by kim schaper | Apr 17, 2017 | Uncategorized
The other day I was training a client of mine and she was mentioning how she felt her metabolism had changed. I asked her what she meant by that exactly and she said she felt like she was able to eat more without the added weight gain and just felt better. Not as...
by kim schaper | Mar 21, 2017 | Nutrition, Uncategorized
There’s no doubt we tend to overcomplicate food and reasonability so due to the massive flux of information given to us on a daily basis. Just think of the billboards, magazine articles, radio advertisements and gabber from our friends of the latest diet trend....
by kim schaper | Feb 14, 2017 | blog, Fitness, mindset, Nutrition, Uncategorized
With nutrition tips and tactics feeling so overwhelming these days, I wanted to reel it in for a minute and share ways that help me stay balanced and consistent with food. At the end of the day, we all want simplicity, convenience and confidence in our food choices,...
by kim schaper | Feb 10, 2017 | blog, body image, gut, hormones, Nutrition, strength training, Uncategorized, weight loss, workouts
Hey! Quick little note: did you know the average person that constantly diets ends up gaining 11 pounds back? What’s worse is the majority of us want the instantaneous results like yesterday, so we end up white-knuckling our way through periods of starvation...
by kim schaper | Feb 8, 2017 | blog, body image, Uncategorized
I remember these days like they were yesterday, nitpicking around food, , yet there’s no f’ing way I would trade anything for where I’m at today. My life is solely dependent on my story and it’s my mission to help others and spread the truth....
by kim schaper | Jan 24, 2017 | blog, hormones, Nutrition, Uncategorized, weight loss
As recently discussed in my latest blog about my pyramid for fat loss, which you can find HERE, I went into great detail on ways to control our calories. Aside from this, when we’re on a bit of a calorie deficit, we can get a little more hungry than when...
by kim schaper | Jan 23, 2017 | blog, Nutrition, strength training, Uncategorized, weight loss
As a trainer and wellness coach, I still get overwhelmed walking into the diet section of the bookstore. (I don’t buy them fyi, I just go over there and giggle at some of the craziness.) The weight loss industry is a multi billon dollar industry and with...
by kim schaper | Jan 12, 2017 | blog, depression/anxiety, mindset, Uncategorized
Some of you know I just came back from my fantastic honeymoon in New Zealand. *pic attached Wow! Talk about a magical and special place. And to be honest, I miss it. It really took me a solid week to get back into the rhythm of things and get adjusted to...
by kim schaper | Jan 9, 2017 | blog, Nutrition, Uncategorized, weight loss
Common 6 meal a day menu above, yeah? Trust me, for a while I bought into it to. Totally believing that in order to “boost my metabolism” I had to eat 6 meals a day with a few hours in between to drop weight and get lean! “I have to eat this meal...
by kim schaper | Jan 3, 2017 | blog, Fitness, Nutrition, Uncategorized, weight loss, workouts
It goes without saying, when we diet, we’re starving. We’re already thinking about the next meal before we finish the one in front of us. We’re convinced we need to eat and eat now! (which we often do, especially when we’re super calorie...