What is a spirit of rebellion? How do you know you have one? Maybe you’re just unmotivated or you’re just ‘strong-willed?’ Could this be a part of what keeps sabotaging your weight loss goals? We all heard of the rebellious teenager who starts cutting classes or the rebellious child that refuses to eat their vegetables….
I have to admit that I don’t always feel like my prayers are being heard by God. It’s very frustrating, to say the least, but during one of my devotions this week, I really paid attention and noticed the cause of my frustration with my prayer life. I noticed that there were a lot of …
After hearing how many of you ‘hate’ exercise, I thought I’d share some things that you can do to make you start enjoying it more. To be 100% honest, I don’t love to exercise. I don’t love sacrificing the time that it takes and I don’t love the sore muscles or little injuries that I…
It’s official, the Christmas season is in full swing! Not sure how true this is, but I’ve heard that the average person gains 5-10 pounds between (American) Thanksgiving and the New Year. What’s even more discouraging is that, statistically, in most cases, that weight is never lost. Given your past, does that sound accurate to…
I woke up this morning realizing that this fall will be 30 years since I taught my first fitness class at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario. I never would have imagined where that path that started out as a way to make some extra cash and stay in shape would have taken me. So much…
I’ve been on a seek-and-find mission with God over the last few weeks and it’s been an exciting journey of introspection and discovery. I thank God for His faithfulness towards me. I believe one of the great Christian challenges is to learn how to tune out the negative or flesh-based influences of the world. This…
Many of us have a hard time coming up with healthy low-carb. snack options. Here is a list of 10 + low carb. snacks that will help to stabilize your blood sugar, keep you energized and help your body to burn fat. lettuce chicken wraps ( or turkey) handful of nuts boiled eggs sweet potato fries…
Being too optimistic can also make it very hard for us to change because we are not able to see ourselves as we really are. We actually can become a bit delusional about our success. Over the years of training clients I’ve learned that our human nature is to overestimate our accomplishments and underestimate our…