Do you ever stop to think about how amazing the world around you is? Even if you’re having a crappy day? This month is gratitude awareness month and we want to talk about how important it is to have a gratitude practice in your life. A gratitude practice is one of the most helpful things [...]
Last month was our five year birthday, can you believe we have been flexing and macro hacking together for FIVE YEARS?! Kandace and I hugged, took some really fun photos to forever cherish the milestone and celebrated with an epic finish to the #FLEXWITHJESSIE Challenge, plus the launch of the newest Jessie’s Girls program, [...]
With all of the sweet treats during the holidays, it can be hard to find balance. We’ve all been there. You tell yourself you are only going to indulge in a few treats and try to make them fit your macros best as possible. Twenty minutes later, you’re six treats in and you’re wondering “what the [...]
Calories over macros, macros over calories. Which one really matters more? Counting calories has been the “go to” for the diet world for a long time. It’s simple, calories in – calories out. But is it really the best way when trying to carve out your physique? You have heard me say this before, if you [...]
Tracking Macros is not a diet. It is a lifestyle. It allows you to enjoy all sorts of yummy foods like the picture above (which my the way you can find the recipe HERE).1 It is a way to keep track of how much food you are putting into your body, without any crazy restrictions on [...]
When you’re not tracking macros consistently, what you take in can really add up. Sugar intake, for instance, can get out of hand fast. The amount of sugar that the average person takes in each day is increasing, and it’s causing more problems than we think. A major source of added sugar comes from beverages like [...]
Summertime is when life becomes an endless span of cookouts, parties and vacations. It’s also the time of year when it’s harder to stay on track with your nutrition because the food choices aren’t always the best for us. Do you sit out on summer and all of the things that make it fun? Heck [...]
It is so easy to skip the vegetables when making your meals. Eating steamed or plain veggies gets old, FAST but they are so important to include in your diet. Vegetables not only play a significant role in burning fat, but add a significant amount of important fiber and can reduce your chances of getting heart [...]
Who really likes to eat tilapia, broccoli, and chicken for every meal? Finding meal prep ideas for muscle gain can be hard, but the beauty of flexible dieting, aka If It Fits Your Macros (IIFYM), is that it allows us to be flexible with what we eat so we aren’t stuck with the same four boring [...]
It’s easy to set goals around losing weight, building muscle or increasing strength. It’s easy to jot down on the calendar the workouts for the next three months and how you plan on achieving your goal. The set-up and the planning are the easy parts. Staying consistent on the road toward your goals...that’s where things [...]
