MyBodyTutor

I’ve been doing this for almost 20 years, and one of the questions I get asked more than any other is: “Why can’t I lose weight?” It’s a fair question. But over the years, I’ve become convinced that most people are looking for the answer in the wrong place. We assume we need a better meal plan. More discipline. A different workout. Better timing. And while those things can certainly matter, I’ve f...

You'd think after years of coaching people through this, sugar cravings would stop being a problem. They're not. Cravings don't care how experienced you are or how long you've been at this. What actually changes things isn't willpower. It's knowing which strategy to use and when. In this episode, we break down seven ways to stop sugar cravings for good, covering every...

Most people assume that always feeling hungry and never feeling full is a willpower problem. So they restrict more, try harder, and wonder why nothing ever changes. But there's not just one reason behind hunger. And if you're solving for the wrong problem, you'll always feel hungry no matter what you do. In this episode we break down six reasons you might always feel hungry and neve...

Most people blame their diet when they can't lose weight. They switch plans, try new approaches, and start over more times than they can count. But what if the real problem has nothing to do with what they're eating? In this episode we get into confirmation bias and how it quietly sabotages weight loss progress. We cover what confirmation bias actually is, why it has nothing to do with e...

Most people think the problem is the food. The cookie. The ice cream. The unplanned dinner that got away from them. But after 19 years of working with weight loss clients, here's what we've learned. It's never the food. It's what happens right after. That one thought that turns a single slip into a reason to throw the whole day away. Sometimes the whole week. Sometimes longer....

Nighttime cravings and eating after dinner might be the single most common struggle we hear about from clients. And if you've ever found yourself in the kitchen at 9pm knowing you're not really hungry, you already know how frustrating it can be. In this episode we cover the tactics that actually help in the moment, and more importantly, why those tactics alone are never quite enough. Bec...

Most of us have had this thought at least one. "I'm just not ready to lose weight." And on the surface, it feels true. But what if that belief is actually getting in the way of the progress you're trying to make? The problem isn't readiness. It's overwhelm. And those two things feel identical in the moment but lead to very different solutions. In this episode, we brea...

Most of us know what we should do. We know we should skip the late night snack. We know we should do the workout. We know we should be honest when a day doesn't go as planned. But knowing and doing are two very different things. And the gap between them isn't willpower. It's the small uncomfortable moments we keep avoiding, day after day, without even realizing it. In this episode,...

You don’t need more motivation. You need a different version of you showing up at the right time. We’re talking about the alter ego effect and how to use it as a tactic to stay consistent with your health and fitness. Because the version of you who gets it done already exists. You just haven’t been using it on purpose. We’ll show you how to tap into that version, especially in the moments where th...

Most of us know what stuffed feels like. We know what a food coma feels like. But that sweet spot of finishing a meal feeling light, comfortable, and actually good? For a lot of us, that's rare. And it's not a willpower problem. It's that most of us eat too fast, get distracted, or never learned to check in with ourselves during a meal. In this episode, we share the tactics we use w...

Most people think hunger is something to manage. Avoid it, outsmart it, eat before it ever really shows up. And after years, sometimes decades, of doing exactly that, most of us have never actually learned to be okay with it. Which is why when hunger does show up, the wheels come off. In this episode, we break down why getting comfortable with hunger might be the most overlooked weight loss practi...

The problem isn’t your diet or your plan or your workout. The problem is perfectionism. One small mistake leads to “screw it,” and now the whole day is gone. And that pattern running on repeat is what keeps people stuck for years. In this episode, we break down how perfectionism works and how to stop it from turning one moment into a full reset. * Tried every diet out there and nothing sticks? Ima...

Most people think weight loss is about more discipline, more willpower, or being harder on themselves. But what actually keeps people stuck is what happens after they mess up. You eat something you didn’t plan to. You skip a workout. And almost instantly, you start beating yourself up. It feels like you’re holding yourself to a higher standard. But in reality, it creates more stress, more pressure...

Most people think weight loss comes down to tactics. The right diet. The right workout plan. The right routine. But there’s a deeper piece that determines whether any of those things actually work. In this episode, we break down the belief → effort → results triangle and why belief is often the missing piece in weight loss and long term habit change.  Because if you don’t believe you can follow th...

Most people try to change their habits the same way. They try to stop. Stop the late night snacking. Stay away from the vending machine. No ice cream tonight. And sometimes that works. But most of the time it doesn’t. The problem is most people are only using one way to change behavior, and when it stops working they assume the issue is willpower. In this episode, we break down three simple ways b...

Most people don’t stay stuck with weight loss because they’re doing everything wrong. They stay stuck because they keep avoiding the one part that actually creates change. The part that feels uncomfortable. The part that makes you feel unsure. The part that makes you want to skip ahead and just get results faster. We break down why avoiding that moment quietly stalls progress with fitness, fat los...

Is your mood, your confidence, your sense of progress being decided by the number on your bathroom scale? For a lot of people, it is. If the number’s down, it’s a good day. If it’s up, it feels like you’ve failed before you’ve even had coffee. And when a $29 scale can change how you feel about yourself, that’s not really a weight loss problem. That’s a relationship problem. We’re breaking down why...

A lot of people struggling with weight loss or binge eating think food is the problem. But most of the time, it’s the pressure that shows up before the food ever does. One cookie isn’t what sends things sideways. It’s the holding back, the rigid rules, and the all or nothing thinking that builds until something finally snaps. We talk about why cutting foods out, chasing perfection, and relying on...

When life starts to feel like too much, most people don’t lean into their health. They step away from it. Workouts get skipped. Meals turn into “whatever’s easiest.” And taking care of yourself starts to feel optional.  Not because you don’t care, but because overwhelm makes backing off feel like the best move. So in this episode, we talk about why overwhelm knocks people off track so fast when it...

There’s usually one thing that actually moves progress forward. And it’s almost always the same thing people keep resisting. Resisting is how progress really stalls. Not because of a major failure, but because of one small decision that goes the other way. In this episode, we talk about that moment. The hesitation. The internal debate. And the simple reframe that snaps people out of it before prog...

The habits that actually move the needle usually sound a little weird. That’s because they work with how humans behave, not against it. Trying harder fails. White knuckling fails. Waiting for discipline fails. But what tends to work instead are tiny, odd, almost laughable strategies. Not because they look serious or impressive, but because they reduce friction instead of creating more of it.  In t...

Motivation feels like progress. That’s why so many people mistake it for a plan. It shows up confident, promising that this time will be different. And when it's gone, most people assume they’re the problem. But that couldn't be further from the truth. In this episode, we unpack how motivation quietly became the strategy most people rely on and why that guarantees the same cycle every ti...

Everyone says “find your why.” But most people are walking around with a why that sounds good… and falls apart the moment things get uncomfortable. In this episode, we break down why motivation disappears so fast and what actually makes a why stick when things get messy. We talk about how to uncover the values that actually matter to you and how better health gives you real access to those things....

Most people think their plan failed because they failed. Not true. In this episode we look at the real reason diets derail and how avoided feelings quietly steer your choices.  You’ll learn the skill that helps you stay steady, interrupt old patterns, and finally respond instead of react. This one shift changes everything. * Tried every diet out there and nothing sticks? Imagine having a coach che...

Every chronic dieter has the same pattern. They chase perfection, they collapse the second real life bumps their plan, and they end up stuck in the same loop year after year. We break down why that happens and what people who actually succeed do differently.  You’ll hear the real reasons perfection never works, why all or nothing always becomes nothing, and how to build habits that hold up even wh...