The Skinny #4: Healthy Habits, Commitment, Importance of Food Variety, & Meal Prep

Summary:      In today's episode of "The Skinny", Ginny & Dustin talk about a few of the following topics:   Healthy Habits: Why bad habits don't need to be broken, but replaced with healthy ones!    -Explanation behind “Evolving habits, Enhancing lives”    -Identifying habitual problems, and creating healthy solutions to replace them.    -How stress is the culprit of anxiety, depression, and ultimately, bad habits.    -Being better today than you were yesterday. Redefining yourself everyday.    -Taking steps, no matter how big or small in the right direction.    -How tiny changes elicit the largest results.    -5-HTP –  a form of Tryptophan, used to increase serotonin or that “feel good response” and how it can benefit anyone suffering from anxiety, depression, or simply the "winter blues". Why cardio is NOT best for burning fat -Importance of EPOC or the "after burn"  for weight loss (fat loss specifically) and why cardio is not the best weight loss option. -What exactly a calorie is The difference in Prebiotics & Probiotics      -The importance of pre & probiotics as well as digestive enzymes for your digestive health (especially for women).    -How switching someone from broccoli to asparagus can increase inulin intake. -Estrogen in men The Square1 Approved Probiotics       Meal Prep: (BPA is a synthetic estrogen)! -They discuss the major health issues with BPA in plastic tupperware containers and how it can reek HAVOC on your hormones! As promised, they provide healthier alternatives like glass containers with BPA free lids. (6 Pack Fitness Bag)   Food Variety:  Why diet variety is important in overall health. They cover how important it is to mix up your meats and veggies and why eating the same foods for weeks at a time lacks in specific phytochemicals and micronutrients (vitamins and minerals).  The duo goes into common issues within food monotony and how it can lead to bad choice, which can initiate bad habits. -Health issues associated with diet monotony – increased susceptibility to food toxicity. -How we build diets based on what works for you based on your BMR & what exactly BMR is. -Understanding BMR and it's importance in weight loss.  -How having a healthy, balanced diet full of variety can limit your need for supplementation and save you money.   "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit." - Aristotle