We usually do it based on the results somebody else had. Maybe a friend tried it. Maybe you read a magazine article about it, or you saw it on social media...
We never really stop to think does this diet work for me? Does it fit with my likes and my dislikes, my lifestyle, does it work for the results that I’m looking for?
Read MoreThe diet industry has really f@^&ed us up - setting us up for all kinds of unrealistic expectations when it comes to weight loss.
You can't stand in line at the grocery store, watch tv, or scroll through social media without being inundated with all kinds of promises like:
Read MoreWe all want the perfect diet.
We want someone to tell us exactly what to do, what to eat, how many calories we should have…
We think that’s the way we’ll be able to lose weight.
And you absolutely can lose weight that way. But the trick is being able to keep it off…
Read MoreNever once did I consider that the diet could be the problem, or that it wasn’t realistic for me, or even if it was something I WANTED to do for the rest of my life.
Read MoreYour first meal of the day, no matter what time it happens, does make a difference…especially when it comes to your hunger and cravings the rest of the day.
Read MoreWe tend to discount the small changes that we make because we think: it’s not gonna be good enough, it’s gonna take too long, it’s not gonna make a difference…
Read MoreIt’s those thoughts that make the “cheat” bigger than it is. Then you spin out on that and it can become a self fulfilling prophecy.
The problem here isn’t the donut, it's all the shit running through your head after you eat it that is!
Read MoreThat's part of what makes weight loss so hard...you're making changes...changes to your diet...changes to your lifestyle...those are big ones.
That's gonna get uncomfortable sometimes. Your brain is gonna rebel, it's gonna want you to quit to keep you safe.
Read MoreI work with a lot of women who, like me, have struggled with their weight for a long time.
And it's not for lack of trying. They are trying, in fact they’re working hard trying to do all the right things, eat healthy, exercise…but yet that damn scale still won’t budge!
More often than not, when we dive in and look at what they’re doing, what their diet looks like and their lifestyle it often turns out they’re eating too few calories
Read More“I want to lose weight, but I am so sick of trying and failing diet after diet”.
I hear this all the time and I felt that way too.
There is no shortage of weight loss advice out there and it can be hard to wade through it all and find something that actually works…
I can say one thing with a lot of certainty - you don’t need another diet…you’ve done that already…you know how that turns out.
Read MoreStarting a weight loss journey can be overwhelming - especially if you have a lot of weight to lose.
Don’t over complicate it - you don’t need to overhaul your whole life all at once!
That's not necessary and often ends up biting you in the butt.
Making small doable changes not only makes it easier to stick to but they also help to build your confidence and momentum.
Read MoreDoes stepping on the scale have the potential to make or break your day? If so, don’t do it (at least not everyday).
It's important to remember that the scale isn’t telling you the full story - it is a tool for measuring progress but it's not the only one - or even the best one.
What if your hunger and cravings aren’t the problem - what if they're actually the symptom?
When you’re overweight it's easy to think that the fact that you’re hungry all the time is the reason WHY you’re overweight - but what if the reason you’re overweight and the hunger and come from the same place…
Read MoreOne of the biggest mistakes that I see women make when it comes to weight loss is eating too few calories…somewhere we got this idea into our heads that we need to be eating 1200 calories or less to be able to lose weight. And quite frankly that's bullshit!
1200 calories/day on a regular basis is just too low for most adults (see chart here)
Yes, you can lose weight that way…temporarily…
Read MoreDiscover the 8 top reasons why you may not be losing weight or seeing the results that you hoped for.
Read MoreBut it really doesn’t have to be that way you can still enjoy the holidays without having all the wheels fall off.
It just takes slowing down a bit (another challenge this time of year?), a little mindfulness and thinking ahead. But you can still have your favorite treats without feeling like you have to dig yourself out of a hole come January 1st.
Read More“It's really hard to lose weight when I’m hungry all the time!”
I know this struggle well, because this was me…
Not only was I hungry all the damn time but I also suffered from reactive hypoglycemia (low blood sugar) - so to avoid that I was told to eat often “to keep my blood sugar level”.
This made it really hard to lose weight…
No need to overcomplicate it start with these 5 simple steps.
Read MoreIf you’re trying to lose weight by cutting your calories you might be making it harder on yourself than it needs to be.
Continuing to lower and lower your calories isn't going to help you lose the weight long-term.
Sure you might see some weight loss initially, when you first start cutting calories but soon you hit that plateau - so you cut more to get that scale moving again…
Read MoreI would love to never hear the phrase “everything in moderation” again….
For a lot of us that doesn’t always work and it really isn’t that simple.
Everything in moderation was the motto I used that helped me gain over 50 lbs. I was the queen of justification and could come up with any reason to have whatever it was that I wanted.
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