Michelle Right on the heels of an awesome myth-debunking anti-detox rant by Warren, let’s talk about a magic secret to losing weight. Magic? Well, not really. But people ask me in a conspiratorial way (think breathy whisper, like they’re looking for a special magic incantation) that I can share with them and {POOF} weight gone.…

Michelle In mid-January I went to see Betty Jean McHugh talk about her book, “My Road to Rome – The Running Times of BJ McHugh”. Seeing BJ (83) talk about her love of running and so nonchalantly of her world records was humbling and inspiring. She took up running at the age of 52 and…

Michelle One of the most important things I learned about losing weight is that it didn’t magically change who I was or what was happening in my life. In fact, it made life a bit more complicated as I changed some behaviours.  Like getting up earlier in the morning to run and eat breakfast;  this…

Michelle I get tired of hearing women fear “bulking up” if they lift more than a soup can.  Many of these same women, without even thinking about it, lift/carry their children (who definitely weigh more than the pink dumbbells collecting dust in the corner), pack groceries into the house, and do other strength-based chores every…

Michelle This is a rant to vendors and sales people who give food gifts to their clients. There was probably around two dozen boxes of chocolates delivered to one of our offices during the holidays, plus baskets of other types of junk food and another three dozen doughnuts after New Years (doughnuts seem to arrive…

Michelle In starting my fitness journey in 2005, I knew that what I was about to start I had to commit to for a lifetime, which terrified me. I found that once I got over the fear of exercising though (anyone else face humiliation in high school phys ed classes?), I actually enjoyed what I…