I’m bringing it in this episode...the gloves are off! I’m about to lay it all out there on why I despise the diet and weight loss industry.  Let’s face it, we’ve all fallen prey to their false promises. I used to promote the BS and all it did was ruin me and I saw the same demise happen with a LOT of my clients.  So I’m giving you my top 3 reasons ( when I could probably go into about 487 million) as to why I hate the diet industry.  They are constantly jamming their BS down your throat, it’s everywhere you look..if you lose weight, you’ll be more worthy or you’ll be more socially accepted...ohhhh that one gets me. The thought process we have adopted when it comes to this one REALLY grinds my gears.  They take advantage of us when we are most vulnerable. They know what’s up and they will be right there reminding you..ya know like right after the holidays?!?! There they are everywhere you turn, in every shop, there is a book or DVD or magazine encouraging you to lose weight. But it’s not just suggesting you might want to lose weight. It’s telling you you SHOULD want to lose weight “because we overdid it this holiday season”! My biggest worry and beef I have with the weight loss industry is what it is doing to the younger generation. THIS MUST STOP! This is such a jacked-up message that is being sent out to our children and they deserve better!! I cannot confirm or deny that I dropped a few F-bombs (you’ve been warned)...BUT I can guarantee that the TRUTH-BOMBS will be dropped left and right!  ************************* P.S...Want to join a group of supportive women? Come join us in our private Facebook group... HEALTHY LIVING...   Nutrition & Exercise Tips for lasting weight loss and lifestyle balance... This group is specifically for women who want and need a different approach to health. An approach that starts from the inside, out!  

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Why I Hate the Diet Industry

When it comes to divorce, it can be a difficult decision to make and some even feel alone. Believe it or not, the anxiety, depression and bitterness of a divorce can leave your health in a not so good condition.  No worries, we’ve got your back.  In this episode, Kelli discusses how you can heal and celebrate a restored and healthier you!​ She shares a bit about her story and how her divorce left her filled with anxiety and in a state of depression. She went looking for help but it was all so scattered it was tough to find what she really needed. She went on a quest to learn about how to heal from what she was experiencing. The result was a path that took me from that empty place to one of joy, freedom, and peace...and now she is out to help others conquer these same struggles.    Whether you are struggling with making the decision of getting a divorce or you are contemplating trying to work things out with your spouse, Kelli can help, you don’t have to do this alone.      ******************* You can find out more about Kelli in these places:   www.KelliCalabrese.com www.Facebook.com/kelliCalabrese https://www.facebook.com/groups/intentionallyfabulous www.IntentionallyFabulous.com  

Overcoming the Struggles of Divorce with Divorce Coach Kelli Calabrese

When it comes to weight loss, it can be a complex subject involving genetics, diet, exercise, and hormones...PLUS, there is so much information out there and it can be confusing.  In this episode I’m going to dive right into the TRUTH behind why your body may be holding onto the weight.     There are some things happening in your body that may make weight loss a bit stubborn and I’m here to let you know it doesn’t have to be this way. Sometimes just making little adjustments can help end the struggle with weight loss.    I’ll be discussing things such as HORMONES, STRESS, CRAVINGS, METABOLISM and MUCH MORE...   So, let’s get into it. Shall we?  ************************* P.S...Want to join a group of supportive women? Come join us in our private Facebook group... HEALTHY LIVING...   Nutrition & Exercise Tips for lasting weight loss and lifestyle balance... This group is specifically for women who want and need a different approach to health. An approach that starts from the inside, out!

4 Reasons Your Body May Be Holding onto Weight

With all the information out there, weight loss can be quite complicated.  In this episode, I am answering the top 10 questions that I get asked most often.  I’m about to give you the most HONEST answers you will ever hear.  I’ll answer your questions such as  How often should I eat to lose weight?  How many calories should I eat? And What is the best way to track weight loss?...And many more.  As someone who’s helped so many women lose weight over the last 10 years and whose goal it is to help thousands more, I’m all for answering your weight loss questions and giving you my top tips. 

Are You Self-Sabotaging Your Results

Do you feel like your metabolism is slow? Maybe it’s broken? Over 40 and feel like it's come to a snail's pace?   In this episode, I’m talking about metabolism and why it may be slow..no worries, it’s NOT broken BUT there are some things we may have done in the past that have slowed it down. Oh and P.S. Don’t blame it on menopause either.  You have the power and you’ve had it all along my dear ( cue Glinda the good witch from The Wizard of Oz)  I’ll be giving you: The 3 ways YOU can control your metabolism  The Most Common Mistakes We’ve made with our metabolism during weight loss Tips to improve your metabolism   You’re not a lost cause, there IS hope if you’ve hit a plateau or feel stuck on this journey.   

Is Your Metabolism Slow?

In this episode, I’ll be talking about the struggles some of us face when it comes to weight loss and WHY we haven’t been able to lose the weight and keep it off.  There are actually 3 things I repeatedly see when my clients come to me. It seems they struggle with these 3 most often. I’ll be talking about them and diving deep into them: Taking Inventory of the past Confidence Your Weight Loss Approach Also, I’ll be discussing a few habits that will help you get through these struggles and actually see results instead of yo-yo-ing through it.  Let me just say, you’ve had the power all along my dear...we just haven’t been looking in the right places. It might be time to go back to the basics.  Let’s dive in...shall we? 

Why You Haven't Lost the Weight Yet

In this episode, I'll be diving into what disordered eating is and a little bit of my story.    Do any of these sound familiar??? Frequent dieting, anxiety associated with specific foods or meal skipping Chronic weight fluctuations Rigid rituals and routines surrounding food and exercise Feelings of guilt and shame associated with eating Preoccupation with food, weight, and body image that negatively impacts the quality of life A feeling of loss of control around food, including compulsive eating habits Using exercise, food restriction, fasting, or purging to "make up for bad foods" consumed I've probably felt them all at one time or another. Believe it or not... these are signs of disordered eating habits which could eventually lead to an eating disorder. Way back when I would never have thought anything about any of these habits... Most, including myself, are unaware that these eating patterns are problematic or harmful. This is something another diet WILL NOT FIX!!! I can recall learning about this in my nutrition school and was just shaking my head and realizing THAT WAS ME!! What people don't realize is the damage this causes not only to our metabolism and hormones BUT to our emotional and mental health. It's a healing process for sure but it's probably the best thing I've ever done for my health and I've seen so much GOOD come out of it with myself and my clients. How many of these sounded familiar to you? Let’s talk more about this...   ********************************   Maybe you're struggling with the control of food in your life and the one and off again diet cycles. Maybe you want to love what you see in the mirror, to stop counting, planning, and controlling food, to stop saying "tomorrow will be better" and "why can't I get it together?" Maybe it's time. Time for you to stop trying to lose weight with a traditional diet and work on a REAL transformation. Step one is to book a "breakthrough" session with me to uncover why you're stuck in this struggle, how to end them for good. Click HERE to set up a FREE session    

What Is Disordered Eating?

“Cheat” Meal, “Treat” Meal...or just another meal?  In this episode, I’m discussing the difference between a cheat meal and a treat meal and how it can affect different people in different ways.  When we hear the word “CHEAT” meal we think of it like this:  Cheating within a diet plan involves giving yourself calculated, planned permission to temporarily break strict diet rules. We are “allowing” ourselves to “cheat” on the plan..but in some cases, which I hear often with my clients, we “fall off the wagon’ and a cheat meal turns into a cheat day, or week.  While the cheat meal approach may work for some people, it could also have some potentially detrimental effects.  The word “cheat” has a culturally negative connotation and is associated with feelings of guilt. Using that term to describe a food or meal could impair your ability to maintain self-control even within the cheat meal framework. While a “Treat” may seem a bit more positive, in some minds it’s still one in the same..a planned “permission slip” to eat outside the rules.  “Treat” meals still imply that some foods are good and some are bad. Of course, some foods are more nutritionally dense than others BUT no one food is “Bad”..it really just comes down to how much and how often you eat it.  So for some, BOTH of these “cheat” or “treat” can cause anxiety about whether or not they are “Getting it right” and not going overboard or “Falling off the wagon”.    How about just a regular old day of eating? Keep in mind this stuff is not a one size fits all and if you seem to keep “falling off the wagon” or your treat/cheat days turn into treat/cheat weeks...then this is not something you want to keep doing over and over again for the rest of your life.  Let’s dive in to the rest of the cheat/treat debate here. Shall we? 

Cheat Meal, Treat Meal OR Just Another Day

In this episode, I’m going to be discussing traditional diets versus transformational diets.  But first, let’s talk about what traditional and transformational really mean when it comes to diets AND what we get out of them…   Traditional: This is pretty much every diet out there. They give you a set of rules that you follow for a specific amount of time and promise a certain outcome.  It’s totally possible to get that outcome BUT what they don’t tell you in traditional diets ( or should I say TEACH you) is that it can be pretty difficult to MAINTAIN those promised results. Almost as if that traditional way is not sustainable long term  With traditional dieting and learning, you are told what to do and how to do it, you only retain about 20% of what you’ve learned and then we seem to “fall off the wagon” because things get hard. Oh and traditional diets have a 95% failure rate.   Transformational: This is where you see an actual TRANSFORMATION. You gain a sense of understanding and see an actual transformation. One you can maintain for life. You are guided and you actually LEARN the what and the how...you don’t need to be told every step of the way.  A true transformation is when you can see results and sustain them. It starts from the inside out and there is no pass/fail here...you actually LEARN!! Seems the success rate here is pretty high!!   So now, let’s talk about how these 2 relate to the diet and weight loss world and which one you can benefit from the most when it comes to seeing sustainable results.  ********************************** Maybe you're struggling with the control of food in your life and the one and off again diet cycles. Maybe you want to love what you see in the mirror, to stop counting, planning, and controlling food, to stop saying "tomorrow will be better" and "why can't I get it together?" Maybe it's time. Time for you to stop trying to lose weight with a traditional diet work on a REAL transformation. Step one is to book a "breakthrough" session with me to uncover why you're stuck in this struggle, how to end them for good. Click HERE to set up a FREE session

Traditional Dieting Versus Transformational Dieting

In this episode I’m discussing the “feelings” that come with weight loss, or should I say the ones we sometimes chase for way too long.    Is it REALLY the weight loss that will bring us the feelings we’re longing for OR is it just the actual feeling we want to FEEL?    So what the heck am I talking about here...you’ll have to go listen to the podcast to hear my full details BUT I talk a little bit about:    How it may not REALLY be the weight loss you want but it’s the HAPPINESS you do. ( It’s the FEELING)    How IF you can’t be happy now- at exactly the weight you’re at today-you won’t be happy at your goal weight ( go ahead and ask me how I know,I pretty much lived this one)    Understanding these 2 and the fact that it's’ not really weight loss you want ( which there’s nothing wrong with wanting to lose weight) but the FEELING you think you will have when you lose the weight will be a HUGE factor in your success or lack thereof.    We need to start practicing those HAPPY feelings RIGHT NOW at the exact weight we’re at.    HAPPINESS IS AN INSIDE JOB!!   SO let’s dive in... ************************** P.S...Want to join a group of supportive women? Come join us in our private Facebook group... HEALTHY LIVING...   Nutrition & Exercise Tips for lasting weight loss and lifestyle balance... This group is specifically for women who want and need a different approach to health. An approach that starts from the inside, out!  

Can Happiness Be Found in Weight Loss...Let's Talk all the FEELS!!

In this episode, I’m talking about our HABITS and how it has gotten us to where we are today with our weight loss goals.   SO, if you’re someone who has struggled with losing weight and keeping it off for the better part of your life you may want to check your habits and beliefs around it...which I talk about in todays podcast.    This crazy rollercoaster isn’t getting us anywhere but stuck and it’s all in our daily habits.  I’ll be short and sweet here in these notes because you definitely want to get into this podcast where I drop truth bombs about little tweaks that you can make in your daily habits that will have you crushing your goals...oh and of course there are a few f-bombs.    It’s time someone lets the cat out of the bag and takes a stand against the diet industry to let you know that these habits that have been embedded in our minds are all complete BS and just keep us stuck, shaming our bodies and seeing food as the enemy...BUT that can all change with a few simple steps.    Let’s chat about that. Shall we??

Your habits will lead to your success or lack there of when it comes to weight loss

I’m super excited about this week's special guest, Angela Brown.   In this episode, we talk about all things THYROID! Both Angela and I have thyroid backstories and we talked about what we both went through from ( my story)  Radioactive Iodine to her story of her struggles with Hypothyroidism to where she is today and how she helps others overcome their own thyroid issues.    After going through her own battle for many years she decided enough was enough. She decided to become an FDN-P.   After becoming certified as a Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner, she finally started getting answers. She began much more extensive testing on herself and kept digging for more answers.   Today, she helps others take back control of their thyroid with the right tools, resources, diet, sleep, exercise, stress-reducing techniques, and supplements. She is even offering you a FREE GUIDE to help you. Click HERE to get yours today.    You can also find out more about Angela and how she works with her clients by checking her out at: angelabrown.org    

All Things Thyroid with Thyroid Specialist Angela Brown

Have you ever said or thought this... “I’ll just lose those last __ lbs then I’ll be happy” or “If I could just lose __ lbs then I would finally love my body!”  I can remember having these thoughts and saying things like this at least once or twice a week.  In this episode, I’ll be discussing how tying your happiness to your weight can have more of a negative impact on your body, health, and quality of life than you may realize. I can tell you, it didn’t help me one bit, in fact, it made things even harder when it came to food and exercise.  I’ll be talking about a few things I feel need to be addressed on this issue like... Where did all of this come from?  Think about it. It’s everywhere you look, tv, internet, radio. We’re fed by the diet industry from a young age that there’s a very specific way our body should look, a culturally ideal body, and once we look that way then this whole new, wonderful world opens up to us, we feel great about our body, we become happy, healthy, accepted, loved, successful… so naturally, we strive for that. I’m about to tell you it’s a bunch of BS right there. I know, tough pill to swallow...BUT it needs to stop because it’s not only ruining our relationship with food and our bodies, it’s now hitting the younger generation and I’ll talk a bit more about that in this episode too.     How it triggers destructive behaviors around food and exercise?   Seems if we don’t look like that culturally “ideal body”,then we’re taught our body is the enemy, it’s not good enough and it needs to be fixed and changed. With all that is out there to “help fix us” ( we’re not broken) it leads to unhealthy behaviors that can have some long-term effects on our overall health.    How to overcome these thoughts and strive for true health and/or sustainable weight loss   It all starts with your approach and your thoughts. You can still want to lose weight and that’s fine, but fighting against the body and forcing change isn’t a smart or healthy strategy. Neither is putting living your best life on hold until you look a certain way. You CAN be happy right now without even losing your first pound ( trust me on this one. I explain it more in detail in the podcast)    PLUS...MUCH MORE.  So dive in and take a listen.     

Why we need to Separate Happiness from Weight Loss

I always say that when it comes to weight loss, it goes way deeper than just diet and exercise...in fact, what's holding us back pretty much has nothing to do with either.    In this episode, I’ll be discussing the 5 most common psychological roadblocks to weight loss and how to overcome them.    Weight loss can be such an uphill battle for anyone but add in all the emotional struggles and you have yourself a hot mess of roadblocks.    If you've tried every diet and exercise plan and can't slim down, it’s possible there may be a psychological block in your way.    Seems we all start out on a diet with the best of intentions yet something seems to get in the way and we end up “falling off the wagon”. We often end up derailing our progress when we feel tired, or stressed, or bored, or frustrated. And let's face it...these emotions pop up often.   So how do you work through this and actually hit your goals?    The first step to a healthy resolution is identifying the issue. In order to get past your roadblock, you'll first need to figure out specifically, what that roadblock is.   Below are the most common emotional issues that come into play when people struggle to lose weight.    All or Nothing Thinking   People who experience all-or-nothing thinking while trying to lose weight believe that they are either a complete success or a total failure based on their food choices.   Negative Body Image   If your body image is too negative it can hinder the weight loss process.   Stress   Let’s just say that stress can really hinder weight loss because of what it can do to your hormones. AND take a guess at what a LOT of us do when we’re stressed? We stress ( emotional) eat.    Depression   Sometimes just the perception of being overweight increases psychological distress and may lead to depression. Not to mention what happens in our minds each time we feel the need to diet again and again without seeing results. TOTALLY DEPRESSING!!   Personal or Childhood Trauma   This one is a deep dive with quite a few of my clients. Our past experiences often lead to weight issues, believe it or not.    Tips to overcome these barriers     Journal Take baby steps ( small goals )  Listen to your thoughts ( keep the positive )  Relaxation Techniques Prioritize sleep     If you are struggling unsuccessfully to lose weight, Any one of these mental barriers to weight loss may be to blame. Think about why your roadblock or "wall" is in place and then take steps to get the help you need to reach and maintain a healthy weight...I’m here for you if you’d like to discuss this further.    **************************************   If you are stuck, frustrated, sick of yo-yo dieting and want to reclaim your health and would like a little group support and some awesome tips on nutrition and exercise for lasting weight loss and lifestyle balance...come join us in our free Facebook Group This group is specifically for women who want and need a different approach to weight loss and health...an approach from the inside, out!

5 Psychological Blocks to Weight Loss and How to Overcome Them

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