Some people are just not "numbers people." I am one of those people. I have been in the weight loss industry for over 20 years, and I do not own a scale. I actually hate numbers, and I feel bad for "my people" that get so distraught when the number on the scale defines not only their day, but sometimes their week, month, or year. Let's start 2025 off with some positivity and encouragement---if you never reach your goal weight, IT IS OK!!! Let's look at why the number on the scale should be secondary to other ways you can measure your success.

Have you set your New Years Resolutions for 2025? A lot of people sit down about this time every year and outline what they intend to do in the New Year. For some it's a serious process; for others it is almost a joke. What I would like to encourage you to do is make this more about setting goals and have a plan to achieve your goals rather than to simply set resolutions.

The holiday season goes by so fast! My wish for you is to be able to sit back, relax, and enjoy all of the wonderful things that come this time of year. Have I already mentioned that we need to be prepped and ready for the New Year that is just around the corner? Make sure to use today to get prepped, so you don't have to think about it the rest of the week.

Life is hard on its own. It becomes nearly impossible when we surround ourselves with people who don't care about what's best for you. Saboteurs are everywhere. Saboteurs may be people that love you, but don't understand, clearly, what your goals are. To increase your chances of success on this journey to a healthier you, there are small things that you can change.

A lot of times we wait until January 1st and then think, "What am I doing to do this year?" Well, 2025 is coming quickly and I strongly suggest you start thinking now about your plans for making it your best year yet. It is so important to NOT procrastinate this that I will be touching base on it in each blog the rest of the month.

If you live a sedentary lifestyle, if you have an injury that prevents your mobility, even if you're stuck in traffic---there's a way to get some exercises in that can be beneficial.

As the holiday season approaches, I know a lot of you will be traveling. Let's have a good game plan going into a busy travel season so we can stick with our healthier lifestyle habits we have worked so hard to adopt.

a person who doesn't enjoy reading nor writing, I do find some comfort in putting my feelings into words. I want to start with this---there is no, one, right way to journal. You have to find what works for you and stick with it. There are no rules, really, when you think about it. How you journal can even change however many times you want. The art of journaling is to do what helps you process your thoughts, reflect back on things that bothered you before, and, perhaps, see how you dealt with it in the past.

If you're a person that doesn't enjoy exercise anyway, there are things that can make it easy for you to cancel your appointment for exercise on any particular day. It's too hot, it's raining, my dog is sick, I have a headache, I need new shoes, I have errands to run, I'm having a bad hair day. The list goes on and on.

When it comes time for Halloween, I think of pumpkin patches, haunted houses, ghosts/goblins/ghouls. These things can be scary for some, but what really scares me the most about Halloween is the amount of candy everywhere.