The Kid suggested yesterday that we leave out cookies and milk for Santa. We have always told him that Santa is a story, but he loves pretending. (This morning: “I heard Santa on the roof last night!”) By bedtime, he had forgotten about the milk and cookies, but we left out a plate with crumbs … Read more
Yesterday, I posted more or less the transcript of my session about sugar, and I promised you that today, I would give you advice on dealing with all of that information and what you can expect as a result of your hard work. Read labels. (Ask me if you don’t know how—I’ll teach you.) Use … Read more
A couple of weeks ago, I had the opportunity to present two sessions at my school district’s Wellness Expo—one on Motivation and Mindset, and one on Sugar. I’ll post here what’s essentially the transcript for each, editing for reading as needed. I was allotted an hour for each session, and while I didn’t talk that … Read more
My school district does something at the beginning of each year for staff, to try to give us a common inspirational thing that in theory would carry through the year but rarely lives for more than a week or two. This year, we were each to engrave a word on a “my intention” bracelet. It … Read more
The other day, I talked about how diet and exercise aren’t opposite sides of a balance, that each has its own unique benefits to health. Even if we’re ignoring all health ramifications beyond weight, most people are still unlikely to “win” the diet versus exercise game. I’ve worked with a lot of people over time, … Read more
Food production companies are looking to make money. They’ll put whatever is legal (and push that boundary) on the food packaging to get people to buy it. The following are commonly used but not necessarily healthy. all natural organic vegan gluten-free dairy-free fat-free (or low fat) sugar-free (or low sugar) GMO-free low-carb whole wheat high … Read more
From an email, promoting a webinar: “How to keep your thigh muscles from turning into belly fat in one minute or less.” I’m picturing hamstring and quadricep cells migrating, like the westward expansion, until finding a comfortable spot in the belly where they assimilate and become belly fat cells. (I wish my sketching abilities let … Read more
The title is bait. They don’t balance. They’re not on opposing sides. Exercise is not punishment for eating. What you eat fuels you, affects your hormone balance and contributes to the maintenance and eventual regeneration of most cells. (Not all cells regenerate, and almost all body functions are controlled by hormones.) I know a growing … Read more
This time of year is, for many people, brutal. Schedules. Expectations. Hopes. Dreams. Memories. Parents. Kids. Spouses. Friends. Other communities. Decorations. Gifts. Meals. Sweets. Parties. Religion. Other religions. Politics. Please, for your mental and physical health, first trim the lists, then trim the lists again, then delegate. Ladies, as a generalization, we are bad at … Read more
I was chatting with a colleague the other day about writing and teaching kids to write, and how difficult it is. We came to the conclusion that the majority of us are afraid to be vulnerable (and creativity is extremely vulnerable), and that we can’t just do our own thing without comparing our output to … Read more