Share Did this week’s shopping today. Hit up the farmer’s market hoping to find kale but no luck. Not surprisingly, most of the stands are still products. If you want sauces and bread you’re in good shape! If you live in the area you will want to know that Honeyacre Farms is already out there [...]
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Share The first thing I thought when I saw the name of this program was “Oh my gosh, they got the name so wrong!” It turns out it’s not quite as bad as it looks. Rather than having taken non-pinyin misspellings of Mandarin words to a whole new level, the name of the program is [...]
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Share I was reading a New York Times article called How Companies Learn Your Secrets, when I realized that the very interesting information about habits and changing them in it applies 100% to health. Since changing habits is key to changing your lifestyle, this is very useful information in a health context as well! Here’s the [...]
No Comments. Continue Reading...Share Someone from Vibram contacted me to let me know that they had a new infographic up about starting a new fitness routine. I took a look at it, liked it, and so without further ado, here it is.
No Comments. Continue Reading...Share It snowed last night when I was driving home. I think it kept snowing at least part of the night. When I was leaving for work this morning and went to scrape off my car in the beautiful snowy winter morning, my pecs hurt when it was time to scrape ice off of my [...]
No Comments. Continue Reading...Share This may seem shallow to some. And they might be right. But something happened to me recently that reminded me of how incredibly much easier and how incredibly much more fun it is to shop when you’re a size 2/4 rather than 14/16. That isn’t why I changed my lifestyle, but I have to [...]
No Comments. Continue Reading...Share Today I had Core Synergistics on tap (recovery week #1!) and just wasn’t into it. I don’t know why. I left work on time (VICTORY!), I wasn’t working out on a full stomach, I wasn’t tired. But I just was not into it. But because I went and signed myself up for the Tough [...]
No Comments. Continue Reading...Share Tomorrow, I am starting a 90-day wellness challenge with four of my friends. Earlier this week, I sent out an email to everyone participating about how important the week before starting is. As I was typing, I realized that this is some of the best coaching advice I have to share. And so I’ve [...]
No Comments. Continue Reading...Share When I look around, I see so many people around me who sacrifice their health ambitions – knowing that they are doing so – because living a healthy lifestyle is a genuine challenge. I am young enough to not be cynical about work-life balance, but old enough to have had good and bad experiences to [...]
1 Comment. Continue Reading...Share Reward yourself for meeting or continuing to work toward your goals in some way, not necessarily food or exercise-related. Get a massage, see a movie, buy that thing you’ve been eyeing. One of my favorites is taking a bath with scented epsom salts, making a French green clay mask, lighting some candles, and reading [...]
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