I’ve read soooo many books on losing weight and here are my top picks. It’s a mix of science based fat loss books and psychological mastery  books…so there’s a little something for everyone with a weight loss goal. I’ll share my hot take so that you can decide if it’s a must-read for YOU and worthy of shelf space. 

In this episode you’ll learn:

• The top 6 books I recommend for sustainable fat loss
• What I learned from each book
• Why each book might or might not be for you

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Whether you’re thrilled with your weight loss or you're disappointed in yourself, answer these 6 reflection questions I use with my coaching clients to move forward with wisdom, compassion and a strategic mindset. 

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Needing a break from weight loss is really wanting to feel a sense of relief, to feel free, to know we have options. Let’s talk about how to make changes to your eating plan without going off the rails with food. 

In this episode you’ll learn:

• The top thinking trap to avoid when you’re “on a break”
• How to redefine freedom around food
• Unconventional food rules you’re welcome to steal from me

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You likely think of overeating as a form of self sabotage. We say things like I just keep doing this. I know what to do and yet I keep sabotaging myself.

But when we believe that we are in fact sabotaging ourselves we are both the victim and the villian. A victim is helpless. A villain is just plain mean.

But you are neither of those. Learn how to think differently about why you’re overeating in a way that will help stop it.

In this episode you’ll learn:

• An alternative to labeling overeating as self sabotage
• Strategies to stop overeating
• What is allowing an urge to indulge vs white-knuckling it

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Ever wish you could eat whatever you wanted and be at your natural weight? You can, so long as what you want (your desire) is at a natural level. 

If you find yourself continually wanting more food than your body needs, you likely have both a physiological and emotional OVER desire for food. 

When we can reduce this to a natural desire, you won’t feel like you’re in a battle against yourself. You just won’t want all that food any more!

In this episode you’ll learn:

• If you have physiological and/or emotional over desire 
• What happens if we don’t address our over desire for food
• What can happen when over desire for food goes away (it’s amazing and terrible)

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If you’ve been struggling with food and weight your whole life, it’s hard to imagine a life in which you don’t eat ice cream straight from the container after dinner. That’s because your self-concept when it comes to food and weight loss is based on previous failures. In this episode I challenge you to re-decide some assumptions you have about weight loss and yourself.

In this episode you’ll learn:

• How your current self concept explains your food decisions
• What you might need to UNLEARN
• How to drop the suffering model of weight loss

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Whether it’s eating ice cream to ward off Sunday scaries or scarfing down handfuls of cashews before your next meeting, overeating from anxiety will impede your weight loss. Learn what to do so that your brain doesn’t even offer food as a suggestion when you feel anxious.

In this episode you’ll learn:

• The mindset shift you need around anxiety
• What to do when you’re overeating because you’re feeling anxious
• How to handle real physical hunger when you’re also anxious

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Weighing yourself on the scale is a helpful measurement when you’re trying to lose weight. But if it’s triggering you and making you feel like crap, the answer is not to avoid it, but to use it as an opportunity to manage your brain so that you can monitor progress.

In this episode you’ll learn:

• All you need to know about weighing yourself 
• How to overcome your fear of the scale
• Signs you have scale drama

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After so many failed attempts to lose weight we start thinking we’re just someone who will forever struggle. But weight loss is simply a set of skills that with practice you can get better at no matter your history with food. 

Listen to identify which skills you are already good at, which you’re just ok at and which need a lot of work so that you have a road map that gets you to your goal weight.

In this episode you’ll learn:

• The 7 Weight Loss Skills
• What you might need to “unlearn”
• How to have a growth mindset when it comes to your weight loss goal

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Showing up for yourself is easier said than done. Our brain resists change and offers up excuses instead, like “I’m an all or nothing person” or “I know what to do, but just can’t follow through.” 

But showing up doesn't need to be more work, more restriction. It can feel energizing - like you're becoming more of who you want to be.

In this episode you’ll learn:

• How to get the most out of any weight loss workshop or training
• How to handle excuses your brain offers up
• What specifically gets in the way of you showing up fully

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