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As you probably already know, this fall I’m offering Yoga classes on Thursday evenings (7:30pm).
But I wanted to do something a little different this time.
I’m going to share the 12 different classes with you here, giving you a preview of what’s coming up…
Before I head out of town for two weeks of vacation, I wanted to leave you with something to read and think about.
In fact I wanted to share with you something I’ve been learning lately as I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about, well, thinking.
And although this blog is about how thinking plays such a huge role in over-eating, I could have easily written this about over-shopping, over-drinking, over-working, and anything else we do to avoid what we don’t want to face.
So, I hope you enjoy what I’m sharing and find it relevant to what you may be experiencing on your unique journey…
Have you been self-sabotaging your efforts to do something you really want to do?
This week I was listening to a podcast from life coach Brooke Castillo about self-sabotage.
Self-sabotage is actually a behavior I’m very familiar with. Almost every client I see is self-sabotaging in some way, especially by over doing it with certain foods or food portions when weight loss is their goal.
But there are other behaviors that I hadn’t really classified in my mind as self-sabotage like…
What do your “reward” foods look like?
What kinds of food do you celebrate with?
What foods scream “Fun!” to you?
Maybe… Cake, chocolate, milk and cookies, burger and fries, pizza and beer, wine and chips (Friday night, oh ya!)…?
I have to admit that I’ve very rarely (if ever) met someone who rewards themselves with an apple, or celebrates with a bowl of steamed broccoli.
It’s that time of year again.
Time to make those resolutions!
So, go ahead and make them. Focus on what you’re not doing right, or enough of, or too much of… so that you can resolve to fix that defective part of yourself in the coming year.
Now I have to ask: If you’ve been making these yearly resolutions, how are they working for you?
Hey there!
You may be overwhelmed right now with holiday gift shopping (online or braving the crowds at the mall), decorating your home, writing cards (if you’re a little old-fashioned like me), baking, attending parties, hosting parties, or just getting the house in order before the craziness hits.
Whatever you’re doing right NOW, in just a month or less things will be calm again and you’ll be able to focus on YOU again.
And that’s when my winter classes will be ready and waiting for you.
Boot Camp is a way to have fun while getting a great workout; Yoga will relax and strengthen your body and mind; Coaching will get you a focused 12-month plan and tailored support to feeling awesome in your body and life in time for the holidays in 2018; and our local Running Group is a way to get out there and hang with people who enjoy being active.
So, here’s the line-up:
A year ago, Cindy became a client and forever changed the way I see my role as a coach.
She lived close by and knew I was a fitness coach. And from my blog she also knew I was certified with Precision Nutrition (PN), which she was already familiar with.
Like most people that contact me for coaching, she wanted to lose weight.
But of course, there was more to it than just the weight. A lot more.
Sitting is said to be the new smoking.
And I tend to agree.
The dangers of sitting are being increasingly studied and documented, so there’s science out there to prove what I’m about to say.
Spoiler alert: Food is not the enemy.
But do you feel like it is?
Does it feel like food is holding you hostage, forcing you to do things you didn’t want to do, teasing you, and making you into a liar.
Then I’ve got news for you.
And guess what?
It’s not just about exercise this time.
This time I wanted to create a much more holistic challenge that would get you to dig a little deeper.
I wanted to create an opportunity for you to explore the roots of who you are not just physically, but in every wonderful way.
Continue reading “Say “I DO!” to a brand new 30-day challenge…”