OVER 40? STOP EMOTIONAL OVEREATING & LOSE WEIGHT FOR GOOD

Have you ever turned to food to numb out the feelings of grief or sadness? Then you might be human.  It's not atypical to not understand how to interact with grief or sadness over a death, the loss of a relationship, the loss of a job, the loss of a friendship, or someone not meeting your expectations. It's not atypical to turn to overeating, mindless eating, grabbing the ice cream...to process it instead of facing it & processing it in emotionally supportive intelligent ways.  We don't learn this growing up. So, nothing is wrong with you if you turn to food to handle grief.  BUT THERE IS ANOTHER WAY: A MORE EFFECTIVE WAY THAT CAN REDUCE THE SUFFERING. Let me offer you 2 CRUCIAL TIPS TO PROCESS GRIEF without using food. TIP #1   ***EXPECT YOUR BRAIN TO BRING UP THE "SHOULDA, WOULDA, COULDA'S" & THE INSTINCT TO BLAME YOURSELF OR OTHERS. IT ALWAYS COMES DOWN TO UNDERSTANDING HOW THE BRAIN IS WIRED:    DON'T FIGH...

Have you ever told yourself something like: "I'm tired", "I'm exhausted", "This is HARD"  or "I CAN'T" in general about anything in life? Have you ever told yourself that around taking care of your body, choosing healthy foods, moving your body in a way that supports your health long-term? Especially as an introvert, I've been thinking a lot lately about what I tell myself in my quiet, alone, think time. Last weekend, I found myself telling myself those things I mentioned above: I'M TIRED, I'M EXHAUSTED, THIS IS HARD... Oh the beautiful irony...you know what happened right?  Our brains are wired to look for, focus on, & create more of what we think about & fixate on...so... CLICK THE "SCHEDULE APPOINTMENT" BUTTON  HERE  TO REGISTER FOR YOUR FREE ONLINE COACHING CONSULTATION Schedule Appointment   When I told myself "I'M TIRED", guess what that created more of? BEING ...

Hello beautiful friends!!! Has your brain been occupied by "emotional brain drama" around food or anything else in your life this week?  The arguments, the negotiations in your head.... EMOTIONAL BRAIN DRAMA IS LIKE AN MMA FIGHT  INSIDE YOUR BRAIN WITH ITSELF.  IT'S ESSENTIALLY LETTING THE SURVIVAL PART OF YOUR BRAIN RUN THE SHOW INTO A SPIRAL OF SELF-DEFEATING RESULTS.  THAT PART OF YOUR BRAIN IS ONLY CONCERNED ABOUT SURVIVAL & CREATES LOTS OF TENSION IN YOUR BODY & EMOTIONALLY HIJACKS YOUR ACCESS TO RATIONAL THOUGHT IN THE PRE-FRONTAL CORTEX. WHEN YOU ARE FEELING TENSION IN YOUR BODY, THAT'S A CLUE THAT THE SURVIVAL BRAIN IS HEADING UP THE SHOW. This is important to know because:  EMOTIONAL BRAIN DRAMA SUCKS ALL OUR MENTAL & THEN PHYSICAL ENERGY UP...AND EXHAUSTS US. AND MY FRIENDS, IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE THAT WAY!! THIS IS WHAT EMOTIONAL BRAIN DRAMA CAN SOUND LIKE: "I shouldn't have said that to that person, s...

Do you ever feel like you have so many whining voices in your head about not wanting to do what you know you need to to take care of your health? What if you could quiet the whining? Do you ever struggle with feeling like you don't want to move your body/get some exercise? Do you plan to go work out & tell yourself the day was so long or stressful, eating the chocolate is just easier? Do you want to whine every time someone tells you that you need to move more & eat less? So if you've ever thought those things, you have a pretty normal brain. Today I want to talk about the times when your brain wants to SABOTAGE YOU. Our brains always want to conserve calories & be as efficient as possible.  So it will tell us stuff like, wahhhh, it's too cold outside. It's too cold to change into my workout clothes. This is what my brain has been whining at me the past week. Wahhhh...It's too hard to get out the door and get to the gym. W...