Happy New Year! Welcome to the beginning of 2021 and the start of a whole new year. I don’t know what it is, but whenever a new year starts, it seems like a gift. It’s almost as if we get a “start over” pass. It…
The big day is almost here! Christmas is only a few days away and we’re in the home stretch of all the holiday cookie swaps and food gifts, not to mention the big Christmas day meal. I figure we all need a little bit of…
Here we go, week 1 in this series on Holiday Weight Loss! Christmas is fast approaching and New Year’s Eve will be right behind, so what do we do to get ready? How do we enjoy the holiday without avoiding every cookie tray and candy…
I had a completely different plan for this blog post. I was going to be writing a series leading up to my online weight loss program, complete with lots of helpful tips and insights about how to successfully lose weight permanently. My program is really…
I love my to-do lists. Those lists are my friend. They keep me company, go everywhere with me, keep me on track, and remind me what to do when I’ve forgotten what I’m supposed to get done. I have lists on my phone, lists…
This weekend was our 17th wedding anniversary. It’s hard to believe that it’s been 17 years! But when I look at these big kids walking around in my house and I know they weren’t here when we started our life together, it makes more sense…
For those of you who’ve been following these posts, you know about all the things I’m trying to do right now. But for those of you who don’t, let me catch you up. I’m a practicing OBGYN and Lifestyle Medicine physician, a married mom of…
Have you ever tried a recipe that after the very first time you make it become part of your meal plan arsenal? This is one of them, so get ready! When we went plant-based as a family more than a year ago, this became the…
Am I the only one who struggles to see the progress they’ve made? I was meeting with a coach today to talk about some of my frustrations with growing my business. While I was griping about how I couldn’t find the answers I need in…
I haven’t been feeling right all week. It feels like I’ve lived a month in the past week. So many things have happened! We hired a new teacher and were without a teacher (or childcare) for 1 week. We have transferred homeschool communities and…