I kicked off 2022 weighing 184 pounds. It was the heaviest I had ever been outside of pregancy. I basically ate my way through the discomfort of 2021, and I had developed some solid (and really unhealthy) eating habits in the process. I used food to numb myself, and I did a good job! 
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Mental Health
Everything Makes Sense Now
I have never been an organized person. It’s something I’ve struggled with my entire life. I want to be organized, but it is SO hard for me. SO HARD. It requires massive amounts of mental energy for me to maintain any level of organization. I can usually last for a couple days and then I’m […]
These hard times are when you are learning the lessons
Yesterday was one of the most emotional days of my life. So much crying. So much discomfort. I sat in my car in the ShopRite parking lot last night and sobbed for about 30 minutes. It sucked. I don’t like crying. And I do it all the time. I have always been a crier. Just about […]
This Week In Self-Care and Weight Loss, Episode 1: The Power of A Mindset Shift
In January I joined a program at the Y called Lose to Win. It’s a 12 week weight loss/healthy living program, and there are some competitive aspects to it as well. You can “win” several different categories including total percentage of weight lost, most group fitness classes attended, most cardio minutes, most spin classes, most […]
You Are Never Alone In Your Suckiness
I’ve been spending A LOT of time thinking about imperfection lately. Because what I’m learning as I work with more and more women is that well all have one thing in common. We all have something we suck at and we think we are the only ones like that. And by sucking I don’t necessarily […]
Taking Action Imperfectly
If lack of motivation, lack of time or multiple failed attempts are holding you back from making changes in 2021, my FREE challenge will fix that. Register NOW! I’m trying something new. I have a goal of going live Monday through Friday on the NYAM FB page, just for a couple minutes each day. I […]