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! There are differing opinions all over the internet about just how much protein a woman needs in her diet to be healthy.  For example, the USDA recommends that adult women should get 46 grams of protein per day, but that doesn’t take into account activity level …

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 consume fitness and health literature often, you’re bound to have heard about the Paleo Diet (sometimes referred to as the Caveman Diet).  CrossFit enthusiasts swear by it, and many doctors, nutritionists and fitness gurus agree that the diet has got its merits for both …

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! One of the most common reasons women keep a food journal is for weight loss.  While this typically involves counting calories or nutritional values, it certainly doesn’t have to!  There are ways to use a food journal to help with weight loss that don’t involve calories …