I have been doing some research the past couple months, trying to determine what it is that prevents women from taking care of their bodies. When it comes to their fitness and overall health, I have found that the majority of women face the six following challenges: 1. No motivation The demands of motherhood can […]
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Week Seven
I usually write my fitness/weight loss updates/new-and-healthier lifestyle posts on Mondays, but yesterday was Memorial Day and a lot of people were having parties and going off the rails or falling off the wagon and having a treat/cheat/whatever day, so I saved it for today. Because today feels more like a Monday than yesterday did. […]
You Can Be A Happier Person With Just A Two Minute Investment Every Day
I believe that happiness is a choice. And I believe it’s not external stuff that makes you happier. I think it’s something you gotta find in any situation. Every day I see people who have it all. They’ve got healthy kids. They can easily pay their bills. They are attractive and in shape and talented. […]
I Want To Help You Burn Off Your Crazy. Or Just Get Up Off Your Butt.
One of the things I feel super passionate about is exercise. I don’t view exercise solely as a means to lose weight. It can definitely help in that department, but for me, exercise is the foundation for pretty much everything. For me, exercise is an antidepressant. I have been Zoloft/Celexa/Lexapro/Everything Else free since exercise became […]
So apparently I’m obese.
I had a little reality check last night. If you’ve been around here for a long time, you may remember back to when I joined a weight loss challenge/competition-type thing at the gym. I was the heaviest I’d ever been, I was done having kids, I felt like doodoo, and I was ready to make […]
21 days to establish a new habit, right? WRONG!
We’ve all seen that quote — So that’s just three weeks. Right? Wrong! WRONG! WRONG! WRONG!!! That quote — the one that says it takes 21 days to form a new habit — is actually kind of a misquote. A quote that has mutated. Back in the 1950’s, a plastic surgeon named Maxwell Maltz noticed a […]