Every year millions of Americans make New Year’s resolutions, and only 10% will actually achieve success. Anything in this list sound familiar?
Spend More Time with Family & Friends
Improved diet and fitness
Quit Smoking
Quit Drinking (alcohol)
Enjoy Life More
Get Out of Debt
Learn Something New
Help Others
Get Organized
Get a new job
Why is it [...]
Happy New Year! I hope you had a wonderful holiday season and have had time to reflect on all that happened during 2007. As I think back to the years that have past, I realize that each year has been better than the last. 2007 was no different.
I’ll go back two [...]
I just got back from dinner at a local pub. Our food came out and the server said “Wow, that smells delicious! I’m on a no-carb diet because I’m going to Florida in 2 weeks.”
I looked at her tiny frame and thought to myself “Where are you going to lose the 10 lbs?” [...]
I saw this quote about 2 years ago on the wall of a yoga studio. For some reason it struck me at the time as an “a-ha moment” and I wrote it down. The piece of paper I wrote it on surfaced this morning while I was doing some cleaning.
“We are all visitors [...]
Are you happy with the way your body looks or are you one of those people who criticizes everything you put in your mouth saying how fat you feel? And even when you do that you know you’re still going to eat another dessert.
I heard it on Christmas Eve and I heard it yesterday (day [...]
Michael and I host Christmas Day dinner. We host anywhere from 10 to 15 people each year. Not too excessive - our house is just big enough for the crowd to feel cozy instead of crowded. Each year is a great success and usually comes with a great deal of (self-inflicted) stress. [...]
We find motivation in different ways. What works for others may not work for you. Below is a short list of what works for me. Maybe it will provide you a little inspiration to think about what suits your personal style.
Reward Yourself – There is nothing I enjoy more than a reward! Did [...]
My mom happened to call while I was riding my bike (on an indoor bike trainer) today and she said “What are you doing that you’re huffing and puffing?” “Exercising, mom,” I answered. She went on to tell me how she bought a yoga calendar for 2008 that has motivational sayings and I [...]
I always knew I enjoyed cooking as a hobby and stress reliever - minus the clean up. It wasn’t until earlier this week that I actually thought of it as meditation. Usually when I think of meditation I think of sitting in a chair or on cushions, in a quiet place without distraction. [...]
Another study released this week says that walking 6 days a week for 30 minutes is enough to trim waistlines and decrease the risk of metabolic syndrome - even without dietary changes.
A couple of key findings:
Moderate intensity exercise every day provides greater value than more intense activity a few days a week.
William E. Kraus, the [...]
