Tag: coaching

The key to regular exercise is doing something you really enjoy.  I’d like to share an assessment I have developed to help my clients figure out the best types of activity for them.  If you want to actual form, contact me.  Otherwise, take a piece a paper and create your own form. Begin by listing […]

How did your vegetable eating go last week?  Do you know what the most frequently eaten vegetable in America is?  Potatoes.  Do you know how they’re most often consumed?  You got it – French fries. We can do better than that!  In case you need more ideas, here are 13 more ways to enjoy vegetables […]

Vegetables are an essential component of your diet if you wish to achieve and maintain a healthy weight. They add lots volume and nutrients, with very few calories, a smokin’ deal!  And they’re so versatile that you’re sure to find ways to enjoy them if you set your mind to it.  Here are the first […]

Exercise is like vegetables in many ways.  Both are good for you and something mom wanted you to have every day.  They each make it easier for you to achieve and maintain a healthy weight and avoid countless chronic diseases.  So why do we resist them so much? From my coaching experience, I’ve found that […]

“Every choice you make has an end result. “ Zig Ziglar Happy Independence Day!  Today I recognize and celebrate your freedom to choose to look, feel, and be your very best.  As Zig Ziglar reminds us, every choice has an end result.  The good habits I work with my clients to create are just a […]

When would I ever advise you not to exercise?  I can think of two situations. The first is if the doctor tells you not to, due to illness or injury.  My number one rule is to follow your doctor’s advice.  If you don’t want to do as your physician instructs, please find another doctor, one […]

“You’ve got to be in it to win it.” That was slogan of the New York State lottery when I lived there in the 1990s.  I think we can say that about everything.  In fact, it seems to me that we get halfway to success just by showing up.  What does it mean to “show […]

Over the years, most of my clients have gotten frustrated at some point when the pounds stopped dropping.    They would complain about  the dreaded “plateau.”  In the weight loss world, we know that weight does not change systematically, in a nice linear fashion.  We could see no movement on the scale for a week only […]

Parents are leaders, and I’d love to see parents take a stronger leadership role in teaching their children to be well.  If I ruled the world, here are some of the things I’d have parents teach their kids: –          There is nothing good about smoking.  When my daughters were young, we’d play a little game […]

People frequently ask me what I think of various weight loss programs.  Marie Osmond endorses Nutrisystem, Valerie Bertinelli lost her weight with Jenny Craig, and Charles Barkley credits Weight Watchers for his weight loss.  How about Sensa, HCG or Alli? I’m always skeptical about weight loss products, because they are usually not regulated and have […]