Strength training does more than make your muscles stronger. Strength training will help to build stronger bones, boost your metabolism, raise your self-esteem, shape and tone your muscles, improve your posture, decrease back pain and help to improve the endurance of your muscles. All of these benefits for strength training. Yes, cardio is important but [...]
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Strength Training is Strong in Your Exercise Program
by Cathy on 13. Nov, 2008 in Exercise, Movement & Activity, Weight Loss and Maintenance
To Eat Before Or After…That Is The Question
by Cathy on 17. Oct, 2008 in Exercise, Movement & Activity, Weight Loss Coaching for YOU!
Many fitness experts now consider post-exercise eating one of the most crucial factors influencing a workout’s results. Their recommendation: Eat a small meal or snack as soon as possible after exercising, and make sure the meal includes both complex carbohydrates and protein. The ideal is to eat within 30 minutes of your workout, but if [...]
Commitment Versus Wishing
by Cathy on 10. Oct, 2008 in Weight Loss and Maintenance
Do you want to lose weight? Are you hoping for a different way of life that includes losing weight, feeling good in your body, wearing a smaller size, and have a strong sense of confidence in yourself? You can have it. It is yours to make happen. To reach any goal worth having, you need [...]
Inner Reasons to Exercise
by Cathy on 17. Sep, 2008 in Exercise, Movement & Activity
We all know about the health benefits to exercise. There is less of an emphasis on the inner reasons to exercise. There are many, many inner reasons to be as fit inside as outside. Begin shifting your perceptions of movement from something that you have to do to lose weight or change your body, to [...]
What Do Your Repeatedly Do?
by Cathy on 03. Sep, 2008 in Weight Loss and Maintenance
I have a decorative stone in my home that has the saying “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” -Aristotle Are you still using food to solve emotional issues? Is that what you repeatedly do? Healthy behaviors create healthy habits so you do not use food as [...]
Small Choices-Big Differences
by Cathy on 29. Aug, 2008 in Weight Loss and Maintenance
One of the benefits to weight loss surgery is that it gives you big differences in losing more rapidly than through other dieting programs. I lost 26 pounds my first month post-op. Woo Hoo! That was so much fun. Of course, it slows up as we get further post-operatively and closer to our ideal weight. [...]
How Far You’ve Come With Photos
by Cathy on 28. Aug, 2008 in Weight Loss and Maintenance
Many of my clients struggle with body image and getting a real sense of what they look like after losing weight. Hey, you’ve lost weight – enjoy it by having an appreciation of how great and healthy you look. When we’ve lost weight, it takes awhile for our brains to catch up with our new, [...]
Steps To Your Goal
by Cathy on 20. Aug, 2008 in Weight Loss and Maintenance
If you build a home, you need blueprints; if you want to open a business, you need a business plan. For any successful project or goal, you need a plan. How are you setting yourself up for success? What adjustments need to be made? Remember, don’t try to tackle it all at once. You already possess the [...]
Calorie Count Transparency in Restaurants
by Cathy on 11. Aug, 2008 in Weight Loss and Maintenance
New York City now mandates calorie labeling in restaurants. YEAH! The regulation is required by larger chains such as McDonald’s (my pre-op favorite), Burger King, Wendy’s and Starbucks. The media has covered that revealing the calorie information prominently to patrons is causing a huge awareness and backlash. Customers can easily see how many calories are [...]
As if it couldn’t get worse….it does
by Cathy on 05. Aug, 2008 in Nutrition
Pre-op, Krispy Kremes were my thing. I loved them. I am a bit embarrassed to admit that I could down an entire dozen easily in a day. I can’t believe it but it is true. Now, post-op, I’d like to tell you that a KK (I’m on such friendly terms with them that I’ve given [...]
