^{“I bargained with Life for a penny,}

^{And Life would pay no more}

^{no matter how much I begged in the evening,}

^{When I counted my scanty store.}

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So many of us are “on the go.” I’m not talking about weekend getaways or running back and forth between work/school, home and daily responsibilities, I’m thinking more along the lines of:  “I’m going to go back to Weight Watchers next week,” “I’ll shop for healthier foods the next trip I make to the store,” or “I’m going to get back to waking up earlier so I have time to exercise.”

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This morning I had the pleasure to be interviewed by Blaine and Allyson on 96.3 WDVD. Prior to when it aired, Chef Isabella prepared and delivered the on-air guests the following recipes:

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For Weight Watchers members working to lose weight or maintain the weight they’ve already lost, winter might appear challenging.

There are a lot of reasons: the frigid weather gives us an easy excuse for not getting outside for our workout or meeting, higher PointsPlus value comfort foods have more of a tendency to cry out to us and we’re more apt to put on bulkier clothing. (Sweats and big sweaters can trick us from feeling (and seeing) any extra weight that we might put on.)

Once we start putting on winter weight, it’s not as easy as our Snuggie to take off.

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I just wanted to share this video clip of Anne Thompson taken from the past ReMARKable Women luncheon. She has so much to share about finding our truth, the role fear plays in our lives and paying close attention to the messages we get from the media. It’s 22 minutes long so before you click “play”, get yourself comfortable. It’s worth every minute of your time.

“If you hear a voice within you say ‘you cannot paint’, then by all means paint and that voice will be silenced.” ~ Vincent Van Gogh

When it comes to losing weight, are you the type who doubts your ability to succeed? Has being overweight taken a toll on your self-confidence and self-esteem?

You’re not alone if it has.

We all know that being overweight can play havoc on a person’s physical health, but, what’s less talked about is how it can trounce on one’s emotional health, too.

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Every single day we make hundreds of decisions: “Do I hit the snooze button one more time,”  “What should I wear,” “What route should I take to work,” “Do I want a cup of coffee or should I go with a tea?”  Sure, we make monumental decisions too, but usually those aren’t as frequent.

Do you realize that a lot of the decisions that you make every day are made in just a couple of seconds? In one on my favorite books, “Blink,” author Malcolm Gladwell talks about those two seconds–really crucial seconds-that we take to “decide.”

Malcolm had this to say: “In “Blink” I’m trying to understand those two seconds. What is going on inside our heads when we engage in rapid cognition? When are snap judgments good and when are they not? What kinds of things can we do to make our powers of rapid cognition better?” Read the rest of this entry »

On Monday, September 10th, Florine, other WW members, staff, friends and family got together at the Concorde Inn to celebrate the amazing accomplishments of members from the area who have lost 50 pounds or more on the Weight Watchers program. Read the rest of this entry »

Whether your morning goals are a walk at sunrise, packing a healthy lunch for the day or planning out your weight-loss strategy for the day, it can be difficult to roll out of bed at the break of dawn. But, imagine what you can accomplish if you set the alarm even 45 minutes earlier than usual on a regular basis!

I say, “Up and at ‘em!”

Follow these tips to get up and get moving first thing in the morning:

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