STARTING AN EXERCISE PROGRAM WITHOUT THE DIETING MENTALITY

I am starting a new exercise program tomorrow and I find the diet mentality is so strong within me particularly right now. I find myself thinking old dieting thoughts like “I should have one last hurrah tonight with pizza and chips and whatever else I will commit to not eating for the next X amount […]

How to tell if you’re stuck in the Dieting Mindset.

In case you didn’t notice, I am NOT a fan of diets, dieting, or diet culture. Did you know that 95% of people who lose weight on a diet end up gaining it all back, and that about 80% of those end up gaining back more than they lost in the first place? Yeah, so if […]

Do you Enjoy the Last Bite of Food as Much as the First?

This journey to food freedom, as I’ve mentioned before, is not a clear cut easy one. Many times I have thought to myself it would be easier to simply try another diet or, if I’m being honest, usually one that I’ve already tried previously because I have tried most of them! But then I remind […]

Exercising For Weight Loss = Disappointment

Have you ever decided to start exercising to achieve a weight loss goal? The answer to that seems so obvious. Why? Because the sad reality is that for most people that is the only reason they do decide to start exercising in the first place. The problem, however, is that if that is your main reason for starting exercise then you […]

Eating Healthfully or Starving?

I never “dieted“. I realized right from the get-go that diets didn’t seem to work. Heck, I have seen so many adults when I was a kid, failing at diet after diet, so I knew that whatever I did to lose weight I needed to be able to do for the rest of my life. […]

Is It A Diet?

The whole anti-diet thing is becoming a new trend and fad in the dieting world. I even feel like “anti-diet” will be the new diet of 2019. Just my personal opinion, but how many trainers, coaches, nutritionists, etc have you seen promoting weight loss without dieting? You then sign up for their program and they […]