[TOUGH LOVE ALERT] :) “If you own this story you get to write the ending.” ―Brené Brown Last week, I was talking to a friend and I couldn’t help but notice that she kept saying virtually the same thing, about …
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[TOUGH LOVE ALERT] :) “If you own this story you get to write the ending.” ―Brené Brown Last week, I was talking to a friend and I couldn’t help but notice that she kept saying virtually the same thing, about …
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Lately, I have been thinking about the concept of “getting real” with ourselves. This is a tricky concept because for many women, it can be taken to the extreme. When we get real, we can so easily fall into self-loathing …
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I realize I blogged about this a few weeks ago. And that’s not by accident. In the last month, I have slept in my own bed a total of 3 nights, ha! :) I am sure many of you who …
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Last week Jade, Gary and myself took the Metabolic Effect train to the UK, Paris and Spain for a number of Metabolic Effect trainings for fitness professionals. I recounted in a previous post my observations overseas, and how different Europeans …
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“There is no one giant step that does it, it’s a lot of little steps.” –Peter A. Cohen Last night, I was catching up with my sister-in-law and JillFit Coach Jillian Teta since we hadn’t seen each other in over …
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This past weekend on the ME Lifestylers’ community page, a member was lamenting having to travel for work and was worried about how to stay “on plan” while traveling. I love this problem! Why? Because I believe this about healthy …
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Walking down the path to our 7am breakfast with fellow Lululemon’ed up fitness pros Jen Sinkler and Neghar Fonooni, I turned to them and said, “You know, this trip is an example of something I would normally never do.” It …
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Doing ANYTHING you want and doing EVERYTHING you want are two different things. I am a huge advocate of the former. I believe that literally anyone can make anything happen for themselves if they are passionate, tenacious, hungry to learn & …
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Part of living a lean lifestyle is learning how to bend your diet without breaking it. Which means meeting yourself where you are and being realistic when you need convenience options, but never going overboard. In an ideal world, we’d …
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The most frequent request I’ve received from clients over my 12 years as a trainer is this: Jill, help me get rid of this belly! My stomach! Help me! :) I get it, and for beginners to living a lean …
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