Mike Needs a Plan

Throughout my life, I didn't do enough for myself. Any time I faced resistance in pursuit of self care or wish fulfillment, I'd take it as a sign that the thing I wanted wasn't meant for me.

"No hopes", I'd repeat to myself, reasoning that it was better to not have hopes at all than to have them and see them crushed.

This past weekend, I pushed past it all to do something good for myself. To prove to myself I'm not destined to press my nose against the glass of life forever.

I want you to do the same.

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Happy new year! It's resolution season, and a lot of you are thinking about tracking calories, but don't know where to start. There are a lot of programs and plans out there, and many of them are just fine. But what's better than signing up for a calorie tracking program? Getting it for free.

Join me today as I give away everything they're going to teach you in those programs, but from a perspective or moderation, sanity, and kindness. Remember to talk with a doctor or dietitian before making any major changes to your routine.

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I'm in a measured calorie deficit for the first time in a while. IT'S HARD.

But I'm not hungry all the time. In fact, I hardly ever am, and I'm losing weight. Today I'll talk about how, and also talk about why it's still difficult anyway. This is how you can get past all the same obstacles to get the same results.

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I overthought the intro of my own show, and it sent me into a self doubt spiral. A show I do every week! I should know how to start it. But I thought about it too much, and psyched myself out. I literally convinced myself I couldn't intro my own show.

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Can you name ONE person that truly deserves the kind of self hatred that you impose upon yourself?

In this episode, we discuss how to work through self hatred by proving -- with indisputable logic -- that it doesn't actually make any sense at all.

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Thanksgiving, and all holidays, should be a time without stress. Unfortunately I'm stressed today. Let's talk about how to deal with some of the common, uncommon, and hard to handle stressors of the holidays.

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I'm about to starve my cat. The vet said she's too fat, so we have to put her on a special diet and bring her out to exercise and whatnot. But that sounds complicated and expensive so I think I'm just going to stop feeding her.

If you're a normal person, that paragraph upset you. And yet, you've looked in the mirror and said the same thing to yourself. Why wouldn't you starve a cat, but you'd starve yourself?

This week, I talk about standards you're holding yourself to that you're not holding anyone else to, and why it's slowing down your progress.

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No question asked nor answer received is ever too late, but it can't hurt to get ahead. Here are 9 important things I learned about weight loss, growth, self respect, perspective, and life, as I reflect upon my recent 31st birthday.

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These common myths about weight loss & aging might be the reason you're gaining weight & getting old...but does it have to be that way?

Here's the simple way to start to fix it today.

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A good plan is a series of steps. A GREAT plan is a series of decisions.

In this episode, I'll coach you through 7 decisions you can make right now, wherever you are, that will help you start making great progress toward your goals today.

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