Done with Dieting: Total Health for Women 40+ with Elizabeth Sherman

We all go through periods where we're just not motivated to do the thing that we either want to do, or that we think we should be doing. Something that was inspiring last week - that we couldn't imagine not doing, suddenly, we have no desire to do it. What's happening? Why don't we want to do it? In this episode, we'll explore why we don't always feel motivated, but t...

The Sandwich Generation: It's a term used for folks in mid-life who are trying to fulfill the needs not only of their children, but also the growing needs of aging parents. Even if you're not a caregiver now, the idea that caregiving could be in your future is an absolute responsibility. Jennifer Richey works with caregivers to help them manage all of the logistical and emotional demands...

We are always making decisions. One of the roles that I serve my clients with is helping them to make decisions. See, we THINK that there's a right decision and a wrong decision: Should I change jobs? Or not? Should we go to Florida for our vacation? Or California? Should I go to this movie? Or that one? Should I cut my hair? Or keep it the same? In a world where so much importance is put on...

This episode is sooooo gooood! I wanted to have Sarah on the show because as women, we've been socialized to believe that pleasure is bad - let alone S E X.  When you look at the ways that certain products are marketed towards us, for example, foods are often sold as 'guilty pleasures' - which means that it's off limits. And we know when something is forbidden, we want it more,...

If you have an all or nothing thinking about eating & exercising, you already probably know that it doesn't serve you. You know what I'm talking about - when we feel like we need to be all in, and if we're not all in, we're all out. Either we're eating organic vegetables & home made meals, or we're ordering take out. Why is it so hard for us humans to moderate...

I was raised that it was gauche to talk about money, politics, or religion in polite company. As a result, so many of us find money to be a taboo topic; not having a good relationship with money, or the idea that we want money to be shameful. The truth is that regardless of income level, we still have problems. However, when we change our relationship with money, that problem goes away. Tune in to...

In episode 28 of the Done with Dieting Podcast, I'm talking all about accountability; specifically, the difference between internal and external accountability - What Gretchen Rubin differentiates Upholders from Obligers in her book, The Four Tendencies. As women, we're socialized to put other people's wants and needs before our own. So of course it makes sense that most of us can k...

The feel good sisterhood is a small group coaching program for women who want to lose weight, but are done with dieting. The program takes all of my teachings, tools and resources from my 1:1 coaching & puts it together in a sequential format. We will be addressing diet, physical activity, and other topics as they pertain to caring for ourselves and the person who we desire to be in the future...

Its so frustrating when we want to cultivate a new habit - we see other people doing it seamlessly - and yet, for us, it seems elusive.  Whether it's consistently exercising, going to bed on time, or eating a healthful diet, for all of us, there are just some habits that just don't seem to stick. Why is that? Many of us think that we're just not trying hard enough. Or that we'r...

They say that a goal without a plan is a wish. When we decide that we want to lose weight, run a 5k, or even something as simple eating healthier, we know what we want, but often, we don't spend the time to figure out how the goal is actually going to get done. Sometimes, we think about accomplishing something, and although the idea of having that thing is appealing, we don't want to do...

Has it ever happened to you where you had a weekend where you indulged a bit only to get on the scale on Monday & be completely discouraged?!? As you get on the scale, you see that your weight is up - 5 lbs?!? All of your hard work down the drain!  It feels like you're starting back at square one. What happened?  Is it possible to gain 5 lbs over the weekend? The answer is yes - and no. I...

Have you ever had the experience where you've said to a friend, "OMG! I've gained so much weight. I feel so disgusting." and your friend responds with something like, "You shouldn't say that. You're not disgusting. You're beautiful!"? I mean, we don't necessarily want our friends to agree with a statement like that, but on the other hand, "You...

Over the years, advice on the number of meals you should eat as well as when you should be eating them has changed. 3 square meals 6 small meals throughout the day Intermittent fasting (IF) One meal a day (OMAD) And if you talk to anyone who has lost weight long term, I'm sure that you'll find that the answers for what they do as far as their meals is as varied as their personalities. On...

Do you use the power of visualization when it comes to achieving your goals? If you're not, you're missing out. I've talked about visualization on the podcast before, in a few techniques that I use within my coaching practice, but on episode 22 of the Done with Dieting Podcast, we're talking about the power that visualization has to create your results: Visualizing what's...

I used to think that I didn't have any self-discipline. That the desire for whatever it was that I was craving was too strong that I couldn't get over the immediate gratification.  What I didn't realize was that by giving in to what it was that I wanted in the moment, so that I could be more comfortable mentally, I was giving up what I really wanted - which was to be more comfortabl...

Today's guest on the Done with Dieting Podcast is a client spotlight: Annie.  You are going to want to listen to Annie's story because its one that so many of us resonate with: being first aware of our body & how it doesn't fit in in our early teens, followed by years of dieting with some success only to find ourselves inexplicably gaining the weight back - unable to stop it - a...

Resolving to be healthier at the beginning of the year seems to make sense. Doesn't it? It's a new year ... full of possibility … it SEEMS like it would be the perfect time to adopt new habits & break ones that we want to shed. Although there's no bad time to start the process of getting healthier, in this episode of the Done with Dieting Podcast, you'll learn why there are...

We women love taking care of others. It's part of our DNA.  But far too often, we do it so often that we lose sight of who we are as people, what we want, and even what we like to do. We know what everyone else likes, what they want, what their dreams and desires are. But when asked about our own, we seem to be at a loss. Sometimes we take such good care of those folks that we live with, that...

Traditional advice says that it takes 21 days to get into a habit that we want to create or out of a habit that we don't want to do anymore. Anyone who has tried to change their habits knows that it might be a bit longer than that - especially if we've had the habit for most of our lives. I used to get so frustrated with myself. Why couldn't I get my shiz together & just stop ea...

Who doesn't want to be happier? I don't think I've ever met anyone who has said, "Nope. I don't need anymore happiness in my life. I'm just about all tapped out." For much of my adult life, I was on the quest to find more happiness in my life & so I did all the things. There is one practice that I've settled on that has truly allowed me to become happier...

It's hard not to feel like something is wrong with us when we try so hard to lose weight and it seems like everyone around us is having massive success. Sometimes we feel jealous, petty, and down right resentful. We want to be the supportive friend, but far too often when other people around us are having success in getting consistent with their exercise habits, discovering great new ways of...

Carbs!! They're so tasty & yet they have such a bad reputation. Everyone says that we have to limit them, or go no carb. But is that really true? In this episode of the Done with Dieting Podcast, I'm sharing the truth about carbs - which carbs will help us to feel energized and alert, and which carbs are going to leave us with a carb-hangover. Nutrition doesn't have to be confus...

I love the Maya Angelou quote "I did then what I knew how to do. Now that I know better , I do better ." As a society, we've been taught that being overweight equals disease, being unhealthy,  lazy, stupid, and a whole host of other negative qualities that have nothing to do with our size. So, it makes perfect sense that in our quest to be seen as 'enough' that we would tr...

Want to learn the secret to success in creating better habits? For sure, I can tell you what won't get you there: All or nothing thinking Needing to perfectly execute the diet or exercise program Thinking that there's a right way and a wrong way And so, what's the antidote to those methods? It's B minus health. Leaning into it. Getting 1% better every day. Picking the low hangi...

There's no doubt that if we have an organized space, and systems in place to stay organized, that it will free up time and energy, and support the healthy habits that we want to create or maintain. We THINK that it takes a ton of time and work to get everything under control - when we look at our surroundings, it seems completely overwhelming! But today's guest, Ryan Lanier from Organizi...