Is it just me, or does it feel like everyone is sick right now? From the flu, to nasty colds, to sinus infections, it feels like nasty germs are lurking everywhere. As much as I do my best to keep my and my family’s immune systems high, sometimes the nasty bugs do hit our home. Over Christmas,

What to Eat When You’re Sick

Mornings can be tough, even for the most organized person. With work, kiddos who need to get ready for school, and a to-do list that gets longer by the minute, it may be hard to feel like you can fit in all your healthy habits in the morning. I can completely relate, which is why I’ve

The Secret to the Perfect Morning Routine

We’ve all got a lot on our plates… work, family, household chores, the time with old friends we try to squeeze in every once in a while. It often seems like we start running as soon as we wake up and keep going until we fall into bed each night. With all the tasks on

Eat These Foods to Combat Stress

I get asked a lot of questions about eating healthy, but this one is definitely in the top 3… “Isabel, how do you stay so disciplined all the time? Don’t you just want to eat bad food every once in a while?” To be honest, the short answer is NO. I am not suggesting everyone be perfect

To Cheat or Not to Cheat

We’ve all been there. You make the wonderful decision to lose weight and get healthy, and then your scale decides not to cooperate with you…LOL. What exactly are you to do if you find yourself in a position where you are doing “all the right things” to lose weight, and nothing seems to be happening? As with

What to Do When the Scale Doesn’t Move

98%… pretty close to 100%, right? That should be enough to get you to your goals… or not. What many people don’t know is that being 100% committed to your goals is easier than being 98% committed. Here’s why… Let’s take the goal of losing weight, for example. Scenario 1: You’ve committed to eating healthier over the course of the next few

Are You 98% Committed?

One of the biggest challenges that may come when embarking on a new way of eating is the response you get from your family and friends. We would love to believe that everyone will just automatically be super excited for us, but sometimes that is not the case. Comments like… Don’t try and push your healthy food

When Your Friends and Family are Not Supportive

I’ve seen this question asked a lot lately in the New Life Promise Family group… “Isabel, how do you keep up with this way of healthy eating while you’re on the road?” The very simple answer is PLANNING, PLANNING, PLANNING. But then again, that’s the answer to eating healthy even when you’re not traveling. If you’re going on

Tips for Eating Healthy While Traveling

I often watch my kids play outside in the yard from the kitchen window. They’re old enough now they can be trusted out there on their own (for the most part). But, as any mom of boys knows, more often than not, someone is probably going to come in with a bump or bruise. On this particular

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