Ladies, if you’re looking for healthy, practical, nutrition advice, look no further. Corinne Dobbas is your girl. Her and I “met” through twitter awhile back and I instantly loved her light-hearted approach. Based in San Francisco she challenges her clients to find their best selves, even if it’s not easy. If you take a moment […]
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I’ve been doing a fair amount of writing around the internet lately and I have forgotten to share the links with you! I recently wrote about unhealthy comparison and how it can be made worse through social media over on Carrots ‘N’ Cake. You can read the article HERE. Please let me know what you
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Happy Friday Balanced Life ladies! This week has been a whirlwind. I’m looking forward to unwinding this evening by grilling dinner outside and enjoying glass of Chardonnay (okay, more like I’ll be sipping wine while my husband does the grilling. Even better). Since we all have a few more hours left to work let’s get
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Remember when I did a “Real Women, Real Balance” Q & A with my friend and fellow Pilates instructor Jessica Luengo? Well exciting news – she just released her very first cookbook! Cooking Healthy Together is full of easy and delicious 5 step recipes for newlywed couples. She includes meals, cocktails, kitchen must-haves along with the basics
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Between my private clients and Pilates Body Program clients I get a lot of questions about what to buy at the grocery store. There’s no question that the grocery store can be hard to navigate when on a quest to stock a healthy kitchen. Every package seems to be making some kind of “healthy” promise
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I’m honored to have Allie Marie Smith on the blog today for another edition of “Real Women. Real Balance.” Allie is Founder and Director of Wonderfully Made, a non-profit ministry dedicated to inspiring young women to know their value and live outward-focused lives. She’s an award-winning author of “HEAL: Healthy Eating & Abundant Living” and is
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“People don’t consider that looking good can be done from the inside out. They go about it the wrong way.” Hungry For Change is a new documentary film that sheds light on the American diet and why it desperately needs to change. I absolutely loved it and stand behind the message 100%. Films like this
Today, I pose a challenge for all of us women seeking to live healthy, balanced lives. Every time you have an extreme, guilt-inducing thought regarding diet or exercise, challenge it. Step 1: notice it. Step 2: acknowledge it for what it is, a lie. Step 3: replace it with the truth. Don’t believe everything you
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This past weekend was absolutely gorgeous. Spring is in the air and warmer weather is just around the corner. Strolling the farmer’s market is one of my favorite ways to get outside, unplug and enjoy the sunshine. We are so spoiled here in the bay area by the abundance of high-quality, unique vendors. Raw, organic,
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One of the biggest challenges of maintaining a healthy lifestyle is managing a unweildy sweet tooth. You don’t have to give up your love for sweet foods in order to eat well. A healthy, balanced diet includes the entire spectrum of flavors that nature so abundantly offers: sweet, salty, savory, sour. Food is supposed to
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