There’s a lot of confusion surrounding the process of weight loss. You have extreme schools of thought on both sides of the spectrum.
On one side you have people promoting the … Read more
How much willpower do you need to use to break a bad habit?
Over the last year I’ve stopped a lot of bad habits.
I actually wouldn’t call them “bad”, it’s just that I wanted to stop them so that I could improve … Read more
How can I make my healthy habits permanent?
I recently got back from a solo camping trip in Rocky Mountain National Park, and upon returning I noticed something interesting.
To set the scene, I’m a very habitual person. … Read more
Do you have to do high-intensity exercise to be healthy?
Diet Culture pushes the narrative of “no pain, no gain” and other hardcore exercise mentalities.
If you based your workout decisions on what you’ve heard over … Read more
How can I accept my body as-is if I still want to lose weight?
Many people think body acceptance and weight loss are contradictory goals, but they’re not.
In fact, not only can both goals coexist, but many times weight loss IS a byproduct … Read more
How do I know how much to eat if I don’t count calories?
This is always a concern for people.
They like the idea of not counting every morsel of food they eat for the rest of their lives, but the idea of giving up calorie counting is scary.
The … Read more
Is your weight in your control?
This is a very sensitive topic. I’ve seen some crazy debates on social media.
Plenty of people think that it is in your control and that it is the fault of the person if they are “overweight”. … Read more
How can I be more consistent with exercise?
I like to group people into 3 different buckets for exercise.
We have…
- people who exercise consistently
- people who are “streaky” with their exercise (ie go through
Does losing weight make you healthier?
So many of us are trying to lose weight to get healthy.
But this is backwards.
If weight loss is going to happen, it’s going to be a side effect of improved health.
Why does this matter? … Read more
Does “Eat less, move more” work?
“It’s easy”… they say
“Just eat less, and move more”… they say
Well, if it was that easy, why do so many people struggle to lose weight?
Glad you asked.
Eating less and moving more are outcomes. … Read more