by Lisa Ortigara Crego | Nov 4, 2017 | Exercise, Motivation
Stop Making Excuses! Are you making excuses for your inability to exercise? Are you tired most of the time? When was the last time you had a routine exercise plan built into your lifestyle? If you answered yes to the first two questions and never to the last you are...
by Lisa Ortigara Crego | Oct 16, 2011 | anorexic, defining moments, Eating Disorders, Exercise, flour free, Higher Source, obese, Overweight, sugar free, wheat free
“It is not the mountain we conquer but ourselves.” ~Sir Edmund HillaryI awakened to the sound of the phone—ring after ring—I just want it to stop. I pulled the pillow over my ears and hunkered down deeper into the mattress, but it droned on and on...
by Lisa Ortigara Crego | Jul 5, 2011 | 4th of July, Eating Disorders, Exercise, Food Addiction, gaining weight, holiday weekend, hypnosis, mood disorders, prayer, restricting, spiritual recovry, temptations
Happy Birthday America! It’s hard to believe the Fourth of July weekend is once again coming to an end. So often we go through this holiday weekend marking the event with picnics, barbeques, and various outdoor activities. But, the 4th of July is much more than...
by Lisa Ortigara Crego | Jun 5, 2011 | Binge Eating Disorder, Compulsive Eating, diets, Exercise, Food Addiction, gaining weight, Health, healthy body, healthy foods, Mrs. Obama, Obesity, Oprah, Processed Food
On an Oprah show I heard Mrs. Obama discussing the obesity epidemic in America and how change needs to take place, especially getting children to incorporate more exercise and healthy foods as part of their daily lifestyle. Great idea! But is it realistic? I...
by Lisa Ortigara Crego | Mar 5, 2011 | balance, Exercise, meditation, Natural Foods, prayer, sugar free
A day in the life of Dr. Lisa!I woke this morning at 7:00 to the sound of birds chirping and the sun blaring in through the cracks of the drapes…and my day began. After morning stretches, eight minutes of weight lifting, and meditation, I jumped on my bike and...
by Lisa Ortigara Crego | Jan 11, 2010 | ; body, bike riding, Chicago, Depression, Exercise, Florida, mind, Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), spirit, sunshine
Where am I? I thought I left Chicago behind weeks ago and yet the cold weather seems to have followed me. I enjoyed the crisp windy city for five days the last week of December, knowing I would return to the sunshine state (Florida) where warm weather is promised day...
