For some of us, it can be easy to feel like food has control over us. We say things like “The ice-cream was calling my name” and sometimes it feels like it really is!! Of course food is an inanimate object and can’t talk. The cravings, the urges and the...
"Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after another." -Walter Elliott It's so much easier to achieve goals and successful change when we break it down into steps. Any long term goal will look daunting from the start, so let's switch our focus to...
It is early morning on Thanksgiving Day. It's still dark outside and the house is quiet....my FAVORITE time of day! As I am thinking about all the things I've been blessed with in my life, I couldn't help but think of all of you. Your support has made an...
I'm writing quickly this morning because I don't have much time. I've waited weeks for today to arrive and now that it's here, I feel as happy as if it were Christmas morning!! Today I drive to La Crosse, WI to pick up Cole for Thanksgiving!! I cannot wait to have him...
Goals and goal setting are great ways to help us clarify what we want and how to achieve it. Goals help to point our behaviors in the direction we want them to go, which is a good thing. But what about when we fall short of the goal? From an intellectual...
There isn't a "right" way and a "wrong" way. Sometimes things are thrown at us in life that we don't expect. The key is to not be so set in our ways that we can't readjust our path. Weight loss doesn't always happen on our time schedule, so don't allow that to bring...
Change is only overwhelming if you allow it to be. If you're looking for a different result than what you've been getting in any aspect of your life, you'll need to modify what you've been doing. Lasting, sustainable change happens ONE small step at a time. Just do...
Don't let the number on the scale define you or determine your mood today. I know it's easy to do, but it's a lie. Because you are not at your absolute dream weight (which is like chasing an mirage, by the way) does by NO MEANS mean that you are not perfect and whole...
http://youtu.be/uaWA2GbcnJU When I watched this video, which of course at first I told myself I didn't have time to do, it made me really stop and think about my priorities. It instantly gave me an emotional dose of what I believe to be "the BIG picture" of life. It...