Primal Potential Blog
Episode 050: Do You Treat Weekends Like Vacation?
In today's episode we're talking about the very common trap of treating weekends, holidays, dinners out or random Tuesday mornings like vacation. We create an exception, eat what we want and then beat ourselves up while getting frustrated with our lack of progress....
On Mindfulness & Accountability
Yeah, you know, I'm human. I am admittedly not as strict with my eating as I was a year ago. Have I achieved all my goals? No. Would I make faster progress if I got back to what worked for me so well before? Abso-freaking-lutely. And I'm working on it. Here is what I...
Q&A 14: Forecasting Failure
In today's episode we're addressing a listener concern about her habit of forecasting failure. We talk about how to handle feeling frustrated with your body and your lack of results while not being in denial but also not manifesting future failures. Listen Now: [audio...
Episode 049: Does Moderation Always Work with Tim Bauer
In today's episode Tim Bauer of TinierTim.com and I are discussing two opposite approaches to lifestyle change: moderation vs. abstaining. We both use both approaches in different ways and we're talking about the pros and cons of each and how to know which approach is...
Episode 048: Leverage Your Genes to Fit Into Your Jeans
How do your genes impact your weight? Are you destined to be fat? Can you overcome your genetic predispositions? The answer is yes and the power lies within your epigenome. The study of epigenomics and nutrigenomics show us how our diet, lifestyle and environmental...
What I Ate…Monday
It's been a few weeks since I shared my daily eats so even though it's a Monday, I thought I might give you a little look inside my life, my eats and my workout! On this particular day I woke up around 5am. That's pretty typical. I love mornings and I wake up each day...
Q&A 13: Eating Your Emotions – Perspective, Pity, & Your Personal Power
In today's episode we're answering a listener question about strategies for dealing with intense emotion that drives you to eat. How do you overcome emotion that is so intense you just don't care about your goals in the moment? We talk about how you can practice...
Episode 047: WHY You Eat vs. WHAT You Eat
In today's episode we're talking about what truly holds people back from achieving their fat loss goals. in many cases, it isn't as much about what you eat as it is about why you eat! We talk about the power of affirmations, the power of thought, the power of the...
Episode 046: Water – What You Need to Know for Fat Loss, Health & Longevity
In today's episode we're talking about water: why we need it and how it can hurt us. Yup, we're taking a deep dive into water quality, why we need water filters, what's very likely in our water and how we can protect our health with a high quality water filter. Listen...
Going Through the Motions
At one point in my weight loss journey I got into a really ugly habit of just going through the motions. I was incredibly frustrated with my lack of results (I definitely wasn't losing any weight) and felt like I was doing the things I should be doing. Sure, I wasn't...