“Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another: "What! You too? I thought I was the only one.” ~C.S. Lewis If I had to name all the emotions that go along with being over-weight or feeling over-weight, isolation would definitely be one of them. A...
"You will stop turning to food when you start understanding in your body, not just your mind, that there is something better...Truth, not force, does the work of ending compulsive eating." -Geneen Roth We overeat for a multitude of reasons but for just a...
"Guilt can quickly turn into regret and self-pity. The only way out is through acceptance and forgiveness." ~Author Unknown When it comes to adopting new behaviors and changing our lifestyle, the forgiveness we most need to practice is to ourselves. Accepting...
Marilyn.. Thank you for the email below and thank you for allowing me to put it on the blog for everyone to read! YOU ARE IN AN INSPIRATION and I am so happy to get to be a part of your weight maintenance journey! I hope everyone has a great day and I look forward to...
"We are each gifted in a unique and important way. It is our privilege and our adventure to discover our own special light." ~Mary Dunbar When it comes to achieving and maintaining our goal weight, it's about creating livable, customized, habits that fit our unique...
"When you are grateful fear disappears and abundance appears." ~Anthony Robbins Attempting to lose weight and get healthy can be a scary thing. Change can be intimidating, especially when we think it might mean giving things up or failing. BUT.............fear...
"In the midst of movement and chaos keep stillness inside of you." -Deepak Chopra Our lives are so busy that sometimes it feels as if our schedules run us rather than us running our schedules, but the truth is, that no matter how busy we are or no matter what...
I had the absolute good fortune of getting to go to to New York City last week on a business trip to the Weight Watchers headquarters for a special project and I had the pleasure of traveling with very, very successful WW member. Laura Calderone is not only a LOVELY...
“The primary cause of unhappiness is never the situation but your thoughts about it.” ~Eckhart Tolle When something in our life is not as we want it to be, such as our weight or our health, we can either let it hold us down by expending energy not liking it and...
"Regret can be your worst enemy or your best friend. You get to decide which." Martha Beck Recently, after a Weight Watchers meeting, a member asked me: "When will I get these healthy behaviors down pat, so that I can stop having to 'start over' all the time?? I feel...