So you've just been told that you’re insulin resistant or prediabetic - you might be feeling overwhelmed, scared and even a little defeated. You might be wondering, does this mean I’m going to become a diabetic? How is this gonna affect my health? Does this mean I’m never gonna be able to lose weight?...I know I had a million thoughts like those going through my head when I first found out I was insulin resistant.
Read More"Feeling tired all the time? Craving sugary snacks? Struggling to lose weight, no matter what you try? If this sounds familiar, you might be dealing with insulin resistance.
Insulin resistance can make it difficult to manage your weight and energy levels. The good news is that with the right approach, you can take control of your health, boost your energy levels, and get the scale moving in the right direction again.
Let’s explore some practical tips and strategies that can help you lose your first 10 pounds, get your energy back, and feel better overall. Let’s get started!
Read MoreTell me has this ever happened to you?
You put on a pair of pants and all of a sudden they're tighter than usual...its a little harder to get that zipper up and that button buttoned - then you wonder how you're gonna be able to breathe the rest of the day...
Or stepped on the scale and the number didn't budge or even worse it went up?
I remember that feeling all too well...part of me just wanted to give up and go fuck it eat and the other half wanted to buckle down and get super strict to get the fucking weight off…
What I did know was I didn't want to go up another jeans size ...again!
Read MoreMost of the weight loss advice that you get is usually focused around what to eat, what not to eat and how much exercise you should get, but while those are important aspects (exercise may not be as important for weight loss as we’ve been told…but that’s a post for another day), there is one piece of the puzzle that’s usually always missing – the mindset piece.
Read MoreThe diet industry has really f@^&ed us up - setting us up for all kinds of unrealistic expectations when it comes to weight loss.
You can't stand in line at the grocery store, watch tv, or scroll through social media without being inundated with all kinds of promises like:
Read MoreThat's part of what makes weight loss so hard...you're making changes...changes to your diet...changes to your lifestyle...those are big ones.
That's gonna get uncomfortable sometimes. Your brain is gonna rebel, it's gonna want you to quit to keep you safe.
Read MoreI work with a lot of women who, like me, have struggled with their weight for a long time.
And it's not for lack of trying. They are trying, in fact they’re working hard trying to do all the right things, eat healthy, exercise…but yet that damn scale still won’t budge!
More often than not, when we dive in and look at what they’re doing, what their diet looks like and their lifestyle it often turns out they’re eating too few calories
Read More“I want to lose weight, but I am so sick of trying and failing diet after diet”.
I hear this all the time and I felt that way too.
There is no shortage of weight loss advice out there and it can be hard to wade through it all and find something that actually works…
I can say one thing with a lot of certainty - you don’t need another diet…you’ve done that already…you know how that turns out.
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