How to lose weight and get stronger when you are over 40
I agree with people when they say "age is only a number" when they are talking about your attitude, but our bodies age with every day that passes, therefore, cutting back on a few calories simply doesn't work like it used…
Deadheading my flowers and loving your body.
Gardening (flowers) has become my jam since moving into my new (100 years old) home almost two years ago. As I was deadheading one of my hanging basket plants this morning I made an important connection. I water this plant, I deadhead…
Your current results are from your past thinking
Your current results are from the way you think and, more specifically, the way you thought in the past. And this is good news because you can make a new decision today and think and believe differently than you did…
Keep your muscle when “dieting”
One of the best things you can do to maintain your strength, energy, and vitality is maintain your muscle mass. When you begin to change your eating habits and start to slowly reduce the portion sizes and amount of calories from junk…
No Shortcuts
What’s the fastest way to get where you want to be? The fastest way is … slowly. I know....wha wha.... Unfortunately, there are no shortcuts when it comes to getting stronger or more fit. Quick fixes don’t exist. You have to show…
Menopause belly? Walking won’t cut it.
Menopausal (and truly it is peri-menopausal when it all starts to hit) belly fat is not your imagination. Peri-menopause is defined as the time of transition when a woman has irregular periods, but hasn't yet had a full 12 months…
Why did you stop?
Is there something in your life that you used to do – something you really enjoyed and that was serving you – that you stopped doing? Maybe it was following a certain training program or belonging to a fitness community…
Don’t make this mistake
One mistake I see a lot of women make when starting a fitness plan is going too hard, too fast. Raise your hand Type A personalities! ;) Seriously, though, anyone is at risk of taking on too much, too soon, especially if…
Have you changed for the better?
We all know this past year has been nothing short of crazy, to say the least. Shutdowns. Lockdowns. Suffering on a scale we’ve never seen before. I certainly didn’t prefer how COVID turned things upside-down over the past 12 months.…
