When someone’s trying to lose weight, they’re not only trying to create new habits and routines but more importantly, they have to be able to connect with themselves and work through everything that they have been carrying emotionally, in many cases their entire life.
Read MoreThe amount of knowledge fitness professionals have about eating for weight loss that long time dieters don't is much less then you might think. If you've been trying to lose weight for years, or even decades, you know the mechanics of most “if not all” of the popular diets. Plus, you have hands on experience on how each of the plans you’ve tried to follow have fit into your day-to-day life, which is most important.
Read MoreKeep focusing on what’s within your control and the stuff that isn’t will work itself out.
Read MoreYou have to figure out how to handle this. Once you do, things get better. Your outlook, confidence, results...EVERYTHING!
Read MoreIncremental progress doesn’t show up every day. Many times you’ll feel like you’re stuck for months, working towards things you think you “should” be further along on.
Read MoreKnow what screws up everyone’s perception of how weight loss should go? Those magical first few months of starting back on a fitness routine. You know, where you can drop 10-20 lbs of weight a month for the first month or two. This is your body dropping water weight, getting acclimated to the new routine AND losing fat. The problem is we get driven by the drop on the scale.
Read MoreHey there. Lately, I’ve been listening to Andy Frisella’s podcast. Not just casually here and there. I’ve gone all in. I’ve listened to dozens of episodes across nearly a decade of content. It started out as something I had playing in the background, but some moments pulled me in. And what kept me going was the realization that even if I didn’t agree with everything he said, there was still so much I could learn.
Read MoreHey there. There’s a phrase I’ve been thinking a lot about lately. You are what you create. It sounds simple, but it really gets to the heart of how we live day-to-day. If you're not happy with where you are or how you're feeling, it's time to take a closer look at your habits, your environment, and your actions.
Read MoreHey there. We all get caught up in the little things. Whether it’s tracking calories, a tough workout, or a stressful situation at work, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed in the moment. But if you step back and ask yourself, “Is this really going to matter in a few years?” you might realize that a lot of the things we stress over aren’t as big as they seem.
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