Trying to lose weight but don't want to give up your beloved alcohol? I've got good news for you! It's totally possible to shed those pounds while still enjoying a few drinks. 1. Keep It Moderate and Sensible: Okay, first things first – moderation is key! If you want to lose weight, it's important to control your alcohol intake. Choose lower-calorie options like light beers, dry wines, or spirits mixed with low-calorie mixers. I personally adore the combination of gin (Hendricks, if you please) and Fever Tree Light Tonic Water. What makes gin + tonic so fantastically perfect is the power it grants you to play with the alcohol levels. With a dash of gin and a tidal wave of tonic, you can whip up a drink that allows you to indulge … [Read more...] about A Wine Lover’s Guide to Weight Loss: How to Lose Weight Without Giving Up Your Boozy Sidekick
Harnessing the Power of Ozempic + Health Coaching
The world of weight loss has changed dramatically since I was certified as a Health + Weight Loss Coach back in 2010. Currently, half of my clients are taking GLP-1 medications such as Ozempic, Mounjaro, or Wegovy, while working with me. Given how effective the medication is for weight loss, you might be wondering why they want to work with a coach. To start, incorporating healthy habits into your daily routine while taking GLP-1 medications for weight loss can significantly enhance the likelihood of long-term success should you decide to stop taking the medication. The benefits of combining healthy habits with GLP-1 agonists for weight management include: Ensuring Proper Nutrition: A Health Coach can ensure that … [Read more...] about Harnessing the Power of Ozempic + Health Coaching
3 Effective Tools For Managing Anxiety
My job as a health and wellness coach encompasses so much more than habits and exercise and food. I strive to help my clients feel better in all areas of their life. Mental well-being included. I can still remember the first time anxiety disrupted my life. It was 1980 - and I was in kindergarten. Yes indeed, you read that correctly. Kindergarten. A time when most children have very few (if any) worries. It's a time for fingerpainting + silly songs + playgrounds + making new friends. But not for me. Always a bit more serious than other kids my age, it didn't take much to land myself on the worry bus. After being transferred to the full-day (academically gifted) class (why was this even a thing?), I was terrified of stepping … [Read more...] about 3 Effective Tools For Managing Anxiety
No Cure For Being Human
Did you know that suffering and flourishing can occur together? It doesn’t have to be one or the other. It simply CAN’T be one or the other. If you are a human being living on this Earth, you are faced with the delightful, the horrible, the beautiful, the worrying, and the hilarious – sometimes in the space of a single day (or, let’s be honest, a single hour). I recently finished the ever so witty Kate Bowler’s, “No Cure for Being Human.” She says life is… …beautiful and terrible, full of hope and despair and everything in between - and there's no cure for being human. Yes indeed, Kate. Yes, indeed. And then there’s this truth bomb… Everybody pretends that you die only once. But that’s not true. You can die a thousand … [Read more...] about No Cure For Being Human