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The Weight Returns
You reduced your weight and now it’s creeping back. What should you do? First, think this. Next, don’t freak out. Stress (the thing that may have lead you to overeat in the first place) causes weight to hang on for … Continue reading
Rest Stop
Last Memorial Day weekend was chaotic. I was putting on a conference in my small town for the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators, a commitment which meant my husband and son needed to go the basketball tournament in … Continue reading
Are you available?
I am available to more good than I have ever imagined, realized, experienced or thought possible… Thanks to this lovely soul on the left, Michael Bernard Beckwith, this has been my morning mantra for the past few months. And, I’ll … Continue reading
Secrets Skinny People Know
I know these secrets because I’ve long studied them. My husband and I have been friends for 31 years, dated for 20, and been married for 16. He has a thin brain. My youngest son is 14. He’s the same … Continue reading
Posted in coaching, Goals, health, healthy living
Tagged diet, diets, Habit of Health, habits of health, healthy habits, healthy living, inspiration, inspire, Mindful, restaurants, weight loss
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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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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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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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Aloha, Pioneer Fly!
One of my favorite places in the world is the Big Island of Hawaii. It is a gift that I get to spend my almost 50th birthday here (tomorrow!) with my husband. We’ve been coming here since our honeymoon 16 … Continue reading
Posted in body image, diet, Goals, health, healthy living, Inspiration, restaurants, weight maintenance
Tagged active lifestyle, Bamboo Restaurant, Big Island, conscious living, diet, exercise, Habit of Health, habits of health, Hawaii, Hawi, healthy living, inspiration, John Keawe, kayak, swim, weight loss
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