The Beautiful Day Project

What is your first bite of food for the day? Are you an intermittent faster or a three squares a day kind of gal? What do you start breakfast with, lunch or dinner? You might have never considered this, but that first bite holds incredible power. In this episode I’ll give you some interesting information and teach you how to implement this concept into your weight loss journey. ***Q3 Webinar*** I...

I see you, sweet sister. You want the weight gone yesterday. You want to wear those smaller clothes, fit into your skinny jeans, and feel lighter and energetic. I get it. That was me. Today we are going to talk about rapid vs slow weight loss. This is an incredibly important topic, especially for my sweet friends who want this time to be the last time. So, buckle up and get ready to get pumped up...

Stress can play a huge role in how our fight for healthy changes plays out. In today's episode I want to break down both the biological and mental components of this and then give you some great tips to curbing that stress even when there might be factors in your life that you don't have 100% control over. Life is busy and the world is chaotic, so understanding stress and then working to c...

It is normal, especially in the beginning of your weight loss journey, to feel like you are on shaky foundations. You have all these things you want to change and do. You want to drink more water, move more, eat more veggies, stop eating ice cream every night, order a small instead of a large and the list goes on and on and on.  Well, my love, take a deep breath. Today we are going to talk about c...

Are you trying, I mean really doing your best to get healthy, and yet you have this nagging feeling and some nasty thoughts that it won’t work because it never has? Well, today we’re going to dig into the science behind this learned belief and then we’re going to harness truth in the Bible that gives us power to keep going. https://amzn.to/3Oh8Rwv Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/Armendariz. Lo...

By now you might be totally sold on the concept that taking better care of yourself mentally, emotionally, spiritually, and physically will help you lose weight and keep it off. But then, right when you could be/should be doing that very thing, a nasty little thought pops into your mind, completely derailing you, throwing you off course, and taking away your enthusiasm to cultivate your health. Ug...

Desperate during COVID to reign in my emotional eating, I started looking for help. It was then that I stumbled upon Dr. Katrina Ubell’s podcast on weight loss for busy physicians where she asks her listeners if they want freedom around food. I was like, “YES! Duh, but is that even really possible?” Turns out it really, really is. On this podcast today I’m going to break down the three basic princ...

The journey to permanent weight loss is hard. The journey to any weight loss isn’t easy. Nor is it simple to get in shape or cultivate habits that protect your emotional health. But, about half-way through a run the other day I had a revelation that let peace flood my soul. Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/Armendariz. Lora Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/armendariz.lora/ Email Sign up:  h...

In this episode you are going to get an up-close and personal look at my weight loss journey ad how I’ve reached a point of weight maintenance. I think that over the twenty-ish year that I dieted I probably reached my happy goal weight at least a dozen times. It was like an end zone or finish line. I’d see the number on the scale, wink at myself in the mirror, and lay down all the good habits and...

If there is one thing I’m good at, one thing that I could totally get a gold medal in, it is trying to cram too much into my day. I live with this fear that I don’t have enough time. However, it is this fear that gets in the way of me making the best choices for myself and my family. Grab that freebie, Conquering Your Cravings at  www.loraarmendariz.com/freeresources Welcome to the Beautiful Day P...

How can you go on vacation and have tons of fun without the weight gain? Eating experiences and treats are simply built into most vacations. When this episode releases I will be just returning from our own vacation and I know for a fact that avoiding weight gain is totally possible but also requires us to be purposeful.  Grab that freebie, Conquering Your Cravings at  www.loraarmendariz.com/freere...

How many of you are driving cross-country this summer? My little family and I are doing this and so are many of the women that I work with. Grazing as a means to pass the time while the countryside passes outside your window is a common practice, but if this is one you would really like to ditch, stay tuned because you are truly going to benefit from what I have to say in this episode. Grab that f...

So last year was my first summer off since going back to teaching and to be honest, I didn’t prepare for what that would be like when it came to my eating. This year, I’m ready. If you're a teacher like me or anyone who finds yourself in a transition period or season of change, I’ve got some ideas that will seriously encourage you in your weight loss or weight maintenance season. Facebook: htt...

It’s 7:00 pm and the time is ticking down until I can put the girls in bed. I’m exhausted and there is still so much to do. I’ve had a truly long day and everything in me needs a break-body, mind, heart, and soul.  However, I can’t stop. Micaela needs her meds and her cares done. Adela has a thousand things to share. The sink is heaped with dishes and the buzzer just went off alerting me that I ne...

So, Yes, I’ve had this plan the last couple weeks to get myself all beach-body ready. I only have a few weeks and time is crucial…and yet teacher appreciation week and day has also been upon me. As this season comes and goes, I want to touch on the subject of others loving us and trying to support us by giving us offerings of food. Grab that freebie, Conquering Your Cravings at  www.loraarmendariz...

During one of my group coaching sessions, a client admitted to me that she over-ate out of anger. I remember being a little surprised. Angry eating? That was a new one. We talked it over, diving a little into what was going on for her and what she could change, and then I kinda forgot about it. Little did I know that several months later I would be in tears, realizing that I was in a cycle of eati...

This might be the most personal podcast I’ve created yet. This weekend my husband and I did something special, we planned out a family vacation…to the beach. Now, when you have a special needs child like we do, vacationing can be complicated…but getting beach-ready might be more so. I want to share with you my plan and what you can do if you’re in a similar situation. https://www.facebook.com/Arme...

A lot can happen in a couple seconds. For me, stepping on that bathroom scale used to mean I was either eating cake that day or would be skipping an extra meal. Or worse, I might give in and give up, frustrated that my hard work didn’t seem to be paying off. My love, if this sounds like you, I have some solutions… Grab that freebie, Conquering Your Cravings at  www.loraarmendariz.com/freeresources...

Ever had yourself a pretty severe case of the Scale Scaries? I know I did. Whenever it was time to place my feet on the cold plastic of the scale, I would feel myself tense up. In the next few moments I would be given my verdict: good or bad, winning or failing, broken or whole. Guess what, I was doing it all wrong… Grab that freebie, Conquering Your Cravings at www.loraarmendariz.com/freeresource...

Have you ever been doing so good and then you impulsively blow it on a trigger food? Do you ever feel like you sabotage your efforts over and over even though you understand why becoming healthier is so important and truly want to make change happen? Well, the problem might lie with that very diet you are attempting to follow. “The Marshmallow Test” by Practical Psycology called https://youtu.be/2...

You probably totally get this. There is a lot on your plate. You have a lot of people that need your help, need you to follow through. And then even more comes up. Moms are often the person in the family that others turn to for help. So, when we are living in those expectations, how do we show up in a healthy way for ourselves. Don’t worry, I actually have an answer to this problem, one I’ve learn...

So you come home. It’s Friday. And, at the end of a long hard week you just don’t seem to have the willpower to keep going with all those healthy habit changes. You decide to take the evening “off”. And, then, feeling tired Saturday morning, you decide that you really need more time to decompress so that day is also, “off”. Sunday comes around and you say, “Whatever. This weekend is already ruined...

Do you ever feel like your own worst enemy? You know what you need to do and how it needs to happen. You fully comprehend all the ways that will guard your health and improve your soul…but then the end of the day comes and you just can’t will-power your way through it anymore. Oh, my love, I know and I’ve been there more times than I would like to admit. However the secret to success is lodged in...

I want you to stop and consider that thing you keep doing. That thing that gets in the way of your progress and goals. Maybe you're trying to feel more balanced at home, but are still pulling out your phone to get on Tik Tok instead of making eye contact with your kids. Maybe you keep diving into that candy bucket instead of decompressing with a walk after work. Perhaps you keep meaning to go to b...

This episode is full of some hard love. But, believe me it is truly love that I want to give you if you are out there trying to bully your way through a diet right now that is incredibly difficult. There are four things I want to share with you that are especially important for your journey right now. Don’t forget to subscribe to this podcast and share it with your friends if it was helpful. I lov...