Early this summer I was casually chatting with a friend over just common #momlife problems. Towards the end she made an innocent statement about how good it felt to simply know “I too, make mistakes.” Brene Brown, a social researcher, professor, and author, talks extensively about the tremendous impact hearing the phrase “me too” has when people …
If you know anything about me and how I coach fat loss, you know I love mindset but I’m also not afraid of numbers. I’m totally fine getting formulaic with calories and macros and deficits in a world where “just listen to your body” is all the rage. And it’s an awesome protocol, btw. YES!… you should …
3 Healthy Habits to question (and actually get healthier) Read More »
I’ve been blogging consistently now for two years, but I’ve journaled on and off my whole life. Did you ever own one of those journals w/ the lock and key? Yeah… I stayed stocked and when at the book store, I would salivate at the thought of owning more. So, it’s really not all that surprising that …
The #7DeadlySins Journal and that fru fru mindset stuff Read More »
2012 was a year of abrupt and major change. Lawrence and I opened up sweatlocal. 24 hours later Lawrence lost his job. I got notice that my teacher certification had expired (so no backup plan.) I went from stay at home mom and “hobby trainer” with all the time in the world to full time …
Our fascination with the scale is broken. Or better said… it has broken us. On a regular basis this machine inspires moods and actions filled with anxiety, despair, hatred, disgust, and impatience. The very last thing we think about when we consider weight is that it’s simply the force on an object due to gravity. …
Are You Addicted to False Progress? – That 600 calorie diet says you are. Read More »
Pet Peeve: I am going to start my diet AFTER ___________ (insert any holiday of the year.) Have you looked at a calendar lately? There’s a candy/food holiday or celebration AT LEAST once per month. Add in birthdays, showers, weddings, sporting event celebrations, GNO, vacations, and work events and you are LUCKY to ever find …
10 Holiday Food Rules (that you don’t eat like a rabbit or kill your bikini dreams) Read More »
I don’t want to talk about being healthy. I mean … yes… healthy is great and it’s important, but can we pull back the curtain for a sec? Can we talk about some of the juicer things that aren’t “proper” for us to say out loud that actually motivate us to not just go though the motions and say …
4 (politically incorrect) reasons I effin’ CRAVE exercise Read More »
Let’s talk about your free time these days. If you’re like most people, I’m guessing you’re all, “What’s that?” Most of us feel incredibly stretched thin in our personal and professional lives so the idea of “finding time” to add stuff like exercise or eating better creates more stress. And I know this time of year, …
“Jeidi, I can only come 3 (or 4 or 5) days a week. What classes should I take?” “Should I do more cardio?” “Do I need to lift more?” These questions are LAYERED which means there can be no cookie cutter answer. However, I’m afraid folks are asking this question because they think if they don’t do …
Fat loss, shredding, dieting down, losing weight… call it what you want it’s a major topic of interest as summer nears. And let’s just lay all our cards out on the table… 99.9% of us are in the market to lose weight this time of year cause we want to look as sexy as we can …
The Fat Loss Pyramid – Are you putting your time where it counts? Read More »
