Denice Murray Health Coaching

I've seen a LOT of comments on social media regarding health/weight loss/nutrition/exercise/etc. And those comments hit every part of the spectrum from intense "push to look like a fitness model" remarks, to "include all body's at every size no matter what". And this is probably not a popular opinion, but I feel like the "right" answer lies somewhere in between.  We currently have an overweight/obesity epidemic in our country right now. It's a straight up fact. 60% of our adult population (18 and up) is overweight or obese.  NOW...what does that mean? Herein lies the problem. For many people, it means health problems that require doctors' visits, medications, and a near-constant struggle to feel better. For others, it doesn't mean that much. Maybe your knees give you trouble, or some days you feel crummier than others. But your weight doesn't have a significant impact on how you feel daily. This is where I'm going to sound lik...

I don’t want to SHAME anyone for their body. I want to HELP you feel better in the body you’re in, and to make the most of what you’re working with. The reason we struggle to reshape our bodies to carry more muscle mass and reduce fat mass is because we are working in a rigged system. This is not a conspiracy theory, it’s not an excuse, and it’s not a way to pass the blame to someone else. I saw a video once that REALLY stuck with me and it illustrates the point I’m trying to make. It was two groups of middle school students, sitting at a table that had a divider between the two groups. One side could not see what the other side had on their table. Side A had three students and a laptop. Side B had three students and a stack of encyclopedias and a dictionary. See where this is going? The two groups were asked questions and had to look up the answers. Make a guess which group found their answers first? Every. Single. Time. Side A. Side B became super frustrated because ...

I had my regular blog post all written up and ready to go....until last night. I was headed out the door, and just wasn't feeling right. I've been going through perimenopause (SO NOT FUN!). Hubs was feeling a little under the weather for a few days. I've been refocused on my eating habits since Thanksgiving because I ate whatever I wanted for those few days. I felt off. Not good. Not SICK, but not good. I've been focusing on water and green tea, cutting back on sugar, eating whole foods, getting my body gently moving again (walking, toning, stretching) since the beginning of the week. Logically, I'm thinking, " I should be feeling pretty good. I've been doing all the 'right' things. Unless I'm coming down with whatever Hubs had, I should NOT be feeling so crummy. What gives? " It took me a couple of hours to realize this was just my body going through the process of adjusting to not having to deal with all the excess crap I was shoveling in...