A lot of people think weight loss starts with a diet.
It does not.
A diet can help you lose weight, but it does not automatically teach you how to live in a way that keeps the weight off. That is why so many women lose weight, regain it, and end up feeling like they failed when the real problem wa...
Years ago, a woman named Shella came into our coaching program needing help losing over 100 pounds.
She was approaching 50 and had struggled with her weight for most of her life. This was not her first attempt at losing weight. She had been through the cycle many times before.
One year, she would ...
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Why Hormones Make Weight Loss Harder, Not Impossible
A lot of people have been misinformed about hormones because nobody ever slows down long enough to explain the mechanism.
A doctor can tell a woman, âYour hormones are changing,â âYou have insulin resistance,â or âPCOS can make weight loss ha...
Weight gain does not happen randomly.
For many people, weight gain is the result of repeated lifestyle habits: sitting too much, moving too little, eating without structure, sleeping poorly, and living in a way that does not support the body or health they say they want.
This is why simply buying ...
The Psychology of Weight Loss: Thoughts, Behavior, and Results
Most people donât struggle with weight loss because they lack information.
They struggle because they are operating on expectations that have nothing to do with how the body actually works.
You see it all the time.
Someone tracks the...
Most people approach weight loss like a temporary project.
They try to lose weight first, then figure out how to maintain it later.
That approach fails because it separates the result from the behavior that creates it.
There is a more effective way to think about this, one that is rooted in psy...
Why Most Weight Loss Attempts Fail
Most people donât fail because they lack effort.
They fail because they follow a number instead of understanding a process.
They:
- use a calculator
- get a calorie target
- eat less
- lose some weight
- then stall
At that point, they assume something is wrong w...
What the New British Medical Journal Review Really Shows
GLP-1 receptor agonists such as semaglutide (Wegovy, Ozempic) and tirzepatide (Mounjaro, Zepbound) have changed obesity treatment. Many people are losing significant weight, often for the first time in years.
But a new systematic review publ...
Ah, weight loss. Itâs supposed to be as simple as eating less and moving more, right? But why does it feel more like trying to solve a Rubikâs Cube blindfolded? Let me introduce you to the real villain of our story: Metabolic Adaptation. This sneaky little gremlin is the reason why your diet plateau...
Alright, buckle up because we're about to dive into the wild world of detoxes. Spoiler alert: they're a total waste of time. Those fancy detox products you see lining the shelves? Pure nonsense. Let's get into why detoxes are the biggest scam since snake oil.
The Detox Delusion
Detox products ofte...
Most people, at some point in life, ask themselves this question: "How do I lose weight?" The greater question that almost never gets asked is, "Who do I need to become in order to lose weight?" There are people who grew up poor and became rich. There are people who were raised by terrible parents a...
Flip the script on your mind. Why donât you have time to exercise? How many reasons can you come up with for not tracking your food? If you constantly repeat these reasons every day, weekly, monthly, and over the past decades, this shouldnât be a hard task. We all are what we repeatedly do, and what...
