Why New Year’s Health Resolutions Fail Before February (And What Actually Works)
The “diet and exercise” mindset sets up every New Year’s resolution to fail. Not because you lack willpower — but because the whole on-the-wagon, off-the-wagon structure guarantees you’ll eventually fall off. Here’s a different way to think about it.
The Only Holiday Eating Advice You Actually Need
Every year the same tired tips show up — eat a salad first, use a smaller plate, drink more water. And every year people either white-knuckle through the holidays or give up entirely and wait for January. Here’s why all that advice is making it worse.
Fake It Till You Make It?Why “Fake It Till You Make It” Doesn’t Work (And What Does)Fake It Till You Make It?
I was on a TV set, supposed to play a woman who thinks she’s the most beautiful person in the room — and all I could see in the mirror was a tired, haggard actress with every line on her face showing. That’s when I figured out what “fake it till you make it” actually means.
Why Tracking Calories Is the Wrong Investment for Your Body
A friend of mine who teaches social media marketing said something that stopped me cold: “It’s not about return on investment — it’s about return on relationship.” She was talking about Facebook. But she accidentally described everything wrong with the diet and exercise model.
The Truth About the “Pilates Body” (It’s Not What You Think)
People always ask me how I learned to connect with my body. My honest answer is Pilates — but not for the reason you’d expect. It wasn’t the workout that changed my body. Here’s what actually did.
Definition Of A “Happy Calorie”
In this interview, I share the answer to the question I am most often asked: What is a Happy Calorie?
Why Coke’s “Happy Calories” Ad Got It All Wrong
When Coke launched their “140 Happy Calories” ad, my first thought was — they just hijacked my brand. My second thought was that they’d missed the entire point. Here’s why the ad got pulled, and why the real problem runs deeper than anyone noticed.
What Are “Happy Calories”? Here’s What It Actually Means
So…what do you do? It seems like an innocent question, a type of common everyday small talk. And what I find interesting is that my conversations are nearly always the same. So…what do you do? I’m an author, speaker and wellness consultant. Oh, what’s your book? Happy Calories Don’t Count (neither does unhappy exercise) What’s […]
How Staying Present With Your Body Leads to Sustainable Weight Loss
My husband and I were walking on railroad tracks at a park when something unexpected came out of my mouth — and it taught me everything about how we’re supposed to relate to food, exercise, and our bodies. Here’s what happened.
The Emotional Eating Myth That’s Actually Making Things Worse
Everyone thinks they know what emotional eating is — and everyone thinks it’s bad. But the definition most people are working from is based on a completely false premise. Here’s what emotional eating actually is, and why the real problem is something else entirely.