Female, over 40, and ready to transform your body?

 

I’m Mary Weaver, and I’m glad you’re here. If you’re over 40 and ready to reclaim your body, I can help. I offer individual and group coaching via web or phone to help you get off the diet merry-go-round, take years off your body, and achieve permanent weight control.

You can schedule a free 30-minute fat-loss strategy session right now!  Schedule online now

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How badly do you want it?

by Mary C. Weaver, CSCS, M.S. on May 14, 2012

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I love it when people ask me questions about fat loss and exercise and nutrition and all that stuff–because those are the topics I get excited about. I want to help, so when you ask me a question, I get a kick out of listening, synthesizing your situation, and coming up with some suggestions that I believe will help you–if you implement them.

So far so good?

Brief trip down memory lane. Someone important in my life used to call me regularly to ask my advice on a difficult personal situation. I was concerned, and yes, I wanted to help. So I’d say, “What about this?” and “Have you tried that?”

I’m pretty good at brainstorming potential solutions to problems. But for some reason, this person came up with an excuse to explain why each suggestion wasn’t right for her. She resisted absolutely everything I came up with.

As in day after day.

For weeks.

The real problem [click to continue…]

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10 biggest fat-loss and fitness mistakes

by Mary C. Weaver, CSCS, M.S. on May 1, 2012

My take on the most prevalent fat-loss and fitness mistakes women make—and how to correct them.

I talk about

  • the metabolic slowdown we start to see over age 40 (and what to do about it)
  • the fat-loss myths diet scammers perpetuate
  • how extreme dieting damages your metabolism
  • why the number on the scale doesn’t tell the whole story
  • the reasons slow, steady fat loss gives you superior results
  • the difference strength training can make
  • and more.

This is a live presentation I gave on April 10, followed by a Q&A discussion.

To download the file to your computer, right-click or option-click this link and “save target as” or “save link as.”

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Why you’re getting crappy results in the gym

March 27, 2012
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I’ve got a treat for you today. I spent an hour this afternoon with Irene Lewis-McCormick, author of the brand-new book A Woman’s Guide to Muscle and Strength (Human Kinetics, 2012) and recorded the interview for you. (See the link below.) Irene knows her stuff. She is a personal trainer with more than 25 years’ experience [...]

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Is your relationship with food making you suffer?

March 21, 2012
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Today I had the pleasure of interviewing Beth Novick, an expert on eating disorders and disordered eating patterns. Beth is a longtime personal trainer and the founder of Lasting Change, which helps people (especially women) overcome negative food-related thoughts and actions and transform their relationship with food forever. In our conversation, Beth talks about how an [...]

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Are you still afraid of lifting weights?

March 14, 2012
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My first experience with strength training came when I was in college and looking for an elective to fill out my schedule. I think it was 1976. I have no idea why I chose the “Introduction to Strength Training Class,” but it changed the course of my life. I still fondly remember the instructor—Jean Lewis, who [...]

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Hey, baby—what’s your somatotype?

March 12, 2012
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This photo from my personal archives shows my dad and mom, me, and my two older brothers vacationing at Yellowstone Park in 1958. I think my dad’s dark socks look pretty hooty with shorts—but his physique looks pretty darn buff. Clearly, Dad was mostly mesomorph. In Mom I see mainly ectomorph. These terms I’m throwing [...]

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Infographic: America’s fat future

March 11, 2012
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More infographic goodness. Thanks, Tony Shin, for providing this. One of the sources referenced below is the Centers for Disease Control’s U.S. Obesity Trends slide show, which shows the increase in obesity state by state and year by year. It will blow your mind. Created by: Medical Coding Career Guide

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Fit into forty: Falling over, prom dresses, Reeboks, and kebabs

March 10, 2012
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The latest post in Sarah’s Fit into forty series I started the week really well. The exercise buzz had kicked in, and I was cycling 15 miles every day in two 15 minute bursts. Sometimes I’d continue to cycle for another 5-10 minutes just for the enjoyment of it. I had started to get my balance back, [...]

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You need more sleep!

March 9, 2012

Cool infographic: Created by: Medical Billing and Coding Certification

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Fit into forty: the Malteser incentive

March 3, 2012

The latest post in Sarah’s Fit into forty series This week has been my toughest week so far. I started the week determined to exercise and eat less. Monday was interesting, I was struggling hard to motivate myself to get onto the exercise torture machine. So I thought about incentives. I decided that a bag [...]

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