My latest article written for HealthQuarters! Read on for intuitive eating tips to guide you in your journey to ditch the diet and develop a healthy relationship with food. We tend to think of diets and meal plans as the IKEA furniture instruction manuals to healthy eating: a little complicated, but worth the effort. But…
Tips to regain your lost motivation to workout
Finding the time, space, equipment, and mental capacity to workout at home is tough. You are not alone if you feel like you lost all motivation to workout during this pandemic. I also struggled with the ebb and flow of motivation. Let me walk you through some steps to get back your groove with your…
Trust Your Gut: The Truth About Diet Plans & Weight Loss Meal Planning Services
I wrote a blog post for HealthQuarters! Read an excerpt from the article below: The idea behind meal plans seems very straightforward: a dietitian or nutritionist tells you what and how much to eat, and you eat exactly that—nothing more, nothing less. Diet plans and weight loss meal planning services start by calculating your calorie…
Golden Tofu Taco Salad with Cilantro Citrus Dressing
It’s been getting hotter in Vegas lately, and I love it. But that also means I’m craving some more summery meals for lunch and dinner. I’ve got a quick, healthy meal salad recipe that has all the necessary components. Meal Salads Just a quick reminder for all of you that like to eat salads for…
Online Security: Stay Diligent
If all of this talk of online privacy, hacking, and social engineering is fascinating you, and you want to learn more… I have some great resources to start you off. Websites Pew Research Center Motherboard Hacking Podcasts: Hacking Humans Note to Self TV Shows Black Mirror (yes!) I love all the spy shows/movies: Jason Bourne…
Privacy on Social Media in your Private Practice
Are you concerned about your privacy on social media as a dietitian in private practice? Of course, the easiest way to stay private on social media is to not post anything. Or maybe you’re the kind of business owner that posts only stock photos, quotes, or food photos that could never give away your location?…
Account Security for Small Businesses
I’m just going to talk some basic account security for small business (and personal accounts). Use 2-factor authentication for all of your accounts. Email, Facebook, Instagram, bank accounts, scheduling and payment services, and whatever other accounts that offer that feature. Consider getting an authentication app instead of using your phone number. (I don’t like to…
Protect Yourself Online – Privacy & Social Media
How to use social media to protect yourself online Let’s talk about Internet security & privacy. Private practice dietitians and small business owners need to be aware of how to use social media responsibly to protect yourself online. If you use social media to promote your practice, we need to be discussing it. Even if…
5 Easy Tips to Get Your Butt to the Gym
1) Find a workout buddy A friend who is at about your fitness level or above it can really help motivate you to 1) show up and 2) put in more effort at the gym. Gym buddies can offer accountability. If you’re having trouble waking up early enough to get to the gym before work,…
Make Exercise a Habit – 5 Crazy Tips You Haven’t Tried
Are you trying to get back to working out? Or maybe the gym was never your thing, but you’d like to make exercise a habit. Try these unconventional tips to make the gym a more convenient and enjoyable place to be! 1) Just plug the gym address into your GPS This has worked for me….