Lift Like a Girl: Be More, Not Less
How many diets have you tried? This is a serious question; take a moment to reflect on the answer. How many? Several at the very least, right? Why aren’t you still following the first diet you tried? Heck, why not the second, third, or possibly fourth diet? These questions are posed to my clients and the most common answer is because the diet was too strict and unrealistic to practice …
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“What diet do you follow?” she inquired as I devoured my bowl of delicious, spicy Thai chicken soup. When the waiter asked how spicy I wanted my soup perhaps I shouldn’t have responded, “Ah, yes. Melt my face off, please. Thank you.” As I paused between bites to let the burning heat dissipate that had my eyes watering and nose running, I reflected on the question about my diet. And I realized …
[Read more...] about The Diet That Has No Name (and Why It May be the Best Thing Ever)
Listening to your body is incredibly helpful when it comes to developing simple, sustainable eating habits. By “listening to your body” I mean eating primarily when you’re hungry, eating slowly, and stopping when satisfied but not stuffed. This is something I practice and recommend because it works. But it doesn’t always work as well as it should. During a recent Beautiful Badass consultation …
[Read more...] about The Problem with “Listen to Your Body” and What to do About It
Let’s clarify something first. By saying, “Life is too short to diet” I’m not suggesting people eat whatever they want with complete disregard to health. This is not one of those “You’re going to die somehow so you might as well do what you want” articles where that statement is used as justification for doing anything they please without considering the possible consequences. What I am …
Unnecessary, and even potentially harmful. That's my opinion of sugar detoxes. This isn't a new fad, but it seems to be making a huge comeback. The promised benefits from a sugar detox include losing weight, higher energy, better sense of well-being, and more. Who wouldn't be tempted by that, right? But as we've covered before, you should avoid detoxes and cleanses, and sugar is no …
[Read more...] about 7 Reasons Why You Should Not do a Sugar Detox
I've seen my fair share of 30 day challenges, and I've heard not-so-great stories that usually entail abandoning the challenge and diving head first into a tub of ice cream or box of doughnuts ... and cookies ... and forehead deep into a pie ... and any other foods that were "forbidden" during the 30 day chalenge. There's no shortage of 30 day challenges that can include a diet change, some type …
[Read more...] about Why Most 30 Day Challenges Suck (and 3 Challenges That Actually Work)
A survey conducted in 2008 of American women between ages 25-45 suggested that 65% had behavioral issues regarding food intake. Sixty-five percent! I think that's conservative because out of all the women I know personally, I can only say that one has never "been on a diet" or had any issues with food intake or body image. Only one. Sadly most women know all too well what it means to "go on a …
[Read more...] about Disordered and Binge Eating – Who is at Risk and How to Break Free
By far the greatest complaint I hear (and said before in the past myself) is that smoothies don't keep people full or satisfied for long. "An hour after my smoothie I'm already hungry!" was one reader's comment. That's because most people don't make their smoothies with satiating ingredients. Heck, a lot of "smoothies" I see people drink include nothing but fruit juice, ice, and some pieces of …
[Read more...] about A Tasty Smoothie That Actually Keeps You Full
