Why your scale is keeping you from losing weight

Why your scale is keeping you from losing weight

What’s your relationship with your scale? Do you step on it and smile? Or do you gingerly put one foot and then the other on it, hold your breath, and take a furtive glance down – waiting for it to tell you how good or bad you are? If you’re like most women trying to...
8 habits of women who maintain a healthy weight

8 habits of women who maintain a healthy weight

I get this question a lot: “What’s ONE thing I can do to be healthier/lose weight/have more energy?”. We all want a quick fix – a simple way to “make it all better.” Most health professionals would tell you that there’s not one, magical thing. And they’d be right…...
What real women do in the morning

What real women do in the morning

A friend of mine recently shared an ad campaign from Organic Valley (the organic food company who makes yogurt, milk, butter, eggs and snacks). The campaign is called “Organic Balance: Real Morning Report.” And it’s all about what “real” women have...
The super woman epidemic (and how it’s making you sick)

The super woman epidemic (and how it’s making you sick)

How many times have you beaten yourself up today? For not going for a run or to your morning yoga class. For not being a good mom/wife/sister/daughter/friend. For not eating a healthy breakfast. For not keeping the house tidy. For not packing the “right” lunch...
The secret to staying fit and healthy

The secret to staying fit and healthy

Have you asked your body “what’s up?” lately? It speaks to you. Are you listening? Most people move through life completely out of touch with their body, their mood, their inner world. Unconscious. I’m not even talking about “consciousness” in a big, existential way....