Congrats! You've made it to the final week of the Rocktober Challenge! This week will for sure be the hardest for me because with pumping and having a 4 month old I'm constantly hungry (and tired) and reaching for quick and easy meals and snacks. I've been eating take out, package snacks, and unbalanced meals more than ever, so I'm really looking forward to reeling it in this week! The goal … [Read more...]

Rules are meant to be broken right?? Since I'm a Registered Dietitian (RD) people often expect I'm a perfect eater and follow all of the nutrition rules out there. However, in my work as an RD (esp. my work with eating disorders) and in my personal experience, I've found that food rules are dangerous. They can lead to rigid eating, disordered eating, and are just not realistic. Food rules are … [Read more...]

I think October is the perfect month for a health challenge. Summer is now behind us and before we know it the holiday season will be here. September always feels hectic with school starting and adjusting to new routines. Come October, I finally feel like we are in a good groove around here. Therefore, I’ve created a 4 week health challenge to help motivate all of us! Each week there will … [Read more...]

Exercise before kids was a luxury I took for granted. I've always been an early riser and have preferred to get my workout done first thing in the morning. Now with kids, the nights are so unpredictable. They might sleep through the night, so you can wake up early and get your workout done before they wake up, or they can have a horrible night's sleep keeping you up basically all night. The … [Read more...]

Ready or not...all things pumpkin are BACK! I'm always blown away by some of the drinks offered at Starbucks and drink orders I see on Instagram or overhear people orderin store. Like gahhh you're drinking more added sugar in a 16oz latte then you ought to be consuming in 2 days. While there is no recommended amount of added sugar, ideally you're consuming 25 grams or less of added sugar a day. … [Read more...]

Happy September! It's now officially fall in my book, so that means it's time to push the neons and bright colors to the back of the closet and refresh your workout wardrobe with some new fall pieces. Here is what I'm eyeing and have in my cart. xx, A … [Read more...]

Quinn doesn't start school until 9/9...like what?! Sooo late...basically Christmas break, but many of your kids are back to school and you're back to packing lunches. I've had many requests from moms who are packing lunches for the first time asking for tips, tricks, and meal ideas! I've got you! I encourage you to think about packing your kiddos lunch with the same mindset that you … [Read more...]

Schedule: Kins in on a loose eat, wake, sleep schedule. Her wake window is between 60-90 minutes right now. I'm trying to not let her get more than 4-5 hours of day sleep and she is going down around 7:30-8:00pm at night. I find the routine of bath, bottle, and book helps her get that last wake window when she's real tired from the day. Sleep: We recently moved her into her room and … [Read more...]

I'm 8 weeks postpartum and well into my 4th trimester. I wrote this post about how I planned to handle my mental health this time around and I've been able to follow through on a lot of my postpartum goals. Postpartum can be messy, scary, isolating at times, and just plain hard. My postpartum experience with Quinn was rough and to be honest I was not expecting it to go much better this time. … [Read more...]

I'm taking a break from all the baby content and spam today to get back to some nutrition talk. Summer is officially here and lately I've been hearing friends starting to talk about weight gain over the summer due to drinking more, traveling, and just not being on a consistent routine with eating and exercise. Feeling this way can cause a knee jerk reaction to engage in a drastic dietary … [Read more...]