September 2016 – Wellness Within Holistic Nutrition

September 28, 2016 No Comments

I used to be the queen of calorie counting. On my phone I had MyFitnessPal downloaded and every day I would track every single bite of food I consumed. I considered it “fun” and looking back it was kind of an addiction. I had a misguided goal of about 1300 calories which I would usually strive to be well under, even when I factored in working out (which I compulsively tracked as well).

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This was a successful weight loss strategy for a while, but then I started to notice that I wasn’t losing weight anymore and my weight started to creep back up again. Even though I was eating the same amount of calories and working out consistently, I wasn’t losing weight anymore. What happened?

Homemade Coconut Butter

September 5, 2016 No Comments

Coconut butter is my newest obsession. While almond butter will always be my first love, coconut butter has definitely been making an appearance pretty often. It’s super smooth and creamy and tastes like dessert, or it can be used in more savory dishes. I first found coconut butter over at Marshalls (random- but they have a great specialty foods aisle!) for about $10. Since then, I’ve primarily made coconut butter at home since I can make it much cheaper. Hopefully you will try it and let me know what you think!

Should you stop calorie counting?

Homemade Coconut Butter