Why Knowing Photos Are Photoshopped Doesn’t Stop the Pain
I knew the magazine cover was retouched. I know every cover is retouched. And yet standing in the grocery store checkout line looking at Gwyneth Paltrow’s abs, I still felt it. Here’s why knowing something intellectually and really knowing it are two completely different things.
What Is Happy Calories Don’t Count? Here’s the Simple Answer
The first thing people ask when they hear my book title is “what’s a happy calorie?” I usually answer with another question — what’s an unhappy calorie? Here’s what Happy Calories Don’t Count actually is, and why it’s fundamentally different from every other approach to weight loss.
Why Understanding Happy Calories Don’t Count Requires a Light-Bulb Moment
Teaching Happy Calories Don’t Count is like pulling someone out of the Matrix — except this Matrix pulls you right back in. Here’s why making the shift requires more than just learning new information, and what that light-bulb moment actually feels like.
Why You Don’t Have to Love Exercise — You Just Have to Find What Works Right Now
I am not a treadmill person. Ask anyone. And yet last week, stuck in a hotel gym on a rainy travel day, I loved every minute of it. Here’s what that experience reminded me about exercise, motivation, and why the “right” workout is never what you think.
Why 97% of People Regain the Weight (And What Actually Works Instead)
Most people diet to reach a destination — a goal weight, a certain size, a before-and-after photo. But what happens when you get there? Here’s why the destination is an illusion, and what sustainable weight loss actually looks like.
Why Nutrition Information Is Making Your Relationship With Food Worse
In the same five-minute segment, the evening news told me that calorie counts on menus don’t change what people order — and that maple syrup is full of antioxidants. Here’s what that contradiction reveals about the information overload keeping us stuck.
Why the “Right” Approach to Weight Loss Looks Different for Everyone
I was in the audience listening to Dr. Daniel Amen talk about brain health when he pulled out the calorie budget analogy and my blood pressure spiked. And then I had a moment of clarity. Here’s what it taught me about why alignment looks different for every person — and why that’s actually good news.
Why Releasing Emotions Is the Most Underrated Weight Loss Tool
I was at a seminar from hell — freezing cold room, no schedule, chronic delays — and I was about to lose it. Then I found a bathroom stall on the other side of the hotel and just sobbed. Here’s what happened next, and why it explains everything about what I mean by “clearing the channel.”
Which Philosophy Is Actually Dangerous — Diet Culture or Food Freedom?
Someone tweeted that Happy Calories Don’t Count was a “dangerous philosophy.” They may have meant it as a compliment. But it made me wonder — do they really think it’s dangerous to eat when you’re hungry? Here’s a look at what’s actually dangerous, backed by the numbers.
Why Weight Loss Experts Are the Only Ones Still Telling You to Just Work Harder
Financial gurus will tell you the wealthiest people love what they do. Relationship experts will tell you that self-sacrifice isn’t love. But weight loss experts? They’re still telling you to suck it up and diet harder. Here’s why that’s the one area where nobody has questioned the model — until now.