see video Jan was taking a supplement that kept her hunger under control, and she did well enough on nutrition, steadily losing a pound a week. Then she had a really rough day at work, and she needed a moment. She successfully bypassed the vending machine and chose to take a walk around the block. …
Part 2 What the Industry Does NOT Want You to Know Read More »
see video version There are SECRETS: The Weight Loss Industry Doesn’t Want You to Know Secret one: It’s NOT the latest Diet It’s trendy to say, “Diets don’t work.” They all work for someone however strict or crazy they are, but abandoning them and returning to our old ways of eating dooms them to failure. …
See Video Version Who are you when you’re at your best? Most of us have a vivid image of who we are at our worst — that’s easy, isn’t it? The vision of our best? That’s a little harder to think about. Yet without a vision, it feels elusive, like it’s not really possible …
Video Version Two Groups: LOVE resolutions DESPISE resolutions. Very few fall in the middle. It’s logical – something that annually presents us with almost certain failure is hard to like, yet it’s the expected failure that creates the issue. You can keep a resolution, but willpower is not one of the tools for success. The …
See Video Version “And the Soul Felt Its Worth” It’s a line from my favorite Christmas carol, O Holy Night. A number of years ago, someone pointed out this line that I’d sung for years but had never registered — and every day in my counseling and coaching practice, I see the epidemic of the …
See Video Versionhttps://youtu.be/d57zhokh6Z4 My neighbors have two large wooden ornaments in their front lawn, each painted with the word “JOY.” Makes me smile every time I see it. Add some twinkling lights, parties, carols, and the laughter of celebrating, and it’s the holiday season! Do you feel it? It’s a tough season for many who …
See Video Version Twinkling lights and displays of “Peace on Earth” are everywhere in this season, and maybe we are kinder and more giving to others, which is lovely. At the same time, we’re often not so kind and giving to ourselves. How peaceful is it in your head? Yeah, and me sometimes. It’s a …
See Video Version December is Holiday Central, the month when many spiritual traditions celebrate as the days reach their shortest point and lengthen again to bring light and hope back to the earth. Hope is a common theme in spiritual traditions because we cannot live without it. When we don’t feel it, we seek it …
See Video Version Sometimes Pie Is Not Just Pie In the States, it’s Thanksgiving on Thursday, and there will be plentiful food. What’s your plan? Do you “take” the holiday and feast, try to stay on track, or fall somewhere in between? There are no wrong answers to that – even if you change it …
See Video Version Ready? I know – -breaking out of that comfort zone is hard. There are two ways to do it: THE BLAST — Blast out doing everything differently until it feels more normal. Also known as “going cold turkey” on a change. There is a time and place for this. THE STROLL — Take …
