"Gradual, safe exposure to whatever makes us anxious is always the most powerful way of eliminating anxiety." —Martha Beck The meaning of this quote can be very, very applicable to when it comes to taking control of our weight and our eating. For anyone who's...
A NEW CHAPTER, A NEW ROUTINE This week I led my very first WW Workshop in California! I've now officially met all of my new WW members, here in Fresno! I'm so incredibly happy to be back at it. I started last week and although it was nerve racking being the "new"...
There I am! See above!! I just finished leading my very first WW Workshop in California! I've now officially met all of my new WW members, here in Fresno. I'm so incredibly happy to be back at it. I started last week and although it was nerve racking being the "new"...
Many of us have spent a deal of our lives thinking about, worrying about and lamenting over physical body weight, but what about the weight that we carry around in our thought?? When I finally started becoming conscious of how often throughout the day random, negative...
We put a great deal of effort into striving to be "good" or to "better ourselves" or to be our "best self" which of course, are noble goals and seem to be worthy of our effort. But in our quest to be good, better or best, what happens to who we are right now, in THIS...
"Never give up, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn." -Harriet Beecher Stowe What happened at this year's Super Bowl was an exhilarating example of a group of people overcoming huge odds by not giving up or backing down and making...
At times, making healthy lifestyle changes can feel difficult, time consuming and/or short lived. Some days are hard! Some weeks are hard! But we have the ability to turn it around. When those thoughts of doubt creep in, stop and think of all the FREEDOM these...
"Your thoughts create your reality. Make sure they are fabulous." Last week, Chase, my 16 year old, and I went on a spring break family tour. We went to McKinney, Texas to visit my sister and her family then we flew from there to Denver to...
"Happiness is letting go of what you think your life is supposed to look like and enjoying it for everything that it is." It's so easy to put off being happy! Doesn't that sound terrible? But it's true!! I'll be happy when....the weekend arrives, I lose 10 pounds,...
"Busy is a choice. Stress is a choice. Joy is a choice. Choose well." At first when I read this quote, I argued with it in my mind. Then I thought about it longer and as I did, a real sense of freedom and peace washed over me. I'll be darned....it IS true! How...