“Tension is who you think you should be. Relaxation is who you are.” ~Chinese Proverb Sometimes we think we want something so badly, such as weight loss or "hitting a certain number" on the scale, that we think we actually NEED it and might not survive without...
"Life will give you whatever experience is most helpful for the evolution of your consciousness. How do you know this is the experience you need? Because this is the experience you are having at this moment." -Ekhart Tolle One of the most un-empowering...
"Remember this maxim: When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change. The way you perceive things is an extremely powerful tool that will allow you to attain everything you desire." ~Dr. Wayne Dyer Do you see weight loss as something painful...
"Gratitude is an art of painting an adversity into a lovely picture." ~Kak Sri So many good things come about when we start becoming more mindful of our eating and our health. Of course weight loss is one of them, but think of all the other positive ways that...
"It's not the load that breaks you down; it's the way you carry it." -Lena Horne If taking care of your health is one more thing on your endless list of "to-do's" it's going to feel like a difficult struggle. If you shift the view to something you want to do,...
"Deficiency motivation doesn't work. It will lead to a life-long pursuit of try to fix me. Learn to appreciate what you have and where and who you are". -Dr. Wayne Dyer If you think of getting healthy and losing weight as something painful that you have...
"JOY IS NOT IN THINGS; IT IS IN US." ~Richard Wagner Not only is joy in us, it is in us RIGHT NOW. Joy does not have to be contingent on what the scale says today or on what's in your tracker. Let's put joy FIRST so that the other things can follow along in harmony.
"Serenity is not freedom from the storm, but peace amid the storm." ~Author Unknown Our health and our weight are things we manage. We don't own a goal weight nor do we get to the "end" of achieving good health. It's a continuous management process, therefore we MUST...
"Never regret anything because at one time it was what you wanted." - unknown Memorial Day is behind us and it's back to our regular routine! No matter what your last few days entailed, do not let remorse enter your thought. We don't have time for regret, guilt or...
"Often people attempt to live their lives backwards; they try to have more things, or more money, in order to do more of what they want, so they will be happier. The way it actually works is the reverse. You must first be who you really are, then do what you need to...