Click here for video version Perhaps you’ve heard – or said – this:  When I get my head around this diet thing, THEN I can follow the plan.  What do we mean? WHEN life is calmer, and I can focus WHEN I get through (Insert event/holiday/project) WHEN I have time to cook/eat at home WHEN … Read more

See Video Version Here Pick your diet.  They ALL work when you follow them. DANG! Well, that blows all my excuses out of the water, how about you?  Think of it, when have you followed a plan to the letter, and NOTHING happened?   It may happen after you’ve been on a plan for a while, … Read more

See Video Version When you haven’t succeeded at your weight loss goals, it can be hard to believe the next thing will work long-term.  All the dieting, the workouts, the special supplements that promised the weight would “fall right off you” but didn’t — it builds a mental resistance. Maybe you’ve had thoughts like this: “Sure, … Read more

See Video Version Emotional Eating is a behavior riddled with guilt and shame.  We know what we want to do, even what we intend to do.  Then something happens, and we find ourselves staring into the refrigerator—cue the guilt, shame, and beating-ourselves-up cycle. I get why we feel guilty.  We have/haven’t done something we said … Read more

Video Version We want guaranteed success. Mostly because we’ve tried so many things with varying degrees of success — and not just with the category of diet, health, and fitness, right?  We want what we buy to work as we expect.  With our weight loss efforts, perhaps we’ve been burned in the past with poor … Read more

see video version How does food become a security blanket?  It does, doesn’t it? Peanut butter is a signal food for me.  When I too often circle back to the kitchen to get a spoonful of peanut butter, I know I’m feeling more stressed or upset than I want to admit. It was a staple … Read more

Video Version Emotional eating – boy, that virus has not helped, has it?  Kicks up all the stuff we struggle with. And it’s so frustrating knowing what you want to do, knowing the result you want — and then something happens, and suddenly you just cannot stop yourself.  That food – whatever it is for … Read more

Video Version Here Renée Jones here with Pack Your Own Bag Cheat Day!   Yea or Nay? Do you incorporate a cheat day in your plan? Some find it helpful, but we know that what works for one doesn’t always work for others, and you have to find what works for you.  Cheat Day Considerations If … Read more

To See the Video Okay, I don’t want to scare you too much, but I’m currently in one of the most unnerving and frightening places known to woman.  It can seriously strike fear into our hearts. Ready? Deep breath now — It’s THE SCALE Collective scream, anyone? Big sigh.  What is up with all of … Read more

See Video Version Gaining weight is so easy.  Would that it were so easy to lose it again.  Yet it isn’t.  Fat loss is a complex chemical process that varies so much from individual to individual.  Call it our genes, our body chemistry, our previous experiences, our desire and ability to follow the plan – … Read more