47 February 2, 2021 Today I’m 47. Every year for my birthday I do something to scare myself. It’s like having a bucket list, only instead of doing 100 things at once and dropping... Read More
7 Tips To Keep Your Thanksgiving Calories In Check November 12, 2018November 5, 2018 According to research from the Calorie Control Council the average American consumes 4,500 calories on Thanksgiving (3,000 for the meal and 1,500 for snacks and drinks) and 229 grams of... Read More
7 Tips for Eating Clean in a Restaurant January 9, 2018November 5, 2018 Today’s fitness challenge is to show what you’re eating for lunch. For many of us, that includes restaurant food. Here are seven tips I give my own clients when they... Read More
Family, Fun and Fitness in 2017 December 28, 2017November 5, 2018 I’m a person who believes in living out loud. This ties into my annual “birthday scare”, which is kind of like a bucket list, only instead of doing lots of... Read More
7 Tips to Fight the Freshman 15 August 25, 2017November 5, 2018 Among all the traditions of going off to college and starting adulthood, gaining weight is one of the most common (and unwanted.) A study at Auburn University followed 131 students... Read More
Booty Boost #7 – Bulgarian Split Squats May 30, 2017May 30, 2017 This is honestly the toughest exercise in the 8-week Booty Boost Challenge. It looks easy. Just wait until you try it. This is the exercise my clients give me the... Read More
7 Ways to Deal with an Injury February 7, 2017February 20, 2017 7 Ways to Deal with an Injury I totally injured myself last week. (Happy birthday?) I was doing a short run mid-week and tripped on an uneven sidewalk and managed to... Read More
Two Resolutions for 2017 January 2, 2017 Happy New Year! This year my resolutions are colored by sadness, really. My husband and I have friends who went through the most God-awful experiences last year. One friend lost... Read More
7 Ways to Cope When Bad Things Happen November 11, 2016 When Bad Things Happen If you live in another country and follow my blog, you may be wondering about my thoughts on the election of Donald Trump. I’ve been going... Read More
7 Tips to Survive Your 20th Class Reunion September 30, 2016 Ah, milestones. They really sneak up on you sometimes, don’t they? I just went to my 20th college reunion last weekend. One of my classmates said she didn’t feel old... Read More
7 Secrets I Learned from Bodybuilding August 29, 2015 For those of you who are new to my blog (hi, by the way!) you might be thinking that I’ve been bodybuilding forever. Actually, I only started three years ago,... Read More
7 Lessons from my Mother May 14, 2015November 5, 2018 This past Mother’s Day I found myself in the unfortunate position of writing the eulogy from my own mother. Before she passed I asked her what her proudest moment was... Read More
7 Things to Do Right Now to Feel Better October 20, 2014 This weekend my husband and I had our chakras cleared (we didn’t even know they were blocked…or what a chakra was) and saw a fascinating (and scary) documentary called Resistance about bacteria that... Read More
7 Tricks to Kick Start Weight Loss October 14, 2014November 5, 2018 It’s no secret that I’m an emotional eater. Even when life is going great, which is most of the time, I still find it difficult to chose the broccoli over... Read More
#17 – Do Something Spiritual September 22, 2014November 5, 2018 A lot of times we narrowly define taking care of ourselves by eating well and exercising. While that’s good for your physical body, we are more than just skin and... Read More
Day #7 – Gratitude September 11, 2014November 5, 2018 The worst job I ever had was a temp job I did at Saks 5th Avenue in Beverly Hills. It paid $5.75 per hour, or something. My job was to... Read More