It seems that over the past couple of years, protein has become a big topic for nutrition and diet.  But protein isn't just a fad that one day showed up on the internet and muscle-bound bodybuilders started pounding it in shakes. Protein is actually a very important essential nutrient that many of us are lacking in proper amounts in our everyday diets. What is protein and why is it so important?   Protein is one of the 3 main macronutrients we require in our diets, the other 2 being carbohydrates and fats. They are classified as "macro" because we require them in large amounts in our diet.  The 3 macronutrients make up all of our foods, with many of our foods being a mixture of at least 2 macronutrients. For example, potatoes are mainly carbohydrates, but also have a little bit of protein.  Most animal protein sources have protein and fat as well. Protein plays a large role in your health and fitness goals. Whether those goals are weight loss, weight or muscle gains or ev

Intuitive eating may be the answer to an unhealthy relationship with food.  But what about weight loss? If you have been on any fitness influencers' social media or fitness page over the past year, chances are you've come across the words "intuitive eating". Intuitive eating seems to be the latest anti-diet buzzword being tossed around by trainers, nutritionists and influencers everywhere.  But what is intuitive eating? Is it just a new diet craze promising you to lose weight? Or is it deeper than that? In this article, I will discuss intuitive eating. I will discuss what it is exactly, whom it will benefit and the biggest question surrounding it, is it meant for weight loss? What is intuitive eating? Intuitive eating was first made prevalent in 1995 by Registered Dietitians Evelyn Tribole & Elyse Resch. They wrote their book called Intuitive Eating after seeing many of their own clients struggle with yo-yo on and off dieting and losing weight just to put it back