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2 phases of nutrition coaching

Nutrition changes do not happen overnight. That is why at HSN, we break up nutrition coaching into two phases. When you first sign up for nutrition coaching, you start out in Phase 1. Phase 1 lasts for three months, and gives you a strong foundation to change your habits. Three months is enough time to […]

4 ways to keep summer simple

The summer can sometimes be a roll of the nutrition dice. You may have a summer full of travel, outdoor parties, and schedule inconsistencies. These types of summer are memorable but can make it hard to stay on track with nutrition. Or, you may have a summer with a lighter workload, no school commitments, and […]

Exercise your ‘no’ muscle

We talk a lot about building healthy habits like meal prep, drinking water, scheduling time for exercise and going to bed earlier to get at least 6 hours of sleep, and making these part of our daily routine. Many of us can stick to these healthy habits short term, and once progress starts to slow […]

What does it look like when you are ON?

That feeling when you have everything together and organized… How does this impact your self care, in particular, your nutrition and exercise patterns? When you feel ON, you may find it effortless to get to the gym regularly, grocery shop for healthy foods, do some meal prep and eat those healthy foods on a consistent […]

Why your significant other must be bought in

At the end of 2016, I turned to my husband and said, ‘We need to make a change.’ We had been going to a gym for about three years, and while I had grown so much during that time, we had both become complacent. My husband was hesitant to leave where we were, but he […]

How to Save Your Fruits and Veggies

We have all been there — you are super excited to start eating healthier so you go out and buy tons and tons of fruits and veggies. Then, before you know it, 75% of what you bought has gone bad before you can eat them! Important things to keep in mind are : 1) Don’t […]

Progress Is Not A Straight Line

There are two misconceptions about losing weight and eating healthy in the long term that can be mentally challenging to overcome. 1. It is only hard at the beginning 2. Progress is a straight line We usually focus on the start of the healthy eating process. You start with action steps, slowly learn how to […]

Healthy Substitutions Make Eating Right Easy

One of my least favorite questions from anyone is, “are you on a diet?” As much as I try to give a simple “no” or “just eating healthy,” I inevatably end up going into a long explanation about balanced eating, why its important, and how it is not a diet, but something that my family […]

Taking the long-term approach when it comes to nutrition

Taking a long-term approach to improving our nutrition means we have intent, objectives, goals and a mission to accomplish not only short-term goals, but also long-term goals. The big picture mission is simple, we want to be happy, healthy and strong – both mentally and physically. Being consistent with healthy habits like drinking water, meal […]