In this post, I am going to give you 4 New Year’s Resolution Tips for staying healthy in the new year. For most people, the January calendar has hardly been taken out of the cellophane wrap before their New Year’s resolutions are broken. The first to go are often the healthy intentions we set for ourselves on December 31st. The … Read More
This Clean Food is Making You Fat
This popular food endorsed by the clean eating crowd, actually hurts fat loss efforts, especially in women over 40 who are naturally experiencing a slower metabolism. The answer may surprise you. Mary, (not her real name) a client of mine in early midlife, came to me because she was frustrated with her lack of progress. Her self-described plan was low carb … Read More
Hack: Your Emotional Triggers are Lurking Here
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
Feminine Over 50: Feet, Fashion & Function
I refused to listen to my feet, and they were right all along. For decades I coveted wearing heels that were 4+ inches, because I always thought a woman should wear dresses with very high heels to show case her legs. Yes, I was shallow and vain about such things. Then there was the time I had to be on … Read More
What No One Tells You About Eating Well Long Term
In today’s world, with things like hockey practice and homework, families are lucky to eat food prepared in their own kitchen on most nights. I well remember years like that and I had trouble with portion sizes, cravings, and satisfaction. What happens when we shovel our food in, on the run, and dash off to the next commitment? Our brain gets … Read More
Cravings Part 1: What You Need to Know
Cravings are triggered by a stressor (or an emotion) and an environmental cue. Cravings are not a sign of mental weakness, because as women, we are wired to be more craving sensitive than men. It goes back to our ancestors who had true food scarcity, and when food was available, it was hoarded. Our brains are designed to want more … Read More
Cut Your Cardio in half for Double the Results
When my oldest two kids were an infant and a toddler, I would have given anything to sleep through the night. My perspective of nighttime feedings and colic changed when the next two kids came along. I saw night time feeding as quality time. I could have done this with all the babies but, I didn’t see midnight parenting as fun … Read More
How Making Fitness Fun Can Improve Your Success
Recently I polled my clients about the biggest roadblocks women face in fit living. We identified some common denominators, that can be powerful roadblocks if we let them. Two biggest issues that surfaced repeatedly were: 1. FOMO ~ A common misconception is that to be fit we have to give up all of our free time and eat boring food out of … Read More
What Twinkies Taught Me about Consistency
Do you remember the Subway diet guy? He lost weight by eating only subs every day. And how about the Twinkie diet? That guy only ate Twinkies and lost weight. Over the last 33 years, I have sampled many diet strategies, (not twinkles or subs), and I discovered a common denominator across all nutrition plans. Consistency in honoring hunger and … Read More