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303: Effort Versus Outcome
We all want consistent results. Of course we do! Unfortunately, we often invest more energy in hoping for outcomes than in maximizing our effort & consistency. In today's episode, I'm sharing a conversation with one of my Fat Loss Fast Track clients where we talk...
302: Push or Patience?
The other day I sent out an email explaining how I have declared 2017 a year of "push" towards my physical goals. In less than 24 hours I received over 700 responses to that email and most of you were inspired to push in your own lives. Many people had questions about...
301: Workshop – Eliminating Excuses
Today we're tackling "the gap" - the space between where you are and where you want to be or between what you intend to do and what you actually do. In that gap are your excuses. This is a bit of a workshop episode on eliminating excuses. Once you do that, you close...
300: Extended Fasting – Myths & Facts
Get ready for some serious myth-busting today! Is it true that you should eat every few hours to keep your metabolism from slowing down? If you fast, are you setting yourself up to lose muscle? On today's episode we're tackling those questions and announcing a special...
299: Enjoying Food Without Regret
Have you ever felt like you either enjoy the full spectrum of food or you're missing out? That it's either one or the other and there's no middle ground? I've been there! But enjoying food without regret is absolutely possible! Today I'm sharing a conversation with...
298: Turn Thinking Into Doing
Many of us spend an absurd amount of time thinking. We want to understand our behavior. We want to craft a perfect plan. We ask a million questions about our choices, decisions and lack of motivation. It's time to turn thinking into doing so we can use our precious...
297: Parenting, Perspective & Progress
I'm pumped for today's episode! I'm sharing a coaching conversation I had with one of my Fat Loss Fast Track clients and we're covering everything from parenting to perspective and her progress in creating a sustainable anti-diet approach to fat loss. I think there's...
296: Training Your Focus On What You Want Most
One of the fastest ways to accelerate your progress & increase your results is by training your brain to focus more consistently on what you want most instead of on what you want now. This is the key to becoming stronger than your temptations & excuses. In...
295: Billion Dollar Life Lessons From Ray Dalio
Whether or not you've ever heard of billionaire business tycoon Ray Dalio, you can absolutely learn from his philosophies on life & success. In 2010 he published his own principles & operating systems for wealth, happiness and goal achievement. In today's...
294: How To Bounce Back
The other day I was in the middle of a hard workout and I thought of a lesson I learned from one of my past trainers (and great friend), Nathan Keil. See, I used to use the transition from one exercise to another as a build in pause or rest. Whether it was 5 seconds...
293: How To Stop Drifting From Your Goals & Focus
I think we can all relate to periods of focus & determination as well as periods of avoidance and not doing the work. The transition between those two periods begins with drifting. It might start as a slow drift but we gradually turn our attention away from our...
292: How Are You Complicit In Your Problem?
In today's podcast I pose a question for you to consider: how are you complicit in your problem? How are you complicit in creating the conditions of your life that you say you don't want? We're so quick to point to the things we're doing to make positive changes and...
291: When Family & Friends Don’t Support Your Goals
I know that many of you don't have the support of your family & friends as it relates to your health or weight loss goals. I've been getting an increasing number of emails from folks looking for ways to address family & friends who don't support their goals....
290: What’s A Fat Loss Breakfast? Answers To Common Questions
Is breakfast the most important meal of the day? Is there such a thing as a fat loss breakfast? Are there certain foods that turn off your fat burning potential? Do I have to eat breakfast? If I put lemon in my water will I stop burning fat? For how long should...
289: Q&A On Emotional Eating
Today I'm answering your questions on emotional eating. This is one of the biggest barriers to progress. It's not that we don't know what to eat to reach our goals, it's that in moments of emotion or stress, we act as though we don't care. We certainly DO care, and...
288: Progress & Priorities Through Emotional Pain
Life is hard. Emotional pain from loss, stress, fear or heartbreak can be overwhelming. It can also be the reason we don't take care of ourselves or prioritize our goals. In today's episode I'm talking about perspectives and strategies that will help you make progress...
287: Do Your Job – Fat Loss & The New England Patriots
Yup. I love sports. I think they're incredibly analogous to winning in life. And, I love the New England Patriots. A few days ago I watched the 2014 documentary "Do Your Job", a look inside the Patriots organization. The parallels between their practice strategies and...
286: Progress Made Simple – Do What You Know
In today's motivational minisode I'm sharing a short entry from my journal. I wrote to myself, "When I practice what I preach, my life is pretty amazing. When I do what I know to do, life is easier & I am happier". Guys, progress isn't a mystery. You don't need...
285: How To Leverage Deliberate Practice for Faster Progress
When I get emails from clients or listeners who are sharing a struggle or asking for help, I often respond by asking, "what does your practice look like?" You might understand the problem and you probably understand many of the solutions, too. But, understanding...
284: The Year Of You
Let's make this year the year of you! Let's make this year the year when your effort isn't negotiable and your progress is consistent. Today I want to share a personal conversation I had with a client. This particular client is so ready to change but her actions have...
283: The Foundation of Fat Loss (Non-Negotiable Requirement)
I talk a lot about nutrition, hormones & mindset and their role in fat loss. However, today I'm talking about the precursor to all of those things. Today I'm talking about the foundation of fat loss that is most often overlooked: self-respect. Self-care. Even,...
282: Always Be A Beginner
The book Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind begins with a powerful observation: "In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert's there are few". Undoubtedly, one of the ways we keep ourselves from making progress and getting what we want is closing...
281: Is It Self-Sabotage & What’s The Fix?
I ask every one of my Primal Potential e-mail readers: how can I help? What do you need from me? Recently, I've seen a number of responses talking about self-sabotage. I can't say I'm surprised by the number of people who feel like they self-sabotage - like they are...
280: Can’t Stop Eating? Tips To Take Control Of Hunger
Hunger is a spectrum and we all experience it differently. Maybe you feel like you can't stop eating - even if you eat to the point of feeling full, your hunger returns after just 30-60 minutes. Maybe you feel like you are only in control of your hunger when you...
279: How To Avoid Weight Regain
One of my clients, Chris, joined the Fat Loss Fast Track because though she had already lost a lot of weight, she was beginning to put it back on. This wasn't a new cycle but it was one she didn't want to continue. She didn't want to keep doing what she'd always done...
278: 2017 Blueprint For Achievement
I used to set a lot of goals. I didn't achieve most of them. I thought about them a lot & wanted them badly - I even had a plan for achieving them. But routinely, I failed to do the work and, year after year, I had less confidence in my ability to achieve....
277: How To Get What You Want in 2017
I know just about everyone & their mother is talking about how to set goals. Except me. I actually think we've made goals way too important. The magic isn't in the goal. The magic is in the work you do each day. We all need to focus more on the work we can do...
276: Top Lessons From 2016
This year has been a major one for me. It's been full of challenges & lessons, ups & downs, wins and setbacks. In today's podcast, I'm sharing with you the top lessons I've learned in 2016 and what I'm carrying with me into the New Year. I had a few...
275: How To Start From Stuck
I get so many emails from people who feel like they are stuck. Do you want to do the work but you aren't doing it? Had you made a lot of progress but it has stalled? Today I want to help you identify how you can start from stuck. This is a powerful tool you can use on...
274: Fired Up – You Won’t Exceed Your Expectations
One of the final episodes of the Primal Potential podcast for 2016! I get super fired up debunking this notion that some people are "all or nothing". No, you aren't. However, you won't exceed your expectations so if that's the story you keep telling yourself, that's...
273: Paleo Meal Delivery Services – EB’s Review
I had been really resistant to try any kind of paleo meal delivery service for a couple of reasons: they seemed really expensive and difficult to customize. I felt like it wasn't worth the price to buy a package of meals most of which included components I wouldn't...
272: 2 Steps To Turn Down Temptation
'Tis the season for temptation! I've got two practical strategies today to help you make it easier to turn down temptation without willpower or feelings of deprivation! Some people argue that if you let enough time pass, the temptation will subside. Sometimes that...
271: How To Lose Weight For The Last Time
What if you could lose weight for the last time? What if this next time you get results, you keep them...forever? Think about how much weight you've lost & regained. How much money you've spent doing the same work over and over while not enjoying the process? Not...
270: It’s Not A Burden, It’s A Chance
What if you decided that the thing you're struggling with, the obstacle in your way, the valid excuse in your life, the true barrier isn't actually a burden at all. What if you decided that it's a chance, it's an opportunity for you to step up, show up for yourself...
269: Are You Using Tools Or Weapons?
At first glance, this question, "tools or weapons?" doesn't make much sense. But, after a conversation with Faith, we recognized that she has the ability to use her choices & her thought as either tools or weapons. She can beat herself up for a choice, effectively...
268: Awareness – A Simple Strategy & How It Changes Choices
Awareness. It's an obvious, common-sense kind of word but I'm not sure we totally understand it. When people talk about how tracking or journaling makes them more aware, that's great, but does it actually improve the choices you make? Or do you just have a greater...
267: When You Know It But Don’t Do It (Then What?)
Do you listen to the podcast or read blogs & articles but struggle to translate the ideas and strategies into actions of your own? Are you losing & gaining the same 5-20 lbs over and over? Do you know what to eat and how to exercise but fail to consistently...
266: Drama Free – Ending Food Guilt & Creating Freedom
What if you didn't attach emotion to food? What if your days weren't "good" if you made good food choices and "bad" if you made bad food choices? What if you never felt guilty about a food choice or skipped workout? What would that mean? Would it mean that you stop...
265: 29 Tips From Successful People
The other day I was reading an article from an author I love, Ryan Holiday. He shared a powerful collection of 29 tips from successful people. He curated the thoughts & wisdom from a couple dozen individuals with what he calls "strategic minds". As I read it I...
264: EB’s Top 4 Personal Success Strategies
Today I'm going to share my own personal success strategies. These are the specific strategies that brought me out of a really dark place. I weighed over 350 lbs, I was completely miserable and felt like food had WAY more control over my life than I did....
263: How To Stop Giving Up, Giving In & Making Excuses
If I could help you figure out how to stop giving up, giving in and making excuses, I know your whole world would change. Life would be easier, you would be happier and you'd absolutely crush your goals. I have no doubt. Let's do that today. Seriously. Today is your...
262: Benefits of Bone Broth & Fat Loss Friendly Bone Broth Recipes
What's the deal with bone broth? Is it the latest in a long line of nutrition fads? Are there real benefits of bone broth? How is it different from stock? Is there any difference between buying it online and making it myself? What will bone broth do for me? I'm...
261: The 1-Hour Strategy To Create More Winning Days
What is the one hour strategy? Great question. I came up with it the other day while brainstorming a few ways to help some of my clients. It is often straight-up hard to create momentum with good choices you feel proud of when you haven't been making them...
260: Anti-Diet Holiday Success Strategies
Is it weird for me to say that I love this episode? Because I REALLY love this episode. I used to DREAD holidays, vacations, dinners out, birthdays and pretty much any celebration because I had no idea how to enjoy myself and enjoy the food without going way far...
259: Do You Know What To Eat For Your Goals?
Today's episode is an activity I want you to go through with me. I'm going to ask you a series of questions and I want you to write your answers down on paper. Sometimes, we aren't doing what it takes to make progress because we haven't defined the work we need to do....
258: 4 Required Skills You Can’t Be Successful Without (And How To Practice Them)
In episode 257 I talked about the danger of diets. I repeated what I've said a million times before: short term strategies lead to short term solutions. However, I talked about how there aren't short cuts to lasting success. If you want to not yo-yo diet anymore, if...
257: The Appeal of a New Diet – What No One Is Telling You
I think we can all relate to being attracted by a diet promising rapid results. We want the results and that matters more, in the moment, than whether or not we can sustain them. I loved what I read in a recent issue of The Harvard Business Review: The good news is,...
256: Anti-Perfection & Why There Is No “Wagon”
A couple months ago I shared with you guys that I was taking on a scary-for-me challenge: hot yoga. Specifically, 45 90-minute hot yoga classes in 45 days. The 45 days have now gone by (dang, time flies) and I'm sharing with you my final thoughts. Specifically, I'm...