This week’s Positive Affirmation of the Week is: “I will succeed at creating the body I want.” This one is a good one for me on the days when I’m feeling down and more likely to cheat on my program. It’s also a good motivator on the days I don’t really feel like exercising. The […]

This week’s “Affirmation of the Week” is: “I can and will do this!” This affirmation works for any goal you have your mind set on. Whether it’s a short term goal just to make it through your workout today, or a longer term goal of getting a promotion, or cleaning up your finances to buy […]

This week’s affirmation is: “My body burns fat like a furnace.” This one is an excellent choice for people who do well with visualization techniques. If you can close your eyes, and imagine your body as a furnace, using the food you eat as its fuel, you can literally start to see the pounds melting […]

This week’s affirmation of the week is: “My body gets stronger and healthier everyday.” This affirmation is good for keeping you motivated, and helps when you”re not really feeling up to your daily workout routine. For me, this affirmation reminds me that every healthy choice I make, and every day I make an effort to […]

Hedonic Hunger, or the desire to eat purely for taste and pleasure, triggers overeating and leads to weight gain, according to new research published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. When a person eats a pleasurable food, it can trigger reward centers in the brain to promote eating more of said food. The […]

Our affirmation this week is a good one for anyone with self-esteem issues, and ties into week 3′s “I am beautiful, inside and out.” Say it out loud as you read this: “I love my body.” Did you notice a difference in how you felt just now? Even if brief and only a slight difference, […]

Yoga has been practiced for more than 5,000 years, and is something more than 11 million Americans use for its health benefits. Improved Strength The strength training you’ll find in Yoga will vary depending on the style, as certain styles such as Power Yoga and Ashtanga are more targeted toward muscle building, while others like Hatha […]

This week, our affirmation is: “I choose to make positive healthy choices for myself.” This one is particularly helpful for people who are tempted by unhealthy foods or unhealthy habits to stray from their goals. I used this one throughout my journey to quit drinking soda, and to quit smoking, and I’ll use it again […]

We all know sleep is important for the body, as it gives us time to heal and repair our cells. But, what a lot of people don’t realize is, sleep is also important to weight loss. Here are a few ways to ensure you’re consistently getting the good night’s sleep you need. Create a sleep […]

Tracking your weight loss is much easier if you can take your tracker with you everywhere you go. There are plenty of smartphone apps out there to choose from, so it can be hard to know which one will work for you. My Fitness Pal® This is the food and fitness tracker I use. Once […]