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Click here to text us! Did you know that most adults have some level of chronic inflammation? Did you know that chronic inflammation can get in the way of your weight loss journey? It turns out this is a mostly fixable problem with food. Join me today as I interview Carolyn Williams, Ph. D., RD, a leading nutrition expert on chronic inflammation to give tips on how to get more of her Top 8 Anti-In...

Click here to text us! Free Masterclasses this week for the Unstoppable Mindset for Weight Loss! Sign up at https://www.vibrant-md.com/mind. Change your story to change your life. It's funny that 20% of weight loss it the nuts and bolts, but the story running in your head 24/7 can be 80%. It may not make sense, but it has a huge impact on how you run those nuts and bolts of the weight loss jo...

Click here to text us! Bored eating may sometimes be just that, but I truly believe it's a form of emotional eating. Our brains can be sneaky--it may be offering you the thought "I'm bored" when there's an uncomfortable emotion or task that it wants you to avoid. Remember our brains are designed to keep us safe, but we don't need to be safe from our emotions. And our...

Click here to text us! Lagom is a swedish word that means "not too little, and not too much." While people may use it to think about balance in their lives, it's a concept that is perfect for your weight loss journey. Lagom at each meal will serve you well for weight loss and then weight maintenance. ... Want to know your two next best steps to watch the number on the scale go down?...

Click here to text us! We have this eat all day, overeat culture that we live in, and it doesn't serve us. It's bad for our health, and it makes weight loss difficult. It saps the good taste of our food as we just continually put food on our taste buds. What can each of us do to change this culture? I'll tell you a few stories about my clients and let's see what ideas it brings...

Click here to text us! You may have been avoiding starchy food on your weight loss journey, but starches aren't created equal. I'll talk today about some resistant starches that don't cause insulin to spike, and about how you can convert everyday foods such as rice, pasta, and potatoes, into resistant starches.  ... Want to know your two next best steps to watch the number on the sc...

Click here to text us! There's a serious pinch at the grocery store check-out line as prices rise these days. How can you eat delicious food and continue on a healthy weight loss journey? Let's allow our Wise Mind to help us with a solution, and I'll give you some advice today as well. ... Want to know your two next best steps to watch the number on the scale go down? Sign up for a...

Click here to text us! Naked Carbs are the buzz of the internet this summer. Naked carbs are when you eat the bread alone, or a piece of cake for a snack. Why should you avoid naked carbs while on your weight loss journey? I talk about this today. ... Want to know your two next best steps to watch the number on the scale go down? Sign up for a free mini-session with Heather Awad, MD   Sign up here...

Click here to text us! As we optimize our hormones for weight loss, it turns out that the order in which we eat our food actually matters. Is it good to eat out of the bread basket they bring at the restaurant before all the other food? It turns out that the timing of when you eat the starch part of your meal makes a large difference in your digestive hormones and can affect how much food you stor...

Click here to text us! Enjoy this conversation with Dr. Shelley Meyer, a family doctor with a specialty in Functional Medicine. We discuss the hormonal changes that happen when you don't get enough sleep, and how that affects your weight loss journey. Dr. Meyer also gives some ideas for turning that around. Dr. Shelley Meyer: https://www.youtube.com/c/DrShelleyMeyerIFMCP/featured For more inf...

Click here to text us! What do you think about breakfast food? Do you love something sweet, or bready? Are you more of an egg person? Today I talk about how what you eat for breakfast will affect your hormones for the rest of the day! I'll tell you what to choose to optimize your hormones for your weight loss journey. ... Want to know your two next best steps to watch the number on the scale...

Click here to text us! Not everyone wants to do summer weight loss, because they think it will take the fun out of summer. In today's episode I bring some ideas how you can make summer weight loss joyful! You can explore some new vegetables at the Farmer's Market, and prioritize the best tasting seasonal fruits to get that fiber part of your meals onto your plate in a beautiful way. I ta...

Click here to text us! Did you catch the headlines? A New England Journal study came out looking at eating windows and calorie restricted diets. The group that ate all day lost the same amount of weight that the group who ate their restricted calories in an eating window lost, so the media decided intermittent fasting is dead. I have to completely disagree. I'll show you how they asked the wr...

Click here to text us! This 2022 article from the American College of Cardiology has some surprising results! Yes, we know olive oil is good for our heart health, but how about our brains? How about our lungs? I'll explain what the research found, what it means for our good health, and how olive oil helps you with weight loss. ... Want to know your two next best steps to watch the number on t...

Click here to text us! Author and coach Tony Robbins says that strategy is 20% of any journey, and the story you tell yourself in your mind is 80%. We have these stories about ourselves running on a loop in our brains 24/7. They speak to us in the waking hours and then send us dreams. I believe this is true of the journey to permanent weight loss, as well. On the podcast today, I show you how mind...

Click here to text us! Someone in my program, who eats a Mediterranean style of eating, told me that her husband doesn't want to eat that. He wants to eat MAN FOOD. Nevermind that all the genders are eating Mediterranean style near the Mediterranean and many other places. Anyway, it was a funny way to describe eating heavier foods, like meat and potatoes. If you know me, I always say yes to w...

Click here to text us! Be inspired by a woman in my program and how she has lost over 30 pounds with zero fear of it coming back. I also spill the tea about a day gone wrong, where I ate all the butter mochi cake. Yes, I finished the whole pan. ... Want to know your two next best steps to watch the number on the scale go down? Sign up for a free mini-session with Heather Awad, MD   Sign up here: h...

Click here to text us! Going back to the office doesn't have to disrupt your weight loss journey! Hear an inspiring story of a professor going back to campus. Let's think about you and take a close look at breakfast and lunch to see how they fit in your new work day. Let's also strategize about a few other things about the office, like that candy drawer. ... Want to know your two ne...

Click here to text us! Did you know that restricting food during the day can lead to late night snacking? Have you ever noticed that you don't get mad at yourself when you UNDERFEED yourself? Today I discuss how eating more during the day help you avoid eating at night. ... Want to know your two next best steps to watch the number on the scale go down? Sign up for a free mini-session with Hea...

Click here to text us! Second in a three part series on the troubles of eating at night. Notice how being intentional about what you already do after work can stop mindless eating. ... Want to know your two next best steps to watch the number on the scale go down? Sign up for a free mini-session with Heather Awad, MD   Sign up here: https://calendly.com/heatherawad/discovery-calls.

Click here to text us! This is the first in a series about NIGHTTIME EATING. Let's talk about how stress during the day leads to eating at night, for comfort, for buffering away the difficult emotions of the day, for blanking out on our lives by diving into food. And I discuss ways to sneak that much needed break. ... Want to know your two next best steps to watch the number on the scale go d...

Click here to text us! We think that if we dig in and get really hard on ourselves, we'll be able to stick to our weight loss plan. It's my opinion that you need to be kind to yourself if you want to achieve permanent weight loss. Are you resisting the idea? Take a listen to this podcast. ... Want to know your two next best steps to watch the number on the scale go down? Sign up for a fr...

Click here to text us! You might consider giving up healthy snacks, unless you don't have a medical reason for eating them. Now a true medical reason would be that your actual personal medical team says that you have to eat a snack, and some of you do have this, so keep going. It turns out, though, that most of the healthy snacks we eat aren't as healthy for your body as you might think....

Click here to text us! I'm sending love to you for Valentine's Day. What's your love language? And does food equal love in your family? If yes, how does that impact your weight loss journey? ... Want to know your two next best steps to watch the number on the scale go down? Sign up for a free mini-session with Heather Awad, MD   Sign up here: https://calendly.com/heatherawad/discove...

Click here to text us! Want to extend your dry January to help you lose weight? I explain how alcohol works against your regular digestive system for natural weight loss--especially for women over 40! I'll also give strategies to work around that issue. ... Want to know your two next best steps to watch the number on the scale go down? Sign up for a free mini-session with Heather Awad, MD   S...