I woke up in my happy place this morning. The hubby and I have a little log cabin in Valdez, New Mexico - our sanctuary in middle of nowhere. It borders the Carson National Forest, has a TV with five channels and is nearly 3 hour from Albuquerque, the nearest city. I wouldn't have it any other way. It's where we go to recharge our batteries, reconnect with nature and step away from the hustle and bustle of life in Denver. Not only did I open my eyes to a spectacular sunrise over Taos Valley, but it was also a lazy Sunday, my favorite day of the week, and I had nothing planned until Brunch with friends at 11:30. PURE BLISS! Once fully awake, I headed downstairs, made myself a cup of jasmine green tea, grabbed my beloved iPad … [Read more...] about The Truth About Cravings
Weight Loss Coaching
Choose Your Hard?
I recently stumbled upon this saying... Losing weight is hard. Obesity is hard. Choose your hard. Wow, talk about oversimplification. Something about this message didn't sit well, so I decided to dig a little deeper. Let's break it down. Losing weight is hard. I'm not going to lie, losing weight is no piece of cake. Over two-thirds of the adults in the United States are overweight or obese. A stunning figure. We all know how to lose weight - our energy intake (calories in) needs to be less than our energy expended (calories out). Simple. Then why is it so difficult to lose the weight and keep it off? One word Chickadees - change. We continue to choose our old ways, even thought they cause us to suffer (in this case live in an … [Read more...] about Choose Your Hard?
Wise Woman Warriors
A few weeks ago, I had an idea. I decided to launch a private Facebook group for clients and friends of Chickadee Weight Loss. Why, you ask? Well, I currently belong to my own private Facebook forum made up of fellow weight loss coaches. Our little community is full of whip smart, passionate and supportive women and now that I've experienced the power of women supporting one another, I couldn't possibly imagine my life without my "tribe". I love them with all my heart and soul. After years of working one on one with women you start noticing some trends. Lots of my Chickadees tell me they wish they had more female companions who were authentic, supportive and honest. They often feel lonely and isolated. They struggle to make new … [Read more...] about Wise Woman Warriors
Cleaning Up My Act
I tell my clients to eat anything they want 10% of the time. It's known as Joy Eating. It's eating for taste, fun and pleasure. Most diets "fail" because we give up. We get sick of feeling deprived. We're hungry. We're cranky. We want to go back to the way things were. Before there were rules. Can you see the dilemma here? We've convinced ourselves that the only way to lose weight is through starvation, deprivation and/or punishment. Is it any wonder we don't stick to our diets? We read diet book after diet book until we find a shiny new set of rules. We think, this is the diet that's going to work! That's a lie. Stopping telling yourself lies. It's just the same old diet philosophy with a new name, wrapped up in a pretty new cover … [Read more...] about Cleaning Up My Act