As a dietitian, you have many different career options. I've tried quite a few. But the path that was the most flexible for me was private practice. It provided the ideal flexibility, promised the most creativity, put me in control of my impact and my income and allowed me to work part time. I even wrote a book about it: Nutritionist in Private Practice! Let me tell you how my career decisions led to the creation of my ideal lifestyle, moving to Colorado and building our dream home! Links: Book a Free Discovery Call Website: Amy Hager, RDN Get the Book: Nutritionist in Private Practice
8 weeks of accountability has come to a head. And now we talk about how to keep habits going indefinitely. Just how do you create a lifestyle of healthy habits? Try out my 3 "Ratios for Success." Need additional support? Check out my support coaching packages here: Nutrition Services
There comes a point where you just want to celebrate your efforts! And naturally, setting up a reward seems like a good idea. But be sure to distinguish rewards that will not sabotage yourself.
It's Week 6 of the Shape Up for Summer Challenge and it can easily start to get stale at this point. You may be married to some of your healthy convenient meals, but with a few small tweaks, you can hundreds of new flavor combinations, so that you'll never get bored of eating healthy. Check out Mealime.com for meal planning assistance, also available in the app store as well!
Is adhering to your goals 100% always a good idea? What happens when you lose enjoyment or get bored or it's too difficult to maintain? Enter "the pivot." Think of it as a recalibration towards your long term vision.
It happens from time to time, we fall off track with our goals. And when we try to restart our habits, it can feel sluggish and difficult, so I've got 3 different approaches to try to help you get back on track after falling off.
When you're trying to eat healthy, there is nothing more aggravating than having food temptations and cravings throw you off track. Sometimes, this leads to an even longer period of being off track of your diet. Let me share some experience as a dietitian who's helped people conquer cravings with practical and scientific techniques! Recommended Reading: Salt, Sugar, Fat: https://amzn.to/3bwLY4u Super Size Me: https://amzn.to/3hCY0gz (affiliate Links)
As a dietitian, I'm weighing in with my professional opinion about the vegan diet and if it's something you should consider if you want to get healthy and improve your health conditions. Also, as we move into week 4 of Shape of for Summer, I caution you to avoid "shiny object syndrome" as things you aren't doing start to look more appealing than where you are at. It can be easy to think you could be getting better results by following a new method.
Let's check accountability at the end of Week 3 Shape Up for Summer! Help me design the perfect healthy lifestyle program with forever accountability. What would it include? If you want to help create the ideal healthy eating and exercise training, to help reverse your health conditions, what would you like to see it include? (please share with anyone I could help!) Message me at comountainliving@gmail.com if you’d be willing to answer some questions to help me design the perfect program!
If you're looking for a fresh new salad that will be your go-to choice in the summer, look no further than this delicious option. Also known as Caprese salad, it's made from ripe heirloom tomatos, basil and fresh mozzarella salad. Packed with nutrients and unrivaled flavor, you can literally make this alternative salad in 5 minutes or less!
An essential component of any program is the tracking of data. This can inform of our progress, keep us engaged and accountable. But it's a lot fo work to maintain. So when is an appropriate time to stop tracking progress? Is there such thing as stopping too soon? Or will you need to track forever to guarantee your results? I'll answer these common questions in this episode!
What is Normal anyway? How do you know if you are making good progress or if things are going too slowly? In this episode, I'lll review the most common metrics, such as weight loss, fitness stamina, and health metrics and provide the typical ranges of time I see for clients when they make health and lifestyle changes.
A very quick and do-able recipe for serving spaghetti squash for dinner. Can be made vegetarian and vegan by omitting meat and cheese. A great, lower carb, plant based alternative to pasta that is no less satisfying. Your Inspired Life is dedicated to helping you achieve your goals with more energy, motivation and clarity. As a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist, Certified Health Coach and Creative Entrepreneur, I've gathered my best tips, tricks and resources to help you live the life of your dreams! Whether you are looking for a more positive mindset to tackle your goals, or need help with re-motivation for healthy eating and weight loss, you can come back here anytime you need a boost of motivation. Do you need more personalized guidance? Amy has limited individual coaching packages available, learn more: https://coloradomountainliving.net/nutrition-services
So often we only use the scale to determine our progress (or lack thereof) on a weight loss program. However, there are multitudes of metrics that can be used to validate your progress on your program. Today I'm listing 10 additional metrics you can use at any time to demonstrate your progress and celebrate your success any point in your program, not just the end result.
Now that we're wrapping up week 2 of Shape Up for Summer Accountability- let's check in with a few questions, do a quick assessment and grade your progress so far. Don't skip this step, if you want to be held accountable! Looking for more individualized support? Consultations with Amy are available at Nutrition Services.
Ending positivity week with another perspective to keep you on track and keep you out of though traps that can ruin your goals and keep you from being successful. If you're doing something again for the second time around (or more) you may be tempted to think you know how it's all going to go and how it's all going to turn out. But trust this process from ancient buddhist wisdom to adopt "beginners mind" to keep your options fresh and exciting. Would you like more individual support on your goals? View my consultation options here: https://coloradomountainliving.net/nutrition-services
Forget Biggest Loser- you need to think like a winner to master the challenge of weight loss or sticking with any self improvement program, for that matter. In this episode, I review some key characteristics of "winners" who achieve their goals without doubt! Adopt a winner's mindset and you'll be losing weight like a winner. If you're looking for personalized help with your weight loss program, I have limited openings available at: Nutrition Services
One of the most common complaints I hear from clients is that they get tired of drinking "plain water" when trying to give up soda, flavored coffees and other high calorie drinks. But what other options are there that taste good? I've got 2 quick recipes today that I think you'll love and will be tasty and also fit into your healthy eating lifestyle as low calorie water alternatives. Iced Herbal Teas and Fruit Infused Water.
Staying motivated requires good feeling to generate the energy of momentum to keep you going in the direction of your goals and not get stuck. Harnessing the power of positive feelings is one method of staying on track. Check out these 11 ways to feel more positive (without needing to be happy) and watch the motivation grow! Positivity book: https://amzn.to/2QKhyEV (#ad) If you're in need of personalized guidance with your program, please review my consultation options at: Nutrition Services
Topics today are including reviewing Week 1 strategies, What Foods Not to Eat and Looking Ahead at week 2 in staying motivated this week with generating momentum with positive feelings.