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One of the most common questions I get from clients this time of the year is around weight loss and weight management. While I love my treats, I also love feeling my best even more. A few years back I lost a decent bit of weight, since then I have been able to keep it off by following a few key principles. I have found the key to sustainable weight loss and management is by finding what works best for me. What I love about the concepts below is that it is a lifestyle rather than a diet. You can still enjoy all of the foods you love, within reason.  With that said, I still do not eat gluten or dairy. Not only do I feel terrible if I eat either of those foods, but my weight shoots up drastically which is an indicator my body is super sensitive to them. Cutting out foods the body is sensitive to is huge when it comes to weight loss-without it the body remains in an inflamed state which makes it hard to lose weight. Below are my go to 5 tips for sustainable weight loss.

5 tips for sustainable weight loss:

• Balance your blood sugar!-I often get asked what this means. For simple terms it means to eat real whole foods and stay away processed foods. To help balance your blood sugar I like to do what I like to call always eat in pairs, see below.
• Always eat in pairs-When in doubt eat a protein with vegetables. If you see what I eat in a day below you will see I never eat foods alone. The body works best when we eat foods in certain combinations, hence why i always eat in pairs. When we eat foods alone the body does not know if we should store that energy or burn it, which can result in weight gain. One other thing to note, when I eat fruit alone it spikes my blood sugar significantly, however when I eat fruit with a fat my blood sugar is stable.  I talk more about this in a blog post about managing PCOS with diet HERE. 
• • Example of what I eat in a day:
  • Breakfast-2 eggs, handful of greens, avocado oil spray
  • Snack 1-1 tbsp of raw nuts, 1 fruit (banana, orange)
  • Lunch-4 ounces of protein with a cup of vegetables. If i am really hungry and working out here I will add a slow acting carb in like a sweet potato or squash (usually an Allianna’s Kitchen meal)
  • Snack 2-½ avocado and a fruit or repeat snack 1
  • Dinner-4 ounces of protein and 1 cup of vegetables 

•  Be aware of your relationship with alcohol-It was impossible for me to heal and balance my hormones while having a         drink every weekend. I had to give it up to really give my body what it needed. Anytime I would drink I would immediately be faced with anxiety the following day due to the change in my hormones.
• Do not skip meals-I do intermittent fasting from around 6 pm-8am that is 14 hours and that is the perfect intermittent fasting window for me. I previously did fasts where I was only eating twice a day in the past and that was never sustainable for me. I found myself hungry and wanting to binge. Eating well balanced regular meals really helped me with this. 
• Eat mostly home cooked meals-Even if I stay away from the foods I am sensitive to when I eat out, I still notice a change in how I feel when I eat out vs. in. Most restaurants use highly inflammatory oils which can lead to weight gain and overall inflammation in the body. In other words, home cooked in the way to go! I have hundreds of home cooked recipes on my blog and also run a paleo meal prep company where everything we make is home cooked. We are starting to ship nationwide January 1st 2022, be sure to join my email list HERE to stay in the loop when this happens! 

If you like this blog post, you will love my other wellness blog posts:

• How I Recharge
• Managing PCOS with Diet & Lifestyle
• What Happens When I Eat Gluten & Dairy
• How I Lost 30 Pounds From Intermittent Fasting

A bunch of you requested my go to gift guide for the holidays, below is a list of my favroites!

Epsom salt bath salts, magnesium threonate, electronic toothbrush, air purifier, caraway baking set, always frying pan, calm drink, the softest pants ever, super attractor manifestation cards, Butcher Box. 

Health conscious gift guide-

• Caraway baking sheets-In my last email I talked about the importance of non-toxic baking materials. When it comes to living a healthier lifestyle there are so many layers to address. One big yet easy change one can make is swapping out toxic household items for non-toxic ones, especially when it comes to bakeware.  Teflon, aluminum, ceramic coated, and copper cookware are the most common materials used in today’s cookware and it can be extremely toxic to the human body. I am obsessed with caraway because their pans are not only non-toxic, but they are super easy to clean! You can find them HERE. I have the grey color. Right now they are having a buy more, save more sale and you can save up to 20%!
• Always pan-My go to frying pan! I love this pan because it is non-toxic, easy to clean, and visually appealing. I keep it on my stove! It never goes on sale but is on sale this week. I have the blue color and just ordered the purple. 
• Calm drink-I have shared on my instagram stories how I sometimes still experience anxiety, when I do experience it I always load up on magnesium. I add this powder to my drink and it immediately calms me. 
• Electronic toothbrush–If you have been following along on my stories you probably saw how I recently went to the dentist and since then I have been really focused on taking good care of my teeth! Good oral hygiene is the gateway to optimal gut health. One of the ways I have been doing that is by using an electric toothbrush. My new toothbrush is now over 30% off, check it out HERE.
• Magnesium threonate–I have been taking magnesium for quite some time to help with brain health, sleep, and anxiety. I am not a big fan of taking many supplements but let me tell you taking magnesium every night helps. Not all brands are created equally and I really do love this brand!
• Butcher Box-This is my go to brand for meats and seafoods! Every month they send me a big box of grass fed, wild caught protein and I keep it in the freezer so I always have a quick meal on hand. Right now they are offering free steak with every order as a gift!
• Epsom salts-In addition to taking magnesium by supplement form every night I also take a magnesium epsom salt bath and let me tell you it puts me right to sleep! I always have an extra bag on hand in my house so I never run out. I take a bath with warm water and add two cups. You can find them HERE. 
• Molekule air purifier-Ever since we had mold damage in our first apartment I have become so conscious of the air I am breathing in. The mold damage made me so sick and one of the things that I used to help recover from it was an air purifier. I have yet to see my go to brand is on sale and this week for black friday it is 40% off. We have one on each floor of the house. You can find it HERE
• The softest pants–I am obsessed with these super soft lounge pants. I wear them all around the house and in the kitchen too!
• Manifestation cards– I pull a card every single night and somehow it is always what I need! I have been obsessed with Gabby Bernstein for a while now and I love her card decks. I like to pull a card when I am in the tub with my epsom salts and journal about it. It is so relaxing!