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! We all love protein and granola bars because they’re so convenient!  They can travel with you anywhere and give you the protein and carb boost you need pre or post workout or for any snack.  However, most of the grocery store brands contain more calories or …

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 find that you’re you almost CONSTANTLY hungry?  Does it seem like your stomach begins to feel empty again too soon after your last meal?  This can be extremely frustrating if you’re trying to lose weight.  Because, of course, when we feel hungry our body …

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! If you’re trying to lose weight and eat healthfully, you’ve probably heard that it’s important to keep your salt intake down.  Folks with high blood pressure are also advised by their doctors to follow low sodium diets, and supermarket shelves are stocked with low sodium versions …

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! Thai food is definitely one of America’s favorite ethnic cuisines.  Those exotic dishes are really quite different from other Asian fare, with unique flavors like coconut, basil, vegetables, curries, lemongrass, shrimp paste and plum sauce.  Served with aromatic jasmine rice, and often artful presentation, Thai cuisine …

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! Just because summer is winding down doesn’t mean your salads have to get boring.  In fact, exploring some of fall’s flavors in your salads is a great way to incorporate in-season produce into your diet.  Eating fruit and vegetables that are in season is better for …