Create Your Balance

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. 

1. 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. 
2. 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”!
3. 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! 

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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. 

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www.KelliCalabrese.com

www.Facebook.com/kelliCalabrese

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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? 

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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!

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. 

In this episode, I’ll be talking about DIETS and if they are actually setting you up for failure. 

If you’re like most women, you believe dieting IS the key to weight loss and have spent more than half of your life and hundred, if not thousands of dollars on fat burners, meal replacement shakes, weight loss programs and much more.

I’m about to call this self-sabotaging instead of dieting. I know, it’s a bit negative but today I’m telling you what you NEED to hear, not what you WANT to hear. 

Time aftertime, we undermine our own success and let the diet fail us which only reinforces the set backs. 

This cycle continues again and again, year after year, Monday after Mondayonly for us to “fall off the wagon”and gain the weight back and then some. We have to STOP falling for these diet lies...it’s setting us up for failure every time. 

I’m about to dive more into the whole “eat less, move more”, Calorie deficit and all the struggles we have faced over the years with all of these new trendy, quick fix diets and show you exactly what you need to do in order to break this cycle and stop self sabotaging.

Let’s dive in…

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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    

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. 

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? 

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...

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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    

“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? 

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. 

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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