Recipe of the week: Almond Butter Whey Cookies
These make an awesome pre workout snack or just a great snack when craving something sweet
Week 3 No Scale Challenge: Stop trying to hit a moving target
TRUTH: You will never have your perfect body.Do you know why? Because your idea of what's perfect is ever changing. It's like trying to hit a moving target I remember when my goal was, "If only I could get down to 145," then that became, "If Only I could get down to 135" and even ... read more >
Week 2: No Scale Challenge. Why I am speaking out PLUS a fun workout for you to try!
In my last Blog Post I made the following comment: I'm going to take it one step further and say that there are far too many people in the fitness industry that are always negative about their bodies or preaching about perfectionism and that is a terrible message to send to clients. People have much ... read more >
3 Reasons to Eat Breakfast
1) It helps you to get your mind right for the rest of the day Anecdotally I have noticed that people who tend to eat a nutrient dense and filling breakfast tend to make better food choices throughout the day. Your mindset is already on nourishment 2) It will help you to stop the mindless ... read more >
No Scale Challenge Week 1 is Down! Confronting Some Hard Truths
Well I made it. One week without the scale. My normal Saturday morning used to include a scale ritual which would determine whether things were a failure or success that week and then trying to fix whatever didn't seem to be working. This week I did not do that. I wrote client programs for the ... read more >
Should I eat __________________ to lose weight?
The Blank space could include any of the following: Eat Gluten Free, Become a vegetarian, become a vegan, not eat wheat, drink this tea, take this supplement, do a detox, do a cleanse, go on a fast What is the Motivation? I want to focus on the last part of the capitalized part of that ... read more >
Join Me in Getting Off the Scale For the Next Month!! Thoughts on Aging Better
This week I celebrated G Day. It's the annual celebration of another year of life and another trip around the sun. On my Facebook page I shared some tips for aging better which I will share at the end of this blog post. This week I made a decision: I am staying off of the ... read more >
Progress Journal: Started From the Bottom and now I’m back at the bottom. Can’t zip up my pants…
Anybody who has ever watched Good Times knows what Florida is saying in this iconic scene. That was how I felt when trying to pull on a pair of pants last week. Back at the BottomYep. I'm back at the bottom. According to the scale, I am about 15 pounds heavier than when I started ... read more >
The Difference is WHY…This is my Why. What’s yours?
First off that is one of my favorite Lenny K songs. Look it up if you don't know it... For a few months this past Spring I lost my enthusiasm for working out. I still went but it was no longer invigorating and empowering. It had become boring and it felt like drudgery. It wasn't ... read more >
Let’s talk about Body Image: Stop the Body Fascism
I knew of a woman who had been happily married for a few years and had put on weight during the marriage. She was at a family function at the food table when a female relative told her that she really should go on a diet because she was getting too fat and her husband might ... read more >
