We all know we can banish carbs, obsessively count calories or spend hours on the treadmill and lose weight – but that’s absolutely, positively, unequivocally NO FUN. It also happens to be a shortsighted approach to weight loss. Do you really want to count every bleeping calorie or say goodbye bread for the rest of your life? Over the next few weeks, I’ll be sharing my favorite non-diet weight loss strategies for long-term success. Because that’s the goal, right? Lose the weight and keep it off – for GOOD. Strategy #1 - Make Your Food Look Pretty I’ve got a confession to make. Up until a few short months ago, I ate most of my meals straight out of big glass bowls, take away boxes from Whole Foods or Tupperware containers. And now … [Read more...] about Top Non-Diet Weight Loss Strategies – Make it Pretty
What’s Your Motivation Type?
Why do some people achieve their goals while others give up? Understanding your type of motivation is critical to achieving your goals. Which is why Weight Watchers never worked for me. It all makes perfect sense now. This super informative Lifehack post explains the 6 different types of motivation. And to be perfectly honest, I had no idea they existed until a few days ago. Yay Internet. But now that I do, I plan to approach my goals in a completely different way. Here’s a quick rundown of the six different motivation types (and how they might relate to weight loss): 1. Rewards/Incentive: You’re driven by the knowledge that you’ll receive an award or money or recognition for achieving your goal. “I want to lose weight so I can win … [Read more...] about What’s Your Motivation Type?
Chickadee Kitchen: Guilt Free Chicken Salad
It's summertime here in Denver - and after 27 straight days of rain this spring (totally freakish weather), I'm all... bring on the sunshine, the barbecues, the flip flops - and the summer salads. A few weeks ago I scoured the intertubes in search of a healthy chicken salad recipe. None quite fit the bill. So I combined a bit of one recipe + a dash of another + a few of my own little touches and voila, delicious and guilt free chicken salad for your next barbecue, picnic or lunch. Deliciousness details... Guilt-Free Chicken Salad: ~1 1/2 pounds cooked chicken, diced (I like to season mine with salt + pepper + a little olive oil and then toss it on the grill to get that extra caramelized flavor) ~1/2 cup red onion, diced ~1/2 cup red … [Read more...] about Chickadee Kitchen: Guilt Free Chicken Salad
How the Savor Life Experiment Changed My Life
There’s a lovely program I stumbled upon a few years back called The Legacy Project. It began at Cornell University in 2004 when a professor of Gerontology started collecting advice from America’s elders. The research team gathered responses to the question, “what are the most important lessons you have learned over the course of your life?” Many of the interviewees shared a similar piece of wisdom… If I could go back, I would have appreciated the little things more often. So I decided to start noting the delightful + enjoyable + fulfilling things that happen to me each day. In other words, the especially savor worthy moments. My plan was to keep a "savor life" journal for 30 days - in my private Facebook Forum for clients. Today is day … [Read more...] about How the Savor Life Experiment Changed My Life