Denice Murray Health Coaching

There is a LOT of conflicting information out there, especially when it comes to health and wellness. Honestly, I study health, nutrition, weight loss, movement, etc., all the time and I’m still left scratching my head in confusion sometimes. Keto or Mediterranean? Cross Fit or Yoga? Meditation or Journaling? Alcohol – yes or no? I think you get the idea. Every day there is a new report, study, or finding coming out to inform us about what is considered healthy and what is not. Or what might be better than something else (walking is good, HIIT is better; chicken is good, salmon is better; etc.). And there are a lot of questions asked about what is the BEST way to improve your health. What is the best/fastest way to lose weight? What is the best diet to follow? What are the best exercises to do? There are absolutely guidelines out there for living a healthy lifestyle, important nutrition information, what and how much we should be moving daily. The basics are pretty clear. Across what...

After a short break in my blogging schedule, I am back with another post for y'all. Today's post will discuss the importance of understanding your "WHY". This is arguably one of the most important concepts in health coaching. Why do you want to lose weight? Why do you want to change your eating habits? Why do you want to exercise more? It’s not enough to tell yourself you want to fit into a smaller pair of jeans, or you feel like you should eat more salads because they’re good for you. To put it in a more dramatic way, in order to be successful in changing your habits and achieving your health, nutrition, or weight loss goals, you have to BELIEVE in what you are doing. Your health, your nutrition, your movement, and the resulting weight loss need to be entrenched in your core values and beliefs. What does that mean? For you, it means rearranging your thinking to encompass a new way of viewing yourself, talking to and about yourself, and what you value and envision fo...