Weight Loss Secrets: Setting Your Day Up for Success
When it comes to weight loss, the biggest secret I’ve observed is to take it one day at a time. Here’s how I structure each day for weight loss success. No question, weight loss success is possible by stringing together as many successful days as possible. Consistency is key, and each day there’s an opportunity to win the day. Top…
Health Ed Lesson: Positive Thinking and Self Talk
This High School Health lesson outlines how you can teach your students and teens about the power of positive thinking and self talk!
Health Ed Lesson: Love Yourself & Others
Teens can fall into the rut of comparing and being self critical. This is a health lesson to help them learn love for themselves and others.
15 Low Calorie Crockpot/Slow Cooker Meals
Tasty Recipes that have 350 calories per serving or less! I’m sure you’d agree that after a long day the last thing you want to do is spend a ton of time cooking a meal and cleaning up afterwards. When you’re hungry and tired, meal prepping isn’t exactly appealing. If you relate to that at all, then you need to…
High School Health Lesson: Refusal Skills, Values, and Goals
Here is a lesson plan about refusal skills, values, and goals. It is perfect to help teach your health class!
How to Cook Juicy Chicken For Meal Prep
Here’s the best way to cook the juiciest chicken for your weight loss meal prep. YouTube Transcript: If you’re on any type of weight loss plan, and I know it’s been pivotal in my weight loss journey, is chicken is kind of a cornerstone of your meals. And if you have some cooked ahead of time, ready to go, you…
Coping with Stress: Health Education Lesson Outline
Many teens are at a point in their life, where they start to really experience stress. This lesson will help give them the tools to deal with stress.
How Long Does it Take to Lose 10 Pounds {My Story!}
How long it’s taken me to lose 10 lbs, and the things I’ve learned along the way! Last November I decided I needed to stop the weight creep before I returned back to my pre-weight loss size. I hit 117 lbs in the fall (my starting weight). While I know that isn’t alarming in itself, it did make me a…
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The Best Vanilla Protein Powder {For Taste, Calories, and Macros}
38 days left!! Weight loss journal for Bikini prep 2023 Words I never thought I’d say…. I’m losing too much weight! LOL. But for real, I’m bumping up my calories a bit so I don’t look malnourished by June 3rd. So, YEAH!! I’ll post the scale graph to show you the ups and downs since November, so stay tuned for that…
The Mindset Shift I Needed To Start Losing Weight
Weight loss journal for Bikini prep 2023 After years of trying to lose weight unsuccessfully, at 46 years old, I had a mindset shift that was necessary for me to finally reach my weight loss goal. I remember clearly the day and the thought regarding my inability to lose weight. I imagined myself at the end of my life, and…
1 Gallon of Water a Day {and Weight Loss Progress update}
Here is an update to show you my muscle development over the last 3 years and talk about the benefits to drinking 1 gallon of water a day!
Low Calorie Macros Food Lists (and a 139 g protein day)
Weight loss journal for Bikini prep 2023. The time has come for me to more accurately hit the upper level of my calorie and macro counts for the last 6 weeks of this current diet. I’m more committed to making my food intake hit maximums in my carbs and proteins in order to meet my fitness goals (The June 3…
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Current Bikini Competition Diet Macros and Calories
50 days left of my weight loss, for Bikini prep 2023 If there’s anyone that knows how to achieve optimal weight loss, it’s physique athletes! After the hard work of building muscle, the right meal plan is vital to get your body mass as lean as possible to show off your gains. Many bikini competitors don’t like to share their…
Crush The Junk Food Cravings {and a 1200 calorie day}
Day of my weight loss journal, for Bikini prep 2023 Every time I open my spice cupboard, I see a bag of white chocolate chips. I immediately have the thought “I should just grab a small handful of those!” 2018 Amy would just do it without hesitating. 2023 Amy is much more aware of those visually triggering cravings. There was…
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120 Weight Loss Meals in a 1500 Calorie Diet E-book
I have a new E-Book!! It’s a compilation of all my meals the last few months on 1500 calories. If you’ve been following my bikini prep 2023, you’ve seen these meals already. My Quick Weight Loss recap: I put the together the 1500 calorie meals with the calories, macros, and shopping list into one place. It has Each meal follows…
Stop Negotiating to Avoid Self Sabotage {and a 1200 calorie day}
58 Days to go for this weight loss journal: Bikini prep 2023 (which mentally should be more like 50 days so I can be ready a week early!) Often, when I have a big and lofty goal, I find myself engaging in self-negotiation. In dieting, this happens when I decide to lose weight, but within days of beginning on the…
Adopting a Healthy Identity to Reach Your Weight Loss Goals (and a 1200 calorie day)
60 days to go of my weight loss journal, for Bikini prep 2023 A sense of Identity is usually the foundation of our habitual choices. The strong you align as a specific “type of person”, the more likely you are to engage in behaviors that support that. For example, when it comes to health, I can honestly say, I’m not…
Zero Calorie Seasonings and Condiments for Meat and Veggies (Plus 3 Days of meals)
Weight loss diary: Bikini prep 2023 One thing I get lots of criticism for (mostly from my loved ones) is that I like bland meals. Even when I’m not dieting, herbs, spices, flavoring, etc. hasn’t always been a priority for me. Give me a little salt, and I’m good to go! But, I have been finding some seasonings that I…
Yogurt Mix-ins High Protein Snack and a 1300 Calorie Day
66 Days till stage day! Bikini prep 2023 If you’ve been following for any length of time here, you’ll know I have Greek yogurt or a protein powder (or protein bar) every day for a snack. A few people have asked me in the last few days if I ever remove dairy from my diet. It’s common for girls to…
1300 Calorie Day
Weight loss journal: Bikini prep 2023 Quick update for these meals below! It was a good day! Happy with the breakdown of these calories and macros, and I LOVED my piece of homemade bread for lunch! 1344 calories 142 g protein, 156 g carbs, and 25g fat Check out the last few days of meals here:
Progress Update – Total Pounds Lost in 6 Weeks
68 Days left of my weight loss journal, for Bikini prep 2023 Thought I’d check in for an update! It’s been 6 weeks since I began my “prep” this year. I mentioned I wanted to lose weight slowly. I was thinking 8-10 lbs over 16 weeks (check out day 1 here). I based this on my stage weight last summer,…
My Ultimate Bucket List {and a 1400 calorie day}
68 Days left of my weight loss journey, for Bikini prep 2023 LIVE THE STORY YOU WANT TO TELL It’s rare I believe that a quote can literally change your life. But, this is one of those quotes! “Live the Story you want to tell!” I remember thinking, “I must do more interesting things before I die! I want to…
Low Calorie Foods I’m Eating Right Now for Volume (and a 1200 calorie day)
70 days left of my weight loss journey, for Bikini prep 2023 To follow up with my post yesterday about what I do when I get hungry dieting, I think I need to add that I eat a lot of high volume food that makes it so I don’t experience hunger too often. What about you? Do you have any…
Aren’t You Hungry in a Calorie Deficit? {1300 calorie day}
71 Days to go of my weight loss journey, for Bikini prep 2023 I’ve gotten this question twice in one day on social media, so I wanted to answer it here! The Question I was wondering if you struggle at all with hunger while being in a deficit? I struggle with that and I was wondering if you have any…
Top 11 Weight Loss Blogs for 2023 {and 1400 calorie day}
72 Days left (10 weeks & 1 day) of my weight loss journey {Bikini prep 2023} Wednesday’s Meals 1385 Calories 1385 calories, 130 g protein, 98 g carbs, 43 g fat I pulled some old bottles of Skinny syrup out of storage today and added a raspberry one my oatmeal at breakfast, and a vanilla almond one to my protein/yogurt…