Recently, I was asked to describe my ideal client. Here, I’ll detail what I most hope to see in my studio. 

There are five main steps to creating change. Which one is your sticking point? Read on as we discuss each step, possible hurdles, and suggestions for getting past them so that you can get to the results you seek.

I have personally experienced the phenomenon of *gaining* weight after adding aerobic exercise, multiple times in life. Here I share some key points to consider if you may be experiencing or have experienced the same frustration.

Becoming inspired is easy, staying inspired takes more effort. In this blog post, explore tips and tools for keeping the momentum going as you work towards your goal. 

Creating a nutritional plan to meet your goals relies on a variety of factors. Learning about your personal caloric needs and adjusting your intake and expenditures can lead you to your goals. 

I know firsthand that emotional eating and drinking is a difficult habit to break. I want to help you (and myself in the process!) look at our daily food intake and movement in a very practical and logical way. When we remove the emotion from food, create a plan that we can envision working for us, and identify strategies we can use when we are tempted to go off script, we create a structure for individualized success.

Emotional eating, eating out of boredom, or relying too much on takeout, all have an affect on your overall health. With a little forethought you can set yourself up for success. The stay at home order set us up for the perfect scenario to devise, and stick to, a plan that resulted in significant weight loss.

2020 has certainly created an environment that has forced us to play to our strengths and has exposed our weaknesses. Examining our relationship with food is so important. The first in a series of posts, I will share how the stay at home order gave me the opportunity to create a successful weight loss plan, one that may changed the trajectory of my husband’s health.

In these stressful seasons of life, we may have many conflicting feelings at any given time. It is important to know that we can be BOTH appreciative of what we have AND frustrated by what we miss.

In life as in blackjack: a push is a win.

Like Kintsugi, our ‘scars’ are what bring out the glistening beauty in us. The healing is what makes us stronger. 

Changing routine can be challenging. Making lifestyle changes in diet and exercise may seem overwhelming or difficult to begin. We sometimes tell ourselves all the ways we might fail before we even get a fair start.

I know because I’ve been there…but because I’ve been there, I can help.

It’s totally fine to be the okayest version of you right now. I’m right there with you. Solidarity from afar, guys. 

We are not defined by one choice. We are defined by our habits. When the choices become habit, we simply need to examine them to see if they are beneficial: if they serve us, or if they do not. Adjust the sails but stay in the water. The journey continues.

Adapting isn’t about coping- it’s about figuring out a way to win- to thrive even when the environment for growth isn’t ideal. It’s not going to be easy, but you’ve got this.