Primal Potential - The Anti-diet Solution To Mastering Fat Loss Naturally

Whether you're working out regularly or you haven't yet incorporated it into your lifestyle, today we're going to tackle 6 simple ways to get more out of your workout! No matter what we spend our time & energy doing, we want to make sure we're getting as much from it as possible! While exercise isn't the be-all-end-all of fat burning and physique improvement, it does have the power to accelerate our progress, improve mood and help us get healthy - let's just make sure we're being as efficient as possible. It doesn't matter if you have a gym membership or not, it doesn't matter if you love working out or you don't - these 6 ways to get more out of your workout will help you get to the next level! http://primalpotential.com/215-get-more-out-of-your-workout/ 6 Ways To Get More Out of Your Workout Before we dive into those 6 strategies that will allow you to get more out of your workout, a few caveats for those who are resistant to change or for those who haven't yet incorporated fitness into their routine. I

Dieting didn't work for me. Sure, I lost weight sometimes, but it was a yo-yo cycle of deprivation followed by over-indulgence - of weight loss followed by weight gain (misery and obsession accompanying every step). I got to the point where I realized that I was working hard, obsessing over food but not getting where I wanted to go and not achieving the goals that mattered most. In today's episode I'm sharing my top 7 anti-diet strategies that allowed me to stop obsessing over food, stop dieting, get consistent, lose weight and keep it off. If you feel like your approach isn't working or isn't giving you the results (or peace of mind) you want, don't miss this episode! http://primalpotential.com/214-anti-diet-strategies-fat-loss/

Today we're talking about food! I'm sharing some of my favorite summer meals that are quick, easy, delicious and totally fat loss friendly! In today's episode I talk about the relationship between deprivation and temptation. Basically, the more you deprive yourself, the less you create fat loss friendly meals you actually enjoy, the more likely you are to be tempted by EVERYTHING. The less you're enjoying your fat loss friendly foods, the lower the bar for something to tempt you. So, if you can enjoy your food more, you'll be less likely to overindulge in treats that just aren't worth it! Don't miss today's episode for some of my absolutely favorite summer meals that are flavorful, easy, affordable and fat loss friendly! Recipes & resources are below. http://primalpotential.com/213-favorite-summer-meals/ Favorite Summer Meals for Fat Loss & Flavor Fish Tacos with SizzleFish Cauliflower Tortillas from Slim Palate Salmon Cakes Garlic Scape Pesto (add all ingredients in your blender) Approximately 10 g

There was a definite theme in my coaching this week - individuals who feel overwhelmed or like they aren't sure where to start or how to proceed. I've got you covered in today's episode! If you ever feel overwhelmed by your goals or by all the strategies & approaches available to you, if you ever feel like you don't know how or where to dive in, we will clear that up in today's episode. http://primalpotential.com/212-overwhelmed-beat-overwhelm-and-indecision/

Food issues, guilt, emotional eating and food obsession are not exclusive to overweight and obese individuals. Not even a little bit. Today, we're talking about thin people & food issues. Except, it's more than that. We're talking to my sister. A couple weeks ago, I had my mom on the show. It was a tough episode but we talked about how, as a thin mother, she really struggled with having an overweight child (me). I was the token fat kid. It was a rough road. That episode triggered a lot of comments and questions, many of which were related to that sister I talked about. What was it like for her, as a thin child, to grow up with so much emphasis on food and shame related to obesity? Well, "that sister" is Debi. My oldest friend, my closest friend and the yin to my yang. Don't miss this candid conversation about food issues then & now in the absence of a weight struggle. http://primalpotential.com/211-thin-people-food-issues/

I used to be my own worst enemy. There was a huge gap between what I wanted and what I did. There wasn't anyone keeping me from achieving my goals...except for me. Because of that, one of my affirmations is now "I am militantly on my own side". I am on my team. I will not sabotage myself. I don't need all the answers but I will not stop seeking, trying and finding a way. In today's motivational minisode, I'm talking about how and why to get on your own team. It's time to stop being your own worst enemy. http://primalpotential.com/210-own-worst-enemy/

If we could master how to stop overeating, we'd be pretty much all set, right? In fact, I'd be a bazillionaire if I could give you just a couple words to help you stop overeating forever. Easier said than done, for sure! But today we are moving in that direction. I want to help you understand why we overeat and what we can do about it, beginning today. If you listen to the facts & strategies in this episode, I am 100% positive that we can move you in the direction of your goals right now, today. http://primalpotential.com/209-how-to-stop-overeating/ How To Stop Overeating Overeating is a complex issue. If we want to understand how to stop overeating, we have to understand what triggers us to overeat and how to overcome or re-wire those triggers. In today's episode (don't miss it!), we'll talk about things like: Taste specific satiety (how you can feel "full" of one thing but keep eating something different) Overeating cues Understanding our desire for food rewards and how to break the cycle The power of

What is food guilt? We've all done it to ourselves, one bad food choice leads to throwing in the towel on the entire day. That gross feeling and disappointment with ourselves, that is food guilt. Beating yourself up and assigning emotion to your food choices is the essence of food guilt. Looking at yourself as good or bad based on your food choices - that is food guilt. Here's what I want you to consider: Is it working for you? Is it improving your choices or is it keeping you stuck in a negative cycle of your own creation that leads to more choices you feel badly about? Does it help you feel better about yourself, or help you make a better choice the next time you think about cheating? Chances are it doesn't, and it never will. So you've got to stop beating yourself up over FOOD! In today's episode, I'll be diving into why food guilt doesn't work, why you should stop it, and what you should be doing instead. http://primalpotential.com/208-food-guilt/

Everyone knows that hindsight is 20/20. We all wish we could go back and give our younger self's advice. Today's podcast focuses on the exact opposite idea. The past is in the past, we've learned lessons the hard way, and it is time to move on and look forward. In today's podcast (one of my favorites!), I'm talking about lessons to my future self. All of this introspection was inspired by the article, "20 Tips I'd Give Myself 20 Years Ago" which has NOTHING to do with fatloss. In the podcast, I'm breaking out key points from the article that really hit home for me, and I'm sharing the 3 lessons I would give to my future self. http://primalpotential.com/207-lessons-to-my-future-self/ Your life is not about how much you weigh or what size you wear. Your life is about how you feel. Are you happy? Happiness is about JOY! As you create more joy, you create more happiness. The goal is not about a number, the goal is about the joy in your heart. Don't let fear influence your decisions. How many times have you not d

OK, you’ve decided to make a change, but you have no idea where to start (or restart). Today’s podcast will dive into my #1 fat loss recommendation: tracking. We aren’t talking about calorie counting, carb or macro counting, just some down and dirty quick journaling. In less time than it takes to obsessively count your item of choice (and with far less frustration), you can learn more about what is and what is not working for you. It’s easy, it's quick and it's crucial to laying the groundwork for finding a solution that works for you. I’ll be talking about what to track, when to track, and most importantly WHY we track. http://primalpotential.com/206-my-1-fat-loss-recommendation/ My #1 Fat Loss Recommendation Tracking! Think of it like a journal. You don't have to spend time worrying about exact calories, or even exact portion sizes. What you are really after is a documenting what you ate and how it made you feel. It does not need to be a chore. You can get this done in less than 5 minutes each day. Ultimate

We are continuing our celebration of Primal Potential's 2nd anniversary with a super special guest! My friend and former Fat Loss Fast Tracker, Maggie! I want you to hear directly from someone who has transformed, inside and out, over the last 14 or so months. She has lost 50 lbs, more than 13 inches from her waist and she feels that the biggest changes she made were to the way she thinks! That's right, Maggie is going to share how you can use your mind to transform your body. She is real, she is inspirational and I hope we can all find encouragement and hope in her powerful message! http://primalpotential.com/205-use-your-mind-to-transform-your-body/ Use Your Mind to Transform Your Body In today's episode, Maggie and I tackle so much including: What results she has created over the last 14-15 months How affirmations changed her life How she handles days when she isn't feeling motivated How her mindset has changed How her dietary habits have changed Resources Join me at ASCEND in Nashville! Follow Maggie o

Today is a special & emotional episode! My mom is on the show! Yup, we are discussing the problem behind the problem - where my unhealthy relationship with food & body image began and how she coped with raising an overweight child. While I don't think our past defines us and I certainly don't think we're stuck there, I absolutely believe it is important to evaluate your self-limiting food & body image beliefs and begin to ask "Are these true?" and find ways to move beyond them. You don't want to miss this emotional episode! http://primalpotential.com/204-the-problem-behind-the-problem/ The Problem Behind The Problem In today's episode, my mom and I tackle so much including: Specific choices she made and how they impacted how I view food and my body The development of unhealthy relationships with food & body image Helpful and unhelpful strategies related to raising an overweight child How her body image impacted the way I thought about food What might have happened if she took a different appr

Today is Primal Potential's 2nd anniversary! THANK YOU, from the bottom of my heart, for your support, trust and encouragement. What a wild ride it has been! I hope you'll take a few minutes to listen to today's episode on Primal's anniversary. Today, I'm opening up registration for ASCEND, the first ever Primal Potential Women's Transformation Weekend. Listen to hear all the details and click here to be one of the 50 women to join me in downtown Nashville, TN this November! Tickets are on sale now! http://primalpotential.com/203-happy-anniversary/

In response to the recent episode on the 3 stages of carbohydrate intolerance, I got an email that merits further discussion. I want everyone to understand that while yes, our food choices drive blood sugar and are primarily responsible for our fat loss and lack thereof, there are non-food influences on blood sugar. That's right - there are physiological and lifestyle factors that drive blood sugar & insulin significantly enough to influence fat loss and today we're investigating those things. http://primalpotential.com/202-non-food-influences-on-blood-sugar/ Non-Food Influences on Blood Sugar In order to reach our highest fat loss potential and optimize our health, we have to understand both the food and non-food influences on blood sugar. We need to evaluate the ways by which we can increase blood sugar as well as the factors that influence how we decrease or stabilize blood sugar. Three ways by which blood sugar is increased include: Eating - this includes but is not limited to consuming carbohydrate

I recently read "Relentless: From Good to Great to Unstoppable" by Tim Grover and he introduced a personality classification that I found to be thought-provoking. His classification describes people who get things done and reach their highest potential versus people who don't. I started to think about the thousands of people I've worked with who are trying to burn fat and improve their bodies and I could see similar trends in the ways they think & act. I have classified into three groups which I'm calling wishers, wanderers and warriors. In today's episode I'm going to help you see which category your past choices represent and help you move from where you are now to the warrior category. That's right, this episode is about how to become a warrior. It's about how to stop making excuses and exceptions and start crushing your goals. http://primalpotential.com/201-stop-making-excuses/ How To Stop Making Excuses & Exceptions How do you make choices? Like a wisher, like a wanderer or like a warrior? In tod

We've got another book club episode today! On a recent road trip I listened to Ryan Holiday's new book Ego is the Enemy and there were so many powerful lessons! I just need to share them with you! Many of these are game changers! I was a big fan of his earlier book, The Obstacle Is The Way so I was eager to get my hands on Ego is the Enemy. It did not disappoint. In today's episode I'm sharing the 6 lessons that change the game when it comes to fat loss, health and happiness. http://primalpotential.com/200-6-lessons-change-game/ 6 Lessons That Change the Game There were 6 primary lessons that I believe powerfully apply to fat loss, health & happiness that I gleaned from Ryan Holiday's Ego Is The Enemy. In today's episode, I share those lessons and how you can apply them to your health. Ego is the enemy of what you have and what you want. Ego can keep us from true success by hiding the truth about our choices and our abilities. Ego crosses out what matters and replaces it with what doesn't. Ego tells us wh

In today's episode I'm sharing the CliffNotes & takeaway of a white paper written by Dr. Philip Maffetone about the three stages of carbohydrate intolerance. To download the free whitepaper for yourself, click here. Carbohydrate intolerance not only encourages weight gain, it impairs fat loss, damages the metabolism and triggers the development of illness and disease. Most importantly, after we assess the three stages of carbohydrate intolerance, we'll talk about what you can do about it. http://primalpotential.com/199-stages-of-carbohydrate-intolerance/ 3 Stages of Carbohydrate Intolerance Carbohydrate intolerance not only impairs fat loss and reduces energy - it also predisposes you to illness and chronic disease. Dr. Philip Maffetone outlines how carbohydrate intolerance develops in the below model and then goes on to describe three stages of carbohydrate intolerance. Dr. Philip Maffetone's Model of Carbohydrate Intolerance The three stages of carbohydrate intolerance can initiate in utero, in in

Today's episode is all about something I say often: short term strategies deliver short term results. If you cannot maintain the strategy that delivers the results, you will not sustain the results themselves. Any approach that requires white-knuckled willpower should be a real red flag that you might be working hard for results you won't maintain. http://primalpotential.com/198-white-knuckles-red-flags/ White Knuckles Are Red Flags How many times will you employ a short term strategy that you know you can't sustain? There are so many problems with this approach. If you can't sustain the strategy, you won't sustain the results If you don't know, address or solve the true problems, they'll still be there waiting for you You're creating a negative association with the process You're reinforcing a pattern of quitting or failure and therefore think that's all that lies ahead for you. That's not true. It's your crappy strategy You think change is harder than it actually is. That's representative of your unsustai

Cheat day.  Overeating.  Binge eating.  Call it what you want. The bottom line is - overeating has an immediate, negative effect on your metabolism! In today's episode, we are talking about the physical, hormonal, and metabolic impact of overeating or binge eating. I want you to know and understand that your body does not "reset" the following day simply because it's a new day and your fat burning potential doesn't go unaffected. http://primalpotential.com/197-overeating-metabolism/ Overeating and Your Metabolism In today's episode we're going to dive into the relationship between overeating and your metabolism. We'll get into specific impairments to your hormone balance, metabolism and fat burning potential that happen almost immediately. We'll answer the following questions: What are the consequences of overeating on your metabolism? Your body goes into storage mode Your fat burning potential is suppressed for days You trigger hormonal imbalances You experience an increase in hunger and cravings Your body

Are you in need of a quick dose of motivation? Listen to today's minisode to find out what it means to be awake in your dreams! http://primalpotential.com/196-l-minisode-b…e-in-your-dreams/ Be Awake In Your Dreams Every single day is an opportunity for you to give yourself a gift that only you have the power to unwrap! You can make the choice to shift your mindset, make better choices, do the hard work, embrace your obstacles, and work on your confidence. In today's minisode, I share what it means to be awake in your dreams and how this mindset can help you create a powerful transformation in your life. Just one more thing..I have some exciting news I want to share with you!  I will be hosting my first LIVE Primal Potential weekend event November 3-5 in Nashville, Tennesee! Tickets are not on sale yet but I want you to save the date!