Ever lose weight only to gain it all back again? Or maybe your goal was to lose 20 pounds and you lost 15 and that last pesky 5 pounds won’t budge? Or maybe you never got that far, and have been struggling to lose weight for who knows how long now. Why is this happening?Continue Reading

Ever lose weight only to gain it all back again? Or maybe your goal was to lose 20 pounds and you lost 15 and that last pesky 5 pounds won’t budge? Or maybe you never got that far, and have been struggling to lose weight for who knows how long now. Why is this happening?Continue Reading

What do you want in your life?

Now, ask yourself, why do you want it? And then narrow that down.

What it comes down to for us as humans is – we want what we think is going to make us happy.

We have ideas about what will make us happy in regards to fitness. Thinner thighs, buffer bi’s, and a lifted seat just to name a few. But do these outer enhancements really bring us happiness?

I’m not saying that they don’t, if your mind is in the right place. Here’s the thing, you’re certainly on the right track if you are looking for ways to make yourself healthier. It is very challenging to be happy without good health. The problem that I see is that people are trying to change who they are as opposed to becoming healthier in their own skin. They think that by changing their body they are going to become happy. And I don’t mean change their body by losing a few extra pounds that are dragging them down. I mean, they want to eliminate their hips and their bellies altogether. They want to be stick figures. They don’t like who they are.

One of my favorite people and FitVenture partner, Danielle Bouloy, is visiting NYC and today was our day to hang out together. I started off the day thinking “oh, but I have so much work to do, maybe we should just go to lunch so I can get home and get back to this stuff” and “how am I going to be prepared for work all day tomorrow”, and just stuff like that in general.

It’s Valentine’s Day. We must discuss love. You may think this is cheesey and unnecessary, but humor me for ONE minute. Try this experiment. Point to yourself. Where are you pointing? Chances are, you are pointing to your heart. Nobody seems to point to their eyeball, kneecap, or gluteus maximus. Why’s that? Because, instinctively, we feel ourContinue Reading

Today I received a text message from my sister, Melissa, that she had just sent her manuscript to an agent and to wish her luck! Of course I wished her luck, but I also said no matter what to keep on keeping on. Why did I say this? Everyone has a dream. Some people actContinue Reading

Today Professional Success Coach Ivy Slater Rachlin and I led another Healthy Hangout Event for women. We asked what topics people were interested in, and we got back Time Management, so that’s what we went with. So many of us need help in this area,  it was perfect. Our events always begin with my Yoga/Pilates Fusion classContinue Reading

What are you saying to yourSelf right now? How many nice things did you tell yourSelf today? How many mean or negative things did you tell yourSelf today? Your experiment for the rest of this week is to count. You may surprise yourSelf. Is there something in your life that you want to do? WhyContinue Reading

Is guilt a useful emotion? To be honest, I’m not sure. Maybe, if it makes you move your butt to do the things you say you are going to do. But if you just sit there and continue to feel guilty, then I would say, not too useful. Dump it. You don’t need it. How?Continue Reading

I just got back from a fantastic White Water Rafting trip on the Lehigh River in Pennsylvania. It was a day trip, it was a lot of car time, the food was crap, and it was ALLLLL worth it!!! It was a BEAUTIFUL day, and we were out on our raft, meeting new people andContinue Reading