Fight the Holiday Blues Dec 01 07:45am Have you been seeing heightened amounts of drama or stress in yourself or the people around you? The other day I noticed that both my husband and I have this unexplainable and unjustifiable cloud that parked over our heads right before... Read more

The Thanksgiving Weight Shuffle Nov 17 08:10am You just unbuttoned the top button on your pants and stuffed down the last bite of pie. Welcome to the beginning of the weight landslide during the holidays! After all, Thanksgiving kicks off six full weeks of holiday parties, eating, drinking and... Read more

How to Keep a Food Journal Nov 13 09:13am I was talking to a nutritionist friend of mine to get some good ideas on how to food journal correctly. She showed me an example of the journal she gives her clients and offered some pointers on analyzing it. Categories that should be included in... Read more

Take it Off, and Keep it Off Nov 09 07:20am I hear so many tales about how people have lost weight and kept it off. One story that I found interesting tells of an active 5'6", 210-pound, 33-year-old woman. For me what I found so intriguing about her story was the fact that she did... Read more

Mix Up Your Workout Routine Oct 17 10:51am I was in my car the other day and suddenly noticed all the Halloween decorations everywhere. At that moment it hit me how we all get shoved from one holiday and one week and one year to the next. No wonder we're not inspired to work out or do... Read more

The No-Brainer Way to Cut Calories Oct 09 06:18am Can you guess what percentage of calories Americans consume that come from what they drink? Three percent? Ten? No, try twenty percent! Yes, that's right, one-fifth of the calories we take in come from liquids. Here is a no-brainer way to begin... Read more

Stop Being Your Own Worst Enemy Sep 26 04:24am I just got back from visiting a family member who's dealt with their weight their whole life. It's started to affect their health, but that's not all. They also carry around an overall pessimistic attitude that bleeds through just about... Read more

Live and Let Live: Making Your Own Rules Aug 08 03:52pm I recently played volleyball competitively for the first time in six years, and it was a lot of fun. I would have missed out on that opportunity if I had let my fears or what people thought I should or shouldn't do get in the way. How many times... Read more

Have the Time of Your Life - No Matter What Time of Life You're in Aug 02 05:46am I recently overheard a very attractive, healthy, smart, successful (you get my point) woman is in her late 30s talking about how she knew she was going to look back in 20 years and laugh at how much she obsessed over her physical flaws. For some... Read more

Time to Stop Being a Victim Jul 25 09:27am All of us have been through something in our lives that has hurt or made us feel like a victim. A parent died young, you were tormented at school - maybe even something more serious like abuse or battling mental depression. Or things may have gone... Read more