Learning new skills takes time, effort, and focus. Sometimes, the adventure of weight loss doesn’t feel very positive or inspiring. But, do not worry! Sometimes, you just need a health coach to push you in the right direction. In this episode, we will learn more about the role that emotions and thought patterns play when triggering our cravings and how to train yourself  into a positive thinking pattern that allows you to love food that loves you.

Today, I had the absolute mind-blowing pleasure of speaking with Ralph Sanchez (MTCM, CNS)  who spent 25 years as a functional medicine specialist and complementary care provider. After discovering his own risk factors associated with Alzheimer's disease,  Ralph has spent the greater part of his career focused on researching the connection between Alzheimer’s disease and your body and health, including both diabetes and heart disease.

In this episode, we will discuss why I hate the saying “falling off of the wagon” when it comes to maintaining your health, diet, and weight loss goals. Life has many twists and turns, and we are only human.

Are your thoughts towards yourself kind or cruel? Did you know that how you feel about yourself has a huge impact on your diet and weight loss journey? Would  you like to learn ten fantastic steps to help create self-love, self-care, and a sense worthiness through both the successes and challenges of your health and weight loss journey?

Did you know that it is estimated that as much as 15% of American adults suffer from some form of smell or taste disorder, and that your ability to taste flavor shifts as you get older? In this episode, I had the pleasure of interviewing Dr. Benay Dara-Abrams, a pioneer among woman in technology with a  passion to use technology in order to help improve the health and overall quality of life for others. 

We often think of vacation as a means of getting away from our restrictive lifestyles, and who can blame us? What if I told you that you can still have that refreshing and exciting vacation without compromising your weight loss goals and your healthy lifestyle? Listen for four amazing health tips!

Research shows that successful people use journals to track their goals in life. How can you apply this to your weight loss journey while building a healthier diet and lifestyle?

Changing your diet may seem daunting. What do you eat if there’s no bread, no carbs smothered in ooey-gooey cheese and no deserts? How many times have vegetables rotted in the bin because there was no time to figure out how to cook them?

One of the tools in our weight loss tool box is mindfulness, as we’ve discussed in previous episodes. Well, Janet has used mindfulness to find and keep her right-sized body, but, as you’ll hear, she doesn’t always get it right. She shares what tools she uses when she isn’t perfect and why they are so necessary to her mindfulness practice.

If you’ve raised a family, built a career or business or even crocheted a blanket, chances are you already have some grit. None of these things are without challenges. You’ve had to learn new skills, face challenges, and deal with failure to persevere. You had the passion to stick with it.

When you have a growth mindset, you can accomplish anything. For instance, I can now say I’m a ‘master coach’ because I’ve just obtained my master weight and life coach certification from The Life Coach School. It wasn’t easy to become masterful at my craft and it was fraught with challenges, but thanks to my growth mindset I was victorious!

If your manual isn't helping nurture yourself or your relationships then it's time to give it up. Ditching it will lead you on your path to self-love, happier relationships and an end to emotional eating.   

Unhealthy eating at the end of your day isn’t because you lack willpower at all. It’s because you have formed a habit. You reach for food to solve problems like stress, anxiety, or boredom. Well, Perennials, you can use the strategies I outline in this episode to create new habits and curb your desire to eat in the evening. With three simple steps, you’ll be on your way to your right-sized body and a happier, healthier, you.

For me, turning 60 was an opportunity to redefine my life and relationship with food to create my right-sized body. With the right tools, the right mindset and right support, you, too, can create the life and body you’ve sought for years. And when you, trust me, it’s amazing!

I found an effective strategy for crafting a healthy mindset in asking the right questions. A more beautiful question removes struggle from your mindset. If you’re stuck in your weight loss journey then you may not be asking yourself the right questions. In this episode, I share how you can use questions to get unstuck and move towards your right sized body. 

In Part 2 of Healthy Lifestyle Mindset, we build on the science by exploring the math and drama of weight loss. Our language, emotions and overall history with food and ultimately ourselves can create unnecessary drama that keeps us from being our best selves.  

In part one of this two part series, I share how you can use this science to change your mindset and build lasting, healthy habits that serve our body and keep us successful in your weight loss journey.