Creating Her Best Life

In today's episode of the podcast, I start a 4-Part Series on all things weight loss. Coach Jenn joins me, and we discuss why most of us believe weight loss is hard. I believed it was hard because I thought something was wrong with me. I learned the physical weight was heavy, but the mental weight was the heaviest. The mental aspect of weight loss is often overlooked but plays a crucial role in ac...

In this short but inspiring episode, you get a sneak peak into what Shannan sends her members every Friday.  If you want to learn more check out the shownotes in the link below.  Get more information and show notes here: https://bflycoaching.com/234 Follow me on Instagram: @shannanchristiansen

What do you feel when you hear hard work? I bet your brain gets overwhelmed and then you don't want to do anything. Many people feel that weight loss is hard work. When I was on the diet rollercoaster, weight loss was hard. Now, I think differently. I believe weight loss is easy. In today's episode of the podcast, I walk you through a few steps of the process and show you how to make weight loss e...

Do you react to life or do you actively shape it? For many women, we stop creating our lives on purpose. We don't dream and curate the life we want. We don't think about what we want or need and as we age, we either think we're headed towards the end of our life, or we start to light up. Do you want your next chapter to be one that you wrote or are you going to let someone else write it? It's okay...

We have stories that play in our heads that create the emotion of fear. We have thoughts about what will happen if we lose weight, if we don't lose the weight, and if we lose the weight and then gain it back. These thoughts keep us stuck on the diet roller coaster. It's important for you to find the story you're telling yourself about weight loss because then you can understand why you're feeling...

How many times have you pushed yourself off waiting for the right time? The right time is made up. There's no right order of life. You decide now's the time to start your weight loss journey.  You want to listen to this one.   Get more information and show notes here: https://bflycoaching.com/230 Follow me on Instagram: @shannanchristiansen

Weight is a symptom of living a life that you are not creating.  In this episode, I dive into why you may be overeating and what to do. What are you really craving and hungry for?  Get more information and show notes here: https://bflycoaching.com/229 Follow me on Instagram: @shannanchristiansen  

To have weight loss success, to get off the diet roller coaster for good, you have to learn how to fail and not quit. In today's episode of the podcast, I give you three ways to help you fail your way to all your wins. Get more information and show notes here: https://bflycoaching.com/228 Follow me on Instagram: @shannanchristiansen

Diet culture is deep. We have been inundated with the noise from it for so long and it's everywhere. It's on your ads in social media, you hear it in TV shows and by characters and how they look. We have been socialized on how we should look, what we should think, what we should believe, and what we should do. Finding your own voice through the noise will help you get off the diet roller coaster,...

Are you having a hard time getting into an exercise routine?  We have been told that we must exercise to lose weight and it has become part of the diet roller coaster. I don't think you have to exercise to lose weight but there is a little secret that I will share in this episode that will help you move your body and have fun doing it.  Get more information and show notes here: https://bflycoachin...

Are you a perfectionist? Do you think you aren't a perfectionist because you have failed at weight loss? We all have this idea about what is perfect. It's subjective. We hold ourselves to these very high standards in our minds. This is the mental weight of weight loss. We put time pressures and health pressures on ourselves. We worry about failing and about the shame and judgment that accompany it...

One of the top reasons ladies tell me that they struggle with weight loss is consistency. Is this your struggle too? We go all in with our goal, and when we aren't perfect, we start slipping little by little. We can't stay consistent and we think we lack motivation. In today's episode, I'm going to show you why inconsistency shows up and teach you how to think a little differently when it comes to...

Have you ever wondered why you aren't doing the best things for yourself? All humans have an inner rebel. Your inner rebel can work against your goals and dreams and the best things for yourself. Your inner rebel is the part of your brain that resists rules, restriction, and external control. It's the part of your brain that wants to be in control. When you start to think that you're not in contro...

I struggled with my weight pretty much my entire life. I started to notice that I was different around eight years old. Other people noticed too and had things to say about it. That led to years of dieting and feeling like my body wasn't good enough. When you carry extra weight, everyone can see your struggle and you can't hide from it. It created a level of shame within me. Shame makes you feel l...

What is self-love and why is it important on your weight loss journey?  In this episode, I share how it can affect your weight loss journey and how to get unstuck.  Get more information and show notes here: https://bflycoaching.com/221 Follow me on Instagram: @shannanchristiansen

Do you ever think I just need more motivation or willpower? Motivation is a feeling. It lasts about 90 seconds. It is influenced by external factors such as immediate rewards or the intensity of a specific goal, which can quickly diminish or change. When you keep relying on the need for motivation, you will stay the same. You will stay stuck. I believe that we have used motivation more as an excus...

Have you ever felt food noise in your head? I want this, I need to have this, I have the urge to eat this is constant. It can be overwhelming, and you just want it to stop. Maybe you tell yourself that you are going to do everything right today, but halfway through the day, you start thinking thoughts or having the urge to eat something you didn't want to eat. Maybe you've done this cycle like me....

Do you just love food and maybe even feel like there are certain food that you can't control yourself around. Maybe you think it provides comfort or that it has "been there" for you. In this episode, I give you my take and what to do to help you lose weight.  Get more information and show notes here: https://bflycoaching.com/218 Follow me on Instagram: @shannanchristiansen

Have you ever just been tired of your story around weight?  In this episode, lets talk about how this old story is keeping you overweight or the resistance to it.....  Get more information and show notes here: https://bflycoaching.com/217 Follow me on Instagram: @shannanchristiansen

Are you a snacker or a grazer? Some people are and some are not. Before I lost my weight, I had a fear of being hungry. I would always make sure that I had snacks available. In today's episode, I talk about snacking and how it might be showing up for you and I give you my take on what to do about it.   Get more information and show notes here: https://bflycoaching.com/216 Follow me on Instagram: @...

Ever wanted to be a Journaler?  Someone who just solved all their problems thought journaling and that you must do it to lose weight.  Well, I have a different thought about it and it even includes a snack.  If you want to know a better way than journaling and lose the pressure of it, listen to this episode.  Get more information and show notes here: https://bflycoaching.com/215 Follow me on Insta...

Have you ever not felt well and still want to eat all the things.  In this episode, I teach you why and what to do. It is that time of year where cold, sickness, and exhaustion hit and this episode, I give you some tips so you can stay on plan.  Get more information and show notes here: https://bflycoaching.com/214 Follow me on Instagram: @shannanchristiansen

The last 2 months of the year, you maybe powering down.  Maybe the holidays are amazing for you and maybe they are really hard.  In this episode I share 4 tips so you can make the holiday season different.    Get more information and show notes here: https://bflycoaching.com/213 Follow me on Instagram: @shannanchristiansen

Diets focus on short-term results and quick fixes. Diets are often too restrictive and unsustainable. Until you heal the core issue, you will just gain weight back. In today's episode of the podcast, I share why diets don't work long-term and I give you my take on what to do. Get more information and show notes here: https://bflycoaching.com/212 Follow me on Instagram: @shannanchristiansen

Have you ever found a new diet program and felt so much excitement but then over time started to qive up?  In this episode, I share the triggers to know why you quit and then what to do about it.   Get more information and show notes here: https://bflycoaching.com/211 Follow me on Instagram: @shannanchristiansen