Amy Layne Paradigm

DAMY Holiday Season Survival

The Holiday Season is in full swing. Over the next three weeks we need to keep it together. The Holidays are meant to be a happy time so lets focus on making this time as least stressful as possible. Here is what we’re going to do over these next three weeks at DAMY Health to stay on point without going into a melt-down.   DAMY Holiday Check List 1) If you are going to events or...
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Gratitude: A Note to DAMY

I was thinking about December 2007 going for my first “jog” with my then boyfriend (now husband). I was excited to start to run yet was worried about how I would do. I was 30 pounds heavier at the time and had only really been doing “speed” walking until this point. I only focused on weight loss as “getting skinny” and looking good. I would jump from one starvation diet to the next. I...
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14 Truths About Me

This is a list to let you get to know me a bit better. These are rules, mindsets and realizations I have had that make me who I am and have improved my life.   1 – I Workout 6 Days a Week I workout 6 days a week. I lift weights 5-6 times a week and do cardio 5-6 times a week. I do not talk about what workout I am doing everyday or how amazing it was because this is just what I do...
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Your Best Body Ever ‘Kick-Off’

Your body is exactly like a movie projector, and the film running through the projector is all of your thoughts and feelings. Everything you see on the screen of your life is what has been projected from within you, and is what you have put into the film. By choosing higher thoughts and feelings you can change what you see on the screen at any time. You have complete control of what goes into...
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Why Some People Have Weight Loss Success and Others Don’t

“The power is in you. The answer is in you. And you are the answer to all your searches: you are the goal. You are the answer. It’s never outside.” – Eckhart Tolle How are you? How was your week? I hope great! I just wanted to touch base and send you all some love. We all share at least one thing in common – We have a goal that we want to achieve. Yes, the goals will vary...
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‘I’ve Fallen Off Track this Summer’ Syndrome

Hey Everyone, today I just wanted to touch base with you all. This post is literally directed to 95% of you (including myself!). Summer is nuts. Let’s just face it. There’s a lot going on and a lot more we’d rather be doing than staring at a treadmill… I get it. Many of you have been emailing me like you’re going to confession. Now, I love this, I love that we have...
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Ten Steps to Detox after a Long Weekend

Holidays, long weekends and family vacations are the best time of year. Everyone loves to live it up on vacation and for most it is much needed. Amy and I talk about how fully enjoying a vacation and stepping out of our routine is an extremely important component of keeping ‘balance.’ Having too many drinks or going beyond your normal eating pattern happens and on the other end it doesn’t...
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Make a Positive Change

“You can’t make positive change unless you want to and are willing to stop fighting for the easy way out. You can not get to new heights doing the same old thing. So decide what you want to accomplish, hold yourself to a high standard, get the guidance you need and stop complaining. Life is too short to not live the life you want or to walk around moaning and groaning. Life is really...
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Get Up Off the Couch…

Let’s be serious here…TV these days is incredible. I won’t lie and say I don’t have “my shows” but I try not to let that stop me from being active or being balanced. I know most of you know this already as I’m sure your parents told you many times “why don’t you go outside and play…” This is just a reminder. As adults this...
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