Stress-eating sucks! We’ve all done it: We had a very stressful day at work, a fight with our spouse, or we simply feel overwhelmed with life itself and to relieve the stress of the day a bit we reach for a cookie or order our favorite pizza. While – in […]
Mindset
We are currently in a situation that nobody of us has been in before. It’s a time of uncertainty, fear, panic, even hysteria sometimes. And we can’t really ask anybody for help. Scientists do their best to figure out how the coronavirus works and how to approach it best but […]
How to Ease Anxiety
Did you ever hear about the 5 Second Rule? It’s a concept developed by Mel Robbins. She actually wrote a whole book about this and it’s amazing! You should read it! The idea is simple. Count down from 5 to 1 and then take immediate action towards a goal or […]
The 5 Second Rule: How to get your ass up ...
We’ve all been there. We go to dinner with friends and promise ourselves to stay away from Nachos and dessert. The next thing you know, your friend orders an appetizer of Nachos for the whole group and you can’t help but try one. Now you think: “Wow, that’s really good! […]
Is The What-The-Hell-Effect Ruining Your Diet?
We all have them. Some of us more often, others almost never. Cravings! While there is nothing wrong with indulging in your favorite food once in a while, regular, unhealthy cravings can become a big issue when it comes to weight loss and your overall health. Many people who […]
Three Ways To Stop Cravings
As you might know, America voted yesterday to elect their new president. The past 18 months have been very disturbing, fascinating, and scary for me. Today is the first time that I actually voice my opinion in regards to this election. I always try not to get involved in debates […]
Let There Be Love
Are you a procrastinator? Do you keep putting things on your to-do list off because they seem to be too overwhelming, too time-consuming, or you simply don’t feel like doing them? I’m right there with you. I’m a master procrastinator when it comes to certain areas of my life and […]
How To Overcome Procrastination
By now we all know that our mind plays an important part when it comes to achieving our goals. And I am not only talking fitness here. That applies to all areas of our lives. More often than not we sabotage our own success by playing scenarios in our heads […]
Wouldn’t It Be Nice If….?
We all have certain beliefs about who we are and what we can do. Most of these beliefs stem from our childhood where usually our parents had a big influence when it comes to the development of our identity. As we grow up we change and so should our beliefs […]
The Power Of “I Am”
We all have goals when it comes to our physical fitness. And most of us experienced this awful feeling of guilt more than once when we fell short on our goals. Here are 5 things you absolutely must do when you are serious about your goals: Create SMART goals Most […]