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! Its smooth, buttery flavor might make avocado taste like a forbidden food, but it definitely deserves its place in your healthy diet!  While you might be tempted to banish avocado from your plate due to its high fat and calorie content, think again!  Research shows that …

While ‘everything in moderation’ may sound like a comforting, non-restrictive diet mantra, it could also be preventing you from reaching your weight loss goals. On paper, it does sound like a reasonable weight loss strategy.  No treats are forbidden.  You just have to eat them ‘in moderation.’ But what does ‘in moderation’ mean?  What size is a ‘moderate’ portion?  What frequency is considered ‘moderate’?  Each person decides that for herself.  And that may be where …

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! When you need a quick pre or post workout snack on the go, a healthy granola bar makes a perfect snack.  There are lots of options at the grocery store, but they can be expensive, are often full of chemicals, or contain more sugar than a …