Stop Relying on Self Control, Especially on Halloween

Stop Relying on Self Control, Especially on Halloween

I don’t know about you, but I don’t love Halloween. As a nutritionist, you can probably understand why. It’s hard enough keeping my kids from eating crap daily without dedicated “holidays” reinforcing junk food consumption. But it’s not even the kids and the candy...
I Spent Over 500K to Learn This Lesson

I Spent Over 500K to Learn This Lesson

I’ve invested over 500k to come to this one realization: We don’t have a weight loss problem… We have a weight loss maintenance problem. Think about it…There are a lot of ways to lose weight, but most of those ways are notoriously unsustainable. Keto, intermittent...
You Can Have It All, No Guilt Necessary

You Can Have It All, No Guilt Necessary

My 8-year-old son can leg press 220 lbs. I know this because he insisted on joining me for my workout yesterday, even in a crowded gym, despite the disapproving looks from patrons and staff. Sure, I’m glad to spend time with him, especially promoting fitness,...
What Real Weight Loss Looks Like

What Real Weight Loss Looks Like

“This is an uncomfortable position to be in”, he said, “but Tammy has decided to move in a different direction for coaching”. I knew this conversation with John, Tammy’s husband, was about her lack of weight loss results and the verbal confirmation that things...
5 Ways Dieting Fails You [And What to Do Instead]

5 Ways Dieting Fails You [And What to Do Instead]

There’s nothing easy about dieting. In fact, the very idea of intentionally restricting calories goes against every strand of DNA that has contributed to our human evolution. Interestingly, while we often, and justifiably, place our focus on calories and exercise as...