Mindset
Are you suffering from "Diet Mentality"
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....
Your TRUE Weight Loss Motivation
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...
Weight Loss Motivation – Does the scale hinder or help you?
I just finished a letter to an editor for the Health and Lifestyles section of a well know magazine. I thought some of my responses to what she was looking for would help you towards your weight loss goals! Here are a few excerpts! During the weight loss phase I weigh...
The Power of the Mind in Rebuilding the Body
I once read that the body looks as young as the mind feels. When I ponder on that, I think of all the older people breaking the "old person" rule. 90-year-old's running marathons for the first time. Grandma's winning bodybuilding competitions. Then I think of Facebook...
Lose The Weight While Escaping From Diet Gimmicks And Hype
Hi All, I got started in the weight loss industry in the early '90s, because I was sick of seeing people being taken advantage of by diet gimmicks and shysters who knew nothing about healthy weight loss that were just out there to make a buck. I wish I could say...
Unemployed? 14 Year Old Karen, Reminding You To Hold On To Your Dreams!
This is a hard time for so many in the US. We are bombarded daily with bad news about the unemployment rates and the flailing economy. Many have given up on finding work and for those that struggle daily life can bring on a great deal of stress. I know, I have been...
Over 40? What Do You Want To Be When You Grow Up?
I had the joy of turning 40 at the end of last year. Being in the wellness industry for many years, I have always noticed the products marketed to those over 40, but until I hit 40, never thought it would happen to me. I think the worst part of turning 40 was being...
Food Addiction – Could You Be a Sugar Or Fat Addict?
When I clicked on the television this morning one of the morning shows was featuring a rehabilitation center. I immediately thought it was a rehab center for drugs and/or alcohol. People were in small groups crying about things like what their addiction has done to...
What’s Your Excuse? Drop It! Improve Your Health, Improve Your Life!
Could you be sabotaging yourself? Is it possible that you are the only person blocking the road to your dreams? Have you started and scrapped the same goal numerous times? I don't care how big of a go-getter you are or how lazy you think you might be, I believe most...
Lose Weight or Write A Book. Believe and You Can!
I had the pleasure of attending Unseminar9 this past weekend. Unseminar is an Internet Marketing conference started by Pat O'Bryan. There were so many brilliant, ambitious, and fun people there. You ever just feel like your life has been changed forever by an...
Happy New Year! Goal Setting Time.
One more Holiday to go and it is my favorite, New Years! I have always loved New Years'. Maybe it’s my free-spirited nature, but I love any sign of a new beginning, a new chance to goal set, and create a better me! Although I do set goals all year and rarely have a...
6 Ways to Cut Back on TV and Computer Time
Yesterday evening, I had a first date. I won't go too far into that. I mention it because it was the first time I met this person and a found my self admitting to a new bad habit... I have started watching way too much TV. I venture to guess many of my readers could...