A couple of months ago, I ran into the sliding glass door between my patio and my home.
It was night and dark outside. For some reason, I thought the door was open, but it wasn’t and I slammed into it pretty hard.
I rubbed my the area on my shoulder where it hit the door and assumed it would be fine the next day. But it wasn’t. [Read more…]
I seem to be having a lot of barbecues, parties and events this summer.
Unfortunately, those are the times I slide away from my good intentions around healthy eating and i’ve decided it’s time to change that.
I remember one of my coaching clients struggling with the same issue. [Read more…]
You certainly know about keeping an eye on your general health numbers such as cholesterol or blood pressure.
But here are some new numbers that can actually protect your health every single day.
These all involve a little counting. But you don’t need to worry about your math skills because all of them are simple and easy to remember. [Read more…]
Kathy wanted to lose “JUST twenty pounds.”
She talked about this a lot, but since it wasn’t such a big deal, she never stayed on her diet long enough to make any progress. When I asked her about ways her weight was impacting her life, she couldn’t come up with much of anything. [Read more…]
I just got back from a great vacation in Jamaica where the weather was warm and all the trees were green.
Now I’m back in Iowa where we have tons of snow and the trees are all brown. The past few days, I’ve just wanted to sit in an easy chair and eat cinnamon rolls! [Read more…]
Yesterday was my 70th birthday, and it was the best day of my life.
Actually, that’s true every year on my birthday. [Read more…]
Confused about how to manage your weight this time of year?
During the holiday season of food and good cheer, bow do you prevent gaining weight?
Should you stay on your low carb plan which pretty much eliminates every holiday treat? [Read more…]
Here is a printable list of emotions to use with the book 100 MORE Days of Weight Loss.
Click HERE for list of emotions
Today, I really don’t care! I don’t care about healthy eating or doing my exercise.
I certainly don’t care about doing nurturing activities or things that might protect me from emotional eating. Instead, I want to eat whatever I like, take a nap instead of exercising and hunt for some great cookies. [Read more…]
Excerpted from Day 37 in 100 MORE Days of Weight Loss.
Some years ago, I visited one of my favorite college professors. This man gets some of the highest ratings possible from his students. He always seems to have a sparkle in his eyes.
And when he talks about his classes, he practically jumps up and down. It’s obvious that he loves his work, and genuinely cares about his students. [Read more…]