Project Weight Loss

Send us Fan Mail The episode that you will be listening to is an interview I recorded with John Eric Henry (JEH) the manager for the safe parking program in alameda county The safe parking program is individuals that are experiencing from housing insecurity, as they are living in their cars.  The program is called safe parking because the goal is to provide them a safe space to park their car whil...

Send us Fan Mail This week, I break down a little bit in recounting the effect that a great person, an angel to me has had on my life. I come to you to unpack the scientific and very real effect of what others do that have a far reaching impact on our lives, it is termed the Butterfly Effect. So, "In chaos theory, the butterfly effect is the sensitive dependence on initial conditions in which...

Send us Fan Mail This week’s episode is about how we can change our paradigm, our perspective of how we see the world, how we make sense of it all.  I speak to the idea of a story versus a fact and I also speak to the stories we tell ourselves about our bodies, whether we are body shaming ourselves or we take in other people’s body shaming of us. And how stories in general have so much impact in o...

Send us Fan Mail I am really excited to share my recent experience at the Sacred Gathering of Women event, where 75 brave and shining souls gathered to discover their flow and learn about the elements while learning about themselves. The experience was magical and true healing was in the air. In this episode I also speak to the elements of air, fire, water and earth, and to the most unlikely Maest...

Send us Fan Mail This week we talk about one of my favorite things to eat and that is fats, the healthy types of fats.  I unpack the three different types of fats, what they are and why it matters to our Project Weight Loss. I also give examples of the foods that make up the Unsaturated Fats, Saturated Fats, and Trans Fats. We also get to have some fun this episode with an avocado count down at th...

Send us Fan Mail This week I speak to how we can keep our cool, not just in a heated room but in a heated situation. And that’s the topic today. How to stay cool and find your peace when all around you, people are losing theirs.  I speak to the common denominator in our lives, us and how we can get out of our heads and into actions and ways of thinking that really help us move towards peace, no ma...

Send us Fan Mail I am excited to come to you this week on all things juicing and I give you 11 observations of juicing as to what the Maesters have to say about Juice and our weight loss and of course what it all means to our Project Weight Loss. I bridge the concepts making them simple to understand and to apply to what serves us the best. As with all my episodes I recommend that you consult your...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode I refresh the elements of a project plan and make the connection between a plan and our Project Weight Loss.  I bridge the concepts in a project plan, making them simple to understand to apply to our way of thinking. I also speak to the movement from a plan to a program in business and how that movement also applies to our work, as we transition that program to equ...

Send us Fan Mail This week we look to what the seasons bring and sometimes the seasons brings us a bit of work that can have an unexpected hidden joy. Out of the work and at times struggles, we can find some diamonds, as  Maester Marie, teaches us, if we know what we are looking for. I share with you what I have learned from Maester Marie Kondo and I highly recommend that you purchase her book, th...

Send us Fan Mail This week we unpack, what I consider to be the most impactful of the emotions that can move us to act against our best interests, against our Project Weight Loss, that of anxiety. My goal in this episode is to help you discover the possibility of transforming yourself by going within yourself. This understanding of the emotions and understanding what is behind them will help you s...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode I unpack the emotion of anger as an emotion that we inevitably will feel and could be on the other end of the manifestation of this emotion. I speak to value that comes from being in awareness of this emotion, because this emotion can create an incredible amount of energy, energy that if is not harnessed can lead us to regret our actions from this emotion.   I also...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we break down boredom, the first of  what I call the trifecta of triggering emotions.  The three emotions are boredom, anger and anxiety. I wanted to start with the first one, boredom that seems so benign on the surface. And in a way it is a bit of an innocent emotion.  There are 3 camps in the way we deal with boredom. We either hate it, love it, or we just let it...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we learn that the Mediterranean diet is really a mix of cuisines from some varied and ancient cultures, 21 to be exact and that Maesters have found this diet to hold health benefits. I speak to the teachings of the Maester Ancel Keys, and the Maesters from our previous episodes T Colin Campbell and Dan Buettner who talked about primarily plant-based eating and the...

Send us Fan Mail Today, I am so excited to bring you 5 very useful strategies to help you conquer the urges to overeat, by finding your truth, through self-compassion, a quick recovery, finding new natural comforts, reprogramming your behaviors and planning with your prefrontal cortex.  I break it all down for you in this episode, it's the kind of information I wish I had in my twenties.  Ple...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we celebrate a year of Project Weight Loss, a year of the work, on our sense of safety, our work to live a healthy, wealthy and peaceful existence. And this existence is grounded in a self-compassion and acceptance of who we truly are. I wanted to come to you, today for this special episode and in this special month of mental health awareness, of women's heal...

Send us Fan Mail The blue zones are regions in 5 countries where some interesting health discoveries have been uncovered. Those countries are Costa Rica, Greece, Italy, Japan, and the US; the Nicoya region in Costa Rica, Ikaria Greece, Sardinia Italy, Okinawa Japan, and last, but not least, my state California US, and the region is Loma Linda CA which is in southern CA.   They matter and are very...

Send us Fan Mail In this week's episode we talk to one of my beautiful and successful clients Vic. We talk about her experiences and she gives us her nuggets of wisdom and her stories. To me, Vic is an all-around extraordinary person, who embodies what it means to really care about people.    We learn from her that we do deserve the beautiful feedback from others and how she is living in her...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode I break down what  a life coach is; I define it, provide contextual comparisons and  some examples of the results from the valuable work. To me, a life coach simply  someone who helps you to move your life from good to great, helping you get unstuck.  This existence of freedom and strength brings you the courage to trust in yourself, in your abilities and in your p...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I bring you the author of the renowned and amazing book, the China Study, T Colin Campbell, PhD. I share with you what I have learned from his teachings and how this work has impacted the way I think and was part of why I love data and respect data. To me, Dr. Campbell's information is what needs to be shared in the world and can make such an incredible impac...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I break down the communication concept of holding space. I speak to what holding space is and what it is not.  My goal is to provide you some tools to use to communicate with others that are in need of our space and to provide service to those that want to share their deep hurts and their deep joys.  Remember that while being whole is a non-negotiable for us, the...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode I break down my understanding of macro nutrients "macros" and provide you with information on what the Maesters say about it and of course, my experience with counting macros. The recommendation is to first consult your doctor and watch yourself- adjusting your food nutritional values based on your health needs Macro counts and percentages may be best use...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we talk with my lovely client Cheryl as she imparts her wisdom and experience about how valuable it is to be fully present for your life and the joy of finding your tribe.  We talk about her experience working with me in our Project 66 and her decision to go into the un-chartered territory of going all in to trust oneself in this process. She is Cheryl 2.0, the  “r...

Send us Fan Mail A decision starts with a choice of options you have, decisions you need to make to reach a conclusion, live that vision, that intention. Everything is on the table for you to sift through and make a thoughtful decision. In project planning, indecisions can cost us. Start by setting a time and space for you to make your important decisions. Layout all the considerations, and ask yo...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode I interview my sister who really wanted to be my client, because she believes so strongly in the work that I am doing and because she is seeing the results.   I worked with her project weight loss, helping her lose what was weighing her down. We worked on the topic of relationships and self-confidence.  And if you listen to my podcast a primary tenet of my project...

Send us Fan Mail I dedicate this episode to my dear client and to you my friends, in the hope that our mental health journey is strengthen by our own knowledge.  We are stronger than we think and smarter than we let on. We are tough as nails. And I share the words of a very special Maester to me, Cheryl Strayed. I highly recommend any of her books, but in particular her New York Times best selling...