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Or shut it off completely and let yourself exist for a day without it? What did we do when we were only reachable once we were home? What did we do when phones were only phones? Now they keep our entire lives running. Calendars, notes, GPS, pay for parking, email, text, social media, pictures, videos, podcasts, music, food delivery, books, … Read More

What you do most often matters most. Meaning, I definitely don’t often spend time on an island soaking up the sun. I do, however, spend most of my time bundled to high heaven living in the Midwest that will soon become a tundra- AND I spend more days than not throughout the year lifting, walking, and moving. Because of that, … Read More

Does deciding what to wear stress you out? If yes, steal my 3 step method for choosing what to wear. 1- Does it feel like I’m wearing jammies? If yes, move on to number 2. 2- Does it look like I’m wearing jammies? If no, wear it. If yes, move on to number 3. 3- Am I allowed to look … Read More

It’s dishonest It’s self-centered It’s rooted in fear vs. trust I know it doesn’t feel like that. Surface level, it feels like you’re being considerate, kind, and selfless. And sometimes, it’s totally all those things! Being a people pleaser isn’t ALL bad. Unless you’re a complete sociopath, we all fall on a spectrum somewhere of “people pleaser.” But if you … Read More

I haven’t tracked or measured a single ounce of food in years… and NOTHING bad has happened. I haven’t cut out carbs or sugar. I haven’t weighed out my protein. I haven’t cut an avocado into impossibly small 1/4’s. Sometimes I cook with cooking spray and other times whatever oil I have on hand- no biggie either way. And nothing … Read More

Will power is not infinite & it doesn’t have separate buckets. If you’re having to use a ton of willpower to make sure you don’t eat anything after dinner, that’s the same willpower bucket you have for: not spending half your paycheck at Target, not screaming at your kids, not flicking off drivers in traffic, not telling your MIL to … Read More

I used to want skinny legs that didn’t touch- it’s what was in for so long. I wrapped my legs in Saran Wrap and spent 2+ hours a day on an elliptical. Because the world told me I needed a thigh gap in order to be pretty. Then thick legs and a big ass became the gold standard, and without … Read More

I used to think I helped women do this by helping them lose weight. All I did was cause a shit storm. I helped them feel better but ONLY if they were smaller. I helped them feel better but ONLY for a short time because the weight always comes back- with a vengeance no less, due to innate survival mechanisms … Read More

Do you trust yourself around food? It looks like having 4 types of regular ice cream in your freezer, 3 different types of family sized bags of chips in your cabinets, and last year’s Halloween candy in your house- all at once, for weeks, months, and years on end (when do snickers expire anyway?) and NEVER feeling like they’re calling … Read More

Intuitive eatin’ got ya freakin’? No, but really- do you feel like you’re doing it right but you still feel guilty after eating “too much” of something? Or do you feel like not dieting is a sham for people to “be lazy and eat whatever they want?” Those are common dieting thoughts that screw people up. It’s almost impossible to … Read More