Primal Potential Blog
Q&A 24: The Gap Between Planning and Doing
In today's episode we're addressing a listener challenge that, to me, points to the gap between planning and doing. Maybe you recognize this pattern: you establish a plan. You set goals. You draft a menu for the week. You pre-determine how many workouts you'll get in....
How to Track (without monitoring calories)
I lost 140 lbs without counting calories or carbs. Honestly, I found that exhausting. I also found it exhausting to use apps where I had to search a database for a food and wonder if it was "close enough" to what I was actually eating. I had done the calorie counting...
The 100th Episode – The Factors of Failure and the Strategies for Success
This is the 100th episode of the Primal Potential podcast! In this episode, I'm sharing some specifics about the factors that led to my emotional eating, weight gain and unhealthy relationship with food as well as the strategies I used to permanently overcome the...
Episode 075: How Much Fat is Too Much & Cholesterol Myths
In today's episode we're tackling lots of questions about dietary fat including how much fat is too much, whether or not dietary cholesterol raises serum cholesterol and if fat really clogs your arteries. Plus, we'll go into healthy fat sources, how to incorporate fat...
Episode 074: CrossFit and Weight Loss
In today's episode we're talking about all things CrossFit and weight loss with my own personal trainer and owner of CrossFit Altius, Nathan Keil. Nathan and I chat about how he programs workouts for fat loss and the keys to efficient, safe and effective workouts....
Primal Potential Manifesto
I eat foods I love I eat foods that love me back I respect my body too much to fill it with garbage I choose to create a strong, capable, resilient body I speak kindly to myself and about myself I do what is right, not what is easy I chase my dreams with courage,...
Episode 073: Primal & Paleo Lunch Ideas
One of the most popular Primal Potential podcast episodes was all about how to create a fat loss breakfast. I think a lot of people have a hard time with lunch, even more than breakfast, because they're often out of the house and eating on-the-go. In today's episode...
Episode 072: 7 Ways to Defeat Resistance
Last weekend I attended a conference called Podcast Movement and the opening keynote by Pat Flynn so closely paralleled what I talk about on Primal Potential about sustainable fat loss that I just HAD to share it with you. Pat shared 7 ways to defeat resistance as it...
Episode 071: Impatience: Why Am I Not Losing Weight?
Impatience. It’s a real problem. We make good choices for a day or a few days and then get incredibly frustrated that we aren’t seeing results. That the number on the scale isn’t lower. What the heck? Why am I not losing weight? I did my part! Why isn’t my body...
Dos and Don’ts of Bulletproof Coffee
(This post was originally written in August 2015 and has since been updated to reflect more recent thoughts & resources.) Join the discussion in the free...