This or That? Let’s play the food game! As I prepare and track my eats for today, I have my vegetable load <in part>, including green beans, riced cauliflower, and broccoli going on the stove. This filling combo offers me 280 calories, of which there are phytonutrients to actually nourish me and establish helpful gut […]
You Don’t Fall off Wagons or Throw in Towels. It’s Hormonal!
There is no weight loss, wagon falls, thrown towels, “good” or “bad” food lists: we are simply having a hormonal experience! Every time we eat, we send information to our body. Then our system responds hormonally. Many people think of estrogen, testosterone, and progesterone as the only hormones. No, there are so many more […]
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12 Ways to Know When You Are Ready to Consider Competing
-Written September 2015, by Mindy Irish BS Education | NASM CPT | NPC Bikini Bodybuilder —– I know that I got interested in competing in 2012 because I started seeing it become more prominent on social media. That brings up a good topic: When is someone really ready to compete? It varies with each person, […]
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Let’s Talk Cellulite and How to Train Hamstrings!
This is a concept I have studied for myself and problem solved with many clients. From a training and competing perspective, I look to see if the back of the legs are what I call “clean”. This is an area that many bodies tend to hold body fat and not just body fat, cellulite. Can […]
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Mindy Irish Fitness Wheat-Free, Grain-Free Chocolate Cake Recipe
My family loves to cook and I love to eat. People asked us to share our recipes and here they are! All of our recipes can be found on my “Free Resources” tab HERE! DISCLAIMER: These are very calorie-dense foods and just because they are “grain-free” it does not imply they should be eaten often OR […]
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Mindy Irish Fitness Wheat-Free, Grain-Free Pizza Crust Recipe
My family loves to cook and I love to eat. People asked us to share our recipes and here they are! All of our recipes can be found on my “Free Resources” tab HERE! DISCLAIMER: These are very calorie-dense foods and just because they are “grain-free” it does not imply they should be eaten often […]
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Fat Loss Tips | Change Your Values!
Being this far into my lifestyle transition, I’m often asked, “What book can I read? What tips do you have? How do I make life changes?” There is no source for that. It all is inside of YOU! Here is how I sum it up: 75% of what I did and ate in 2009 and […]
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I Do NOT Believe in Weight Loss!
Weight loss is not the catalyst, it is a side effect to the compound effect of many layers. One can go to extremes to move the scale down for a time, but unless you learn and change your habits, maintaining the loss is not long term. Most often, one may even gain back more than they […]
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Tip for a Road Trip or Vacation: Stay Hydrated!
On a road trip in Ohio this AM! We travel often over the winter for my son’s gymnastics meets and frequently year round for my shows, track meets, and family vacations. One key tip I can offer that grounds me each time: Start the day with water! When away from home, I guarantee […]
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Mindy Irish Fitness Wheat-Free, Grain-Free Pancake, Muffin and Waffle Recipe
In our family, we have chosen to live away from wheat most of the time. For me personally, I have been living grain-free since October 1, 2016 to best support my autoimmune thyroid disease, Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis. The more I studied, the more I learned that the glyphosate (Round Up) sprayed on the wheat is […]
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