Archives: October 2010 Archives › Tru Health and Wellness

THE NEGATIVES OF POSITIVE AFFIRMATIONS

We’ve all had times where we wanted to reach a goal that has frustrated us, confused us, and has seemed too big or overwhelming to achieve. In my 15 years as a health and fitness professional, there’s no place I see this more frequently than with people who are trying [...]

Stress: Your Best Friend or Worst Enemy?

It’s usually our best friend who cares enough to sit us down and tell us they’re worried about us. We trust them enough to know that they have our best interests at heart. So when they say, “Hey, I think you’re headed down a dangerous path,” we at least take [...]

ARE YOU STUCK? HERE’S WHY… (part 2)

In last week’s blog post, we discussed the reason why people get stuck and sabotage their own progress. This week we’ll look at the solution, continuing with the ice cream example. So here’s the question: How can we change the intense pleasure/pain associations we’ve made that cause us to take [...]

Can’t Lose Weight? Maybe Your Metabolism Is Too Fast….

Is it possible for you to be gaining weight because your metabolism is too fast? What does the word metabolism actually mean? The common lore of lay media would have you believing that metabolism is this giant dial that if turned up immediately causes weight to drop off your body, [...]

Are You Stuck? Here’s Why…

Have you ever had a goal, understood what you needed to do to achieve it, but just couldn’t bring yourself to take the actions you knew you needed to take? Have you ever felt like you were sabotaging your own progress, and couldn’t understand why you weren’t able to follow [...]