Live fully in midlife and beyond
When you LOVE someone, you want to take care of them.
You want to make them feel good.
In short, you want them to feel loved.
But, when it comes to loving yourself, do you feel loved?
Sadly, most of us say we don’t.
And I think it’s because we don’t stop.
Continue reading “Love Your Perimenopause Body: My Formula”
I’m working on strengthening my upper body.
For the past year or so, I’ve been having shoulder issues.
And I feel like I’ve lost some muscle in my arms and shoulders in general.
So, I’ve decided to get stronger.
Now I’m working out my arms and shoulders every second day.
And I have to say, it feels great.
However, this past weekend was so busy, and I didn’t get my arm workout in.
I know, it sounds like an excuse, right?
But…
Continue reading “All movement is exercise”
Last week I was away in Vancouver.
It was so great to be on a vacation again.
To visit new places, and meet people.
That’s where I found myself in a hot spring pool, talking to another woman who introduced me to the term Revenge Bedtime.
And although I knew about it as a concept, I didn’t know it had a name.
So, here’s what REVENGE BEDTIME PROCRASTINATION (which I found out is the actual term) is, in a nutshell:
Continue reading “Is Revenge Bedtime Procrastination an issue for you?”
Are you a PEOPLE-PLEASER?
If so, you’re not alone.
So many of us suffer from this “disease to please.”
And it can (and usually does) have a negative impact on your own self-care.
It can dictate whether you get out to exercise today.
It can allow others to control your schedule.
It can cause you to feel unhappy, and feel trapped.
And it can, of course, lead you to eat, or pick up other unhealthy habits to feel better.
Yet it seems like the right thing to do, right?
Continue reading “The Courage to Be Disliked”
Calm.
I realize that since I learned to calm myself years ago, it’s been like a superpower in my life.
During the year when I was 8 years old, I ended up in the hospital several times.
Anxiety.
First day of school, summer vacation, and a bike accident all lead to feelings of high anxiety in my little body.
And my digestive system stopped working as it should.
Hence the trips to the hospital.
Continue reading “Keep Calm… and Change Your Life”
Last week I launched the 5-Day Eating for Happy Hormones Challenge.
It was a great week, and I got to meet with some of you too!
So, thank you.
Basically, over the 5 days of the challenge, we tried on 5 habits related to eating for better health and less belly fat.
And we started with WHY.
Continue reading “6 Simple Ways to Create Habits that Stick”Here’s a post I wrote 4 years ago today.
It’s about the darker places your mind can go.
And what to do to come back to yourself.
It ties in well with the topic today in my 5-Day Challenge: Emotional eating.
You can still join us in the Challenge and catch up on what you missed.
Just click on the link above to take you there.
Have a fantastic August 18th.
Continue reading “Traveling to Inner Space”
Perimenopause. Food. Belly fat.
Belly fat in particular is the reason I began working with women in perimenopause.
Because I noticed my own belly was taking up more space.
Even though I hadn’t changed what I was eating.
And even though I was still walking, running, and doing my planks.
My belly just started to show.
Hanging over my pants.
Making me very uncomfortable in my jeans.
And I wanted to understand why.
What I found out then, was that at 46, I was in perimenopause and my hormone levels were shifting.
Continue reading “5-Day CHALLENGE: Eating for Happy Hormones”
This is a big topic.
But it’s an important one, especially if you’re in perimenopause or menopause.
Not only in relation to belly fat.
Stress, I believe, is the major factor behind many of the issues you may be experiencing at this time of your life.
So, buckle up, here we go!
We have hormones.
All of us.
And we all need them, because hormones take care of all our bodily functions, and even affect our mood.
And when your hormones are in a good balance, life is great!
You feel good physically, and emotionally.
But when they’re imbalanced… Well, it’s probably best to stay out of your way.
So what causes hormones to become imbalanced?
Continue reading “How STRESS causes belly fat (and what you can do about it)”
So, two weeks ago I talked about your hormones.
Specifically, I explained the 4 HORMONES that every woman should know… Especially women going through perimenopause.
(If you missed that post, you can check it out here.)
And I mentioned that you DO have control – more than you think – over these hormones.
Continue reading “3 Simple Ways to Eat to Lose Belly Fat in Perimenopause”