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...
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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...
April 28, 2017
Five years ago I entered my first bodybuilding competition and it changed my entire life. During preparation I learned about nutrition, strength training, time management and how to push through...
April 3, 2017November 5, 2018
The other day I was in line grocery shopping after my workout and I was quite the sight. My hair was in a sweaty mom bun, I had my Arnold...
March 21, 2017March 21, 2017
In a mere 10 (ten) weeks Memorial Day weekend, the unofficial start of summer/bikini season, will be upon us. Are you ready? If your answer is, ‘Hell no!’ I was like that...
January 10, 2017
Sugar tastes amazing, which is why it’s added to just about everything, but every health nut under the sun says it’s bad for you. Why? Oh why, healthy people must...
December 23, 2016February 20, 2017
For my 30th birthday I decided to run a marathon. I did it for a number of reasons: I wanted to raise money for cancer research in honor of my...
October 19, 2016November 5, 2018
Here is a question from one of my readers: “With the holidays approaching how do you stay focused on your diet and also be with the family sitting around a...
October 4, 2016November 19, 2018
Happy Monday! Did you ever notice that Monday is the international start day for all diets? That’s so you can get your last food hurrahs in over the weekend. Or,...
August 24, 2016
For many mothers it’s that most wonderful time of the year: when the kids go back to school! Trips to crowded amusement parks where the healthiest option seems to be...
July 11, 2016November 5, 2018
When You’re on a Diet and Your Family Isn’t Ah, family; the ties that bond and gag. This topic could be an entire book in and of itself. When I...
