Reading Time: Postcard (less than 30 seconds) Did you know: Your environment is making decisions for you whether you realize it or not. There are dozens of micro-decisions you will make today based on the previous major and micro decisions you've made. If you're like me, when there are cookies in the house, you'll eat them. (Sure I can put them in the freezer "for the future" but the future is in about 20 minutes...) If my workout clothes aren't laid out the night before and ready to go, I...
1 day ago • 1 min read
Reading Time: Postcard (25 seconds) Yesterday I shared that Ms. Cat Food and I were Feng Shui practitioners--and boy did y'all love this idea. I promised to share some fun and effective actions you can take. Before I share them, let me say that everything is energy and if you have a problem, there's a good chance you've got some congestion. What you need is circulation, and Feng Shui is a circulation catalyst. Here's what she did, what I did, and what you can do: 1. Declutter everything. Get...
2 days ago • 1 min read
Reading Time: Postcard (<40 seconds) So I've chatted about having an accountability system (avoiding fat and any other types of shaming) and the importance of making an identity shift to make long-lasting change. But there's one more piece of her success story I haven't shared with you quite yet. And it's a piece people can tend to overlook when trying to make changes that last. It's something I was lucky to find more than 20 years ago myself. Now if you would have told logical me that it...
3 days ago • 2 min read
Reading Time: <2 minutes (Two-page handwritten letter) My inbox was on fire yesterday--thank you to everyone who got the point and sent support. It took me almost two hours to answer everyone's emails--amazing!! It's a good thing it was monthly admin day at Honoree Enterprises HQ! Okay, so where were we? Ah yes. Ms. Cat Food—the woman who came face-to-face with a can of Fancy Feast and won! ...and she's kept it off for 20 years. 20! Let's pause here, because this is where most weight loss...
5 days ago • 3 min read
Reading Time: 1.5 minutes (or however long it takes you to say "Oh, THAT'S what she meant") Well, well, well. My inbox exploded from a nastygram Wednesday. And I mean exploded in that special way that only happens when you've either said something brilliant or something that got completely misunderstood. Spoiler alert: It was the latter. Here's what happened: A reader unsubscribed—her prerogative, totally fine—but not before sending me a note: "My response is to be HORRIFIED at your pride in...
7 days ago • 2 min read
Reading Time: Long Postcard (48 seconds) You've waited long enough to hear about how to win your day before breakfast; however, I do enjoy responses to my emails and the last couple of days have been extra fun. Thank you for those who have read and responded. We'll find how how Ms. Cat Food has kept the weight off (and more) tomorrow. But if you're reading this before breakfast (hey, early riser!), here are three things I'll do before speaking with another human: Move my body. I'm focused on...
8 days ago • 1 min read
Reading Time: A Longer Missive (64.8 seconds, give or take) Since so many of you had comments and questions about Ms. Cat Food, we'll talk about winning your day before breakfast tomorrow. But first, let me Paul Harvey "the rest of the story." So she loses the 30 pounds and she is looking and feeling pretty fierce. Long story short, she'd put on weight after the former Mr. Cat Food dumped her for his secretary. #socliche Now, I may have made it sound like that can of cat food was magical, and...
9 days ago • 1 min read
Reading Time: Short Note, Worth the Read (under 60 seconds) Okay, one of my coaching client's many years ago lost 30 pounds in the 5 months or so leading up to her high school reunion. Here's how: She decided she really wanted to do it--and why (she wanted to knock the socks off of her high school boyfriend by looking and feeling her best) She knew she could do it, if she focused and stayed committed She needed accountability, so it became one of her STMA 100-Day Coaching Goals: Lose 30...
9 days ago • 1 min read
...just not enough to win! Reading Time: Postcard (30 seconds) I'm sure you can relate--This time it will be different. I'm going to do X until I get my end results. Then you white-knuckle it until your willpower gives out. I read a great book about this, The Willpower Instinct by Kelly McGonigal, M.D. (You can get it here.) I've come to believe willpower is an ineffective (terrible) strategy. You'll almost certainly fail at achieving your vision if you rely on willpower because honestly, at...
10 days ago • 1 min read