Welcome to winter, at least here in the Midwest.
I live in Iowa where we have already had several snow days as well as two days when the temperature never got above 5 degrees. I know, I should be used to it. But it still doesn’t make me very happy. [Read more…]
When I get a setback, I get a really good one!
In case you wonder why you haven’t heard from me lately, it’s because I’ve been dealing with a LONG setback!
About a month ago, I started having some low-back pain. I did my usual back exercises, but it didn’t get better. In fact, it got worse. [Read more…]
Need to perk up your weight-loss efforts?Note: Don’t read a book
Last week, one of my readers told me, “I’ve been having a hard time staying on my weight-loss plan. I guess I need to pull your books out and read them again.” [Read more…]
The two women in the restaurant booth next to me smiled a lot. Over cups of decaf and the senior breakfast special, they chatted quietly about many things. Clearly, they were good friends and companions to each other.
Despite my efforts to avoid listening to their conversation, pieces of it slipped through. I soon realized that the woman with the flowing white hair asked a lot of questions, often repeating the same one they’d just finished discussing. [Read more…]
Some years ago, I went through a hard time coping with life. I couldn’t seem to figure out what was causing my struggles.
My life had been fine, and I hadn’t felt overly stressed. The weather had been good, my home life was stable, and I’d recently had good times with my friends and family members. But I kept feeling off balance and somewhat “out of sync” with life. [Read more…]
This article was published on “Next Avenue,” online publication.
It fits with a lot of our struggles with weight loss as well as other challenges in life. Click on the link below.
Hope you find it helpful.
One of the best weight-loss tools is the hardest one to do! It’s tracking what you eat and how much you exercise.
Personally, I hate it, and most of you do to. It’s tedious and has to be done every day, even when I don’t FEEL like it. [Read more…]
As she sat in my office, Patty said, “It was another bad week on my diet. I didn’t really stick with it at all.
The problem is that I‘m so overwhelmed that I can’t even see straight. By the way, I can’t stay long today because I HAVE to run to pick up my daughter from a friend’s birthday party.” [Read more…]
Last summer, Kate bought a new diet book. The plan looked great, and Kate knew that if she followed it carefully, she would lose her extra thirty pounds quite easily.
But the book was a little complicated and Kate had trouble figuring out exactly what she was supposed to eat. Whenever she got ready to follow the meal plan, she didn’t have the right foods on hand or time to prepare the recipes.
A year ago, I was walking regularly, following a healthy eating plan, and doing yoga stretches. Then one day, I stopped. My motivation was gone and I had no idea how to get it back.
I wanted to return to my healthy routines, but day after day, I would eat too much, skip my exercise, and worst of all, not care. [Read more…]