Posts by Sara Best
I’m Doing It!: 3 Simple Exercises To Help You Find the Time and Stay Consistent
We’re all busy. No one (that I know of) just has a whole bunch of hours free each week to plan out their meals, batch cook healthy foods or get to the gym. And yet, doing those things is the only way that we’re going to create the health, confidence, energy and happiness that we…
Read MoreCan’t stay consistent with healthy eating? Here’s the puzzle piece you’re missing
I think we’re asking the wrong question. Everywhere I look people are asking, “what’s the best protein powder?” “what gluten-free pasta do you eat?” “Is quinoa better than brown rice?” But the real question isn’t, “what should I be eating?” You already kinda know the answer to that one, don’t you? The latest trend or…
Read MoreWhy constantly looking at your phone may be sabotaging your weight loss
I remember those days (and I still have them now and then), when I’d be so “good” all day. Lemon water in the morning, green smoothie for breakfast, salad for lunch, healthy dinner and then… The kids would finally be in bed and my favourite reality TV show would come on (don’t judge!) and I’d…
Read MoreWashing Dishes as an Act of Self-Care
There’s a lot of talk out there these days about the importance of self-care. Gotta put that oxygen mask on yourself before assisting others, right? Don’t get me wrong, I agree that self-care is vitally important. Most of our negative habits with food stem from a conscious or sub-conscious desire to avoid uncomfortable feelings such…
Read MoreHow Good Are You At Suffering?
You may not know this about me, but before I became a Nutritionist I spent several years as a freelance cycling journalist (that’s right, like Lance Armstrong cycling). I wrote articles for different magazines and covered races. I never made it to the Tour de France in person, but every July I would be covering…
Read MoreWe Know What We Should Eat [Basically]. So Why Don’t We Just Do It?
I get that there’s a lot of confusion out there these days around nutrition. This friend is doing paleo and that one’s gone vegan. One day coconut oil cures everything and the next it’s giving you heart disease. But all the alarmist Facebook and local news stories aside, we all (kind of) know what we…
Read MoreHow to Feel Your Feelings Instead of Eating Them
I used to work for a bank doing corporate communications and media relations. I basically got paid to sit in a cubicle all day and write about mortgage rates and new credit cards so the bank could make more money. I worked with great people, but I hated that job. It went against everything I…
Read MoreWhat if We’re Thinking About Willpower All Wrong?
“I have no willpower around carbs.” “It’s sweets! I absolutely cannot have them in the house or I’ll eat the whole bag!” “I was good all week and then I just went crazy this weekend at a friend’s BBQ. I wish I had more willpower at those things!” I can’t tell you how many times…
Read MoreCan Law of Attraction Help you Lose Weight?
For those of you who are huge fans of Abraham, Esther and Jerry Hicks, Napoleon Hill, Louise Hay or Mike Dooley, the concept of the law of attraction will be very familiar to you. For those of you who are new to this idea, the basic concept behind the law of attraction is that “like…
Read MoreBinge or Healthy Indulgence?: Simple Two-Question Test
Is it a binge or a treat? A healthy indulgence or an emotional eating episode? Balance or chaos? I, for one, do not want to live in a world where any foods are forbidden. I believe that we can have whatever we want to eat, we just need to consciously make choice and then…
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