Perfection is the enemy of progress. Ignorance is the enemy of initiation. There is a time to question, reflect, ponder, research, think, and plan. However, more often than not, that becomes too long a time. More often than not, we need to say, “Screw it. I’m jumping.” One time, when I thought bungee jumping sounded […]
Stop your pity party & start prioritizing: Make time, not excuses
Will you please stop saying that you “don’t have time” to workout? It’s not true. I believe you that you’re busy. I believe you that you’re overwhelmed. I could probably be easily convinced that you are overworked and underpaid, too. I get it. By my calculations, there are no fewer than 2098342 levels of “busy.” […]
“I feel like a got a solid workout in such a short amount of time!”
Mary Wesley, an English novelist, once put into concise language what many of us have experienced: My first husband would never make up his mind in less than five years, so I used to get him to think that whatever course of action needed to be taken was his idea. Then he’d go right ahead.” […]
The Three Golden Rules About Goals: Do you want to be standing in the rain?
Let’s talk a little more about goals, shall we? My goal is to eat peanut butter without freaking out. As I type this, I am drinking a delightful cup of coffee and licking spoonful upon luscious spoonful of peanut butter (house-made, nonetheless) in the outdoor cubicle of our favorite cafe. I feel minor anxiety, but […]
Nutrition for Weightloss vs. Nutrition for Healthy Living
I like to think of “eating” as fueling and “working out” as training. It puts things in perspective. When we mindfully eat to fuel our training, we can’t help but to focus on quality. There are an abundance of dogmatic diets– yet, even more abundant, are the options for nutritionally-sound eating habits Before we really […]