One of the most frequent questions I get from clients as well as fellow health practitioners is this: What ‘diet’ do you recommend? In short, my answer is this: I don’t. Ever. The dangers of fad diets are so numerous I could dedicate post after post to breaking down the specifics of each one … [Read more…]
The Rethink Your Shrink Challenge has come to a barely slightly early end and this is the final Monday Project for the challenge. I know! Where did the time go?! Today what we really want to know is, how did you do? And we mean really. How did you do? Got some pictures?? Did you discover your … [Read more…]
Oh dear shrinkers, rethinkers, and rethinking your shrinkers! I cannot fathom the fact that this is the last weigh-in of the Rethink Your Shrink Challenge! Don’t pay attention to the sister behind the computer who’s getting all teary-eyed! (Um, edited to note: Boy, we can’t get anything past you … [Read more…]
I’m getting a little misty-eyed over here! Rethink Your Shrink is coming to an end! Are you ready? Did you rethink? And moreover, did you shrink? What happened over the past 7 weeks? Did you move more? Did you find victories? Did you find non-scale victories? Did you do something you’ve … [Read more…]
**UPDATED! WINNER of the GU giveaway is: LadyG8r!! Congrats!! Please send me your snail mail address at [email protected]!** I love GU. Pronounced “goo.” GU is an energy gel. What is this energy gel I speak of? And who should be eating these? And why? Do we really need these in … [Read more…]
Good morning Sisters and Brothers! How are you this fine Wednesday morning? Can you believe we’re on Week 5 of Rethinking our Shrink? Wow. Time really does fly when you’re having fun!! So tell me, did you get your homework done last week? Did you read some of the letters our future selves wrote … [Read more…]
Hello, my peeps. It’s Tuesday. That day. The day we divulge our deepest, darkest food and exercise (or whatever) secrets. On the internet. Nothing like throwing our confessions out there to the universe to purge our consciences… So, I have to admit that this week I’ve been quite irritable … [Read more…]
Good afternoon, sisters!! Well, we’re getting pretty far down the line in this challenge, I can’t believe we have just three weigh-ins left! And can you believe that it’s already February? How did that happen? We have been in this challenge since December (almost five weeks!!) and by now … [Read more…]
Good morning, everyone!! Happy Friday!! How did you do on this week’s project? The task this week was to sit your butt in 2011, picture what 2010 was like, and write a letter to yourself about it. What hurdles you have overcome and goals you have met. I really loved doing this one because I … [Read more…]
Wait. What’s that say? Week FOUR?? Have we been really going at it for a month already? We are over halfway done with our Rethink Your Shrink challenge. You have joined the revolution. You have looked into your past and looked into yourself. You have contemplated what works for you and what doesn’t … [Read more…]
We’re all good. We’re all great. We are all wearing our little shiny halos, right? NOT!!!! Maybe I’m just speaking for myself but I gotta tell ya, I have one big confession on this True Confessions day and it all centers around last Wednesday. Oh, that fateful day. I need to erase this week … [Read more…]
**UPDATE** Duh! I almost forgot to announce the winners from last week’s project! They are Renee at CutieBootieCakes, Jennifer at PrairieKnitWit Cooks and Shrinks and Audrey at The Lewis 4! Send me your snail mail if I don’t have it already! Project Peopllllllllllllllllllllle!!!! (Said like at … [Read more…]
When you first start trying to lose weight, it feels like no one really believes that you’re going to stick it out. Ya know, based on past histories if you have them, like me. At first there’s resistance. You get a lot of questions. A lot of tests. “Mom, can we buy those cookies? Honey, do you … [Read more…]
Good morning!! Time for another Monday Project linkup and this one’s fun because it’s all about YOU! Well, they all are, really, but this one’s really about how freakin’ cool you are and how much you rock. The task: List 5 ways (or more) that you rock. So go ahead. Tell us how you’re … [Read more…]
HOLLA Sisters (and brothers)! Good Weigh-in Wednesday morning! We’re so happy to see you beautiful, shining face (and your bed-head)! You know the drill! Run, don’t walk, to your scales right now! Strip down, pee, and jump on. Did the number go down? Did it stay the same? Go up (ugh)? No … [Read more…]