Weight Loss For Nurses

What does it mean to have your own back, and why is it important?Let's start with what it looks like for someone else to have our back. When a friend has our back, it means that no matter what's happening, we can count on them to be there for us in a kind, compassionate and supportive way. They will be there for us and on our side. You hear them tell you, "I've got you," "I am here for you!" and "You can count on me." So having your own back means you treat yourself exactly lik...

You've tried all the diets, and you know what to eat, yet you find yourself overeating time and time again. You're at a loss for why you can't stop giving in to the food that's not on your diet plan. You're feeling so frustrated and wonder that there must be something wrong with you, Asking yourself, "why do I want the chips so bad, and why can't I stop myself?!"I'm sure you're thinking that if only you had more willpower or discipline, you would be able to stop yourself from giving...

Do you believe that you don't trust yourself around certain foods?The biggest mistake I see people make is thinking because they don't trust themselves around certain food, they have to restrict themselves from ever having that food because having some leads to eating until it's all gone. And I get it, everyone tells us the answer is just don't allow yourself to eat any chocolate, cookies or whatever your trigger food is, and you won't have a problem, right?But let me ask you this, does ...

The biggest mistake most people make is thinking they can't stop overeating during the holiday season. And I get it. Everyone says that the holidays are the time for enjoyment and celebration and food is part of that. So it's easy to fall into the trap that indulging in festive food is part of the holidays.Let me ask you. Does everyone who goes through the holiday season overeat? No, and you could actually end up gaining weight and starting January off like you did last year if you hold ...

Are you already stressing over how you will get through and enjoy the holidays- Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's when it comes to all the food that will be available, especially the food you know you enjoy eating?You are also stressed thinking about how you can enjoy yourself without overeating and feeling so full and then regret how much you ate. How many holiday seasons have gone by with you going through this same worry and stress?If you are anything like me or my clients, it w...

What is food to you?It's my best friendIt's my enemyIt's a complicated relationship! We have relationships with people, AND we also have our relationship with food.You may not even think about having a relationship with food or that your relationship is healthy, but is it?Sometimes a bad relationship with food can appear as a "healthy" one. It's you believing what diet culture is telling you that food should be restricted and deprived. Is that really healthy?What kind of relati...

I will show you how to get through Halloween without eating all the candy in sight on this week's podcast episode.You see, most people think candy, chips and chocolate bars are "bad" foods, so they restrict themselves from having them. And what happens when you tell yourself you can't have something? First, you want it even more; you crave to have them. Then the craving for them gets so intense that you try really hard. You white-knuckle your way past the candy bowl wishing you had more ...

Do you believe you are a failure because you can't figure this overeating thing out?Let me ask you...If you were a failure and couldn't figure things out, how did you get through school to become a nurse and then do your job? So you are not a failure at everything, right?You are capable of figuring this out, right?So if you believe you are a failure and can't figure things out, your brain will send you the message of what's the point of trying? Or,You'll try it a bit, but you're don...

I know you are trying hard to stop overeating and emotional eating, and nothing seems to work. You're frustrated and relying on willpower, jumping from diet to diet and throwing out all your favorite foods in the house. You're wishing and hoping that you'll figure it out, that something will change but deep inside of you, you really don't believe it will happen. All you want is to end feeling so controlled by food. To stop thinking about food all day long and the battle to...

Are you following a diet you heard is working for so many other people, but it's not working for you? You watch the scale bouncing up and down and feel frustrated, thinking, "What's the point? So what happens? You quit.In this week's episode, I'm sharing two reasons why the scale keeps going up and down and what you can do to end that. It's not that something is wrong with you.It's you believing that the diets know best what you 'should' eat.And Those diets do not take into con...