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Wellness Reset Challenge

With the kids back in school, it’s time to focus on us! Self-care is so important if we focus on taking care of ourselves we will be able to take…

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September 27, 2021
Blog, Fit Snacks, Recipes, Redux, The Recipe Redux

Healthy Travel Snacks

With Summer just around the corner its time to start thinking about healthy health travel snacks! Below I hvae posted a few of our favorite travel snacks! Peanut Butter Protein…

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April 22, 2019
Fitness, hiking, Kids, Lifestyle, Travel

Family Hiking Challenge!

UPDATE: They no longer offer this program! Bummer!! https://www.larimer.gov/naturalresources/education/passport Looking for a fun outdoor family activity this summer? If you are near Larimer County in Colorado there is a hiking…

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May 17, 2017
Blog, Dessert, Recipes, Redux

Paleo Fudge Cappuccino Crinkles

Paleo Fudge Cappuccino Crinkles Starting this month I am now part of a Nutrition Blog Community called The Recipe Redux. Its a community of Registered Dietitians, Nutritionist, and those with a Nutrition Certification…

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December 21, 2017
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  • Meal Planning Sunday #35 Easy and quick meals your family will love! Helping you take back your time! www.innovativehealthfitness.com #mealplanning

    Meal Planning Sunday #35

    June 13, 2021 / 0 Comments

    I hope these recipes help you plan your meals for the week! Copy my menu each week or create your own! If you missed last weeks click here. If you are on my email list I will be emailing you as well to let you know the new menu is up! Innovative Health & Fitness www.innovativehealthfitness.com

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  • What to eat and what not to eat can be super challenging and confusing! Here are 5 tips to help you improve your relationship with food.

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    Navigating through what to eat and what not to eat can be super challenging and confusing! Here are 5 tips to help you improve your relationship with food! Quit the ALL or NOTHING mentality  Trying to follow a “perfect” diet is only going to make you fail because nobody can follow a perfect diet. We are human. Life is all about balance. A healthy day might include some healthy foods and some not-so-healthy foods. Slowly start adding more healthy foods to your day. What matters is what you do the majority of the time. For example, if you drop your phone on the ground. What do you do? You just pick it up where it dropped…

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  • Meal Planning Sunday #34 Easy and quick meals your family will love! Helping you take back your time! www.innovativehealthfitness.com #mealplanning #keto #carnivore #carnivorediet

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    I hope these recipes help you plan your meals for the week! Copy my menu each week or create your own! If you missed last weeks click here. If you are on my email list I will be emailing you as well to let you know the new menu is up! Innovative Health & Fitness www.innovativehealthfitness.com

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  • Why Fat Doesn't Make you Fat!

    Why Fat Doesn’t Make You FAT!

    June 4, 2021 / 4 Comments

    If you're concerned eating fat will make you fat, think again!

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    May 30, 2021 / 0 Comments

    I hope these recipes help you plan your meals for the week! Copy my menu each week or create your own! If you missed last weeks click here. If you are on my email list I will be emailing you as well to let you know the new menu is up! Innovative Health & Fitness www.innovativehealthfitness.com

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  • Ever wonder what intermittent fasting is? You actually might be doing intermittent fasting naturally without even knowing it!

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    Ever wonder what intermittent fasting is? You actually might be doing intermittent fasting naturally without even knowing it!

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  • Meal Planning Sunday is to help you figure out what to make each night. Taking the guessing out of your planning.

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    I hope these recipes help you plan your meals for the week! Copy my menu each week or create your own! If you missed last weeks click here. If you are on my email list I will be emailing you as well to let you know the new menu is up! Innovative Health & Fitness www.innovativehealthfitness.com

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    May 21, 2021 / 7 Comments

    5 Weekly Habits to Feeling Your Best! Summer is almost here. I want to share some of my top tips to refresh and feel your best! https://livesimplywithkristin.com/5-weekly-habits-to-feeling-your-best/

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  • LES MILLS Fuel Nutrition Rest

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    Join me for the Les Mills Fuel Reset I know that nutrition is a hot topic that so many of you want to focus more on. So we are super excited to be talking about food with you! Perhaps you feel that the way you’re eating is letting you down? Maybe you think you’d get better results if you started making smarter food choices? Now’s your chance to make a change. Follow this six-week nutrition reset and you’ll discover nutritious and joyful eating. You’ll find the foods that suit you best. And in just six weeks you’ll be feeling happier, more satisfied and more energized. This program gives you: Weekly…

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    Let’s Get PUMPED UP for summer with me! These quick, effective & FUN workouts will have you feeling like your strongest, fittest self this summer! This 4-week challenge starts MONDAY, May 3rd & takes us up to Memorial Day weekend! Let’s keep each other accountable! Are you in? Join Here I don’t know about you but I’m excited to get ready for Summer! I’ve put together a fun new challenge for us! Are you ready for a fun and exciting new challenge?! Join me for a free 30 Day Challenge and get access to over 1000+ workouts to stream, a sample meal plan, and a workout calendar! Plus – I will be supporting you…

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    Welcome to my first Ask me anything Health & Fitness Addition. I am so excited to bring this new series to my blog as well as to my Instagram! =) The following are totally anonymous questions that you’ve submitted, and I’m providing my thoughts and advice. I received some amazing questions, and because I plan to post this series regularly, not all have been included. If you have a question that you’d like advice on in the next Q & A,  please submit it here. On Instagram last week I asked my followers what their Health and Fitness questions were. I answered them in my stories with a quick answer.…

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    This remodel took several months to complete. We also did this in several stages. Today I am sharing part 1 of our kitchen remodel! I had thought about sharing the whole process in one post but it was just getting too long so I am breaking it out into at least two parts. If you missed my Before Home Tour you can check it out here. I am so excited about this remodel! Now that this project is over there are still a few things I would like to do to imprve the kitchen even more. Let’s start with a few before pictures! These next few pictures are from when…

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    Healthy Easter Recipes Easter is here! Below are a few healthy dishes you can include in this year’s Easter dinner. What are your plans and traditions for Easter? We usually do Easter brunch with the family and then we go for a hike if the weather is nice. This year is a bit different because Easter falls on my husband and my 17th wedding anniversary! If you still have to make some Easter baskets, check out our Candy-Free Easter Basket ideas We’ve also got some great brunch recipes and my personal favorite trick for making hard-boiled eggs that are super easy to peel. Trust me, it’s a game-changer!! Ingredients 10lbs ham…

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