If you’ve tried to gain or lose weight, chances are, you’ve overcomplicated your diet. It is okay, though, you’re not alone. With the amount of noise out there, it’s easy to be left lost and confused when it comes to nutrition. There’s paleo, keto, vegan, low carb,...
Hi. I'm Erica. I graduated Johns Hopkins University and I'm not a doctor. Truthfully, I had to preface this post with this disclaimer because I'm diving into a touchy subject. Metabolism is a layered discussion, to say the least. There's mental, physical and clinical pieces that swirl into...
Today's topic may sound as impossible as staying sober at Octoberfest, or picking up a chick at a pharmacy, or doing loaded sled pushes up a volcano. Why? The reality is: any type of nutrition is hard. But when traveling enters the picture, things get much more challenging. More often...
Moments before writing this piece, I was asked to go on a yacht party in Miami with copious amounts of booze, exotic dudes, and Spanish pick up lines. Alas, I turned it down for the sake of blogging this article. So let's dive right into the...
This post is going to be all about me. As a heads up, it won't be an article written out of vanity or arrogance. There will be no photoshopped selfies. No bikini transformation photos. No endless rows of tupperware. No abs that can cut diamonds. Instead, I'll...
I will never claim to be an "expert" in nutrition. But what I can say is I've been through a myriad of diets and gained valuable experience from each one. To give you an idea of my nutrition adventures, I've dabbled in paleo, vegan, vegetarian, carb...
What if I told you New Year's Resolutions were a load of crap? Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but its infuriating to see people honing self improvement when January 1st strikes. Why can't we focus on our health 24/7/365? Look. I get that the...
A year ago, I wrote a piece on "How to Get a Victoria's Secret Body." What the post was NOT: - A cookie cutter fat loss program. - Advising women to only use 5 pound dumbbells. - Going to bed starving. - Eating bird seeds for a month. Don't get me...
The last time I featured guest posts on this site was back in June when I was traveling the Pacific Northwest. Since I was too busy being schooled by nerdy sport scientists at the Seattle Sounders Sport Science weekend, my brain couldn't muster up any...
This is worth noting: Doughnuts out West are effing awesome. Being an East Coast girl and right next to New York City, I can profoundly say I'm impressed by the fluffy, glazed treats out here. Also, I'm not just eating my face off. Well, maybe. But...