Meet Alison!

Alison and I have been working together for YEARS! The most fun part of working with Alison for me is watching her personal evolution over the last 6 years. Alison has gone from someone who felt like exercise was punishment to earn her food or work off what she ate, to someone who only wants to get STRONG AF. She … Read More

Meet Elena!

Where do I even start with this one?! I have known Elena for YEARS from back when she and her bestie (who you’ll be hearing from soon!) too my group exercise classes at the YMCA. I had no idea she would turn into one of my strongest, most determined, motivated and successful clients years down the line. When we first … Read More

Meet Kelsey!

Kelsey is has been with me from day one. When we were talking about the fact that we’ve been working together for SIX AND A HALF YEARS (!!!!) she mentioned not knowing if it was a good thing for people to know or not. I told her I thought it was a great thing because it shows the value of … Read More

Meet Hayley!

I remember Hayley signing up for an 8-week nutrition program I was running in August 2020. She had been doing a LOT of work, putting in a LOT of energy, and spending a LOT of time doing programs that just weren’t working for her. She’d lose weight then regain it, felt guilty and scared of eating pasta and pizza and … Read More

Ep. 019 – How to #TreatYoSelf and Stop After a Few Bites

We’ve all been there, myself included. We start following a diet and after a few days make one single slip-up or veer “off plan” and find ourselves saying screw it then eat allllll the food. While this way of thinking is certainly really common, it also keeps us struggling and makes sense whatsoever if we wanna get some results. Making … Read More

Ep. 012 – 3 Crucial Things You Need if You Want to Be Successful

 Happy new year! Welcome to Day One of our 5-day New Year Blitz podcast series where I’m going to help you create goals you can actually achieve this year with as little stress and craziness as possible. Today we’re talking about 3 crucial pieces we need to look at before we embark on any kind of fitness or nutrition … Read More

The Truth About Alcohol

It’s the million dollar question: Can I drink alcohol and still lose weight? The answer is YES! And… For women, the CDC recommends no more than one drink per day. Which means: ONE 5 oz glass of wine ONE 12 oz beer ONE 1.5 oz mixed drink And then we look at those guidelines and laugh, and laugh, then pour … Read More

How to Eat ???????????????????? & Stop After Just a Few Bites

We’ve all been there, I’m sure- I mean I know I have…we start following a diet and after a few days make one single slip-up or veer “off plan” and find ourselves saying screw it then eat allllll the food. While this way of thinking is certainly really common, it also keeps us struggling and makes sense whatsoever if we … Read More

Tired of Feeling Like Crap About Yourself? Read This.

Are you sick of feeling like crap? Sick of comparing yourself to other people? Sick of self-sabotaging and not feeling good about YOU? If yes, keep reading (or if you prefer video, click here)! When women come to me and say they want to lose weight or they want to drop a pants size, the underlying goal- or the TRUE … Read More

Cut Your Hunger & Cravings in Half with These 2 Tips

Whenever I talk about eating in moderation, having a cookie or two then stopping, or the fact that it is possible to not eat an entire jar of peanut butter in one sitting, I get a lot of resistance: Are you crazy! I could NEVER stop at two cookies! I could never have just one scoop of peanut butter! You … Read More

3 Reasons You’re Not Losing Weight!

You have the best of intentions. You buy healthy groceries, you meal prep, you know exactly what to eat…but the scale isn’t moving. In this video I go over 3 reasons why that might be happening and what you can do about it! If after you watch the video you decide you’re ready to take your weight loss to the … Read More

Your Meal Plan is Failing You

“If someone could just tell me exactly what to eat…like, give me a meal plan. Then I could figure this whole food thing out.” I’ve been a personal trainer, group fitness instructor for over 10 years. I also hold a degree in Nutrition as well as a Holistic Health Coach certification. I could write you the most beautiful, flawless and … Read More

My Top 5 “Most Bang for Your Buck” Exercises

You know you don’t have to spend hours in the gym to get results… You know that short bursts of exercise can actually be more beneficial than those 60+ minute workouts that are so 2013… You know that if you want to get tight and toned you have to lift weights… But you might not know where to start! What … Read More

You Don’t Have to Love Your Body

There’s a huuuuge body positivity movement going on in the world right now and it seems to be all about self-acceptance and finding self-worth no matter what your body does, or doesn’t, look like. But I’d argue that reducing body love and body positivity down to only what our body looks like is missing the big picture, because how hard … Read More

Want Extreme Fat Loss Results? Do this…

ex·treme- ikˈstrēm adjective 1. reaching a high or the highest degree; very great.   I can’t tell you how many times clients have told me “I just feel like I need to do something extreme to get results.” And in some ways, maybe they’re right. Meaning, if they want rapid fat loss and quick results, extreme is the way to go. The … Read More

Want to stress less? Do this…

Lottttttts of people are telling me they’re feeling stressed right about now. There are presents to buy and wrap, parties to plan, food to make, packing and traveling to do…it’s a lot to deal with, and I can aboslutley see where the stress is coming from. I’d be lying if I said I didn’t feel some of it myself.  But … Read More

The Simplest Holiday Survival Hack You’ve Ever Seen

You’re hearing it all over the place… …”The average Thanksgiving day calorie consumption is over 7,000 calories!” …”Your 5k Turkey Trot will only burn off one slice of apple pie!” …”Want ¼ cup of gravy? That will cost you 50 burpees.” Instead of worrying about calories and what it’s going to take for you to burn those calories off, I … Read More

3 Old School Fat Loss Tips That Still Work

  Prefer video as opposed to reading??  Click HERE to watch my Facebook Live on this exact topic!   The Master Cleanse, The Cabbage Soup Diet, The Grapefruit Diet…we know them, we’ve probably tried them and we know they just don’t work. But some old school methods actually do work. Meal prepping, measuring our food and tracking our food are actually still … Read More

Ladies Who Lift: Fueled Physique Edition

Just a reminder that STRENGTH SCHOOL is open for enrollment for one more week! The program kicks off on Monday, October 9th, so grab your spot right now by clicking the button below! I’ve trained and coached literally hundreds of women over the past ten year in the fitness industry. The majority of those women did not want to strength train- they … Read More

You have a goal. Cool. But Can You Actually Achieve It?

The answer: It all depends on your thoughts about it. The quote “whether you think you can or you can not, you are right” is SO spot on. So was R.Kelly when he sang “if I just believe it, there’s nothing to iiiiiiiit!” in I Believe I Can Fly- you know, that monster hit from Space Jam? Of course you … Read More

You Are NOT What You Eat.

“You are what you eat.” The saying has been around forever and it’s not the saying itself that I have a problem with, it’s how we use it. Like when you’re standing in line at Dunkin Donuts and you hear this convo between two friends: Girl #1: “I really wants a chocolate donut” Girl #2: Scoffs and says “Well…you are … Read More

Healthy Lifestyle Revamp Part 3: Get Your Mind Right

If case you missed Healthy Lifestyle Revamp Part 1: Kitchen Update, click HERE If you missed Healthy Living Revamp Part 2: Fitness Shake Up , click HERE ************************************************** I have had countless women come to me and say “I want to lose weight and I know what to do but I just can’t stick with it. I do so well … Read More

Healthy Lifestyle Revamp Part 2: Fitness Shake Up

Did you miss Part 1 of this series? Check out how to revamp your nutrition and kitchen to reach your health and fat loss goals plus two free downloads HERE. ******************** Would you believe me if I told you that all you really need to improve your fitness levels and change your body was 20-25 minutes of exercis 5 days per … Read More

What Does it Take to Get Toned?

I’ve been a personal trainer for almost 10 years and I’ve talked to literally hundreds of women who want to tone their arms/legs/abs/every other body part. I love when women say this to me because while they might not know it, what they’re actually saying is they want to build some muscle (yay!) as well as lose fat. Because being … Read More

3 Fitness and Nutrition Lies You Need to Stop Telling Yourself

You want to lose weight.  And every week you tell yourself “THIS is the week!” You’re going to get to the gym, stock up on healthy groceries, plan your meals, and maybe even buy a new workout shirt to really motivate yourself.  The first few days go great.  You get up and workout, cook a healthy breakfast and eat a … Read More

How to Get a Summer Body That Lasts Long After Summer is Over

The internet is running rampant with “get your summer body!” posts.  And while I detest the idea of a getting a “summer body” (or any body, really) through the quick fix diets which always seem to accompany that title, I can appreciate and be sensitive to the fact that we want to feel good and look good when the layers of clothes … Read More

3 Tips for Getting Better Results in Less Time

You want amazing results but you don’t want to spend forever in the gym, right? Well I have good news for you ? Gone are the days of jogging on the treadmill in the “fat burning zone” for an hour.  Gone are the days of lifting for 90 minutes to get some definition and strength.  Gone are the days where a … Read More

Hate Working Out? You Can Still Get Fit. Here’s How…

  Even as a personal trainer and exercise junky myself, I’m cool with the fact that exercise isn’t everyone’s favorite thing to do.  I know that we’re all busy, we have lots to juggle and we can sometimes struggle with getting to the gym.  I struggle with it too sometimes. But before I even get into all the ways you … Read More

5 Dangerous Effects of Quick Fix Diets

Last week I was chatting with my client who wants to get leaner, tighten up and lose a bit of fat.  Cool. Nothing new and nothing I’m not used to hearing.  What sort of surprised me, though, was her saying “I mean, I’m 32 years old.  I’m probably going to have to do something pretty radical if I want to … Read More