You can never have too much of a good thing, or can you? The other day, my younger daughter was busily coloring some pictures and singing to herself long past her bedtime. When I sternly told her it was time to put her crayons away, she sweetly said, “Just one more minute”. That one minute […]
Health gurus come and go. Here is a former fat girl and health coaches’ list of online health advice you can actually trust. Did you see Greatist’s list of 100 most influential people in health and fitness? As a former fat girl and health coach, I was excited by some of the people listed. I’m not talking […]
The best part of Christmas morning is gobbling up every single piece of chocolate in your stocking….or, you could try these healthier stocking stuffers.
Toddlers are mobile, curious, and sometimes defiant. One day your little toddler might make you smile, and the next day your cutie might make you cry or shout. At just two years old, my blog is a toddler. While I have learned a lot in two years, I can’t say that every moment made me […]
Forget that gym membership and ditch exercise guilt! Find a more cost-effective and efficient way to conquer sitting disease with these tips. Moms, are your days so booked that finding an hour to hit the gym seems impossible? Do you beat yourself up because you know you should be exercising more than you are? Forget […]
“I don’t have the energy for exercise” is what I hear most often from friends and family. For them, exercise is a chore to be marked off a to-do list. There is nothing energizing or exciting about it. To top it off, exercise takes so much time! As the days get colder and darker, finding incentive to […]
I am afraid that no one cares. In the dark of the night, after a hard day of working towards a mission you are extremely passionate about, you might be knocked over by this quiet voice in your head. Do you ever wonder whether anyone cares? Maybe you spend a lot of time telling your […]
What is the first thing you look for on food labels? This is the question I posed to my community and their answers surprised me. Of the 24 people who weighed in, few were looking for the same thing. Most of my friends are very health-conscious and have either lost weight or maintain healthy lifestyle […]
So, what do you eat? This is probably the question I get the most. But, it’s not because I lost a bunch of weight. It’s because I decided to become a vegetarian. OK, so my typical daily meal planning used to be something like this: Breakfast: 3 bowls of sugar-sweetened cereal with 2% milk (if […]
Last week on September Success, we met Beth M. Anderson. This week, we”ll meet Alana Faulk. Alana is the survivor who beat alcoholism and took her life back. Alana and I met in Women Speaker’s Association, a Facebook group dedicated to those who are trying to improve or build their speaking business. I was struck […]