How to Train on Vacation vs. Business Trips

How to Train on Vacation vs. Business Trips

Real life humans have real life issues. Or at least minor lifestyle “conundrums” that, when combined with overwhelm and anxiety (or just being really Type A) can quickly become full-fledged problems. I wrote about dieting on vacation in my last blog but...
Vacation Dieting for Real Life

Vacation Dieting for Real Life

Ah summer. The time for vacations, beach trips, and in my world, something I call FOTTO, or Fear Of Taking Time Off. Here’s how it plays out. Joe or Jane signs up for coaching, goes through the usual stages of the process, and comes out the other side leaner,...
Simplicity Speaks

Simplicity Speaks

Saturday was cold and rainy. So I spent it watching my chubby kid terrorize the bulldogs in his walker while a retrospective about the life of Anthony Bourdain played in the background. Despite being a celebrity chef, Bourdain had grown cynical of fine dining and the...
What’s Making Us Fat — And What Isn’t

What’s Making Us Fat — And What Isn’t

It’s almost summer! Break out the BBQ, grill too much meat, maybe even (gasp) take your kid for ice cream. Wait, no, sorry…. You shouldn’t celebrate anything — be it a birthday or the change of seasons or any of life’s blessings —...
Lose Fat by Just Trusting the Process

Lose Fat by Just Trusting the Process

Wow. This is what happens when you “weave” a fitness plan into your busy life (as opposed to just hopping onto a cookie cutter program), and focus on the Big Rocks. We’ve worked with Mariah McCullough for quite some time and she just refuses to quit...