Sustainable Struggle

Pro Strategies for Drinking More Water

May 9, 2016 // 3 Comments

You already know water is good for you, that it’s got plenty of health benefits, and that you should be drinking more of it and less of other drinks with sugar in them. You don’t need me to tell you all of that, so I’m not going to. [...]

Being Gracious with Yourself

April 11, 2016 // 0 Comments

For most of us, the journey toward improved health and fitness—toward weight loss—is slow, the path rocky, winding, and steep. What happens when we mess up, when we get off course? [...]

Making Better Food Choices

March 14, 2016 // 0 Comments

If you’re honest with yourself, you know that if you want to lose weight, you have to change the way you eat. But what’s the goal? To diet down to a certain number on the scale, or to transition to a fitter, healthier lifestyle? [...]

Sustainable Changes: Living at Peace with Your Food

February 8, 2016 // 0 Comments

I am anti-diet. If I go on a diet, I’m almost certain to be unhappy while I’m on it, and I’m just as likely to gain most if not all or more of that weight back afterward. [...]

Logging: A Two-Week Challenge

January 19, 2016 // 1 Comment

You’ve heard the old cliché that you can’t out-exercise a bad diet. Like so many clichés, it’s true. [...]

The Sustainable Struggle: Enjoying Exercise

December 17, 2015 // 1 Comment

Now if you’re expecting me to tell you to suck it up and start running, rest easy. I ain’t gonna. I hate running. [...]

Holiday Habits: Surviving the Calorie Apocalypse

November 23, 2015 // 0 Comments

Our instinct is to take food when it’s offered. Before you do, stop and ask yourself, “Do I really want to eat this?” [...]

The Sustainable Struggle

November 2, 2015 // 3 Comments

We don’t have multiple hours a day to work out, or a personal chef to get our brown rice and chicken breast on the table every three hours. If the farthest you’ve ever run in one go is three miles, you wouldn’t go out tomorrow and try to run a marathon. Why take that sort of approach to weight loss, to health and fitness? [...]