Wellness For Real at Any Age

Why do we keep doing the thing we don’t really want to do? It can be so frustrating to know what you really want to be doing (like not overeating, not over drinking, not worrying, not over spending) but doing these things anyway! Take a listen & learn how to get to a place where you can begin to change this behavior….where we don’t overeat, over drink do the habit of behavior that we really don’t want to be doing.

Do you struggle with over-eating or binging behaviors? These topics are really close to my heart as personally they have effected me in such a profound way over my lifetime. I also have worked and continue to work with so many clients who deal with over-eating, over-drinking, binging behaviors. It is a silent, very shameful struggle. These behaviors can really take over our entire lives. You may not always be actually binging but throughout the day you may be constantly thinking about binging, then thinking about how not to binge, then fantasizing about binging, then trying to get your thoughts under control so you don’t binge….it just takes so much energy and your life just sort of slips past you. You know you want to stop but can’t get yourself to stop. Take a listen to learn ways to unwind the behavior and start to heal.

You all might also remember, and I’m sure many of you have done this over the years (I definitely have!) where you use a formula to find out how many calories you are burning in a day. You plug in your weight, height, activity level, etc and it tells you how many calories you're burning in a day and from that number of calories you now believed you were burning every day, if you were trying to lose weight, you would start tracking calories and trying to burn more and eat less of them to drop some pounds. For many of us this worked (for a time) …meaning we did drop weight but for many of us it didn’t work (didn’t drop any weight or even gained). And beyond that issue, for many of us, it worked for a while but eventually the weight came back on which really means that method actually did not work. So why? Why doesn’t counting calories work long term? Find out how to use a better way to lose weight for good.

You all might also remember, and I’m sure many of you have done this over the years (I definitely have!) where you use a formula to find out how many calories you are burning in a day. You plug in your weight, height, activity level, etc and it tells you how many calories you're burning in a day and from that number of calories you now believed you were burning every day, if you were trying to lose weight, you would start tracking calories and trying to burn more and eat less of them to drop some pounds. For many of us this worked (for a time) …meaning we did drop weight but for many of us it didn’t work (didn’t drop any weight or even gained). And beyond that issue, for many of us, it worked for a while but eventually the weight came back on which really means that method actually did not work. So why? Why doesn’t counting calories work long term? Find out how to use a better way to lose weight for good.

Have you ever wondered how journaling can create weight loss? We talk about how it works with our brain and body to create many benefits. I also give a few practical strategies on how to take a few easy steps to implement a journaling practice.

I believe our brain has a very different connection with food than any other sort of vice or addiction (if you will) that we try to use to fill a void within ourselves. If we don’t receive the nurturing or comfort from interactions with other people…but most often from our own Selves…this manifests into using food to feel this nurturing and comfort. It becomes our best friend. Take a listen to learn how to begin to break free and create a healthier relationship with food.

If you're trying to lose some weight and/or gain back health or create optimal health, then what we eat & how much we eat is one of the most important ways to influence your results. Learning to distinguish when you are truly hungry, & what your body is truly hungry for, is a key to unlocking optimal health & well-being. Learn strategies to implement this skill.

Experimentation & evaluation are 2 very powerful tools for those wanting to lose weight for good and/or wanting to make any behavioral changes. You will learn how these tools work to create change, HOW to use them, WHEN to use them & exactly what questions to ask yourself to get results.

In this episode I talk about disordered eating patterns including binging, secret eating & emotional eating. I wanted to create an episode about Secret Eating in particular because, for many people who suffer with this issue, it feels incredibly shameful which creates negative issues within all aspects of our lives including our relationships with ourselves and others. It is a pattern of eating that is not talked about very often in the weight loss space but the truth is, many people deal with the habit of secret eating every day. I believe the more we talk about it and bring it out into the light, the more people can heal from this kind of disordered eating & the shame that surrounds it.

There is often a misunderstanding that we need to feel motivation or use willpower to behave or act in a new or different way. The simplest example many of us can relate to would be “I need to feel motivated to change my over-eating habits” or “I need more willpower to move my body”. Those are the things our brains tell us and we believe it. But remember that our brain often does not tell us the truth. Its goal is to conserve energy and make you feel safe so it makes sense it tells us these things, but the reality is it is not the true. Learn how to create willingness which leads to much easier weight loss or any goal in life you have set for yourself. This episode will teach you how to actually enjoy the weight loss process without having to feel like you’re white-knuckling anything. If you find yourself saying, “I just need to try harder” this episode is for you! To learn how I help my clients lose weight for good, create healthy relationships with food and live the life they desire, head over to HeatherHeynen.com