Done with Dieting Episode #17: Urges

Done with Dieting Episode #17: Urges

Traditional advice says that it takes 21 days to get into a habit that we want to create or out of a habit that we don’t want to do anymore. Anyone who has tried to change their habits knows that it might be a bit longer than that – especially if we’ve had the...
Done with Dieting Episode #16: Want to be Happier?

Done with Dieting Episode #16: Want to be Happier?

Who doesn’t want to be happier? I don’t think I’ve ever met anyone who has said, “Nope. I don’t need any more happiness in my life. I’m just about all tapped out.” For much of my adult life, I was on the quest to find more happiness in my life & so I did all the...
Done with Dieting Episode #12: B Minus Habits

Done with Dieting Episode #12: B Minus Habits

Want to learn the secret to success in creating better habits? For sure, I can tell you what won’t get you there: All or nothing thinking Needing the perfect diet or exercise program Thinking that there’s a right way and a wrong way And so, what’s the antidote to...
Done with Dieting Episode #10: How to Feel

Done with Dieting Episode #10: How to Feel

Most of us view our own emotions negatively – like they’re inconvenient, embarrassing, they’re unnecessary, they get in the way, or they’re feminine and silly. And for others, because they haven’t been in the practice of feeling their emotions, the emotions can...
Done with Dieting Episode #9: Trust Bank

Done with Dieting Episode #9: Trust Bank

Are we entitled to lose weight? So many health & fitness gurus tell us that if we want to lose weight, all we need to do is eat less and move more. So, it makes sense that when we do those things – eat salads instead of pizza, or broccoli instead of brownies...
Done with Dieting Episode #5: Why We Give Up

Done with Dieting Episode #5: Why We Give Up

When we start a new diet, we’re motivated. We’ve seen how effective this diet is – for example our friend Jane did amazingly well on it. And so we believe that we’ll do just as well. It happens all the time – doesn’t it? That we start a diet, initially we...