Achieving Health & Balance in Body, Mind & Spirit (or at least working on it!)
Yesterday I successfully made it through a challenging situation without totally falling off my program. If you know me or have read my posts and newsletters for a while, you know I love to check out live music. I’m a rocker chick at heart and have rediscovered going out to listen to bands in the [...]
Day 5 of new eating program. Some observations:
One you stop eating sugar, you notice the natural sweetness of fruits and vegetables. Last night I was eating a piece of celery and I was amazed how sweet it was. I never thought of celery as a sweet food. All that sugar we eat, especially the high [...]
Wow - I am pleased with myself because of what I did yesterday. I did the Fitness Edge Boot Camp Secret Mission. This is a part of a program meant to challenge long time troopers, and get them re-motivated about their fitness programs. I woke up early, and met our little group at a local [...]
It is the beginning of Day 3 of the new eating program and it hasn’t been as hard as I thought. One of the things that has been eye opening is how little of certain foods constitute a portion! Part of me knew my portions were out of whack but surprisingly I had some good [...]
As we work on cleaning out and renesing our bodies, it is also helpful to think about applying the same principles to our spaces. Look around and think about the opportunities you can take advantage of - large and small. Clearing any space at all creates room for new energy in your life.
Here are some ideas [...]
“The first step is to come home to ourselves. You don’t need to become a Buddha. You need to become yourself.” – Thich Nhat Hanh
Successful weight loss and healthy living is about coming home to yourself. Haven’t you ever looked in the mirror and realized the heavy you–really isn’t you? Coming home is about looking [...]
My Daily Om today talked about Shifting Your Mood while doing tasks we find unpleasant. It talks about things like housecleaning and doing your taxes but I’m applying it today to the start of my new eating program. I realized that the longer I look at my new eating program and focus on the things [...]
Today, a friend sent me a link to view a video on a site related to the band Five For Fighting. The video is about autism, and viewing the video causes a donation to be made to the charity Autism Speaks by the band.
I thought it was fitting to get and pass this on today, [...]
Today in honor of Martin Luther King, I received an email linking to an article entitled: 10 Ways to Bring Peace to the World by Susan Skog.
I enjoyed it! I hope you do too!
Karen & my day in Laguna helped me find some peace and interestingly enough today, I’ve found making healthy food choices easier! [...]
Yesterday Carol and I went to Laguna Beach for the day. We didn’t plan to do anything in particular, just go and have a fun day in a nice place. Wow - this is definitely going on the healthy change list. It was a beautiful day, and as we browsed through the many shops and [...]
Karen & Carol
Karen Maleck-Whiteley & Carol Woodliff are friends, hypnotherapists and artists who are on their own personal and professional journeys to living well. They started this blog to chronicle their own personal journey with weight loss but it became so much more along the way. Because after all, a healthy life isn't just about what your clothing size is, it is whether you are able to truly live your life fully and healthily body, mind and spirit!
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