My daughter loves Barbie dolls. When I was growing up most Barbies looked the same: tall, blonde and busty. Today’s Barbies come in many different body types and skin tones, which is so [...]
I’d kept a journal on and off since I was a kid, but only when I started bodybuilding and was on a mission to lose weight did I start a food journal. If you’ve read my book [...]
The toughest part for many people about trying to eat healthy is feeling deprived at social gatherings, especially during the holidays. Sure, you could always stay home and eat a salad, but [...]
I’m in the fitness business and I’ve seen a lot of wacky things that people do to cut corners and lose weight without changing their habits. They will spend hundreds of dollars to [...]
“Skinny Bitch.” “Fat Bitch.” Sometimes women are brutally cruel to each other. You know how a lot of people are afraid of failure? Well, I’m one of those people [...]
Here are two questions I get emailed a lot: “Hi Lisa – Love your blog! After menopause I started gaining weight. Do you know what I can do? I’ve always eaten well and nothing [...]
Let’s talk diet, because that is the biggest (and hardest!) part of living a healthy lifestyle, especially if eating clean is new to you. Oftentimes my clients will start training with [...]
Sometimes your weight can be used as a scapegoat, as in, “My life would be wonderful if I just lost X pounds.” But the people sitting in the hotel room in Portland, Oregon knew [...]
“Lisa, how can I make my hair look gorgeous?” is something no one asks me, ever. No. My readers send me questions like this: “Lisa, I started a high protein diet recently and [...]
Five years ago I entered my first bodybuilding competition as a way to lose weight. Today I am a personal trainer and my mother-and-daughter clients just won 2nd place in the bodybuilding [...]
