New resolutions prod us to take a good look at the goals we want to accomplish but may have been putting off. Weight loss still tops the list on the self-improvement charts as it has for decades. But why does losing weight seem to be so hard? I worked in the health and fitness industry for over 30 years and had a front row seat on the weight loss train. As a group exercise instructor and personal trainer, I was privileged to have had thousands of conversations with people about their fitness Continue Reading
Dropping “Fat Talk” improves health
My colleague, Valerie Minard, touches on something very useful in this article to help reframe how we think about ourselves. This was published in the health and spirituality section of myCentralJersey.com on July 7, 2014. Love yourself and who you are. You are incredible! “Fat talk” we’ve all done it. Either the silent conversation we have when we look in the mirror critiquing our own physique. Or, the “helpful advice” we have received or might have given someone else about the few extra Continue Reading
A diet you can easily follow
The following article was written by my colleague, Steve Drake and was posted on the Clayton-Richmond Heights Patch site in Missouri on April 4, 2014. I thought looking at diet and exercise from a spiritual lens would interest my readers in Georgia. Enjoy the excerpt of the text below and then click on the link to read the full article. The video is a twenty two minute mini lecture by Evan Mehlenbacher, a Christian Science practitioner and teacher who explains how he lost weight through Continue Reading