The Mirror Can Lie

The Mirror Can Lie

I’ll go ahead and admit it: I need healthy doses of outside motivation to keep me on track on this weight loss journey. I scan online success stories that populate the forums of health and fitness websites. I compete with my friends during daily or weekly Fitbit...
Workout Motivation that Works!

Workout Motivation that Works!

The sweating. The aching calves. The unflattering sports bra. The aroma lingering on the gym’s only open elliptical. There are any number of things about exercising that we can find to complain about. But if you’ve read this blog for any time at all, you understand...
Motivation in the modern world.

Motivation in the modern world.

It’s sometimes easier than it really should be to lose the spark of inspiration that motivates us to continue working toward a weight loss goal. At first, finding weight loss “thinspiration” is easy enough: it’s an upcoming high school reunion, a particular pair of...
How’s your resolve?

How’s your resolve?

So we’ve made it three weeks into the new year. Has your new year’s weight loss resolution been tested? Did you pass the test? If you’re hanging in there and committed to eating right and making time for exercise, then you have more than likely begun...
One goal. One hundred days.

One goal. One hundred days.

Reaching your weight loss goal won’t happen overnight. Seeing real results takes a healthy dose of patience combined with your hard work and will power. But encouraging you to have patience doesn’t mean you have to expect to wait too long to experience...