Recently, I had a lively conversation with a client about emotional triggers. She was referring to the clothes in her closet. We got to talking about the clothes that don’t fit. Consider the small clothes that were impulsively purchased after a restrictive short-term diet. After that diet ended the clothes were a painful reminder of the failure to maintain that unreasonable … Read More
3 Tips to Live Really Well… until the End
Everyone knows that a major factor in living well depends on maintaining a healthy physique and staying active. While the diet industry appears to be helping in this manner, diet businesses are missing three important reasons that lead to failure. This has nothing to do with calories or carbs or ketones. To be really successful in adhering to healthy habits, get on … Read More
Hack: Do this to keep Motivated in the Gym and Kitchen
For the last few years, many bloggers have written annual posts about their “word” for the new year. Oh, that’s nice, I thought sarcastically while scrolling past the articles. You might think I am jumping on the bandwagon, and you might be right! Initially, I didn’t see the value in a single word as a year-long theme. But then I … Read More
Bloated after Vacation? Tips for Dealing With a Food Hangover
Are you feeling bloated after your vacation or holiday? Food hangovers are a real thing and just like their cousins, alcohol hangovers, can be nasty. A food hangover is when you experience a bloated and sluggish feeling and your clothes are uncomfortably tight. This typically occurs after days or weeks of eating richer than usual food. Fortunately, there is a … Read More
Lessons from a Mother-In-Love (Part 2)
Earlier this year I wrote a tribute to my Mother in Law. She called me her daughter-in-love, and I referred to her as my mother-in-love. You can read about this how this woman touched many lives here. Over the years both she and my own mother taught me valuable lessons about being a wife mother sister daughter and friend. While … Read More
Foolproof Tips for Gym Motivation
It is a common fact that gym motivation is a huge variable for most folks, if not everyone. Even trainers are not immune to the lure of passing up a sweaty workout in favor of being a couch potato and catching up on a favorite TV series. So how do we get past the urge skip out on our workout? … Read More
3 Tools you are over loooking that can Change your Physique
Diet and exercise are necessary for physique change, but only if they are used consistently. They fail for many reasons. Very often our thoughts and attitude limit us from being consistent. “My hips are like battleships” “I have batwing arms ” “I can’t go to the beach, because I look like a whale” Have you ever noticed when women are chatting, … Read More
How to Make a Fresh Satisfying Dinner in 25”
I love to enjoy fresh fish at home but sometimes it can be dry or stink up the house. To avoid dried out fish and a smelly fish odor, I bake it in foil packets. Foil baking infuses the fish with the flavor while keeping it moist. Odor doesn’t stink up the kitchen because each fish is in a closed packet. This dish can … Read More
Quick Guide: When to be Inconsistent
Our bodies give us all kinds of signals. Many times we ignore them. We usually do this because we have been taught that consistency leads to progress. Yet, at times our body’s needs interfere with our plans, and we need to adjust the plan. This week I ignored the signs my body was giving me. That decision turned out to … Read More
‘Miraculous’ Bone-Broth Recipe
In recent years, numerous foods have been pimped out as the next miracle food. Cabbage and grapefruit were the miracle weight loss foods of my youth. Later there was the super-food era with kale as the all-star. Blueberries were going to save the world, and more recently, bone broth is being touted as a miracle food. Let’s be realistic, miracle … Read More