Self help check list for low self esteem. Identifies when our self esteem will go wrong and three exercises to correct and boost it.

A nude self-portait.....I hesitated for a moment while I pondered the thought of painting myself naked. Although I loved the idea and needed to do it for a project I wondered what I might think of myself. Would I like what I ultimately saw or would I find myself in a groundhog-like teenage moment of despair wishing I somehow looked differently. I had a sudden flashback of when I stood looking in a mirror wishing I was fifteen pounds lighter. I was 17 at the time and all I knew based on all of the magazines I had read, ads that I had seen and popular girls that I had envied, that I needed to lose weight. That was the only message I remember most clearly about my body during my teen years

Hey you made it to week three! This is very exciting because you are well on your way to creating a new healthier lifestyle. You are supporting your new commitment to you with awesome brain changing strategies, great diet choices and physical activity! Whether you’ve lost 6, 4 or 2 pounds you should at the very least be feeling awesome about yourself right now! You know the philosophy, you’ve overcome apathy and resolved to create something new. Now let’s keep that momentum going with a shift in focus, let’s focus on you loving yourself right now as you are. Take a look in the mirror and appreciate all that your body has done for you and all the time and effort you took to make sure you

Happy Valentine's Day!! Here are some thoughts to keep the flame in your sex life while keeping your workouts on track. The Kama Sutra has awesome guidance for the actual act of sex but you need to be in shape for it! There are a few things to consider when you want to improve your love life and have great sex. Endurance, strength and flexibility are crucial to an active and happy sex life. Lucky for you I have some great ideas to get you ready. For anything you want to do well you are going to need a certain amount of stamina, this can be accomplished with aerobic exercise. Cardiovascular exercise will not only increase your endurance it also strengthens the heart. There's no mistake wh

Congratulations!! Week one is complete and you are well on your way to a new healthier lifestyle. By now you have finished your first week of eating healthier foods and working out on a more consistent basis. The first week is about getting used to the idea that there will be more structure to your diet and exercise programs and that your mind has to play a significant role in your process for you to be successful. You may have even lost a pound or two along the way, Yay! If you haven’t don’t be discouraged. You have to establish these new habits and they have to be repeated for several weeks and for some it may be a few months, primarily because we can’t predict exactly how your metaboli

Quick! What are the first 3 words that come to mind when you think of your body? Write those words down and make a note if they are positive words or not. Do you need to work on how you identify with your body? Do you feel fantastic about your responses? If not you may want to try something different. Many of us have lots of motivation and we are able to consciously process the details when starting a new health or fitness program. However positive we may be in that moment of commitment we may be sabotaging ourselves with negative subconscious thoughts or criticisms. Your most powerful tool in your goal getting toolbox is your mind. Making changes in how you see, feel and think about y

MindBody Mastery 21 Day Plan: Want to lose weight, save yourself time and money? If you’ve been looking for real options when it comes to losing weight and getting your body back on track, try my Mindbody Mastery 21 Day Plan. Weight loss and fitness success is about having a specific, accessible, predictable and repeatable plan for mind and body. Once you have that plan you will succeed very quickly, say “Hellooooo, skinny jeans”! The Mind: Visualizations and Mantras If you don’t believe you will lose the weight you want to or there is no way you would believe you can be a size 6 again, it will never happen. Believing in yourself is the first step to success. Sometimes our minds need pict