50 Things To Do Before You Die, Happily
Apparently, if you want to live a “full life,” the most important elements are not worrying about money, and not worrying about what other people think of you. Seriously, if I could never again worry about money or what other people thought of me, I’d be a happy ameobic blob, floating around the city of Toronto with bare feet, eating from the Smoke’s Poutine truck and returning home to drink wine when the sun went down. OK, so that is the single person version of what...
Read MoreLetter From A Mother To A Daughter
This spring marks our 5th Belly Bootcamp outdoor season. I can’t believe it’s been 4 full years and already onto the 5th. We’ve had the pleasure of training so many amazing women that I rarely go to a park, farmers’ market or family event without running into at least one of our Belly Bootcampers. I’m always amazed to see their little ones’ growth, as I tend to keep their babies frozen in my mind at whatever age or stage they might have been when we first...
Read MoreBelly Bootcamp Diaper Drive Results
Thank you to every mommy who donated diapers to our 3rd Annual Belly Bootcamp Holiday Diaper Drive! 1 in 5 Canadian mothers struggles with diaper need, resorting to reusing disposable diapers, skipping diaper changes and going without other household items in order to provide diapers. The stress is unimaginable for most of us. This month I took our 2013 diaper haul into the Daily Bread Food Bank in Toronto and imagined all of the dry little bums benefitting from our donations. OK, that sounds...
Read MoreSleep Deprivation & Weight Gain
Busy? Wait. Busy AND gaining weight despite your best efforts? Attachment parenting expert and health coach for moms, Brandie Hadfield, gives us a breakdown of how nutrition affects sleep, and how lack of sleep can contribute to weight gain… or put the kibosh on your weight loss after baby. Uh-oh. It’s January… back to the daily grind, stressing over our to-do lists and trying to improve ourselves and stick to our New Year’s Resolutions. And for many of us, with a new...
Read MoreIt’s Official: Sleep Keeps You Fit
Skip 80 minutes of sleep tonight and you’ll likely consume an average of 550 extra calories tomorrow, says a Mayo Clinic study from spring of this year. 550 calories is about the equivalent of a Big Mac. Or 2 servings of potato chips. Or a giant bakery muffin. Skip the sleep, slip up on the willpower and… BAM! Two sleepless nights per week can add up to 16 pounds gained over the course of a year, all else being equal. There are two hormones responsible for much of your...
Read MoreTop Weight Loss Tips from Fitness Celebs
What do top fitness trainers advise their clients when it comes to losing weight? What is that one tip that could help push you on your way to the body you’ve been working toward? Well, I guess I’m not quite famous enough to be interviewed amongst fitness pros like former Biggest Loser trainers Cara Castronuova and Kim Lyons. Sigh. But I do agree with almost everything these “fitness celebs” recommend in this awesome collection of fitness tips on EverydayHealth.com: My...
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