If you don’t know, COVID has surged here in Louisiana.  As a full time doctor working in a hospital, I’ve been seeing the overwhelm everywhere I look.  So, last week I took the week off of everything except work and family.  I have been watching all ...

How to enjoy ice cream even if you want to lose weight

I love to plan my food.  This includes ALL the food.  This includes my food that I enjoy for fuel and this includes my food that I enjoy for fun.

See, I dropped all that “good” food / “bad”...

Time waits for no man – Lauren Oliver

I heard this quote but didn’t give it much attention.  It has taken on such meaning to me now that I have kids. 

See, I was always “waiting”. Waiting to “DO” until I lost weight.  Waiting to go to the ...

Sometimes it’s just hot. 

I remember going to the zoo 2 years ago when I was 80 pounds heavier.  It was so hot.  I was miserable.  I mean, sweat from everywhere.  Kids were crying.  It was horrible.  I kept beating myself up the entire time think...

Feel Great In Shorts This Summer? WHAT?

I NEVER wore shorts.

Never.

I was so self-conscious about my legs and all my thoughts about how they were too big, too bumpy, and too flabby. Plus, I’d heard all the teasing. Thick Thighs. Fat Thighs. Thunder Thig...

Don’t forget your Right Brain!

I talk about our “toddler brain” or our “caveman brain”. 

I talk about our pre-frontal cortex or our “planning brain”. 

But today I want to talk about our RIGHT BRAIN. 

Our right brain is our “creative brain” and...

All thoughts are Optional

Did you know that we can pick our thoughts?  

We have about 6000 thoughts a day that pop into our head.  I love to think of them like a lotto ball machine.  It is always interesting which ones pop into view and which ones ...