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Can You Want Them Into It?
When I began losing weight quickly, and people asked me what I was doing, I decided I’d become a health coach and bring them along for the ride. Mind you, I was very much in process myself, but I figured, … Continue reading
So Long, Stress Snacking
Punchy, isn’t it? Oh those magazine people and their catchy phrasing. This is the “I Did It!” feature in the May, 2013, Health magazine and, yeah, that’s moi. I talked to several editors during the creation of this piece and each … Continue reading
Posted in body image, coaching, conscious living, Exercise, Goals, health, healthy living, weight maintenance
Tagged health, Health magazine, healthy living, I Did It, New Balance, Take Shape for Life, weight loss
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Fat Musings
This is me holding a pound of fat. Well, a fat replica actually. I’ve seen this visual before, but actually wrapping my phalanges around this bad boy made me ecstatic that I’m not carrying 85 of these fat clomps on … Continue reading
Psycho-sizology
As I was shoving myself into my Size 6 jeans last week (and I do mean shoving) I was feeling rather smug that I could–if I held my gut in–button them. This got me wondering why. I mean, who really … Continue reading
Posted in body image, coaching, conscious living, health, healthy living, Inspiration, weight maintenance
Tagged celebration, coaching, diet, diets, emotional eating, Goals, Habit of Health, health, healthy living, inspiration, obesity, weight loss
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Weeding in the Rain
For years, my kids thought this was how they came home from the store. Missing parts were normal. And for years, I thought every holiday had to have its coordinating candy (fill in your blank here) to be worth celebrating. … Continue reading
Posted in body image, conscious living, Exercise, Goals, health, healthy living, Inspiration
Tagged breaking patterns, chocolate bunny ears, conscious living, Eckhart Tolle, emotional eating, gratitude, Habit of Health, habits, habits of health, health, healthy habits, healthy living, in the now, inspiration, Mindful, raining, weeding
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To Weigh or Not to Weigh…
…and what does that have to do with “thinking outside the box,” that sweet spot where the magic happens? The scale’s a funny thing for many of my Take Shape for Life clients (and me!) I’ve noticed a trend lately … Continue reading
Posted in body image, conscious living, diet, health, healthy living, weight maintenance
Tagged health, healthy habits, outside the box, scales, Take Shape for Life, weighing
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Wanna play?
Playing reigns as one of the most important ways we can spend time on this planet. It’s also one of those things that gets pushed aside with the old plastic containers that are missing lids and shoved in that cupboard … Continue reading
Posted in health, healthy living, Inspiration
Tagged conscious living, Habit of Health, Hawaii, health, healthy living, inspiration, inspire, Mauna Lani spa, play, snorkeling, swimming, water, water cave, watzu massage
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Love Your Body
We are trained by Hollywood to think bodies should be a certain way. At the Getty Museum in LA, there is a magazine cover with Brittany Spears showing how she looked when the picture was taken. Written in black ink … Continue reading
Posted in coaching, conscious living, diet, Goals, health, healthy living, Inspiration
Tagged Body image, Britney Spears, Buddha, Getty Museum, health, healthy living, Hollywood, love, love your body, self love, weight
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Cyntergy: Love it!
I love finding new exercise classes that rock my world. Thanks to a tip from my son’s 14 year old buddy, I’ve found Cyntergy. (Hey, G, if you’re reading this, thanks–both for reading, because that’s a good thing, and for … Continue reading
Posted in coaching, conscious living, dance, Exercise, health, healthy living, Inspiration, movement
Tagged Cyntergy, exercise, group exercise, Hatha Yoga, health, healthy habits, hot yoga, Sun Oaks Tennis Club, yoga
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Our Magic Kingdom
“The earth has music for those who listen.” George Santayana Babe in the woods, Serafina, hears the music. Can you see her soaking up the symphony of the frosted evergreens? One of the best qualities of Northern California where I … Continue reading
