Learning the Difference Between Doing a Diet and Working with a Weight Loss Coach

A food plan or an exercise plan is easy to find. Go to any check-out line magazine rack, hop on Google, visit to the library or just about anywhere else, and you can get a diet or exercise plan that sounds doable, and you are off to the races.

Or are you? The vast majority of people who start one of these plans gives up within just a few days or, if they are tough, within a month.  And when the end comes, or the weight comes back, the dieter is left with the thoughts in their head. The ones that say you are lazy, undisciplined, have no self-control.

Dani offers a way to help cleaning up your thinking by using a tool she refers to as "The Model." In her May 18 talk to WWN,  she introduces The Model and demonstrate the power that you already have available at your fingertips.

Dani Bates has spent the past 24 years as a physical therapist in Whatcom County. She was the co-owner of Mountain View Physical Therapy for nearly 18 years, and continues to work part-time in the rehab field. Dani has had a lifelong passion for eating, real food, cooking and feeding people. Along with that came weight gain and the inevitable yo-yo cycle.

In September 2016 she shifted gears and spent a month in California doing an intense Life/Weight Loss Coach training. She now makes it her mission to free women from the shackles of the diet industry and the feelings of never being enough (thin enough, pretty enough, fit enough). With all the time and power women could reclaim for themselves if they got off this useless bandwagon, we could make some real positive changes for our country and our planet. So let’s get to work.

Spring Fling Social May 11

Whatcom Women’s Network (WWN) invites the business community to its sixth annual Spring Fling Social on Thursday, May 11, from 5-7 p.m., at Sustainable Connections, 1701 Ellis St., Suite 221, in Bellingham.

The social is an informal event meant to introduce visitors to the professional women of WWN and their businesses, as well as for WWN members to network with visitors. Guests also can learn more about membership in the networking group.

“We are actively recruiting more members to our group,” said WWN Director Virginia Malmquist, “but, more importantly, we think it’s beneficial to step outside the boundaries of our group to connect with the larger community.”

Appetizers and refreshments will be available at this free event, which will also include door prizes.

Fifteen women, each with a different profession, are members of the organization. Some of the business categories represented by WWN members include weight loss coaching, counseling, photography, real estate, mortgages, insurance, financial planning, accounting and legal services.

WWN will not meet for its regular noon meeting May 11, the day of the social.

Sole proprietor, LLC, Corporation, Partnership...?

These are just a few of the structures available for a business venture. but which one is right for you?  There are both legal and income tax implications for your business structure. It's important to know pros and cons, and which is the right fit for you.

Siobhan Murphy, CPA and consulting director at Thrive Business Group, will explain the basics of business structures and their tax implications at our May 4 meeting. Where to start, if and when to change, what to look out for, and more.

The Urban Death Project & Pets

The Urban Death Project has created an innovative new model of death care that honors both our loved ones and the planet earth. At the heart of this model is a new system called Recomposition that transforms bodies into soil so that we can grow new life after we die.

On April 20, WWN member and owner of Life Cycle Pet Cremation, Bobbie Ruth Langley, will share how the Urban Death Project's model could be applied to the pet after-care industry.

Bankruptcy: Myths & Realities

This week WWN  member Emily Rose Mowrey of Limitless Law explains the myths and realities of bankruptcy and how it can help people get out of debt and have a fresh start in life. Many misconceptions and stigmas are attached to bankruptcy, and understanding the process will shed light how bankruptcy can be a useful tool in some situations.

Limitless Law PLLC provides clients with legal services including wills, powers of attorney, real estate contract review and drafting, setup of LLCs and corporations; business contracts, business or personal bankruptcy and debt settlement, as well as help with the probate process.

Have you ever wondered, as you look in the mirror, "Which skin care regimen is best for me?" WWN member (and Mary Kay Independent Beauty Consultant) Chris Hansen will focus the spotlight on the two most popular skin-care product lines offered by Mary Kay in her talk on April 6. The TimeWise "Miracle Set" helps women achieve skin that's more youthful looking, reducing the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles as well as providing moisturization. Mary Kay's TimeWise Repair Volu-Firm skin care line takes skin care to yet another level as it also provides help to women who have sun-damaged skin.

And Chris will have a few prizes with her to give away! 

Today's Real Estate Market

WWN Member Julie Carpenter, Realtor with RE/MAX Whatcom County, Inc., is a Certified Residential Specialist and an Accredited Buyer’s Representative. She has more than 20 years of experience in all types of markets – up markets, the depression, the rebuilding market and today’s market. Want to know what real estate is doing locally? Julie will share glimpses into the life of an active Realtor at our March 9 meeting, with statistics for those who love them, and stories for those who don’t.