Valentine Day: a day for the exchange of tokens of affections. Although candy and dinner might be part of the tradition, this year as we celebrate Valentine's Day, let's keep our focus heavier on the affection and the love and less on the food. If you're going to...
OMGosh...Twitter? Because Facebook and blogging just aren't enough, apparently! I'm new to it and still a little unsure, but Cole, my 16 year old son, insists that it's time I jump in and start tweeting. As long as I don't follow his tweets, that is!!...
"Think about your highest purpose in 2013. Set up your calendar to serve that end, and everything will run better." —Martha Beck, Daily Coach Tips Although it can be a challenge to keep yourself at the top of your priority list, I'm challenging you to do it anyway!!...
Success is not a race, be patient. Success leads to success. Success is always a work in progress. Success doesn't come to you--you go to it. Success is a journey, not a destination. Focus on the process. Some people dream about success... while others wake up and...
"Johnny Winter is one of the best blues players in the world. He's very underrated." -Ritchie Blackmore The weather makes this a hard time of year to stay motivated to move and even though it's been unseasonably warm these past few days, I find this winter no...
“The more you eat, the less flavor; the less you eat, the more flavor.” ~Chinese Proverb There isn't any food we can't have, if we just take control of the portion size. It takes a conscious effort to pay attention to portions because the amounts we are served and the...
"Nothing tastes as good as thin feels." -anyone who has been over weight in the past Choices. Life is all about choices. Sometimes we think we have no choice, but the fact is, there is ALWAYS another choice. As we slide into the weekend on this snow-flurry-filled...
"You have to decide what your highest priorities are and have the courage - pleasantly, smilingly, nonapologetically - to say 'no' to other things. And the way to do that is by having a bigger 'yes' burning inside." -Stephen Covey There is no doubt, most of us lead a...
"Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after another." -Walter Elliott Each day really is a new day. An new chance to do things different, to do things better. What would you like to do better today than you did yesterday? Can you? The more...
“We cannot direct the wind but we can adjust the sails.” - Dolly Parton This week, we will be half way through the month of January. How's it going for you, so far? Are you in a healthy routine that's not only helping you to control your weight, but that you also...