Changing your diet may seem daunting. What do you eat if there’s no bread, no carbs smothered in ooey-gooey cheese and no deserts? How many times have vegetables rotted in the bin because there was no time to figure out how to cook them?  We know eliminating foods that are bad for health is the right thing, but these foods are inexpensive, convenient and comforting. So, how do we make that switch and stick to it? By using simple meal plan strategies. Meal planning is an essential piece of the weight loss puzzle, but it must also be sustainable. The key to real sustainability is eating foods you like. A revelation, right? In this episode, I give you the foundation for creating your own simple meal plan with foods you’ll actually enjoy eating along with some of my favorite tips for simplifying the process.    If you like what you heard today, please go to Apple Podcasts and leave a review. The more reviews we receive, the more women will learn about the podcast and learn from these lessons. If you know someone who is struggling with food, send them a link to the podcast and maybe they can find something here they haven’t heard before!   What You’ll Learn in this Episode:  The importance of meal planning Simple tips to make your meal plan successful How your 5 senses can help you stick to your plan How to create a Food Matrix    Featured on the Show:   Spiralizing Zucchinis Sun Basket Blue Apron The Whole 30 Paleo One Sheet Rob Wolf's book Wired to Eat Carpool Karaoke with Paul McCartney If you have any questions or ideas for upcoming episodes, send me an email at pat@beauprecoaching.com If you like what you heard today, please head to Apple Podcasts and leave a review. Join me in my closed Facebook group – It's Never Too Late to Lose Weight.  For full show notes, visit https://www.beauprecoaching.com

Ep #31: Keep It Simple – Meal Planning for Successful Weight Loss

Greet your 60s with a strong body and a healthy mind. It’s Never Too Late to Lose Weight is a podcast for women approaching 60 who have been successful at everything but reaching their weight-loss goals. Using the latest in neuroscience, and obesity and health research, your host, Certified Weight and Life Coach, Pat Beaupre Becker, teaches you about the properties of food and how they affect your appetite, your desire, your mood and your brain. Tune in each week for tools and strategies to free yourself from constantly thinking about your weight and create an amazing life. Visit https://Never2late.info/guide to download your Quick Start Guide to sustainable weight loss.

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Did you know that 95% of disease is lifestyle-related?   Could you ever imagine losing weight on holiday?   Have you ever considered getting a health coach, but you worry about the time you need to put in or the financial investment?   Learning new skills takes time, effort, and focus. Sometimes, the adventure of weight loss doesn’t feel very positive or inspiring. But, do not worry! Sometimes, you just need a health coach to push you in the right direction. In this episode, we will learn more about the role that emotions and thought patterns play when triggering our cravings and how to train yourself  into a positive thinking pattern that allows you to love food that loves you.  I have the honor of speaking with two of my coaching clients on their inspirational weight loss experiences so far with the guidance of yours truly as their health and weight loss coach. After this episode, you’ll feel inspired to “step up” your weight loss journey and begin that healthy, positive lifestyle that you always dreamed about!   If you like what you heard today, please go to Apple Podcasts and leave a review. The more reviews we receive, the more women will learn about the podcast and learn from these lessons. If you know someone who is struggling with food, send them a link to the podcast and maybe they can find something here they haven’t heard before!   What You’ll Learn in this Episode:      Why is daily practice important on your health and weight loss journey?   What are all the health and lifestyle considerations that you need to reflect on for weight loss success?   How can you make the choice to resist that pizza without it feeling like you’re missing out?   What is “The Model” for health and weight loss and how does it help my wonderful clients stay focused and inspired on their health journeys?   Why is it important to change your thought patterns and to understand emotional triggers in a weight loss journey?      Featured on the Show:    Are you ready to go on a weight loss adventure with a coach? Let me lead the way! Send an e-mail to pat@beauprecoaching.com.   Review “Simple Meal Planning” on  Episode 31  to reinforce planning strategies for healthy lifestyles!   If you like what you heard today, please head to Apple Podcasts and leave a review.   Join me in my closed Facebook group – It's Never Too Late to Lose Weight.     

Ep #38: There's No Magic Pill

Did you know that having excess belly fat threatens our cognitive abilities,  like thinking, making connections, and memory?   Did you know that just one incident of serious head-related trauma increases your personal risk of developing dementia?   Today, I had the absolute mind-blowing pleasure of speaking with Ralph Sanchez (MTCM, CNS)  who spent 25 years as a functional medicine specialist and complementary care provider. After discovering his own risk factors associated with Alzheimer's disease, Ralph has spent the greater part of his career focused on researching the connection between Alzheimer’s disease and your body and health, including both diabetes and heart disease. He believes that mind and body are connected, and that your diet, health, and lifestyle can help increase or decrease  your risk for Alzheimer’s disease in many ways-- some that you may not expect! Listen as he explains the science behind Alzheimer’s disease and the connection that your diet, diabetes, and other factors may have on increasing your own risk. If you like what you heard today, please go to Apple Podcasts and leave a review. The more reviews we receive, the more women will learn about the podcast and learn from these lessons. If you know someone who is struggling with food, send them a link to the podcast and maybe they can find something here they haven’t heard before!   What You’ll Learn in this Episode:  What is the connection between your body, your diet, and your risk for Alzheimer’s disease? What are a few risk factors associated with Alzheimer’s disease?   How can a healthy lifestyle and diet help decrease your risk for Alzheimer’s disease?   Why are antioxidants and anti-inflammatories important to for your brain?   What is Ralph’s favorite thing?      Featured on the Show:    Click HERE to take Ralph’s FREE “Brain Defend Self Assessment,” claim your FREE discovery session, or get a sneak peek into Ralph’s new e-Book, “The Improved MIND diet.” All your have to do is scroll down to claim all three amazing offers!   Listen to Ralph’s podcast, “The Diabetic Brain” to learn even more!    Sign up to be the first to know when Ralph’s e-Book, “The Diabetic Brain in Alzheimer’s” is available!   If you have any questions or ideas for upcoming episodes, send me an email at pat@beauprecoaching.com     

Ep #37: The Diabetic Brain in Alzheimer’s Disease with Ralph Sanchez, M.T.C.M., CNS, D.Hom.

You’re only nervous about getting lost if you don’t have a plan.   In this episode, we will discuss why I hate the saying “falling off of the wagon” when it comes to maintaining your health, diet, and weight loss goals. Life has many twists and turns, and we are only human. By expanding our mindset from a fixed mindset to a growth mindset, we can always find out way back to our weight loss track no matter what we encounter in our journey. I will share ways to think about weight loss that will expand the way we think about our health goals in order to put you on the positive track towards your successful diet, weight loss, and healthy lifestyle!   If you like what you heard today, please go to Apple Podcasts and leave a review. The more reviews we receive, the more women will learn about the podcast and learn from these lessons. If you know someone who is struggling with food, send them a link to the podcast and maybe they can find something here they haven’t heard before!   What You’ll Learn in this Episode:      Why do I hate “falling off of the wagon” and the negativity it brings to our weight loss goals?   What questions should you ask yourself about your life in order to get your health journey back on track?   What is a “growth mindset” and how can we foster this to achieve successful weight loss goals?   What is one of my favorite FREE Coursera courses to take and why?      Featured on the Show:    Review “Simple Meal Planning” on  Episode 31  to reinforce planning strategies for healthy lifestyles!   Review how to use a  food journal in order to maximize and reflect on your weight loss  and dietary goals.   Check out the FREE online Coursera course, “Learning How to Learn” and begin growing your own mind, today!   If you have any questions or ideas for upcoming episodes, send me an email at pat@beauprecoaching.com   If you like what you heard today, please head to Apple Podcasts and leave a review.   Join me in my closed Facebook group – It's Never Too Late to Lose Weight.     

Ep #36: Getting Back on Track

Are your thoughts towards yourself kind or cruel? Did you know that how you feel about yourself has a huge impact on your diet and weight loss journey? Would  you like to learn ten fantastic steps to help create self-love, self-care, and a sense worthiness through both the successes and challenges of your health and weight loss journey? In this episode of It’s Never Too Late to Lose Weight, join me as I discuss the importance of allowing yourself to experience all of your feelings and mistakes in order to create change and growth. Learn how to develop a positive mindset guided by self-love and self-care as you confront the challenges of both living with emotional baggage and creating a positive, healthy lifestyle. The inner narrative that we tell ourselves matters, and I want you to feel confident that you have all the tools that you need to be successful in accomplishing your weight loss and health goals.   Join me to learn ten ways to create a positive mindset with self-love and self-care at the forefront of your diet and weight loss journey!   If you like what you heard today, please go to Apple Podcasts and leave a review. The more reviews we receive, the more women will learn about the podcast and learn from these lessons. If you know someone who is struggling with food, send them a link to the podcast and maybe they can find something here they haven’t heard before!   What You’ll Learn in this Episode:      Why is it important to allow myself to practice forgiveness and experience emotion on my weight loss journey?   Why is it important to deprive myself of self-pity and other self-defeating emotions?   Should I avoid all areas of discomfort, emotional or otherwise?     How can I create a positive mindset that allows me to recognize my own humanity through all of my experiences and emotions?   Why is self-love and self-care important for a successful health and weight loss journey?   What are ten moves towards self-love that I can take in order to overcome my emotional challenges and learn to love myself?   Why is nature one of my favorite things?      Featured on the Show:    Review “Simple Meal Planning” on  Episode 31  to reinforce planning strategies for healthy lifestyles!   Remember to take out your   food journal  and reflect on how your feelings impact your diet and weight loss goals.   If you have any questions or ideas for upcoming episodes, send me an email at pat@beauprecoaching.com   If you like what you heard today, please head to Apple Podcasts and leave a review.   Join me in my closed Facebook group – It's Never Too Late to Lose Weight.     

Ep #35: How to Practice Self Love

Did you know that it is estimated that as much as 15% of American adults suffer from some form of smell or taste disorder, and that your ability to taste flavor shifts as you get older? In this episode, I had the pleasure of interviewing Dr. Banay Dara Abrams, a woman in technology with a  passion to use technology in order to help improve the health and overall quality of life for others. Using her doctorate in Computer Science, her MA in Counselling, and coursework in gerontology, flavor chemistry, and food science, Dr. Abrams hopes to help people understand the impact that their perception of flavor can have on their diet as well as how factors like aging, sensory dysfunction, and overall health can change their relationship with flavor and food. Our eating habits and food choices are heavily impacted by our relationship, ability to sense and detect, and our understanding of flavor. Listen as Dr. Abrams discusses aging, four different taste disorders that can impact your diet and healthy lifestyle choices, and finally, solutions to enhance your relationship with food and flavor, leading to a healthy diet and lifestyle! If you like what you heard today, please go to Apple Podcasts and leave a review. The more reviews we receive, the more women will learn about the podcast and learn from these lessons. If you know someone who is struggling with food, send them a link to the podcast and maybe they can find something here they haven’t heard before!   What You’ll Learn in this Episode:      Why is my understanding of flavor so important to a healthy diet and lifestyle?   What things can impact my perception of flavor?   What are some common “taste disorders” that can impact my relationship with food and flavor and what can I do about them?   How can an understanding of the role flavor plays in my food and diet choices improve my health and overall quality of life?   What is one simple, enlightening takeaway that Dr. Banay Dara Abrams wants me to know that can help me visualize my diet in a better way?      Featured on the Show:    Review “Simple Meal Planning” on  Episode 31  to reinforce planning strategies for healthy lifestyles!   Review how to use a  food journal in order to maximize and reflect on your weight loss  and dietary goals.   Check out the Altered Eating Research Network featured in this episode!   If you have any questions or ideas for upcoming episodes, send me an email at pat@beauprecoaching.com   If you like what you heard today, please head to Apple Podcasts and leave a review.   Join me in my closed Facebook group – It's Never Too Late to Lose Weight.     

Ep #31: Keep It Simple – Meal Planning for Successful Weight Loss

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