Many people have the idea that in order to lose weight, they have to completely stop eating the foods they love. They believe that they will have to eat cardboard and rice cakes for the rest of their lives. But going to a healthier diet does not mean that you cannot eat tasty foods. There are so many combinations of … Read More
To Reveal the You That Nobody Knows: Let Gratitude Be Your Guide
As you think about what you have accomplished so far in 2019 and what you still have yet to do, it is important to consider your strengths. Don’t just think of it as bragging, but look at it through the eyes of gratitude. Are you a great mom who enjoys reading to her kids every night? Think about how wonderful … Read More
What Worked Then and What Works Now
Recently, my husband and I celebrated the completion of a puzzle he had purchased over the new year’s eve holiday in 2018. We were both sick that weekend, so we stayed in and worked on the jigsaw puzzle. The title of the puzzle was the Aurora Borealis. So the top part of the puzzle was all the splendor of the … Read More
Be Your Finest Art –Appreciating The Perfection That is You
There is a lovely book by Joanne Miller and Dorcey McHugh called “Be Your Finest Art.” It inspires us to notice the beauty around us and use it to awaken the creativity that lies within us. We can train our eyes and our mind to see beauty and capture it in our art. This might inspire a poem, a blog, … Read More
Action Steps towards Your Goals
How often do you get “stuck at the border” between your dreams and the reality of how you will reach them. Maria Nemeth describes this beautifully in her book Mastering Life’s Energies. She has an entire chapter titled “Trouble at the Border.” The first quote states: “realizing your dreams and ideas in the physical world entails a border crossing.” Typically, … Read More
How To Get There
Now that the new year is in full swing and we are already into February, how are you feeling about the goals you set? Are you still as excited and making forward strides? Or are you feeling discouraged by a lack of progress? You may have started the year with massive action and four or five weeks later, you are … Read More
Where are You Headed in 2019
One of the things I love doing when I meet a potential client is to ask them how they envision their life will be after they achieve their weight goal. Are they looking forward to wearing a bikini on the beach? Is there a particular item of clothing they are excited to wear? Are they anticipating a new level of … Read More
Making Decisions Ahead of Time
How many of you have made a decision and acted upon it, only to have your mind confront you about it later. You begin to question yourself, doubt the decision, and wonder if it was the right thing to do. This happened to me a few weeks ago. I took about five pairs of pants to a new tailor and … Read More
Are Negative Emotions Holding You Back
Many people hide in the “comfort” of food, in an attempt to avoid or escape negative emotions. Maybe something bad happened at their job, somebody said something hurtful to them, or they feel somehow like they did not measure up. The old internal critic begins to fill their minds with thoughts and they begin to punish themselves. Somehow, at least … Read More
Accepting the New You
Are you in the process of re-labelling yourself? I am a Forensic Pathologist, but now I am also adding the label of life and weight loss coach. I have struggled with my own weight issues. I remember a sense of hopelessness and resignation navigating my way through the department stores as I went from the “junior” sections, to “women’s,” to … Read More