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In my previous post I explained how we all still have caveman brains – too much change is perceived as stress, which kicks in our fight or flight response, taking us into protection mode. Part of this protection mode means seeking the comfort and security of our familiar habits and routines, some o...
Why do we vow at 8:30 AM not to eat any more sweets, yet at 3:30 PM we’ve got our hands in a co-worker’s candy stash?
Why do we sign up for a gym membership we rarely ever use?
Why do we say we’re going to remain calm and rational during an intense meeting, but twenty minutes into it we’re red-f...
I recently had the pleasure of hearing Brené Brown speak. If you’re not familiar with her work, she’s a researcher on shame and vulnerability and her Ted talk went viral.
You may be wondering why I was going to hear someone talk about shame and vulnerability….I heard about Brené from a friend, her...
I’ve been turning my workouts into a drinking game.
I had to.
You know how some people (who shall remain nameless) used to play drinking games in college that had all sorts of crazy rules to make them drink? There was Three Man, which for the life of me I cannot remember the rules for….because th...
I’ve actually got four answers to this question:
- Initially it’s diet, but long term it’s a combination of both
- Exercise alone typically does not make much impact in weight loss
- However, exercise helps you keep the weight off long term
- There are other benefits to exercise you don’t get with d ...
