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Feb 23 2016

Unleash the ONE change that will transform your life

by Marilyn McKenna

A decade or so before I finally lost weight, in the midst of one of my more earnest attempts at dieting, I enlisted the help of a nutritional counselor. She was a sort of hybrid nutritionist and behavioral coach who had me record what I ate for the week and then take it to her […]

Filed Under: Weight Loss Tagged With: Book Excerpt, Changing Habits, Eat Like It Matters, Life Transformation, Transformation, Weight Loss

Feb 17 2016

Just maybe it’s time to soar

by Marilyn McKenna

The other day I decided, not really impulsively, but definitely not with my usual slow, methodical deliberation, to apply for a job that I’d been coveting. It’s one of those jobs that I’ve always dreamed of; one of those jobs that seemed more aspirational than realistic. But it involves everything that I’m passionate about – […]

Filed Under: Healthy Families, Weight Loss Tagged With: Healthy Living, Life Transformation, Personal Coaching, Personal Development, Public Speaking, Time to Fly, Transformation, Weight Loss

Jan 14 2016

[PODCAST] 6 Principles for finding health and happiness from the inside out

by Marilyn McKenna

Turns out, both health and happiness are an inside job! That is to say, we each control how happy and healthy we choose to be. Now obviously forces beyond our control can affect us, but how do we choose to respond? And how can we proactively maximize our own health and happiness? Listen in to […]

Filed Under: Podcasts Tagged With: Inspiration, Motivation, Principles of Change, Principles of Success, Transformation, Transformational Change, Weight Loss Transformation

Nov 19 2015

Book Excerpt: Chapter 12 “Spreading the Message: Changing Our Lives So We Can Change the World”

by Marilyn McKenna

From pages 194 – 195 of Eat Like It Matters: When people ask me why I decided to write about my struggle with my weight, I tell them that sometimes I secretly wish I could just sit down and shut up about it. Truly, I find it embarrassing to talk about my food demons, my unhappiness in […]

Filed Under: Weight Loss Tagged With: Book Excerpt, Change the World, Eat Like It Matters, Transformation, Transformational Change

Oct 29 2015

Book excerpt: Chapter 9 “Get Moving! How Exercise Helped Me Heal”

by Marilyn McKenna

From pages 151 – 153 of Eat Like It Matters: Does everybody have an inner athlete? I dunno. I do know that 120 pounds ago I would’ve told you that I didn’t have one. Turns out, I was wrong. I do have an inner athlete, and I have harnessed her strength and drive to finally put to rest […]

Filed Under: Cardio, Fitness, Strength Training, Weight Loss Tagged With: Athlete, Behavioral Change, Book Excerpt, Eat Like It Matters, Exercise, Fitness, Running, Strength Training, Transformation, Triathlon

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