Balance

Harvesting your Holistic Health

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Change is in the air as summer’s energy abundance of heat and light is waning and cooling.  Autumn is also the time of reaping what we have sown in the spring and summer. Are you ready to harvest your holistic health? Almost all cultures around the world structured important ceremonies for their tribes and communities […]

Nutrition

3 Diet Rules you Can Ignore

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Stop listening to ridiculous diet rules and start trusting your gut (and these 3 tips). Every diet has rules. Whether it’s low carb, low fat, sugar free, grain free, gluten free, the name of the game boils down to DEPRIVATION. If you are craving a big, fat, juicy burger, will you be satisfied with a thin, […]

Guest Posts

September Success: Meet Neale Bacon

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Welcome back to September Success! During this month, I feature amazing stories of weight loss success. In our second installment of September Success, we have the amazing Neale Bacon. Neale and I met via Facebook. What immediately grabbed my attention was the name of his website, “Get Healthy with Bacon“. I mean, who doesn’t love bacon??? Neale […]

Success Tools

Your Top Weight Loss Questions Answered

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As a health coach and motivational speaker, women frequently ask me how I lost 100 pounds AND kept it off. The answer isn’t short, but it IS simple. Here are answers to other frequently asked questions. You may also view my interviews on this page. Question 1:“I’m already so busy! How can I fit exercise into […]

Before

Who do you See in the Mirror?

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Who do you see when you look in the mirror? For many years, when I was at my highest weight of 275 pounds, I hated looking in the mirror because it reminded me of what others saw when they looked at me, NOT how I felt inside about myself. I felt happy and pretty that day, […]

Fitness

The Best Way to Whittle your Waist

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Best Way to Whittle your Waist

It started with Sweating to the Oldies with Simmons. Then, choreographed a Charleston in college. Soon, turned to sizzling salsa with Kathy Smith. Explored the benefits of beledi (belly dance) next. Hopped on the hip-hop train. Blasted Bollywood.  And, of course, zoomed into Zumba. Hurried into hoop-dancing. All in the name of passion and fitness. My last blog post talked […]

Fitness

Can Walking Whittle your Waist?

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You walk all day and all night, with the dog and with kids. Yet, your belly is not shrinking! Is walking the right workout to trim your waist? The other day at a chiropractor’s office, a bomb was dropped on me. This was my very first visit, and after this incredible comment, I was ready […]