Lose Weight Find Life

We all have the power to choose the life we want.  For every action there is a reaction.  For overeating, there are weight and health consequences; for eating healthfully, there are weight and health benefits galore.  At any time, we can choose to change.  We all know people that have transformed their lives through the [...]

“There’s nothing you can do about the past. But you can do a great deal about your future. You don’t have to be the same person you were yesterday. You can make changes in your life—absolutely startling changes—in a fairly short time. You can make changes you can’t even conceive of now, if you give [...]

Visualize that you are a beam of light.  Shine and be an example for others.  Live your fullest, best life.  People will be drawn to your light. Focus on people’s strengths rather than their weaknesses.  Focus on what is good in your life rather than what is wrong.  Be a problem-solver rather than dwell on [...]

We can let circumstances rule us, or we can take charge and rule our lives from within.  ~Earl Nightingale Have you ever thought of giving your power away to a cookie or bag of chips rather than keeping your resolve on your eating program?  When I think of it in terms of a food choice [...]

“I read and walked for miles at night along the beach…searching endlessly for someone wonderful who would step out of the darkness and change my life. It never crossed my mind that that person could be me.”  ~Anna Quindlen Your life isn’t happening “without” you. You are in the driver’s seat. Every day you are [...]

“The pessimist sees difficult in every opportunity.  The optimist sees opportunity in every difficulty. ” ~Winston Churchill Let’s use this quote for some empowering self-talk to say to yourself when faced with an emotional eating situation….. The wls post-op considers unhealthy food choices available to them in an emotional eating situation.   The successful wls post-op achieves success [...]

Recently a friend of mine was going through a difficult time in her life.  As she shared with me the circumstances and feelings of discouragement she was feeling, all of a sudden she quoted Winston Churchill.  As Churchill stated, “Never, never, never, never give up!”  Talk about making a u-turn!  I was so inspired by [...]

It is difficult to express your needs clearly and honestly?  If so, write out a script as far as what you’ll say and how best to say it.  You can even practice it on someone close to you or rehearse yourself.  One of my clients was concerned about speaking with her boss.  With her permission, [...]

I am so happy and excited today.  I’ve had a dream for a long time.  It floated in and out, and around my head for quite awhile.  I usually dismissed it when my self-limiting beliefs geared up screaming in my head.  Thanks to a mentor and friend, I decided to take that dream and turn it [...]

As a rocket takes off into space, a tiny directional shift at the point of takeoff can mean a difference of hundreds of miles later in the flight.  Our small choices can have huge consequences.  Today, pay attention to the tiny decisions you make.  Congratulate yourself for the small and big choices you make for [...]