I have had many clients become frustrated when a friend or a family member says,“You are getting too skinny”! Sometimes it is genuine concern,but usually it is a form of sabotage. I don’t think people do it on purpose or even realize they are jealous of your success. The best thing you [...]
One of the most challenging things I will ask you to do is to forget everything you have been told or think about dieting. I call it the “Diet Mentality”. A diet is a short term program that may cause weight loss in the present,but will hinder future weight loss. Diets typically have [...] I hope your family had a safe and healthy Halloween,that you treated yourself to a piece or two of candy. If you did treat yourself,did you think about the portion sizes you were having,the extra calories,etc… If not,we still have time to prepare for the rest of the Holidays. [...] If you have an overweight child you are probably more motivated than most,because you are concerned for the health and emotional well being of your child. Here are four things I suggest clients do prior to getting started on a weight management program: Are you and your family members getting enough sleep? Studies [...] I saw this ad on Craigslist this morning. When I saw the ad I knew I had to share it. Take a moment to read the ad and I will comment afterwards. Group Weight Loss Coach needed Date:2009-08-27,8:47AM CDT Reply to: Weight Loss / Nutrition Coaches needed for weight loss challenge program [...] I was recently talking with a new client,she uttered the words I have heard so many times over the years,“I will be more motivated when I see results”. I know this is human nature. I also become more motivated when I see results from what I have been doing. But here’s the [...] It amazes me how great marketing can bring a society to its knees. We have counted on the 56 Billion Dollar diet industry to help us lose weight and what has happened? We are fatter than ever before. You hear the words,“Diets Don’t Work” daily. There are many reasons they don’t,but one [...] You may have heard about the newest controversial pill to fight obesity on the news recently. Contrave can help stop cravings and has already been used for treating alcohol and opiate addiction. I don’t think a pill is the answer we need to stop the obesity epidemic plaguing our families or sets a good [...] |
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With Karen's education and eighteen years experience in the preventative health,nutrition,and fitness fields and personal experience battling weight,she could not ignore the growing obesity epidemic,especially after the announcement by the surgeon general stating,this would be the first generation to die before their parents due to obesity. This is not a legacy Karen wants to leave behind.