I got a facelift! Well…technically it was my website that got the makeover. But since I’m the one who built it, I did suffer quite a few pains during the procedure – and I definitely needed some downtime to recover. This project stretched me in many ways (still going with the facelift gag…), but there was one area in particular …

Ah Valentine’s Day! It’s 45 days into 2016 – how are those New Year’s Resolutions coming? A friend of mine recently commented that she no longer has to wait for a treadmill at the gym… Don’t worry. I’m not going to hassle, berate or shame you for not going to the gym – or for sneaking some of that Valentine’s …

Yup – it’s January. Like many in the weight-loss and wellness industry, I have been fielding a higher-than-normal volume of inquires regarding my services. And based on all these conversations I’m having with people, two things are abundantly clear. First, there is an underlying assumption in the air that says this: If you are overweight (or not the size you’d like …

I’ve been musing lately. ‘Tis the ho-ho-ho-holiday season – a time of celebration and joy, peace on earth and good will toward men. Yet even the briefest glimpse of a scrolling Internet headline or an incidental news sound bite clearly illustrates that current world events are anything but. And, as I often do, I wonder how what goes on in …

Life Sucks?? Seriously?!? I can only imagine what you might be thinking from the title of this post. Especially from someone who is supposed to be a positive, inspirational role model… especially during Thanksgiving Weekend… So let me explain. I have continued to weather the dark, cold Winter Blues with my newfound drug of choice – the Netflix Binge. As with …

I have a confession to make. I’ve been bingeing lately… on Netflix. It started as a way to pass the time when I was feeling under the weather, but then I got sucked in. Rather than doing something productive between clients (like writing a blog), I’ve found myself pulled, again and again, back to that addictive bookmark in my browser. House of …

“I didn’t feel expressed.” Jen Hamann’s words still haunt me. Perhaps “haunt” isn’t quite the right word – it does have a bit of a negative connotation. But it’s been over a year since I met the 2013 National Boxing Champion and her words still linger in my being. Jen and I met last year at an event in which …

Ah the ubiquitous Fitbit. It appears to be the season’s hottest accessory – everyone seems to have one. Sure, it could be a convenient tool. The latest version is a slick little wristband that tracks steps, distance, calories burned, etc. But my question is always, “what is the benefit of this information?” The superficial answer, of course, is that this …

People are always surprised at the things I eat. I don’t “seem like the kind of person” that would order a plate of French Fries off the Happy Hour menu. So when the comments about my food choices start flying around the table, I generally reply with my good old stand-by, “Happy Calories Don’t Count.” It’s easy to assume – …

You’d think I’d know better by now. You’d think I’d learn that it’s simply not worth the trouble I get into when I tell people they can eat whatever they want. After all, this little tidbit of news is almost always met with incredulousness or sarcasm and results in a 30-minute lecture on why I’m wrong. So I stand there …