My Top 5 Reasons Why Quick Fix Weight Loss is Making you FAT!

    We almost can’t help it, can we? I mean … don’t we live in a “have it now” World?? So it kinda, sorta makes sense that we buy into the “Quick Fix” mentality for nearly every aspect of our lives. And quite frankly — society makes it easy because there’s a quickie for…

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What’s in Michele’s Water Bottle?

  Aren’t you the least bit curious?  I bet you’re hoping it’s something sneaky like Tequila.   Or maybe since I absolutely love COFFEE, I’ve filled my water bottle with the best part of waking up …   Perhaps it’s pre-workout — you know — because caffeine from my coffee just isn’t enough “get up…

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Liminal Space – that Space Between

Well, friends — here we are — together inside a capsule of LIMINAL SPACE.  What am I talking about? I’m glad you asked and the teacher of language arts in me jumps up, excited to give you the answer. Let me break it down for you. “Liminality” defined by Wikipedia, is the “quality of ambiguity…

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Coffee Talk: My Journey – “Is it REALLY necessary?”

“I thought you were a professional personal trainer … “ I am. “But I thought you had been doing this for over 25 years … “ I have. “Wait, don’t you own a successful business that you started by yourself from the ground up … ?” Yes.  Yes I do. “Soooo — connect the dots…

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Coffee Talk: My Journey – “The 3 Pronged Triad”

  REDUNDANCY. “3-Pronged”  &   “Triad”. Yes.  I know. And using redundancy in naming this entry is quite intentional. Why? Because, truly, it takes being redundant moment by moment, day after day, week after week, to establish habits and to eventually see results in WHATEVER IT IS I choose and you choose to tackle.    WARNING: …

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Coffee Talk: My Journey – “The Decision”

I’VE HESITATED, hemmed, hawed, backpedaled and have had inner debates with Joe, (my cuppa), as to whether or not to discuss this with you. Joe says, “Go for it, girrrlll — I GOTCHU!”  And though most days I trust Joe with all my inner musings, his hopped-up-on-caffeine, eager beaver mentality has me doubting. Why do…

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The Art of — `K I / N T < S U \ G I , ---

Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall Humpty Dumpty had a great fall All the King’s horses and All the King’s men Couldn’t put Humpty together again. Ever feel like poor ol’ Humpty — sitting there looking at the broken pieces of yourself scattered on the ground? Ever feel like you are shattered — with a…

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