Building a Healthier Lifestyle: Tipping the Scales in Your Favor

2025-01-17T23:13:32+00:00January 17th, 2025|Fitness and Lifestyle, Health and Wellness, Weight Loss|

A Journey, Not a Destination I have been in store signing my new book Tipping the Scales in Your Favor for about 6 months now. It is so interesting to have people come in for help. I so admire their courage. I am so happy to [...]

How to Lose Weight Through Exercise: Benefits, Tips, and Calorie-Burning Activities

2025-01-16T16:04:58+00:00January 16th, 2025|Fitness and Lifestyle, Weight Loss|

There is only two times that you have to exercise to lose weight: when you want to, and when you don’t. A friend once told me, “I don’t like to do it, but I like what it does for me.” The Benefits of Exercise for [...]

The Ultimate Bike Adventure: My RAGBRAI Experience and How Group Activities Make Exercise Fun

2025-01-16T16:04:30+00:00January 16th, 2025|Dian's Journey, Fitness and Lifestyle, USA|

A Moving Adventure Across Iowa This past week there was a moving adventure across Iowa. This was the same state that took many days for the early pioneers to cross. This time instead of wagon wheels rolling across the state, it was over 15,000 bike [...]

Water Workouts for Weight Loss: Five Levels of Pool Exercise to Get Started

2025-01-16T16:02:52+00:00January 16th, 2025|Fitness and Lifestyle, Weight Loss|

Why Water Workouts are Perfect for Weight Loss The summer is a great time to start exercising and the pool is the perfect place to go. No matter where you are on the physical fitness spectrum, water is a great place to be. When I [...]

My 6-Year Journey to Losing 125 lbs: Healthy Meals That Helped Me Transform

2025-01-16T16:02:17+00:00January 16th, 2025|Exercise, Fitness and Lifestyle, Weight Loss|

If you are like me, every time that I went on a diet, that weight came right back. That happened to me longer that I care to think. If I could have just had the right plan and put all that effort into my eating [...]

How to Keep Your Exercise Routine Fresh and Exciting for Life

2025-01-16T16:00:16+00:00January 16th, 2025|Fitness and Lifestyle, Health and Wellness|

My Favorite Exercises to Stay Active I have been doing exercise long enough I know it is something that I will need to do the rest of my life.   Keeping it fresh and interesting is a key to motivation in this area. For me I [...]

Fun and Easy Summer Treats for Kids: Creative Food Ideas They’ll Love

2025-01-16T15:58:44+00:00January 16th, 2025|Fitness and Lifestyle, Weight Loss|

Making Summer Food Fun for Kids Food is an exciting thing for kids, and young kids will like these fun ways to prepare their summer food. Here are some super treats for kids. They’re easy to make and fun to eat, and your kids will [...]

The Secret to China’s Slim Population: Lifestyle Insights

2025-01-16T16:08:33+00:00January 16th, 2025|Fitness and Lifestyle, Health and Wellness|

China's Impressive Health Statistics China has over one billion three hundred million people. To help you put it in perspective, for every person in America there are 5 people in China. The obesity rate in America is over sixty percent. I go to China and [...]

Riding Across Iowa: My RAGBRAI Journey and Weight Loss Transformation

2025-01-16T15:55:04+00:00January 16th, 2025|Fitness and Lifestyle, USA, Weight Loss|

In 1847 the Mormon pioneers crossed Iowa walking with their wagons. Today there are still people crossing Iowa. This week I joined 17,000 cyclists to ride from the west side of Iowa to the east. The ride went from  July 25 – 31st.  The ride [...]

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