I was coaching a client this week about getting a “good night sleep” so that she would feel rested in the morning. After all, it’s no secret that getting a good night’s sleep results in a better functioning next day. And did you know that it really makes a positive difference in the weight loss […]

“People change best by feeling good, not by feeling bad” – Author of Tiny Habits, BJ Fogg, Ph.D. Wonder why “motivating” yourself with shame doesn’t work? You know, beating yourself up after you eat way too much dinner and then snacking way into the night or sleeping in when you had told yourself you would […]

I was speaking to someone recently who was planning to sign up for Disney’s Goofy’s Race and a Half challenge for next January. This means that on Saturday you run a ½ marathon (13.1 miles) and the following day, Sunday, you run a full marathon (26.2 miles). Of course, don’t confuse this with the Dopey […]

Many of my clients come to me for one reason: to lose weight. And what generally happens through the coaching process is that they ALSO get a lot of Non-Scale Victories (or NSV’s). These are things that happen along the way that aren’t measured by the number on the scale. Sure, seeing the numbers on […]

The last week I have been in a thought hurricane. It is a term I coined for those times that I get fixated on a particular issue in my life. Of course, living in Florida it is a hurricane. Anyway, it’s where my thoughts are swirling around and around, seemingly uncontrollably, in my brain. And […]

Chinese philosopher Lao-tzu said: “The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step” Losing weight, changing your eating habits, getting into an exercise routine, getting more organized can feel like a thousand miles journey. Overwhelming.  Insurmountable.  It just won’t happen. Yet, like everything else it starts with one step. Looking at how you can think, feel […]