The Kelly O Show

Welcome to the finale of this 10-episode mini-series on my Top 10 Weight Loss Mistakes and HOW I'M FIXING THEM. Today I talk about why it's so important and will be transformational in every way if we can commit to a full YEAR of improving our health. I've come to realize how much damage we do to our health and hormones when we try to make fat loss happen FASTER at all costs. And ultimately it very often won't even work. It's time for a new mindset: slow, sustainable shredding. Listen in!

In this episode I talk about how important it is for us to have realistic - long-term timelines for weight loss. We are so easily drawn to fitness programs that offer dramatic transformations in 4-6 weeks - sometimes less -- and the data overwhelmingly shows that the FASTER you lose weight, the less likely it is going to stay off. The more slowly and consistently you lose weight, the more likely that weight loss will be permanent. Furthermore, giving ourselves a reasonable timeline decreases STRESS and improves wellness. All good.

This episode will resonate with so many of you- because I know that you, like me, have done this without even realizing. You've put off LIVING YOUR LIFE to the fullest "until..."-- until you lose 10 lbs or until you are a size X or until you feel good about your arms or your butt or your thighs. Can you relate? We think we need to be perfect- to date, to go out and have fun, even to go to the gym!! It's time to stop idealizing the pursuit of perfection and start LIVING again while we pursue IMPROVEMENT.

In this episode I talk about the importance of self-care. We hear about #selfcare a LOT but many of us dismiss it thinking we "don't have time" or we think "I WISH I had money or time for self-care!"- -it's those times and those people that need it the most. In this podcast I talk about what happened in my life "before and after"- before, when I WAS making self-care a priority, and how I was flourishing in all areas of my life, and then when I let it slip, and all areas started to flounder. Now I'm back to making it a priority!

Supplements. They aren't a magic pill. But they work, if you take them, and take them consistently. In this episode I talk about why supplements are NOT snake oil- they are not a secret solution so that you don't have to work out and diet, but they are integral to our health. Tune in to learn about why you'll benefit from making taking your vitamins daily a top priority.

If you are frustrated trying to lose weight-- it's very natural to think that the answer might be "eat less, move more"- and in fact many DOCTORS will even say this to women who come in asking for help (when really what they need is an integrative medicine doc who can help with comprehensive bloodwork to balance the hormones that are out of whack!)-- but the truth is, all the endless hours of cardio aren't working, and in many cases, they can make our situation worse. Tune in to learn why.

Too many women who are trying to lose weight focus only on the weight loss and don't realize how much their body is in need of healing. I talk about this issue and why HEALING- from the inside out is sooo key to inevitable weight loss success.

In this episode of my 10-episode "mini-series" on the top 10 weight loss mistakes I've made in the past, I talk about mindset. I cover that adage "We don't see things as they are- we see things as WE are." After you tune in to this episode and think about how your emotions may be controlling your consistency (or lack of it), you'll realize how important your mindset is in predicting weight loss success. EqTUJwiEyy1KKwlMbkGF

This is episode 2 in my series of 10- and in this show I talk about the concept of "What you look for, you will find". It's all about mindset, and how we view ourselves, how we talk to ourselves, how we believe in ourselves- and how all of these things - if done the right way, will fuel our activity and keep us on track, keep us from giving up. If done incorrectly they set us up for getting sidetracked or even quitting.

This is the beginning of a 10 episode series where I break down my top 10 fitness and weight loss mistakes that I've made in the past- that I am correcting NOW-- for REAL RESULTS. If you have struggled like me and feel like you eat healthy and work out but are stuck at weight loss- I know that one or two or all of these mistakes will likely hit home for you and you'll be so glad you had the a-ha moment-- as you hear it-- because now you can CHANGE IT!!