198: White Knuckles Are Red Flags

198: White Knuckles Are Red Flags

Today’s episode is all about something I say often: short term strategies deliver short term results.

If you cannot maintain the strategy that delivers the results, you will not sustain the results themselves.

Any approach that requires white-knuckled willpower should be a real red flag that you might be working hard for results you won’t maintain.

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White Knuckles Are Red Flags

How many times will you employ a short term strategy that you know you can’t sustain?

There are so many problems with this approach.

  1. If you can’t sustain the strategy, you won’t sustain the results
  2. If you don’t know, address or solve the true problems, they’ll still be there waiting for you
  3. You’re creating a negative association with the process
    1. You’re reinforcing a pattern of quitting or failure and therefore think that’s all that lies ahead for you. That’s not true. It’s your crappy strategy
    2. You think change is harder than it actually is. That’s representative of your unsustainable approach.

The lasting is approach is the approach you enjoy and are able and willing to maintain.

If you’re looking for a break, an escape or a cheat, it’s not the right approach.

You’re very likely focused on the wrong thing. Does your approach help you address WHY you eat, not just WHAT you eat?

Internal development precedes external improvements.

If you successfully complete your Whole30 but don’t address your pattern of emotional eating, what happens the next time you get emotional?

If you do a 21 day detox but do nothing to overcome your all-or-nothing tendencies, don’t you think another “nothing” cycle is coming? Then what?

Absolutely listen to the full episode to understand how you can overcome this white-knuckle-willpower approach to weight loss! It’s not working!

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198: White Knuckles Are Red Flags

197: Overeating and Your Metabolism

Cheat day.  Overeating.  Binge eating.  Call it what you want.

The bottom line is – overeating has an immediate, negative effect on your metabolism!

In today’s episode, we are talking about the physical, hormonal, and metabolic impact of overeating or binge eating.

I want you to know and understand that your body does not “reset” the following day simply because it’s a new day and your fat burning potential doesn’t go unaffected.

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Overeating and Your Metabolism

In today’s episode we’re going to dive into the relationship between overeating and your metabolism. We’ll get into specific impairments to your hormone balance, metabolism and fat burning potential that happen almost immediately.

We’ll answer the following questions:

What are the consequences of overeating on your metabolism?

  • Your body goes into storage mode
  • Your fat burning potential is suppressed for days
  • You trigger hormonal imbalances
  • You experience an increase in hunger and cravings
  • Your body burns sugar instead of fat while at rest and during workouts

How long do the negative effects last?

Practically speaking, how can you change your habit of overeating?

What can you do before the binge?

What can you do after the binge?

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Resources

Episode 009: Carbohydrate Spillover

Carb Timing

Carb Strategies for Effortless Fat Loss

Golden Rules of Carbs & Fat Loss

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Let’s Call A Lie A Lie

Most of us lie to ourselves.

I would bet money that you lie to yourself.

I’d also bet that you might not even realize that your lies are in fact lies.

One of the most common lies I see (and I used to tell myself) is that indulging, overeating and binging are what you want, they make you feel good and you like it.

I would argue that when you overeat, it doesn’t work for you. You don’t like it and it doesn’t make you feel good.

I have a client who is trying to overcome a long-held habit of overeating after dinner. The other day in our private Facebook group she was struggling with the desire to indulge in that habit. Here’s what she said:

Urges, I can feel you and let you pass. I am stronger than you. I am taking a vigorous walk after a night without sleep. I am going home to shower and get myself some true downtime. Urges you don’t know the real me!

So basically, the urge to overeat was there. She wanted to. She was tempted.

One of the other women in the group had such a powerful response, calling her out on lies she has believed about these urges to overeat:

Can I add something? “Urges, you say you’ll make me feel better if I indulge. That’s a lie. Experience has shown me that I feel crappy, exhausted and stressed when I give in to you.”

Isn’t that so true!?

Maybe you tell yourself you want to overeat. You want to “let go” and indulge. You tell yourself that you need it. You’re stressed, you’re tired and you just don’t care.

But isn’t that a lie?

Isn’t it more true that the overeating makes you more tired?

Isn’t it more true that the overeating makes you more stressed?

Isn’t it more true that you are NEVER glad you did it?

Isn’t it more true that if you reflect back on your experience, it’s never worth it?

Start to look for those lies you’ve been telling yourself and challenge yourself to find what is real.

198: White Knuckles Are Red Flags

196: Motivational Minisode: Be Awake In Your Dreams

Are you in need of a quick dose of motivation?

Listen to today’s minisode to find out what it means to be awake in your dreams!

 

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Be Awake In Your Dreams

Every single day is an opportunity for you to give yourself a gift that only you have the power to unwrap!

You can make the choice to shift your mindset, make better choices, do the hard work, embrace your obstacles, and work on your confidence.

In today’s minisode, I share what it means to be awake in your dreams and how this mindset can help you create a powerful transformation in your life.

Just one more thing..I have some exciting news I want to share with you!  I will be hosting my first LIVE Primal Potential weekend event November 3-5 in Nashville, Tennesee!

Tickets are not on sale yet but I want you to save the date!

 

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195: The Golden Rules of Carbs and Fat Loss

195: The Golden Rules of Carbs and Fat Loss

Forget what you have heard!  You can eat carbohydrates and still successfully meet your fat loss goals and maintain the results.

There are hundreds of opinions related to carbs & fat loss and it’s tough to know which one is most effective. We’re going to clear that up and ensure that you don’t have to subscribe to models of restriction or deprivation in order to burn fat and have plenty of energy.

In today’s episode, I discuss 4  smart carb strategies (aka The Golden Rules of Carbs and Fat loss) that, when implemented, will help you unlock your health and weight potential while increasing your energy, decreasing your cravings and stabilizing your hunger.

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The Golden Rules of Carbs and Fat Loss

Listen to the episode to hear my detailed explanation for the following:

A).  Who can benefit from implementing these strategies?

B).  What are carbohydrates?

C) Do the golden rules of carbs and fat loss apply to all carbohydrates or are there exceptions?

D) How do the golden rules of carbs and fat loss apply to individuals who workout?

E).  What are the 4 strategies?  What effect do they have on blood sugar, insulin, and cortisol levels?

You’ll want to listen to the full episode to hear the explanation of the golden rules, but here’s a quick overview:

  • Eat your starchy carbs at the right time
  • Choose the right quality of carbohydrates
  • Consume the right quantity
  • Pair your carbs with the right company

Resources

Episode 007: Carbs and Fat Loss – Timing Matters

Q&A 2:  What’s Your Carb Tolerance

Episode 058:  Understanding Fat Loss: The Insulin Effect

Episode 170:  3 Ways to Improve Your Carbohydrate Tolerance

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