Female athletes have a million awesome attributes that make us way cooler than boys. Girls rule and boys drool, right? Even though we are sugarier (word invention), spicier, and everything nicer than our male counterparts, we have some unique considerations to worry over that sometimes make being a female athlete a challenge. When I was growing up in sports, I remember being told by a coach at age 10 that I had to watch what I was eating otherwise it would negatively affect m

I know...you may be knee deep in sugar cookies, holiday parties and school celebrations. The last thing you want to hear is talk about "eating right." Maybe you would prefer to hit snooze on this topic and re-examine it on January 1st. No problem! I'll be back! In fact, this blog isn't going to be your average nutrition and food blog. Far from it. I'm setting a few ground rules before we get into that topic. In this post, I'll be covering topics related to the nourishment and