Guess what? It’s not your fault. You need to know this. It’s the very first step on the pathway to healing our relationship with food. Most people in industrialized countries struggle with overeating. But why? Reason #1 – Hyperawareness We’ve never been so damn aware of how we look. If you’re living in a primitive village somewhere, there’s no Facebook or Vogue magazine or skinny jeans or bikini competitions or CrossFit or selfies or MIRRORS. We’re hyperaware of physical appearances and we’re constantly comparing. And that’s freaking stressful. Reason #2 – Processed Food There is delicious + cheap food available 24/7. Food that overrides our natural hunger signals and makes our biology go haywire. Food that creates a desire for MORE … [Read more...] about 4 Reasons We Struggle With Overeating (Hint: It’s Not Your Fault)
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One Habit at a Time
Losing weight and getting in shape can feel like a monumental undertaking. It requires changing not just one or two, but dozens of habits... Drink more water, go to the grocery store, prep food, make time to exercise, eat more whole foods, get 7 or 8 hours of sleep. It’s why so many people either give up – or don’t even bother to try. It’s why we tend to succumb to all or nothing thinking. “If I can’t eat clean AND exercise for 30 minutes a day AND get 8 hours of sleep, then why bother?!” I recently revisited one of my favorite books, The Power of Less, by Leo Babauta - and ALL THE LIGHTS went on in my brain. The author shares the following data: Adopting one new habit at a time results in an 85% chance of … [Read more...] about One Habit at a Time
Permission to Slow Down
I've been laying low the past few months on purpose. Zero blogging + taking on only a handful of new clients + reading for pleasure + binge watching Big Little Lies (so good!)+ giving myself time to rest and rejuvenate. Because sometimes, no matter how much of a control freak we are - life happens and we need to step on the brakes. Maybe a parent gets ill or your own health takes a blow or you're simply worn out from all the go go go. Or all of the above. Now slowing down is NOT what I normally do. What I normally do when life goes a little sideways is push harder + sleep less + double down. And the result is always crap. So I decided to make a different choice this time. And the result has been 1,000,000 times better. Here's my advice … [Read more...] about Permission to Slow Down
What’s Way Better Than Food?
Over the summer, I noticed that I was turning to food more often than usual. My scale noticed too. So I sat down with my Top 5 Values and BOOM! – it was abundantly clear that I was altogether neglecting my adventure value. My husband and I had been discussing the idea of visiting Scotland for about two years. But we came up with excuse after excuse for not booking the trip… We don’t want to leave the dog It’s too hard to step away from our businesses Flights are too expensive right now Maybe next spring – or in 2018 When we’re trying to lose weight, most of us rely on willpower to resist our desire for food – until we inevitably run out of willpower. But there’s an alternative approach to weight loss that happens to make life … [Read more...] about What’s Way Better Than Food?