How to feel great during the holidays (even if Aunt Mabel offers you too much food…)
It’s such a challenge. At the very time of year when you want to look and feel your best, you are confronted with more food choices than the rest of the year combined. Depending on where you are in the world, your calorie intake might be a little different, but this is still a pretty…
Do you really need to have health goals?
Just wondering… have you ever noticed that most people are not perfect specimens of health? Why is that? I talk to a LOT of people about health, and I have learned a great deal about human psychology from these conversations. First, when someone tells me they want to get healthy – or healthier – but…
The f-word.
In some circles the f-word appears in every other sentence. In other circles it’s looked on as crude and uncultured. I would like to help you change how you think about the f-word, so it is no longer scary to think about it, but it actually helps you achieve your goals. If you’ve…
Simple = Results
I’m a big fan of keeping it simple. Nothing complicates faster than confusion. If that isn’t an already famous quote then it should be. Consider it a Tweetable. Be sure to give me credit. I like to keep things organized. I like neat. I like tidy. I like my food easy to cook. I like…
Appreciate Me!
One of my friends was telling me a story about her 4-year old daughter. They were at a store and my friend was looking through the racks of clothes when her daughter kept calling her name. “Mommy… mommy… mommy…” My friend casually said “yeah?” but kept looking through the racks. So her daughter, clearly annoyed…
I Want You to Be a Thermostat
I was at a conference once and the presenter said, “I want you to be a thermostat. Not a thermometer.” He then stopped talking. The room was quiet as everyone tried to digest what in the heck this guy was talking about. We were pretty sure he wasn’t crazy. He was a Harvard graduate that…
This Feels Really Good…
One of the feelings I love the most is feeling accomplished. Like when I cross off a bunch of stuff from my To Do list, or when I start a new house project and actually finish it. There’s a sense of pride. It’s knowing that I did the work and the reward is worth it.…
An African Proverb Holds the Answer to Weight Loss
There is an African proverb that says… “If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.” The journey of getting healthy follows this quote beautifully. I know a lot of people who have decided to start a diet and plan to lose 10 pounds in 7 days or…
Fake VS Effective
I often cringe when I walk by fitness or health magazines these days. It doesn’t matter if I am in a bookstore, the grocery store, or simply scrolling through Facebook… I just can’t seem to get away from the splashy headlines. “Lose 20 pounds in 7 days!” “Eat tree bark and pine needles to cure…
The Story of 2 Monks
You may wonder why I’m telling you a story of 2 monks. After all, monks aren’t what you think of when you think of weight loss, nutrition, or working out. But I promise that it will give you something to think about. A senior monk and a junior monk were traveling together. At one point,…
