Hey there, Reader! I don't know how many times I've opened my refrigerator at the end of the week and discovered vegetables that never made it into a meal. And here's the funny thing. I meal plan! I make my grocery list based on that plan, and I buy what I need. It's not like I'm wandering through the produce section throwing random vegetables into my cart and hoping for the best. But somehow, I still end up throwing some of them away. Sometimes I simply buy more than I need. Sometimes I get...
9 days ago • 4 min read
Hey there, Reader! One of the biggest obstacles to eating well isn’t knowing what to eat. It’s having the time and energy to actually make it. You get home late. You have 20 minutes between one thing and the next. You’re exhausted, everyone is hungry, and the last thing you want to do is start chopping vegetables. So healthy eating gets postponed until you have more time. We’ve made “eating well” too complicated When you picture a healthy dinner, what do you see? If your answer involves a...
16 days ago • 4 min read
Hey there, Reader! Most healthy routines work beautifully on the days when nothing goes wrong. You have time to cook, the workout fits neatly into your schedule, you get to bed on time, and nobody needs anything unexpected from you. But those aren't the days that usually derail us. Your routine might be too dependent on ideal conditions Think about the version of your healthy habits you picture when you're trying to get back on track. Maybe you're going to exercise five days a week, cook...
23 days ago • 4 min read
Hey there, Reader! You got eight hours of sleep, so why do you still feel exhausted? It’s easy to assume that if you’re tired, you simply need more sleep (and sometimes you do). But getting enough sleep and feeling rested aren’t always the same thing. Sleep is more than a number We tend to measure sleep by hours, asking ourselves if we got seven, eight, or maybe nine. But duration is only one part of restorative sleep. You can spend plenty of time in bed and still wake up feeling like your...
about 1 month ago • 3 min read
Hey there, Reader! You step on the scale.The number hasn't changed.And suddenly, all the things you've been doing seem like they aren't working. Never mind that you've been walking consistently, eating more vegetables, drinking more water, sleeping better, or getting stronger. The number didn't move, so it feels like you didn't either. The scale tells you something Let's start here because I don't think it's helpful to pretend weight doesn't matter. Body weight can be useful information, and...
about 1 month ago • 3 min read
Hey there, Reader! Have you ever caught yourself looking for an answer you already know? You know you should move more.You know which foods help you feel your best.You know you probably need more sleep.You know you should drink more water. And yet knowing all of that doesn't automatically mean you do it. So we assume we must need something else. A better plan. More information. More motivation. More discipline. But sometimes you don't need to learn one more thing. You need to figure out how...
about 1 month ago • 1 min read
Hey there, Reader! Have you ever decided not to exercise because you didn’t have enough time for a “real” workout? You only had 10 minutes.You couldn’t make it to the gym.You didn’t have time for your usual run. So you did...nothing. I think we sometimes make exercise harder by creating a pretty high standard for what counts. Yes, there are recommendations for how much physical activity we should get each week. And yes, there are good reasons to work toward them. But your body doesn’t wait...
about 1 month ago • 1 min read
Hey there, Reader! Have you ever decided you were going to eat healthier and somehow ended up with a whole new job? Find healthy recipes.Make the meal plan.Write the grocery list.Prep everything ahead of time.Cook something different every night. And, of course, make sure every meal checks all the right boxes. It’s a lot. And when we can’t keep up with all of it, it’s easy to decide that eating healthy is just hard. But I don’t think healthy eating has to require this much work. Sometimes...
about 2 months ago • 1 min read
Hey there, Reader! “Starting over for the hundredth time.” Someone in the Warrior Wellness community said that recently when I asked what people wanted me to write about. And I’m guessing more than a few of us know exactly what that feels like. You’re doing well with your eating, workouts, sleep, or whatever habit you’re working on. Then something happens. Life gets busy. You miss a few workouts. Your meals don’t go as planned. Your routine falls apart. And pretty soon, you’re telling...
about 2 months ago • 1 min read