This summer has been extremely challenging for me when it comes to food and diet. It's no secret that I am vertically challenged and this is always an issue for me. It always has been and it always will be. I can gain 5 pounds just by looking at food so it doesn't take very much for me to gain weight. The hard part is that it shows so easy. Love being a shorty! You already know that I have been traveling most of the summer and I have … [Read more...]
8 Simple Things That Help You Lose Weight
Many of us struggle to attain and maintain a healthy weight. The reasons for this are countless. Those yummy snacks make us feel better immediately, if only temporarily. Our lifestyles don't always lend themselves towards healthy choices. The holidays make it challenging. Traveling makes choices limiting. Losing weight can be less of a challenge with some simple changes in lifestyle. Today I'm going to share with you some simple things that … [Read more...]
6 Beliefs That Are Keeping You From Having the Body You Want
Wouldn't you agree that we all have different thoughts and beliefs about ourselves? It all begins and ends in our heads. Everyone has certain beliefs and habits that dictate their behavior. Unfortunately, many of these beliefs can keep us from the very things we desire the most. This seems to be especially true when it comes to diet and exercise. Beliefs that prevent us from even getting started are common as well. The … [Read more...]
Talk Yourself Thin: What To Say To Yourself On A Diet
That plate of cookies. That extra cocktail. Going for seconds after having a plate full of dinner. The candy bowl at the office you are visiting. For your side item with your main course... fries or steamed veggies. Here's the deal. We have these choices to make ALL the time. And if you're like me, always challenged by weight, not because I'm overweight, but because the slightest amount of extra calories consumed shows up in my … [Read more...]
Drink This: Miracle Detox Drink
I remember years back reading awesome things about drinking apple cider vinegar and it's benefits on the body. I remember drinking a teaspoon every morning for a short period of time... mind you VERY short! It could have been 20 years ago that I did that. And it left my brain for some time. Likewise, I always know and drink on a regular basis lemon water. Lemon is crazy good for detoxing and is all natural. And upon my mini journey to … [Read more...]
Body Wrap Spalon
I love when a name of a business lets you know exactly what you're getting. I recently had the pleasure of spending the day getting pampered at the Body Wrap Spalon in Oklahoma City. Think SPA+SALON=SPALON. If you want to take care of your body and pamper it, nurture it, not only your body but your face as well, this is the place. As the name states, the Body Wrap Spalon specializes in body and skin treatments, but more specifically, … [Read more...]
In the Kitchen: Protein Filler Diet Soup
I'm kicking of the week with a recipe I made up, because as you've heard me talk before about how my mom kinda cooks... we just throw things together and it happens. And of course she taught me. So I took my background of being a Weight Watchers leader (which this time of year, I'm sure SO many are enrolling in every weight loss plan out there!), combined with flavors I love, combined with just what I know about food to come up with this … [Read more...]
5 Tips To Save 5 Pounds
We just passed the must indulgent holiday of the year... next to Super Bowl Sunday. Am I right on this one? It might vary, but all in all, the actual day of Thanksgiving is centered so much around the food. Now I want to begin by saying this... I'm not saying WE are all on a diet here. However, it's extremely easy to pack on an extra five lbs. during the season without even realizing it. Then come January, we're setting … [Read more...]
The 90 – 10 Rule, Re-Stated.
Happy Monday Morning! Mondays always seem to be a day that we push the reset button for getting things started, and I've always enjoyed chatting about healthy matters on Mondays since we seem to have the most sense of focus on that topic on that day of the week, so here I am again. Kinda a "from the archives" post here, because I've talked about it before, but just wanted to mention it again with fresh words. It's super simple and easy. I … [Read more...]
Cutting the Cokes
Now that spring is officially here, that means summer will be here before we know it, and when I hear summer, I think bathing suits. I know the countdown is on and time is running out before I have to look at this body in the mirror in a swimsuit, and so does the rest of the world when I go on vacation. So that means operation HURRY THE HECK UP in shedding a few pounds, like NOW is underway! HA! Am I terribly overweight? No. I'm just a few … [Read more...]
Mushroom’s Magic
Ok ok ok .... before you spit out your drink in laughter saying, "did she just SAY that?"... Yes... I just said that. Mushrooms are magical! HA! But they ARE! I'm serious here! First before I dive into this good stuff, this is World Salt Awareness Week. Yup. Bet ya didn't know that! So for those of us who totally swell up from eating salty foods, this week is for us to remember to maybe think of better choices … [Read more...]
From the Archives: What’s in a label?
We had a teeny tiny peek of spring like weather not long ago, which means warmer weather is just around the corner. And for ME, I know that means MORE SKIN will be showing! YIKES! Scary! HA! Time to REALLY get that laser beam focus on the diet and get as swimsuit ready as we can. So I thought I'd share some healthy advice from the archives.... Do you read the labels on the foods you eat? And make your decision to eat it or buy it … [Read more...]
The Secrets of Super Dieters
The beginning of the new year I think is synonymous with diet, weight loss, new you and resolutions. I remember when I was a Weight Watchers leader, the room would be packed, standing room only, sometimes I'd be coaching up to 100 people. Insane! So what are some SECRETS to success? People who have lost weight and kept if off over 2 years... what are some of their secrets of success? Recently on ABC NEWS w Diane Sawyer, they did a feature on … [Read more...]
Braggs Apple Cider Vinegar
Something I've begun to implement into my daily regimen of stuff I do to try to keep healthy and shed a few pounds, especially fight the water retention thing (which I'm highly sensitive to...) . Braggs Apple Cider Vinegar. I'm calling it a "super juice" because there are so many healing things this vinegar is good for. Now, just a side note. This particular brand is the brand that is made "with the mother". That's the one … [Read more...]
From the Archives: Healthy Living Manifesto
Next week marks the beginning of a round of holidays coming up. I thought this post would be great to "re-share" as we are going to be seeing LOTs of food and opportunities to be unhealthy in front of us. A little reminder never hurts, right? via Now I know ALL of these things can't be done, but it's a great thing to shoot for as many as you can, right? … [Read more...]
I’m losin it…Again.
Well, you can call this a "semi- from the archives" post. But I think this topic is something so many of us ROUND and ROUND we go. That whole four letter D word.... YOU know what I'm talkin about .... So lemme just divulge some personal information here to you. To the WHOLE world I bear all. So I weighed myself the DAY I leave for this 6 week long vacation across the big pond. The whole time FEARING I would come home a blimp. Quite the … [Read more...]
Show me my goal.
There is something to be said about SEEING what it is you are reaching towards. Goal setting. For anything you're trying to achieve or become, having a visual reminder of what that is in front of you all the time will greatly help you get there. And I need a visual NOW! Case in point, weight loss. It seems I feel like I yo-yo the past several winters, and this one being no different. Am I packing on a built in winter coat??? I have no … [Read more...]
Armed and Ready
This is one of my all time favorite sayings because it can apply to every aspect of our lives, but I love it when it comes to health and weight goals.... I shared this statement all the time with my Weight Watchers members when I was a leader and it's SO true. If you're not "armed and prepared" when hunger or meal time strikes, you can very easily eat something thats not as good of a choice because you're STARVING, you don't feel like … [Read more...]
Shake It Up
Here we are, the start of the week, going to get RE-focused. Right? From whatever damage we did this weekend, time to MANAGE the DAMAGE. Well the more we simplify our life (believe it or not, yes you heard this from moi!), the easier life gets and the more happy we are. Well same goes with meal planning and trying to shed a few pounds or maintaining a perfect weight. How about having something SUPER simple to fix, something that is … [Read more...]
I resolve to…
Good morning all! Today is the first Monday of 2013. Monday's usually mean, "Today, I'm going to start ______." Right? And being the FIRST one of the year? Means really buckling down if you are setting resolutions for yourself. That is, IF you are setting resolutions ... you don't have to! The number one New Year's Resolution people make is to lose weight. And yet about 80% have failed by the end of January. Isn't that crazy? I will … [Read more...]
