I was invited on to KUOW’s The Conversation with Ross Reynolds to talk about creating balance in your life. You can listen to the interview below.
Aug 12 2013
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 […]
May 3 2013
You’ve heard it before, you’ve probably said it before… “I’m just not motivated to work out!” Feel free to substitute “eat right” or just about anything else that you feel like you should be doing that you’re not doing. You feel like, if only you could harness that elusive motivation you’d make it to the […]
Apr 21 2013
“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 […]
Apr 19 2013
I will say I am not a fan of this concept. Oh, I hear about it all the time and I understand the idea. You eat according to your diet’s prescribed rules all through the week and then you get a “cheat meal” (or in some cases, an entire “cheat day”) to eat whatever you […]
I have been interested in diet, health and wellness for as long as I can remember. I follow the subjects with great interest on the evening news, in women’s magazines, and more recently as the subject of numerous blogs and websites. It was in fact one of these blogs that caught my eye and sparked […]
Jan 12 2013
Does the world need another diet book? Well no, probably not. Does the world need another thin person throwing around her opinion about why people are fat and how they can shape up? Clearly not. But I am not just any thin person. I am a thin person (well, “normal-sized” anyway) who used to weigh […]
I’m a bit of a gym rat, I’ll admit it. I like the ritual of packing a gym bag, grabbing a water bottle, my iPod and heading to the gym. I look forward to breaking a good sweat (all sweat is good, btw) and the camaraderie of like-minded gym rats. I also love to see […]
Nov 29 2012
Posted November 29, 2012 My husband (aka “resident comedian”) has said for years that you can time the guests’ arrival at any family gathering by the arrival of my nervous breakdown. Haha! Funny guy! He can afford to make light of such situations because it’s not his keister on the line. Cooks across America know […]
Nov 8 2012
I may have mentioned that I like running … once or twice (ahem). At my age – perhaps a tad over 30 – it can be a cruel companion. Running is hard on my body. Sometimes my body protests … loudly! For example, while I was training for the Seattle Marathon in the fall of […]
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.”
Oct 19 2012
Marilyn McKenna lost 120 pounds and inspired others in her family to follow her success. Here are 10 tips McKenna had for helping others achieve their weight loss goals. 10. Being overweight or obese doesn’t happen in a vacuum; they happen in the context of families. They must be solved in the context of families. […]
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