Losing Weight After 60

We often think of affirmations as positive words we say to ourselves to feel better and boost our self-esteem. But what many people don’t realize is that every time we say or think something negative about ourselves, we’re affirming those negative thoughts and beliefs.
It’s like having…

I like to say that books love us and want us to be happy so, in that spirit, I created “book-desserts” for myself when I was losing 55-pounds in my late-30s and early-40s. Today, I still use book-desserts to maintain the original loss. I’m currently 61, had two babies and a husband who I call…

Does your brain feel like it never stops thinking about food? If so, you’re not alone! The constant chatter in your brain – often called food noise – is one of the most common complaints I hear from my clients when I first start working with them. Food noise is described…

One of the most common questions I receive as a Personal Trainer for women over 55 is, “How do I get rid of stubborn belly fat?” This question is typically followed by a request for a focus on core exercises. But there is so much more…

High achieving women in their 50s and 60s who struggle with making consistently healthy food choices tend to have one thing in common: a history of trauma. Even if these same women have spent years in therapy and are at peace with the traumatic…

“How do I get rid of stubborn belly fat?” This question is one of the most common ones I get asked as a personal trainer for women over 55. The question is typically followed by a request for a focus on core exercises. But there is SO much more to getting rid of belly fat…

Do you feel compelled to eat everything on your plate because you feel guilty “wasting” food, even if it means feeling too full and overeating? If you’re an over-60 like me, you grew up in the generation of people who were told as a child…

Emotional eating, the tendency to use food as a coping mechanism for emotional distress, can significantly impact weight management efforts. Understanding the intricate relationship between emotional eating and weight management…

If you’ve ever stood in your kitchen, staring into the fridge like there was an answer in there (maybe hidden behind the milk?) that could solve everything, and thought, “I just want to eat like a normal person,” you’re not alone. You’ve spent decades either white-knuckling…

If you’ve been trying to lose weight for years – with little success despite your best efforts – it’s easy to feel like something must be wrong with you. But what if the real reason isn’t your motivation or your willpower? What if your stress response is quietly working against you?