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! The famous Mexican-American holiday, Cinco de Mayo will be here in just a few days! For some it’s a day of the year to celebrate by indulging on margaritas and lots of cheesy, sour-cream laden enchiladas or some corn chips with guacamole. But for those of …

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! I think every woman has heard about this weight loss ‘trick’ at some point, and possibly even tried it.  The idea is that not eating any food after 6 PM will help you to lose weight.  What’s the rationale? Some say that the food that you …

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! I’m obsessed with broccoli lately.  It’s my favorite green veggie because it’s totally packed with nutrients, is easy to prepare and has a nice mild flavor.  Since many other of the healthiest green vegetables have strong bitter flavors (such as kale, chard and spinach), broccoli’s milder …

Are you an emotional eater?  Many women who’ve had difficulty with their weight may be struggling with emotional eating. While we don’t tend to think about it much, eating is a highly emotional experience on all levels.  Our cultural and family traditions revolve around food.  Throughout our lives, these experiences of enjoyable gatherings associated with tasty foods create positive emotional associations which become imprinted in our minds. Emotional eating begins when we seek out the …