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Dec
21

3 Tips to maintain your waist size over Christmas

It’s that wonderful time of year again. In a few days our favorite plus sized man in a red suit will slip down our chimneys and fill our stockings with presents. While the next day our friends and family will try to fill our bellies with excessive amounts of food. This great holiday tradition usually is followed by naps and/or driving home with your pants belt unbuckled. So how can we avoid overeating and staying away from unhealthy foods over the holidays? I have 3 easy, effective tips that can really help.

 

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Dec
15

Persist Through Failure

It’s getting close to the end of the year, that wonderful, happy time to reflect on all the great accomplishments you've made over the last year and celebrate with your friends and family. That's great and congratulations to all that have succeeded this year! But what about those who didn't accomplish what they wanted to this year and failed to reach their goals?

 

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Dec
14

Let's Get ...

Let's Get Lean in 2014!!

****Tis the season for Fun, Rum and Egg Nog! Unfortunately, with all the hustle and bustle it is so difficult not to put on a pound or two during the holidays, maybe even more! Parties, skipping workouts, break rooms filled with Christmas cookies, and lord knows what from vendors that drop off platters of food at the end of the year! Before you know it your pants are snug and NO its not the DRYERS FAULT! Time to take control, OWN IT! Decide, LIFESTYLE CHANGE!!! How many of you are already starting to panic? How many of you are planning a winter vacation in February or March and are starting to dread the thought of pulling out your bathing suit?? DON'T PANIC!! I know how you feel, I've been there!  Yoyo diets, crash diets, now it's a lifestyle!!  I will give you all the tools that were given to me to succeed! I have availability in my December 30 P90x3 group!! If you'd like information on my group or would like to chat and need support, email me at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Let's get fit, and healthy in 2014!

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Dec
10

It's Been A Year Since I Reached My Goal Weight!

I'm not sure of the exact date, but late last December, after two wellness challenges, better eating habits and increased exercise, I reached my goal weight. It was a lot of hard work and the result was normal blood pressure, good cholesterol numbers and optimal glucose levels. Plus my waist size went from 44 down to 34 inches.

There were a few comments along the way that I still hear at times, even though it has been a year since I reached my lowest weight. The first comment comes from those that knew my sister had anorexia. They assume that automatically I would "catch" anorexia, even though my goal is to be healthy. Only another sibling of an anorexic can truly understand what this feels like. The only way I can describe it is if one sibling is an alcoholic, someone will feel the other sibling is an alcoholic because they had one drink. I know people say these things because they care, but it just shows how misunderstood anorexia really is.

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Dec
09

Why I Think Childhood Obesity Is A Problem

I was at McDonald's the other day ordering unsweetened iced tea when I overheard a grandmother talking to her grandson. She was asking him what he wanted to order and when she asked what drink he wanted, he said "Soda"! She replied that she don't normally like him to have soda but it's the holiday season so why not?

This was actually refreshing to hear. After witnessing so many kids refilling their sodas at the self serve soda machine, it's nice to know that some people understand that soda shouldn't be an everyday thing (ideally, you should always avoid it).

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