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Lessons from the TV show “Mom”

September 19, 2018 Jordana Meisner

If you’ve never seen the show “Mom”, the quick summary is: Drug/alcohol addict Mom, has a daughter (Christie) who becomes and alcoholic as well. Christie has a daughter Violet (who may or may not become an alcoholic) and a younger son. Violet becomes pregnant out of wedlock and gives the baby up for adoption. Violet and Christie go visit the... Read More

The weekend is not for undoing the week

March 13, 2016March 12, 2016 Jordana Meisner

You did your job, you ate healthy food all during the week, you oggled that greasy fried chicken sandwich your co-worker was having while you dutifully crunched your way through your grilled chicken salad with exactly 4 croutons and 1tsp shredded cheese, and no dressing. You were counting down the hours until Friday after work. Then, and only then, you... Read More

Is Calorie Counting for You?

January 28, 2016January 7, 2017 Jordana Meisner

Calorie counting. Macro ratios. Portion Control. Calorie cycling. Does it ever seem like there are both too many ways to eat, and also never quite the right one for you? There are definitely many ways to eat food in a healthy way. The more precise you need the outcome to be, the more precise your method needs to be. But what... Read More

10 ways to find time for exercise

January 16, 2016January 18, 2016 Jordana Meisner

The time is ALWAYS there. You’re spending 24 hours a day doing something (and hopefully sleeping enough of those hours). The goal is to figure out what you’re doing for those 24 hours, and reduce or eliminate time spent doing unproductive things (including too MUCH sleep), and find time for exercise. One of the most common excuses for not exercising is a lack of time.... Read More

5 of the best reasons to lose weight

January 13, 2016January 7, 2017 Jordana Meisner

You might even start to love kale! Most of what you hear in terms of the best reasons to lose weight is centered about “get your bikini-ready body!” or “fit back into your wedding dress!” or any number of other enticing sayings to get you to think the only value of weight loss is how you look on the outside. Is that... Read More

Just Pick a Starting Point

December 31, 2015 Jordana Meisner

Are you stuck behind the starting line? Have you even found your starting point? Do you get frustrated because you don’t know how a book ends, when you haven’t even picked it up to start reading it? Have you said “I’ll start that book when I have more time”? What about that butterfly or vegetable garden you don’t have – are you... Read More

Stress, Sleep, Food, Exercise: My Recent Relationship with All of Them

December 2, 2015 Jordana Meisner

I have owned 1 or more horses for 26 years. I started with 1, bought a weanling (who is now 17), lost my original horse, bought an OTTB mare, inherited one, bred my mare, and have her son, so I’m at 4 now. In all those years 1 horse in particular, the 17yo, has run through a large variety of... Read More

16 Eating Habits of Fit People. And a bonus.

October 11, 2015October 11, 2015 Jordana Meisner

You admire the well-conditioned physique in the gym or on the beach, and you think “if only I had that much time to work out, if only I had that dedication.” And you think they must have hours a day to cook and think of all sorts of amazing food to eat. But in reality, it’s much more about habits,... Read More

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