November 20, 2018November 22, 2018
How do you avoid the holiday creep? No, not your Aunt Betty’s new boyfriend; the pound of flesh that gets added between Thanksgiving and New Years. According to the Caloric...
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November 12, 2018November 5, 2018
In honor of Happy Hour Day, here’s an excerpt from my memoir “She’s Losing It!” about that time I drank a beer during happy hour… March 2012 ...
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...
November 6, 2018November 6, 2018
Once upon a time, when I was in my early 20’s, I used to love grocery shopping. Maybe love is too strong a word, but I enjoyed shopping. As a...
February 16, 2018February 16, 2018
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,...
February 11, 2018November 5, 2018
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...
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...
December 18, 2017November 5, 2018
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...
October 17, 2017November 5, 2018
October is a dangerous month for anyone with a sweet tooth (Note: Both of my hands are raised in the air.) Usually I am preparing for the last bikini competition...
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...
August 8, 2017November 5, 2018
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...
July 27, 2017
“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 afraid...
July 18, 2017November 5, 2018
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...
June 21, 2017November 5, 2018
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...
June 14, 2017June 11, 2017
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...
May 2, 2017May 2, 2017
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...
