New here?  Like Athlean-XX for Women on Facebook to stay up to date with new posts, great fitness and nutrition articles, motivations and inspirations, fitness challenges, Q&As, giveaways and more! If you consume fitness and health literature often, you’re bound to have heard about the Paleo Diet (sometimes referred to as the Caveman Diet).  CrossFit enthusiasts swear by it, and many doctors, nutritionists and fitness gurus agree that the diet has got its merits for both …

New here?  Like Athlean-XX for Women on Facebook to stay up to date with new posts, great fitness and nutrition articles, motivations and inspirations, fitness challenges, Q&As, giveaways and more! One of the most common reasons women keep a food journal is for weight loss.  While this typically involves counting calories or nutritional values, it certainly doesn’t have to!  There are ways to use a food journal to help with weight loss that don’t involve calories …

New here?  Like Athlean-XX for Women on Facebook to stay up to date with new posts, great fitness and nutrition articles, motivations and inspirations, fitness challenges, Q&As, giveaways and more! Some health and fitness experts say that a Cheat Day in which you can eat whatever we want for one day per week can be helpful when we’re dieting. For example, some celebrity trainers like Harley Pasternak recommend a Cheat Day to help keep you from …

New here?  Like Athlean-XX for Women on Facebook to stay up to date with new posts, great fitness and nutrition articles, motivations and inspirations, fitness challenges, Q&As, giveaways and more! Halloween is here…and seeing candy and sweets literally EVERYWHERE has you dying for some chocolately, pumpkiney, caramelly Halloween treats!   But don’t let all those treats spook you!  Making candy and other Halloween sweets at home allows you to eat clean, avoid processed sugar, refined flours and …

New here?  Like Athlean-XX for Women on Facebook to stay up to date with new posts, great fitness and nutrition articles, motivations and inspirations, fitness challenges, Q&As, giveaways and more! Halloween is the first in series of upcoming fall and winter holidays that are full of sweet temptations.  That makes it a great time to learn some habits that will help you keep to your diet, whether your goal is to avoid eating treats entirely or …