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Is it better to count calories or listen to your body? Plan out all your meals, snacks, and treats, or enjoy everything in moderation? Restrict yourself more or give yourself more permission to enjoy? The truth is that we need both. Both structure and freedom are required and when we prioritize one over the other…

I know you’re afraid to fail, but is it possible that you’re even more afraid to succeed?   You want to lose the weight, have the energy, wear the clothes, do the activities, cook the food, live the life, enjoy the peace, and experience the self-confidence.   But is it possible that the idea of…

“How long does it take to create a new habit?” This is a question I get asked all the time. 21 days? 33 days? How long does it take? And I can always hear the underlying desperation in their voice that’s really asking me, “How long do I have to endure this before it feels…

You might be reading this at a different time, but I’m writing this at the beginning of December and already there’s a lot of talk about New Year’s resolutions. Now, I don’t know you, but my guess is that when you hear the words “New Year’s resolutions,” your heart sinks, your stomach flips, and you’re…

I have four questions for you and I believe that, the clearer you get on the answers, the easier it will be for you to stay on track with the healthy choices you want to make, and the more consistent and long-term success you’ll enjoy. Read through these. Spend some time with them. Journal about…

You know how it works. You do so well with making healthy choices all day, only to end up sabotaging all your great progress once evening rolls around. Despite having all the best intentions that morning, by the time the sun sets you feel like your willpower tank is dry and you simply don’t care…

Tell me, what do think is the number one thing preventing you from staying on track with healthy eating? Did you immediately think of something like: Not enough time Not organized enough to plan ahead Hard-core night-time snacking habit Picky eater No willpower around carbs Too lazy Any of those could be true about you,…

Very regularly I ask people in my Facebook group, “what do you think is the number one thing getting in the way of you staying on track with healthy eating?” The responses almost always all fall into one of five different buckets:  Lack of time/planning/organization,  Self-sabotage/emotional eating/stress Sugar/carb addiction,  Picky family, Lack of quick, healthy…

What’s really going on when you find yourself exhausted at the end of a long day and you decide to dig out those sweet or salty snacks and pour yourself a glass of wine instead of doing some journaling and heading to bed early? You know which option is healthier. You know which option will…