by jayme | Jul 3, 2012 | General, healthy living, Men, Motivation, obese, overweight, Self-determination theory, Weight Loss, Women's Health, Women's Motivation
We live in a culture that bombards us about the importance of being healthy and controlling our weight, but do these messages actually motivate us to be healthier and lose weight? My colleagues and I recently studied this question as it relates to exercise. The...
by jayme | Mar 1, 2012 | Exercise, Feeling states, Frappachino, General, Happiness, Physical Activity, wellness and prevention, Women's Motivation
What if we stopped thinking about moving our bodies as something we “should” do and started thinking about it as a better source of energy and well-being than drinking a latte ? The idea that we should value physical movement in this way is gaining momentum....
by jayme | Jan 8, 2012 | Motivation, Self-caring, Smart Women Don't Diet, Women's Health, Women's Motivation, Women's Self-Care, womenshealth.gov spotligt
I am honored to have been interviewed on womenshealth.gov about how women can create sustainable self-care and motivation and how to craft New Year’s resolutions that last. Directly below is one of the questions they asked and my answer. What is your favorite...
by jayme | Dec 5, 2011 | Compassion, General, Happiness, Individuals, Listen to your body, Motivation, Physical Activity, Self-caring, Self-comparison, Women's Motivation, Women's Self-Care
Guess what? It’s not your fault. So many of us have tried to exercise, tried to diet, tried to lose weight, without ever achieving results that last. So, we feel like failures. Many of us have come to the conclusion after 25+ years of trying and failing, numerous...
by jayme | Nov 8, 2011 | behavioral branding, Goals, Motivation, Oprah, University of Michigan, Values, Women's Health, Women's Motivation
My colleagues and I at the University of Michigan recently published an eye-opening study on midlife women. It showed that the health benefits we’ve been taught to strive to achieve through exercising might not be powerful enough to deliver the health outcomes we...
by jayme | Aug 4, 2011 | Goals, Roadblocks, Strategies, Women's Motivation, Women's Self-Care
Our modern lives are so completely crazy busy. We run from task to task, place to place, and meal to meal. Our lives are virtual tornadoes. There’s always the option to simply and consciously decide to step out of this manic living. But, that’s really hard to do...
