New year new you

The heart is more than a muscle that pumps life-giving blood through your body. It communicates with the brain and the rest of the body, via communications pathways that originate in the heart, pass through the emotional memory portion of the brain, and extend to the part of the brain responsible for thinking and reasoning. According to researchers at the Institute of HeartMath , the heart plays a role in the functioning of human intelligence, emotions and personality. Read More »

Today was our group exercise class and those sore muscles were screaming for me to stop! Then came time to weigh in. I know that healthy weight loss is around two pounds per week, but why must I feel so defeated because I shed only one pound?! My trainer's parting words to me were, "Marcia you are going to do well!" I should feel encouraged, but I just feel weary. Read More »

I am struggling, though, with drinking enough water. Don't get me wrong, I love water. But, there is something psychological about being told you have to drink a certain amount of water that can really mess you up! (LOL) It seemed I would never get to the standard 64 ounces a day that is usually suggested, let alone meeting the directive of trying to drink our weight in ounces of water! Read More »

One of the requirements of the program is to take a set of “before” photos, in either swimwear or a tank top and a pair of shorts. Until today I didn’t own a pair of athletic shorts and I can’t tell you when the last time was that I wore a bathing suit. What could I have been thinking?! Read More »

In order to put yourself first, you must love yourself first. If you love yourself, you will make the time for self-care. And if you don't make the time to do it, sometimes the time is forced upon you, for example, via a health crisis or some other event. My opportunity to focus on myself was presented to me by the universe in the form of being laid off from my job in March 2004. Read More »