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I love those lists of “Lessons I’ve Learned From My Dog, My Cat, My Lawmower, etc.”  They are funny and cute yet meaningful and have a commonality that speaks to me. The Super Bowl is right around the corner.  With a husband and two sons, the chatter and banter of the Super Bowl are already [...]

“You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it.”  – Margaret Thatcher. Failure.  Even the mere word sounds negative.  That is because since the time we were kids we were taught that failure was bad.  Is that really true?  Is failure bad?  Reframe that thinking to consider failure as a tool [...]

Television is a killer for those of us that have issues with emotional eating, boredom and inactivity.  Nighttime eating is mostly done while watching television.  It is a double whammy in that it encourages poor food choices and encourages inactivity. If you find it hard to escape the lure of the television, or if watching [...]

Ah, instant gratification.  You can get what you want whenever you want it.  No longer do we have to get up to turn the channel on the television, get out of car to order a meal, walk up to the bank for a transaction, send an e-mail rather than walk down the hall to talk [...]

We shouldn’t try to be anyone else but ourselves.  For so many of us, we don’t like who we are so we try to be anyone else but ourselves. After my own personal growth and reflection on my life, the things that I used to reject and not like about myself are now things that [...]

From being morbidly obese and heavy the majority of my life, I am very apprehensive about jogging or running.  I can walk briskly without any concern but when it comes to jogging, I have a block that I can’t do it.  For the most part, I see myself as my current body size.  However, the [...]

How was your weekend?  Are your weekends more difficult to stay on track with your healthy habits than your routine during the week?  Are your weeks a case of five steps forward and two steps back? It is important that we have and follow a routine.  Create a routine of consistency with your food choices, [...]

Are you still celebrating the holidays as far as your habits?  Parties, get-togethers, lunch with friends,  office parties, happy hour, birthday dinners, business lunches–it always seems like there’s some occasion that needs celebrating. But if you’re watching your weight, these events can be anything but happy: Instead of enjoying yourself, you’re stressing over what to [...]

Many of my clients are coaching with me to get back on track.  Unfortunately with weight loss surgery, it is common to regain weight.  Regained weight is caused by many factors.  Reasons for regained weight are as individual as we are.  Coaching helps you to determine the causes for weight regain and, most importantly, develop strategies [...]