Whew! I didn’t see it coming, but my household ended up with a case of the flu the past couple weeks. First my son got it and was pretty much glued to me for over a week, and then well after I thought I was out of the woods and he was well on his [...]

I get lots of questions on healthy weight loss, and one of the most common is: Can you achieve body fat loss by drinking water?
I know, I know. You’ve probably heard the whole “drink 8 cups (64 oz.) of water a day” spiel so many times

Yes, after much ado I’ve finally entered the video era! And what better way to get started than with that age-old question: How will I know when it’s the best time to lose weight?
Today’s video is the first in a series called the LeanGreenMama Manifesto for Healthy Weight Loss — and I hope it helps [...]

We’ve had some email trouble here in LeanGreenMama Land this week and last, so if you’ve emailed me and not heard back from me in the past couple weeks, please email me again. We had trouble sending email for a while and I will never know which messages didn’t get delivered. Sorry for the trouble!

I recently happened upon an interview with a spiritual guru who claims that there’s no such thing as life balance — that when we’re balanced out, we’re boring, we’re stagnant, we’re not reaching out for our goals. While I get what he’s getting at — that we as humans should always be aiming for something [...]

Today I’m sharing my answer to a really great question I know is lurking in the minds of many, many overweight moms when they think about weight loss and their own ability to get the weight off and keep it off. Thanks to the subscriber who sent this my way!
Reader Question: Will I ever “get [...]

I get lots of questions about healthy weight loss from blog readers like you, as well as my ezine subscribers, and I’m sharing a recent weight loss tip I gave in case it helps another mom out there in her healthy weight loss journey:
Healthy Weight Loss Question: Do I have to eat beans and nuts [...]

I’m so happy that nutrition’s impact on health is finally getting some real attention in the media. In case you haven’t heard, there’s a new documentary that’s coming out soon called Forks and Knives, and I can’t wait to see it. It’s focused on the research and work of 2 brilliant minds: Dr. T. Colin [...]

Are you standing in the way of your own weight loss success?Tonight’s monthly Inner Circle coaching call is called “7 Powerful Ways You May be Sabotaging Your Weight Loss: What You Must STOP Doing to Get the Weight Off for Good!” — and on this call, I’ll be discussing the 7 most common ways that [...]

I came across a quotation today that spoke to me, and I wanted to share. You see, I used to be terrified — absolutely, utterly terrified — of making mistakes. It kept me paralyzed, kept me from taking chances, kept me from opening up about who I really am as a person because I was [...]