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.
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.
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.