I had many regrets after opening up social media this weekend and seeing some of the advice that was put out this year surrounding Thanksgiving. 

As we are rolling into the rest of the holiday season, this week we are chatting about: 

Enjoy the cookies and hot chocolate, the holiday season only comes once a year. 

The more I get to work with moms in their health journey, the more common themes I find. While every person is different, we are all working through this mom life together one day at a time. Maybe it will make you feel better to know you are not alone.

I’m curious, what kind of mom do you most relate to?

5 Tips For Rocking The Holiday Season: 

 I am offering up 10 FREE Holiday Survival Planning Calls. On these calls, we are going to identify the main things that will derail your health this holiday season and help you figure out an action plan to get you through the holidays without gaining 10lbs. After 30 minutes chatting with me you will have a plan that will help you rock the holiday season just like the Confident AF Mom.

To book your call go to schedule.bestselfhealthcoaching.com.

Today, let’s talk about a topic that is so common in the health, fitness, and nutrition industry but also is not welcome in the health, fitness, and nutrition industry. 

The comparison trap.

It's easy to look at somebody next to you and say, “I wish that was me.”

Getting into the comparison trap can put you in a bad headspace and can truly hurt you in the long run with your goals. That simple little comparison can spiral you down a pathway of, “I'm never going to hit my goal,” or “it's this just isn't for me.”

To view the full show notes and more details visit: https://www.kristinlongacre.com/the-comparison-trap-episode-13/

Picture a meme that I'm sure you have seen going around the internet. It's a cartoon person standing at the bottom of a staircase looking up. The text below the mean varies depending on where it’s posted. The overall theme is one step at a time.

I love this image as a reminder of so many different aspects of life, business, health, and fitness. To me, each small step is a goal towards my overall goals.

Back in Episode 3, we talked about how to set goals that are SMARTER. Part of SMARTER goals also means smaller goals.

In episode 12 we are going to talk about using little goals to make big goals.

Let’s start out with the question of the day, why is planning your week good for your health? Planning your week forces you to look ahead to what's coming.

You Can Get Ahead of Questions That May Come Up Throughout The Week

By planning your week ahead of time, you can get ahead on the many questions your week might bring along such as:

Planning Where Your Exercise Fits In Increases Your Chance of Actually Exercising

Research shows that writing something down makes you more likely to stick to it. In this case, we are talking about your exercise. When are you going to work out? Does this week look like the best time is mornings or evenings? Maybe lunchtime?

Don’t just plan WHEN you’re going to work out but how. This way you can come prepared with the right equipment, clothes, fuel, etc.

Your New Routine Becomes Routine

Planning your week also helps you set a routine, which is something we talked about last week, especially when it comes to your stress levels.

Having a routine will help lower your stress. Planning for that routine is also going to help lower your stress.

How Do You Plan Your Week?

In this week's episode, we are going to dive into this and more! 

Download the Calm Your Chaos Weekly Planner: 

HTTP://calmyourchaos.bestselfhealthcoaching.com

A few weeks ago, I had an incredible conversation in the Healthy Mom Bootcamp about stress. Instead of recreating the conversation for you I am sharing it as this week's podcast episode. 

This week we dig deep into cycles of lack of sleep, increased stressed, poor nutrition. I also touch on a few ways to PREVENT or CALM stress. 

Most importantly, we are talking about stress and what it actually does to your body. 

For the full transcript visit: podcast.bestselfhealthchats.com

Food journaling is something that taught me about my body. Above all diets, counting macros, calories, etc. the most basic and informative way to be on top of your health is to write it all down. 

In this week's episode of the podcast I am sharing all of my information on food journaling: 

To join in 90 Days To Healthier Habits visit www.listentoyourbody.com. 

One quote that has stuck with me for months is:

In a world of go-go-go we live for quick and easy meals, usually at the sacrifice of our health. We rely on fast foods, processed foods, boxed foods, and meal kit deliveries. While these types of food all serve their purpose and there is for sure time and a place but when we rely on them 100% of the time we are hurting ourselves more than the convenience is worth.

Full Transcript: podcast.bestselfhealthcoaching.com

Gut health is a newer trend out there, research for gut health really started between 2008 and 2012. At the time gluten-free was becoming a popular weight-loss trend, but it also began to open the eyes of researchers as they saw what was happening to those who were healing from diseases they didn’t know they had.

Today we will dig into gut health, why it's trendy and how you can evaluate your own gut. 

Full Transcript: http://podcast.bestselfhealthcoaching.com

Are your kids back to school yet? As we are getting back into the swing of things around here, social media has reminded me of something that many parents like to forget about in the summer…. Making lunches.

I get it. I’ve been there. I’m still there some days. As a busy mom, let’s be honest, it’s easy to let making lunch fall to the wayside. Add in a possibly picky kid and some days it feels impossible to live up to the Pinterest mom expectations.

Research has shown time and time again that a nutrient-dense lunch can be the difference between kids being able to focus in their classroom in the afternoon and kids acting out or even falling asleep.

Think about how your own afternoon goes. For example, maybe you have a turkey sandwich with chips for lunch. Do you crash in the afternoon? How long do you have energy for?

Now, what if you had a more balanced lunch such as turkey meat on an open sandwich or one slice of bread, carrot sticks dipped in hummus and an apple. How much longer would you make it before you needed a snack?

Think about it… why should we expect kids to get through the afternoon on an uncrustable and juice box when we wouldn’t be able to make it with energy on the adult-sized portion?

Full Transcript: http://podcast.bestselfhealthcoaching.com