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Jan 21 2016

Book Review: Eat Like It Matters reviewed by ShapingUpToBeAMom.com

by Marilyn McKenna

When I’m approached by someone to review my book, Eat Like It Matters: How I Lost 120 Pounds and Found My Inner Badass (And How You Can Too!), I am always flattered. When Megan Tenney of ShapingUpToBeAMom.com reached out asking if she could review the book, I was thrilled! Megan’s dynamic, playful and informative blog focuses […]

Filed Under: In The News, Weight Loss Tagged With: Book Review, Eat Like It Matters, Megan Tenney, Shaping Up To Be A Mom, Two Tables Strategy

Jan 19 2016

INTERVIEW: KOMO TV with Mary Nam

by Marilyn McKenna

I had the pleasure of appearing on KOMO TV in Seattle on Friday, January 15th to talk about my own weight loss experience and a few tips for others who want to create healthy change in their own lives.

Filed Under: Fitness, In The News, Interviews, Videos, Weight Loss Tagged With: Interview, KOMO TV, Mary Nam, Walking for Weight Loss, Weight Loss, Weight Loss Advice

Dec 9 2015

Book review of Eat Like It Matters by PoweredByBLING

by Marilyn McKenna

When Cassandra Burke (aka “poweredbyBLING”) contacted me asking if she could review my book Eat Like It Matters: How I Lost 120 Pounds and Found My Inner Badass (And How You Can Too!) I was only too happy to ship off a copy to her. Even so, there’s always a moment of fear when an […]

Filed Under: In The News, Weight Loss Tagged With: A-Ha Moment, Book Review, Eat Like It Matters, Media Coverage, Powered by BLING

Nov 2 2015

Radio Interview: Radio MD with Michelle King Robson and Pam Peeke, MD

by Marilyn McKenna

I had the pleasure of talking with Michelle King Robson and Pam Peeke, MD on Radio MD recently to talk about my book, Eat Like It Matters. We had a lot of fun sharing our dieting horror stories but agreed that the path to health and happiness is worth the struggle. Listen in!

Filed Under: In The News, Interviews, Weight Loss Tagged With: HER Radio, MD, Media Interview, Michelle King Robson, Ouiji Board, Pam Peeke, Radio MD, Weight Loss

Oct 16 2015

Radio Interview: Tom Douglas’s “Seattle Kitchen”

by Marilyn McKenna

What a kick to hang out with renowned Seattle chefs Tom Douglas and Thierry Rautureau on their weekly broadcast “Seattle Kitchen.” Listen in as we talk about everything from the role of exercise in healthy living to ordering “off menu” to keep your restaurant meals as healthy as possible. What fun!

Filed Under: In The News, Interviews, Podcasts Tagged With: Eat Like It Matters, Podcast, Seattle Kitchen, Thierry Rautureau, Tom Douglas

Sep 28 2015

Radio interview: John Carlson KVI

by Marilyn McKenna

Recorded September 28, 2015

Filed Under: In The News Tagged With: Eat Like It Matters, John Carlson, KVI, Radio Interview

Sep 26 2015

Bellevue Reporter Newspaper: Eat Like It Matters

by Marilyn McKenna

by MEGAN CAMPBELL, The Eastside Scene Reporter Sep 29, 2015 at 4:12PM About 10 years ago, Marilyn McKenna was the largest woman in the room — and she felt invisible. The wife of former Washington state Attorney General Rob McKenna often found herself at her husband’s side in social circles. “I was there to be […]

Filed Under: In The News Tagged With: Bellevue Reporter Newspaper, Eat Like It Matters, Newspaper Interview

Sep 25 2015

TV Interview: AM Northwest Portland

by Marilyn McKenna

AM Northwest appearance September 25, 2015

Filed Under: In The News, Weight Loss

Sep 15 2015

Media Interview: Barb Adams “Amerika Now Radio”

by Marilyn McKenna

On September 12, 2015 I had the pleasure of talking with radio personality and truth seeker, Barb Adams. Listen in as Barb and I discuss how healthy living is about so much more than following the right “diet.”

Filed Under: In The News, Interviews Tagged With: Amerika Now Radio, Barb Adams, Eat Like It Matters, Media Interviews

May 18 2015

KGMI’s Saturday Morning Live Interview

by Marilyn McKenna

Todd Hausman fills in for Kris Halterman, talking with Marilyn McKenna about her upcoming book “Eat Like It Matters,” a honest no-holds-barred story of her weight loss journey.

Filed Under: In The News

Aug 11 2014

Drive the District Peak Performer: Marilyn McKenna

by Marilyn McKenna

McKenna’s a weight-loss inspiration and social media maven. Seven years ago Marilyn McKenna weighed 255 pounds. Today she’s a 135-pound marathon runner, triathlete and social media star. McKenna had been a fat kid (and she deliberately uses the word “fat”), a teenager whose weight yo-yoed with crazy diets, and a woman who for twenty years was, in medical […]

Filed Under: Fitness, In The News, Style + Substance

Jan 25 2014

Marilyn McKenna’s incredible weight loss and Facebook controversy

by Marilyn McKenna

For nearly three decades, Marilyn McKenna has helped her husband, former State Attorney General Rob McKenna, tackle high-profile issues, including a multi-state lawsuit against big tobacco, plus state initiatives to crack down on spyware, sex predators and identity theft. But in 2007, Marilyn faced the biggest battle of her life to regain control of her […]

Filed Under: In The News, Weight Loss

Jan 16 2014

See the Weight Loss Photo that Facebook Banned

by Marilyn McKenna

Go Marilyn McKenna!  If you haven’t heard of Marilyn, maybe you’ve seen her photo…but not on Facebook.  According to several news sources, Facebook banned this photo (see inset) that Marilyn posted last week.  It seems that the social media site viewed the picture as an advertisement and it violated the site’s policy by promoting idealized physical […]

Filed Under: Fitness, In The News, Style + Substance, Weight Loss

Nov 6 2013

Best of Western Washington

by Marilyn McKenna

All the votes are in and I won KING 5 Evening Magazine’s “Best Local Twitter Personality” in the Best of Western Washington contest. Thank you so much for taking the time to cast your vote for me!

Filed Under: In The News

Aug 12 2013

Watch KIRO TV on Sept. 26

by Marilyn McKenna

Be sure to watch KIRO TV on September 26, I was invited to participate in a special segment they are doing on healthy living and I would love to hear what you think. Leave me a comment or send me a tweet @mckennamarilyn.

Filed Under: In The News, Style + Substance

May 22 2013

Marilyn McKenna lives and eats like it matters

by Marilyn McKenna

In Marilyn McKenna’s kitchen, you won’t find Doritos, Ben & Jerry’s ice cream or fried chicken. These days, she’s eating like it matters. Six years ago, McKenna, the wife of former Washington State Attorney General Rob McKenna, decided she was tired of being obese. At 265 pounds, McKenna says she felt like a failure. “I […]

Filed Under: In The News, Weight Loss

Apr 21 2013

The newly irrepressible Marilyn McKenna

by Marilyn McKenna

“You can’t print half of what I say,” Marilyn McKenna declared, before I’d even had a sip of my latte. I couldn’t tell if she’s talking about this conversation, or her recent flurry of tweets, which have kicked up plenty of chatter after the cursory Quiet Period following her husband Rob McKenna’s defeat in the […]

Filed Under: Fitness, In The News, Style + Substance, Weight Loss

Oct 19 2012

Marilyn McKenna shows her ‘brash, uncensored’ personality

by Marilyn McKenna

SEATTLE — When Rob McKenna ran for governor of Washington, voters got to know his supportive and rather sedate wife. But now that the election is over, Marilyn McKenna is letting her unfiltered personality shine through. Marilyn McKenna doesn’t mince words. “I’m a little raw, brash, uncensored,” she said. “That’s okay. That’s who I am.”

Filed Under: In The News, Videos, Weight Loss

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