Outsmart Overeating

In this episode, Coach Steph and I talked about the competitive sport known to the world as "weekend overeating", and how it is the bane of many well-intentioned Fat Murderer's existence. Topics discussed: Reasons that people treat the weekend differently than any other day. The "treat yo self" and "cheat meal" mindset and how it can severely harm your relationship with food. The role environment...

This episode is dedicated to the Unstuffed fence sitters ( join the interest list here ). We're opening the doors to new clients tomorrow! Coaches Steph Miramontes and Laura Kalirai join me on this week's episode of the Fat Murder Podcast to talk about the program and everything we've learned over the years. Both from a client's perspective (Laura) and from the angle of a coach and program develop...

REMINDER: Unstuffed will be temporarily accepting new clients from June 6th through the 9th. Get on the interest list HERE .   This week, I'm excited to share the interview of Unstuffed client, Anna, on her unique experience in the Unstuffed program. As you know, no two dieters are the same and we all have different challenges, backgrounds, habits, lifestyles, and emotional eating struggles. Anna,...

Join Coach Steph Miramontes and me on today's episode of the Fat Murder Podcast as we celebrate our 200th episode! This is a two-part series breaking down our Top 10 Episodes of All-Time. This week, we'll be discussing: 5. Weekend Eating: Results Slayer 4. 6 Things Lean People Do Differently 3. How to Stop Eating When the Mind Wants More 2. The Art of Hunger and Fullness 1. Introduction to Emotion...

Join Coach Steph Miramontes and me on today's episode of the Fat Murder Podcast as we celebrate our 200th episode! This will be a two-part series breaking down our Top 10 Episodes of All-Time. This week, we'll be discussing: 10. EPISODE 32: Proven Ways to Increase Weight Loss Success 9. EPISODE 56: Why You Secretly Eat and How to Stop 8. EPISODE 24: How to Incorporate "Trigger Foods" to Stop Binge...

If you're someone whose background in dieting consists of calorie counting, food scales, and meal plans, taking on a more mindful approach to eating can be scary as hell. We take comfort in the hard data. Instead of allowing our hunger and fullness cues to guide our eating, we turn our focus outward to feel safe and secure in our calorie deficit.     Join Coach Steph Miramontes and me on today's e...

REMINDER : We've opened the doors to our new 6-week program, Outsmart Overeating ! You can catch all of the details HERE . Once you've come to grips with being an emotional eater, it's important to have a process to begin working through them in a healthy way that doesn't involve stuffing them down with food. In 17 years of coaching, I've never had a client tell me they're comfortable sitting with...

REMINDER : The upcoming workshop with Coach Steph Miramontes , "Train to Your Brain to Eat Like a Naturally Thin Person" is this Wednesday. It's not too late to register. You can check it out  HERE.   In this episode, we had the pleasure of interviewing two-time client, Rachael, a registered dietician.     After losing weight using the strategies in 75 Hard, Rachael knew she was barely hanging on...

REMINDER : Don't miss the upcoming workshop with Coach  Steph Miramontes , "Train to Your Brain to Eat Like a Naturally Thin Person." You can check it out HERE.   Consider what "triggers" you to eat more than your body needs. It all starts with our thoughts. And our thoughts lead us to a feeling — for better or worse. And these feelings are what drive our actions. Our actions produce our outcomes....

Are you a busy working Mom who's been struggling to eat whole foods and exercise for over 3 months because you have diet burnout?   And let me guess.   You've probably already tried counting calories, Weight Watchers and Keto, but nothing works?   When we look at "naturally thin" people, they don't count calories, but yet they effortlessly maintain their weight eating everything they want no matte...

How effective is dieting, if you still have to do it year after year? You know that dieting is a frustrating endeavor but you don't know what to do instead. It's time to ditch the quick fix makeovers, and start judging successful transformation in a new way.     In this episode you'll learn:   The one unsexy, boring thing that will never let you down. How to make changes that stick. How to choose...

On this week's episode of the Fat Murder Podcast , Coach Steph Miramontes joins me to discuss how in order to permanently lose the weight, you have to lose the dieter's mindset.   Most of the women I've had the pleasure of working with do what all the other dieters do — they practice being overweight and seeking a magical solution.   Instead, you should be practicing what natural eaters do, NOT wh...

When it comes to losing weight, there's no way around it: we HAVE to eat food. The problem many dieters run into is that they're torn between two extremes:   Restrictors: These people diet like it's their full-time job Permitters: These are the YOLO! dieters In other words, Restrictors have a hard time saying yes to food while Permitters have a hard time saying no.   Join Coach  Steph Miramontes a...

On this week's episode of the Fat Murder Podcast , co-coach, Steph Miramontes joins me to discuss how in order to permanently lose the weight, you have to lose the dieter's mindset.   Most of the women I've had the pleasure of working with do what all the other dieters do — they practice being overweight and seeking a magical solution.   Instead, you should be practicing what natural eaters do, NO...

Body image can really mess with our heads — in bed.   For women, the way they see their bodies can have a big impact on their feelings of sexual desire and their ability to become aroused.   Today, on the  Fat Murder Podcast , join co-coach Steph Miramontes and me as we discuss the feelings of body self-consciousness and how it often interferes with our sexual lives.   In fact, according to resear...

In today's episode of the Fat Murder Podcast with Coach Steph Miramontes , we discussed the primary reasons WHY you may be able to nail your eating behaviors all day long, but as soon as the day progresses, the wheels fall off and you find yourself eating anything that doesn't eat you first.   Have you noticed yourself snacking more during the evening hours? What foods do you find yourself gravita...

The "naturally thin" behave in mysterious ways. We all know those people who have that magical superpower where they can just have a bite or two of a cookie, put it down, and never think about it again.   WHAT PLANET DO THESE PEOPLE COME FROM!?     The truth is, these people aren't born special with a special superpower nor do they have more willpower or a faster metabolism than you. The differenc...

When it smiles in our favor, we're walking on cloud 9 and nothing can bring us down. When it shows us a number other than the one we want, it can send us into a mental and physical tailspin. The scale is a neutral device made of plastic and metal...until we attach meaning and our worth to it. When we take a closer look at the amount of power we give it in our lives, neutral is the furthest thing f...

On this episode of the Fat Murder Podcast , Coach Steph Miramontes and I talk about one of the most misunderstood and demonized aspects of fat loss: HUNGER! Topics discussed: Why hunger is NOT your enemy, but a long-lost friend you want in your life. What the difference between real hunger & fake hunger is, and how not knowing how to tell the two apart could cost you dearly. How eating according t...

In this episode, we hosted Part 2 of our 'Ask Us Anything.' This is where listeners were encouraged to write in with their questions so Coach Steph Miramontes could answer them on the air.   Topics discussed: Have we ever used drugs? How is snacking not restrictive? What's we've learned about one another that's been surprising? How do you handle people talking about diets incessantly? How long did...

In this episode, we hosted an 'Ask Me Anything,' where listeners were encouraged to write in with their questions so Coach Steph Miramontes could answer them on the air.   Topics discussed: Have we ever used drugs? How is snacking not restrictive? What's we've learned about one another that's been surprising? How do you handle people talking about diets incessantly? How long did it take for you to...

WELP!   It's finally here. The moment we've all been waiting for…   Okay, maybe it's not the moment YOU'VE been waiting for, but it's definitely the moment I've been waiting for!   Today, I'm making good on a promise.    I often talk about how I'm not interested in helping clients lose weight for a wedding, a vacation, or a reunion. Nope! I only created my psychology-based weight loss program, Uns...

The right mentorship for you has a lot to do with the current level of your experience with hunger directed eating as a weight loss method. Beginners, intermediates, and advanced individuals have different education levels, skills and priorities. The mentor you choose to guide you and help you should match that.    The first rule: you want to be working with someone who has done the same thing you...

Every year, millions of dieters -- maybe even you -- set their eyes on a weight loss goal for the new year. Generally, the SAME weight loss goal they've had for the previous decade on January 1st.   This year, I'm encouraging you to try something different; something that actually works. Screw what the 95% of unsuccessful dieters are doing, and learn what the successful 5% are doing instead.   In...

Along the road of getting anywhere that we want to go, those fun and silly things we call "emotions" will jump into the street out of nowhere. One of the most notorious offenders (imagine it standing in front of a lineup holding some prison numbers if that makes your mind giggle) is guilt, and it can cause a wreck before you make any significant progress.   Join Steph Miramontes and I as we talk a...