Today we’re diving deep into the fascinating connection between mindset and weight loss success (or the lack of it.)  We’re exploring the concept of growth mindset vs. fixed mindset, and how it can make or break your weight loss journey.

If you're feeling like weight loss is 'hard', this is the episode for you.  I'm showing you evidence-based research on how mindset can transform your experience, and real world examples from my own clients to make it work for you.

What I'm eating/cooking:
Clams with Spicy Tomato Broth and Garlic Mayo from Bon Appetit Magazine
and
Easy, Ultimate Clams Casino from Serious Eats

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We’ve all heard the phrase ‘food is just fuel’, but have you ever thought about whether that’s the relationship that you want to have with food?

Do you want to only eat lean protein and endless servings of vegetables for the rest of your life?

Or do you want food to be a source of joy in your life? Of comfort? Or pleasure? Or FUN?? 

And, if so, to what extent?

Is it possible for food to be fuel AND fun?  I would argue that:

1) Hell yeah it is.  And...

2) That’s actually how we create a “normal” healthy, stress-free relationship with food.

This is how we create a relationship with food that doesn’t have us eating to the point of feeling sick, or ending up face-down in a carton of ice cream or a mountain of Taco Bell after a hard day.

Want to create a relationship with food where it gets to be a source of joy in your life but NOT a source of self-sabotage?  Tune in to find out more.

What I'm Eating/Cooking This Week:  Epic meal at The Grand Tavern in Neptune, NJ

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Does weight loss feel like an eternal struggle?  Do you find yourself saying 'Diet starts Monday' like you're going into battle?  Do you manage to white-knuckle your way through a couple of weeks of diet misery, only to burn out and quit every time?

Then this is the episode you need.

When what we're doing to lose weight feels hard, we hate the process, and we burn out and quit. 

When, instead, we can make our weight loss journey feel simple, doable, and EASY....well, then it's so much easier to stick with it and to see it through to the end.

Join me this week as I show you how to make the journey super easy...so you'll actually do it.

What I'm eating/cooking this week: Halal Cart Chicken Salad from the May '23 issue of Bon Appetit

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This week we continue our exploration of urges and cravings.  


I show you WHY cravings happen, how we create habits that make our cravings more frequent and more intense, and how to experience fewer urges and more peace.

I share one of my favorite brain hacks to make urges and cravings happen less often and feel way less powerful when they do arise.  


I'll show you an amazing tool that I use with my one-on-one coaching clients to help them take back control over their urges and cravings - you can start using it today to accelerate your own weight loss journey.

What I’m eating/cooking this week: post-5K mimosa and bagel buffet featuring jalapeno/cheddar cream cheese.

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Do you dread your cravings and urges to overeat?  Is your mental chatter about food SO loud that you feel like you’re going into battle with your own cravings on a daily basis?


I get it.  Cravings and the non-stop obsession with foods we think we can't be trusted around can be SUCH a challenge when we're trying to lose weight. 

But it doesn’t have to feel so hard.

On this episode, we’ll talk about:

• What happens in your brain and body when you experience a craving
• How we make our own cravings HARDER to stand
• How to experience fewer cravings and how to have a MUCH easier time managing them when they do arise

What I’m eating/cooking this week: East Coast Oysters with Pickled Apples and Prosecco Granita from Mistral Restaurant in Princeton, NJ

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Diets tell you HOW to lose weight (eat this many calories, or this many WW points,  cut out the things you love, follow this meal plan exactly, etc. etc. etc.)  But if that's all it took to lose weight, none of us would still be out here struggling.

The truth is, there's SO much more to weight loss than any cookie-cutter plan can give you.  Diets don't work, because they don't address the REAL reasons weight loss feels hard.

What about when you have a terrible day and you just want some relief (aka ice cream)?

What about when your cravings are so loud you can't stand them for one more second?

What about when you're SO exhausted and overwhelmed, and food feels like the only bright spot in your day?

No restrictive diet has ever given you solutions for these problems, but these are the REAL issues in the way of your weight loss.

THESE are the issues that we work through in coaching.

In this episode, we’re continuing the series that will help you tackle all the issues in the way of your weight loss.

Today we're talking about your feelings.  SO many of us overeat to escape our feelings.  We don’t want to feel anxious, or lonely, or bored, or unhappy with our lives…so we eat for comfort, for distraction, or to soothe ourselves.

The problem is…the food isn’t actually solving our problems.  In fact, it’s creating ADDITIONAL problems because now our clothes don’t fit, and we hate the way we look and feel.

But managing your feelings doesn’t have to be so hard.  In this episode, I’ll show you:

• What’s actually happening in your body when you’re experiencing feelings
• How to experience uncomfortable emotions like stress, anxiety, sadness, etc. without needing to turn to food, wine, or scrolling on your phone for relief
• How to show up for yourself with curiosity and compassion, rather than ignoring or denying your emotions

What I'm eating/cooking this week: Jersey Mike’s Chipotle Mayo (the game-changing condiment I’m obsessed with right now)

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Diets tell you HOW to lose weight (eat this many calories, or this many WW points,  cut out the things you love, follow this meal plan exactly, etc. etc. etc.)  But if that's all it took to lose weight, none of us would still be out here struggling.

The truth is, there's SO much more to weight loss than any cookie-cutter plan can give you.  Diets don't work, because they don't address the REAL reasons weight loss feels hard.

What about when you have a terrible day and you just want some relief (aka ice cream)?

What about when your cravings are so loud you can't stand them for one more second?

What about when you're SO exhausted and overwhelmed, and food feels like the only bright spot in your day?

No restrictive diet has ever given you solutions for these problems, but these are the REAL issues in the way of your weight loss.

THESE are the issues that we work through in coaching.

This episode kicks off a series to help you tackle all the issues in the way of your weight loss.

Today we're talking about how powerful our thoughts are - they can either accelerate our weight loss or keep us stuck and spinning.

Tune in to learn how to recognize your unhelpful thoughts and change them so that you can start feeling better and showing up in a way that makes your weight loss inevitable.

What I'm eating/cooking this week: Jalapeno Popper Dip

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Do you have a trauma response when you hear the words ‘meal planning’?  I get it.  So many of us do.

This is because meal planning on restrictive diets is just another way of saying ‘time to plan out all the ways you’re going to make yourself miserable this week.”

Meal planning on restrictive diets = starvation, suffering, and missing out on all the things you love.

But it doesn’t have to be that way.  I teach my weight loss clients a totally different approach to meal planning, and I’m showing you what that looks like on today’s episode.

You’ll learn:

• How to use meal planning to set yourself up for success during the week (rather than using it to deprive and punish yourself)
• How asking yourself just a few powerful questions each week can turn meal planning from a thankless chore into an act of self-care
• How to plan realistically, instead of planning for a magical, fantasy version of you, who’s always down to cook a perfectly nutritionally-balanced meal….we’re setting the REAL you up for weight loss success

Powerful Questions Referenced On This Episode:

• What sounds good this week?  What do I WANT to eat?
• What will make my body feel good?
• Where is the overlap between delicious and healthy?
• Is this plan realistic?

What I’m Eating/Cooking: Caffe Panna Tag Along Ice Cream (holy god, get yourself some of this asap)

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Whether you had one "off the rails" meal, or you've been on a total bender, I'll help you get back on track.

The diet industry sets us up to believe that total perfection is the goal, but that belief just keeps us stuck and spinning our wheels.

It's normal to go off track.  In fact, going off track can help you get better at weight loss.

Tune into this episode to hear more about:

• How restrictive dieting sets us up to STAY off track when we have slipups or setbacks
• Why beating yourself up for mistakes is a such harmful approach
• How to move into curiosity and compassion for yourself, so you can solve your weight loss struggles quickly and effectively

Powerful Questions From This Episode:

What was I believing in the moment I decided to eat?
Why did food seem like the best possible solution?
When I decided to overeat, how was I feeling?
And how can I solve for these problems without food?

What I'm Eating/Cooking: Whipped Feta Board with Olives and Garlic Oil

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Okay, so I know WHAT to do….I’m just not doing it.

In this episode, we cover what’s going on inside your brain when you just *want* to overeat, or you just *feel* like eating, even though you know you’re not even hungry. 

It’s normal.

It happens to all of us.

But there are plenty of ways to manage your mind around it so you can enjoy the delicious REAL food you love and crave (no sad, boring diet food here) AND get the weight loss results you want.  

Tune in to find out how.

What I'm Eating/Cooking: Breakfast Nachos

Resources Referenced in This Episode:
The Hunger Scale
I Dream of Dinner (So You Don't Have To) by Ali Slagle

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