food tracking mid life

The Power of NOT Logging Your Food

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When someone wants to start eating healthier, oftentimes they’ll start logging their food by writing down everything they’ve eaten at the end of each day. Makes sense – if you write down all you eat and drink and examine it at a glance, you can see where you might need to make healthy changes.
healthy summer mid life

[Podcast Episode] How to Have a Happy & Healthy Summer

I was delighted when Karyn and Jean asked me back on their Fun. Feisty. Fabulous! Podcast to talk about how to stay healthy in the summer! As always, they asked me great questions, both general and personal, as they both are on their own healthy journeys.
goals midlife

How to End Your Day “on a Make”

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Whether it’s playing, watching, or just holding a ball in my hands, I love basketball and have since I can remember. And right now I’m in heaven because the sweet spot of the NBA Playoffs are happening at the same time as the WNBA season kicking off. Because it’s my favorite sport and the one I’ve played most, I’ve been able to take away a lot of principles in basketball that are also applicable to this game we call life, so even if you’re not a fan of basketball (or even sports), I hope you can find value in these lessons too.
make better choices midlife

Make Better Choices By Cutting the “Noise”

I often tell my clients “awareness is key.” The greater our awareness, the more likely we will make the best choices for ourselves – ones that are aligned with the pursuit of becoming our healthiest and best selves.
mothers day self care

A Mother’s Day Wish For You

I’ve had to learn (the hard way) that getting a lunch or dinner reservation on Mother’s Day at most restaurants around town is nearly impossible, unless you reserve it weeks or a month or more in advance. That’s why this year I’m bypassing all that hassle and making my mom and mother-in-law a beautiful lunch at home.
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When’s the Best Time to Work Out?

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“Kim, when’s the best time to work out?” I get this question all the time, so I thought I’d share my thoughts on this with you. The first thing to understand is that if you’re not in the habit of exercising on a regular basis right now, then don’t get bogged down by the specifics.
healthy restaurant eating

3 Tips for Making a Healthy Choice at a Restaurant

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It was my birthday last weekend and I did one of my favorite things… I ate. I didn’t overeat, but I ate most of the foods I love that I don’t eat on a regular basis (because they wouldn’t be considered the “healthiest”). I’ll admit it, my birthday was on a Saturday, but I “celebrated” all weekend.

Health, Your Greatest Wealth

In my "ReINVENT Your Health" 6-week online course, I teach about growth, fixed, and mixed mindsets, but what about an inner abundance mindset? It was a treat to be a recent guest on Jolen Philbrook’s “Inner Abundant Mindset Podcast,” where she helps women move past their limiting beliefs and toward a “wealthy” mindset.
weight loss midlife

Beware: Not All Spring “Leaning” Challenges Are For You

It’s the time of year when I start seeing a lot of weight loss challenges that promise to help you “lean in spring” coming up on my Facebook newsfeed. I’m not surprised because when I was a trainer, this was the time of year the gym started getting busy again, second to January, because April seems to serve as sort of a “wake-up call” to get back in action if they’ve been neglecting the health and fitness goals they set out to accomplish in the beginning of the year.
confidence women midlife

Confidence: Too Much of a Good Thing?

There are certain occasions where having confidence serves you well – when you’re trying to land a job, dating, giving a presentation, etc. However, there is a time when being overly confident can actually hurt you, and it has to do with your health. While you do need some confidence when it comes to making lasting changes to your health and well-being, there is such a thing as being overly confident.