Hacking Motivation: 8 Ways to Get Motivated

It’s pretty tough to talk yourself into doing anything if you aren’t motivated. I know. I’ve been there.

For most of my life I desperately wanted to lose weight, I hated my body, had no energy and was tired of trying and failing but it seemed like I wasn’t motivated enough to do the work.

So frustrating.

I know I’m not alone. I get emails every single day like this one:

I look up recipes, buy groceries, fail at making them (usually turns out bland and nothing like the recipe) and don’t meal prep so I end up eating out for every meal. I still hate the way I look and feel and constantly feel defeated. How do I change or overcome apathy? No idea.

I’ll be honest, though: I love getting emails like that. I love it because they’re asking for help, they want to make a change and I know I can help. I’m thrilled that they’ve opened the door for me to nudge them in the right direction.

Before we dive into the 8 ways to get motivated, I need to establish the fact that most people really don’t understand what motivation is or how to create it.

It’s a bit of a paradox. Most people think, “I’m not taking action because I’m not motivated.”

The reality of motivation is close, but opposite: you aren’t motivated because you aren’t taking action. 

Seriously. That slight but significant tweak is a game changer. You don’t have to take massive action to create motivation, but you’ll never get motivated if you’re waiting for it to strike you like a lightening bolt.

Motivation is like a fire. Most people see it as lighting a match. I’d like to argue that most people are wrong (but it’s an easy fix).

What happens when you light a match? Sure, you have fire, but for how long? Maybe 30 seconds if you’re lucky! It looks like fire, smells like fire but if you blink, it’s gone. If a draft comes through, it’s gone. If you so much as sneeze, your 30 second flame turns into a 3 second one.

That is a pretty good example of most people’s experience with motivation. It ignites. They see it. They feel it. It’s real. And then….cookies. Wine. Saturday night. Poof! What flame?

Motivation is more like a fire. Someone has to act upon the fire to keep it going. It does not happen by accident & it does not keep burning without intentionality. It doesn’t take massive effort to keep that fire burning but if you just watch it & hope it stays alive…well…you’ll soon have a pile of ashes.

In his (fantastic) book, The Motivation Manifesto, Brendon Burchard outlines the 3 phases of motivation, each equally required to get it & maintain it.

  1. Spark
  2. Sustain
  3. Amplify

Of course these phases beg the question, “Yeah, okay, I’m with you but how do I sustain or amplify motivation?”

Let’s get into the 8 ways to get motivated now. Once we dive into these, I think you’ll have a great launching off point to spark your motivation, sustain it and amplify when needed.

ONE: Get Clear On What You Want

Motivation comes from the word “motive” or “reason for action”. I think we all know & understand that simply having a reason to act often isn’t enough to get us up & taking action, but, it’s a critical starting point.

To get clear on what you want, I’d like you to take a few minutes to write down the answers to these questions. Don’t do it in your head. It needs to be on paper, on purpose.

What single goal do I want to achieve? Be as specific as possible. If your goal is weight loss, get really clear on how much weight you want to lose & in what time frame.

Why is this goal important to me? I want you to focus here on what you stand to gain if you achieve your goal. Saying you want to lose weight because you hate your body is a terrible motivator, and anyone who has failed on a diet understands that this is not an effective strategy. How will life be different when you achieve this goal?

What do I need to know (that I don’t know already) to achieve this goal? Are there information gaps you can fill? Are there resources you need to find or coaches you need to work with? Or do you have all the information you need? Get clear on what answers you absolutely require before you can achieve your goal. If you have unanswered questions, also establish who you can reach out to to get the answers.

Who has achieved this goal before? I don’t suggest following someone else’s steps (though sometimes that can work), but I want you to be clear on this so that you believe & reinforce that achieving your goal is possible. If someone else has done it, it is possible for you to do it. Now we just need to start taking small steps in that direction.

TWO: Name Your Obstacles

We don’t need to pretend that life is all sunshine & rainbows. If you’re feeling unmotivated, you need to get really clear on the forces that hold you back. You can’t overcome them if you aren’t sure what they are or how they impact you.

The most common obstacle I see is negativity. You cannot continue to tell yourself, “I can’t….” or “I never…” and expect to make progress.

You will not exceed your own expectations. You cannot exceed your own belief so don’t expect to change until your current level of belief does.

One of the most powerful exercises I take people through in my Breaking Barriers course is identifying any & all self-limiting beliefs. You might not realize that when you argue for your limitations you get to keep them.

Your performance improves when your image of yourself does.

As these negative thoughts & limiting beliefs pop up, you’ve got to replace them. I’m not suggesting you replace them with puffy-clouds-and-marshmellow thoughts you don’t believe in but simple empowering statements make a world of difference.

For example, one of my clients recently told me, “Work nights are awful. I don’t know why but I always overeat at work. That’s a big issue for me”.

I told her, “you’ll be right every single time you say that”.

She doesn’t need to say, “I eat clean every night at work!” if that’s not true but there’s power in saying, “Work nights are a challenge & I’m practicing self-control because it’s really important to me and I don’t like how I feel when I overeat at work.”

Maybe you have other obstacles like lack of preparation, lack of impulse control or not getting enough sleep. Whatever your obstacles are, be clear on them.

The best offense is a good defense. You can’t have a good defense if you don’t know what you’re defending against!

THREE: Build Trust In Yourself

After years of yo-yo dieting, making commitments to “start on Monday” and caving to temptation, I didn’t trust myself at all. My own word meant nothing to me.

When I’d silently declare, “I can do this!” there was a not-so-quiet voice in my head calling horse poo.

I felt defeated before I even began. I didn’t trust myself.

If you’re wondering, “how do I even start to trust myself again?”, you’re asking the right question.

One of the problems with weight loss attempts & self-trust is that you set yourself up for failure. When you take on too much (like trying to dramatically change your eating habits overnight by sheer force of will), you set yourself up for failure.

Even if the promise you made to yourself wasn’t realistic, you’ve broken the promise & your word loses it’s meaning.

I want you to make one small commitment to yourself today. You must keep it.

This is not a hostage crisis and there’s no negotiating with yourself. After you’ve made the commitment, case closed. You will follow through.

When I say “small” I really mean it. When I say “no negotiating” I really mean it.

There is no room for being too tired, justifying why it can wait until tomorrow or forgetting.

Make a small promise & keep it.

Here are some promises you can consider:

  • I will clean the kitchen as soon as I’m finished dinner
  • I will be in bed by 10pm tonight
  • I will prepare tomorrow’s lunch before bed
  • I will do 10 body weight squats before I get in the shower
  • I will make my bed

The whole goal here is to slowly rebuild trust. Begin to be very careful about the commitments you make to yourself and decide ahead of time that you’re rebuilding trust within the most important relationship in your life: the one you have with yourself.

FOUR: Give Attention To Your Goal

Have you ever taken a “set it & forget it” approach to your goals? I know I have! In a moment of that motivation spark, I scribbled down some goals in a notebook and never returned to that page. Years later, when cleaning out a junk drawer, I’d find the goals and think, “Huh. I totally forgot about those.”

Motivation requires attention.

I get it. Life happens. You get distracted by life, work, family, kids, Scandal. That will happen. But it doesn’t mean you forget about that goal.

Let me be super clear: you must mentally revisit your goal every single day, multiple times a day.

Where your attention goes, your energy flows.

When you’re just wishing for change, you don’t have to be intentional about your attention. But, if you want to get motivated, if you want to move from wishing for it to working for it, you must bring constant attention to your goal.

Here’s how I do this: I have my goals on an index card. I have about 5 copies of that index card and I can’t miss them even if I wanted to. I know that it would be way too easy for me to be swept up in the chaos of my day that many days could go by without bringing attention & intention to my goals so I don’t let that happen.

One copy sits on my bedside table. I see it every time I walk into my room or my bathroom. One copy sits on my desk. I see it all day long while I work. One copy sits on the dash of my car. One copy is in my purse and I have an electronic copy in the notes app of my phone.

Motivation requires attention. Attention requires intention.

Do not hope that you’ll stay focused. Be intentional about redirecting your attention to your goals multiple times each day.

FIVE: Respect Your Space

You do not need to be a neat freak but your immediate environment has a huge impact on your goals.

How motivated are you to cook a clean, delicious meal when you walk into a messy kitchen with a sink full of dishes? You’re not! You want to avoid the kitchen! You want to order in so you don’t have to deal with the mess.

How focused are you when you sit at a cluttered desk?

How could you notice your goals sitting on your bedside table if it’s buried under a pile of mugs, books and random papers?

It’s easier to keep up than it is to catch up.

Take 10 minutes each morning and 10 minutes each night to care for the space around you.

One of the challenges I gave to my winter fat loss fast track group was to clean the kitchen each night before bed. You might wonder what that has to do with fat loss. I’d say: a lot.

The folks who made that switch and woke up to a clean kitchen felt more calm, more focused and were far more likely to make choices in their best interest.

The space around you is a reflection of how you care for yourself.

I end each work day by tidying my desk.

I begin each morning by making my bed.

I end every meal by cleaning my kitchen.

When your environment brings peace, your mind is more at peace and you’re more likely to make choices that are in your best interests.

SIX: Seek Solutions, Not Problems

You get what you look for. Since you’re reading this post I’m going to make the assumption that you’re not the kind of person who has a problem for every solution.

You know what I mean. I’ll get emails from people asking for help & for every solution I provide, they’ve got a problem.

“I don’t have time.” “My job is stressful.” “I’m an emotional eater.” “I’m hormonal.”

I’ll say it again: you get what you look for.

If you’re looking for reasons you can’t or reasons it’s hard, you’ll always find them. They’re all around you.

If, on the other hand, you look for solutions, you’ll find those too.

Begin to pay attention to your thoughts and words. How often are you searching for problems?

How often is the internal dialogue in your head about how you’re tired, it’s been a bad day, the kids are stressing you out or the fact that your cravings are out of control?

Switch your thinking and practice being solution-focused.

Oftentimes when I get to the gym in the morning, I’m tired. Many times I’ve caught myself focusing on the problem & complaining about lack of sleep or not enough coffee.

I’m not denying the fact that I’m tired, but being problem focused is complaining and arguing for my limitations.

My solution-focused approach is to tell myself, “Yup. Energy is a little lower than I’d like it to be so I’m in the right place! What better way to generate the energy I need than by working out! I’m exactly where I need to be!”

There will always be a problem for every solution. Don’t be that guy.

While everyone else is delivering excuses, you deliver results. You focus on the solutions.

SEVEN: Practice

Let’s think about the type of person you would be if you achieved your goal.

What kinds of habits would you need to have if you achieved and maintained that goal?

Now, pick one of those habits. Practice it every single day.

One of the habits I work with my clients on is a fat loss breakfast. Do I expect them to be perfect? No. Do I think they can master it without committing to practice? Nope.

We can be freed by our conscious thoughts & our disciplined habits.

We aren’t freed by our dreams or our willpower.

We are freed by our conscious thoughts AND our disciplined habits.

I really do not think you can create 7 new habits at once. That’s why I want you to pick ONE habit you’d need to master to achieve your goal & practice it every single day.

If you drop the ball, try again. That’s the thing about practice. By definition, practice isn’t perfect.

Repetition generates confidence and opportunities for learning.

Absolutely anything in this world can be made easy through practice.

This practice generates momentum & fuels motivation.

Commit to daily practice. Bring your conscious attention to that one thing you are practicing and do not quit. Do not skip practice.

The only way to get better & build a habit is through consistent practice.

EIGHT: Expose Yourself

One of the most powerful ways to get motivated is to expose yourself to things that spark motivation, that inspire you or that remind you of what you’re doing & why.

These sparks will be different for each person & that’s ok.

Some of the things I expose myself to each day are quotes & images that inspire me. I talk to people who encourage me. I share my goals. I read. I review my own progress.

A lot of my clients expose themselves by listening to podcasts or daily motivations.

Others expose themselves through prayer & meditation.

The key here is to know what sparks that desire or inspiration in you & expose yourself daily.

One of the things I did to help with that is create this motivational mixtape. It’s kind of a sneak peak at what the Primal Potential daily motivations are, but this is free and totally available for you to download & listen to them when you need them.

They’re short, daily motivational messages to help you re-focus and engage with your goals. All you have to do is click the banner below & the downloads are ready & waiting for you!

Be sure to let me know what you think of them & which ones are your favorite!!

145: Obesogens – Chemicals That Make You Fat

145: Obesogens – Chemicals That Make You Fat

Obesogens are a real thing. They are a class of chemical compounds found all around us that impair the functioning of our fat cells, interfere with metabolism & initiate hormone chaos. Obesogens are truly chemicals that make you fat.

Have you ever heard of endocrine disrupters? Endocrine disrupters are chemicals that interfere with any aspect of hormone action in the body. Obesogens are a specific class of endocrine disrupters that specifically target fat gain, fat loss, appetite and hormone balance related to fat loss.

They cause major problems but we can make a difference. Today’s episode talks about two specific obesogens: BPA and PFOAs. We’ll talk about what they do, how we’re exposed to them and what to do about them.

Don’t miss this episode. It’s a good one!

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Obesogens: Chemicals That Make You Fat

In today’s episode we’re covering the following questions:

  1. What are obesogens?
  2. How do they impact fat loss or gain?
  3. How do these chemicals impact your hormones?
  4. What is BPA?
  5. What is PFOA?
  6. What kinds of things are they found in?
  7. Why are they legal?
  8. How can I avoid them?
  9. Is it possible to detox from obesogens I might already have in my system?
  10. Why do these obesogens target body fat?

Research on Obesogens 

State restrictions of BPA

More detail than you could ever want on obesogens

Understanding obesogens

More research on obesogens

Resources

Amazing NYT story about the man fighting DuPont – Must read!

58: Understanding Fat Loss: The Insulin Effect

Get Yourself a Water Filter!

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145: Obesogens – Chemicals That Make You Fat

144: Apple Cider Vinegar and Weight Loss

In today’s episode we’re talking all about apple cider vinegar and weight loss. I’ll be sharing the research related to apple cider vinegar, weight loss, fat burning & fat storage. Plus, we’ll dive into how & how much apple cider vinegar to use to get these weight loss benefits.

If you’re going to give apple cider vinegar (ACV) a shot, it’s super important to know which type to buy. Not all ACV is created equal and we’ll be diving into that in this episode.

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Apple Cider Vinegar and Weight Loss

In today’s episode we’re answering the most common questions about ACV

  1. What is apple cider vinegar?
  2. How is it different from other types of vinegar?
  3. Does apple cider vinegar help you lose weight?
  4. How does apple cider vinegar impact blood sugar, fat burning & fat storage?
  5. Are all types of apple cider vinegar the same?
  6. What kind should I buy?
  7. How much should I take?
  8. How do you take it? What are some delicious apple cider vinegar recipes?
  9. What about other uses for ACV?

Carrot Ginger Dressing with ACV
Blend all ingredients in the blender and use as needed for salad dressing

  • 4 large carrots
  • 1″ piece of raw ginger (peeled)
  • 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
  • 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
  • the white part (bottom) of a green onion
  • Sprinkle of salt

I also love to add 1-2 tbsp ACV to 20 oz of water with the juice from 1/2 a lemon

Resources

Braggs Apple Cider Vinegar

58: Understanding Fat Loss: The Insulin Effect

122: Fat Loss Basics Part 2 – Carbohydrates

5 Reasons to Drink Bone Broth

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143: How To Silence Your Inner Critic (More Results, Less Effort)

I want to challenge you today. I want to show you how to silence your inner critic.

You know, that voice that says, “I’ll do it tomorrow” or “I can’t” or “This is so hard”.

That voice. How do we make it go away?

There’s no strategy, no plan, no protocol, no diet that will work if you don’t get out of your own way & do the work.

Unfortunately, many of us stay stuck for too long, if not forever, in our own way.

We are the only reason that we aren’t living the life we want. We are the only reason we don’t have the body we want. We are the only reason we aren’t who or where we want to be.

And we have the power to change that. Today’s episode is all about “how”.

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How to Silence Your Inner Critic

  1. Identify your most common excuses, limitations or methods of procrastination
  2. Determine when you anticipate them to pop up in the next week
  3. Pre-determine your response

Most of us misunderstand motivation. We think it’s just wanting something badly enough, and if we do, we’ll do the work.

That’s not true. That’s grossly incomplete.

Motivation is like a fire. We misunderstand when we think it’s a simple as lighting a match.

When you light a match, do you have fire? You sure do!

But then what? What happens to a match? It fizzles out really fast.

It’s just the beginning. It’s just potential for fire. It is a spark.

It must be sustained.

If you just have the spark, you find yourself wondering, “What’s wrong with me? Why am I not doing the work? Why can’t I follow through? Why aren’t I strong enough?”

You’re just missing a step. You’re missing the step that keeps the fire burning.

That step is ACTION.

Action fuels motivation. Action stokes the fire.

You might be wondering, “what does this have to do with how to silence my inner critic?”

Everything.

Our inner critic keeps us from taking action.

The voice of doubt & delay makes excuses that tell us tomorrow will be better.

That’s the dragon we must slay. That is how you silence your inner critic.

Know it. Expect it. Deny it. 

Resources

How to Make Fat Loss Easy

Motivational Minisode

Motivation Mixtape

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8 Things You Need to Know About How Flavor Makes You Fat

This is a really important topic. You must have a deeper understanding of how flavor makes you fat. You will thank me later.

It’s important to first clear up what I  mean by “flavor”. I mean added flavor that doesn’t come from the plant or animal you’re eating.

I am not talking about herbs, spices and flavor rich fruits & vegetables like ginger root.

These added flavors not only make you fat, they are designed to make you fat. Millions of dollars and years of research are put into creating the exact flavor & aroma combinations that trigger you to overeat and not feel satisfied. The goal is to keep you going back for more.

Flavor has been hijacked by the food industry & chemical companies and they’re making us crave processed foods, overeat them & turn to them to meet our emotional needs.

This is by design.

Added flavor will make you fat…

…Unless you break the chains of fake flavor.

I want to help you do that. Here are 8 things I feel you need to know about how flavor makes you fat & what to do about it.

ONE

Processed foods are designed to make you eat more. 

This is a simple, common-sense truth. Food companies make money when you eat more, not less. They employ well paid scientists who spend many years on one single food item to ensure that the food item:

  • Doesn’t quickly trigger feelings of fullness (if at all)
  • Provides as much flavor as possible
  • Is pleasurable in texture, flavor & aroma
  • Stimulates the pleasure & reward region of your brain so you become hard wired to keep going back for more

It’s not that you’re weak and have no self-control. It’s that these processed foods are designed to overpower your self-control by manipulating your physiology.

TWO

Processed foods are designed to emotionally manipulate you.

When a food company takes on a new food product, they have a few critical questions they must answer:

  • Who is the target customer?
  • What do they want to feel, emotionally?
  • What flavor profiles & textures address that emotional need state?

For example, if their target customer is a middle-aged working mother of two, they might know she wants to feel calm, loved, in control, warm & happy.

They don’t guess about this. They survey their customers. They let them try the product. They ask how it makes them feel. They keep working on the product until it targets the precise emotional need state the customer told them they are after. 

They create a emotional profile for every single ingredient and flavor they use. Textures also have emotional profiles.

Once they determine the emotional need state of their target customer, they begin to comb through their ingredient, flavor & chemical libraries to find the perfect combination of flavors & aromas that satisfy the particular emotional need state.

They’ll blend together the perfect combination of textures and flavors – maybe things like sweet, cinnamon, creamy or chewy to create the exact emotional profile that customer is craving.

Every wonder why you turn to food when you’re feeling emotional?

Welcome to emotional manipulation at it’s finest.

Guys, food cannot meet your emotional needs. You might think it can, but it can’t.

(I tackle this is more detail in episode 141 of the Primal Potential podcast)

THREE

Whole foods have far less flavor than they used to.

Production methods for fruits, vegetables, meats, poultry & fish have changed.

Industrial farming operations have changed everything to maximize profit. Their priorities are:

  • Rate of growth (the faster the better)
  • Appearance
  • Size (bigger is better)
  • Pathogen resistance
  • Rot prevention (pick fruits and vegetables long before they’re ripe so they survive transit & time on the grocery shelf)

What is not a consideration? Flavor.

When animals are slaughtered young, they have less flavor than those allowed to mature. Chickens used to be send to slaughter at 22+ weeks old. Most chickens are now slaughtered around 35 days old. Flavor doesn’t even begin to develop until 9 weeks.

Fruits and vegetables have been genetically engineered to grow at a dramatically accelerated rate. In this abbreviated time they cannot absorb as many vitamins & minerals from the (already nutrient depleted) soil. They cannot develop flavor.

Meat, fish, chicken, fruits & vegetables have less flavor. Plus, relative to the hyperpalatable processed foods, they hardly stand a chance.

(I go into a lot more detail on the changes to meat, chicken, fruits & vegetables in episode 140 of the Primal Potential podcast.)

FOUR

Appetite stimulants are studied and carefully added to processed foods.

Let me ask you a quick question: If you sat down and ate 4 chicken breasts, how would you feel? Super stuffed, right?

What about a sleeve of Thin Mint Girl Scout cookies? You’d probably be thinking, “Somebody take this crack away from me before I eat the whole box!”

Those two examples contain roughly the same number of calories but you have an extremely different response.

There are compounds known as “hyperpalatables”, essentially, appetite stimulants. They’re even more powerful when used in combination. They make you want to eat more.

Food companies brag about this with slogans like, “Bet you can’t have just one…” and “Once you pop you just can’t stop”.

They seek out these reactions. That’s exactly how you want to feel.

This is by design.

Whole foods do not intend to hijack your palate and annihilate your self-control.

FIVE

Whole foods naturally contain anti-feedants, components that reduce your appetite.

Whole foods have (as described in the book “The Dorito Effect“) a lower toxicity threshold. Essentially, you’ll stop eating whole foods long before you’ll stop eating processed foods.

Think about it: if you set out to eat an entire bag of oranges, you’d quickly feel uncomfortably full and you might get sick.

What if you set out to eat an entire bag of Goldfish crackers? (I’m going to declare that one entirely possible as I’ve done it myself unintentionally.)

Some whole foods contain known anti-feedants that suppress appetite and encourage you to eat less.

Bitter compounds are known to suppress appetite, so eating foods like brussels sprouts, dark chocolate (the real stuff), dandelion greens and grapefruit quite easily suppress appetite.

Other whole foods like oregano and chili peppers are proven anti-feedants.

There’s no processed food on the planet that would benefit from making you eat less.

SIX

Your palate is always evolving &  you can direct the process (or not). 

Think about foods you like now but once didn’t. I used to hate coffee, red wine, dark chocolate and asparagus. Now I love them.

We see this happen very quickly with children. Foods they wouldn’t take a second bite of just weeks ago they now can’t get enough of.

Even with adults it is very common to develop new tastes as you get older.

Your palate will evolve. It’s changing every day. You can direct the process or you can hand it over to be manipulated by food & chemical companies.

Your palate evolves, in large part, based on the things to which you expose it.

Try new things. Taste new flavors. Prepare foods you don’t like in new ways.

What you eat most you want most.

I see this with my clients & I’ve seen it in my own life. I used to genuinely crave & desire Hostess cupcakes, ice cream and Cheez-Its. My palate has changed. It changed quickly. I don’t eat clean out of sheer willpower.

I eat clean out of desire. Because I took control of re-training my own palate instead of letting it be hijacked by processed foods and chemical creations.

SEVEN

Natural flavors aren’t so natural.

In the United States, food & chemical companies are not required to disclose what makes up “natural flavors” or “artificial flavors”. They can vaguely list them as such.

Food scientists are very clear about the fact that more often than not, artificial flavors and natural flavors are exactly the same chemical compounds, though they may be created in a different way – though maybe not.

Even more disturbing – a product that claims to be vegetarian, vegan or gluten free but contains “natural flavors” may derive those flavors from animal or non-kosher sources. That is perfectly legal in this country.

EIGHT

You can love food more & eat less of it.

I have put together a free 14-day flavor challenge to help you love food more.

See, when I was over 300 lbs I thought I just loved food too much. I was wrong. I had no taste. I ate garbage.

I now love food more than ever & I seek out real, intense, incredible flavor.

My enjoyment of food is exponentially higher than it ever was.

I’ve embraced my inner food snob.

Krispy Kreme donuts, Cheez-Its, Hostess cupcakes & Swedish fish no longer appeal to me.

To me, indulgences are velvety dark chocolate, pasture-raised pork cut into melt-in-your-mouth slices of the highest quality bacon or a buttery filet of sea bass.

We tend to lose sight of the fact that pleasure diminishes as quantity increases. When you’re elbow deep into the jar of animal crackers, do you really taste anything after the second handful or are you just on auto-pilot?

When we choose quality foods, the desire is satisfied on far less food. It’s so amazingly good that we are satisfied with just a little bit.

We appreciate & savor every bite. We’re fully conscious of the experience.

When the serving is small & the quality is high, the entire experience stays at the place of maximum enjoyment.

That’s what I want to help you create.

That’s why I’ve put together this totally free 14 day flavor challenge to help you break the chains of fake flavor & fall in love with real, flavorful food.

Over 14 days I’ll share recipes, meal ideas & critical information you need to understand how fake flavor manipulates your palate, your wallet & your emotions.

You’ll eliminate cravings. You’ll enjoy food more & you’ll probably lose some weight along the way!

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