If you’ve been working on losing weight by following diet plans, you are probably eating a certain amount of food that the diet tells you to eat. But the truth is, there are other strategies that you can use to help you eat less.
Learn about those strategies on this week’s episode of The Diet Free Zone Show™.
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After you watch the show, please leave your comments below and let me know which tip works best for you.
It’s 7 days into the New Year and I’ve already received several emails from people asking me for a detox diet, cleansing system or quick fix method to jumpstart their weight loss for 2015.
If you’ve been following me for a while and are in tuned with my philosophy, I don’t advocate any of these quick fix methods. Many times these detox diets, cleansing programs and quick fixes are more harmful than good.
Let’s not start the New Year off on that foot. Instead, let’s figure out what you really need and want and how to get there.
Ask yourself the following questions:
1) How do I currently feel in my body?
2) How would I like to feel?
3) What do I think is causing me to feel this way?
You may answer these questions by describing your current feeling as sluggish, tired, bloated and/or heavy. And you would prefer to feel energetic, light on your feet, lively and strong.
Now take a look at your answer to question number 3. If you are being truthful to yourself, you will take a closer look at your eating habits and how they relate to the answers in question number 1. For example, maybe you overate on holiday cookies, drank a few too many alcoholic beverages when ringing in the New Year, and still have leftovers staring you down in the refrigerator. These are likely some of the reasons you feel sluggish, tired, bloated and heavy.
So, let me ask you a question. Will starting a detox diet or a 7 day cleanse help you get to the root cause of the problem? Or, will it just put a Band-Aid on it?
I’ll give you the answer. It will just put a Band-Aid on a problem that’s been slowly smoldering and finally tipped over during the holiday season.
Instead of a quick fix method, here are some solutions for you to try.
1) Set up your environment for success. Deal with holiday leftovers immediately. Give them to a neighbor, freeze them or throw them out. You don’t need them sitting out tempting you.
2) Take the time to plan and prepare meals so you don’t have to stop at the drive-thru on the way home from work for a quick dinner.
3) Lay off the alcoholic beverages for a while. They are empty calories, meaning they provide zero nutrients to your body.
4) Increase your intake of fruits and veggies. Try to include veggies at each meal, and at least 3 fruits throughout your day. And don’t forget about whole grains. They are important and will keep your digestive tract running smoothly.
5) Commit to a diet-free lifestyle in the New Year.
There are many more tips I can give you, but I don’t want to overwhelm you. Progress happens when you take small steps one at a time. Let’s start with these 5 steps above.
Do you need help setting up a diet-free lifestyle? No problem. Just click here and request to speak with me (my treat). Don’t waste any more of your precious time with detoxes and cleanses that ultimately are not your long-term answer.
I was flipping through the newspaper on Saturday and came across an ad with a big headline that read: “Lose 10-20-30 Pounds in A Month”.
“Oh no” I thought to myself. Here we go again. The New Year is approaching and we are being bombarded with all the diet advertisements, commercials and self-titled “Health Gurus” pushing their diet program, pills, or books to help you lose weight in 2015.
I know it’s tempting to believe these headlines:
“Eat this, never diet again”
“Burn fat quicker without diet or exercise”
“Lose 30 pounds in a month”
“Experience spontaneous weight loss”
Wouldn’t it be nice to finally say NO to another diet?
If these diets were the answer you’ve been looking for, then why are you still looking?
It’s because diets don’t work. Period, end of story.
I just got off the phone with a woman. She’s been struggling with her weight for 10 years, on and off multiple diets, more recently counting calories and tracking every single food she is eating. She is restricting herself, not enjoying her food, and if she does eat something that she deems “bad”, she is wracked with guilt for days to come.
I offered her another solution. Give up diets, give up calorie counting and food tracking. Learn to trust your body once again through the process of shifting your mindset and becoming an intuitive eater. Achieve the freedom to eat without food worry and live your life without body worry.
You have to understand that this is a transformation that takes time. You are undoing years of damage that dieting has caused you; damage to your self-esteem, to your confidence and to your body. It doesn’t happen overnight. This means you have to invest in yourself in order to achieve what you truly desire. When you invest, you commit to the transformation and nothing will stop you from getting there.
Are you ready to transform in 2015? If you are, request a complementary session here and we will set you on the path to freedom to eat forever.
You’ve probably experienced what I am about to talk about.
There you are at a friend’s home for dinner. It’s dessert time and she brings out a homemade apple pie. You left room for dessert, but you truly don’t feel like having apple pie. You much prefer to have the fresh berries with a dollop of whipped topping.
Your friend says “here, have a piece of apple pie”. And, you say, “no, thank you”. And she says “oh come on. I baked it just for you. One bite won’t kill you”. You say, “okay, I’ll have a small slice”.
Later that night, you are upset with yourself. Why did you give in and have that apple pie. You didn’t even enjoy it. You really wanted the fresh berries.
We call these people food pushers or pressure feeders. Why do they do what they do? And, what is the best way to deal with them?
I answer these questions in this week’s episode of The Diet Free Zone Show™.
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After watching the video, please share your food pusher experiences with me in the comment below.
Whoa, can you believe it? Thanksgiving is in one week. Where has the time gone!
Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays. I love cooking for the Thanksgiving feast and spending time with my family. I especially love when my daughters stand side by side next to me and help me cook. One year, they made name tags and wore them around their necks that said “Assistant Chef”. So cute!
Many of my clients start to get nervous when the holidays arrive. Well, to be really clear, these clients I am referring to are just starting to see me and who still have a dieter’s mindset. They feel “uh oh, how will I handle all the food at all the holiday meals and parties I am going to? Maybe I should wait to begin our nutrition coaching sessions until the New Year”.
Ding, ding, ding. This is how a dieter thinks and speaks.
This is not how my clients who are on the intuitive eating journey think and speak. They have successfully been shifting their mindset and moving away from the “all or nothing” dieter’s way of thinking. They are not worried about the holiday meals and parties because they are learning how to honor their bodies and giving themselves permission to eat.
Now, having said that, I still think it’s important to set up your environment for success and to have some tips in your back pocket for when you head out to your parties.
I’ve put together a video for you with 3 tips for before you head out to the party and 5 tips for when you are at the party.
Just click the image below to watch. Then come back and let me know by commenting below which tips you will implement this holiday season.
I get this question a lot. People are interested in a way to break free from dieting. They no longer want the food restrictions and the feelings of deprivation. The calorie counting and calorie tracking with the many apps out on the market that are not always accurate.
Intuitive eating is a new concept for most dieters. When I explain the process towards becoming an intuitive eater, the chronic dieter LOVES it.
But there is one question that stays in their mind. Will I lose weight?
That’s a great question. Watch today’s episode of The Diet Free Zone Show™ for the answer to this question.
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After watching this week’s show, please leave your comments or questions below.
Do you have a list of foods that you consider as “good” or “bad” to eat? How do you feel if you eat a food on your “good” list? What about on your “bad” list?
One of the first things I help my clients do is to get rid of the food lists. Foods should not be categorized into good and bad.
Why not?
Watch this week’s episode of The Diet Free Zone Show™ to learn more.
Then come back and comment: How you will discard your list of “good” and “bad” foods?
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Remember, come back here to comment!
I’ve been writing about intuitive eating for some time now. So I thought I’d try something new to help get my message out to more people.
I’ve decided to create my very own show on YouTube.
Yep, I did.
So, yesterday my assistant and I buckled down and taped 6 episodes of my new show called…DRUM ROLL PLEASE….
The show will air every Wednesday on what I have dubbed “Intuitive Eating Wednesdays”.
What will I talk about on the show?
Everything related to intuitive eating and mindful eating.
Click on the intro video above to learn more!
Oh, and don’t forget to subscribe to my YouTube channel while you’re there. Just click the RED Subscribe button on my channel and you will be notified when a new show airs.
If you have questions you’d like me to answer on a future show, just comment below and I’ll be sure to answer in an upcoming episode.
Fantastic, terrific, freeing, amazing….I could go on and on.
If you recently attended my free webinar, or watched the replay, you heard my story, the highlight of which (in my opinion) is that for many years I was “on” a “healthy meal plan” (notice the quotation marks) that I created for myself and “followed” diligently day in and day out. I never looked at this as a diet, until I discovered intuitive eating.
If you haven’t listened to my webinar, you can still catch it here for a few more days.
What I realized through my research and training in intuitive eating is that the “healthy meal plan” I was “following” was just another diet. There were definitely foods that I didn’t give myself permission to eat, and when I did eat them, even if it was a small piece, there was a tinge of food worry that came over me. That food worry led to body worry….would that bite of cake cause me to gain weight?
When I implemented the steps toward learning to be an intuitive eater into my life, I achieved a feeling of freedom. These are the steps I spoke of in my recent webinar.
Let me give you an example of how I no longer have this “food worry”.
The only beverages I drink throughout the day are water and a morning cup of coffee. I don’t drink any other beverages because I happen to love water and how it makes my body feel. Last night I sat down to eat dinner and I had my tall glass of water on the table. I saw the orange juice container (my son was having a glass of orange juice) and at that moment, my body said to me “Bonnie, have some orange juice”. I can’t remember the last time I had orange juice, or any juice for that matter. But yet there was a feeling that is hard to describe that my body just knew that a small glass of orange juice would be right for me at that moment.
I honored my body’s inner wisdom and had a glass of orange juice. It was delicious. I enjoyed every sip.
What’s the big deal about this story? Well, four years ago while I was still on my “healthy meal plan”, I would not have allowed myself to have that small glass of OJ. I would hear my inner voice saying “don’t drink your calories”, “juice will make you gain weight”, etc….
But not last night! The only inner voice that I heard was the voice of nurturer, saying “yes, Bonnie, honor what your body is telling you”. And, that small glass filled my needs.
And, it’s not just with juice. It’s with pizza, ice cream and all foods.
This was a wonderful feeling. No more food worry, no more body worry.
Would you like to feel this feeling too? You CAN! I promise!
Take this moment and listen to the webinar replay “How to Break Free from the Pain of Dieting and Get the Body You Love Without Feeling Deprived”.
And if you’d like, consider taking it further and join me and those who already said YES to the Freedom to Eat Forever™ Program where you will get the training, action and support you need to eat without food worry.
Hope to see you there!
If you have any questions at all, feel free to email me at bonnie@brghealth.com . I am here to support you all the way!
Last night was really a landmark night for me and I want to share it with you.
I knew how excited I was to share with the world How to Break Free from the Pain of Dieting and Get the Body You Love Without Feeling Deprived. But I had no idea how many of you shared that same excitement. There is one thing that is undeniable. And you know it deep down. Discovering how to give up dieting and eat without guilt can be one of the most crucial factors in finally achieving what you have dreamed of for so long.
Just in case you missed it last night, or want to listen again, here is the link to the replay. You’ll want to listen now because it’s only available for a short time.
On the webinar, I taught the 3 steps that you need to become an intuitive eater. These are the same steps that I have incorporated into my own life. On the webinar, I tell you a bit about my own story and how intuitive eating has changed my life. And, you know what? It can change yours too.
Intuitive eating can help you:
I also announced on the webinar the premier of Freedom to Eat Forever. This is a revolutionary program that not only helps you shift your mindset and reject dieting.
But more importantly, it helps you experience:
And most crucially of all…reveals how to enjoy a diet-free life and a body you love.
It’s this combination of shifting your mindset and honoring your body that makes Freedom to Eat Forever such an amazing experience. Powerful, even life-changing, to help you not only leap frog your biggest challenges, but to set you up for a lifetime that exceeds your wildest dreams.
Learn the 3 steps to breaking free from dieting by listening to the webinar here.
Or, if you’ve already decided that you are ready to move forward, go ahead and check out the details and register for Freedom to Eat Forever here.
The program begins October 1, 2014. It’s a 90 day (3 month program- October, November and December).
Oh, and by the way, I have a fast action bonus for you if you take action fast. An “Ask Me Anything Coaching Call” available to the first 20 people who register. And, that’s on top of the big dollar savings for those who register through the webinar promotion (and lots of other bonuses and surprises I am throwing in).
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