Here’s the Quiet Part Said Out Loud: Motivation Isn’t Enough to Create Healthy Habits. Ever felt that surge of motivation to finally get it together? You plan the workouts, load up on kale, and for a hot second, it feels like this time will be different. But then life hits. Work stress, exhaustion, or just …
I’ve had the honor of working with Caterina for a couple of years now. Below, she describes her transformation achieved through consistent support and dedication to her health. Congratulations on your successes, Caterina! I am excited to see where you go from here! “The most significant overall change I see in myself is I have become …
If you spend any time with me, you’ll quickly come to realize I am passionate about vegetables. Mind you, nearly all nutritionists and dietitians appreciate them – and if we are doing our job we’ll definitely be talking to you about them – but I’ve noticed that I’m a little extra excited about them. And …
I knew that having a child was going to provide ample distractions and make it challenging to stay focused. That said, I didn’t fully realize the magnitude of perpetual disruption on how connected I would feel to myself and my life’s path. It’s taken two years, but I am finally refocusing and recentering myself for …
One of the strongest motivators and greatest rewards of the work I do is being able to be witness to someone completely transform his or her life. Kendra Madden has, in many ways, been one of my greatest inspirations since she first came to me in 2011. She had reached a place where she was …
“I do fine all day,” say many of my clients when we first speak. “It’s after dinner that I run into trouble.” Sound familiar? Evening cravings are the biggest saboteur I see among my clients. At the end of the day, we are tired, run down, and want a treat. The child that still lives …
We don’t get through life without having a few good ‘A-ha’ or ‘Come to Jesus’ moments. Sometimes it’s little things, like the first time the bagger at the grocery store calls you “Ma’am” or you realize you aren’t being carded at Happy Hour anymore. Sometimes they are whoppers – like the realization that your marriage …
There is a common theme in my weight loss clients; they tend to be very demanding of themselves. In their eagerness and their determination to achieve an ideal physique and greater health, they often run into great pains when specific goals are not met during a specific time frame, or when a plan that was …
I had the GREAT honor this afternoon of sharing with others what it is like to live an inspiring life. Sue Oliver, success coach and head of the Passions and Possibilities Project asked me to share some of my story and what it means to take the leap into living a life you are passionate …
I set this to post while I am away meditating. It seems appropriate, as meditation is an act of creating mindfulness. Mindfulness is a key element in successfully maintaining weight loss, determining which foods work best for your body, and for staying healthy and balanced in all areas of life. With countless external cues creating …
