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Hey Mom! Here are MY thoughts on YOUR recent weight loss. I have three things to say : Great job. Keep going because the only other option is fat-the direction you are headed will bring you so much more than a smaller waistline when it comes to health. Every time you have an “occasional 2000 calorie [...]

Recently, a friend emailed me to ask what she could do to clear up some “brain fog” she has been experiencing. In her note she said she was “Healthy with no issues other than some extra weight.” DO NOT DELUDE YOURSELF! Make no mistake about it- If you are overweight you have health issues. According [...]

Wait until tomorrow. Wait until after vacation. Wait until you graduate or get that promotion. I spoke with a woman yesterday about weight loss and fitting into some new clothes for the summer. She told me her mom has been encouraging her to wait until things “slow down” then focus on eating better and exercising. [...]

Hey Mom! Do watch TV a lot? Here is a challenge for you. The next time you are watching TV, you have a workout to do. Include your husband and the kids. Every commercial has a specific exercise. Here is your  TV Workout: FOOD – Crunches INSURANCE – Squats MOVIE/SHOW PREVIEW-Lunges CELL PHONE/COMMUNICATION – Jumping [...]

Hey Mom, Have you ever noticed fitness articles repeat the same things, over and over? “Keep a food journal,” “exercise every day for at least 30 minutes,” “eat 5 small meals a day.” Reality check: the hardest part of losing weight is…ready for it…YOU! It is simple in theory, really. Consume less calories than you [...]

Would you let someone say to your face the same things you say to your mirror? Sometimes we forget how important self talk is. We forget how the scripts we repeat in our head dictate the way we perceive the world. Why is it that the world can look at a woman and see how [...]

Hey Mom! This is a question I received from a mom from SparkPeople.com:  She wrote: “The best time for me to exercise is first thing in the morning. If I don’t do it then I probably won’t do it. I don’t like to eat anything until I’ve been up a couple of hours so I [...]

Here’s the final word on nutrition and health, Seriously, it is a relief after all these conflicting medical studies! Diets and Dying The Japanese eat very little fat and suffer fewer heart attacks than the British or Americans. The French eat a lot of fat and also suffer fewer heart attacks than the British or [...]

Hey Mom! I don’t take supplements. Most of friends don’t either. Unless you are over 55, or have a severe nutrition deficiency, chances are you don’t need them. But why then are people who take supplements usually healthier than those who do not? A few weeks ago, I was invited to an Herbalife meeting. I wrote about [...]

Spot reduction is the idea that if you work out a certain part of your body then that is where the fat is going to melt away. Bad News: Spot reduction is as real as the Tooth Fairy. It sounds like a good idea, but the idea of a hottie flying around our kid’s rooms [...]