Thinner Peace in Menopause

Today's episode dives into what a craving is and isn't. I have many clients who say they had cravings for something crunchy or something sweet. A craving is a negative emotion on the emotional hunger scale. Listen in as talk about when to an honor cravings and when to recognize it's not serving you or … Ep 45 How to Control Your Cravings Read More » The post Ep 45 How to Control Your Cravings appe...

In this episode, we discuss how changing the way you think about your weight loss journey, can change your journey. I tell you about a client who adapted that thought in her business and it created a very successful business. But when it came to her personal care and weight loss, she believed she would … Ep 44 Failure is Not an Option When it Comes to Weight Loss Read More » The post Ep 44 Failure...

In this episode, it's all about the top 3 tools from my last 42 episodes. They are: the Physical and Emotional Hunger Scale the Waste Food tool the Creating Joy tool If you want more reinforcement, I'm offering another program called Free at Last Over 40 on my website for any podcast listener for 50% … Ep 43 Top 3 Tools for Weight Loss in 2017 Read More » The post Ep 43 Top 3 Tools for Weight Loss...

In this episode I teach you about the body compass, by using my own experience of moving to Belize. My favorite place to write to you is a coffee shop, and today is extra special because this picture is my view from the one I'm currently working in. I'm going to be living in Belize … Ep 42 Getting Out of Your Comfort Zone Read More » The post Ep 42 Getting Out of Your Comfort Zone appeared first o...

In this episode, we discuss why knowing what your challenges are ahead of time will help you succeed at anything, including weight loss. I use one of my clients to help you understand how this can work for you. Since my client was ending her program with me, I always like them to know what … Ep 41 Handling Your Challenges Ahead of Time Read More » The post Ep 41 Handling Your Challenges Ahead of T...

In this episode, I read to you a couple of letters from my listeners. I find that many of my clients and listeners alike are professional and successful in all other areas of their lives but their body and their weight. Today I read those letters to you and discuss what to do when you … Ep 40 Thinner Peace for the Professional Woman Read More » The post Ep 40 Thinner Peace for the Professional Wom...

In this episode, I talk about how I work with women who have very successful careers, but feel powerless around their weight. I share a story about one of these clients with you today. We had an amazing session and I think it can really help you too. She's a very successful lawyer, who just … Ep 39 How to Use Your Successful Mindset to Lose Weight Read More » The post Ep 39 How to Use Your Success...

In this episode I let you listen to a real coaching session from a podcast listener who wrote me a letter. Here is part of her letter: I am finding it easy to grasp and understand the physical hunger scale and the four types of eating. I find I am able to observe myself, gauge … Ep 38 Why Being Smart Doesn't Help You Lose Weight Read More » The post Ep 38 Why Being Smart Doesn't Help You Lose Weig...

In this episode I give you some gifts to think about. How can you create more faith and more joy in your life. Please take what you want from the following blogs on joy and faith. Use them to direct your mind when it needs to be redirected. I recently copied someone's Facebook post about … Ep 37 Faith and Joy — The Gifts that Keep Giving Read More » The post Ep 37 Faith and Joy — The Gifts that Ke...

I was talking to one of my clients who has not only lost a lot of weight, but really is changed from the inside out. She is successful in many areas of her life but when she came to me, she felt powerless with her weight gain. She had been on endless diets, and was … Ep 36 How to Use Empowering Thoughts During the Holidays Read More » The post Ep 36 How to Use Empowering Thoughts During the Holida...

This episode is all about the poisonous thoughts that sabotage you. YOU never sabotage you, but those thoughts are the culprit. Those sneaky little sentences running around your head, that you just think are true, and never question them. In this episode, I read a listener's letter and I go over my thoughts as I … Ep 35 The Poisonous Thoughts of Weight Gain Read More » The post Ep 35 The Poisonous...

Holiday season makes us go crazy about food. We think that we can easily lose weight after eating more than we ought to. However, this mindless thinking must stop. End the insanity, and find out how to still lose weight this holiday season. In this episode, I will walk you through this "insanity" and how … Ep 34: How to Stop the Insanity and Lose Weight During the Holiday Season Read More » The po...

Last week we discussed IQ, EQ and my newly developed MQ. As a review, IQ (intelligence quotient) is a total score derived from one of several standardized tests designed to assess human intelligence. The abbreviation "IQ" was coined by the psychologist William Stern for the German term Intelligenzquotient, his term for a scoring method for … Ep 33 How to Change Your Mindfulness Quotient During the...

In today's episode, we talk about IQ, EQ and how to develop your MQ (Mindfulness Quotient). IQ (Intelligence Quotient) is a total score derived from several standardized tests designed to assess human intelligence. The abbreviation "IQ" was coined by the psychologist William Stern for the German term Intelligenzquotient, his term for a scoring method for … Ep 32 What's Your Mindfulness Quotient? P...

Your partner is feeling sad about something that happened at work. Your friend is worried about something. For some reason, you can't stop thinking about it — you feel a need to jump in and help. You've probably experienced feeling attached to other people's situations. But if you put your attention and emotion to others, … Ep 31: Why You Should Learn Detachment During the Holidays Read More » The...

In this episode, I talk about how you can connect to the pure joy of eating a food or foods and connect to the pure joy of the moment. They don't have to be treated separately. I provide examples from two clients and how they used the celebration of the moment to DISCONNECT from their … Ep 30 Menopause is Finally the Time to Separate the Joy of Eating from the Joy of Celebrating Read More » The po...

This episode is all about where you are now, and what have you been noticing now that you've been doing this for a while. I review my basic tools: self-compassion, mindfulness, the emotional and physical hunger scale, food journals and the types of eating. Many people need to learn to adjust their numbers as they … Ep 29 Review of Our Weight Loss and Hunger Scale Tools So Far Read More » The post...

In this episode we discuss what the mindful next step is when you go off the rails. I have a lot of clients who tell me they went off the rails when they overate non-fuel foods at a meal. Most of them seem to make it mean they were "bad" and as long as they … Ep 28 Using Mindfulness to Stay on the Rails After a Binge Read More » The post Ep 28 Using Mindfulness to Stay on the Rails After a Binge a...

In this episode we will talk about how guilt comes from your thoughts. If you don't understand this, I will make it much clearer by the end of this podcast. My guess is for those of you who suffer from too much guilt, your brain is trained to think the same thoughts over and over … Ep 27 You Can't Eat Guilt. Guilt Is Not a Food Group, Especially During Menopause Read More » The post Ep 27 You Can'...

Today's episode is all about wasting food and what you think about that. Because how you think about about wasting food will determine how you treat your body. If you think you must always eat the food on your plate, your weight will probably always be a problem. I share with you an incident with … Ep 26 You Are Not Wasting Food When You Don't Clean Your Plate Read More » The post Ep 26 You Are No...

In this episode we will discuss how to put yourself first, make yourself your #1 project and make your other projects secondary to YOU. You know how to do this because you know how to do big projects, but you have never considered yourself your major project. I've been talking a lot to you about … Ep 25 Project You. Putting Yourself First To Lose Weight Read More » The post Ep 25 Project You. Putt...

In today's episode I talk about the hunger scale and how listening to other sensations in your body, or becoming a body whisperer, can also help you reconnect to your own body to lose weight and feel great. I taught you the hunger scale in podcast #2 so if you don't know that, go back … Ep 24 Becoming a Body Whisperer — The Secret of Mindfulness Read More » The post Ep 24 Becoming a Body Whisperer...

In this episode I continue with our discussion on the effects of stress on your body and weight gain. Fact: The brain and body are designed to want to eat during stress. You must know this and relearn a new pathway for your brain. In this episode I introduce you to the hormone called Ghrelin. … Ep 23 How Stress Makes You Fat — Part 2 Read More » The post Ep 23 How Stress Makes You Fat — Part 2 app...

In this episode I go over the effects of stress on your body, specifically talking about the hormone Cortisol and its connection to menopause. Now, I don't want you stress out over the fact that stress makes you fat, but I do want you to pay attention! I'm going to assume everyone who is getting … Ep 22 How Stress Makes You Fat, Especially in Menopause — Part 1 Read More » The post Ep 22 How Stres...

Welcome to Episode 21! Today I am sharing with you how you can be mindful in social situations when eating and drinking with other people. Many of my clients believe they can't handle social situations, but this is just a limiting belief they have learned. I go over a letter from one of my listeners … Ep 21 How to be MindFUL in Social Situations and Not MindLESS When Eating and Drinking Read More...