Running, Head Trips and One Foot in Front of the Other Mantras

July 18, 2010

8 a.m.  Hubby asks, “Are you ready for go for our run?”
“Yes, but give me a few minutes,” which was total classic avoidance/procrastination technique.  I commenced looking for immunization records, which seemed like a logical thing to do on a Sunday morning when you are facing six miles on the coast with enough heat and [...]

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COMING ALIVE

July 3, 2010

Guest post by Ursula Jorch

Size 18.  That is what I was wearing a year ago.  Yikes.
Before I go any further, let me introduce myself: I’m a Haagen-Dazs girl.  Coffee, vanilla swiss almond, strawberry on occasion.
This is how I spent a lot of the last 20 years: something would happen in my life, I would start [...]

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Create Your Support Society

June 25, 2010

“Perfect as the wing of a bird may be, it will never enable the bird to fly if unsupported by air.”
-Ivan Pavlov
When I was fourteen, Eric Jones dumped me.
I was devastated, so I came straight home to my mother’s arms where she consoled me and told me how “that boy” totally didn’t deserve me, and [...]

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Burn, Baby, Burn!!!

June 17, 2010

“Burdens are the foundations of ease and bitter things the forerunners of pleasure.”
-Rumi
You were probably taught not to play with fire when you were just a tot running around in a diaper.
But, I bet you were not told that eventually you would need to go through the fire to live your best life.
Nope.  No [...]

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The Worst Weight Loss Advice I Ever Received

June 13, 2010

Eat Every 2 – 3 hours
Okay, I love to eat, but eating every 2 – 3 hours makes my life a big eating fest. While this approach may work for some, it certainly didn’t work for me. I follow my slim, French girlfriends and usually eat 3 meals a day, but there are [...]

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You Don’t Have to Wait

June 12, 2010

An actual conversation with a friend (not a client) that I thought was interesting:
Friend: I’m am so tired of struggling with my weight.
Me:  So, what if you let go of the struggle?
Friend:  Well, I’d be happier for sure.  I’d also be excited and ready to do the things that I’ve been putting off.
Me:  So, why [...]

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Slim, Chic and Savvy Redefined

June 10, 2010

“The aim of life is to live and to live means to be aware – joyously,
drunkenly, serenely, divinely aware.”
- Henry Miller

The term slim, chic and savvy can be intimidating to someone who is dumpy, frumpy and grumpy.
At least it was for me in a time when I didn’t feel so, well…slim.
But, I want to be [...]

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The WHAT/HOW/WHY Secret Formula of Success

June 6, 2010

“I want to lose weight, but I don’t know why I keep sabotaging my efforts,” Cassy said in our first session.
“I know what I should eat. I know I should exercise, but I still don’t do it,” she continued, frustrated with herself.
“So, why do you want to lose weight,” I asked.
“Well…,” she paused [...]

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15 Things You are Granted

May 31, 2010

Sometimes, all you need is permission.
So, as a coach and a woman who also needs permission from time to time, I’m giving you permission to be, do or have the following:
1. Some play time
2. Take a siesta
3.  Say “NO”
4.  Say “YES”
5.  Stop dieting
6.  Eat delicious foods
7. Stop comparing and step into your own beauty
8.  Be [...]

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10 Compelling Reasons to Stop Complaining

May 25, 2010

Wanna know the secret to ruling your own little world?  Go complaint free.
Actually, I was once the Queen of Complaints.  Trust me, I don’t say this with pride, but it’s the truth, so there.
Anyway, looking back, I’m not surprised that the years I spent complaining were also the years that I was plagued with fluctuating [...]

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