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Three Ways to Manage Stress around Food and Fitness during the Quarantine
As soon as this quarantine began, the posts on social media about fears of gaining weight, eating all of the "bad" foods, or lack of exercise began to flood my feeds. While I can certainly empathize and understand these fears I am here to tell you that...
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How to find a Body Positive Gym/Trainer
As a trainer and coach it is in my job description to push people to their limits and help them reach their fitness and health goals. I take this role very seriously and there was a time that I believed this meant that more is better. I used to train 6...
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Weight Set-Point Theory – We Can’t Fight Biology
"I just need to lose this last 5 pounds." "I have hit a plateau and cannot get these last 10 pounds off." As a coach I hear this on a daily basis. I get it and I have been there. I have worked to lose weight in order to get to some magical number on...
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How PANS Put My Intuitive Eating Philosophy to the Test
PANS and Intuitive Eating must go hand in hand. My 8 year old son was recently diagnosed with PANS. A child who could eat en entire package of bacon if you let him or an entire personal gluten free pizza in one sitting suddenly could not eat a thing....
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4 Hacks To Sneak In More Veggies
Vegetables are one of the most important parts of nutrition in that they contain more vitamins and micronutrients than any other food. They also contain high amounts of fiber which helps us with proper bowel function, lowers cholesterol, and may lower the...
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Four Reasons you NEED Carbohydrates
With the advent of the Atkin's Diet in the early 1970's most of us grew up in a time where carbohydrates were villainized and portrayed as something you need to avoid at all costs in order to lose weight or not be fat. Over the years there have been...
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About Farrah
Hi ya’ll! I’m Farrah. I am a simple yet complicated, tell it like it is girl, trying to make a difference in this world one banana at a time. This blog is not about the ins and outs of every banana species but it is about eating carbs, taking chances, and maybe even some funny and embarrassing life lessons. I am a mom, wife, friend, personal trainer, coach at Orangetheory Fitness, and nutrition coach who believes that food freedom and self acceptance are the keys to genuine happiness. I am unapologetically myself and hope to inspire others to be the same.