Weight Loss for Food-Lovers

Most of us delay happiness until we get the weight off, and then reward ourselves with food once we reach our goal. But celebrating the small wins each day reinforces the daily habits that make the goal weight possible. Today I show you how mentally high-fiving yourself daily keeps you motivated and committed to long term success.

It's a shame when weight loss is misunderstood as being purely about vanity. When I learned how to stop overeating by managing my mind, I became more connected to the truth of myself. I started living my life with what I call radical honesty. On today's episode I describe exactly what that means.

Does it ever feel like there is a good angel on one shoulder, telling you what you "should" eat, and a little devil on the other trying to talk you out of it? Negotiating with ourselves over food is a big way we sabotage weight loss, and today I'll explain why it happens and how to stop it.

Hating yourself thin might work for a quick-fix, short-term weight loss diet but it rarely creates sustainable results. Today I explain why accepting yourself as you are right now actually makes it much easier to reach your ideal weight and stay there permanently.

Most of us have ingrained beliefs about dieting. Today I uncover the "dieting mentality" that prevents people from achieving long term success with weight loss. I also teach you exactly how to think to create sustainable results and maintain your ideal size.

Losing the last 10 pounds requires more precision and a deliberate audit of the process that helped you get the initial weight off. On today's episode I help you understand the many reasons people get stuck, and how to keep the scale needle moving.

Most of us try to lose weight by just changing what we eat. But when I finally lost my weight for good it was because I focused less on my food and more on my thoughts. Today I talk about four lies I used to believe that kept me overeating and how to think differently.

Often we feel the most hunger and temptation to overeat at night. There is a scientific reason for this. On today's show I teach 5 tangible ways you can change this habit so you become someone who is satisfied with just dinner. Learn how shifting the way you eat at night can have a dramatic effect on the way you feel.

How joyful is to overindulge in eating? What if you could include your favorite foods on a plan for weight loss, and learn how to enjoy them more, in a moderate portion? Join me today as I describe how to do just that.

Do you ever overeat because you think it will make you feel better? Or that an experience will be enhanced with more food, alcohol, and all the pleasure possible? Listen to hear more about the myth of FOMO, and how it can really sabotage our weight loss.

What do you believe about your ability to lose weight? Your thoughts about yourself and food are the key to changing your habit of overeating. Anyone can follow a diet and get physical weight off, but changing your mind is how those results become permanent.

Losing weight can trigger a lot of blame and shame if we are not careful. Today I look at what causes these two things to come up, what role they play in reaching a weight loss goal, and how to empower yourself deliberately.

Do you have a constant "feed" of food thoughts in your brain? For food lovers, learning how to not indulge in these thoughts is a necessary skill to lower cravings. On this episode, I teach you five ways to minimize brain chatter around food.

Does happiness elude you? Are you always holding out hope for a future day when everything will be better? On today's show I teach you how to be content where you are right now. It's the best gift you can give yourself.

Your emotions provide valuable information for how to live your best life. But many of us eat to avoid fully experiencing how we feel. In this episode I provide specific ways you can learn and practice how to process your emotions. They are the key to a richer, fuller life without excessive eating.

Learning how to stop overeating and lose weight does not mean you have to enjoy food less. In fact there is a process to be more engaged with food in a mindful way that makes it more satisfying, even while eating less. On this episode I explain exactly how to do it.

Many people start out strong losing weight but struggle with staying committed. But commitment is more than just a declarative pledge to do something, it is step-by-step action taken over a long period of time. Today I teach you how to recommit and stay in the game to get to your goal weight.

Most of us have a complicated relationship with the scale. There is a lot of drama over our weight and what the number means. But you can learn how to weigh yourself and keep it neutral. Doing so will actually help you lose weight.

Sustainable weight loss requires being intentional with your time. To live the life you want, you need to learn how to manage your time so that your priorities match your actions. The process is easier than you think.

Do you feel entitled to eat whatever you want? What about to always enjoy and feel satisfied with food? Beliefs around entitlement can either work against us or for us as we try to stop overeating. On today's episode I explain how.

We all have underlying beliefs about food, whether we recognize them or not. An especially sneaky one is the thought "food is a reward", which leads to a cycle of breaking diets and overeating. In today's episode I talk all about it.

Former Top Chef contestant, Kenny Gilbert, shares his culinary philosophy and plans for his new restaurant Cut and Gather. We also discuss life during Covid-19, and how he balances a love of food with commitment to health.

Mental health goes hand-in-hand with physical health and today I talk about a tool that will help keep your brain sharp and focused so that you achieve sustainable weight loss. It is a daily practice that enables you to solve the reason you overeat.

There are three types of action you could be taking right now, and only one of them will lead you to sustainable weight loss. Listen how I describe the most powerful way you can go after your goals, and what the process of massive action looks like.

Today I talk candidly about my own struggle navigating the coronavirus, and the way I was able to empower myself to get back on track. It is useful to know there are things you have control over during a crisis, and your mind is the most important one.