“It’s not my first time at this rodeo.  I’ve eaten healthy, worked out (a little) and lost 30lbs.... THREE times in the last 15 years.  I started with the Carbohydrate Addicts diet, then Sure Slim (twice) but used them as a band-aid approach.  I just did what they told me to do and it worked.  There was no information behind it and I didn’t care.  I just wanted to lose the weight and move on.  And by moving on, this meant going off the diet and eventually gaining the weight back (and then some).  I’m good at the quick fix but not the long term.”

I work with phenomenal women who are brilliant members of society, loving mothers, wives, friends yet they live with the insanity of a noisy critic in their head insisting they do the same thing over and over and over again.   If nothing changes nothing changes.   It doesn’t matter how many times you have been to this rodeo you MUST stop emotionally abusing yourself for not knowing what you don’t know.  Being an expert dieter DOES NOT mean that you actually know what is and isn’t healthy, how foods fuel your body or what you really need to do to create lasting change (and I am not just talking about the physical transformation).  We make shitty coaches to ourselves because the truth is we can't see what we don't want to see.  It doesn't matter how much you read or think you know.

Learn about how real food, eaten at the right time, with the right portion size, in the right combinations will give you the POWER of choice and freedom from dieting.

Start by getting honest with yourself.

WRITE. IT. DOWN.

Nothing is more powerful than a food log. 

It makes the unconscious conscious. 

It creates honesty and accountability.  Not to anyone but yourself (and that’s who it’s all about right??)

Here’s the kicker.  Sit back and read it WITHOUT attaching emotion to it.  It is just facts or data about what you put in your mouth.  Nothing more, nothing less.  It is NOT a judgement about your self-worth, your dedication or your willpower.  It is simply a marker so you can assess what to do next.  PERIOD.

Look at your logs then make ONE change, ONE decision to DO better. PERIOD.

Resist the temptation to do a full meal overhaul!!  Less is more when you want to make lasting change and nailing small goals is key.

Consider the following questions if you don’t know where to start.

1.  Are you eating a protein at every meal?

2.  How many veggies are you really eating?

3.  How many items on your logs come from a bag, a box, bars or powders?

4.  How many things came right out of the earth?

Remember if it walks the earth, flies in the sky, comes off a tree or a bush or grows in the ground YOU CAN EAT IT!

Progress not perfection.  Consider yourself a body under construction and building a great one takes time and tenacity.

Log for a week

Make one change the following week and then let me know how you feel.

Even small wins and changes need to be celebrated!!

 

~L