wouldn’t it be cool if we could all just reset ourselves at the beginning of the year? Past habits erased. Goals met. Just like that, snap, and [...]
Stress is always going to be here. Sorry, but that’s the truth. We are human beings living in the real world. You get sick, you get injured, you’re overwhelmed by your busy ass schedule, you run [...]
When I work with women specifically, they tend to say things like “I want to look the way I used to.” “I used to have abs…. or I used to be thin…. Or I used to think I was fat, but now I just [...]
Hear me out…. How many times have you tried some new diet and failed at keeping the weight off? How many times have you felt worse after finishing the diet than you did before you even started? [...]
You’ve read all the posts about weight loss and exercise. Seen all the commercials for gym memberships and body change. But what if you can’t fit in time to work out? Or even more so, what if you [...]
How many times have you tried to lose weight before? How many times did you succeed and then gain it all back? How many times have you said “I just want to lose this freaking weight”? First, [...]
Mom guilt. That shit takes over sometimes. Feeling guilty for being “busy”. Feeling guilty for overreacting. Feeling guilty for feeling stressed. Guilt for working or not working. Guilt for [...]
Do you remember when you were young and were told you had to finish the food on your plate or you couldn’t have dessert? Or that it was rude or disrespectful to the cook if you didn’t eat all the [...]
Do you ever stare in the mirror and hate what you see? Or do you avoid the mirror all together? Do you poke and prod at your “problem areas” and focus on how badly you want to change them? Do [...]
When I had a hypothetical family, I was the best mom! My kids only ate healthy food. They were happy and calm. They did their chores without question. My house was clean and organized. My [...]
For some people, being in a relationship means giving up who you are. I’ve seen friends and family members get into relationships and leave all their interests behind. If their new partner likes [...]
Remember that scene in Jerry McGuire, when Jerry says “You complete me…” and everyone melts and thinks he’s the sweetest, most emotionally evolved person??? I love that scene, but I freaking [...]
Every time you turn on the TV or scroll through social, you hear about diets, cleanses, detoxes, miracle shakes, etc., etc., etc. You see amazing before and after photos with shocking [...]
Someone recently said to me, “Damn Ev, how do you do it? How do you keep up with your house, exercise, work, and still hang out with your kids and husband”? Well damn, that’s a loaded [...]
With the abundance of information that is available online, it is difficult to decipher the good from the bad. In the world of nutrition, that can be even more difficult. Should we eat carbs? [...]
Belly fat…. We’ve all got it. Even people with slender frames have some. Of all the concerns people share with me about their bodies, belly fat is consistently number one! Aside from the [...]
Having a negative self-image carries over into so many other parts of our lives. When you don’t love how you look, it’s hard to love the rest of you too. As moms, the last thing we want to do is [...]
After I had my second daughter, I joined a running club because I just knew that running was the answer to my stagnant weight loss. I met with my group three times a week. We ran 5 miles at a [...]
Okay If I'm being serious… Trying to be a mom who is present, a wife who is attentive, and an individual who can keep it all together, while juggling house work and full-time work is [...]
It can be difficult to find the right answers for your exercise questions. There is an abundance of information online and on social media. For every topic you search, you will find tons of [...]
Over the holidays, I, like most other people, was surrounded by cookies!! As a kid, that was one of my favorite parts of the holidays (except for getting presents, of course)! I’d sample a [...]
Every new year we make resolutions to change, to do better, to workout more, to finally lose those pounds. And every year we start off determined, and finish feeling defeated. We promise [...]
If being a mom isn’t the hardest job in the world, I don’t know what is?! I mean who the hell else has to literally think and make every decision for more than one person, 24 hours a day? It’s [...]
I often am asked “Why can’t I lose weight?”… or told “I’ve lost 20 lbs. and can’t seem to get rid of the last 10!” or “Nothing I do is working”. It’s difficult to stay motivated when you’re [...]
I totally let my daughter wear whatever she wants! I don’t care what it is, as long as it is weather appropriate. Some people think I’m crazy. I don’t really care, lol. She has gone out in [...]
Keto, Paleo, Weight Watchers, Isagenix….the list goes on. With many options, it’s near impossible to guess what will work for you. Let’s take a quick look at the them: Keto: Keto gets its name [...]
Getting kids to eat healthy can be a freakin chore! They want quick snacks that crunch and taste good: enter Cheez-Its, GoldFish, and chips. Fruit snacks, ice cream, candy, Cheetos, M&M’s, you [...]
Being a mother is hard. You’re pulled in a million directions and question your decisions every step of the way. Am I making the right choices? Is this what is best for my family? Am I doing [...]
Eat the types of food you want your children to eat. Be a model. I know that some people believe children should “Do as I say, not as I do”, but that doesn’t always work. Children learn by [...]
