Marissa Vicario

PopSugar Must-Have Box: Holiday Cheer

It’s that time of month again, when I dig into the PopSugar Must-Have Box to reveal what kind of surprises are inside. I feel like the holiday season always breezes by so fast, so this year, I’m going to do my best to savor it and be more present. I’m currently on a 21-day meditation streak which is helping. We’re… Read More

Food FOMO (Fear of Missing Out) and How to Handle It

At no other time of the year does food FOMO, the fear of missing out around food, show up more voraciously than it does around the Holiday Season. In fact, this was recently a topic of conversation with one of my health coaching clients who is working on changing her relationship with food. Whether you’re tempted by the trays of… Read More

Notes from the Weekend: Thanksgiving

Wow! I’m super-late posting this week’s notes, because … Thanksgiving.  David and I spent the holiday in Louisville, Ky. with my family. I mentioned in last week’s notes that I had been there the week prior to do some workshops and events. I then transitioned into family mode for the holiday.  We started Thanksgiving Day with a Turkey Trot in… Read More

4 Healthy Thanksgiving Sides

Every year we spend Thanksgiving at my mom and dad’s house in Louisville, Ky. and every year I come equipped with recipes for healthy Thanksgiving sides. This year, I arrived a full 10 days before Thanksgiving thinking it would give me plenty of time for me to plan my contribution of healthy Thanksgiving sides. Yet, here I am two days… Read More

Notes from the Weekend: Recording My Audiobook

I’ve been spending the past week in my hometown, Louisville, Ky. The week was busy with career day at my alma mater, a Shake Your Sugar Habit workshop at a local barre studio and my detox with food cooking class. When the weekend came, all I wanted to do was relax, but there was one more item of business on… Read More

Is It Okay to Have a Cheat Day?

You look forward to it all week. The one day when you can forget about the rules and restrictions you put on your diet and indulge in all the foods you normally wouldn’t eat. It sounds good in theory, but is it okay to have a cheat day? If you look around the web, you’ll find plenty of nutritionists in… Read More

Notes from the Weekend: Basic Weekend Things

Preparing for my two-week trip to Louisville, Ky., my hometown, made this weekend another low key one.  Highlights included, meeting David’s cousin who was in town from Canada for drinks Friday night.  Saturday was basic: an early Bar Method class and the Pumpkin Spice Matcha Latte at Cha Cha Matcha. Yes, you heard that right. Pumpkin Spice Matcha Latte. Still… Read More

What’s Inside a Health Coach’s Refrigerator?

When I woke up yesterday morning, I, like most of the rest of New York City and many parts of the country, was shocked. But, when I scrolled Facebook, something else took over. I was hurt and saddened by so much blame and finger-pointing from all sides. Taking a break from social media was exactly what I needed. Whilw I… Read More

Notes from the Weekend: Marathon FOMO and Thai Food

Having run the NYC Marathon twice, marathon weekend here in NYC always gives me major marathon FOMO (fear of missing out). Last year I didn’t have it because David was running, but this weekend I felt it in a big way, yet I have zero desire to run a marathon right now. Somebody please exlplain how that works!  The weekend… Read More