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Perhaps the most important training strategy begins in the kitchen.   If sweets, treats and more are in your possession, you will eventually eat them.  You don't want to find yourself coming home from a long day, gazing into the fridge deciding between broccoli and chocolate cake.  The chocolate cake may win, and your stomach tends to pay the price later.  Begin by cleaning out your kitchen.  Go through cupboards, pantries, and the fridge, removing everything that you know shouldn't be there.   This includes:  candies and chocolates from office parties soda instant foods like cake mixes, …
Spring Break and bikini season will be here before you know it and chances are, you want to look and feel your best when you hit the beach.  There are several simple changes you can make in your daily meals and food choices that can make a big impact on how you look and feel year-round. One key strategy: choose vegetables instead. Daily, we hear about how important vegetable intake is to our overall health.  Vegetables provide an abundance of vitamins, minerals, and plant nutrients (phytonutrients) that help our bodies grow and repair as well as everything in between. Substituting processed …

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