Month: February 2021

I would never try to tell anyone who has found a healthy living regimen that they are doing it wrong. There are (what feels like) a million ways to approach healthy living and a healthy weight range and I hope you have found one that works for you.

Personally, I have tried many different approaches over the years and have had varied levels of success.

But what I know now more than ever, is that it doesn’t have to be complicated.

According to the leading medical experts, all the years of medical research ultimately point to one fact, that when we elevate insulin, we cannot burn stored fat. The hormone insulin is secreted in response to elevated blood sugar when we eat. Certain foods trigger higher amounts of insulin than others. Processed sugar and flour are the biggest culprits.

Many artificial sweeteners elevate insulin even though they have no calories (diet soda or artificially sweetened beverages, e.g.).

With just a few critical pieces of information, I feel like now I know exactly what I need to know to maintain a healthy weight range.

Specifics that include:

🌷I need to give my body and my insulin more of a rest between meals.

🌷 I need to be mindful of how late I am eating and how early I begin my day with eating (breaking my overnight fast).

🌷 I need to eliminate processed foods so that I can reconnect with true hunger signals and allow my body to rebalance the natural hormonal regulation my body is designed for.

Knowing WHAT to do really doesn’t have to be complicated or time consuming, it’s actually very simple. The rest is up to me and HOW I do it.

And what’s even better, is that I’ve found a methodology that focuses on simple steps I need to take to follow the expert advice, without confusion. One that considers mindset and not just actions.

Because information without action is not useful, and no amount of information is going to work unless I do.

Message me if you would like to learn about this methodology and how it can simplify things for you, too!

Changing your mindset around food (or any habit) in order to get the results you desire is a process. It doesn’t happen overnight,  there is no magic spell, I certainly don’t have a magic wand.

But what I do have is a proven methodology for changing the thought patterns that pull us off course, away from our goals, and put up obstacles to obtaining success.

Tools that help you manage your mind when the going gets rough, when your willpower runs out, and you feel like giving up.

When you learn the process, you will always have a formula for redirecting your mind to what is useful, what is true, and what you’re capable of.

A formula for reconnecting with your purpose, a plan that you know will work, strategies that break down the lies we believe about our obstacles.

Will we fall off the ‘wagon’ sometimes? Yes, of course, we’re human.

But how we choose to view those times is everything.

Learning to work on the mind is the most important ingredient to your success.

Matters of the the mind are at the heart of every success or failure along the road to achievement, and that’s why mindset matters.

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So how are your resolutions going? By some estimates, an average of 80% of people give up on their resolutions by the second week of February.

What should we do when our motivation begins to tank? One way is to notice when you fall into the trap of all-or-nothing thinking.

Are you viewing your progress as on track or off track? Defining your days as good days or bad days?

Are you spinning in regret about the times you didn’t keep your promise to yourself? Didn’t follow through on working on that new habit?

The key is to not view the times we fall short of our goal as evidence that we won’t be able to change, that change is just too hard, and it’s never going to work.

It’s not a game of perfection, it’s a game of progress.

Were you successful a couple of times this week? That’s progress.

What if it’s not just the successful days that move you toward the goal, but also the failures?

What if you viewed the times you ‘failed’ as the most data-rich source we have for figuring out how to improve tomorrow?

Keeping an experimental attitude toward figuring out what works and what doesn’t is one of the most important tools to have when it comes to habit change.

Try keeping your mind open and being curious about your mistakes instead of regretting them or judging yourself for getting it wrong. Try treating it like it’s a game.

Figuring out how to win the game is way more fun, and curiosity is much more motivating than regret.

Looking back, what did you notice about the last time your motivation began to slip?