Any one else let some not-so-helpful habits slip in over the Winter? It’s time to clean ’em up ! Registration is open for a FREE 14 Day Spring Cleaning Challenge! We’ll focus on: Drinking at least 3 glasses of water per day Eating at least 5 servings of produce per day A daily EXTRA (optional) Challenge…like get outside for a walk, posting a pic of a salad, stretching, etc. Bonus: Every day you get your Read more…
Despite the fact that I was sledding on icy roads and stomping through new snow just a few days ago, Spring is on it’s way! If you’re enjoying sweet flowers and flip flops…we’re happy for you and don’t rub it in! Either way, it’s time to start dreaming about fresh produce. Berries, lettuce, tomatoes, onions! But what about kohlrabi, Asian eggplant, savory and bok choy? If you aren’t sure what some of those are, you’re Read more…
Bright Spots My clients have blown me away this week with their willingness to push themselves…to get more produce into their meals, to be healthy examples to their families, to sneak physical activity into their days and to experiment with new foods. We’ve had bright spots all over the place (some of which I hope to share with you soon!) because they’ve been willing to move out of their comfort zone, past what they’ve ‘always Read more…
Quick! It’s 5:30, your day exploded unexpectedly, your brain stopped working 2 hours ago and your family is wondering where dinner is. What do you turn to? This is exactly what happened to several of my clients (and me) a few weeks ago and we admitted these are the nights we’re tempted to turn to frozen pizza and drive-thru food. Our goal was to come up with a back-up plan to avoid making desperate choices Read more…
In my experience, most of us are great at identifying what we DIDN’T do well. But turn the question around and ask what we did that was AWESOME this week and we’re stumped. So we beat ourselves up for every perceived flaw…and get frustrated…and unmotivated…and give up. But there’s another option! We can ask ourselves: What did I do a little better this week than I did last week? Where did I catch myself deviating Read more…
Putting it all together Everyone gets off track (even health professionals). Attacking the cause usually involves a little planning. We focus on food and activity, but this battle is mental! We have LOTS of practical ways to take 1 step towards our goals again. Our wrap up today focuses on 2 truths that will work for pretty much any goal…nutritional, fitness, career or relationship. Life is a continuum of choices. For those of us who Read more…
Practical Steps you can do right now…here we go! Get up and do 1 healthy action. NOW! Drink some water, go for a 5m walk, pack tomorrow’s lunch. We build inertia with our choices so let’s get it going in a direction that’s helpful. Plan to replace 1 unhealthy action with a healthy one today. Instead of getting caught in after dinner snacking go for a short walk or stretch while watching TV. Instead of Read more…
We’ve established that everyone (even health professionals) falls off track sometimes and that this is a mental battle, but what do we DO about it? ATTACK THE CAUSE Almost every slip up is caused by a lack of planning. Either we just didn’t plan anything to begin with OR we didn’t have a Plan B (or C) for when life gets messy. Whether you are a type A check list person or a type B Read more…
Step 1: Recognize The Mental Part Of This Struggle. The coaches who responded (and my own experience) overwhelmingly agree that this battle is in the mind… not the kitchen. Here are some of our mental battle plans: Defining who we are. You may not realize what you say to yourself ABOUT yourself each day, but it influences the choices you make. People who see themselves as ‘healthy’ will make choices to support that view and Read more…
It happens to all of us. We’re choosing salads over fries and walking with friends at work until life happens…and 3 weeks later we look up and realize we’ve been living off take-out pizza and put a dent in the couch sitting so much. Now what? If you look at photos of fitness professionals you might think they don’t struggle with this too, but you’d be wrong. You’d be amazed how often this topic comes Read more…