Healthy Mom, Healthy Family! (AKA Happy Mom, Happy Family)

The below pic is me in Vegas after 4 months of hard work and eating healthy...the unexpected bonus was that it changed my life for the better!

These are things I know to be true (for me) about how to stay healthy and therefore happy...

1) Eat mostly unprocessed, whole foods...and lots of veggies and fruit.

2) Make sure you eat enough healthy fats (olive oil, almonds, avocado, salmon...)

3) A protein shake in the morning boosts metabolism while satisfying hunger.

4) It's all about portion control and balance

5) Fake sugar is the devil

6) I will ALWAYS feel good after exercising

7) When it comes to exercise, high intensity short interval workouts are the optimum bang for the buck (and you can do them anywhere with no equipment!)

8) Extreme diets are unsustainable and don't work.

9) 80%-20% principle: 80% of the food you eat should be healthy but the 20% gives you some wiggle room

10) Get lots of sleep!