Chiara and Holly-208 Hi, I'm Holly! Certified Nutrition Coach & Personal Trainer, and welcome to my blog! If you’re looking to get fit & healthy you’ve come to the right place! This blog is all about sharing my best strategies, recipes and workouts for healthy living.

I believe that healthy living is a choice and we have the power and responsibility to choose healthy habits every day. My mission is to provide useful, and practical information to promote healthy living. I work to teach my clients eating and exercise habits that are sustainable for life.
"Every day do something that will inch you closer to a better tomorrow."

Tag : weight-loss

Pineapple tomato mahi mahi

Taste the Caribbean with this Mahi Mahi Recipe

Last week I was lucky enough to be able to take time for a little rest & relaxation in the caribbean. We visited Hondorus, Belize and Cozumel Mexico. As native a Floridan, I have an appetite for fresh seafood and it was so nice to enjoy fresh fish and lobster while away. This mahi mahi

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Get rid of belly fat

Belly Fat Be Gone

The stomach… the most stubborn, hard to tone area of the body. While there is no quick fix to getting instant results, the tips below will help you achieve the maximum results in the shorts amount of time possible. 10 Quick Tips to Lose Belly Fat 1. Start your day off with a light, protein

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Metabolism Boosting foods for 2015

Metabolism Boosting Foods for 2015

Happy New Year to you! Did you know that about half of the adults in the United States made a new years resolution last year? Not surprisingly, 3 of the top 10 resolutions had to do with improving ones’ health, with the #1 resolution being to lose weight. As you know, there is no magic

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What's the deal with artificial sweeteners?

What’s the Deal With Artificial Sweeteners?

We have all heard some scary facts about the intake of sugar and the risk for obesity, diabetes, and other lifestyle related diseases. So many people turn to artificial sweeteners and diet foods in an attempt to make a healthy choice- but is it really healthier? A quick google search for any of these artificial

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fat loss supplements

3 Supplements to Help You Burn Fat

Almost everyone at some point in their life will be looking to lose a few pounds. Sometimes weight loss efforts are driven by a health scare or sudden wake up call, and other times you just want to look good for your upcoming vacation. Regardless of your motivation, it’s always nice to know how to

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Bikini ready abs

How to Get Beach Worthy Abs

For many of us, abs are the holy grail of fitness. Having abs requires dedication to your eating and exercise habits over a long period of time- but it is possible. While having a shredded stomach like you see in the fitness magazines requires another level of commitment, having a lean midsection is the mark

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Social Pressure Diet
Time to start that diet
healthy cocktails

Healthier Cocktail Hours

Enjoying the pool side cocktail is one of summer’s great pleasures, but it is no secret that alcohol can make you gain unwanted body fat FAST! If you are aggressively working towards a weight loss goal (for example the 24 Day Challenge) I advise eliminating alcohol completely. Short term and aggressive goals call for such

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Fat Burning Circuit Workout

5 Fat Burning Exercises (you can do anywhere)

Sort on time to workout? No more excuses! Regardless of whether or not you have time or equipment you can always fit in a quick workout. “Too many people confine their exercise to jumping to conclusions, running up bills, stretching the truth, bending over backwards, lying down on the job, sidestepping responsibility and pushing their

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Food Allergy

Food Allergies: 7 Foods to Watch Out For

Ever wake up after a night of indulgences to an upset stomach? How about puffy eyelids? Bloating? Stuffiness? Have you ever stopped to consider that the foods you’re eating are the culprit? According to a study released in 2013 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, researchers estimate that up to 15 million Americans

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Decoding the Glycemic Index

Decoding the Glycemic Index

It is likely that you have heard of the Glycemic Index and it is equally likely that you are confused about it. 🙂 The Glycemic Index (GI) is an indicator of how much a food raises your blood sugar when compared to a benchmark (pure glucose, which has a measurement of 100). The GI only

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Get off the couch and into the gym

5 Quotes to Get You Off the Couch & Into the Gym

Some days the last thing I want to do is workout. Everyone has those days, and it’s important to follow through regardless of how you feel. In fact, I think that it is these very moments that define who we are. The practice of daily of exercise can be a discipline that strengthens our character

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5 Foods That Make You Fat

5 Foods That Make You Fat

It amazes me how many weight loss gimmicks there are out there. The irony of course is that it takes much more time and energy to yo-yo back and forth on a diet than it does to make healthy choices in the first place. Gain 10lb. Lose 10lb. Gain 15lb. Lose 12lb. On and on

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