Eat your veggies.  Low in calories, high in vitamins, minerals, anti-oxidants, fiber, yadda yadda yadda. Confession I’ve not always been a veggie person.  In fact, my love for veggies has recently only developed the last year or two.  Before that I was eating them because hey were covered in cheese I knew they were good [...]

A “better body” is so much more than a number on the scale, the size of my pants, or the reflection in the mirror. No doubt, those things matter to me but they are only a fraction of the big picture.  My body exists in 4 “realms” (Is that the right word to use?): physical, [...]

There is no shortage of great workout plans that will deliver results. There is no shortage of nutrition plans that will help you lose weight if that’s the goal. There are many many paths to the same destination. (source) So what separates those who reach their destination from those who do not? “It’s not whether you [...]

Sounds silly but it’s really quite common. Life is busy and many of us have such jammed packed schedules that we can forget to eat until we are so hungry that we’d rather eat that half a box of stale crackers that’s been sitting on the shelf then wait  the 20 minutes it takes to [...]

Nothing I’ve shared the last 10 days is groundbreaking. Truth be told, I don’t have anything groundbreaking to share.  All I have are things that I’ve seen work for me and my clients. It’s all really simple but not necessarily easy. If it was easy we wouldn’t be facing the problems we are facing here [...]

Almost any blog post or article you read on HIIT cardio or high intensity interval training training will show you pictures of a marathoner and a sprinter side by side with a caption that says “Who do you want to look like?”. Since, I don’t think it’s helpful to compare and each athlete is AMAZING [...]

Take the stairs.  Go on walks.  Park farther away from the store. Organize the garage.  Go to Costco. Play and impromptu game of tag.  Dance in the kitchen. Move more. For me, this is a tough one.  I naturally gravitate towards more sendentary type activities.  Reading? Writing? Daydreaming? Cuddling? Yes, yes, yes, and YES. (Source) [...]

I know.  Shocking. But guess what?  I’m not going to tell you to drink 8 glasses of water a day.  Nor am I going to rattle off the benefits of drinking water. There are no shortage of articles touting the importance of drinking water and plus I know you’re informed. Besides, science is conflicted (imagine [...]

When it comes to people I love, I’m a major somewhat of a control freak. Don’t believe me? I have goodbye letters written to all my family members and directions on how to “run my funeral” if I should die an untimely death. Where to find pictures, who to contact to put together a slide [...]

Day 4 we talked about surrounding yourself with Girl Heroes or women who motivate you to be your best self. Today, we are going to talk about the Girl Villain.  In my world, I call her Garbage Girl. And she’s me. Garbage Girl uses many weapons but one of her most deadly is “comparison”. It’s [...]