Sorry I've been absent for a few weeks. Between Thanksgiving and my foot surgery on the 26th (hoping this is the last one), I'm just now getting back into the groove. This is me post-op giving a thumbs up. Yep, I actually let the hubby take a pic (clearly I'm not vain): And on my handy dandy scooter earlier today: My surgeon, the fabulous Dr. Ng, gave me some great news yesterday. Looks like I'll be walking in a boot around Christmas (could you ask for a better present) and back to full activity 6 or so weeks beyond that (fingers crossed). Is it February yet? In the meantime, I've been resting up and getting SPOILED by my friends over at Orange Theory Fitness of Highlands Ranch. The oh so amazing and generous and FUN … [Read more...] about Crutches and Comfort Food
Nutrition
Easy Vegetable Noodles (Zoodles, Squoodles & Coodles!)
Be sure to sign up for tips + recipes ---> Welcome to my very first “what’s cooking” blog post. When I first began my weight loss journey, I could barely scramble an egg - I’m dead serious. My first attempt at a family holiday dinner was a total disaster (toughest pot roast ever) and I’ve had plenty of kitchen mishaps since. I love to cook now and am perfectly happy spending hours in the kitchen slicing, dicing and sautéing. Truth is, I don’t have several hours a day to prepare fancy dinners and I’m guessing you don’t either. The good news is that healthy meals can be simple to prepare and absolutely delicious. UPDATE 6/2015: I've graduated to a spiralizer. This is a must have healthy kitchen tool in my opinion. I'm completely … [Read more...] about Easy Vegetable Noodles (Zoodles, Squoodles & Coodles!)
Filling My Cup
I wish I had more energy! I hear this from my clients a LOT. Just last week, I caught myself wishing I wasn't so wiped out at the end of the day. I even found myself pouring over reviews of super green powders on amazon. As if my lack of dehydrated barley grass leaf was the reason I felt exhausted. Not that I have anything against barley grass leaf or spirulina or kelp. In fact, my favorite green smoothie recipe is at the end of this post. But drinking a green smoothie is not going to solve the REAL problem. I shut the laptop, kicked into super self-coaching mode and got to work. I didn't need super greens, I needed, as my brilliant friend Lisa says, an infusion from all the output. Love that! You know how the flight attendant tells … [Read more...] about Filling My Cup
Tales of an Imperfect Weight Loss Coach
My clients everyone wants to know what I eat. Well, some folks might be a little surprised by my diet over the past several months. I no longer keep a food journal, but if I did it would contain the following foods, over and over, day in and day out for the past 60 days or so. Oatmeal Yogurt Berries Apples Wasa Crackers Peanut Butter Cottage Cheese Green Tea (mugs of the stuff) Bison Hot Dogs Tokyo Joe’s Spring Rolls Chocolate Wine Oatmeal (there has been lots of oatmeal) Yep, that’s pretty much it. Not many veggies or home cooked, protein packed meals on that list, eh? You might be wondering why the heck anyone would want to hire me as their weight loss coach. I’m sure there are hundreds thousands of weight loss coaches … [Read more...] about Tales of an Imperfect Weight Loss Coach