The Cry For Help: A MasterClass
Inspired by a “Cry For Help” on my Facebook feed, this episode defines and outlines the 5 Steps of the Happy Calories Don’t Count® model, demonstrates the shortcomings of the “Diet and Exercise” approach, and illustrates how the Happy Calories Don’t Count® principles create a sense of peace and freedom around food and exercise while optimizing sustainable wellness results.
Law of Attraction, Weight Loss & Happy Calories Don’t Count®
Is the Law of Attraction real? Does it work? Can it work for weight loss?
This episode explores all things Law of Attraction – as it specifically relates to weight loss.
It discusses the mind traps and fallacies that occur from the common misunderstandings and misapplication of the Law of Attraction – and how the 5 Steps of the Happy Calories Don’t Count® Method overcome these hurdles to harness the power of this spiritual principle to effectively work on your behalf.
Happy Calories® 101: The 5 Steps
Part 3 of the Happy Calories® 101 Series…
The 5 Steps of the Happy Calories Don’t Count® Method: The No Diet, No Drama, No BS Way to Create a Body AND a Life You Love.
Happy Calories® 101: Happiness is the Key
Part 2 of the Happy Calories® 101 Series…
Happiness is freedom from the conventional, cultural “diet and exercise” model.
The “diet and exercise” model is the root of all of your pain, shame, drama and dysfunction surrounding food, exercise, your body and your weight because it demands that you disconnect from your body in order to be “successful.”
Overriding your body’s natural instincts in hard and painful – which is the entire reason that a “weight loss industry” exists.
Furthermore, this model suggests that you have to “pay a price” to eat. The price – exercise – or weight gain. And this idea creates all of the crazy-making head games.
Finally, this model suggests that your weight is your fault. But that fact that you are responsible for what you eat and what you do for exercise does NOT mean that you can therefore control your body’s size and shape through diet and exercise. That is a fallacy.
And this is the key to reclaiming your happiness AND sustainable results.
Happy Calories® 101: Back to Basics
The conventional cultural “diet and exercise” model is the root of all pain, shame, drama and dysfunction surrounding food, exercise, your body and your weight.
From this model two assumptions naturally follow.
Assumption #1: You have to pay a price to eat. The price? Exercise – or weight gain. This is the underlying cause of all of the anxiety and crazy head games surrounding food and exercise.
Assumption #2: It’s your fault. According to the “diet and exercise” model, if you are overweight or not the size you want to be, you are at best unmotivated or undisciplined – or at worst, lazy or stupid because “everyone knows how to lose weight – it’s diet and exercise.” This assumption is the root of the pain and shame you have surrounding your body and your weight.
But the fact that you are responsible for what you eat and what you do for exercise, does not mean that you can therefore control your weight and your shape through diet and exercise. This is a fallacy.
The key to finding freedom from food and creating true healing and transformation is to reject the “diet and exercise” model and embrace a relationship-based, body-centered approach.
Culture Wars: Body Shaming vs Fat Celebration
The conventional cultural “diet and exercise” model is the root of all pain, shame, drama and dysfunction surrounding food, exercise, your body and your weight – AND it is the source of the confusion and acrimony in the “culture wars” surrounding health, obesity and fat pride.
The diet and exercise model suggests that your body’s size and shape is simply a result of what you eat and what you do for exercise. But the fact that you are responsible for what you eat and what you do for exercise, does not mean that you can therefore control your body’s weight and shape through diet and exercise – that is a fallacy.
Both sides are using the diet and exercise model and a framework and both sides get stuck. One side gets tripped up on the control fallacy side of the coin. And the other side gets tripped up by not accepting the responsibility that they DO have to honor and respect their bodies by working to create optimized health and well-being. And this side gets all twisted by rejecting of the cultural standards of health – without rejecting the diet and exercise model. So everyone remains stuck.
The key to finding freedom from food and creating true healing and transformation is to reject the “diet and exercise” model and embrace a relationship-based, body-centered approach.
Time To Move & Shake with Zibby Owens
My guest episode for Zibby Owens’ podcast. In this podcast, I teach actionable strategies to create more time for busy moms who deal with food, exercise, and body-image issues. Sharing personal insights gleaned from my own painful and life-threatening struggles surrounding my body and my weight, I outline a path for optimizing health, vitality, well-being, joy — and time!
The Inspiration & Insanity of “Fat Pride”
It is my contention that all of the pain and dysfunction surround food, exercise, weight and well-being can be traced back to the core, conventional, cultural diet and exercise model.
This discussion illustrates that argument by comparing and contrasting Lizzo’s reality show “Watch Out For The Big Grrrrls” with a practical joke perpetrated by Steven Crowder. This episode also demonstrates the differences in responses to physical conditions society deems “medical” versus conditions popularly seen as a result of consequences of choice. True healing and transformation – both on an individual level – and collectively – is possible.
Health, Obesity and Happy Calories®
The inspiration for this episode was a video clip someone sent me of Bill Maher discussing American obesity with Ben Shapiro. Among the social, political, cultural issues at play regarding body positivity and weight – making a discussion of health a challenge – they also mentioned the idea of a “caloric deficit.”
I hate to break it to them, but a simple caloric deficit (or simple therapy to help one overcome obstacles to beginning and staying on a diet) is not the answer. Most of the contestants from the infamous “The Biggest Loser” show not only failed to keep the weight off – many gained more.
What is needed is a completely new paradigm for weight loss and well-being. This episode describes the unique challenges of obesity and how the Happy Calories Don’t Count® model can help.
Mental Health in a Sick Society
“It’s not really a measure of mental health to be well-adjusted in a society that’s very sick.”
This is one of my favorite quotes from the television show The OA, and it describes this episode well.
This podcast episode was inspired by an advertisement for an eating disorder clinic that I saw on the side of the bus.
In this episode, I deconstruct the underlying psychological assertions of this ad and illustrate the manipulative messages contained therein.
Learning to develop media and marketing literacy skills is an essential component to finding freedom from food drama – especially in the guise of “professional help” for something as serious as an eating disorder.
Enjoy!