by Coach Mauricio | Oct 13, 2021 | Blog
I see so many saying that stress can cause you glucose numbers to not go down, I feel like I’m stressing so much over this and that is sabotaging my numbers. I’ve cut carbs and sugars. I do 30 mins of cardio 5 days a week and I’m starting to do strength training...
by Coach Sarah, FNP-BC, MSN | Oct 7, 2021 | Blog
Protein is a critical part of a healthy diet, it is essential to building and repairing muscle, and is a foundational building block in hormones. It also has the added bonus of making you feel full. When appropriately added to meals and snacks can be very helpful,...
by Coach Mauricio | Sep 29, 2021 | Blog
Walking vs. Weightlifting? Which one has the greater overall benefit or return on investment (ROI)? This is a question that came up recently as it pertains to managing Prediabetes, for which exercise plays a unique role with blood sugar control. While it is tempting...
by Coach Mauricio | Sep 2, 2021 | Blog
In April 2015, I was diagnosed as prediabetic, having a hemoglobin A1c just above the 5.6% threshold. I found this result shocking at the time, because I was 32 and had otherwise been in the best fitness shape of my life, recently competing in the 2014 and 2013 CF...
by Coach Mauricio | Jun 30, 2021 | Blog
I’ve been spending some time recently thinking about your journey. When I say you, I mean all the different people I have spent significant time helping, and their respective journeys. It’s your unique journey, but to generalize it from a coaching perspective, we call...
by Coach Sarah, FNP-BC, MSN | Jun 24, 2021 | Blog
In my last blog post I tried to set the stage and define mindful eating and intuitive eating. There are many overlaps between these similar concepts, so I will simply refer to them collectively as mindful eating for the remainder of this post. Working on being...
by Coach Mauricio | Jun 23, 2021 | Blog
I get it. You’re in pain. Exercise and nutrition are not your #1 priorities in life. Health Care is often a dystopian nightmare. You need help, but you don’t know who to trust. The system is evidently *the* problem, but you don’t have time for a revolution. Know...
by Coach Sarah, FNP-BC, MSN | Jun 22, 2021 | Blog
Much of the last decade in nutrition has been focused on macro tracking, ie: weighing and measuring all your food items and tracking the grams of protein, carbohydrate and fat eaten per day. All of this, typically done, in an effort to eat in a caloric deficit, which...
by Coach Mauricio | Jun 21, 2021 | Blog
Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat. You might have heard of this foodie Netflix series. If not, check it out! We watched it recently, and I found it fascinating and practical because it is so simple and works pretty well for making delicious meals with only a few ingredients. I’m...
by Coach Mauricio | Jun 16, 2021 | Blog
Recently Sarah and I have decided to do some joint learning about Investment Retirement Accounts (IRAs). I got a little headache just writing that out. Adulting 101! Anyhow, we have learned a lot to be honest, check out Amanda Holden @dumpster.doggy for a start. Her...
