Body You Crave

So many of us believe that what we eat or how/how much we exercise are the most importnt drivers of weight loss.  But the reality is momentum and the compound effect are far more impactful.  What pulls us out of momentum are "little quits" - you still want to lose weight or stop emotionally eating, but you start to doubt you'll be able to hit your goal for a particular week or month.  You unintentionally pull back, because the underlying thought is "I won't hit this goal, so why bother keep trying?" Usually we'll follow it up with a consolation thought, like: "I'll start over Monday," or "I'll start over next month."  Today we explore this concept and how to stop the "little quits" so that you can build momentum and actually enjoy your life while losing weight.  Keep listening for more.  And when you're ready to stop emotionally eating and create the life and body you crave, I can help.  Schedule your free consultation at: www.bodyyoucrave.com/btc    Chapters (00:00:02) - Hungry for Love(00:00:26) - What Are They That Slow Down Your Weight Loss?(00:06:21) - We Give Up on Our Goal For the Year(00:13:19) - You Don't Have to Be Perfect to Win(00:18:33) - 3 Tips for How to Stop the Little Quits(00:23:59) - How to Love Your Body and Yourself(00:26:54) - Long TED Talk(00:29:24) - Binge Eating and Relationships: Break the Cycle

How many times have you told yourself: “I know what to do, I'm just not doing it…”  If you're like most people, probably dozens!  This is a very common obstacle and there are several angles you need to address.    But the #1 most important, yet most underutilized is: Identifying the “downside” of losing weight.    It doesn't make any sense to your conscious brain - of course you want to lose weight!  But subconsciously, something is unsafe about weight loss.  And that something often has to do with relationships and/or extra attention from other people.  Keep listening as I share some common reasons why your brain and nervous system may NOT actually want to lose weight and what to do about it.    It's time to break the cycle of self sabotage.  When you're ready to face what's truly holding you back in weight loss, I invite you to schedule your free Break the Cycle Call.  We'll dive into the biggest obstacle holding you back, so that you can interrupt the pattern and finally create the LIFE and Body You Crave. Schedule your call at: www.bodyyoucrave.com/btc  Still here? Learn more about the Body You Crave Accelerator, a monthly membership designed to help you end the war with food and body, at: www.bodyyoucrave.com/accelerator Chapters (00:00:02) - Hungry for Love(00:00:26) - What Do You Do When You Know What to Do, but You(00:05:13) - What is the Risk of Losing Weight?(00:09:47) - The Upside of Losing Weight for Women(00:17:40) - How to Stop Emotional Eating(00:25:24) - Binge Eating and Relationship Cycles

As we come up on the end of March, it's a great time to check in with yourself about the first quarter of the year. Our brains are GREAT at looking for everything that's going wrong or getting in the way... BUT, the key to success is to evaluate your results (with compassion and curiosity), instead of stewing in shame and judgment, telling yourself you just need to "try harder." Join me today as I walk you through a powerful evaluation process, so that you can lose weight and keep it off for life. Ready to create the life and body you crave?! Schedule your free consultation at www.bodyyoucrave.com/schedule and I'll show you how.

Most of my clients have one struggle in common: they’re either all in or they’re all out. And the root issue actually stems from perfectionism and a misunderstanding of what's truly required to achieve your goals. And I promise you, being perfect is NOT required. Listen to today's episode to find out what is.

There are a lot of misperceptions about emotional eating. It’s not an eating disorder. It’s not a character flaw. It’s also nothing to be ashamed about! Join me for today’s episode where I break down what emotional eating is (and isn’t), and now to spot it in your own eating habits. Ready to end emotional eating and lose weight for life? Schedule your free consultation at www.bodyyoucrave.com/schedule and I’ll show you how.

I’ve recently had people ask what type of plan they need to follow in order to feel “motivated” all the time. The reality is they’re looking for how to be consistent, not necessarily how to feel motivated. Tune into today's episode to hear how you can create the life and body you crave, without always needing to feel "motivated" to do the things.

One of the key (albeit underrated) aspects to losing weight and keeping it off for life is changing your Self Concept. This means changing how you think about yourself and what’s possible at a very core level. If you fail to incorporate this step into your journey, you will always gain the weight back, because the thoughts and habits never became an ingrained part of who you are and how you show up. Tune into today’s episode where I break down the 4 key phases of Self Concept as it relates to weight loss. And when you’re ready to start loving yourself now, and all the way down the scale, I’d love to help! Schedule your free consultation at www.bodyyoucrave.com/schedule to learn more about what it looks like to have me in your corner, walking with you, side by side, every step of the way.

It’s been 2.5 years in the making, but it’s finally here! I'm taking you behind the scenes of my first public journal, with a view of my own perfectionism up close and personal! Get the full color journal here:https://bit.ly/BYCjournalcolor Or the black and white journal here:https://bit.ly/BYCjournal And when you’re ready to lose weight and keep it off for LIFE, schedule your free consultation at www.bodyyoucrave.com/schedule and I’ll show you how.

It’s Self Love month here at Body You Crave, and this week we’re diving into redificing your value & worth. For many of us, we try to earn or achieve love, praise, or worthiness from our accomplishments. The problem is that it often leaves us: Striving for perfection - always needing to do, earn, and achieve more - yet never feeling good enough. We mistakenly think losing weight will help us feel better about ourselves, but a smaller body doesn’t fix a broken self concept. It’s time to change how you think and feel about yourself NOW and all the way down the scale. If you want to stop letting the scale dictate your self talk, your mood, what you can and can’t eat, and ultimately define you as a human being… then I’d love to chat. Schedule your free consultation at www.bodyyoucrave.com/schedule and I’ll show you how to love yourself now and all the way down the scale, so that you can break out of Diet Hell and keep the weight off for life.

Self Love. It’s the #1 missing piece you need to hit ANY goal! It allows you to create radical self acceptance… Catapult your self trust, so that you truly have your own back… And cultivate a deeper sense of self compassion. These are just a few of the things I stand for as a woman and as a company. Join me for today’s episode where I share more about my core values and how you can see them play out in what I teach PLUS how I live my life. Get the 60 Day Food & Self Love Journal in full color or black and white, exclusively on amazon! And if you’d like my personal help to lose weight and keep it off for life, without swearing of date nights, sweets, or wine, then I’d love to chat. Schedule your free consultation at www.bodyyoucrave.com/schedule and I’ll show how to make this your reality, too!

Have you ever noticed it’s a lot easier to start strong than to finish strong? One of the biggest issues is that we run into obstacles or challenges, we might “fall off the wagon,” but all we ever do is “try harder” or attempt to “do better.” But this never works, because all we end up doing is trying to control our circumstances, and that never lasts long. You see, habits change when you teach your brain a new way to respond to your triggers. The obstacles and challenges will always be there. The key is identify them ahead of time and consciously think through how you want to show up differently. This is how you prevent the fizzle. Join me for today’s episode where I talk about the #1 issue that has people fizzling out on their new year’s goals and 3 simple steps you can take to avoid falling into this same trap. Ready to create the life and body you crave, without sacrificing your favorite food, drinks, or special occasions? Schedule your free consultation at www.bodyyoucrave.com/schedule and I’ll help you create a plan that feels way more fun and easy than you ever could have imagined!

The purpose of a goal is NOT specifically so that you can achieve it. I know, it sounds completely counterintuitive! But while the goal gives us direction and a target to aim for, The real value is in who you become on your way to that goal. How many times have you lost weight in the past, but then gained it back? That’s because you didn’t change how you thought about food, yourself, your body, or exercise. You took different actions for a while, but you fell back to new habits once you hit the goal (or once you hit a plateau and stopped seeing results). The key to creating long term success is changing how you show up in the this world for good. Join me for today’s episode where we dive deeper into setting goals and why it’s important to trigger some of our drama on purpose, so that we can truly work through it. Ready to create the life and body you crave in 2023? Schedule your free consult at www.bodyyoucrave.com/schedule and I’ll show you how to eat healthy and lose weight without needing willpower or feeling deprived.

The key to success isn’t about making fewer mistakes - it’s about getting back on track faster. This means you need to identify the thoughts and emotions that tend to derail you. Getting back on track is only hard for 2 reasons: We’re trying to do some bullsh*t diet where we feel deprived and missing out on life, or What we’re making it mean that we got off track to begin with. In this episode I’m helping you bust through the mental BS your brain uses to hold you back, AND give you practical steps to getting back on track faster. Ready to create the life and body you crave in 2023? Schedule your free consultation at www.bodyyoucrave.com/schedule and let’s make this the year you lose both mental and physical weight for good.

I love the new year. New beginnings, a fresh start, things just feel so possible. The challenge is this often leads to making big, sweeping changes that aren't sustainable. I see this ALL the time in the diet / fitness industry. There are cleanses and detoxes, 30 day challenges and commitments to run more and eat less. But most people don't need massive overhauls. They need simple 1% shifts that build momentum. Anyone can start strong, but not fizzling out after 3 months...? That's a whole other story. Don't worry, I've got your back in today's podcast episode, where I break down the first step to getting back on track (with any goal) with ease. And when you're ready to create the life and body you crave, so that you can lose your weight for the last time, and never fear gaining it back again... Schedule your free consultation at www.bodyyoucrave.com/schedule.

Sometimes... life gets crazy. Wether it's the holidays, travel, changing jobs, moving houses, life will always throw us curve balls. But that doesn't mean your goals have to fall by the wayside until life "calms down." In fact, that's often what hoses us. We're so used to life having to be a certain way in order for us to make progress or take action, that we don't know how to show up for ourselves or our goals when life gets messy. Until now. Today I break down the top 2 things to keep you focused and making progress, even when life feels crazy. And if you'd like some extra help managing your time, energy, or relationship with food, then I'd love to help. Schedule your free consultation at www.bodyyoucrave.com/schedule and I'll show you how to make weight loss simple, easy, and dare I say fun, even during the craziest of seasons.

Want to drink less this holiday season? First, you have to stop judging yourself. Second, you have to get curious and compassionate about what’s truly going on underneath that desire to drink. Stopping at 1 drink doesn’t have to be hard; we just typically only know how to do it from a place of punishment and restriction (which never works long term). Ready to change your relationship to alcohol? Keep listening and I’ll show you how. Don’t forget to join me for the annual Savor the Holidays Workshop! Thursday Nov 3, at 1pm est / 10am pst You’ll walk away feeling: In control around your favorite food and drinks. Less stress to follow strict diet rules. Less pressure to spend so much time exercising. More ease and excitement about truly enjoying your favorite holiday events, whilst still losing weight. Get all the details here: https://www.bodyyoucrave.com/holidays

While the holidays are often filled with lots of love, laughter, and excitement, When it comes to weight loss, It can also be a time of fear, anxiety, and stress. I used to breathe a sigh of relief every January when I made it through the holidays, without gaining weight. But it came at a price. Constantly thinking about food, what I could or couldn’t eat, what others might think or say about my eating habits… Hoping and praying I was exercising enough to not just offset my food, but to actually see a drop in the scales… Worried I wouldn’t be able to control myself around food, and mysteriously wake up 20lbs heavier without a flaming clue how to lose it. It was miserable. And that’s why I’m hell bent on doing what I do now - making it easy for people to lose weight, even during the holidays. If you’re ready to feel in control around food, so that you can truly enjoy your favorite holiday traditions, events, AND your favorite food, then I’d love to help! Join me for a the live virtual workshop: Savor the Holidays Thursday, November 3, at 1pm est / 10am pst. Get all the details and sign up here: https://www.bodyyoucrave.com/holidays

Many of us go into weight loss with fear, urgency, and this desire to lose weight as fast as humanly possible. We look at what moves the scale tomorrow, but not what’s sustainable to keep the weight off a year from now. This is “Hustle Weight Loss,” which has you losing then regaining the same 30, 40, 50 pounds every year. But there’s another way to create sustainable weight loss, without strict meal plans, avoiding processed foods or carbs like the plague, or counting calories, points, and macros until your brain explodes. Join me for today’s episode where I share: Why it’s easy to get caught up in a hustle-weight-loss plan. How to break free of the restrict-binge-regret cycle. The top 3 actions that will lead to your long term weight loss success. And when you’re ready, here’s how I can help: I’m hosting a brand new Savor the Holidays Workshop live on Thursday November 3 at 1pm est, 10am pst. I’ll show you how to lose weight and enjoy the holidays, without stressing about every carb, calorie, or piece of chocolate that crosses your lips. You’ll walk away feeling peace and ease around food, so that you can put your time and energy into what matters most this season: friends, family, and making memories. Get all the details and sign up here: https://www.bodyyoucrave.com/holidays

Halloween is coming and that means candy will be out in full force everywhere you look for the next 3 months. BUT, that doesn’t mean you need more willpower to survive. Candy and eating candy is never the problem. The REAL problem is that you eat it, beat yourself up for eating it, then think "screw it I already ruined my diet today - might as well keep going now." Today’s episode will teach you how to change all that! Learn the 4 steps to conquer the candy bowl and other ‘mindless’ eating this holiday season. And if you’d like some extra help losing weight whilst enjoying the holidays, then I’d love to chat! Schedule your free consultation at www.bodyyoucrave.com/schedule.

As we head into the last 3 months of the year, with holidays coming, food, family, travel, big emotions, and more, it can be easy to throw in the towel and resign yourself to “starting over” in January. But don’t! Don’t throw away the last ¼ of the year when you can still make so much progress! It’d be like running a 1 mile race and then deciding to walk off the field when you have just 1 lap left to go, simply because you’re not hitting your goal time. Life is full of 4th quarter comebacks… Will you be one of them? If you’re tired of gaining and losing the same weight every year, and are ready to lose your weight for good (without sacrificing holidays, traditions, or your favorite foods), then I’d love to help. Schedule your free call at www.bodyyoucrave.com/schedule and I’ll show you how to make this year different from all the rest, so that you can lose 15 pounds by the end of the year - no restriction required.

What if the way to lose weight and keep it off was actually to eat the cookie… No, this isn’t a ‘magical’ cookie. There’s no secret fat-burning ingredients; it’s not low-fat, low-carb, or low-sugar. It’s a regular cookie. Keep listening and I’ll show you how. If you’re ready to lose weight, without sacrificing your favorite foods, holiday traditions, or time with family and friends, then I’d love to help. Schedule your free consult at www.bodyyoucrave.com/schedule and we’ll examine where you are now, where you want to be in 6-12 months, and I’ll help you identify (and solve for) the REAL problems standing in your way. (Hint: it’s not the cookies.)

You can’t hit your goals if you’re always trying to fit your big hopes and dreams into the cracks of your life, only giving yourself the leftovers. And yet this is the norm for so many women. Everyone else gets first dibs on your time, energy, money, etc. and you get whatever’s leftover at the end of the day or month… and typically there isn’t anything. This episode isn’t just about food and weight loss - it’s about how we show up in ANY area of life, the boundaries we don’t set (or don’t enforce), and how that impacts every goal we seek to achieve. You’ll learn: The #1 best place to start letting go of the leftovers. How to give yourself permission, without feeling guilty. How to start changing your relationship with money. When you’re ready, here’s how I can help. Schedule your free consult at www.bodyyoucrave.com/schedule and I’ll help you identify where you are now, where you want to be in 6 months, and everything that’s standing in your way of getting there. Together, we’ll craft a roadmap, so that pursuing any goal, especially weight loss, feels fun, easy, and enjoyable. You don’t have to settle for the leftovers.

You can’t hit your goals if you’re always trying to fit your big hopes and dreams into the cracks of your life, only giving yourself the leftovers. And yet this is the norm for so many women. Everyone else gets first dibs on your time, energy, money, etc. and you get whatever’s leftover at the end of the day or month… and typically there isn’t anything. This episode isn’t just about food and weight loss - it’s about how we show up in ANY area of life, the boundaries we don’t set (or don’t enforce), and how that impacts every goal we seek to achieve. You’ll learn: 3 key areas we give ourselves the leftovers. The 3 biggest reasons we don’t carve time, money, energy, or food for ourselves. Why it feels so hard to break these habits. When you’re ready, here’s how I can help. Schedule your free consult at www.bodyyoucrave.com/schedule and I’ll help you identify where you are now, where you want to be in 6 months, and everything that’s standing in your way of getting there. Together, we’ll craft a roadmap, so that pursuing any goal, especially weight loss, feels fun, easy, and enjoyable. You don’t have to settle for the leftovers.

Your success in life is largely dependent on your ability to figure stuff out when sh*t hits the fan. We can have the best of plans and intentions, but when an obstacle arises, how quickly do we throw in the towel instead of pivoting and looking for how we can still make things happen? This isn’t just a weight loss skill - it’s a LIFE skill. Tune in to this week’s episode where I share more about how we can practice the art of pivoting like a boss, so that we can create anything we want in life. Ready to create the life and body you crave? Schedule your free consult at www.bodyyoucrave.com/schedule and I’ll show you the REAL reason all your past attempts to lose weight haven’t stuck, and what you can do this time that will make all the difference. (I promise it’s much easier than you think!)

For many of us, we’ve struggled to lose weight and then keep it off. Weight loss has felt hard, daunting, like running up hill in the mud wearing stilettos. Which is why I want to talk about how we can intentionally make it EASY and EFFECTIVE. Tune in to today’s episode where I’ll share: The 3 key areas we make weight loss harder on ourselves. How to make those 3 key areas easy, yet effective. How to let go of your story that weight loss has to be hard. The simplest place to start taking action, so that you see results without getting overwhelmed. And if you’d like my help creating a weight loss plan that allows you to eat the foods you love and still lose weight, without spending hours in the gym every day, then I’d love to chat! Schedule your free consult at www.bodyyoucrave.com/schedule. Here’s to creating the life and body you crave!

The ‘2 Bites Behind’ concept is simple. Eat what you would normally eat, but leave 2 bites behind instead of cleaning your plate. But even though it’s simple, it won’t always feel easy. Why? Because you have thoughts that fly in direct competition with your desire to lose weight or leave those two bites. Thoughts like: I have to clean my plate. I don’t want to waste the food. I don’t want to waste the money. It’s not going to taste as good tomorrow. Join me for today’s episode where I break down exactly why simple actions like ‘2 bites behind’ feel hard, and what you can do to make them easy. And if you’d like my help creating a weight loss plan that works for YOUR body and YOUR lifestyle, then I’d love to chat. Schedule your free consultation at www.bodyyoucrave.com/schedule.

Join me and hundreds of other women inside the Body You Crave Community on Facebook for the: 2 Bites Behind Challenge! Join here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/bodyyoucrave/ Yes, it’s as simple as it sounds - all you’ve got to do is leave 2 bites behind at each meal. Let's show your brain just how easy it can be to lose weight!

Ready to show your brain just how easy it can be to lose weight? Join me and hundreds of other women inside the Body You Crave Community on Facebook for the: 2 Bites Behind Challenge! Join here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/bodyyoucrave/ Yes, it’s as simple as it sounds - all you’ve got to do is leave 2 bites behind at each meal. Listen to today’s episode for all the details.

This summer we’re digging into some of the most common excuses and justification to eat when you’re not hungry and to overeat. This week, we’re diving into the #1 most common excuse that keeps us eating and overeating… The thought: “it just tastes so good!” Here’s the thing - we want to be able to eat food that tastes good without sabotaging our weight loss goals or maintenance. The problem is, we haven’t trained our bodies (or brains) to do this. On today’s episode you’ll learn: Why we struggle to stop eating when food tastes good (hint: it’s not just your taste buds). How to build trust with yourself and feel in control around food, even when it tastes so good. Why cutting out all your favorite food (and the food you tend to overeat) is NOT the solution, and what to do instead. How to handle those moments when you don’t want to stop eating, because it tastes so good. And if you’d like some extra support creating self trust and a sense of control around ALL food, then I’d love to help. Schedule your free consult at www.bodyyoucrave.com/schedule and I’ll show you how to end the war with food and start feeling amazing in your body.

Have you ever sat down at the end of the night and thought about food, even though you weren’t truly hungry? It doesn’t seem like there’s a “real” reason for wanting the food - you just want it. This is one of the most common excuses I hear when it comes to eating when you’re not truly hungry. Don’t worry - that’s exactly what this podcast will help you solve! You’ll learn: The 3 root drivers for “just wanting food” and how to solve each one. Why emotional eating is still at the core of this desire, even if life seems fine. How diet trauma impacts “just wanting food” in the moment. Why it can feel hard to say ‘no’ to food just because you want it. When you’re ready to break the diet rules, end emotional eating, and finally lose weight eating the foods you love, then I’d love to help. Schedule your free call and I’ll show you how. www.bodyyoucrave.com/schedule

Most diets are designed to take food away, especially the food that tastes good. We moralize food, making it good or bad, and then we moralize ourselves based on what we ate. How many times have you thought something like: “I was so good and only ate a salad at lunch.” Or “I was so bad and ate pasta last night at dinner.” These are the kind of diet rules that set us up for diet trauma, because now whenever you eat the “bad” food, it triggers an alarm within your nervous system. Diet trauma will prevent you from losing weight and keeping it off for life. It’s time to break the cycle. Join me for today’s episode where I break down: What diet trauma is. Why so many of us struggle with it without even realizing it. The first step to breaking this cycle. And if you’d like my help to break the diet rules and heal your past diet trauma, then I’d love to help. Schedule your free call at www.bodyyoucrave.com/schedule and I’ll help you create a personalized plan to end the war with food and feel amazing in your body starting now, and all the way down the scale.

I'm talking about another feeling today that is essential for success in your weight loss journey… Pride. So often, we miss out on feeling proud of ourselves as we’re taking action, creating new habits, or learning from our mistakes, because we’re reserving the feeling of ‘pride’ for once the journey is over. Once we hit the goal, THEN we can feel proud. I’m here to challenge you to start feeling proud of yourself and your journey TODAY. Tune in to today’s episode to learn: How to feel proud of yourself, even when you make a mistake. Why we reserve the feeling of ‘proud’ for after we’ve accomplished a goal. How this one practice will radically transform the way you show up for yourself and any goal. If you'd like some help creating a weight loss process that works for you, your body, and your lifestyle, then I would love to help. Schedule your free consultation at www.bodyyoucrave.com/schedule and I’ll help you create a roadmap to do just that. Don’t let another summer pass you by.

If you want better results in life, it’s time to start asking better questions. Join me on today’s episode where I give you examples of how to start implementing this today. You ready? Let’s go! And when you’re ready to have a coach in your corner to empower you to take control of your relationship with food, body, and self, then I’d love to chat. Schedule your free consult at www.bodyyoucrave.com/schedule and see what coaching can do for you.

Summers can be a fun and busy time, but that doesn’t mean your weight loss goals have to fall by the wayside. You can allow circumstances to be obstacles that PREVENT you from losing weight and achieving your goals, OR You can figure out how to lose weight REGARDLESS OF ANYTHING going on around you. We’re getting down and dirty this week to make sure you put your time and effort into the right things that will actually lead to lasting weight loss, WITHOUT sacrificing your favorite foods, holidays, family traditions, or that beach vacation. You’ll learn: The #1 excuse making it harder to lose weight and actually keep it off long term. 3 simple weight loss hacks you can do anywhere, any time. How to stop looking to food as your main source of pleasure or joy. Ready to stop letting circumstances in your life keep you from creating the life and body you crave? I’ll help you create a weight loss process that works for YOUR body and YOUR lifestyle, so that weight loss feels fun and doable - whether it’s summer, the holidays, or a special celebration. Schedule your free consult at www.bodyyoucrave.com/schedule and I’ll show you how to create a roadmap that works for you.

You don’t have to sacrifice weight loss to enjoy the summer. Learn how to say YES to more travel, eating out, family traditions, or neighborhood block parties, without feeling deprived, obsessing about food, or fretting about sabotaging your goals. It’s time for a summer of BOTH fun and weight loss. You’ll learn things like: The real reason you've struggled to lose weight on vacations in the past, and how to change that this year. What you actually need to give up in order to lose weight for good. How to hit summer weight loss goals easily with Express Planning. If you’re ready to eat healthy and lose weight, without feeling deprived or needing massive willpower, I’ll show you how to create lasting results that work for YOU and YOUR lifestyle. Schedule your free call at www.bodyyoucrave.com/schedule.

Often we think about emotions as sabotaging our weight loss progress, but some emotions can actually be extremely useful. And the #1 most useful feeling? Certainty. Because when you’re certain you’ll hit your weight loss goal, there’s peace, ease, and patience for the process. This is the mindset “work” required to not just lose your weight, but maintain it for life. Tune in to today’s episode and you’ll learn: The #1 most important feeling to fuel your weight loss success. 3 mistakes sabotaging your weight loss progress. How to start feeling certain today that you can and will hit your weightloss goal. And when you’re ready, here’s how I can help: If you find yourself gaining and losing the same 30+ pounds over and over again, then we need to chat. I’ll help you create peace and ease around food and body, so that you can lose your weight for the last time. Schedule your free consultation at www.bodyyoucrave.com/schedule. Don’t let another summer pass you by.

How many times have you let the scale dictate your mood for the day? If you’re like me, too many times to count. Ready to take back your power and stop letting the scale dictate how nice you can be to yourself? Join me for today’s episode where you’ll learn: How to weigh your body, not your self-esteem. What the scale can’t tell you. Other useful data to track instead of just your weight. How to feel like a strong, confident badass regardless of the number on the scale. And when you’re ready here’s how I can help: I’ve set aside some time this week to speak with you one on one about your weight loss journey. If you’re ready to make it fun, easy, and effortless, even through the summer, then schedule your free consultation at www.bodyyoucrave.com/schedule.

Quick note that the Lamas all got sick last week and are continueing to recover. I'll be back next week with more great content!

Does an unexpected trip to the beach or pool leave you feeling self conscious and reluctant to put on your swimsuit? Maybe you resign to wearing a tee shirt and shorts again or not taking off that cute coverup? You might have other people in your life encouraging you to wear certain clothes or bathing suits, but if YOU don’t feel comfortable in them, you’re never going to enjoy yourself. But it starts with YOU. You may have picked up and adopted beliefs of friends and family members along the way, but what’s important now is what YOU think of your body. In this week’s episode I share: Why you feel self conscious of your body and how to change that ASAP. Why you can lose weight and still feel inadequate when wearing certain clothes. How to change the conversation about your body (hint: it starts one thought at a time). And when you’re ready, here’s how I can help: I’ve set aside some time to speak with you personally, so that you can get crystal clear not just on how to lose weight, but how to love yourself and your body all the way down the scale. Because it’s not going to mean a damn thing if you lose weight, just to keep criticizing your body, never feeling good enough. Schedule your free consultation at www.bodyyoucrave.com/schedule and I’ll show you how to create the LIFE and body you crave, and never fear gaining the weight back again.

For years, I struggled to make decisions. Mostly because I was afraid of making the “wrong” decision and would end up paying the consequences - feeling rejected, disappointed, or regretful. It’s a shame we’re not taught more productive and useful methods of decision making than creating lists of pros and cons, or phoning a friend to ask their opinion. Most of us don’t even have a decision making process to begin with… Until now. In this week’s episode, I share: The #1 reason decision making feels so hard, and how to change it ASAP. Why your current decision making process (i.e. list of pros and cons) isn’t serving you. My 4 step process to make confident decisions with ease, so that you can create the life you crave instead of letting life happen to you. Why we’ll always experience excitement AND fear when making big decisions we truly want in life. If you’re ready to stop swirling in indecision about both the little and big decisions you'll make in life, I can help. Schedule your free consult at www.bodyyoucrave.com/schedule.

If you don’t want to EAT to feel good, then you need to start feeling good about yourself and your life with how you think about them FIRST. I break it all down for you in this week's episode. If you’re done struggling to lose weight, only to gain it back again 6 months later, then I’d love help. Schedule a free consultation at http://www.bodyyoucrave.com/schedule. And I’ll show you how.

Have you ever been jealous of someone else’s weight loss success? Maybe you wished other people would just stop losing weight for a hot second, so you could stop feeling like crap about yourself? You look around on FB or IG and see friends, family, or acquaintances from high school dropping weight with seemingly zero effort… Yet here you are, still faffing about with the same 20 pounds over and over. It’s enough to drive anyone insane. But what if jealousy was just like the ‘check engine’ light on your car showing you an opportunity for growth and re-commitment? Join me on this week’s episode and I’ll show you how. And join me this Thursday April 21 @ 1pm est and 8pm est for a new workshop: 3 Simple Steps to End Emotional Eating [and lose weight eating the foods you love] You’ll Learn: How to eat healthy without feeling deprived or needing willpower, so that you can lose and maintain your weight eating the food you love. Why habit change has felt hard in the past, and the #1 step to make new habits stick like glue. How to break the emotional eating cycle and confidently handle any emotion without needing food (or wine). The #1 step to creating a life you don’t need an escape from at the end of the week. Register here: https://www.bodyyoucrave.com/april-workshop

Our brains are wired to seek pleasure and avoid pain (mental, emotional, or physical) via the path of least resistance. This means it's really easy for your brain to learn that food (or alcohol) creates a rapid, reliable, and effective sense of relief. This is emotional eating. It’s a habit you learned, which means it’s a habit you can unlearn. But you have to be really honest with yourself about what problem this habit is solving for you. Because if it didn't solve a problem, you wouldn't continue to do it. In this episode you’ll discover: Why emotional eating is such a common habit. Why willpower and ‘just say no’ mantras never create the results you want. Why it’s essential to look at the benefits of your overeating and emotional eating habit, if you want to change it for good. 3 steps to start breaking this habit today. Be sure to join me next week for a new live workshop: 3 Simple Steps to End Emotional Eating [and lose weight eating the foods you love] Thursday April 21 @ 1pm est and 8pm est You’ll Learn: How to eat healthy without feeling deprived or needing willpower, so that you can lose and maintain your weight eating the food you love. Why habit change has felt hard in the past, and the #1 step to make new habits stick like glue. How to break the emotional eating cycle and confidently handle any emotion without needing food (or wine). The #1 step to creating a life you don’t need an escape from at the end of the week. Register here for all the details: https://www.bodyyoucrave.com/april-workshop

I spent many many years over-relying on exercise as a way to lose weight. And if you asked, most people would confirm the ‘secret sauce’ to weight loss is to simply eat less and exercise more. But we’ve become hyper-focused on exercise, when in reality, it accounts for less than 5% of your daily energy expenditure AND less than 5% of your body composition. The truth is, exercise will not get your weight off. Want to know what will? Then it’s time to get your fit together! Join me on today’s episode where I break down: Why exercise is the slowest way to lose weight, despite the fitness industry’s very effective marketing. What really happens when you try to ‘eat less, exercise more’ and the science behind this myth. The not-so-secret 'secret' to really get your weight off and keep it off. The #1 best place to start when you’re just getting started with exercise. And when you’re ready to make eating healthy and moving your body a fun, easy, and effortless part of your lifestyle, then I’d love to help. Schedule your free consultation at www.bodyyoucrave.com/schedule and we’ll spend an hour together diving into where you are now, where you want to be by the end of the year, and I’ll show you how to make those results inevitable. Let's go!

Everyone’s brain is wired for disbelief because your habit-brain is simply trying to keep you safe and wants to avoid the threat of negative emotions (disappointment, shame, frustration, etc). In order to ‘hedge our bets’ we often make our belief conditional on past results, hitting certain benchmarks, etc. “I’ll believe in myself / my goal, BUT ONLY IF… I lose 10 pounds this month.” Or “I’ll believe in myself, BUT ONLY AFTER I prove it to myself first.” Not only do we make our belief conditional on our results, but then we make our action and commitment conditional. “I’ll keep taking action, BUT ONLY IF I keep getting results.” Which means the moment the scale doesn’t cooperate the way you think it should, your belief, commitment, and continued action waiver. Today’s podcast episode dives deeper into this topic of conditional belief, why it’s normal, and how you can move through it faster. You’ll learn: What ‘conditional belief’ is and how it blocks you from creating the results you crave. Why setting better or “SMART” goals won’t actually help you lose weight and love your body any faster. Why nothing has gone wrong when you experience doubt and disbelief in your journey. The #1 essential step to move through doubt and fear faster. And when you're ready, here's how I can help: Not only will I help you craft a weight loss plan that’s fun, easy, and doable (so that you can lose weight and actually keep it off for life), but I’ll help you bring that plan to life. I’ll help you stay on track, walk with you side by side, and hold your hand through the hardest parts, so that your results become 100% inevitable. And when the doubt and fear creep in, because this is all part of the process, I’ll bring you back into belief, so that you can keep taking action and moving forward no matter what. Learn more about what I can do for you as your personal coach by scheduling your free consultation at www.bodyyoucrave.com/schedule. It’s time to make your dream a reality. I’ll show you how.

Ready to lose 10 pounds by summer?! Then this episode is for you! There’s one key aspect most diets get wrong when making weight loss promises. You don’t need to cut out bread, or sugar, or stop eating your favorite foods… You simply need this one thing. Today I’m sharing: The #1 thing that will guarantee your weight loss success. Why most diets fail in creating the long term results we crave. The #1 most important question to ask yourself that will set you up for success. How to start feeling proud, confident, and successful starting today. Register here to join me for the Lose 10 Pounds by Summer Summit! And when you’re ready to lose weight without all the diet drama, deprivation, and constant criticism, schedule your free consult at www.bodyyoucrave.com/schedule. I’ll show you how to lose weight without feeling deprived or needing willpower. I promise it’s easier than you think.

It’s ok to experience negative emotions - this is part of the human experience. Nothing has gone wrong. You don’t have to try to fix them, eat through them, or avoid them; in fact, THIS is often where we go wrong. That's why today's episode is all about processing and allowing negative emotions. You'll learn things like: Why negative emotions make us so uncomfortable. How to be at peace when negative emotions come up. 4 simple steps to process your emotions. How to make hard decisions when experiencing strong negative emotions. For show notes, resources, and links visit: https://www.bodyyoucrave.com/blog/39 If you'd like my help learning how to allow negative emotions, without needing to eat or drink over them, then I would love to help. Schedule your free consult at www.bodyyoucrave.com/schedule

Have you ever needed a break from losing weight? A break from the hassle, heartache, and constant deprivation? Or maybe life was a little overwhelming and you couldn’t maintain your diet with everything else going on? Whether you’ve hit a lull in your New Year’s goals, or you find it hard to maintain your weight loss goals during the summer, holidays, when you change jobs or move houses, then this episode for you. I’m diving into the real reasons you’re looking for a break from weight loss and exactly how you (and only you) have the power to change it. Join me on today’s episode where I share: The 2 underlying reasons you need a break from weight loss and how to change them. The REAL thing we need a break from (hint: it’s something only you can change). 2 simple steps to feel better about your weight loss journey and current progress. Why it’s essential to figure out why you’re not taking action If you’re ready to eat healthy without needing willpower or feeling deprived, and let go of the shame and judgment that’s held your hopes and dreams hostage for years… it’s time to schedule your free consult at www.bodyyoucrave.com/schedule. I guarantee it’s easier than you think.

For a long time I believed that once I lost the weight, THEN I’d be happy, confident, proud, and could finally love myself. But I had to lose the weight first. Turns out, if you’re always looking for your external result (weight loss) to create your internal feeling (self love, pride, joy, confidence), you will ALWAYS be at the mercy of that result. Not to mention, if you can’t love your body or yourself now, as you’re losing the weight, then all you can do is hate yourself thin. (This is a classic sign you’ll immediately re-gain the weight.) That’s why I help clients do both at the same time - lose excess weight AND increase your self love. Join me on today’s episode where I share: Why increasing your self love speeds up your weight loss. How to let go of ‘earning’ your own self love or the love of other people. Why it feels hard to love your body now at a larger size or weight. How to create a weight loss process and journey from self love, instead of from punishment and judgment. For more on this topic, check out: Episode 2 - the REAL formula for weight loss Episode 24 - Self care isn’t just bubble baths When you’re ready to stop obsessing about food and having to earn your self love with your weight, schedule your free consult at www.bodyyoucrave.com/schedule. I’ll teach you how to eat healthy without needing willpower or feeling deprived, and let go of the shame and judgment that’s held your hopes and dreams hostage for years. I guarantee it’s easier than you think.

Sugar is one of those “easy villains.” It’s easy to attack it as being evil or toxic; some have even gone as far to claim that you may be addicted to it. But that’s just fake news. You might be using sugar as a coping mechanism, but that’s vastly different than a true, physical addition. On today's show you’ll learn: 5 scientifically backed reasons you’re not addicted to sugar. Why we’re misguided in trying to link sugar with hard drugs. Why a craving, urge, or strong desire for sugar doesn’t mean you’re addicted (and what it means instead). Why restriction actually increases desire and over-consumption. How to decrease your desire for sugar, without willpower. For show notes, links, and resources, visit www.bodyyoucrave.com/blog/36 And when you’re ready to end the war with sugar and lose weight eating the foods you love, I’ll show you how. Schedule your free consult at www.bodyyoucrave.com/schedule and we’ll spend one hour together diving into where you are now, where you want to be this summer, and everything that’s truly standing in your way.

Ready to ditch procrastination & overwhelm for good, so that you can create the life your truly crave? Keep listening and I'll show you my simple 3 step process to get unstuck. Grab your free worksheet that walks you step by step through this process. And when you're ready to end the war with food and stop hating your body, schedule your free consult at www.bodyyoucrave.com/schedule. Together I'll help you identify where you are now, where you want to be in 6 months, and everything that's truly stranding in your way. Let's go!