Fit & Fabulous: A Nutrition and Weightloss Blog for Women

When it comes to women’s health, there is an intimate relationship between women’s hormones, blood sugar and insulin levels.

Insulin is a hormone produced by the pancreas to regulate blood sugar and it’s job is to capture any sugar that enters the body and then pass it to the liver to store as energy.

With Type 1 diabetes, the pancreas doesn't produce insulin at all. Which is...

These quick and easy Chicken Shawarma Salad Bowls are perfect for dinner or to make ahead for meal prep! Made in a skillet, the diced chicken breast tops prepped salad bowls and is drizzled with tahini dressing. Super simple and yummy!

This healthy chicken shawarma salad bowl recipe takes boring chicken breast and makes it exciting with a creamy tahini sauce and crisp, fresh...

Despite all the diet gurus out there telling women that weight loss is about a calorie deficit and exercise, it's just not that simple. I've talked about why diets don't work before but I think it's important to delve into more detail on why women struggle so hard - despite doing all the 'right' things - and just can't seem to lose their weight. 

The first thing to realize is that despite...

Well it's the end of November and the holidays are around the corner. For most of us, this is one of the busiest times of year. This year, while the pandemic may impact the scope of our activities, it won't take away how busy it is for most of us are or the fact that there is a lot of stress (and even more so this year) associated with this time of year.

That is why, it's important to take...

In an age where we as a society have progressed so far, we still hold antiquated ideas of what an ideal woman should look like. She should be preferably slim with a flat belly and generous breasts. 

This outdated - and unrealistic - ideal fuels the multi-billion dollar diet industry and pushes women to chase a 'perfect' body and starve themselves on diets to achieve this ideal. The race...

What is Sustainable Weight Loss?

Sustainable weight loss is the ability to lose weight and maintain that weight loss long term. For many women, this is a goal they chase by going on an endless roller coaster of diets. While this approach does result in helping people lose weight in the short term, it isn't effective in helping them develop the long term strategies and overall lifestyle needed...

What is your Metabolism?

It's interesting. The word "metabolism" is thrown around a lot these days in the weight loss world. For women especially, we stress over our metabolism. When the scale doesn't move, we naturally start to blame our metabolism. So what is our metabolism exactly? How does it work?

Well technically “metabolism” is the word to describe all of the biochemical...

A healthy immune system is so important right now, especially in the midst of our typical cold & flu season and our not-so-typical coronavirus pandemic. A healthy immune system is like having a superhero in your back pocket: it gives you the strength to be able to fight off viruses and illnesses at best and at worst, mitigate their impact on you so you don't get as sick as you might have...

When it comes to weightloss, one of the most prevelant questions I hear most often is all about plateaus. Plateaus can challenge even the most dedicated woman and cause a cascade of emotions (and reactions) when we aren't seeing the results we want on the scale.

For most of us, the response to a plateau is to panic. We automatically assume we are doing something wrong so we get hyper critical...

Ever since countries across the world issued lockdown orders to help flatten the curve and mitigate the impact of the coronavirus, people have been stuck at home looking for new workout resources.

For some of us, who already have a sweet home gym, this didn't necessarily bother us. But for the rest of us, it's an issue. Not everyone has a dedicated workout space or even knows what you need...