Many many years ago, I was running an online fitness course, and a woman named Brooke joined the program. She was a single mom living in Florida and had two very young twin boys. She was pretty gung ho for about two weeks, and then life became extra lifey, and she kinda fell off the
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Taking Care of my Whole Self
Last week I shared this post on the NYAM FB Page: The text on the post read: What’s the difference between these two pictures (besides about 30 pounds)? the cumulative effect of small, sustainable changes Learning to focus on MYSELF FIRST Learning to stop trying to control shit I can’t possibly control Self-healing and tons
Slow and Steady Wins the Race
One of my current weekly goals is 10 minutes of strength training 5x/week. This week I won’t hit that – I’m 1/5 so far but will probably finish at 3/7 days this week. I have eight sets of dumbbells in my room: 3lbs, 5 lbs, 8 lbs, 10 lbs, 12 lbs, 15 lbs, 20lbs and
I’m still perpetuating the problem
I’m a recovering people-pleaser. It’s something I’ve really been working on, especially in the last two years. It hasn’t been until fairly recently that I even realized this was a big problem for me. It’s led to some unhealthy behaviors and habits. It’s prevented me from taking care of myself. And ultimately, it makes me
Are you focusing on the process?
We are three weeks into the new year which means the majority of us have already abandoned whatever we vowed to change on January 1st. By February 1st that number will increase to about 67% and by the end of the year less than 10% of us will be successful in making that change we
Happy Birthday Papa
Happy 78th Birthday to the GOAT. The Greatest Dad of All Time. And the Greatest Grandpa of All Time. Whether we are on vacation or at a water park or on a road trip or giving hugs or playing cards or celebrating a new house or helping a grandson get his license or watching fireworks