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Setting Your Mind On Fit
This week has been an exciting one. A new President takes the reigns and with that comes the responsibility that no average person would want to take on. However, anticipation and a positive mindset sets the course for all things possible. As President Obama said throughout his campaign, “Yes we can,” we can only hope…
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Weight Pressures Result of Mixing Real Life with Hollywood
Since I entered the fitness field close to 30 years ago, I have always believe that diet’s do more damage than good. Further, a “healthy” weight is simply the result of lifestyle changes that make sense. In the last couple of posts, I’ve talked about the “Oprah Phenomenon” which is basically society’s obsession with weight…
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Oprah Follow-Up – It Ain’t Over til the Healthy Lady Sings
I blogged yesterday about Oprah’s recent weight issues after watching a spot I saw on “Extra”. After writing the post, a friend of mine suggested that I watch the Oprah Show that had aired on Monday to get more of the real story. My friend reminded me that gossip shows often show the sound bytes…
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Oprah, Say It Ain’t So!
I can’t believe it, Oprah is talking weight loss and diet again. Oprah is on T.V. telling the world she has to lose 40 pounds and get back to her “tummy showing” size. Huh? Wha? Did she really say, “Tummy showing size?” Well, yes and no. I was watching the T.V. Show, “Extra” in which…
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4 Simple Rules – Color, Movement, Mindful, Support
Since December 30th I have received hundreds of letters from my weekly Happy Monday readers asking, “How can I possibly drop this extra weight once and for all? What diets do you suggest? What’s the quickest way to drop weight? What do you think about fasting?” And the questions go on and on. Clearly they…
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January 1st, Last Chance!
It’s January 1st and in the next 24 hours gyms will be packed, treadmills will be running non-stop and exercise classes will be filled to capacity. January 2nd, the day of redemption, the day that all indiscretions will be absolved simply by signing on the dotted line at the health club of choice. Every year…
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10 Steps to a Healthy, Happy 2009!
I hope this Happy Monday finds you well and successfully decompressing after the holiday hoopla! I love the holidays but I equate Christmas to a wedding, you’ve got all this planning, all of this anticipation, all the buying, spending and in 24 hours it’s over, done, kaput! Perhaps that is a reminder to me that…
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Oprah Reminds Us All That When It Comes to Weight, We’ve Got It All Wrong!
So once again, Oprah is making headlines about her weight. It seems Ms. Winfrey has gained back 40 pounds she lost and has revealed that exercise has taken a back seat to her very hectic life. Wow, there’s a revelation, life got in the way. I’ve never heard of such a thing! But the truth…
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As the holidays approach it’s not time to use them an excuse to eat more, rather use it as a reason to eat well.
O.K. we know it, we can’t change it nor deny it, the holidays are here. Once again we find ourselves overwhelmed with the list of things to do. And in the throes of all the chaos and obligations comes a little something called your health. Now more than ever our physical and mental health is…