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Motivational Monday
In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, here are some of his quotes originally said within the context of fighting racism, but that can easily translate into other areas of our lives: “The ultimate...
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Rough Morning
I was on the R subway travelling from Queens to my temp job in Manhattan in the frigid darkness of a winter’s Monday morning. Stressing over student loans and not wanting to deal with my boss that...
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Words Matter
Scrolling through Twitter I came across an image showing two Google searches, one starting “how can u” leading to searches like “get herpes, get hiv, get aids”; the other starting “how can an...
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Bad Day
Today was a bad day. Nothing overly dramatic or devastating. Just nothing worked right, everything I did went wrong, everything I said came out wrong and I kind of wish I stayed in bed. It happens....
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An Interview with Joe De Sena, Co-Founder of the Spartan Races
Joe De Sena. Photo credit: Barrie Fisher “Hi Joe, thanks for talking with me today. I’m very excited to be doing my first Spartan Run in two weeks. Full disclosure: I chickened out once before,...
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How Do You Keep The Weight Off?
Remember a few weeks ago I hosted a baby shower where all the guests were bodybuilders? (What do Bodybuilder’s Eat at a Baby Shower?) Well, one of the women who attended, Viv Lynn, was helping me to...
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8 Tips for Emotional Eaters
takechargemama.com Hi Lisa, Just reading your post – the body builder inside felt empowered – but then I slipped back into my reality of being a single working mom with 2 boys, 4 and 13 and having...
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How Do You Stay Motivated When You’re Just Not Feeling It?
Normally when I do a bodybuilding competition I am fully absorbed in the 12 week show prep process. This time around, my 4th competition, I’m just not feelin’ it. What I HAVE been feeling is tired,...
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Murphy was an Optimist
Murphy’s Law states, “Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong.” You might be tempted to think that this is negative thinking. But secretly I think Murphy was an optimist. See, if you are expecting...
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5 Tips to be Zen when You’re Stressed Out of Your Mind
There is a saying that you either have just gotten out of an emergency, are in the middle of an emergency, or are about to enter into an emergency. That’s sort of blown out of proportion though, don’t...
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Pandora’s Box
Prometheus had angered Zeus, king of the gods, by stealing fire for the humans, so Zeus devised a way to punish mankind: he created a woman. And her name was Pandora. The goddess Aphrodite gave her...
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Day #7 – Gratitude
The worst job I ever had was a temp job I did at Saks 5th Avenue in Beverly Hills. It paid $5.75 per hour, or something. My job was to go through all the returned items, tag them, and sort them into...
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Why this Hart Loves Bodybuilding
I received an email a few weeks ago that just made my day. Ashley Manning Hart just completed her first bikini competition and I wanted to share her story with you. Tell us a little bit about...
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Reverse Stress Dream
My stress dreams usually involving being back in Catholic school, in my junior year chemistry class, on the day of the final exam, only to discover that I had skipped science class all year and hadn’t...
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Ask the Universe
Did you ever read the book The Secret? It was wildly popular in 2006. The film version was playing the other night and I began to watch it. (Spoiler alert – The “secret” is the power of attraction,...
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Motivational Monday
In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, here are some of his quotes originally said within the context of fighting racism, but that can easily translate into other areas of our lives: “The ultimate...
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Rough Morning
I was on the R subway travelling from Queens to my temp job in Manhattan in the frigid darkness of a winter’s Monday morning. Stressing over student loans and not wanting to deal with my boss that...
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She’s Losing It – Book Trailer
Hey guys – I did it! I finished my book trailer! Some authors have million dollar marketing firms to promote their books. I’m relying on iMovie and the kindness of Facebook friends. If you like my...
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How Do I Overcome Gymtimidation?
This is a question I received from a reader: “Hi Lisa! I started following you on Instagram and since I follow so few people and I let so few people follow ME, I thought I’d shoot you an email to let...
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How To Get Back On Track: Food
Yesterday I wrote about my goals, including getting back on track with clean eating. Goals are nice, but here’s a specific action plan. Action Plan: Food Remove tempting food from my house. Sometimes...
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