Why I Will Never Try to Lose Weight Again

I will never try to lose weight again. I went on my first diet when I was 10. I talked my parents into buying me Slim Fast- and the madness didn’t stop for YEARS. When I was 15, I bought a “top secret” weight loss plan and was guaranteed to lose 11 pounds in 10 days or my money (my … Read More

You Are Not Your Thoughts

We all have stories. And I don’t just mean funny ones from being drunk in college and stumbling around campus. I mean the ones that show up and dictate how we do things and why we do things. I mean the stories that we have about ourselves that we don’t say out loud or don’t even know exist. The stories … Read More

Track Your Behaviors – Not Your Weight

Weight loss is not a behavior. Setting weight loss goals is honestly silly- but we have to unpack a lot of shit to begin to understand that. Unfortunately and fortunately, a lot of the behaviors that are conducive to weight loss are sometimes healthful. Like yes- incorporate more movement, fruits, and vegetables into your day- no one is telling you … Read More

One Big Problem with The Fitness Industry

The fitness industry is one of the only “figure it out yourself” industries. I can’t walk into a coffee shop and brew my own coffee. I can’t walk into an auto body shop and ask to rotate my own tires. I can’t walk into a bakery and ask to bake my own cake. Sure- you *could* do those things at … Read More

Things to Consider If You’re Feeling A Little Obsessed with Weight Loss

Some notes for you to consider if you’re feeling a *little* obsessed with weight loss: Focus on your behaviors. Are they actually healthful and helpful? Many things lead to weight loss but detract from your actual health. Don’t forget your mental and emotional health heavily impact your physical health. Watching the scale go up and down is not a healthful … Read More

Ask Better Questions About Your Food

“Is this healthy?” …wut? I’m so sick of both this question AND whenever ANYONE says “oh I made this healthy recipe!” Trust me- I am not confused. I know what you’re trying to say- but here’s why YOU’RE confused: -if you’re trying to imply that what you’re eating is low in calories, please just say it is low in calories … Read More

Is Your Fitness Tracker Doing You More Harm Than Good?

Main points of today’s episode: -Neither the scale nor your fitness tracker are inherently bad -We are not in the middle of an obesity epidemic- we’re in the middle of a sedentary lifestyle epidemic -How we feel about anything is more important than the thing itself -Do you really need 10,000 steps a day? Where did that even come from?

134: Shrugging Off Success and Internalizing Failures: Why Do We Do That?

“I LOVE your dress!” “Thanks! It has pockets!” vs “I don’t like that shirt on you.” “OMG I AM FAT AND UNWORTHY. I HATE MYSELF.” Why are we like this? This is just one example of the way that we externalize success and compliments but internalize failures and shortcomings. In fact, it’s been proven that we need about 7 positive … Read More