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351: Lost 90 Pounds & Found Calm
I could have called this episode so many different things. I could have called it "Lifestyle Transformation After Baby". I could have called it "When You Should NOT Workout". I could have called it "Learning To Be Calm As A Fat Loss Strategy". I should probably just...
350: Identifying & Solving The REAL Problem
Too often, we scramble for solutions without taking the time to really define and understand the problem. That leads to lots of effort with little results. We either solving the wrong problem or implementing the wrong solution, or both. It's a waste of time & a...
349: Success Cycles & Reigniting Your Focus
I'm so excited to have one of my Fat Loss Fast Track clients on the show today. She's in the trenches of creating lasting change and refining what works best for her body & lifestyle. After feeling great about her first 12 weeks in the Fat Loss Fast Track, she...
348: Your Lies Become Your Truth
Be careful. Your lies will become your truth. The messages we send to ourselves via our thoughts & words become our reality. They are powerful. Your thoughts & words are not only descriptive but also prescriptive. They are instructions to your subconscious...
347: 5 Lessons for Success Beyond Fat Loss
I had a busy weekend, full of lessons, many of which came from my first time on a bike in God knows how many years. Saturday, I ate lots of treats (for me) and several alcoholic beverages. Sunday, I ate really clean & biked around Martha's Vineyard. On both days,...
346: Stop Creating Chaos
You might not see it this way, but chances are, you're creating chaos in your life. Often, we turn to food & alcohol in response to stress, emotion, tension or anxiety. Food allows us to escape, avoid & numb whatever is bothering us. Then, we turn our...
345: Stress Incontinence Solutions
The other day I overheard a conversation between two women at the gym. One woman was complaining to the other about her stress incontinence, or, as she described it, leaking urine during her workout. The other woman shared that she has the same problem and they...
344: 6 Critical Strategies To Crush Your Goals
A couple weeks ago I went up to Albany, NY to watch one of the CrossFit regional competitions. All of the athletes were highly skilled and wanted to win. However, being highly skilled and wanting to win wasn't enough. As I watched the competition, I paid close...
343: What Drives Your Choices?
Please do not confuse thoughts with emotions. Many people think that it's our emotions, our feelings, that drive our choices. It's not. It's our THOUGHTS. Sure, it can be our thoughts about what we feel, or it can just be thoughts without emotional ties. If you want...
342: Sunshine & Your Hormones – Can The Sun Help You Burn Fat?
Can sun exposure increase your metabolism? Can it help you burn fat more efficiently? The answer is yes. In today's episode we're going into the science of sun, your skin & hormones to look at how moderate sun exposure can minimize cravings, reduce inflammation,...
341: Motivational Minisode
I had a particularly motivating morning the other day. However, it didn't start out that way. It started out with an onslaught of self-doubt, excuses and self-imposed limitations. I am not immune to negativity & excuses. I have just as many doubts & excuses as...
340: Body Image & The Mental Game
I am so pumped to share a powerful conversation I had with one of my Fat Loss Fast Track clients about body image and the real reasons we want to change our bodies, lives & relationship with food. On today's episode, Kristi and I talk about how the mental game of...
339: How To Be Stronger Than Your Excuses
I recently sent an email to my Fat Loss Fast Track clients asking them all a direct question: Are you a dropout? I wanted them to think hard about their level of effort and engagement while giving a lifeline to those who need some extra support & encouragement. I...
338: The Big Lie About Binges
There are a series of well-worn lies we tell ourselves about binges. There are a series of stories we tell ourselves that aren't true. They might be familiar, but they certainly aren't true. Today I want to help you move beyond overeating and binging by shining light...
337: 6 Changes We All Need To Make
I rarely make blanket recommendations. When I talk about nutrition, I'm quick to say that strategies depend on your goals. When I talk about nutritional improvements, I'm quick to consider someone's baseline. I'm not going to recommend the Golden Rules of Carbs &...
336: How To Redefine Yourself
I would bet you have someone you admire. Maybe you admire their discipline, work ethic or attitude. I have people like that, too. And if you're like me, you might wish you were more "like them". Maybe you wish you thought like they think, act like they act, or have...
335: Battling Against Yourself?
Are you battling against yourself? Do you feel like there's this ongoing tug-of-war between your good intentions & your choices? I did a short fast last week and came out with a really clear understanding that I am NOT ever trying to win a fight against myself....
334: Anti-Aging Nutrition Strategies
The market for anti-aging products is exploding. By 2021, it's expected to be a $216 billion dollar industry of lotions, potions, pills, products & procedures. Companies are looking to capitalize on our deep desire to delay the outward signs of aging. I have good...
333: Midterm Gut Check – How Are You Doing?
We are almost halfway through 2017. It's time for your midterm gut check. How are things going? What is working? In what ways are you contributing to your results or your lack of results? Do not let another day go by without taking the initiative and being proactive...
332: Attitude Adjustment – It’s Not A Competition
It's time for an attitude adjustment. The pursuit of fat loss or fitness is not a competition. You aren't competing against your friends and you aren't working out to "win" - the comparison trap will screw you up & mess with your head. Last week I was reminded of...
331: Carbs And Fat Loss
There is way too much confusion about carbohydrates. Too many people lump them all in the same category and act as if grams of carbs or calories are the only relevant factor. That's not the case. Others act as if all carbs are "bad" - also not the case. Some suggest...
330: Overcoming Inertia – Pushing Through When It Feels Hard
We don't make progress because we give up, give in, delay and make excuses when things get hard. Here's the problem: change feels hardest right before you break through to it becoming easier. It's easy to start. It's easy to do the work when it's new & you're...
329: A Case Against Counting Calories
Today is the day. We are making a strong case against counting calories. I understand it's easy. I understand it's been "all the rage" for decades. I also understand it doesn't work. As Mark Sisson says, the calories in/calories out model is overly simple &...
328: Vacations & Your Goals
When you're trying to eat healthier, lose weight or get fit, vacation can be a stressful thing. Lots of my clients struggle to balance vacation & their goals. You want to enjoy vacation and you don't want to feel like you're missing out, but you also don't want to...
327: Vitamins, Supplements & Shakes
Are vitamins and supplements worth it? Are they important? Do they make a difference? And how do you know which ones are good and which ones aren't? Rarely does a day go by when I don't get some variation of these questions. I've been on both sides of this...
326: Let Me Blow Your Mind
Tough love alert! The #1 most valuable, high impact thing you can do to improve your body & your health is improve your mindset. I can't tell you how much people dismiss this truth and instead only want to focus on diet & exercise strategy. Guys, our minds...
325: Dietary Fats To Avoid & Why
Dietary fat can be your best friend in health & fat loss or your worst enemy. Today's we're exploring which fats to avoid & why. I certainly had a ton of misconceptions about healthy & unhealthy fats for a long time. I thought that unsaturated fats were...
324: The Simple Path To Fat Loss
I am a simple girl. I think health & fat loss isn’t complicated. It’s not easy, but it’s also not complicated. Today I want to talk to you about the simple path to fat loss. We know the simple things to do, we just don’t do them consistently. And then, we get...
323: How Much Should You Eat?
Lots of people want to know how much they should eat. When it comes to protein, fat & carbs, everyone wants to know: how much should you eat? How much is too much? What is the target you should look to hit? In fact, a google search of "how much protein should I...
322: The Expectancy Effect – Fast Track to Higher Performance
Here's what I think: the expectancy effect, when applied, can change your life. Lately I've been getting a lot of emails from people who are struggling. Their emails say things like, "I can't get motivated" or "I do alright for a couple days but then I blow it" and...
321: Are You Settling for “Good Enough” or “Better Than Before”?
Are you settling for "good enough" or not making further progress because you are "better than before"? This is something I see all the time when people make progress. Maybe they lose weight, improve their health or start making better choices. They haven't reached...
320: Happiness As The Path To Health
What if, instead of pursuing health as the path to happiness, we pursue happiness as the path to health? What if we decide that we aren't going to fight against ourselves anymore but rather be militantly on our own side? You cannot hate your way to a body you love....
319: It’s Not “More Special” with More Food
I was on the phone with a client-friend the other day. We were chatting about her goals and what changes she needs to make in order to feel better about her life & her progress. She said, "I need to stop telling myself that everything is a special occasion". What...
318: Think Differently
You are where you are because of how you think. We're all very quick to focus on behavioral changes we want, but all behavior, all choices, are driven by thoughts. If you want to behave differently, if you want to choose differently, you've got to focus on thinking...
317: What Are You REALLY Hungry For? Connection with Yourself & Others
If you keep turning to food, despite your goals to lose weight or get healthy, it's time to consider: what are you REALLY hungry for? I've said for years that transformation is far more about tackling WHY we eat and not as much about WHAT we eat. In fact, that's why I...
316: Wired To Eat Book Review
Just a couple weeks ago, Robb Wolf, a leading Paleo health expert, released his new book, Wired to Eat. I loved it. Today I'm sharing my primary takeaways from the book with you. One of the things I loved the most is that Wolf acknowledges we can't approach food from...
315: Growth Beyond Your Comfort Zone
Today you'll meet one of my male clients as he shares the hard work he did to set his ego aside and pursue growth beyond his comfort zone. He joined the Fat Loss Fast Track once he decided to stop focusing on what was wrong & all his past failures. He wasn't...
314: 3.5 Strategies To Stop Bingeing
One of the first questions I ask people when they get on the free Primal Potential VIP email list is "What are you struggling with & how can I help?" Recently, a common answer has been, "How can I stop bingeing?" However you define binge eating or simply eating to...
313: Overcome Limiting Beliefs, Doubt & Fear of Failure
The other night I hosted a live webinar. I focused on why most of us fail. It's not about food. It's not about exercise. We're projecting our past choices, experiences & disappointments onto our present & future behavior. We are in our own way. We are limiting...
312: Fat Loss Breakthrough
Guys, I had a fat loss breakthrough. I've shared that 2017 is my a push year for my fat loss goals and I was totally dialed in with food & fitness. Unfortunately, I was overlooking a few critical factors that could make or break my success. I believe strongly that...
311: How To Increase Your Potential Today
Today's episode will show you how you how to increase your potential. Today. It will explain how you can crack your whole world wide open and you don't have to wait to do so. I've had an interesting series of experiences lately that have opened my eyes to how I hold...
310: Beyond Fasting – What 5 Days Without Food Taught Me About Eating
I am as surprised to write this as you might be to read this: I just completed a 5-day fast. Essentially, for 5 days, I had nothing but water and coffee. During the first full 24 hours I had a couple of very low sugar kombuchas but yeah...crazy, right? In episodes 300...
309: How To Be Less Reactive – A Modern Superpower
The other day, while dealing with multiple airport delays, I realized I have a super power. I believe this super power is what is largely responsible for me not ditching all healthy habits I fought so hard to build when my life got turned upside down with health &...
308: Overcoming What Is Holding You Back
What is holding you back? Is it confusion? Circumstances? Frustration? Lack of clarity on what you could or should be doing? Fear of failure? Today I'm talking about the most common things holding people back & how you can break through each one - today....
307: Is Fasting Right For You? Answers To Your Questions
In episode 300, I announced an upcoming extended fast & talked about the hormonal & metabolic science behind fasting. Today, I'm tackling your questions and comments to help you determine if fasting is right for you & what type of fast makes the most...
306: Getting (Back To) A Place Of Progress
I love everything about this episode! Today I'm sharing a conversation I had with one of my Fat Loss Fast Track veterans about getting back to a period of progress after a lull or setback. We chat about specific tactics and strategies to bounce back and create...
305: Creating Your Fat Loss Foundation
In today's episode I want to talk to you as if you were one of my coaching clients. I want to help YOU create YOUR fat loss foundation. Today is all about learning to not get distracted by other peoples' journeys or strategies and instead focusing on your own work. Do...
304: Crush Your Comfort Zone
Ready for a little fire this morning? I want to help you crush your comfort zone. I've shared that I'm taking steps each day to make myself uncomfortable for the sake of growth and moving to the next level & I want to help you do the same. In today's minisode I...