Have you ever dreamed of having enough energy to join your kids on the playground or the consistency to stick to healthy choices for more than 2 days? Both of those are possible…and they’re just the starting point! If you’re ready for real change then one of those spots might Read more…
Have you ever wondered how some people ‘always’ seem to make the healthiest choices? How do they cook balanced meals every night? How do they make themselves work out regularly? How do they even find the time to think about meal plans and work outs? I’m not going to put Read more…
Green tea is nothing new…it’s been around for thousands of years. However, it’s only been recently that scientist have had the tools to study it and test the various health claims it’s users report. By far its biggest benefit comes from something called catechins, which are antioxidants that fight and Read more…
What is ‘healthy?’ Is it eating fruit? Buying organic food? Cooking at home? Eating whole foods? Avoiding fat/carbs/sugar? Eating whole wheat or avoiding gluten? ‘Healthy’ is a hard word to define because part of it will be dictated by your individual body. For a person with Celiac Disease, whole wheat 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 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 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 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 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 Read more…