We have all said it (or thought it) before.
“If only I had more willpower, I would be able to lose weight!”
When in actuality, your lack of willpower is one of the best things that has ever happened for your health and your body.
Willpower may give you short term success in a diet, but in the long term it just increases feelings of restriction and deprivation—you feel like you are missing out on the foods you love and the social life that makes you feel connected.
After a while of following a restrictive diet plan and exercising your willpower, you cave—often with a big binge—and revert back to your original habits because no one could live a happy and fulfilled life making those kinds of sacrifices in the long term. This continues the yo-yo diet cycle, which has negative effects on our metabolism, blood sugar and cortisol levels.
What we tend to label as a “lack of willpower” is actually attunement and connection with our bodies.
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Halfway through the trip we were having an amazing time, but I was feeling discouraged because I didn’t have hardly any of the photos that I had imagined.
“Not for nothing, Mandy, but you make faces every time the camera is pointed at you,” my friend said when I was complaining about it one morning.
What a wake-up call.
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It’s probably not what you think.
No carbs? Burn more calories than you eat? No sugar?
Nope.
The #1 rule of weight loss is...
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Have you ever thought that if you just lost 15 pounds, then you would feel great and you could be happy? Or if you could just bust the cellulite on your thighs, or if only your stomach were more toned THEN you would feel great in a bathing suit?
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SUMMER is here!
Which also means barbecue and bikini season is upon us.
One of my close friends is celebrating her birthday this weekend, and from rooftop barbecues to brewery cake sessions, the agenda is packed with food, friends, alcohol, and more food.
In the past, this sort of itinerary would have given me extreme anxiety.
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Have you noticed how many diets there are out there?
The Atkins Diet, South Beach, Whole 30, Ketogenic… plans literally coming out the wazoo!
And yet we are still searching.
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I love walking around the neighborhood and smelling the honeysuckle, seeing the array of blooming flowers and all of the colors at the farmer’s market and in the produce section of the store.
The newness and freshness of spring makes me feel lighter… and crave lighter foods and exercise as well.