If you’re considering starting a GLP-1 medication, chances are this isn’t your first attempt at change. You’ve likely tried eating differently. Exercising more. Tracking. Restricting. Hiring a personal trainer. And maybe it worked… for a while. But not in a way that lasted. And now you’re wondering: “If I’m going to do this... how do I do it well?” The truth is: GLP-1 medications can be powerful tools. But the women who feel the most steady and successful on them are the ones who prepare before the first injection. Here’s how. 1. Build a Protein Baseline One of the biggest mistakes I see? Women wait until their appetite drops to start thinking about protein. By then, eating can feel like a … [Read more...] about How to Prepare Before Starting a GLP-1 for Weight Loss
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Finding Joy: Simple Steps to a Happier Life
I've recently embraced a new goal for myself: being more joyful. Since deciding to focus on joy, I’ve been noticing signs of it everywhere. In my pottery class, one of the other students consistently forgets my name and says, “I keep thinking it’s Joy, but I know it’s not.” A few days ago, I told her to call me Joy, and I even started signing my pottery with the name. What better way to remind myself to embrace joy than by inhabiting the name, right? In a world filled with suffering, discontentment, and conflict, it is easy to lose sight of joy. Yet, we can learn to see and appreciate all the little and big ways that joy permeates our life, allowing for more happiness even as we aspire to grow and change for the better. All of this … [Read more...] about Finding Joy: Simple Steps to a Happier Life
Find Your Balance: Practical Tips for Moderate Drinking
What Does it Mean to Drink in Moderation? When it comes to alcohol, moderation is key. The CDC defines moderate drinking as no more than one drink per day for women and two drinks per day for men. Here's what that looks like in practical terms: This translates to 7 drinks per week for women and 14 for men. Important note: downing all these drinks in one sitting is binge drinking and comes with serious health risks. Signs You’re a Moderate Drinker It’s easy for moderate drinking to slip into more hazardous patterns, but if you see yourself in the following points, you're probably doing just fine: 1. Adherence to CDC Benchmarks 2. Alcohol Doesn’t Interfere with Wellness Goals Your physical and mental health … [Read more...] about Find Your Balance: Practical Tips for Moderate Drinking
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