We all know that dieting alone doesn’t work. Whatever the trendy new diet is, it just won’t work for the long-term unless you’re actually making lifestyle changes that enable you to eat better, get up and move, stop being negotiable with yourself, and cut out the CRAP (carbohydrates, refined sugars, additives, and preservatives) that keeps you weighed down physically and … [Read more...]
How to Jumpstart Your Metabolism When You’re Tied to a Desk
For many business women, being tied to a desk for eight or more hours per day is the norm. Unfortunately, that’s not the norm for our bodies. Your body was developed to move. If you’re not moving enough, things start to go wrong. You might not fell it right away, but over time, the damage will take its toll. Those pounds creep up on you, and aches and pains become more … [Read more...]
How to Stop Being Too Negotiable with Yourself
As an entrepreneur, myself, I’ve found it difficult at times to practice my non-negotiables. What does that mean? Let me start with a story. When I started my journey to live Simple Clean and Whole, I practiced a bunch of rituals that became habits. But I noticed that when I became negotiable with my rituals, everything else that keeps me physically and emotionally healthy … [Read more...]
Soda Could Be Getting in the Way of Your Success
As a business owner or career-driven professional woman, you need to be thinking clearly and moving with purpose. But did you know the foods and drinks you’re putting in your body could be getting in the way of your success. Soda is one of your worst enemies when it comes to staying at the top of your game. Long story short, soda impacts more than your weight. It affects … [Read more...]
Exercise Your Mind and Body to the Top of the Ladder
Being Healthy and Exercise Helps Women Executives Apparently not only are we fighting for equal pay, recognition and all the other things that come with trying to break through that glass ceiling, but now we also have to find even more time to exercise! In an article by Lisa Quast on Forbes.com, she talks about a study done that shows the percentage of overweight top female … [Read more...]
Are We Too Busy to Be Healthy?
The historic health care bill that is now on its way to the Senate is like one hand clapping. It does not tackle some of the key questions that we all need to ask ourselves concerning health and wellness. Women, in key roles both at home and at work, make vital policy decisions about how time and energy are best used. One question that comes up over and over in our “Total … [Read more...]
Keeping yourself Healthy
I first started following Erica Ross-Krieger after I read her book, "Seven Sacred Attitudes® -- How to Live in the Richness of the Moment" She is a "wellness coach" http://www.wellnesscoach.com and she works with entrepreneurs who choose to keep their health a priority in the midst of their busy lives. Women in business often work so hard and we sometimes forget to take … [Read more...]