New here?  Like Athlean-XX for Women on Facebook to stay up to date with new posts, great fitness and nutrition articles, motivations and inspirations, fitness challenges, Q&As, giveaways and more! Could dark chocolate be your secret weapon for weight loss?  It might be!  Dark chocolate as a treat can help support your weight loss efforts in a few ways.  First of all, it’s very low on the glycemic index, which means that it won’t cause sugar …

New here?  Like Athlean-XX for Women on Facebook to stay up to date with new posts, great fitness and nutrition articles, motivations and inspirations, fitness challenges, Q&As, giveaways and more! Do you frequently feel hungry before it’s time for your next meal or snack?  Or does it just feel like you’re ALWAYS hungry? There are a variety of reasons for persistent hunger.  For one, it could simply be that you’re restricting calories too much.  Eating too …

Ladies, it’s mid-summer and it’s HOT out there!  The warm weather makes us crave cold, fruity, icy treats.  Things that have a fresh flavor, a tropical twist or just help cool us down. Especially after a workout, it feels great to drink or eat something cold that will help replenish our body’s carbohydrate stores and bring down our body temperature.  The best post-workout snack will also contain a good portion of protein to help jumpstart …

New here?  Like Athlean-XX for Women on Facebook to stay up to date with new posts, great fitness and nutrition articles, motivations and inspirations, fitness challenges, Q&As, giveaways and more! Let’s face it.  Most of us women lead extremely busy lives.  That leads many of us to eat out frequently or eat packaged foods at home or work for convenience.  While there are healthy restaurant and packaged food options out there, we all know that cooking …