Ever notice that when people talk about making healthy changes, it’s often about what they’re eliminating? “I cut out sugar.” “I stopped drinking wine for the month.” “I’m on a social media fast.” None of these are bad. In fact, they may lead to better health and maybe weight loss. But excitement fades. Willpower conks … Read more
“A few months ago I was on a roll with healthy eating, and I was feeling so good and losing weight. But I got bored eating the same foods all the time, I couldn’t stick with it. Now I’m trying to get back on track…” But our brain likes routine and is good at creating … Read more
What comes to mind when you think about self care practices? A mani/pedi? Massage? A Netflix binge with your bestie? How about discipline? Not so much? Stay with me. I see discipline as the foundation of our self-care. When we’re disciplined, we make good decisions for ourselves. We treat ourselves well. Discipline is doing things … Read more
How do you decide whether to stick with your healthy habits or to give up? Does it depend on the situation, like whether someone brought cookies to share at the office? Or if it’s raining at the time you planned to go biking? Actually, it doesn’t. What it really … Read more
Getting yourself into a healthy routine can be tough. And sometimes we even make it harder than it needs to be. But the brain likes ease and if you learn to take advantage of it, creating and sticking with healthy habits will be much easier. Here are 5 ways … Read more
If you equate eating bad foods with being “bad,” that’s a problem. Whether or not you eat certain foods has no bearing on you as a moral person. But let’s be honest. There are foods that are bad for us! Why can we call cigarettes bad without thinking someone … Read more
