Direction Not Perfection - Mindset, Menopause & Sustainable Weight Loss for Women Over 40 with Dietitian, Lindsey House

Send a text for comments or topics ideas! Your G.R.A.S.P Worksheet: https://www.healthaccountabilitycoach.com/book-free-resources This is your Direction Not Perfection Talk: Accountability and coaching coming at you from your wine-loving dietitian. Do those last words, wine-loving and dietitian, leave you scratching your head wondering how they go together? That is my point. I need you to know, ri...

Send a text for comments or topics ideas! When the moon is in the Seventh House And Jupiter aligns with Mars Then peace will guide the planets And love will steer the stars. The 5th dimension said it all the way back in the 60’s. If we wait for just the right time, then everything will fall into place. Well the age of Aquarius didn’t count on the Coronavirus. It is here, it is real, it isn’t going...

Send a text for comments or topics ideas! Not only do I talk the talk, I walk the walk. Today’s podcast is a great example of how I practice what I preach, Direction Not perfection. In a perfect world it would be early in the week. I would be in my quiet, organized office, fine tuning an interview for you to listen to while my children were either in school or on a playdate. My dinner would be coo...

Send a text for comments or topics ideas! Tamsin Astor, PhD, “Your Chief Habit Scientist”, helps busy women organize themselves and connect their life and business vision to their daily habits. She teaches them to reduce stress and feel less overwhelmed by creating good, healthy habits that lead them to the life they want and need. “Tasmin has trained extensively in psychology & neuroscience,...

Send a text for comments or topics ideas! In the past two weeks my podcasts have focused on self-talk. What we tell ourselves determines how we feel and how we feel determines how we act. Not to beat a dead horse but I wanted to bring on one more person who feels strongly about this. Hearing what I truly believe, from a motivational speaker, a psychologist, and now another physical trainer implant...

Send a text for comments or topics ideas! Today I am excited to bring you an interview with psychologist Amita Ghosh. Amita and I both worked at St. Elizabeth Hospital in the weight management center. Looking to broaden the scope of her counseling to help a larger variety of clients she started Resolve Counseling and Consulting, LLC. She now specializes in Couples Counseling, EMDR for Trauma, Anxi...

Send a text for comments or topics ideas! Anyone who has listened to me for a while knows that my platform is to help you become the best that you can be . I focus on the health and fitness world. It is encouraging and inspiring to be sought out by a professional motivational speaker because he looks for like- minded people to share his inspiration and reach as many people as possible. Dynamic Mot...

Send a text for comments or topics ideas! Same time, same place, sandwich… Are you already looking to see if it is lunchtime? I’m not talking about food this week. I’m talking about habits. More specifically, I’m talking about a way to leave unhealthy habits behind and add good, healthy practices to your day in a way that they last through the honeymoon phase and become habits that last a lifetime...

Send a text for comments or topics ideas! Everyone has different foods that they love, whether they are quarantined at home, back at work, at school or even on vacation. Three categories that come to mind would be sweet foods, salty foods and alcohol. It is possible to satisfy your desire for those favorite tastes without overloading your diet with unhealthy calories. My friend and fellow health c...

Send a text for comments or topics ideas! As women, we are proud to say that we take care of our husbands, our kids, our homes, our jobs, our churches and many other important things. But if we say we take care of ourselves we feel guilty and selfish. Today I not only give you permission to practice self-care, but I also encourage you to move it to the top of your priority list. You cannot pour fr...

Send a text for comments or topics ideas! Life as we knew it came screeching to a halt this year and we have been experiencing what many have referred to as “The Twilight Zone”. Self-isolation, social distancing and quarantine have been the norm. No one is unaffected, although the experience is different for everyone. Some may be alone for the first time while others may be surrounded by family, w...

Send a text for comments or topics ideas! Being active is key to living a healthy lifestyle. In order to stay active, we need to take care of our bodies. We all occasionally suffer injuries ranging from minor inconveniences all the way to severe, life changing incidents. Today I interviewed Athletic Trainer, Erin Lewis. She works with collegiate athletes at Mount Saint Joseph University as well as...

Send a text for comments or topics ideas! Do you want to be an expert, or do you want to create a hobby? How often do you start something, whether that be a fitness routine, a sport or an instrument and forget to ask yourself what you are fighting for? This makes a huge difference in your expectations and the time you are willing to commit to the endeavor. If you want to work out to feel better in...

Send a text for comments or topics ideas! To be healthy we need to have strong relationships with those close to us. Relationships affect our mental health and our mental health plays right into our physical health. We have to nurture both the physical and the mental aspects of life. Communication is a key part of the foundation that builds those strong relationships. Most of us have busy lives th...

Send a text for comments or topics ideas! Accomplishing a goal isn’t just about crossing the finish line, checking off the box, or seeing a specific number on a scale. It is about all the things you do along the way to reach that goal that counts. Focus not only on the big moment, but all the decisions that you make in between the start and finish. That is the takeaway from my interview with my br...

Send a text for comments or topics ideas! In my book “Direction Not Perfection” my goal is to guide you on your journey to a healthier, happier and more fulfilled life. In the first three chapters I attempt to help you find your “why”, “turn away from diet mentality”, and find yourself some accountability. Chapter 4 deals with the question “how do I get started”? “How do I take all of the insight...

Send a text for comments or topics ideas! I continue to hit the jackpot with my interview guests, this week is with a dear friend and colleague Julie Zolman. Julie is a graphic designer and between my brother-in-law, uncle and Julie… the photography and graphic design of my book “Direction Not Perfection” the cover makes me happy every day! Julie is responsible for the beautiful polished look… Eve...

Send a text for comments or topics ideas! Everyone has favorite foods. They look forward to familiar comfort foods, family favorites, quick grabs, snacks, decadent desserts, local restaurants and holiday specials. Finding out that you have food sensitivities and many of those foods are responsible for your uncomfortable and incapacitating GI issues could bring on feelings of hopelessness and the t...

Send a text for comments or topics ideas! TGIF. Usually Friday marks the end of a busy week at work or school, running errands, transporting kids, keeping appointments, etc. By Friday, everyone is anticipating some down time at home and looking forward to sporting events, date nights, parties and church services to name just a few fun things. Over the course of several weeks it has become difficul...

Send a text for comments or topics ideas! The word “unprecedented” has been used constantly over the last several weeks to describe the virus that has affected the entire world, and the steps that are being taken in an attempt to control it. Unprecedented means “never happened, known or existed previously”. There is no past experience to help us figure out how to navigate this crisis. The intervie...

Send a text for comments or topics ideas! You plan the meals and do the grocery shopping for your family. As you stand in line to check out of your favorite store, with your cart brimming with next week’s meals and snacks, are you trying to hide your purchases, so others don’t judge what your chose? Did you ever stop to wonder how you made the decisions about what went in your cart? Did you resear...

Send a text for comments or topics ideas! It was time to bring exercise classes back into my life. A gym, close to my grocery store, seemed as good a place to try as any. I walked into Planet Fitness and realized, that I had found the perfect solution to my fitness needs. Their mission statement aligns itself to what I believe, strive for and try to teach you. In short it is “A judgement free zone...

Send a text for comments or topics ideas! Every time you turn around there is new hype about fad diets, super foods and eating plans; all with glowing reviews about the amazing results you can get if you use them. They may sound good but if those claims are not backed by research, dietitians don’t promote them. We are trained from day one to look for evidence-based research about any claims. Even...

Send a text for comments or topics ideas! When I look for subjects to talk about in my podcasts, I search for topics that are in the news, current fads, seasonal changes and other issues that have an effect on the healthy lifestyle that my listeners are trying to achieve. When the same issues keep coming up with different people, I know that I have found a good topic to talk about or to pull in in...

Send a text for comments or topics ideas! A habit is a way of behaving that has been repeated so often that it becomes a regular behavior, usually done subconsciously. Have you acquired habits that aren’t helping you on your journey to be healthy and fit, or worse, are hindering you? Are there healthy practices that you would like to become habits? There are entire books written about habit change...