Why Losing Weight Is Exactly Like Going Bankrupt (And What Actually Works Instead)
A friend posted on Facebook that dieting is like deficit reduction — painful, with no easy way out. Four people liked it. Here’s why that analogy is exactly right, but not in the way anyone meant it — and what a financial guru accidentally taught me about why weight loss never sticks.
Why the Women Who Need This Most Are the Hardest to Reach
I gave a presentation on food freedom and two women walked out. Another sat right in front of me with glazed eyes until she realized I was making a case against diet and exercise — and by then she’d missed everything. Here’s what I learned that day about why the people who need a new paradigm can’t always hear it.
The Hidden Message Behind Every Weight Loss Ad (And Why It’s Keeping You Stuck)
While waiting to go on air for a radio interview, I heard one of the hosts say he liked to figure out “the message behind the message” in advertising. That phrase stopped me cold — because it’s exactly what nobody does with weight loss ads. Here’s what they’re really saying.