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Les Mills TONE Review

Les Mills TONE is a total body workout blending cardio, strength, and core work. It’s designed to sculpt, challenge, and strengthen your muscles. Learn about the workout in this review and use my link to try it out for 30 days free, plus all of the amazing workouts on the Les Mills + platform. 

Hey hey! How’s the morning treating ya? I hope you’re having a great one so far. I’m LOVING these early morning walks with the pups. The weather has been beautiful and it’s the perfect way to start the day. The rest of the day is filled with conference calls and working on some behind-the-scenes stuff (fitness plans are going to be 50% off for my birthday next week!), and I’m excited to catch a Les Mills TONE workout later today. This is a newer workout format for me, so I thought I’d share a review here!! It’s really the WHOLE package and the Les Mills quality I love so dearly – I think you’ll like it, too. 😉

Les Mills TONE Review

What is Les Mills TONE?

From the website:

LES MILLS TONE combines blocks of strength, cardio and core training into one complete and convenient workout, which includes a mix of exercises to work the whole body and elevate the heart rate. The multi-peak workout helps burn calories and build fitness and strength while improving energy levels, flexibility, balance, agility and core strength. You will finish feeling empowered and on track for all-around functional fitness.

This workout combines so many elements into a single workout. You’ll get strength, cardio, core, and functional training all in one session. I feel like it challenges me without being *too much* (for the days I don’t want to do intervals or a ton of impact) and I feel centered afterwards, like I’ve just taken a yoga class.

Here is how the class is structured:

The class includes a warm-up, cardio, cardio/strength, strength, strength/core, core, and a cool down. Just like many of the Les Mills workout, each track has a specific focus and repeats the same core movements with room for modification or progression. It has elements of Les Mills classes I already love: the explosive cardio elements of BODYATTACK, the strength focus of GRIT STRENGTH and BODYPUMP, the mind-body connection of BODYCOMBAT, the mobility and core aspects of CORE, and the high-energy intervals of GRIT. 

Here are some of the moves you can expect in a TONE class:

Cardio: side lunges, skaters, knee lift tap back combo, burpee, burpee to spider jump, jumping jack, tuck jump, lateral plyo jumps, bear crawl, surfer burpee, mountain climbers

Strength: reverse lunges, pulsing lunges, rear delt raise, calf raise, squats, plate curl, plate press, rear leg extension

Core: static squat with diagonal reach, wood chop, halo, hip bridge, 3-legged dog, crunch variations, leg extension pulse, single-leg bridge

Les Mills TONE in Action

Check out this super short sizzler to get a taste of what it looks like:

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:

Is Les Mills TONE good?

You guys, it’s SO good, but I can say that for pretty much all of the Les Mills workouts. The instructors and movements and phenomenal, and I love that the music always matches the movements. Movement is such a motivating factor, and I love that Les Mills really harnesses this power and create choreography and playlists that are inspiring. This workout is the full package: you get strength, cardio, mobility work, functional training, and core, all in one. 

How many calories do you burn in Les Mills TONE?

I’ve found that I typically burn between 200 and 300 in a 30-minute class, depending on the cardio drills and how hard I’m working. I feel like for strength workouts, calorie burn is not a huge indication of a great workout. When you’re strength training, you’re positively impacting your metabolism (muscle is hungrier than fat and needs more fuel to maintain) and protecting your joints and bones. These things can’t be measured with an Apple Watch, ya know? 😉 

Is TONE coming to Les Mills on demand?

TONE is already available on LMOD! They’ve rebranded to Les Mills+ but it’s the same platform we all love. If you’ve been wanting to try out the Les Mills workouts, use my link for 30 day free trial. It’s the perfect way to try something new as we head into the holidays, and you can do the workouts anywhere. It’s very convenient for quick home workouts or a travel option. 

So, tell me friends: are you a fan of Les Mills? Does your gym offer it? I keep praying we’ll add it to our gym – I miss teaching BODYPUMP.

Any workouts or workout trends you’d like me to review?

xo

Gina

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2021 Holiday Gift Guide for the Kids

Sharing holiday gift ideas for the kids this year! We tend to stick to the purchasing strategy of: “ Something they want, something they need, something to wear, and something to read.” 

Hi friends! Happy Monday! I hope you had a wonderful Halloween weekend! The kids had the BEST time trick-or-treating with the fam, and I officially feel like I’m in the holiday spirit. It’s an onslaught of fun festivities from now until January and I’m SO READY FOR IT.

I’m really excited for today’s gift guide because kiddos really bring the magic to Christmastime. I’m basically like Buddy the Elf and thought that nothing could possibly make the season more enjoyable… and then we had kids. They just magnify all of the magic of the holidays. I’m sharing the kids’ gift guide early this year because of supply chain and shipping issues. We’re getting our holiday shopping done early, so I wanted to put some ideas out there if you’re doing the same thing.

When we holiday shop for the kiddos, we keep things on the simpler side. They get their Santa gifts and stocking stuffers, and then from us, we stick to the “something they want, something they need, something to wear, and something to read.” This checks all of the main boxes and keeps things from getting too bananas with gifts from my parents and their other relatives. [Another hack: any gifts that aren’t opened in the first couple of days are stocked away in the playroom. I bring them out on a rainy day or when the kids say they’re looking for something to do.]

2021 Holiday Gift Guide for the Kids

Today, I’m sharing some of the things on their personal wish lists, along with tried and true favorites if you’re shopping for kids their ages (5 and almost 9) this holiday season!! I’d love to hear your kids’ gift requests in the comments and any ideas you have!

2021 Holiday Gift Guide for the Kids

Something they want:

– Karaoke system

-Horse earrings

– American Girl doll. These are always a huge hit… I think we’re up to 10 now lol

– Puzzle sets

– Birthstone wish bracelet

– Zingo! This is a perfect board game for younger kids. They also love Guess Who, and I recently got them Twister and Bop It

– New roller skates or skateboard

– Baby Yoda

– The most incredible tutu

– Barbie dream house

– Magnatiles (P has been playing with these since she was a toddler and still adores them. She’s also really into Lego anything right now.)

– Power Wheels. We did this a few years ago and they’ve been a huge hit

– Giant Gem discovery kit

– Science magic kit

Something they need:

– New Ugg boots <— the waterproof ones last the longest

– Rain boots

– Art supplies

–Arts and crafts library

– Dance or gymnastics leotards

– A new jacket

– Experience gifts are always a hit, like tickets to a museum or activity they love

– A kids’ yoga mat

– New water bottle

– Practice goal and a new soccer ball

Something to wear:

– The cutest unicorn onesies

– Christmas sweater dresses

– Unicorn sweater

– A festive dress or dapper blazer

– Holiday jammies

– Unicorn slippers

Something to read:

– The Babysitter’s Club graphic novels. Liv has read all of these and LOVES them. I highly recommend if you have an 8-10 year old.

– Harry Potter box set

– Ivy & Bean

– Pinkalicious collection

– Fancy Nancy

– Pete the Cat

– Where’s Waldo?

– Mad Libs

– The Ramona Set

– The Boxcar Children (this makes a fun read-aloud)

What’s on the kiddos’ wish list this year? Any previous gifts that were a home run?

xo

Gina

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Friday Faves

Hi friends! Happy Friday and Happy Halloweekend 🙂 What do you have going on? I’m so excited for this weekend. The girls have a costume parade at their school, we’re carving pumpkins and have Trunk or Treat on Saturday, I’m teaching a barre class and a live Fit Team workout, and Sunday night, we’re taking the crew trick-or-treating with my dad and stepmom. I hope you have a fun weekend ahead, too!

We had Trunk or Treat at the squadron last weekend, so it was fun to walk around and see all of the different trunks (some were so elaborate! My favorite was the one offering margaritas to the adults) and the kids spent the evening living their best sugar-buzzed lives. Liv wore her dead bride costume and P wore a giraffe costume we’ve had for years. Her real costume this year is a sparkly witch – it’s the first year their costumes have ventured more on the scary side than cute side.

Necessary picture with the squadron bar warthog:

Stay tuned for a pic of the guinea pigs in their costumes on Instagram stories, and of course, Maisey and Caro.They’ve become the cutest little friends. As the mornings have gotten colder, I’ve found the two snuggled up together on the couch. Pretty adorable.

Some pics from the Pilot’s bday celebration:

We had the fam over and some friends for dinner and drinks later Sunday night after P’s party.

The appetizer spread:

(Shrimp cocktail, Mexican pastries, artichoke dip and crackers, chips and salsa)

Plus these cute mini taco salad bites! (I based this off a few I found on Pinterest and just used baked wonton wrappers in muffin tins, seasoned ground beef, guacamole, salsa, chopped red onions, olives, and cilantro)

We had “cowboy dinner”: grilled tri tip (Madre makes the best), baked beans, biscuits, salad, tortillas

And the famous dump cake with homemade vanilla ice cream:

It was a perfect night celebrating out favorite guy

and it made my heart happy to have everyone over, chatting and hanging out around the fire.

It’s feels great now that we no longer have a giant hole in the backyard.

It’s time for the weekly Friday Faves party! This is where I share some of my favorite finds from the week and around the web. I always love to hear about your faves, too, so please shout out something you’re loving in the comments section below!

Fashion + beauty:

New Beautycounter holiday sets! BC released three new holiday sets this week and you can get free shipping on orders over $50 from now until Sunday. New clients can use the code CLEANFORALL20 for 20% off.

Good Scents Bath Oil Trio – love this for a holiday gift idea. Three different scents: Invigorate (Rosemary, eucalyptus, and peppermint), Clarify (Ginger, cedarwood, and coriander) and De-Stress (Chamomile, eucalyptus, and patchouli). These are formulated with avocado and jojoba seed oils.

Countertime Deluxe Mini Set – If you have been thinking about purchasing this line, this set is a great way to try out the line before committing to the full size! This set is suppose to last for more than a month (some of these will last far longer that that) so it’s the perfect time to take this line for a test drive. The set includes: Countertime Lipid Defense Cleansing Oil, Countertime Mineral Boost Hydrating Essence, Countertime Tripeptide Radiance Serum, Countertime Antioxidant Soft Cream and Countertime Tetrapeptide Supreme Cream (my FAVE nighttime moisturizer).

Clean Sweet Hyaluronic Balm Duo: I love this balm duo as we head into winter aka chapped lips season. Apply as needed throughout day to hydrate and soften lips. It has a unique contour shape and can be used on lips or cheeks for a dewy glow. It comes in two shades: Nada (translucent) and Pinch (a warm, rosy pink)

– Locks in moisture to keep lips conditioned and hydrated, helping them to look more plump

– Infused with lip-loving ingredients for advanced nourishment that leaves lips soft and supple without greasiness.

– Optimized shape forms to contours of lips, swiping on easily. It reminds me of our Clean Deo but half the size.

– Can be applied to cheeks in a pinch for a dewy glow

– Smooths and softens lips with mango seed and murmur seed butter, jojoba, and avocado oil.  These oils are known to mimic the skin’s natural lipids to help retain moisture, leaving lips soft and supple.

I got a Trunk Club this week, and while there weren’t a lot of keepers, I loved these comfy joggers. I know I’m going to live in these.

The perfect black pants. I wear these with button-up tops when I want to look more put-together (I had a meeting the other day and wore leopard slides and a silk button-up), or with a sweater and cute earrings.

Read, watch, listen:

Celebrities saying Trick or Treat

Do these things to have more energy during the day and sleep better at night 

What’s the nicest thing anyone’s ever said to you?

If you’re in the mood for some spooky stories 

Steps to have a more positive morning

Phantom is back on Broadway! (NYC friends please go see all the shows for me because who knows when I’ll go again. SO so happy Liv and I made this trip a couple of years ago.)

Fitness + good eats:

Grab your pumpkins and try this workout!

This sweet potato gnocchi looks amaaaazing.

Apple spice amazeballs

Possibly a good reason to aim for 5 hours of moderate intensity exercise each week.

Are you dressing up this year? Please let me know what you and/or your kiddos are going to be!

Favorite Halloween candy? I love the Reese’s pumpkins and Almond Joy.

Happy Friday, friends!

xo

Gina

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Les Mills TONE Review

Les Mills TONE is a total body workout blending cardio, strength, and core work. It’s designed to sculpt, challenge, and strengthen your muscles. Learn about the workout in this review and use my link to try it out for 30 days free, plus all of the amazing workouts on the Les Mills + platform. 

Hey hey! How’s the morning treating ya? I hope you’re having a great one so far. I’m LOVING these early morning walks with the pups. The weather has been beautiful and it’s the perfect way to start the day. The rest of the day is filled with conference calls and working on some behind-the-scenes stuff (fitness plans are going to be 50% off for my birthday next week!), and I’m excited to catch a Les Mills TONE workout later today. This is a newer workout format for me, so I thought I’d share a review here!! It’s really the WHOLE package and the Les Mills quality I love so dearly – I think you’ll like it, too. 😉

Les Mills TONE Review

What is Les Mills TONE?

From the website:

LES MILLS TONE combines blocks of strength, cardio and core training into one complete and convenient workout, which includes a mix of exercises to work the whole body and elevate the heart rate. The multi-peak workout helps burn calories and build fitness and strength while improving energy levels, flexibility, balance, agility and core strength. You will finish feeling empowered and on track for all-around functional fitness.

This workout combines so many elements into a single workout. You’ll get strength, cardio, core, and functional training all in one session. I feel like it challenges me without being *too much* (for the days I don’t want to do intervals or a ton of impact) and I feel centered afterwards, like I’ve just taken a yoga class.

Here is how the class is structured:

The class includes a warm-up, cardio, cardio/strength, strength, strength/core, core, and a cool down. Just like many of the Les Mills workout, each track has a specific focus and repeats the same core movements with room for modification or progression. It has elements of Les Mills classes I already love: the explosive cardio elements of BODYATTACK, the strength focus of GRIT STRENGTH and BODYPUMP, the mind-body connection of BODYCOMBAT, the mobility and core aspects of CORE, and the high-energy intervals of GRIT. 

Here are some of the moves you can expect in a TONE class:

Cardio: side lunges, skaters, knee lift tap back combo, burpee, burpee to spider jump, jumping jack, tuck jump, lateral plyo jumps, bear crawl, surfer burpee, mountain climbers

Strength: reverse lunges, pulsing lunges, rear delt raise, calf raise, squats, plate curl, plate press, rear leg extension

Core: static squat with diagonal reach, wood chop, halo, hip bridge, 3-legged dog, crunch variations, leg extension pulse, single-leg bridge

Les Mills TONE in Action

Check out this super short sizzler to get a taste of what it looks like:

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:

Is Les Mills TONE good?

You guys, it’s SO good, but I can say that for pretty much all of the Les Mills workouts. The instructors and movements and phenomenal, and I love that the music always matches the movements. Movement is such a motivating factor, and I love that Les Mills really harnesses this power and create choreography and playlists that are inspiring. This workout is the full package: you get strength, cardio, mobility work, functional training, and core, all in one. 

How many calories do you burn in Les Mills TONE?

I’ve found that I typically burn between 200 and 300 in a 30-minute class, depending on the cardio drills and how hard I’m working. I feel like for strength workouts, calorie burn is not a huge indication of a great workout. When you’re strength training, you’re positively impacting your metabolism (muscle is hungrier than fat and needs more fuel to maintain) and protecting your joints and bones. These things can’t be measured with an Apple Watch, ya know? 😉 

Is TONE coming to Les Mills on demand?

TONE is already available on LMOD! They’ve rebranded to Les Mills+ but it’s the same platform we all love. If you’ve been wanting to try out the Les Mills workouts, use my link for 30 day free trial. It’s the perfect way to try something new as we head into the holidays, and you can do the workouts anywhere. It’s very convenient for quick home workouts or a travel option. 

So, tell me friends: are you a fan of Les Mills? Does your gym offer it? I keep praying we’ll add it to our gym – I miss teaching BODYPUMP.

Any workouts or workout trends you’d like me to review?

xo

Gina

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2021 Holiday Gift Guide for the Kids

Sharing holiday gift ideas for the kids this year! We tend to stick to the purchasing strategy of: “ Something they want, something they need, something to wear, and something to read.” 

Hi friends! Happy Monday! I hope you had a wonderful Halloween weekend! The kids had the BEST time trick-or-treating with the fam, and I officially feel like I’m in the holiday spirit. It’s an onslaught of fun festivities from now until January and I’m SO READY FOR IT.

I’m really excited for today’s gift guide because kiddos really bring the magic to Christmastime. I’m basically like Buddy the Elf and thought that nothing could possibly make the season more enjoyable… and then we had kids. They just magnify all of the magic of the holidays. I’m sharing the kids’ gift guide early this year because of supply chain and shipping issues. We’re getting our holiday shopping done early, so I wanted to put some ideas out there if you’re doing the same thing.

When we holiday shop for the kiddos, we keep things on the simpler side. They get their Santa gifts and stocking stuffers, and then from us, we stick to the “something they want, something they need, something to wear, and something to read.” This checks all of the main boxes and keeps things from getting too bananas with gifts from my parents and their other relatives. [Another hack: any gifts that aren’t opened in the first couple of days are stocked away in the playroom. I bring them out on a rainy day or when the kids say they’re looking for something to do.]

2021 Holiday Gift Guide for the Kids

Today, I’m sharing some of the things on their personal wish lists, along with tried and true favorites if you’re shopping for kids their ages (5 and almost 9) this holiday season!! I’d love to hear your kids’ gift requests in the comments and any ideas you have!

2021 Holiday Gift Guide for the Kids

Something they want:

– Karaoke system

-Horse earrings

– American Girl doll. These are always a huge hit… I think we’re up to 10 now lol

– Puzzle sets

– Birthstone wish bracelet

– Zingo! This is a perfect board game for younger kids. They also love Guess Who, and I recently got them Twister and Bop It

– New roller skates or skateboard

– Baby Yoda

– The most incredible tutu

– Barbie dream house

– Magnatiles (P has been playing with these since she was a toddler and still adores them. She’s also really into Lego anything right now.)

– Power Wheels. We did this a few years ago and they’ve been a huge hit

– Giant Gem discovery kit

– Science magic kit

Something they need:

– New Ugg boots <— the waterproof ones last the longest

– Rain boots

– Art supplies

–Arts and crafts library

– Dance or gymnastics leotards

– A new jacket

– Experience gifts are always a hit, like tickets to a museum or activity they love

– A kids’ yoga mat

– New water bottle

– Practice goal and a new soccer ball

Something to wear:

– The cutest unicorn onesies

– Christmas sweater dresses

– Unicorn sweater

– A festive dress or dapper blazer

– Holiday jammies

– Unicorn slippers

Something to read:

– The Babysitter’s Club graphic novels. Liv has read all of these and LOVES them. I highly recommend if you have an 8-10 year old.

– Harry Potter box set

– Ivy & Bean

– Pinkalicious collection

– Fancy Nancy

– Pete the Cat

– Where’s Waldo?

– Mad Libs

– The Ramona Set

– The Boxcar Children (this makes a fun read-aloud)

What’s on the kiddos’ wish list this year? Any previous gifts that were a home run?

xo

Gina

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Friday Faves

Hi friends! Happy Friday and Happy Halloweekend 🙂 What do you have going on? I’m so excited for this weekend. The girls have a costume parade at their school, we’re carving pumpkins and have Trunk or Treat on Saturday, I’m teaching a barre class and a live Fit Team workout, and Sunday night, we’re taking the crew trick-or-treating with my dad and stepmom. I hope you have a fun weekend ahead, too!

We had Trunk or Treat at the squadron last weekend, so it was fun to walk around and see all of the different trunks (some were so elaborate! My favorite was the one offering margaritas to the adults) and the kids spent the evening living their best sugar-buzzed lives. Liv wore her dead bride costume and P wore a giraffe costume we’ve had for years. Her real costume this year is a sparkly witch – it’s the first year their costumes have ventured more on the scary side than cute side.

Necessary picture with the squadron bar warthog:

Stay tuned for a pic of the guinea pigs in their costumes on Instagram stories, and of course, Maisey and Caro.They’ve become the cutest little friends. As the mornings have gotten colder, I’ve found the two snuggled up together on the couch. Pretty adorable.

Some pics from the Pilot’s bday celebration:

We had the fam over and some friends for dinner and drinks later Sunday night after P’s party.

The appetizer spread:

(Shrimp cocktail, Mexican pastries, artichoke dip and crackers, chips and salsa)

Plus these cute mini taco salad bites! (I based this off a few I found on Pinterest and just used baked wonton wrappers in muffin tins, seasoned ground beef, guacamole, salsa, chopped red onions, olives, and cilantro)

We had “cowboy dinner”: grilled tri tip (Madre makes the best), baked beans, biscuits, salad, tortillas

And the famous dump cake with homemade vanilla ice cream:

It was a perfect night celebrating out favorite guy

and it made my heart happy to have everyone over, chatting and hanging out around the fire.

It’s feels great now that we no longer have a giant hole in the backyard.

It’s time for the weekly Friday Faves party! This is where I share some of my favorite finds from the week and around the web. I always love to hear about your faves, too, so please shout out something you’re loving in the comments section below!

Fashion + beauty:

New Beautycounter holiday sets! BC released three new holiday sets this week and you can get free shipping on orders over $50 from now until Sunday. New clients can use the code CLEANFORALL20 for 20% off.

Good Scents Bath Oil Trio – love this for a holiday gift idea. Three different scents: Invigorate (Rosemary, eucalyptus, and peppermint), Clarify (Ginger, cedarwood, and coriander) and De-Stress (Chamomile, eucalyptus, and patchouli). These are formulated with avocado and jojoba seed oils.

Countertime Deluxe Mini Set – If you have been thinking about purchasing this line, this set is a great way to try out the line before committing to the full size! This set is suppose to last for more than a month (some of these will last far longer that that) so it’s the perfect time to take this line for a test drive. The set includes: Countertime Lipid Defense Cleansing Oil, Countertime Mineral Boost Hydrating Essence, Countertime Tripeptide Radiance Serum, Countertime Antioxidant Soft Cream and Countertime Tetrapeptide Supreme Cream (my FAVE nighttime moisturizer).

Clean Sweet Hyaluronic Balm Duo: I love this balm duo as we head into winter aka chapped lips season. Apply as needed throughout day to hydrate and soften lips. It has a unique contour shape and can be used on lips or cheeks for a dewy glow. It comes in two shades: Nada (translucent) and Pinch (a warm, rosy pink)

– Locks in moisture to keep lips conditioned and hydrated, helping them to look more plump

– Infused with lip-loving ingredients for advanced nourishment that leaves lips soft and supple without greasiness.

– Optimized shape forms to contours of lips, swiping on easily. It reminds me of our Clean Deo but half the size.

– Can be applied to cheeks in a pinch for a dewy glow

– Smooths and softens lips with mango seed and murmur seed butter, jojoba, and avocado oil.  These oils are known to mimic the skin’s natural lipids to help retain moisture, leaving lips soft and supple.

I got a Trunk Club this week, and while there weren’t a lot of keepers, I loved these comfy joggers. I know I’m going to live in these.

The perfect black pants. I wear these with button-up tops when I want to look more put-together (I had a meeting the other day and wore leopard slides and a silk button-up), or with a sweater and cute earrings.

Read, watch, listen:

Celebrities saying Trick or Treat

Do these things to have more energy during the day and sleep better at night 

What’s the nicest thing anyone’s ever said to you?

If you’re in the mood for some spooky stories 

Steps to have a more positive morning

Phantom is back on Broadway! (NYC friends please go see all the shows for me because who knows when I’ll go again. SO so happy Liv and I made this trip a couple of years ago.)

Fitness + good eats:

Grab your pumpkins and try this workout!

This sweet potato gnocchi looks amaaaazing.

Apple spice amazeballs

Possibly a good reason to aim for 5 hours of moderate intensity exercise each week.

Are you dressing up this year? Please let me know what you and/or your kiddos are going to be!

Favorite Halloween candy? I love the Reese’s pumpkins and Almond Joy.

Happy Friday, friends!

xo

Gina

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Why I tried Nutrisense (and What I Learned)

For the past week and a half, I tried out Nutrisense and wore a CGM to monitor my glucoses levels. Sharing a recap of my experience here! I was gifted the Nutrisense membership for 1 month to try, and this post is not sponsored. My code to try it out is GINA50 for $50 off  <— not affiliate, just wanted to share a discount with you all.

Hi friends! How’s the week going? Thank you so much for all of the beautiful birthday wishes for P! We had a great day celebrating and capped it off with the requested hibachi dinner. I hope you’re having a wonderful week, too!

For today’s post, I wanted to share a recap of my experience using Nutrisense. I’ve been curious about this company for a while, especially after doing my Inside Tracker bloodwork earlier this year. My fasting glucose levels were a little on the high side, and I was concerned that it may be a deeper problem. I waited it out, and after my good friend Mia posted about using Nutrisense to monitor her blood glucose levels, I knew I wanted to give it a try. I reached out to the company and was excited when they offered me a month to try it out and see how I liked it.

I received the product and was SO nervous to put it on (hi, I’m a giant needle phobe) and waited and waited until Mia said that she’d walk me through the whole process and attach hers at the same time. You can watch the video here and witness the moment I almost started having a panic attack on live video. (She was like, “See, you can see the needle right there” and I turned white.) I really wanted the data, so I took a deep breath and went for it. I’m really glad I did, because having the ability to see my body’s response to different foods was extremely valuable.

(I’m smiling but panicking. Turns out, attaching the CGM was NOTHING like I imagined it would be. It was painless and super easy.)

Why I tried Nutrisense (and What I Learned)

What is Nutrisense and how does it work?

Nutrisense is a program that offers expert guidance in alignment with a Continuous Glucose Monitor (CGM). The CGM tracks your blood glucose at 15-minute intervals throughout the day, so you’re able to see how sleep patterns, diet, exercise, stress, and nutrition impact your blood glucose levels. Continuously elevated glucose can cause inflammation and damage in the body, so it can be helpful to see how your body responds to the factors above, particularly how it recovers. For example, if your blood glucose spikes after a carb-heavy or sugary meal, does it stay elevated? Or does it recover within 2 hours? How high is the spike??  

When you sign up for Nutrisense, your CGM is delivered to you, along with details on how to attach it. (You can watch me do this here!) You’ll attach the CGM and protective patch, download the app, and scan your CGM to start tracking the data. It usually takes about an hour after adding it for your phone to recognize it and start scanning. (You just click “scan” on the app and hold your phone up the the CGM where the camera is located.)

Within the app, you’re initially paired with a Registered Dietitian who can help you interpret the data, make recommendations, and run experiments.

The service starts at $350 for month, and the cost goes down depending on the time commitment. (With a 12-month commitment, it’s $199/month.)

The CGM that Nutrisense uses is the Freestyle Libre and they expire in 14 days. (You app will let you know when your sensor is expiring.)

What type of data do you receive and how do you interpret the data?

Your blood glucose is charted 24/7 and you can see how high gets and how long it takes to stabilize. It can be interesting to see spikes throughout the night how different patterns affect your blood glucose.

I got this from my RD, who messaged me frequently and was always available to answer questions: (this was after a smoothie that caused a higher spike than I expected)

To help provide more context, I want to walk you through what I’m looking at as I assess a glucose response so let’s check out your breakfast on 10/11 as an example (chocolate, smoothie, almond milk):

Peak (^ on your meal card). First, we want to look at the peak glucose value and aim to avoid repeated exposure above 140. Your peak glucose value was 114, which is well below the threshold and a normal peak!

Exposure (squiggly line on meal card). Second, we also want a small area under the curve (AUC). So a quick glucose spike to 150 but a return to pre-meal glucose values within 1 hour of eating is a small area under the curve, but a slow glucose climb to 130 and staying elevated for 4 hours would be a much larger area under the curve. We want glucose to return to pre-meal values within 2-3 hours after eating. You can help monitor your AUC by assessing your meal card AUC values and by checking your standard deviation in the analytics. Your AUC was 42.9- I would say optimally I’m looking for <30, but <50 is still okay!

Stability (triangle on meal card). We also want to avoid major “shifts” in glucose. So it may be possible that after a meal you only went to 130 (which is good!), but your pre-meal value was 70, so that would be quite a big swing. You can monitor this by assessing your delta values, as we always want to strive for a delta <30. Your delta was 33, which is great!!

Recovery (2h score on meal card). Finally, we want glucose to return to pre-meal values within 2-3 hours after eating. Your response was 23, which tells me you were 23 points from baseline value at the 2 hour mark.

What I learned using a Nutrisense CGM:

– Some buffers to prevent a blood sugar spike, especially when you’re having higher-carb meals: take a walk before or after your meal, have some type of protein first, moderate carb intake, and meal timing. Since your insulin sensitivity is better during the day and wanes towards the evening, you may tolerate foods better if consumed in the afternoon instead of late at night. This is absolutely the case for wine with me – if I have it late-afternoon, it doesn’t affect my sleep.

– Whole foods-based carbs do not have a significant effect on me, especially when they’re paired with protein. (Berries, apples, bananas, and oranges didn’t cause a spike, even when I ate them by themselves.) Oatmeal, paleo pancakes, Siete tortillas, and starchy veggies were the same. Refined carbs, on the other hand, did cause a spike. We went to a party at a friend’s house and I had more sweets and refined carbs than usual (plus champagne) and my blood glucose was elevated all night and the following day. It was interesting to see how one meal can affect your insulin sensitivity for the following day.

– Wine spikes my blood sugar, tequila does not. (An important lesson haha.) Both recover fine if I have one glass, but two glasses led to increased levels the following day. This experiment verified the fact that I don’t do well with a ton of alcohol, and it’s been a good reminder to minimize it. (Right now I’m at one or maybe two drinks per week.)

– Also, my body loves tacos, beans, and rice. 🙂 I had my usual Wednesday night Mexican meal with the family and no huge spike.

– Peace of mind. A large percentage of our population is not metabolically flexible, which can impact how we handle stress, injuries, and recover from illness. I was concerned that my last blood test showed a higher fasting glucose, but this was able to verify that it isn’t the case for me normally (my blood test was an outlier) and a good indicator of my metabolic health. That was my main concern going into this and it was a welcomed sigh of relief.

Pros:

 – The RD support was invaluable. I loved having the ability to ask questions, and she did an excellent job about teaching me how to see my patterns, assess my response, and ideal target ranges.

– The app is very well-designed, easy to navigate and use. I liked using the app and found that even as a newbie, I figured it out fairly easily.

Cons:

– I ate a little strangely when I first put it on. It’s like I was afraid to eat anything that would spike it, and eventually I had to tell myself to get over it and eat normally after a couple of days. The data wasn’t going to help me if I only ate protein and vegetables for 14 days. So I had margaritas, tacos, desserts, all of the things I normally eat, so it would provide a true picture. If you have a history with disordered eating, I wouldn’t recommend using this.

 – It was uncomfortable and I ended up taking it off a few days early. (I think it was more the adhesive than the actual sensor.) I recognize the privilege I have to be able to say, “I don’t want to wear this anymore” and remove it, when I have friends out there who depend upon a CGM for survival. Just wanted to put a little note here that I see you. <3 I didn’t sleep well at all for the 11 days I had it attached – it was super light sleep because I was subconsciously worried about rolling onto it and sleeping on it during the night. Also, I was a little shocked by the catheter when the Pilot removed it for me – it’s a teeny plastic tube, but it was longer than I expected lol.

All in all, it was a really valuable experience and I enjoyed having access to all of the data + learning from my Nutrisense RD.

Am I going to attach the second sensor? I think I’ll definitely do it eventually but am taking a break for a couple of weeks. I want to run some more experiments with meal timing and eating certain foods by themselves + in conjunction with other foods.

Any questions about Nutrisense? Is this something you think you would do? If you decide to try it out, you can use the code GINA50 for $50 off 🙂

xo

Gina

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Why I tried Nutrisense (and What I Learned)

For the past week and a half, I tried out Nutrisense and wore a CGM to monitor my glucoses levels. Sharing a recap of my experience here! I was gifted the Nutrisense membership for 1 month to try, and this post is not sponsored. My code to try it out is GINA50 for $50 off  <— not affiliate, just wanted to share a discount with you all.

Hi friends! How’s the week going? Thank you so much for all of the beautiful birthday wishes for P! We had a great day celebrating and capped it off with the requested hibachi dinner. I hope you’re having a wonderful week, too!

For today’s post, I wanted to share a recap of my experience using Nutrisense. I’ve been curious about this company for a while, especially after doing my Inside Tracker bloodwork earlier this year. My fasting glucose levels were a little on the high side, and I was concerned that it may be a deeper problem. I waited it out, and after my good friend Mia posted about using Nutrisense to monitor her blood glucose levels, I knew I wanted to give it a try. I reached out to the company and was excited when they offered me a month to try it out and see how I liked it.

I received the product and was SO nervous to put it on (hi, I’m a giant needle phobe) and waited and waited until Mia said that she’d walk me through the whole process and attach hers at the same time. You can watch the video here and witness the moment I almost started having a panic attack on live video. (She was like, “See, you can see the needle right there” and I turned white.) I really wanted the data, so I took a deep breath and went for it. I’m really glad I did, because having the ability to see my body’s response to different foods was extremely valuable.

(I’m smiling but panicking. Turns out, attaching the CGM was NOTHING like I imagined it would be. It was painless and super easy.)

Why I tried Nutrisense (and What I Learned)

What is Nutrisense and how does it work?

Nutrisense is a program that offers expert guidance in alignment with a Continuous Glucose Monitor (CGM). The CGM tracks your blood glucose at 15-minute intervals throughout the day, so you’re able to see how sleep patterns, diet, exercise, stress, and nutrition impact your blood glucose levels. Continuously elevated glucose can cause inflammation and damage in the body, so it can be helpful to see how your body responds to the factors above, particularly how it recovers. For example, if your blood glucose spikes after a carb-heavy or sugary meal, does it stay elevated? Or does it recover within 2 hours? How high is the spike??  

When you sign up for Nutrisense, your CGM is delivered to you, along with details on how to attach it. (You can watch me do this here!) You’ll attach the CGM and protective patch, download the app, and scan your CGM to start tracking the data. It usually takes about an hour after adding it for your phone to recognize it and start scanning. (You just click “scan” on the app and hold your phone up the the CGM where the camera is located.)

Within the app, you’re initially paired with a Registered Dietitian who can help you interpret the data, make recommendations, and run experiments.

The service starts at $350 for month, and the cost goes down depending on the time commitment. (With a 12-month commitment, it’s $199/month.)

The CGM that Nutrisense uses is the Freestyle Libre and they expire in 14 days. (You app will let you know when your sensor is expiring.)

What type of data do you receive and how do you interpret the data?

Your blood glucose is charted 24/7 and you can see how high gets and how long it takes to stabilize. It can be interesting to see spikes throughout the night how different patterns affect your blood glucose.

I got this from my RD, who messaged me frequently and was always available to answer questions: (this was after a smoothie that caused a higher spike than I expected)

To help provide more context, I want to walk you through what I’m looking at as I assess a glucose response so let’s check out your breakfast on 10/11 as an example (chocolate, smoothie, almond milk):

Peak (^ on your meal card). First, we want to look at the peak glucose value and aim to avoid repeated exposure above 140. Your peak glucose value was 114, which is well below the threshold and a normal peak!

Exposure (squiggly line on meal card). Second, we also want a small area under the curve (AUC). So a quick glucose spike to 150 but a return to pre-meal glucose values within 1 hour of eating is a small area under the curve, but a slow glucose climb to 130 and staying elevated for 4 hours would be a much larger area under the curve. We want glucose to return to pre-meal values within 2-3 hours after eating. You can help monitor your AUC by assessing your meal card AUC values and by checking your standard deviation in the analytics. Your AUC was 42.9- I would say optimally I’m looking for <30, but <50 is still okay!

Stability (triangle on meal card). We also want to avoid major “shifts” in glucose. So it may be possible that after a meal you only went to 130 (which is good!), but your pre-meal value was 70, so that would be quite a big swing. You can monitor this by assessing your delta values, as we always want to strive for a delta <30. Your delta was 33, which is great!!

Recovery (2h score on meal card). Finally, we want glucose to return to pre-meal values within 2-3 hours after eating. Your response was 23, which tells me you were 23 points from baseline value at the 2 hour mark.

What I learned using a Nutrisense CGM:

– Some buffers to prevent a blood sugar spike, especially when you’re having higher-carb meals: take a walk before or after your meal, have some type of protein first, moderate carb intake, and meal timing. Since your insulin sensitivity is better during the day and wanes towards the evening, you may tolerate foods better if consumed in the afternoon instead of late at night. This is absolutely the case for wine with me – if I have it late-afternoon, it doesn’t affect my sleep.

– Whole foods-based carbs do not have a significant effect on me, especially when they’re paired with protein. (Berries, apples, bananas, and oranges didn’t cause a spike, even when I ate them by themselves.) Oatmeal, paleo pancakes, Siete tortillas, and starchy veggies were the same. Refined carbs, on the other hand, did cause a spike. We went to a party at a friend’s house and I had more sweets and refined carbs than usual (plus champagne) and my blood glucose was elevated all night and the following day. It was interesting to see how one meal can affect your insulin sensitivity for the following day.

– Wine spikes my blood sugar, tequila does not. (An important lesson haha.) Both recover fine if I have one glass, but two glasses led to increased levels the following day. This experiment verified the fact that I don’t do well with a ton of alcohol, and it’s been a good reminder to minimize it. (Right now I’m at one or maybe two drinks per week.)

– Also, my body loves tacos, beans, and rice. 🙂 I had my usual Wednesday night Mexican meal with the family and no huge spike.

– Peace of mind. A large percentage of our population is not metabolically flexible, which can impact how we handle stress, injuries, and recover from illness. I was concerned that my last blood test showed a higher fasting glucose, but this was able to verify that it isn’t the case for me normally (my blood test was an outlier) and a good indicator of my metabolic health. That was my main concern going into this and it was a welcomed sigh of relief.

Pros:

 – The RD support was invaluable. I loved having the ability to ask questions, and she did an excellent job about teaching me how to see my patterns, assess my response, and ideal target ranges.

– The app is very well-designed, easy to navigate and use. I liked using the app and found that even as a newbie, I figured it out fairly easily.

Cons:

– I ate a little strangely when I first put it on. It’s like I was afraid to eat anything that would spike it, and eventually I had to tell myself to get over it and eat normally after a couple of days. The data wasn’t going to help me if I only ate protein and vegetables for 14 days. So I had margaritas, tacos, desserts, all of the things I normally eat, so it would provide a true picture. If you have a history with disordered eating, I wouldn’t recommend using this.

 – It was uncomfortable and I ended up taking it off a few days early. (I think it was more the adhesive than the actual sensor.) I recognize the privilege I have to be able to say, “I don’t want to wear this anymore” and remove it, when I have friends out there who depend upon a CGM for survival. Just wanted to put a little note here that I see you. <3 I didn’t sleep well at all for the 11 days I had it attached – it was super light sleep because I was subconsciously worried about rolling onto it and sleeping on it during the night. Also, I was a little shocked by the catheter when the Pilot removed it for me – it’s a teeny plastic tube, but it was longer than I expected lol.

All in all, it was a really valuable experience and I enjoyed having access to all of the data + learning from my Nutrisense RD.

Am I going to attach the second sensor? I think I’ll definitely do it eventually but am taking a break for a couple of weeks. I want to run some more experiments with meal timing and eating certain foods by themselves + in conjunction with other foods.

Any questions about Nutrisense? Is this something you think you would do? If you decide to try it out, you can use the code GINA50 for $50 off 🙂

xo

Gina

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[anamorales]

Why I tried Nutrisense (and What I Learned)

For the past week and a half, I tried out Nutrisense and wore a CGM to monitor my glucoses levels. Sharing a recap of my experience here! I was gifted the Nutrisense membership for 1 month to try, and this post is not sponsored. My code to try it out is GINA50 for $50 off  <— not affiliate, just wanted to share a discount with you all.

Hi friends! How’s the week going? Thank you so much for all of the beautiful birthday wishes for P! We had a great day celebrating and capped it off with the requested hibachi dinner. I hope you’re having a wonderful week, too!

For today’s post, I wanted to share a recap of my experience using Nutrisense. I’ve been curious about this company for a while, especially after doing my Inside Tracker bloodwork earlier this year. My fasting glucose levels were a little on the high side, and I was concerned that it may be a deeper problem. I waited it out, and after my good friend Mia posted about using Nutrisense to monitor her blood glucose levels, I knew I wanted to give it a try. I reached out to the company and was excited when they offered me a month to try it out and see how I liked it.

I received the product and was SO nervous to put it on (hi, I’m a giant needle phobe) and waited and waited until Mia said that she’d walk me through the whole process and attach hers at the same time. You can watch the video here and witness the moment I almost started having a panic attack on live video. (She was like, “See, you can see the needle right there” and I turned white.) I really wanted the data, so I took a deep breath and went for it. I’m really glad I did, because having the ability to see my body’s response to different foods was extremely valuable.

(I’m smiling but panicking. Turns out, attaching the CGM was NOTHING like I imagined it would be. It was painless and super easy.)

Why I tried Nutrisense (and What I Learned)

What is Nutrisense and how does it work?

Nutrisense is a program that offers expert guidance in alignment with a Continuous Glucose Monitor (CGM). The CGM tracks your blood glucose at 15-minute intervals throughout the day, so you’re able to see how sleep patterns, diet, exercise, stress, and nutrition impact your blood glucose levels. Continuously elevated glucose can cause inflammation and damage in the body, so it can be helpful to see how your body responds to the factors above, particularly how it recovers. For example, if your blood glucose spikes after a carb-heavy or sugary meal, does it stay elevated? Or does it recover within 2 hours? How high is the spike??  

When you sign up for Nutrisense, your CGM is delivered to you, along with details on how to attach it. (You can watch me do this here!) You’ll attach the CGM and protective patch, download the app, and scan your CGM to start tracking the data. It usually takes about an hour after adding it for your phone to recognize it and start scanning. (You just click “scan” on the app and hold your phone up the the CGM where the camera is located.)

Within the app, you’re initially paired with a Registered Dietitian who can help you interpret the data, make recommendations, and run experiments.

The service starts at $350 for month, and the cost goes down depending on the time commitment. (With a 12-month commitment, it’s $199/month.)

The CGM that Nutrisense uses is the Freestyle Libre and they expire in 14 days. (You app will let you know when your sensor is expiring.)

What type of data do you receive and how do you interpret the data?

Your blood glucose is charted 24/7 and you can see how high gets and how long it takes to stabilize. It can be interesting to see spikes throughout the night how different patterns affect your blood glucose.

I got this from my RD, who messaged me frequently and was always available to answer questions: (this was after a smoothie that caused a higher spike than I expected)

To help provide more context, I want to walk you through what I’m looking at as I assess a glucose response so let’s check out your breakfast on 10/11 as an example (chocolate, smoothie, almond milk):

Peak (^ on your meal card). First, we want to look at the peak glucose value and aim to avoid repeated exposure above 140. Your peak glucose value was 114, which is well below the threshold and a normal peak!

Exposure (squiggly line on meal card). Second, we also want a small area under the curve (AUC). So a quick glucose spike to 150 but a return to pre-meal glucose values within 1 hour of eating is a small area under the curve, but a slow glucose climb to 130 and staying elevated for 4 hours would be a much larger area under the curve. We want glucose to return to pre-meal values within 2-3 hours after eating. You can help monitor your AUC by assessing your meal card AUC values and by checking your standard deviation in the analytics. Your AUC was 42.9- I would say optimally I’m looking for <30, but <50 is still okay!

Stability (triangle on meal card). We also want to avoid major “shifts” in glucose. So it may be possible that after a meal you only went to 130 (which is good!), but your pre-meal value was 70, so that would be quite a big swing. You can monitor this by assessing your delta values, as we always want to strive for a delta <30. Your delta was 33, which is great!!

Recovery (2h score on meal card). Finally, we want glucose to return to pre-meal values within 2-3 hours after eating. Your response was 23, which tells me you were 23 points from baseline value at the 2 hour mark.

What I learned using a Nutrisense CGM:

– Some buffers to prevent a blood sugar spike, especially when you’re having higher-carb meals: take a walk before or after your meal, have some type of protein first, moderate carb intake, and meal timing. Since your insulin sensitivity is better during the day and wanes towards the evening, you may tolerate foods better if consumed in the afternoon instead of late at night. This is absolutely the case for wine with me – if I have it late-afternoon, it doesn’t affect my sleep.

– Whole foods-based carbs do not have a significant effect on me, especially when they’re paired with protein. (Berries, apples, bananas, and oranges didn’t cause a spike, even when I ate them by themselves.) Oatmeal, paleo pancakes, Siete tortillas, and starchy veggies were the same. Refined carbs, on the other hand, did cause a spike. We went to a party at a friend’s house and I had more sweets and refined carbs than usual (plus champagne) and my blood glucose was elevated all night and the following day. It was interesting to see how one meal can affect your insulin sensitivity for the following day.

– Wine spikes my blood sugar, tequila does not. (An important lesson haha.) Both recover fine if I have one glass, but two glasses led to increased levels the following day. This experiment verified the fact that I don’t do well with a ton of alcohol, and it’s been a good reminder to minimize it. (Right now I’m at one or maybe two drinks per week.)

– Also, my body loves tacos, beans, and rice. 🙂 I had my usual Wednesday night Mexican meal with the family and no huge spike.

– Peace of mind. A large percentage of our population is not metabolically flexible, which can impact how we handle stress, injuries, and recover from illness. I was concerned that my last blood test showed a higher fasting glucose, but this was able to verify that it isn’t the case for me normally (my blood test was an outlier) and a good indicator of my metabolic health. That was my main concern going into this and it was a welcomed sigh of relief.

Pros:

 – The RD support was invaluable. I loved having the ability to ask questions, and she did an excellent job about teaching me how to see my patterns, assess my response, and ideal target ranges.

– The app is very well-designed, easy to navigate and use. I liked using the app and found that even as a newbie, I figured it out fairly easily.

Cons:

– I ate a little strangely when I first put it on. It’s like I was afraid to eat anything that would spike it, and eventually I had to tell myself to get over it and eat normally after a couple of days. The data wasn’t going to help me if I only ate protein and vegetables for 14 days. So I had margaritas, tacos, desserts, all of the things I normally eat, so it would provide a true picture. If you have a history with disordered eating, I wouldn’t recommend using this.

 – It was uncomfortable and I ended up taking it off a few days early. (I think it was more the adhesive than the actual sensor.) I recognize the privilege I have to be able to say, “I don’t want to wear this anymore” and remove it, when I have friends out there who depend upon a CGM for survival. Just wanted to put a little note here that I see you. <3 I didn’t sleep well at all for the 11 days I had it attached – it was super light sleep because I was subconsciously worried about rolling onto it and sleeping on it during the night. Also, I was a little shocked by the catheter when the Pilot removed it for me – it’s a teeny plastic tube, but it was longer than I expected lol.

All in all, it was a really valuable experience and I enjoyed having access to all of the data + learning from my Nutrisense RD.

Am I going to attach the second sensor? I think I’ll definitely do it eventually but am taking a break for a couple of weeks. I want to run some more experiments with meal timing and eating certain foods by themselves + in conjunction with other foods.

Any questions about Nutrisense? Is this something you think you would do? If you decide to try it out, you can use the code GINA50 for $50 off 🙂

xo

Gina

The post Why I tried Nutrisense (and What I Learned) appeared first on The Fitnessista.

Why I tried Nutrisense (and What I Learned) published first on https://immigrationways.tumblr.com/

[anamorales]

Why I tried Nutrisense (and What I Learned)

For the past week and a half, I tried out Nutrisense and wore a CGM to monitor my glucoses levels. Sharing a recap of my experience here! I was gifted the Nutrisense membership for 1 month to try, and this post is not sponsored. My code to try it out is GINA50 for $50 off  <— not affiliate, just wanted to share a discount with you all.

Hi friends! How’s the week going? Thank you so much for all of the beautiful birthday wishes for P! We had a great day celebrating and capped it off with the requested hibachi dinner. I hope you’re having a wonderful week, too!

For today’s post, I wanted to share a recap of my experience using Nutrisense. I’ve been curious about this company for a while, especially after doing my Inside Tracker bloodwork earlier this year. My fasting glucose levels were a little on the high side, and I was concerned that it may be a deeper problem. I waited it out, and after my good friend Mia posted about using Nutrisense to monitor her blood glucose levels, I knew I wanted to give it a try. I reached out to the company and was excited when they offered me a month to try it out and see how I liked it.

I received the product and was SO nervous to put it on (hi, I’m a giant needle phobe) and waited and waited until Mia said that she’d walk me through the whole process and attach hers at the same time. You can watch the video here and witness the moment I almost started having a panic attack on live video. (She was like, “See, you can see the needle right there” and I turned white.) I really wanted the data, so I took a deep breath and went for it. I’m really glad I did, because having the ability to see my body’s response to different foods was extremely valuable.

(I’m smiling but panicking. Turns out, attaching the CGM was NOTHING like I imagined it would be. It was painless and super easy.)

Why I tried Nutrisense (and What I Learned)

What is Nutrisense and how does it work?

Nutrisense is a program that offers expert guidance in alignment with a Continuous Glucose Monitor (CGM). The CGM tracks your blood glucose at 15-minute intervals throughout the day, so you’re able to see how sleep patterns, diet, exercise, stress, and nutrition impact your blood glucose levels. Continuously elevated glucose can cause inflammation and damage in the body, so it can be helpful to see how your body responds to the factors above, particularly how it recovers. For example, if your blood glucose spikes after a carb-heavy or sugary meal, does it stay elevated? Or does it recover within 2 hours? How high is the spike??  

When you sign up for Nutrisense, your CGM is delivered to you, along with details on how to attach it. (You can watch me do this here!) You’ll attach the CGM and protective patch, download the app, and scan your CGM to start tracking the data. It usually takes about an hour after adding it for your phone to recognize it and start scanning. (You just click “scan” on the app and hold your phone up the the CGM where the camera is located.)

Within the app, you’re initially paired with a Registered Dietitian who can help you interpret the data, make recommendations, and run experiments.

The service starts at $350 for month, and the cost goes down depending on the time commitment. (With a 12-month commitment, it’s $199/month.)

The CGM that Nutrisense uses is the Freestyle Libre and they expire in 14 days. (You app will let you know when your sensor is expiring.)

What type of data do you receive and how do you interpret the data?

Your blood glucose is charted 24/7 and you can see how high gets and how long it takes to stabilize. It can be interesting to see spikes throughout the night how different patterns affect your blood glucose.

I got this from my RD, who messaged me frequently and was always available to answer questions: (this was after a smoothie that caused a higher spike than I expected)

To help provide more context, I want to walk you through what I’m looking at as I assess a glucose response so let’s check out your breakfast on 10/11 as an example (chocolate, smoothie, almond milk):

Peak (^ on your meal card). First, we want to look at the peak glucose value and aim to avoid repeated exposure above 140. Your peak glucose value was 114, which is well below the threshold and a normal peak!

Exposure (squiggly line on meal card). Second, we also want a small area under the curve (AUC). So a quick glucose spike to 150 but a return to pre-meal glucose values within 1 hour of eating is a small area under the curve, but a slow glucose climb to 130 and staying elevated for 4 hours would be a much larger area under the curve. We want glucose to return to pre-meal values within 2-3 hours after eating. You can help monitor your AUC by assessing your meal card AUC values and by checking your standard deviation in the analytics. Your AUC was 42.9- I would say optimally I’m looking for <30, but <50 is still okay!

Stability (triangle on meal card). We also want to avoid major “shifts” in glucose. So it may be possible that after a meal you only went to 130 (which is good!), but your pre-meal value was 70, so that would be quite a big swing. You can monitor this by assessing your delta values, as we always want to strive for a delta <30. Your delta was 33, which is great!!

Recovery (2h score on meal card). Finally, we want glucose to return to pre-meal values within 2-3 hours after eating. Your response was 23, which tells me you were 23 points from baseline value at the 2 hour mark.

What I learned using a Nutrisense CGM:

– Some buffers to prevent a blood sugar spike, especially when you’re having higher-carb meals: take a walk before or after your meal, have some type of protein first, moderate carb intake, and meal timing. Since your insulin sensitivity is better during the day and wanes towards the evening, you may tolerate foods better if consumed in the afternoon instead of late at night. This is absolutely the case for wine with me – if I have it late-afternoon, it doesn’t affect my sleep.

– Whole foods-based carbs do not have a significant effect on me, especially when they’re paired with protein. (Berries, apples, bananas, and oranges didn’t cause a spike, even when I ate them by themselves.) Oatmeal, paleo pancakes, Siete tortillas, and starchy veggies were the same. Refined carbs, on the other hand, did cause a spike. We went to a party at a friend’s house and I had more sweets and refined carbs than usual (plus champagne) and my blood glucose was elevated all night and the following day. It was interesting to see how one meal can affect your insulin sensitivity for the following day.

– Wine spikes my blood sugar, tequila does not. (An important lesson haha.) Both recover fine if I have one glass, but two glasses led to increased levels the following day. This experiment verified the fact that I don’t do well with a ton of alcohol, and it’s been a good reminder to minimize it. (Right now I’m at one or maybe two drinks per week.)

– Also, my body loves tacos, beans, and rice. 🙂 I had my usual Wednesday night Mexican meal with the family and no huge spike.

– Peace of mind. A large percentage of our population is not metabolically flexible, which can impact how we handle stress, injuries, and recover from illness. I was concerned that my last blood test showed a higher fasting glucose, but this was able to verify that it isn’t the case for me normally (my blood test was an outlier) and a good indicator of my metabolic health. That was my main concern going into this and it was a welcomed sigh of relief.

Pros:

 – The RD support was invaluable. I loved having the ability to ask questions, and she did an excellent job about teaching me how to see my patterns, assess my response, and ideal target ranges.

– The app is very well-designed, easy to navigate and use. I liked using the app and found that even as a newbie, I figured it out fairly easily.

Cons:

– I ate a little strangely when I first put it on. It’s like I was afraid to eat anything that would spike it, and eventually I had to tell myself to get over it and eat normally after a couple of days. The data wasn’t going to help me if I only ate protein and vegetables for 14 days. So I had margaritas, tacos, desserts, all of the things I normally eat, so it would provide a true picture. If you have a history with disordered eating, I wouldn’t recommend using this.

 – It was uncomfortable and I ended up taking it off a few days early. (I think it was more the adhesive than the actual sensor.) I recognize the privilege I have to be able to say, “I don’t want to wear this anymore” and remove it, when I have friends out there who depend upon a CGM for survival. Just wanted to put a little note here that I see you. <3 I didn’t sleep well at all for the 11 days I had it attached – it was super light sleep because I was subconsciously worried about rolling onto it and sleeping on it during the night. Also, I was a little shocked by the catheter when the Pilot removed it for me – it’s a teeny plastic tube, but it was longer than I expected lol.

All in all, it was a really valuable experience and I enjoyed having access to all of the data + learning from my Nutrisense RD.

Am I going to attach the second sensor? I think I’ll definitely do it eventually but am taking a break for a couple of weeks. I want to run some more experiments with meal timing and eating certain foods by themselves + in conjunction with other foods.

Any questions about Nutrisense? Is this something you think you would do? If you decide to try it out, you can use the code GINA50 for $50 off 🙂

xo

Gina

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Why I tried Nutrisense (and What I Learned)

For the past week and a half, I tried out Nutrisense and wore a CGM to monitor my glucoses levels. Sharing a recap of my experience here! I was gifted the Nutrisense membership for 1 month to try, and this post is not sponsored. My code to try it out is GINA50 for $50 off  <— not affiliate, just wanted to share a discount with you all.

Hi friends! How’s the week going? Thank you so much for all of the beautiful birthday wishes for P! We had a great day celebrating and capped it off with the requested hibachi dinner. I hope you’re having a wonderful week, too!

For today’s post, I wanted to share a recap of my experience using Nutrisense. I’ve been curious about this company for a while, especially after doing my Inside Tracker bloodwork earlier this year. My fasting glucose levels were a little on the high side, and I was concerned that it may be a deeper problem. I waited it out, and after my good friend Mia posted about using Nutrisense to monitor her blood glucose levels, I knew I wanted to give it a try. I reached out to the company and was excited when they offered me a month to try it out and see how I liked it.

I received the product and was SO nervous to put it on (hi, I’m a giant needle phobe) and waited and waited until Mia said that she’d walk me through the whole process and attach hers at the same time. You can watch the video here and witness the moment I almost started having a panic attack on live video. (She was like, “See, you can see the needle right there” and I turned white.) I really wanted the data, so I took a deep breath and went for it. I’m really glad I did, because having the ability to see my body’s response to different foods was extremely valuable.

(I’m smiling but panicking. Turns out, attaching the CGM was NOTHING like I imagined it would be. It was painless and super easy.)

Why I tried Nutrisense (and What I Learned)

What is Nutrisense and how does it work?

Nutrisense is a program that offers expert guidance in alignment with a Continuous Glucose Monitor (CGM). The CGM tracks your blood glucose at 15-minute intervals throughout the day, so you’re able to see how sleep patterns, diet, exercise, stress, and nutrition impact your blood glucose levels. Continuously elevated glucose can cause inflammation and damage in the body, so it can be helpful to see how your body responds to the factors above, particularly how it recovers. For example, if your blood glucose spikes after a carb-heavy or sugary meal, does it stay elevated? Or does it recover within 2 hours? How high is the spike??  

When you sign up for Nutrisense, your CGM is delivered to you, along with details on how to attach it. (You can watch me do this here!) You’ll attach the CGM and protective patch, download the app, and scan your CGM to start tracking the data. It usually takes about an hour after adding it for your phone to recognize it and start scanning. (You just click “scan” on the app and hold your phone up the the CGM where the camera is located.)

Within the app, you’re initially paired with a Registered Dietitian who can help you interpret the data, make recommendations, and run experiments.

The service starts at $350 for month, and the cost goes down depending on the time commitment. (With a 12-month commitment, it’s $199/month.)

The CGM that Nutrisense uses is the Freestyle Libre and they expire in 14 days. (You app will let you know when your sensor is expiring.)

What type of data do you receive and how do you interpret the data?

Your blood glucose is charted 24/7 and you can see how high gets and how long it takes to stabilize. It can be interesting to see spikes throughout the night how different patterns affect your blood glucose.

I got this from my RD, who messaged me frequently and was always available to answer questions: (this was after a smoothie that caused a higher spike than I expected)

To help provide more context, I want to walk you through what I’m looking at as I assess a glucose response so let’s check out your breakfast on 10/11 as an example (chocolate, smoothie, almond milk):

Peak (^ on your meal card). First, we want to look at the peak glucose value and aim to avoid repeated exposure above 140. Your peak glucose value was 114, which is well below the threshold and a normal peak!

Exposure (squiggly line on meal card). Second, we also want a small area under the curve (AUC). So a quick glucose spike to 150 but a return to pre-meal glucose values within 1 hour of eating is a small area under the curve, but a slow glucose climb to 130 and staying elevated for 4 hours would be a much larger area under the curve. We want glucose to return to pre-meal values within 2-3 hours after eating. You can help monitor your AUC by assessing your meal card AUC values and by checking your standard deviation in the analytics. Your AUC was 42.9- I would say optimally I’m looking for <30, but <50 is still okay!

Stability (triangle on meal card). We also want to avoid major “shifts” in glucose. So it may be possible that after a meal you only went to 130 (which is good!), but your pre-meal value was 70, so that would be quite a big swing. You can monitor this by assessing your delta values, as we always want to strive for a delta <30. Your delta was 33, which is great!!

Recovery (2h score on meal card). Finally, we want glucose to return to pre-meal values within 2-3 hours after eating. Your response was 23, which tells me you were 23 points from baseline value at the 2 hour mark.

What I learned using a Nutrisense CGM:

– Some buffers to prevent a blood sugar spike, especially when you’re having higher-carb meals: take a walk before or after your meal, have some type of protein first, moderate carb intake, and meal timing. Since your insulin sensitivity is better during the day and wanes towards the evening, you may tolerate foods better if consumed in the afternoon instead of late at night. This is absolutely the case for wine with me – if I have it late-afternoon, it doesn’t affect my sleep.

– Whole foods-based carbs do not have a significant effect on me, especially when they’re paired with protein. (Berries, apples, bananas, and oranges didn’t cause a spike, even when I ate them by themselves.) Oatmeal, paleo pancakes, Siete tortillas, and starchy veggies were the same. Refined carbs, on the other hand, did cause a spike. We went to a party at a friend’s house and I had more sweets and refined carbs than usual (plus champagne) and my blood glucose was elevated all night and the following day. It was interesting to see how one meal can affect your insulin sensitivity for the following day.

– Wine spikes my blood sugar, tequila does not. (An important lesson haha.) Both recover fine if I have one glass, but two glasses led to increased levels the following day. This experiment verified the fact that I don’t do well with a ton of alcohol, and it’s been a good reminder to minimize it. (Right now I’m at one or maybe two drinks per week.)

– Also, my body loves tacos, beans, and rice. 🙂 I had my usual Wednesday night Mexican meal with the family and no huge spike.

– Peace of mind. A large percentage of our population is not metabolically flexible, which can impact how we handle stress, injuries, and recover from illness. I was concerned that my last blood test showed a higher fasting glucose, but this was able to verify that it isn’t the case for me normally (my blood test was an outlier) and a good indicator of my metabolic health. That was my main concern going into this and it was a welcomed sigh of relief.

Pros:

 – The RD support was invaluable. I loved having the ability to ask questions, and she did an excellent job about teaching me how to see my patterns, assess my response, and ideal target ranges.

– The app is very well-designed, easy to navigate and use. I liked using the app and found that even as a newbie, I figured it out fairly easily.

Cons:

– I ate a little strangely when I first put it on. It’s like I was afraid to eat anything that would spike it, and eventually I had to tell myself to get over it and eat normally after a couple of days. The data wasn’t going to help me if I only ate protein and vegetables for 14 days. So I had margaritas, tacos, desserts, all of the things I normally eat, so it would provide a true picture. If you have a history with disordered eating, I wouldn’t recommend using this.

 – It was uncomfortable and I ended up taking it off a few days early. (I think it was more the adhesive than the actual sensor.) I recognize the privilege I have to be able to say, “I don’t want to wear this anymore” and remove it, when I have friends out there who depend upon a CGM for survival. Just wanted to put a little note here that I see you. <3 I didn’t sleep well at all for the 11 days I had it attached – it was super light sleep because I was subconsciously worried about rolling onto it and sleeping on it during the night. Also, I was a little shocked by the catheter when the Pilot removed it for me – it’s a teeny plastic tube, but it was longer than I expected lol.

All in all, it was a really valuable experience and I enjoyed having access to all of the data + learning from my Nutrisense RD.

Am I going to attach the second sensor? I think I’ll definitely do it eventually but am taking a break for a couple of weeks. I want to run some more experiments with meal timing and eating certain foods by themselves + in conjunction with other foods.

Any questions about Nutrisense? Is this something you think you would do? If you decide to try it out, you can use the code GINA50 for $50 off 🙂

xo

Gina

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Why I tried Nutrisense (and What I Learned)

For the past week and a half, I tried out Nutrisense and wore a CGM to monitor my glucoses levels. Sharing a recap of my experience here! I was gifted the Nutrisense membership for 1 month to try, and this post is not sponsored. My code to try it out is GINA50 for $50 off  <— not affiliate, just wanted to share a discount with you all.

Hi friends! How’s the week going? Thank you so much for all of the beautiful birthday wishes for P! We had a great day celebrating and capped it off with the requested hibachi dinner. I hope you’re having a wonderful week, too!

For today’s post, I wanted to share a recap of my experience using Nutrisense. I’ve been curious about this company for a while, especially after doing my Inside Tracker bloodwork earlier this year. My fasting glucose levels were a little on the high side, and I was concerned that it may be a deeper problem. I waited it out, and after my good friend Mia posted about using Nutrisense to monitor her blood glucose levels, I knew I wanted to give it a try. I reached out to the company and was excited when they offered me a month to try it out and see how I liked it.

I received the product and was SO nervous to put it on (hi, I’m a giant needle phobe) and waited and waited until Mia said that she’d walk me through the whole process and attach hers at the same time. You can watch the video here and witness the moment I almost started having a panic attack on live video. (She was like, “See, you can see the needle right there” and I turned white.) I really wanted the data, so I took a deep breath and went for it. I’m really glad I did, because having the ability to see my body’s response to different foods was extremely valuable.

(I’m smiling but panicking. Turns out, attaching the CGM was NOTHING like I imagined it would be. It was painless and super easy.)

Why I tried Nutrisense (and What I Learned)

What is Nutrisense and how does it work?

Nutrisense is a program that offers expert guidance in alignment with a Continuous Glucose Monitor (CGM). The CGM tracks your blood glucose at 15-minute intervals throughout the day, so you’re able to see how sleep patterns, diet, exercise, stress, and nutrition impact your blood glucose levels. Continuously elevated glucose can cause inflammation and damage in the body, so it can be helpful to see how your body responds to the factors above, particularly how it recovers. For example, if your blood glucose spikes after a carb-heavy or sugary meal, does it stay elevated? Or does it recover within 2 hours? How high is the spike??  

When you sign up for Nutrisense, your CGM is delivered to you, along with details on how to attach it. (You can watch me do this here!) You’ll attach the CGM and protective patch, download the app, and scan your CGM to start tracking the data. It usually takes about an hour after adding it for your phone to recognize it and start scanning. (You just click “scan” on the app and hold your phone up the the CGM where the camera is located.)

Within the app, you’re initially paired with a Registered Dietitian who can help you interpret the data, make recommendations, and run experiments.

The service starts at $350 for month, and the cost goes down depending on the time commitment. (With a 12-month commitment, it’s $199/month.)

The CGM that Nutrisense uses is the Freestyle Libre and they expire in 14 days. (You app will let you know when your sensor is expiring.)

What type of data do you receive and how do you interpret the data?

Your blood glucose is charted 24/7 and you can see how high gets and how long it takes to stabilize. It can be interesting to see spikes throughout the night how different patterns affect your blood glucose.

I got this from my RD, who messaged me frequently and was always available to answer questions: (this was after a smoothie that caused a higher spike than I expected)

To help provide more context, I want to walk you through what I’m looking at as I assess a glucose response so let’s check out your breakfast on 10/11 as an example (chocolate, smoothie, almond milk):

Peak (^ on your meal card). First, we want to look at the peak glucose value and aim to avoid repeated exposure above 140. Your peak glucose value was 114, which is well below the threshold and a normal peak!

Exposure (squiggly line on meal card). Second, we also want a small area under the curve (AUC). So a quick glucose spike to 150 but a return to pre-meal glucose values within 1 hour of eating is a small area under the curve, but a slow glucose climb to 130 and staying elevated for 4 hours would be a much larger area under the curve. We want glucose to return to pre-meal values within 2-3 hours after eating. You can help monitor your AUC by assessing your meal card AUC values and by checking your standard deviation in the analytics. Your AUC was 42.9- I would say optimally I’m looking for <30, but <50 is still okay!

Stability (triangle on meal card). We also want to avoid major “shifts” in glucose. So it may be possible that after a meal you only went to 130 (which is good!), but your pre-meal value was 70, so that would be quite a big swing. You can monitor this by assessing your delta values, as we always want to strive for a delta <30. Your delta was 33, which is great!!

Recovery (2h score on meal card). Finally, we want glucose to return to pre-meal values within 2-3 hours after eating. Your response was 23, which tells me you were 23 points from baseline value at the 2 hour mark.

What I learned using a Nutrisense CGM:

– Some buffers to prevent a blood sugar spike, especially when you’re having higher-carb meals: take a walk before or after your meal, have some type of protein first, moderate carb intake, and meal timing. Since your insulin sensitivity is better during the day and wanes towards the evening, you may tolerate foods better if consumed in the afternoon instead of late at night. This is absolutely the case for wine with me – if I have it late-afternoon, it doesn’t affect my sleep.

– Whole foods-based carbs do not have a significant effect on me, especially when they’re paired with protein. (Berries, apples, bananas, and oranges didn’t cause a spike, even when I ate them by themselves.) Oatmeal, paleo pancakes, Siete tortillas, and starchy veggies were the same. Refined carbs, on the other hand, did cause a spike. We went to a party at a friend’s house and I had more sweets and refined carbs than usual (plus champagne) and my blood glucose was elevated all night and the following day. It was interesting to see how one meal can affect your insulin sensitivity for the following day.

– Wine spikes my blood sugar, tequila does not. (An important lesson haha.) Both recover fine if I have one glass, but two glasses led to increased levels the following day. This experiment verified the fact that I don’t do well with a ton of alcohol, and it’s been a good reminder to minimize it. (Right now I’m at one or maybe two drinks per week.)

– Also, my body loves tacos, beans, and rice. 🙂 I had my usual Wednesday night Mexican meal with the family and no huge spike.

– Peace of mind. A large percentage of our population is not metabolically flexible, which can impact how we handle stress, injuries, and recover from illness. I was concerned that my last blood test showed a higher fasting glucose, but this was able to verify that it isn’t the case for me normally (my blood test was an outlier) and a good indicator of my metabolic health. That was my main concern going into this and it was a welcomed sigh of relief.

Pros:

 – The RD support was invaluable. I loved having the ability to ask questions, and she did an excellent job about teaching me how to see my patterns, assess my response, and ideal target ranges.

– The app is very well-designed, easy to navigate and use. I liked using the app and found that even as a newbie, I figured it out fairly easily.

Cons:

– I ate a little strangely when I first put it on. It’s like I was afraid to eat anything that would spike it, and eventually I had to tell myself to get over it and eat normally after a couple of days. The data wasn’t going to help me if I only ate protein and vegetables for 14 days. So I had margaritas, tacos, desserts, all of the things I normally eat, so it would provide a true picture. If you have a history with disordered eating, I wouldn’t recommend using this.

 – It was uncomfortable and I ended up taking it off a few days early. (I think it was more the adhesive than the actual sensor.) I recognize the privilege I have to be able to say, “I don’t want to wear this anymore” and remove it, when I have friends out there who depend upon a CGM for survival. Just wanted to put a little note here that I see you. <3 I didn’t sleep well at all for the 11 days I had it attached – it was super light sleep because I was subconsciously worried about rolling onto it and sleeping on it during the night. Also, I was a little shocked by the catheter when the Pilot removed it for me – it’s a teeny plastic tube, but it was longer than I expected lol.

All in all, it was a really valuable experience and I enjoyed having access to all of the data + learning from my Nutrisense RD.

Am I going to attach the second sensor? I think I’ll definitely do it eventually but am taking a break for a couple of weeks. I want to run some more experiments with meal timing and eating certain foods by themselves + in conjunction with other foods.

Any questions about Nutrisense? Is this something you think you would do? If you decide to try it out, you can use the code GINA50 for $50 off 🙂

xo

Gina

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4 Trik Memilih Sofa untuk Ruang Tamu Minimalis

Melengkapi hunian masa kini, sofa minimalis modern merupakan salah satu furniture favorit masyarakat millenials. Dimana sofa nantinya akan menjadi salah satu perabotan utama di ruang tamu. Maka dari itu, pemilihan sofa dapat berpengaruh besar terhadap suasana ruang tamu atau ruang keluarga anda. Jadi, sebaiknya anda tidak asal pilih dan ikuti beberapa trik berikut ini.

  Tips Memilih Sofa untuk Hunian Modern

Pilih Sofa Minimalis

Untuk ruang tamu yang tidak begitu luas, tentunya sofa minimalis akan menjadi pilihan yang tepat. Sebab sofa minimalis umumnya mempunyai ukuran yang jauh lebih kecil bila dibandingkan dengan sofa biasa. Kesan minimalis bisa anda dapatkan dengan memilih sofa yang mempunyai dua atau tiga dudukan saja.

Memperkuat kesan minimalis, anda bisa memadukan kursi sofa dengan dua atau tiga dudukan tersebut bersama meja kecil. Sehingga keberadaan dari perabotan perabotan ini nantinya tidak memberi kesan ruangan yang penuh sesak. Sebab keberadaan sofa pada dasarnya menjadi hal yang wajib di tiap rumah saat ini.

  Gunakan Aksen Warna Netral

Dalam memilih sofa minimalis modern, ada baiknya anda menjatuhkan pilihan pada kursi sofa yang mempunyai warna netral. Sebab penggunaan netral ini menjadi salah satu trik yang paling ampuh dalam mendesain ruang tamu yang sempit. Ruang tamu anda akan terasa lebih luas dengan pemilihan warna yang tepat.

Selain itu, pemilihan warna yang tepat juga akan membangun aura positif di rumah anda. Sehingga hal tersebut tentunya akan sangat berpengaruh terhadap mood pemilik rumah maupun tamu yang datang berkunjung. Beberapa warna sofa netral yang bisa anda pilih yaitu abu, krem, coklat, ataupun putih.

  Hindari Menggunakan Sofa Berbentuk Bulat

Untuk ruang tamu yang sempit, sangat penting untuk menggunakan sofa dengan bentuk yang sesuai agar tidak membuat ruangan terkesan lebih kecil. Dalam hal ini, sebaiknya anda menghindari menggunakan sofa yang berbentuk bulat atau melingkar. Sebab bentuk seperti itu akan memakan banyak tempat sehingga ruangan pun terasa lebih penuh.

Sebagai alternatif, anda bisa menggunakan sofa memanjang dengan bentuk L. Letakkan sofa di bagian sudut ruang tamu agar kesan lapang tercipta pada ruangan. Selain menciptakan kesan lapang dan luas, sofa berbentuk L ini juga mampu menyediakan ruangan yang cukup banyak untuk menampung hingga 4 sampai 5 orang. Nantinya anda bisa meletakkan meja kecil di depannya sebagai pemanis.

  Perhatikan Material Lapisan Sofa

Tidak hanya bentuknya saja, anda juga perlu memperhatikan material lapisan sofa minimalis modern sebelum memutuskan untuk membelinya. Bahan lapisan yang memiliki tekstur pelapis berkualitas akan mempengaruhi posisi lebar ruangan. Umumnya, sofa dengan bahan kulit menjadi pilihan yang populer digunakan.

Itulah beberapa trik yang bisa anda terapkan dalam memilih sofa minimalis untuk ruang tamu sempit. Anda bisa memilih sofa minimalis modern seperti ini di Cellini, yang menghadirkan banyak pilihan sofa untuk hunian modern. Dengan desain dan material yang berkualitas, suasana positif pastinya akan terbangun pada ruangan di rumah anda.

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Keuntungan Menggunakan Software Akuntansi yang Perlu Dipertimbangkan

Menggunakan alat canggih memang memiliki tujuan utama untuk memudahkan segala pekerjaan. Begitu juga dengan software Akuntansi yang akan membantu anda dalam menjalankan bisnis. Terutama ketika anda memiliki bisnis menengah atau besar yang artinya semakin banyak akuntansinya. Dan ada beberapa keuntungan lainnya yang juga bisa anda dapatkan.

  Keuntungan Jika Menggunakan Perangkat Lunak Akuntansi

Menghemat tenaga dan Waktu

Keuntungan pertama tentu saja bisa membuat anda lebih hemat waktu serta tenaga anda. Jika sebelumnya dengan pembukuan manual anda membutuhkan waktu lama dan ketelitian tingkat tinggi. Dokumen akuntansi harus dikerjakan satu satu, sementara jika dengan aplikasi akan bisa dilakukan bersamaan. Karena sudah ada fitur fitur yang disediakan agar memungkinkan hal ini.

Meminimalisir Resiko Kesalahan

Sistem akuntansi secara manual rentan akan salah, baik kesalahan pencatatan sampai transaksi. Imbasnya harus melakukan penghitungan ulang atau mengecek kembali dimana salahnya. Yang tentunya membutuhkan waktu yang tidak sebentar. Berbeda jika anda menggunakan sistem komputerisasi yang bisa meminimalisir adanya kesalahan.

Dalam software akuntansi, anda juga bisa mengatur keuangan yang sesuai dengan kebutuhan dan perhitungan. Misalnya pemotongan pajak, suku bunga hingga perhitungan lainnya. Nantinya akan dihitung secara otomatis yang lebih akurat dibandingkan dengan menghitung secara manual. Jika Pun ada kesalahan juga akan mudah untuk melakukan pengecekan.

Memudahkan Pengelolaan Keuangan

Semua hal yang berkaitan dengan finansial perusahaan akan tercatat. Perusahaan yang sehat adalah perusahaan yang memiliki catatan keuangan yang baik. Dan mengelola keuangan bukanlah pekerjaan yang mudah. Sementara dengan software anda bisa memasukkan jumlah maksimal pengeluaran perusahaan, sehingga lebih mudah.

Menariknya lagi, semua proses biaya keluar dan masuk akan secara otomatis terupdate dengan real time. Dimanapun anda berada, anda bisa langsung melihat laporan keuangan tersebut. Sehingga anda tak harus selalu berada di kantor, cukup pastikan anda memiliki perangkat yang sudah terkoneksi dengan software tersebut, maka sudah bisa memantau keuangan perusahaan.

Menghemat Biaya

Yang perlu anda pertimbangkan lagi, anda juga bisa menghemat biaya pengeluaran kantor. Jika sebelumnya dalam penyusunan laporan dibutuhkan banyak orang agar lebih cepat. Saat ini proses input bisa dilakukan bersamaan oleh sistem pada software akuntansi. Artinya anda tak perlu menambah pekerja untuk mengurus hal ini.

Pembelian software juga hanya dilakukan sekali saja dan bisa digunakan dalam jangka waktu yang panjang. Jikapun dibutuhkan biaya tambahan, jumlahnya tak akan terlalu besar. Berbeda dengan akuntansi manual yang harus dicatat dan laporan juga dicetak. Penyimpanan berkas juga lebih aman dan bisa anda buka kapan saja.

Keuntungan yang ditawarkan oleh perangkat lunak akuntansi memang banyak. Walaupun tetap bisa mengalami kesalahan sistem, jika anda memilih software yang terbaik tentu akan lebih sedikit kesalahannya. Anda bisa menyesuaikan dengan kebutuhan di perusahaan anda. Apabila masih penasaran, kunjungi saja soltius.id untuk dapatkan informasi lebih lengkap.

Informasi lengkap : https://www.soltius.co.id/id/blog/mengenal-software-akuntansi-dan-manfaatnya

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4 Trik Memilih Sofa untuk Ruang Tamu Minimalis

Melengkapi hunian masa kini, sofa minimalis modern merupakan salah satu furniture favorit masyarakat millenials. Dimana sofa nantinya akan menjadi salah satu perabotan utama di ruang tamu. Maka dari itu, pemilihan sofa dapat berpengaruh besar terhadap suasana ruang tamu atau ruang keluarga anda. Jadi, sebaiknya anda tidak asal pilih dan ikuti beberapa trik berikut ini.

  Tips Memilih Sofa untuk Hunian Modern

Pilih Sofa Minimalis

Untuk ruang tamu yang tidak begitu luas, tentunya sofa minimalis akan menjadi pilihan yang tepat. Sebab sofa minimalis umumnya mempunyai ukuran yang jauh lebih kecil bila dibandingkan dengan sofa biasa. Kesan minimalis bisa anda dapatkan dengan memilih sofa yang mempunyai dua atau tiga dudukan saja.

Memperkuat kesan minimalis, anda bisa memadukan kursi sofa dengan dua atau tiga dudukan tersebut bersama meja kecil. Sehingga keberadaan dari perabotan perabotan ini nantinya tidak memberi kesan ruangan yang penuh sesak. Sebab keberadaan sofa pada dasarnya menjadi hal yang wajib di tiap rumah saat ini.

  Gunakan Aksen Warna Netral

Dalam memilih sofa minimalis modern, ada baiknya anda menjatuhkan pilihan pada kursi sofa yang mempunyai warna netral. Sebab penggunaan netral ini menjadi salah satu trik yang paling ampuh dalam mendesain ruang tamu yang sempit. Ruang tamu anda akan terasa lebih luas dengan pemilihan warna yang tepat.

Selain itu, pemilihan warna yang tepat juga akan membangun aura positif di rumah anda. Sehingga hal tersebut tentunya akan sangat berpengaruh terhadap mood pemilik rumah maupun tamu yang datang berkunjung. Beberapa warna sofa netral yang bisa anda pilih yaitu abu, krem, coklat, ataupun putih.

  Hindari Menggunakan Sofa Berbentuk Bulat

Untuk ruang tamu yang sempit, sangat penting untuk menggunakan sofa dengan bentuk yang sesuai agar tidak membuat ruangan terkesan lebih kecil. Dalam hal ini, sebaiknya anda menghindari menggunakan sofa yang berbentuk bulat atau melingkar. Sebab bentuk seperti itu akan memakan banyak tempat sehingga ruangan pun terasa lebih penuh.

Sebagai alternatif, anda bisa menggunakan sofa memanjang dengan bentuk L. Letakkan sofa di bagian sudut ruang tamu agar kesan lapang tercipta pada ruangan. Selain menciptakan kesan lapang dan luas, sofa berbentuk L ini juga mampu menyediakan ruangan yang cukup banyak untuk menampung hingga 4 sampai 5 orang. Nantinya anda bisa meletakkan meja kecil di depannya sebagai pemanis.

  Perhatikan Material Lapisan Sofa

Tidak hanya bentuknya saja, anda juga perlu memperhatikan material lapisan sofa minimalis modern sebelum memutuskan untuk membelinya. Bahan lapisan yang memiliki tekstur pelapis berkualitas akan mempengaruhi posisi lebar ruangan. Umumnya, sofa dengan bahan kulit menjadi pilihan yang populer digunakan.

Itulah beberapa trik yang bisa anda terapkan dalam memilih sofa minimalis untuk ruang tamu sempit. Anda bisa memilih sofa minimalis modern seperti ini di Cellini, yang menghadirkan banyak pilihan sofa untuk hunian modern. Dengan desain dan material yang berkualitas, suasana positif pastinya akan terbangun pada ruangan di rumah anda.

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Keuntungan Menggunakan Software Akuntansi yang Perlu Dipertimbangkan

Menggunakan alat canggih memang memiliki tujuan utama untuk memudahkan segala pekerjaan. Begitu juga dengan software Akuntansi yang akan membantu anda dalam menjalankan bisnis. Terutama ketika anda memiliki bisnis menengah atau besar yang artinya semakin banyak akuntansinya. Dan ada beberapa keuntungan lainnya yang juga bisa anda dapatkan.

  Keuntungan Jika Menggunakan Perangkat Lunak Akuntansi

Menghemat tenaga dan Waktu

Keuntungan pertama tentu saja bisa membuat anda lebih hemat waktu serta tenaga anda. Jika sebelumnya dengan pembukuan manual anda membutuhkan waktu lama dan ketelitian tingkat tinggi. Dokumen akuntansi harus dikerjakan satu satu, sementara jika dengan aplikasi akan bisa dilakukan bersamaan. Karena sudah ada fitur fitur yang disediakan agar memungkinkan hal ini.

Meminimalisir Resiko Kesalahan

Sistem akuntansi secara manual rentan akan salah, baik kesalahan pencatatan sampai transaksi. Imbasnya harus melakukan penghitungan ulang atau mengecek kembali dimana salahnya. Yang tentunya membutuhkan waktu yang tidak sebentar. Berbeda jika anda menggunakan sistem komputerisasi yang bisa meminimalisir adanya kesalahan.

Dalam software akuntansi, anda juga bisa mengatur keuangan yang sesuai dengan kebutuhan dan perhitungan. Misalnya pemotongan pajak, suku bunga hingga perhitungan lainnya. Nantinya akan dihitung secara otomatis yang lebih akurat dibandingkan dengan menghitung secara manual. Jika Pun ada kesalahan juga akan mudah untuk melakukan pengecekan.

Memudahkan Pengelolaan Keuangan

Semua hal yang berkaitan dengan finansial perusahaan akan tercatat. Perusahaan yang sehat adalah perusahaan yang memiliki catatan keuangan yang baik. Dan mengelola keuangan bukanlah pekerjaan yang mudah. Sementara dengan software anda bisa memasukkan jumlah maksimal pengeluaran perusahaan, sehingga lebih mudah.

Menariknya lagi, semua proses biaya keluar dan masuk akan secara otomatis terupdate dengan real time. Dimanapun anda berada, anda bisa langsung melihat laporan keuangan tersebut. Sehingga anda tak harus selalu berada di kantor, cukup pastikan anda memiliki perangkat yang sudah terkoneksi dengan software tersebut, maka sudah bisa memantau keuangan perusahaan.

Menghemat Biaya

Yang perlu anda pertimbangkan lagi, anda juga bisa menghemat biaya pengeluaran kantor. Jika sebelumnya dalam penyusunan laporan dibutuhkan banyak orang agar lebih cepat. Saat ini proses input bisa dilakukan bersamaan oleh sistem pada software akuntansi. Artinya anda tak perlu menambah pekerja untuk mengurus hal ini.

Pembelian software juga hanya dilakukan sekali saja dan bisa digunakan dalam jangka waktu yang panjang. Jikapun dibutuhkan biaya tambahan, jumlahnya tak akan terlalu besar. Berbeda dengan akuntansi manual yang harus dicatat dan laporan juga dicetak. Penyimpanan berkas juga lebih aman dan bisa anda buka kapan saja.

Keuntungan yang ditawarkan oleh perangkat lunak akuntansi memang banyak. Walaupun tetap bisa mengalami kesalahan sistem, jika anda memilih software yang terbaik tentu akan lebih sedikit kesalahannya. Anda bisa menyesuaikan dengan kebutuhan di perusahaan anda. Apabila masih penasaran, kunjungi saja soltius.id untuk dapatkan informasi lebih lengkap.

Informasi lengkap : https://www.soltius.co.id/id/blog/mengenal-software-akuntansi-dan-manfaatnya

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Happy birthday, P

Our baby is 6 and for some reason, 6 is hitting SO much harder than 5. She truly feels like a big kid now, and I’m constantly in this mode of wanting to freeze time while simultaneously loving to see these babies grow into such amazing and fun kids.

Some things about our now 6-year old:

– She’s always ready for a snuggle, and I call her my baby koala. If I had a pouch, she’d let me carry her around in there all day… and I would love it.

– She’s our little engineer and can build or create anything. It’s not unusual for her to have tape, scissors, glue, and paper, crafting or making some type of contraption, or building elaborate Lego sets. When she’s in Lego mode, I can’t even go near her until she’s gone through the entire book and built the whole thing by herself.

– Our little comedian; she’s constantly cracking us up with silly voices and facial expressions. Her Zingo victory dance is a gold star, let me tell ya.

– Her favorite foods are avocado toast, poke bowls, scrambled eggs, and sushi.

– This kid is full of hip hop dance moves, soccer dribbling, and can ride a horse better than most kids twice her age. She loves animals and they always seem to love her back.

– She has such inherent goodness in her heart and is always bursting with joy. The first 6 months her life were filled with the most painful and horrifying reflux, and we think that once she realized how great she feels when she doesn’t have reflux, she’s been the happiest little goose ever since.

– She’s super smart and very silly… and watching her and Liv play together is one of my favorite favorite things.

We had her birthday party this weekend (on the Pilot’s actual birthday… sorry Pilot haha) and are celebrating her all day today 🙂 Her party was at TRAK (horse rides, petting zoo, face painter) and we had a blast celebrating with friends and family. It was a double celebration, because the Pilot’s birthday dinner was at our house later that evening. For dinner tonight, she requested, “The place where they light the table on fire and cook your food” so that’s where we’ll be. 😉

Have a lovely day, friends! I’ll see ya in the am with a full post on my experience using Nutrisense.

xo

Gina

P’s birth story is here. Reading it for a good cry today <3

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