Elizabeth struggles with procrastination. She just puts things off until the deadline looms so near that she has no choice but to take action. This causes stress but, she admits, it is habit and it’s her normal way of operating. Lydia struggles with completing her homework. She thinks it’s dumb. She hates doing it. It [...]
Obesity is a now a huge health epidemic – I don’t need to tell you this. It’s on television and the news. There are several reality shows such as ‘the biggest loser’ and ‘heavy’. You may even be able to look down at your own scale or at family members to see just how big [...]
“Do the right thing.” It’s the definition of ‘integrity’. This phrase is posted in my kitchen. I doubt the kids pay much attention to it anymore but I say it often enough that I hope they take it to heart. There is no better advice to live by but to always ‘do the right thing’. [...]
Making any change is HARD because your identity is attached to how things are NOW. Like it or not, you are accustomed to things remaining the same. For you to change, for you to lose weight, requires not only a great method to get the weight off but that your identity changes as well. You [...]
“I don’t understand; I use [a diet system] to lose weight and am generally very successful, however, as soon as I come off the diet and start eating regularly, I gain the weight right back. This has happened three times now. What am I doing wrong?” This is the sad the story of relapse. You [...]
