Why Diets Suck: Nutrition vs. Dieting—What’s the Difference?
Is your New Year’s Resolution to start a diet? Nope, girlfriend. Think again. Friends don’t let friends leave the house in an unflattering outfit, date
Is your New Year’s Resolution to start a diet? Nope, girlfriend. Think again. Friends don’t let friends leave the house in an unflattering outfit, date
Healthy meal prep and cooking up delicious fall meals always makes for a gourd time. 😉 That’s why I love adding winter squash to my
You know what I’m talking about. That time of the month when you burst into tears for no reason, get totally annoyed by the tiniest
Anyone out there a big fan of KISS? Not the band. The acronym. 😉 Keep It Simple, Sweetie! As human beings, we have this tendency
Sleep…or the lack thereof…is a hot topic around our house right now. With everything happening around us, it’s easy to skip a bit of sleep
If you’re into health and fitness—or maybe even if you’re not, a big buzz word is intermittent fasting. Heard of it? 😉 Fasting has definitely
Carb cycling is the foundation of what I do every day and with every client. I know through years of experience with many different clients
Chocolate and peanut butter lovers rejoice because I am sharing what is literally the best?chocolate peanut butter protein shake I’ve ever had. EVER. And serious
Q: What does your weight loss transformation and a good poker tournament have in common?? A: You win at both by playing one card at
I can’t even tell you how often I hear from those on their transformation journey who are SO incredibly frustrated by the numbers they read
Ever since my posts about my macros started?months back, the questions started coming. Then after answering a few questions and posting?about my macro lifestyle (yes,
When I started posting about my macro tracking journey a while back, the questions started coming. Then after answering a few questions and posting in
If you?re anything like me, you want to have your cake (or Marshmallow Dream Bar! #MDB) AND eat it, too! We want the best of
If there?s one thing that?s going to make or break your transformation success, it?s preparation. ?If you fail to plan, you plan to fail.?
Food is closely tied to many of the best memories we have in life, whether through holiday traditions, a favorite meal we had as a
Fasting. A word that often brings to mind deprivation and starvation. But what about Intermittent Fasting? Based on the feedback from the Facebook LIVE I
Chances are that you are here as a result of the AMAZING Facebook LIVE I did with Drew Manning?aka ?The King of Keto??answering all of
By now, I’m sure you’ve heard of the Ketogenic or “Keto” Diet. It seems like you can’t go anywhere without hearing about this magic diet
It?s no secret how much I love tracking my macros, and it?s been a huge key to my muscle mass gaining and body sculpting success.
With only a few weeks left in my favorite season of the year—pumpkin flavored everything season, of course—the Powell Pack is trying to squeeze in
We all get them…those cravings that make you temporarily lose any desire to stick to your transformation goals. You know the feeling—all of a sudden
This yummy combo of veggies and avocado is SO tasty and incredibly simple to make—a must for a mother of 4! Paired with our favorite
Since the launch of our app, TRANSFORM with Chris and Heidi, we’ve been asked more times than we can count, “Can I carb cycle as
As always, Chris and I loved hanging out with our friends at Good Morning Arizona today to talk about two of our passions?our brand new app, TRANSFORM with Chris
Chris and I have worked tireless hours this past year creating the foundation of our vision to help people live happier, healthier lives?our “TRANSFORM with
Okay guys, we’re nearly a month into those New Year’s Resolutions, and you’re still (I hope!) going strong! Sadly, it’s about at this time
Chocolate fixes everything. And by “everything,” I mean the number on the scale too. Yes…I AM telling you that you can mow down some
Thanks to my sweet friend, Meagan Rigby (aka Macro Mini), I was invited to participate in a cooking challenge. The challenge was to create a
If it gets any hotter, we will all sit down as a family and talk about the benefits of temporarily relocating to the North Pole
Have you ever tried a new diet, lost weight, jumped for joy, and then gained it all back? Have you ever tried a diet just
The Donut Gods must have been listening to my plea for some Gluten-Free donuts the other day because THESE bad boys miraculously made it into
FACT: Consuming too many calories will result in weight gain. Simply put, it is “calories in vs calories out.” If you consume more calories than
Keeping your health and fitness goals on track while juggling a busy schedule can be so difficult? trust me, I totally get it! I must
I hear it all the time: ?I don?t have time to exercise!? And while I know we?re all sooooo busy, I also know that it
A few months ago at a book signing here in AZ, I was rushing to run to the restroom before hopping back on book duty
Chris and I have been so excited and touched by the positive feedback we’ve received on our new book, Extreme Transformation! We seriously poured our
As part of our whirlwind adventures, Chris and I recently had the opportunity to visit the amazing peeps at The Chew. They are truly just
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) is a common endocrine system disorder that affects between 5-10% of women of childbearing age. Many of the ladies we work
**Update: Here are the winners of our 6 DietBet entries: Me: Christy Cloer (Facebook), @alishabowling (Instagram), and April Sherlock (Twitter). Chris: Chelsi Byrnes (Facebook), @joshmagill
Throwing a New Year’s Eve party tomorrow but you want to kick off 2016 with some healthy eating? No problemo?Extreme Transformation‘s got you covered! These
The holidays are wrapping up, the New Year is beginning, and so many of us?myself included?are turning our attention to new health and fitness resolutions.
Yep, you read that right. Only 5 minutes of daily exercise can make you fit and help you reach your weight loss goals. Really…I?m not
*Originally posted April 10, 2014* Stress. It?s a feeling experienced by everyone. Sometimes you might feel like you?re barely hanging on by a thread, and
Holiday traditions are big in my family, and on the Lane side, one of our favorite traditions is our annual Halloween Soup + Chili Cook
10/24/15: The winner of our free DietBet game entry is…Lisa!!! And since I had several Lisas enter, the winning Lisa’s email address has something to
One day in 2011, Kari Ianuale was getting dressed for work and was having a difficult time buttoning up her size 24 pants. When this
Unfortunately, injuries happen, whether they’re exercise-induced or a by-product of simply living life. Sometimes they can be avoided, sometimes they cannot. Here?s the thing: an
How often do you hear (sometimes from way across the house), ?Mom! What?s for dinner?!? Or, here?s another favorite: You ask your kids (and even
Diet trends come and go, but one health-focused fad that continues to grow increasingly more popular amongst celebrities and average Americans alike, is going “gluten
Ready for another inspiring at-home transformation story? You?re going to love Kristen?s story, and I think her experience will really ring a bell with all
I’ve been asked a handful of times: What do I eat? What do I do? How and when do I workout? How do I fit
Congratulations! You?ve reached your weight loss goal, which is no easy feat at all! So…now what do you do? First of all, give yourself a
Originally published on ShareTV.com. The 4th season premiere of Extreme Weight Loss (formerly known as Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition) aired on ABC last night!
Originally published on Zap2It.com. Trying to lose weight? Craving pizza? Go ahead and have some, but don’t call it “cheating” on your diet. Chris and
We are huge veggie fans around here! No surprise, right?! We love veggies because they?re super nutritious, very calorie friendly, and yummy! I?m often asked
To be honest, I didn’t know a lot about Crohn?s disease before researching for and writing this post, but after receiving several questions asking if
Calories. You’ll find them in 99.99% of everything you eat and drink. They can be your greatest friends or your worst enemies. Eat fewer than
Congratulations to our Winners! Winning recipes submitted by Alvina Green and Tandi V. We always say that protein is the building block of these things
Congratulations to our book winner, Christy Troxell-Thomas Veggies are so awesome that even though they?re complex carbs, we?ve given them their very own group in
Good ol? oatmeal, a popular go-to for breakfast since way back in the early 1850s, is a true nutritional powerhouse. And it?s not just for
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