Your weight loss journey is not just about shedding pounds; it's a transformative process that involves reshaping your mindset. Your thoughts, beliefs, and attitudes play a pivotal role in determining the success of your weight loss efforts. Read on to discover what a nutrition and mindset coach recommends to help you achieve your weight loss goals and cultivate a positive relationship with your body.

1. Set Realistic and Positive Goals

Define Clear Goals

Start by setting specific, achievable, and realistic weight loss goals. Break them down into smaller objectives to make them more manageable—and so you can celebrate along the way.

Focus on Health, Not Just Numbers

Shift your focus from the number on the scale to your overall well-being. Create goals related to increased energy levels, improved mood, and enhanced physical fitness.

2. Cultivate a Positive Self-Image

Practice Self-Love

Embrace self-love and acceptance throughout your weight loss journey. Challenge negative thoug...

When you’re trying to lose weight and transform your body, there are many factors to consider. You’ll want to work on your mindset, adopt a healthy lifestyle and take basic steps like increasing your daily calorie burn. In short, you’ll need to increase the number of calories you expend daily and try to eat less calories than you burn. This requires a commitment to exercise and setting fitness goals, which a transformational nutrition coach can really help you with.

Read on for a few ways to burn more calories in your everyday life.

Elevate Your Cardio

One of the best ways to improve your overall health and boost your caloric burn is cardiovascular training. This doesn’t mean jumping on the same machine every day and doing the same number of minutes. To boost results and caloric burn, you’ll need to regularly increase the intensity and duration of your workouts. In other words: UPLEVEL CONTINUOUSLY. The longer time you exercise increases both the calories you’re burning during the w...

The New Year is an exciting time, a fresh start for people to make changes that will improve their lives. If you’re a typical American, you probably have made weight loss one of your New Year’s resolutions. I like to make commitments rather than resolutions, but no matter what you choose, you need some strategies to help you reach your goals. It’s actually an ideal time to start working with a nutrition mindset coach if you haven’t already.

Read on for some excellent tips that will help you transform your body in 2024!

Make Peace With Your Triggers

Instead of swearing off your favorite foods forever—which we all know isn’t going to stick—make peace with them. If you love chocolate, don’t swear it off for good, because you’ll most likely binge when you do get your hands on some. Don’t have it constantly sitting in your pantry or on your desk but allow yourself a treat on your cheat day.

Get Real

Don’t strive for an unrealistic or unsafe goal—like losing 20 pounds in two months. Whe...

The holidays are here, and for many Americans, this translates to overindulging and weight gain. The good news is—it doesn’t have to be that way. If you’ve worked hard all year to transform your body and improve your health, you can maintain those results and still enjoy your holidays.

Read on for three simple strategies you can use to navigate the holiday season.

1. Plan Holiday Meals in Advance

With a little strategic planning, you can enjoy your favorite holiday treats while staying on track with a healthy diet and lifestyle. Write down the meals during which you’re going to allow yourself to enjoy your favorites—not just any treats, but the ones you really look forward to. Once you’ve allotted those meals, make a plan to compensate for those splurges by cutting a few extra calories during breakfast and lunch on the days you eat them. It’s also a great way to plan ahead so you can make sure to get the proper amount of nutrients as well.

2. Research Calories

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Mindset is everything when it comes to losing weight! The right mindset can make all the difference when it comes to experiencing long-lasting success with a healthy diet and lifestyle. It’s essential for weight loss and staying on track—without it, you can easily fall into unhealthy habits. A strong mindset will help you avoid yo-yo dieting so that you can achieve long-term results.

Read on for tips on how to develop a strong mindset for losing weight.

1. Set Clear Goals

A solid plan is essential for success. Set clear, achievable goals for your weight loss and overall health. Write them down—many neuroscientists believe that writing down your goals helps you achieve them. You can then work with your nutrition and mindset coach to put strategies in place to achieve them. Don’t be basic—avoid limiting your goals to just losing a set number of pounds. Instead, set clear, specific lifestyle goals that will boost your health, fitness and wellness. Here are a few examples:

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That magical holiday and the accompanying feast have come and gone—and if you stayed on track, you are one of the few. The good news is, whether you’ve been working with a nutrition coach or following your own program, you can get back on track and minimize the damage without missing a beat. Here are three awesome ways to get back on track and undo some of that Thanksgiving damage.

1. Check and Restock Your Kitchen

This means get rid of the leftovers. If you didn’t give them away at your dinner, donate them to a local shelter as soon as possible (no, we’re not kidding). Then do a clean sweep of your pantry and refrigerator. Get rid of all the processed foods and simple carbs that you may have stocked up on for your holiday preparations. Then hit the supermarket and reload on healthy, low carb snacks and foods.

2. Work it Out

While it may seem harder than ever to motivate, it’s essential that you jump right back into your fitness routine. Go to the gym, hit your favorite yoga class ...

Splurging on Thanksgiving can be difficult to resist—even for a nutrition and mindset coach! But holiday binges can set off a snowball effect that completely derails your progress. Having a plan can make the difference between a successful holiday season or one filled with regret. Read on for some ways to minimize stress and stay on track this Thanksgiving and beyond.

1. Make Moves

The worst time to stray from your workout routine is when you’re indulging more than usual. Why not do the opposite and schedule extra workouts this holiday weekend? Exercising in the days leading up to and following Thanksgiving will steady your metabolism and burn extra calories. Do your regular workout routine the morning of, even if it means getting up early. This will help minimize holiday stress and start your day off right.

2. Don’t “Save Up” for the Big Feast

A common practice is “saving up” until dinner—basically starving all day and then unleashing at the big meal. Sitting down to a big dinner ...

When you’re trying to lose weight and transform your body, it’s essential to consume protein—yet it’s just as important to get the macronutrients your body needs to build lean muscle and be as healthy as possible. Macronutrients are vitamins and minerals that your body can’t produce on its own but requires to function properly, which means they must come from your diet or supplements. The good news is, you can get these macronutrients from produce, especially green vegetables.

As a transformational nutrition coach, I recommend incorporating some of the following veggies into your diet to get closer to your weight loss goal while boosting your overall health.

1. Kale

There’s a reason this green leafy veggie continues to trend—it’s loaded with vitamins A, C and K, a fat-soluble nutrient that helps proteins bond to calcium ions. It’s also rich in dietary fiber, so it helps satiate your hunger, and is an excellent source of other vitamins and minerals, including potassium, copper, manga...

Stress plays a major role in your overall health and weight. Even when you work out religiously and strive to eat healthy, stress can throw a wrench in your lifestyle that leads to weight gain. Stress accumulates in our bodies and increases the production of cortisol, the body’s main stress hormone. When cortisol levels are high, this results in hunger pangs, cravings for sugar and fatty foods, and ultimately, an increase in stubborn belly fat. It also causes glucose levels and blood pressure to spike, which can be very dangerous for your health.

Reducing stress is essential for our overall health and wellness, as well as reaching our ideal weight. Here are a few ways to reduce stress so you can avoid the repercussions on your waistline and health.

Increase Physical Activity

Regular exercise and physical activity has been shown to reduce stress and boost endorphins, which promotes an improved mood. Working out—as well as gentle activities like walking or cycling—can improve anxiety ...

Halloween can be scary when you’re trying to lose weight and transform your body. Tempting treats are everywhere and it can be difficult to avoid them when you attend parties and other festivities. Plus, it’s the beginning of the holiday season, and if you get off track on Halloween, it can lead to a downward spiral—and the end of your diet or healthy lifestyle. Read on for some nutrition and mindset coach-approved tips for enjoying yourself while staying on track this Halloween.

1. Get a Morning Halloween Workout In

Whether you plan on hitting parties and drinking or escorting your little ones for some trick-or-treating, make sure to schedule time for exercise on Halloween day. Aim for the morning so that you get it out of the way and don’t find excuses for skipping the workout. Since Halloween is on a Tuesday this year, you may celebrate this weekend and on the actual day. If so, get moving every day that you celebrate. It will make you feel extra confident in your Halloween costum...