Mindset

Why Can’t I Stop Eating at Night?

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  Ever wonder why we start the day out so strong and full of self-control?  I mean we resisted the cupcakes, chocolates, and candy dish all day long at work, so why once we get home are we scavenging for everything in sight?  At this point, ANYTHING will do…crackers, cookies, chips, the kid’s goldfish….What Happened?   WILLPOWER is what HAPPENED….Drained and Depleted so there goes any and all Self-Control left at the end of the day right out the window, too!   Willpower is finite and can be depleted.  This is a #truth for EVERYONE.  We only have so much of it everyday to use for our various tasks.   All of our tasks throughout the day are whittling away our Willpower. This includes but is not limited to; not caving into cravings for sugar, fatty foods, or processed carbohydrates, making sure you get your exercise in after a long day at […]

4 Ways We Sabotage Our Healthy Eating

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  Today, I want to talk about how we sabotage our healthy eating and weight loss efforts. But first….a quick announcement that my Online Group Coaching Program, The Small Change Project, designed to get you on your way to losing your next 10-20 pounds, increasing your energy, and feeling happier and more confident in your clothes this summer is open for enrollment until Sunday, 6/12/2016.  The program starts June 15, 2016.  Grab Your Spot Here.     Now back to self-sabotage…..We’re all tired of feeling like we’re always starting over, but we just can’t help ourselves.   We’ve done a ton of diets &/or meal plans that are restrictive or packed with foods that we don’t like, but we continue to white knuckle and willpower our way through every miserable moment of it.   But then, LIFE HAPPENS, and we “fall off the wagon” and have a “forbidden” food not […]

How to Stay Healthy on Vacation & Avoid Peer Pressure

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If you’ve ever been on vacation with a group of people, you may know what I mean by vacation peer pressure, especially if you’ve been working to achieve certain health and fitness goals during this time and don’t want to get off track. And if you don’t know what I mean, it usually sounds something like this, “Oh…go ahead and eat that.  It’s no big deal, you’re on vacation.” “Come on….You don’t need to workout today because you workout everyday at home.  It’s okay to take a few days off.” “One little bite isn’t going to hurt you…..” It’s true, probably one little bite won’t hurt us, but for some of us, one little bite turns into a lot of bites, and then a full on binge, so why even get started…..if you DON’T WANT to. Now I truly believe that the person saying these things isn’t meaning to really grow […]

These 3 Words Can Change Your Life

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Have you ever been thinking about a change that you want to make in your life and said, “I need to do or stop doing_________, I should do/or stop doing ___________, or I have to do/stop doing ___________!”  I’m sure you have.  I know that I have and still say those words sometimes.  But these days, I try to be a little more careful of those words!   For example, I need to stop eating sugar.  Go ahead and say that statement aloud to yourself.  After you say it, what happens?  Do you start to think about eating sugar, feel a little angry, resentful, deprived, or does any other emotion come up?  I’m willing to bet that whatever comes up is some form of RESISTANCE!  I want to answer back, “Why? Says Who? I like sugar, and this is going to be hard.  I don’t want to do that!”   […]

Fat Loss Game Changer: Here’s the First Skill to Acquire.

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  I know it’s hard to believe, but the skill that could be missing from your health and fitness goals and keeping you from losing weight/fat is none other than the skill of AWARENESS (without judgement, of course).   I know you’re thinking that it has to be more complex than that, but I believe it’s the first step in achieving any goals that you have in fitness, nutrition, health, or any life goal that you may have for that matter.   Wikipedia defines Awareness as “the ability to perceive, to feel, or to be conscious of events, objects, thoughts, emotions, or sensory patterns……More broadly, it is the state or quality of being aware of something.”   Why is Awareness so Important?   Awareness  allows us to observe what’s working and what’s not working when it comes to achieving our goals.  We can’t make changes if we aren’t aware of the behaviors […]