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“Sex, Love & Romance…OK, Maybe Just Sex.” “Sex sells,” so they say.  And it’s true.  Chances are you clicked on this blog entry because you saw it was about sex.  You simply couldn’t help yourself.     Lately I’ve been wondering why the beauty/fitness industry that so badly wants you to feel inadequate and out-of-shape…

Haunting season is here again. That means tons of candy, costume parties, and social events. Food, sweet, and drink temptations are everywhere. Here are some quick tips to minimize those Halloween Trick-Or-Treat Temptations: Buy Halloween candy to give out to trick-or-treaters that you don’t enjoy eating so that the temptation will be reduced during the…

  Off and on throughout September, I’d had some strange symptoms (stomach pain and loss of appetite, among others).  On Thursday night, the pain became so severe that I had to go to the E/R.  I was there from about 1am to 6am, getting a blood test, a urine tests, and a CT scan, and…

I’ve had clients come to me wanting to lose weight, to look better, and to feel better. Well, they lose the weight, get to their goal weight, and they definitely feel better. People talk about less pressure on the knees, less back pain, having the ability to run faster, increase in energy, and much more….

When you lose a lot of weight (and yammer on and on about it all over the internet), all sorts of people start coming out of the woodwork with their own weight loss stories. Recently I met three people who have told me they’d lost 60-100 pounds at some point in their lives.  I asked…

Have you ever heard of Bear’s Head Mushrooms (also known as Lion’s Mane Mushroom)? I was at my local farmer’s market last weekend and the mushroom man had these weird looking mushrooms. I asked him how he cooks them and decided to buy a few. I brought them home and they were amazing! These mushrooms…

While I don’t want to seem unappreciative of all the positive feedback I’ve been receiving from everyone about my weight loss, there are moments where all the negativity people feel toward obesity really seems to come to the surface.  Here’s a list of my least favorite things that I’ve heard people say to me since…

Having a food plan will help you lose weight. Plain and Simple, right? Well, it’s plain, but it may not be so simple for many. Many people know what to do to lose weight, but they are just not doing it. That’s why people choose to do Coaching, so that they can have accountability, guidance,…

Eating your food versus drinking it is the preferred choice. When you eat food, you take more time to chew, swallow, and digest. When we drink our food, we can consume a greater number of calories in a shorter amount of time. Also, when we eat our food, we take more time to get it…