June, 2015
June 28, 2015 | by admin | Attitude, Gratitude, Wellness
When my son Nick was 10 years old, he asked me if we could set a goal of going to “all the Grand Slam Tennis Tournaments before we die.” I blurted out, “Yes!” Six years later, Veronica, my British-born girlfriend, who knew about Nick’s goal, called me up and suggested we turn the goal into reality and […]
Tags: Bucket List, Free Things in England, Mindful Travel, Wimbledon
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June 23, 2015 | by Bev Benda | Attitude, Child Nutrition, Fitness, Life Balance, Stress, Wellness
Every Monday I take three young adults frolfing. Or do we go frolicking? Sometimes I have so much fun, I feel like a dancing fairy in the forest! We start by choosing our weapons. J. likes “The Reaper” disc so he can warn the others, “FEAR the Reaper!” before he sends his sailing. S. likes the red disc because […]
Tags: frisbee golf, Frolfing, special needs activities, summer activities, summer exercise
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June 17, 2015 | by admin | Attitude, Wellness
I remember back in 2010 when I joined the world of blogging and was so proud of myself! My pride lasted for about a day when I learned from an article on successful blogging that I needed to “blog often!” As a person who proofreads emails to family members, the time and energy of “blogging often” horrified […]
Tags: Learning to Blog
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June 5, 2015 | by admin | Fitness, Nutrition, Stress
One summer a friend challenged me to try a vegan diet. A vegan diet means no animal products (no meat, no dairy, and no eggs.) After a good 3 month effort, I retired from the vegan diet, and returned to a primarily plant-based diet with a mix of regular, soy and almond milk, my much-missed eggs, plus occasional fish, poultry and lean meats. […]
Tags: emotional eating, Flexatarian, food rules, overeating, Vegan, Vegetarian
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June 1, 2015 | by Bev Benda | Attitude, Fitness, Life Balance, Nutrition, Stress, Wellness
Today’s post is written by Karen Koenig, author of Outsmarting Overeating: Boost Your Life Skills, End Your Food Problems. I was so impressed by this book that I have scheduled a group coaching tele-class on June 22nd based on its principles. The tele-class will allow members to study the book together in a small, professionally facilitated, confidential environment. Benefits include group […]
Tags: Classes for Families, De-stressing, emotional eating, group support for overeaters, help for overeaters, Mindful Eating, mindless eating, overeating, stress eating, teleclasses for overeaters, Weight Loss Coaching
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