Outsmart Overeating

Tired of waking up every Monday with the intention to "get back on track?" Don't miss our upcoming Live Training on how to break-free from the cycle of overeating and finally lose weight for good.   Register now for the Lose 5 Pounds in 30 Days by Using Psychology, Not Willpower Live Training on Wednesday, September 6th at 1pm CDT. Can't attend live? No problem, we'll be providing a 72-hour record...

Tired of waking up every Monday with the intention to "get back on track?" Don't miss our upcoming Live Training on how to break-free from the cycle of overeating and finally lose weight for good.   Register now for the Lose 5 Pounds in 30 Days by Using Psychology, Not Willpower Live Training on Wednesday, September 6th at 1pm CDT. Can't attend live? No problem, we'll be providing a 72-hour record...

This week, I'm excited to share the interview of Unstuffed and Masterfull client, Nicolette Tomaszewski, on her unique experience in my group coaching programs. As you know, no two dieters are the same and we all have different challenges, backgrounds, habits, lifestyles, and dieting struggles. And more specifically in Nicolette's case, a history with an eating disorder. Fortunately, she was kind...

Do you know why your diet isn't working? Join co-coach, Steph Miramontes, and me in this week's episode of the  Fat Murder Podcast as we dive into the 4 reasons why you still haven't lost the weight. Most people choose to follow meal plans and cookie cutter diets over a more mindful approach because the "rules" and boundaries have already been created for you. This helps you feel safe and confiden...

Here's what happens when you 'should' on yourself: you are putting unrealistic expectations on yourself and you're slowly becoming a ticking time bomb. when this keeps happening over and over? Your normal feeling becomes 'I'm not good enough' with EVERYTHING you do. thennnnn we turn to food to cope.    INSTEAD - USE THE WORD 'COULD'   It takes out the expectation and the judgment that shouldn't ev...

After struggling with late-night cravings, dieters end up in the kitchen (despite not wanting to be in the kitchen) shoveling chips in their mouth (without wanting to shovel chips in their mouths). Their behavior is compulsive, and as much they want to stop, they just keep going.   Sound familiar?   This is the vicious cycle of night eating, and you won't be able to stop until you address the psyc...

Coach Laura is back this week discussing what I often call "the mosquitoes of dieting" - cravings!  One little craving is enough to irritate you, but being attacked by a whole swarm at once makes you feel completely under attack and out of control.     In this episode, Coach Laura and I discuss:   What causes cravings - the psychology behind your uncontrollable urges to eat. How your eating in sec...

Sometimes we outgrow a goal, sometimes we need to trust ourselves to just keep going, and other times we get the urge to say that we are ready to walk away from the goal because it isn't important anymore; when in reality life feels hard and the goal has taken a backseat.      The skill you lack is learning to ride the waves without quitting   This is perfectionistic thinking incognito. You start...

"In a world where information is abundant and easy to access, the real advantage is knowing where to focus." Patience implies waiting for things to improve on their own. Persistence implies keeping your head down and continuing to work when things take longer than you expect. "Win the moment in front of you right now." In today's episode, Coach Steph Miramontes and I discuss: What is persistence?...

It's not what you do occasionally, but rather consistently that determines your results. If you aren't consistent, it won't matter how desperately you want to escape the graveyard of your dreams. Inconsistency is the kiss of death.     But before we can become consistent in anything, we need to have clarity on WHY we are motivated to achieve a particular outcome in our lives. WHAT is driving your...

In this episode, Coach Steph and I talked about the competitive sport known to the world as "weekend overeating", and how it is the bane of many well-intentioned Fat Murderer's existence. Topics discussed: Reasons that people treat the weekend differently than any other day. The "treat yo self" and "cheat meal" mindset and how it can severely harm your relationship with food. The role environment...

This episode is dedicated to the Unstuffed fence sitters ( join the interest list here ). We're opening the doors to new clients tomorrow! Coaches Steph Miramontes and Laura Kalirai join me on this week's episode of the Fat Murder Podcast to talk about the program and everything we've learned over the years. Both from a client's perspective (Laura) and from the angle of a coach and program develop...

REMINDER: Unstuffed will be temporarily accepting new clients from June 6th through the 9th. Get on the interest list HERE .   This week, I'm excited to share the interview of Unstuffed client, Anna, on her unique experience in the Unstuffed program. As you know, no two dieters are the same and we all have different challenges, backgrounds, habits, lifestyles, and emotional eating struggles. Anna,...

Join Coach Steph Miramontes and me on today's episode of the Fat Murder Podcast as we celebrate our 200th episode! This is a two-part series breaking down our Top 10 Episodes of All-Time. This week, we'll be discussing: 5. Weekend Eating: Results Slayer 4. 6 Things Lean People Do Differently 3. How to Stop Eating When the Mind Wants More 2. The Art of Hunger and Fullness 1. Introduction to Emotion...

Join Coach Steph Miramontes and me on today's episode of the Fat Murder Podcast as we celebrate our 200th episode! This will be a two-part series breaking down our Top 10 Episodes of All-Time. This week, we'll be discussing: 10. EPISODE 32: Proven Ways to Increase Weight Loss Success 9. EPISODE 56: Why You Secretly Eat and How to Stop 8. EPISODE 24: How to Incorporate "Trigger Foods" to Stop Binge...

If you're someone whose background in dieting consists of calorie counting, food scales, and meal plans, taking on a more mindful approach to eating can be scary as hell. We take comfort in the hard data. Instead of allowing our hunger and fullness cues to guide our eating, we turn our focus outward to feel safe and secure in our calorie deficit.     Join Coach Steph Miramontes and me on today's e...

REMINDER : We've opened the doors to our new 6-week program, Outsmart Overeating ! You can catch all of the details HERE . Once you've come to grips with being an emotional eater, it's important to have a process to begin working through them in a healthy way that doesn't involve stuffing them down with food. In 17 years of coaching, I've never had a client tell me they're comfortable sitting with...

REMINDER : The upcoming workshop with Coach Steph Miramontes , "Train to Your Brain to Eat Like a Naturally Thin Person" is this Wednesday. It's not too late to register. You can check it out  HERE.   In this episode, we had the pleasure of interviewing two-time client, Rachael, a registered dietician.     After losing weight using the strategies in 75 Hard, Rachael knew she was barely hanging on...

REMINDER : Don't miss the upcoming workshop with Coach  Steph Miramontes , "Train to Your Brain to Eat Like a Naturally Thin Person." You can check it out HERE.   Consider what "triggers" you to eat more than your body needs. It all starts with our thoughts. And our thoughts lead us to a feeling — for better or worse. And these feelings are what drive our actions. Our actions produce our outcomes....

Are you a busy working Mom who's been struggling to eat whole foods and exercise for over 3 months because you have diet burnout?   And let me guess.   You've probably already tried counting calories, Weight Watchers and Keto, but nothing works?   When we look at "naturally thin" people, they don't count calories, but yet they effortlessly maintain their weight eating everything they want no matte...

How effective is dieting, if you still have to do it year after year? You know that dieting is a frustrating endeavor but you don't know what to do instead. It's time to ditch the quick fix makeovers, and start judging successful transformation in a new way.     In this episode you'll learn:   The one unsexy, boring thing that will never let you down. How to make changes that stick. How to choose...

On this week's episode of the Fat Murder Podcast , Coach Steph Miramontes joins me to discuss how in order to permanently lose the weight, you have to lose the dieter's mindset.   Most of the women I've had the pleasure of working with do what all the other dieters do — they practice being overweight and seeking a magical solution.   Instead, you should be practicing what natural eaters do, NOT wh...

When it comes to losing weight, there's no way around it: we HAVE to eat food. The problem many dieters run into is that they're torn between two extremes:   Restrictors: These people diet like it's their full-time job Permitters: These are the YOLO! dieters In other words, Restrictors have a hard time saying yes to food while Permitters have a hard time saying no.   Join Coach  Steph Miramontes a...

On this week's episode of the Fat Murder Podcast , co-coach, Steph Miramontes joins me to discuss how in order to permanently lose the weight, you have to lose the dieter's mindset.   Most of the women I've had the pleasure of working with do what all the other dieters do — they practice being overweight and seeking a magical solution.   Instead, you should be practicing what natural eaters do, NO...

Body image can really mess with our heads — in bed.   For women, the way they see their bodies can have a big impact on their feelings of sexual desire and their ability to become aroused.   Today, on the  Fat Murder Podcast , join co-coach Steph Miramontes and me as we discuss the feelings of body self-consciousness and how it often interferes with our sexual lives.   In fact, according to resear...