http://www.lifespace.com/Publications/FeedList of our latest publications...http://www.lifespace.com/DesktopModules/LifeSpaceTemplates/Web/Images/LifeSpaceLogo.jpghttp://www.lifespace.com/Home.aspxhttp://www.lifespace.com/Publication.aspx?ID=1331497It is amazing what you can accomplish if you put your mind on it. I had a very clear vision of what I wanted growing up, but I was never specific of what I was going be like physically. This is not something you want to leave out. One day, I realized that even though I had everything I wanted, I was going down a bad path. I found myself obese, high blood pressure/cholesterol, thinning hair, going grey, and really in very poor physical condition. http://www.lifespace.com/Publication.aspx?ID=1328894Learn the tips and tricks on how to turn your vacation into a tax deduction. Find out what is proper and what is pushing things too far. http://www.lifespace.com/Publication.aspx?ID=1328641So, why do we feed our kids low quality food? Well, we do it because our kids don't like healthy things - right? That is what we used to tell ourselves, too.http://www.lifespace.com/Publication.aspx?ID=1326212Great news! I have just posted the first of four free training videos on how to achieve your goals in life and how to get anything you want in 7 easy steps. In this free training program, I will walk you through the 7 steps of success. You will learn how to dream big, set goals, track progress, share with accountability partners, learn to overcome obstacles, manage time and create long lasting success habits that will stick with you for life! http://www.lifespace.com/Publication.aspx?ID=1318963The AFC Half-Marathon and 5k race is in San Diego, CA on Sunday, August 19, 2012. The LifeSpace Running Community is proud to cover this event and provide you with a community of half-marathon and 5k tools, tips and resources to help make training and running your half marathon or 5k an amazing experience.http://www.lifespace.com/Publication.aspx?ID=1315358I know what you are saying. I have this backwards, right? It is supposed to be "move more, eat less." This is what we have been told for a long time now, but it is not working. We are not losing the weight and most importantly we are not keeping it off.http://www.lifespace.com/Publication.aspx?ID=1305459Visualizing your dream is actually quite important here in achieving your goals. I am not just talking about day dreaming in some fantasy land. I am talking about taking the time to visualize exactly how you would like to see your life in the future. Spending time each day seeing yourself having and being your dream. Making it feel real! Lighting a fire in your belly!http://www.lifespace.com/Publication.aspx?ID=1299648I am excited to start to answer the commonly asked question "How do I Achieve My Goals using LifeSpace?" Well I am really excited to teach you how to achieve your goals and will be happy to share my goal setting and goal achievement secrets with you in this LifeSpace Community. http://www.lifespace.com/Publication.aspx?ID=1287476Start today! Make the last diet you went on, just that - your Last Diet!http://www.lifespace.com/Publication.aspx?ID=1288748Canceled debt is normally taxable to you, but there are exceptions. One of those exceptions is available to homeowners whose mortgage debt is partly or entirely forgiven during tax years 2007 through 2012.http://www.lifespace.com/Publication.aspx?ID=1268531So how do you get that in tune with your body? The steps are simple:http://www.lifespace.com/Publication.aspx?ID=1258458On March 12, 2012, a press release by the Harvard School of Public Health called, "Red Meat Consumption Linked to Increased Risk of Total, Cardiovascular, and Cancer Mortality", ruffled a lot of feathers. http://www.lifespace.com/Publication.aspx?ID=1249221 If you look back at over the last 30 years, we have become more overweight and more sick than ever before. How can this be? There are more gyms than ever before. There are more diets and diet "foods" than ever before. It just does not seem to add up.http://www.lifespace.com/Publication.aspx?ID=1239952Looking for a little extra inspiration to for your goals this year? I found a bunch of great quotes by people who get things done in life and will share with you 10 inspirational ones all related to creating a vision for your life, setting up goals, building goal plans and achieving success.http://www.lifespace.com/Publication.aspx?ID=1239455What if I did something different this year? What if I stuck with my New Year’s Resolution? What if I ate healthy all year? What if I did not miss one workout all year? What would happen? What would that feel like? What would I look like?http://www.lifespace.com/Publication.aspx?ID=1238581Think about yesterday. The last week. The last month. Think about all the good habits you performed each day. Think about what habits you failed to perform. Now look at yourself, your situation, your successes, your complaints and all of your "shoulds". Do you see a connection? http://www.lifespace.com/Publication.aspx?ID=1236668People talking about curing themselves of diabetes in 30 days? Wow! What if disease is more a choice and less bad luck? Please read this article yourself and tell me if you aren't inspired to take action to modify your diet.http://www.lifespace.com/Publication.aspx?ID=1235243I love this video. How bad do you want success? How bad do you want it?http://www.lifespace.com/Publication.aspx?ID=1235239I loved finding this article showing pics of the 15 most inspiring health and fitness images of 2011. Not sure what's more inspiring... the 91 year old yoga instructor or the South African double amputee competing in the semifinals at the IAAF World Championships. http://www.lifespace.com/Publication.aspx?ID=1230293I wondered why no one told me? Why didn't my family say something? Probably because I would have been offended.http://www.lifespace.com/Publication.aspx?ID=1219770Have you set your team's goals and objectives for the year? Now what? Are you the type to set them and forget them or will you have a structure to stay with them all year long. If you are a fast growing company, you have a hard time keeping them in your sites and need an engaging, simple to use system to keep your team focused all year long. You need the LifeSpace Employee Goal and Review System!http://www.lifespace.com/Publication.aspx?ID=1209978The answer to this is easy! It is simple math. But, if you think the equation is 'calories in' versus 'calories out', then you are part of the majority of people that will never keep the weight off. It's time for some new math.http://www.lifespace.com/Publication.aspx?ID=1193086Welcome 2012! As the new year rolls around, it's always a sure bet that there will be changes to the current tax law and 2012 is no different. From health savings accounts to retirement contributions here's a checklist of tax changes to help you plan the year ahead.http://www.lifespace.com/Publication.aspx?ID=1181595If you’re like most of us, you know you need to eat better and what better time to start than at the start of a new year? But, let’s face it, in a world where we are bomb-barded with often conflicting information about food and nutrition, no matter how ‘inspired’ we might be to make better choices, it is easy to find ourselves completely paralyzed when it comes to making changes in how we eat.http://www.lifespace.com/Publication.aspx?ID=1180723Changing your relationship with time is a powerful and empowering act, especially in the fast-paced, multi-tasking, 21st century world we live in. So, how do you change your relationship with time? By understanding how time affects your life and how you operate within time. By exploring time, you can take control of how you use it.http://www.lifespace.com/Publication.aspx?ID=1177809Is your life truly in balance? Don’t be so quick to answer yes. Leading a balanced life doesn’t mean living 50/50 between your personal and business lives. It’s about having enough time to do what really matters to you, whether that’s turning a nice profit in business or spending quality time with your family. http://www.lifespace.com/Publication.aspx?ID=1174734According to the National Sleep Foundation, about one third of adults regularly get 6 hours or less of sleep a night. How do you know if you're getting enough sleep? A good way to tell is if you feel alert during the day and feel satisfied with the amount of sleep you are getting. And there are myriad reasons to make sure that happens. Here are five reasons to get enough sleep.http://www.lifespace.com/Publication.aspx?ID=1172920On the last week day of the year, and my last post of the year, it has to be about fun! People's New Years Resolutions are usually based around health, fitness, career and finance. Face it. It kinda sucks to think only about fixing things that are wrong. How about focusing on some fun?http://www.lifespace.com/Publication.aspx?ID=1171504As the year ends, ask your dreams to come forward. What is it that you want in your work? What work will make you happy? You have a right to a fulfilling work life. What do you dream of?http://www.lifespace.com/Publication.aspx?ID=1171127Looking for a little extra push to set your goals and new years resolutions for 2012? I found a bunch of great quotes by people who get things done in life and will share with you 10 inspirational ones all related to creating a vision for your life, setting up goals, building goal plans and achieving success with your new years resolutions.http://www.lifespace.com/Publication.aspx?ID=1169779I love this time of year! When I drive down the street, I see everyone in their brand new jogging outfits, ipods and water bottles. The gyms are packed full of people that are ready to lose those extra pounds or get into shapehttp://www.lifespace.com/Publication.aspx?ID=1167774Many people say that setting New Year s Resolutions is a waste. That when you set goals in January, they are forgotten by February. However, others believe that just setting goals is enough to plan the seed in your subconscious that will grow all throughout the year. I am more of a New Years Resolution Goal Plan creator myself. http://www.lifespace.com/Publication.aspx?ID=1157277Whether you file as an individual, a corporation, a small business owner, or are self-employed, as the end of the year draws near, you're probably thinking ahead to tax season and filing your taxes. Randy Barmache from Westlake Tax will help you sift through the changes for 2011http://www.lifespace.com/Publication.aspx?ID=1152446You work out practically every day and you're feeling good because you've lost some weight. Until a week or so passes and you can't get the scale to budge. It's like an invisible wrench has been thrown into the works. Now what? You start second-guessing everything you're doing: Maybe I'm eating too much? Should I work out harder? Do I have to live on parsley and hot water?http://www.lifespace.com/Publication.aspx?ID=1139806Thanksgiving is a wonderful day. It is a time to relax, spend time with family, friends and eat some good wholesome food. Like I have said in the past, if every day was more like Thanksgiving, we would all be better off. The food you eat on Thanksgiving is not going to make or break your weight loss goals. It is what you do the the other 364 days of the year, that is the real problem.http://www.lifespace.com/Publication.aspx?ID=1132708There are a number of steps you might take by year-end to cut your 2011 tax bill, such as deferring income, accelerating deductions and capital gains planning.http://www.lifespace.com/Publication.aspx?ID=1115842Earlier this week, President Obama met with homeowners in Las Vegas and announced new HARP changes that will help “underwater” borrowers refinance their mortgages at the more competitive rates that are available today.http://www.lifespace.com/Publication.aspx?ID=1113681Sometimes, eating is not about hunger. Mood eating is one of the most overwhelming issues for any weight-conscious person to deal with. Recently, while my daughters were away at camp and I was alone in the house, I found myself—out of sheer boredom—devouring chips with salsa, handfuls of fresh blueberries, and Ben & Jerry's Chunky Monkey ice cream . . . And I even topped it off with some Fig Newtons! All in one sitting! I realized shortly afterward—unfortunately, when my stomachache kicked in—thhttp://www.lifespace.com/Publication.aspx?ID=1114618My biggest concern with milk and dairy is the way in which this product is produced. I think everyone is aware that the use of growth hormones in dairy cows is not beneficial to human health. In fact, they have been implicated in increased risk of breast cancer, colon and prostate cancer. http://www.lifespace.com/Publication.aspx?ID=1103532Whether you know it or not we are in a war. Look around you next time you go out to eat or in the grocery store. The U.S. is in a war with itself. We are all getting a little bigger and our health is in crisis. But we can win this war on the bulge!http://www.lifespace.com/Publication.aspx?ID=1094646I wrote this blog about 3 hours prior to hearing the news about Steve Jobs - what timing. As sad as that news was, it defiantly motivated me (even more) to move on to my 'next phase'. I have been thinking a lot about my goals lately - goals in relation to both my mission of helping people eat healthier and my own personal health & nutrition goals. When I started out, my main goal was basically to lose weight and feel good when I looked in the mirror.http://www.lifespace.com/Publication.aspx?ID=1082567The end of summer is upon us, which means it's time to put those bikinis and Speedos® back in the closet and get back to those boring, less anatomically revealing, yet necessary parts of our lives, like work and school. No matter how much you boo and hiss (I did too as I was writing it), the dawning of fall reminds us that there are other responsibilities in life besides barbecues, beaches, and killer tans.http://www.lifespace.com/Publication.aspx?ID=1074107A report by the World Economic Forum and the Harvard School of Public Health called, "The Global Economic Burden of Non-communicable Diseases", was released this month (September 2011). The report states that: "...with respect to cardiovascular disease, chronic respiratory disease, cancer, diabetes and mental health, the macroeconomic simulations suggest a cumulative output loss of US$ 47 trillion over the next two decades"http://www.lifespace.com/Publication.aspx?ID=1066657The Harvard School of Public Health, just released it's Healthy Eating Plate, in a press release this afternoon, Sept 14, 2011. No doubt in response to the USDA MyPlate released earlier this year. I love the Harvard Healthy Eating Plate! Here are the things I like about it:http://www.lifespace.com/Publication.aspx?ID=1063130As I was working today, I started wondering why most of us don't eat healthy. Everyone is different and everyone has their own reasons. I thought it would be fun to come up with a top 10 list of reasons. So here it goes..... The top 10 reasons why we don't eat healthy:http://www.lifespace.com/Publication.aspx?ID=1051569Many women believe that the only way to lose weight is to do cardiovascular (aerobic exercise). So they jog or take aerobics classes five times a week. Eventually, though, they notice that while their bodies are a little smaller, there are still a lot of flabby and jiggly bits. Sound familiar? Aerobic exercise is important for good health, but it's only half of the equation. Keep reading for the other half.http://www.lifespace.com/Publication.aspx?ID=1041051I am a believer that heart disease (and many of the health problems we are facing today) can be solved with proper nutrition and lifestyle. The problem is, these diseases are chronic (meaning we become sick over time) and as humans (for whatever reason) we do not like to address things until it is a serious problem. We stick our head in the sand and say, "I will eat better tomorrow" or "I will start working out tomorrow". Well "tomorrow" may be too late. http://www.lifespace.com/Publication.aspx?ID=1040891Can you turn fat into muscle? Is the morning the best time to exercise? Will you get cramps if you drink too much water when you exercise? Can those ab machines on TV get rid of your pot belly? Spend time surfing the Internet for fitness information and, pretty soon, your head will explode from reading all the contradictions and misinformation about the best strategies to get fit. Here are some of the more popular myths and old wives' tales that have been propagated over the years.http://www.lifespace.com/Publication.aspx?ID=1016067 You're not even at your desk yet and your mind is already preoccupied with emails to answer, phone calls to return, and meetings to attend. Before you know it, lunchtime rolls around and you're running on nothing but caffeine. By this point, you're fighting hunger pangs, so you head to the vending machines as a temporary solution, or maybe you grab something unhealthy at a nearby fast-food place or roach coach. Five or six hours later, the hunger hits you again and the cycle repeats itself. Doehttp://www.lifespace.com/Publication.aspx?ID=1003134I think we all eat out more often, but even more importantly, it’s usually not to celebrate an occasion, but simply out of convenience. There was a point where my family used to eat out 3-4 times a week and I’d say it was mostly out of convenience.If you are eating out 1 or 2 times per month, you may have some wiggle room, but when you eat out multiple times per week, it is even more important to pay attention to what you order.The most important thing you need to know is this, most restaurants