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Down but definitely not out

Feb 9

Posted by Gina in Attitude, Compulsive Overeating, Emotional Eating, Finding Your Way, Inspiration | No Comments

I haven’t been around this blog in months. Yeah, I’ve posted a video here, a recipe there, but I stopped really pouring my heart out several months ago.

Why? I don’t really know. I guess I probably gave up on myself…again.

I’ve come up with a bunch of excuses like – my wedding was coming up and I was too stressed out to blog, or that my wedding was over and I was de-stressing by stuffing my face with cheese puffs and pizza. You know, perfectly legitimate excuses.

Well I’ve had enough of my self-loathing.

I must admit to you that in the past few months, especially after my wedding, I’ve just completely let myself and my restraint go. I have absolutely no idea how much weight I’ve gained (I really, really, really don’t want to know but very soon I’m going to have to find out.)

I’ve literally been eating everything in sight. About three days out of every week I typically eat at least two meals at fast food ‘restaurants.’ And I just can’t tell you what is going on.

I know that I need to get back on track in a major way, but I’m lacking the motivation to change. But I’m thinking that I can’t take to many more days of feeling like a whale, I just feel gross.

So, my plan is to just blog about my experiences whether good or bad.

In the past I only wanted to blog when I was being ‘good.’ I guess I was trying to impress you? I don’t know what I was thinking but that’s just stupid.

I mean, so many people could benefit from my ups and downs so I need to write it all.

And I don’t want to come across like I’m putting myself on this pedestal and that I have all the answers and everyone should listen to me.

Quite the contrary.

I don’t have any answers really. I struggle with my weight year after year. And its in this struggle that I’m hoping to connect with others. If I can get through the good and bad times by writing out what my experiences are, than hopefully any insight that I may gain can go back out to you.

And this goes both ways too.

As a blog, this website can gladly welcome comments on every post and we can create this huge support network of wonderful ideas. And we can also just be there for each other.

We all know how incredibly difficult it is to lose weight. Especially when that amount gets above 50 or 100 pounds.

When you are in that boat, most days its hard to just find someone that understands.

Well I understand, and I’m here.

So from now on, I’ll just keep on bloggin…

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Equilibrium

Jul 17

Posted by Jason in Finding Your Way, Healthy Lifestyle, Inspiration, Sustained Weight Loss, Views On Dieting | No Comments

So we keep referring to the term “equilibrium” of mind, body, and spirit…

What exactly do we mean?

Although this will be an ongoing topic, we would like to present to you an overall summary, so that you can get the gist of it.

Equilibrium means balance. But it also can mean something a bit different for everyone.  That’s why we don’t really advocate a one-size-fits-all approach to achieving personal harmony, and the resulting weight loss.  This is because, bottom line, everyone is not the same!  What one considers equilibrium and balance, another may think otherwise.  For example, if someone feels still bright, energetic, and cheery after a 60-hour work week, and another feels drained after a 40-hour work week, then the former person may be able to achieve balance while working so many hours, whereas the latter person may need to (if they are able) decrease the time and energies devoted to work a bit in order to achieve their balance.

Pay attention to your emotions, and creatively try to manage them the best that you can. This is why we talk about understanding and recognizing what’s going on inside of you.  Paying close attention to yourself, recognizing the times where you are starting to go into a funk, and developing strategies to help divert yourself away from the vulnerability that results from unchecked negative feelings is a major step in the right direction toward equilibrium.  Getting to this point can be hard work, but anyone can do it.  We want to help you get there by constructively discussing subjects like stress, depression, addiction, self-esteem, conditioning, self-worth, among other areas.  In our culture, for some reason these are subjects that don’t seem to be talked about too much in the mainstream, like we’re all supposed to be ten-feet tall and bulletproof mentally – like we come out of the womb as perfect prototypes that are supposed to automatically have everything perfectly mapped out, and if we don’t achieve those things as planned, then we must be weak, lazy, or something.  Forget all of that and realize that everyone is unique, and all of our paths are a bit different.  It’s what you make of your current state that matters – forget about the past and all the societal “norms” that make you think that you have to be a certain way.

Harness your passions. Everyone has some sort of creative passion or outlet.  And it doesn’t have to be something that you traditionally think of.  Just think about what you enjoy the most – something that is healthy for you.  If eating treats, drinking alcohol, smoking, or any other habit which can be detrimental comes to mind first, than think harder!  Those don’t promote balance!

And it doesn’t have to be complicated either.  You don’t have to be an artist, musician, or something of that sort either (although you may be and not even know it)!  You could really enjoy listening to loud music, but can never seem to make the time.  Reading may be quite enjoyable for you, but you seem to end up in front of the TV instead.  Walking through the woods may be something that you feel is just fantastic, but it’s tough to get yourself out the door to do it!  You remember enjoying the sense of community that you would feel when going to the religious services of your tradition, but somehow fell out of touch due to a busy schedule.

Whatever it is for you, it can be a healthy outlet that can help you achieve your equilibrium.  Consider reinvigorating it and remembering the importance of devoting some time to yourself.  Immersing yourself into a healthy hobby, pastime, tradition, or leisurely activity helps you reset, rejuvenate, and focus your mind on more positive energies.

Take care of yourself! Negative emotions, addictions, obsessions, or other negative energies can have a side effect of self-destructive behaviors.  A person who feels unworthy or depressed may tend to almost unconsciously neglect to really take care of himself.  This could involve not sleeping properly, eating poorly, neglecting good hygiene, good housekeeping, using substances, and other destructive habits.

This is an area we will cover extensively, so we won’t go too far into it here, but you should get the gist of it.

Create a healthy work-life balance. Is your job taking more than its fair share of your life?  Do you find it hard to say no to increased workload or schedule pressures, even if they’re not mandatory?  Do you feel completely dragged out by the end of your work week?  If you answered yes to any of these, you may benefit by working toward adjusting your approach to work and allow yourself more room to breathe, so that you don’t end up burning yourself out.  And you can keep your same job while you’re at it!  There are many ways to help balance out this area of your life, so that there is more time left for you to enjoy your own life.  Check back periodically for an ongoing chat about this!

Enjoy your time with your family to the fullest! Do you find that family time seems to consist of a small time watching TV, and the rest of it seems to be a bit detached or distant?  Make an effort to try to strengthen bonds and nurture your relationships, in whatever way may work best for you.  The time that you spend with family, and all the smiles, laughter, and love than can result, just helps reinforce an uplifting mood and sense of positivity.

Learn about a balanced way of eating, and shifting toward it for life. Again, everyone’s “way” can be a bit different, but there is generally a common theme and food elements that it consists of.  Learning about all of the components of food, and about nutrition in general, can help guide you toward making and adjusting to food choices that are the most nourishing and healthy for you.  And let me assure you, flavor and enjoyment will not go by the wayside!  The typical American diet leaves out many awesome flavors, so you may actually be missing out on the good stuff!

Obviously this will be a huge focus for us as well!  Look forward to a robust series of discussions about this over time, and even some great recipes and meal ideas!

Keep yourself moving. Most of all, this means learning how to not be sedentary, but instead keeping yourself active doing things you enjoy.  And this doesn’t necessarily mean going to the gym (although if you enjoy that, then go for it)!  Don’t forget that there’s emphasis on the word “enjoy!”  You can find things that you enjoy that certainly can count as exercise!

Nurture your beliefs, nurture yourself, and nurture your confidence. Ignite that spark that is always within you!  Light up your feisty, sassy self!  This can mean engaging in stimulating conversation with friends.  It can mean nurturing those strong values that you have and directing them toward good works.  It can mean having an open mind.  It can mean letting go of societal conditioning.

Oh, here we go with the whole societal conditioning thing again!  Really, we feel this is so important.  There are so many things around us that we have been ingrained to think are “normal”, that really could use some re-evaluation.

So I guess what this part can mean it to not be afraid to be yourself!  Don’t be afraid to speak up!  Don’t be afraid to go against the grain!  Don’t be afraid to harness your strengths!  Don’t be afraid to show your confidence!

So this is what we feel is equilibrium, and one of the great side effects can be sustained weight loss. To us, weight loss is just more than exercise and eating right, although those are important aspects.  What we mean by this is that hitting the gym for a couple hours a day and eating less will likely help a person shed some pounds, but it is the achievement of an overall balanced lifestyle which can help keep it off for good!  But even more, you can get to enjoy a more peaceful, content, and healthy life while you’re at it!

That’s what we mean by equilibrium!  Check back often for an ongoing discussion!

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You Can Do It In Your Own Way and Succeed!

Jul 14

Posted by Jason in Attitude, Confidence, Finding Your Way, Inspiration, Motivation | No Comments

If you are a person who is struggling with achieving weight loss or fighting a constant battle against overeating, you may think there are a few options:  go on a super-disciplined personal training program, take diet pills, check yourself into a food disorders rehab, get surgery, or strictly follow the next “miracle” diet.

As good as these may work for some, reality is, they may not work for you.  And that may be exactly the thought running through your mind.  You might be thinking:  “Why even bother?  I just can’t do it?”
But that may be your brain just trying to trick you one more time.  The simple fact is…

You can do it.  Everyone can do it.  It’s just that the “it” that may be slightly different for everyone.  Let me explain…

There is no reason why you, yes you, can’t become a healthier person who can lose weight and reach your personal balance.

Now I’m not saying that the weight loss options mentioned above are not good or should never be used by anyone.  What I am saying is that many people may not even get to the point of embarking on the gradual road to true success because they feel they just can’t do it.  In other words, they may have lost the will to try new things, because diets or strategies past just did not work.

But could it be that maybe one reason they didn’t work was because you were applying someone else’s strict plan to yourself and trying to fudge your way through, instead of developing your own plan and making it work?

If you’re as stubborn as I am, you may not like to do things someone else’s way.  You don’t want to be told that you have to follow this plan, step on that scale, go to this meeting, check in to that place, or eat that meal bar.  It may subconsciously make you feel fat, diseased, and like an outcast from society.  Now I’m not saying to sugarcoat your potential issues and neglect to realize that there may be some things within you that need fixing.  Instead, I’m saying that sometimes having to be treated “special” or like an “addict” can sometimes weigh on your psyche, because you just want to be treated normal, like everyone else.

Now there are some situations where the options mentioned above are a person’s only choice, so I can’t stress enough that I am not demonizing these types of programs.  I am just suggesting that if you are having a really tough time with getting yourself aligned with one of them, then there may be some things to think about…

There is a strength within us all that can guide us through the toughest of times toward a light at the end of the tunnel.  The form of this strength may be different for each of us, but it is there.  And it may not be anything you can concretely define.  It is just a driving force that keeps us going full speed ahead on the path to victory and joy.

So where can you find this strength?  It may be elusive until you really start to recognize it.  Some of us may not even realize it until we start to reflect toward our inner selves.

Even though it may be hard in some instances, try to take some time in the very near future to be still and think about one of the most challenging situations you have ever faced.  There are some things of which you may not wish to go back to, so if so, then maybe think of situation that may not be depressing, but instead empowering.

For example, if you were an honor student in college who pulled off a 4.0 average during the pursuit of a Masters degree, all-the-while working full-time to put yourself through this education, then look back at that astonishing achievement.  Obviously, that is not a simple task to pull off.  Not only did you have an enormous amount of responsibility on your shoulders – responsibility that took incredible self-discipline – you ensured that you succeeded to the absolute best of your ability.  That success was measured and rewarded by the 4.0 grade average and the accompanying designation of Honors.

When you look back, can you distinctly recognize the strength that kept you going?  Probably not.  But what you can recognize is that it exists, and it was there.

Now you do not have to be a college graduate to have this kind of strength.  This was just a random example.  Let’s look at another one.

Were you ever a smoker and quit for good?  For many people, this can be quite a triumph which takes a great deal of strength.

Can you draw upon that past experience?

What about anything else you have worked very hard for?  Did you work your way up in your company, without getting the same education as your counterparts in similar roles?  What sort of things did you do to make such a remarkable achievement?

Have you raised children?  Have you volunteered for difficult assignments for charities or other rewarding avenues?  Have you seen the difference that you made in people’s lives?  Do you struggle with depression or a chronic affliction, but still muster up the energy and strength to keep yourself going and living a productive life?

There are countless examples of how the strength within us can, and is, harnessed.  Look for those examples within yourself, and you will certainly find it.

So when you find it, what can you do with it?

You can apply it to be the source of your gradual achievement of overall equilibrium and balance.  In other words, it can be the driving force that keeps you on the path.  It can be what helps form the transition away from negativity and its associated unhealthy habits, and on toward a healthy balance.

It is what you can harness to develop what works for you – a plan that integrates well with your unique situation and persona.  It is something you can feel good about, because it feels right for you.  It allows you to see more clearly, and can wash away all the feelings that muddled your outlook.

This strength within you can do anything.  Harness it, and you will succeed.

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So, what is the right way to eat?

Jul 9

Posted by Jason in Eating Naturally, Finding Your Way, Making Food Choices, Nutrition | No Comments

So with all this talk about the emotional and psychological aspects of eating (and overeating), we can’t overlook the question many of us may be asking:  What exactly is the right way to eat?

Now, to start, let’s do an examination of what’s behind this question…

We all generally may be under the impression that there is a right way and a wrong way to eat.  Of course, there may be some truth behind this notion.  But instead of looking at it purely from a black and white perspective, one that aligns with an idea that there is a totally “right” and/or “wrong” way to eat, let’s view it this way:

There are indeed “better” ways to eat that may be more beneficial or less detrimental than others.  For example, it is pretty easy to assume that eating apples for snacks is a better thing to eat than a bag of potato chips.

And to further examine the question presented earlier, other aspects about eating must be considered.  How important is taste?  Should it outweigh nutrition?  Do I need to think about portion sizes and calories?  What about fat, cholesterol, sugar, carbs, and the myriad of other components of food?  Is it good to spend more on quality, or eat lower-quality foods and save money?  Does it really matter?  Is red meat less healthy than leaner meats?  Is soda really not a good thing to drink regularly?

So when looking at the inquiry “what exactly is the right way to eat,” it is evident that just this one question can generate a nearly endless list of others.

As a result, we tend to view this question as one that doesn’t have a definitive answer; rather, it is one that takes some education and understanding of food in general to come to a conclusion.  With this understanding, it can then be easy for the individual to make a sound decision as to what is the right way for him or her to eat, based on individual needs.

This especially rings true for those who are looking to achieve a healthy equilibrium of mind and body.  Like we have mentioned before, we believe one of the keys to achieving weight loss is to focus on achieving a balanced life – then, the weight can just come off naturally, almost like a by-product of getting to this healthy balance.  What a person in this scenario may benefit from is a way of eating that not only addresses the foods that present problems, but one that also centers primarily on those that nourish the body.  All-the-while though, tasty varieties of this sort may be important to this person, as previously, taste and gratification were the most important factors when it came to selecting food.  So this person may benefit from trying and learning about certain ethnic foods that are quite healthy, but also very satisfying in flavor.

As you can see, the “right” way to eat for this individual may be different than the “right” way for others.

To us, we feel that this is an area where many people cannot be left to just fly blindly and try to navigate through the North American food world unprepared, uneducated, or misinformed.  There are so many options out there with regards to purchasing food, and almost equally as much information to know about it out there.  When a person learns about and understands the benefits and potential pitfalls of these options, he or she can then have the arsenal of tools on hand that can help answer the question of:

What exactly is the right way for me to eat?

We feel that is the better question to ask.  We want to help provide you with some tools to be able to better answer that question for yourself.  That will be a regular component of Diet Renegade over time.  Check back regularly!

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Breaking free from the diet…

Jul 8

Posted by Jason in Attitude, Confidence, Finding Your Way, Views On Dieting | 2 Comments

Just as food can become an obsession, so too can dieting.  Why is it that so many of us turn to the latest diet as the cure-all for the weight that we wish to shed?  Could it be that diets in general can become an obsession themselves?

The diet industry is absolutely humongous.  Just one gander at the diet and weight loss shelf in the local bookstore certainly can reinforce this notion!  So obviously this means there must be a large demand.
But again, the question looms:  Why?

Although we can’t provide a definite answer to this, we can offer our hypotheses…

First off, most of them promise “results” within a relatively short period of time.  After all, the desired solution to being overweight is to lose some, isn’t it?  So if a diet can reasonably promise this, then once again it has colored an appealing rainbow where the pot of gold seems within reach.  “It will work this time!”  “I’m going to definitely put my best feet forward 100% this time!”  “I had a friend who knew someone who tried this and it worked!”  “They say it will only take 6 weeks, so what do I have to lose?”

Granted, some of them can work for some people, but with the majority, they many times turn out to be yet another disappointment, and the dieter is catapulted right back into the vicious cycle of feeling ashamed and feeling like a failure.  When these occurrences keep piling up time and time again, it can feel like there’s no way out.  But then, sometimes the only consolation is food.  So old habits can rear their ugly head, put us back on the hamster wheel, and we are left feeling decimated by this whole nightmare.  So then what?  The pot of gold at the end of the dieting rainbow begins to show a faint glimmer again – a glimmer that the next new diet is “the one.”

Doesn’t it maybe sound a bit like what the cycle of overeating itself is like?  Could this and the aspect of dieting be right together in the same boat?  Might it be possible that dieting in and of itself, which is intended to be the solution, might actually be an obsession, and be part of the problem?

Novel subject I know, but doesn’t it leave you to wonder just a bit?

In our opinion, it seems that this common understanding of dieting in general keeps focusing on the outside (weight loss), instead of the inside (emotional eating, habits, and the associated psychology).  When the only thing that keeps getting pressed into our heads is “exercise, exercise, exercise” and “eat this, eat this, and eat only this at these specified amounts at these specified times” and you will feel better and lose weight, then we may feel like that is the only way and is the “normal” way to go about things.  When we try and try and try, yes, they may work in the short term, but when they do not address what’s inside (or if they do, they may only be barely scratching the surface), then we are left feeling powerless, hopeless, and in despair. These feelings can once again take over any good intentions, and then lead us back into the same dark waters.  The intentions of the diet and losing weight were good, but the issues inside were still left alone to fester like an open wound.  And then each futile attempt at dieting just throws more salt on it!

To us, that’s where many diets seem to fail.  So you will keep seeing this focus on the emotional and psychological aspects throughout this blog, because we feel that these are the areas to be addressed first, along with adapting to a way of eating that integrates right into your overall goal of equilibrium in mind, body, and spirit.  It can all start from within – and the weight loss can be just the wonderful by-product!

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What if the word “diet” was removed from your vocabulary?

Jul 7

Posted by Jason in Attitude, Avoiding Traps, Finding Your Way, Healthy Lifestyle | No Comments

A good first step toward establishing life-long, sustainable eating habits that will help you reach the healthy goals which you want to achieve may be to take the word “diet” out of your vocabulary.  The reasoning?

Diets are temporary.  Life-long, sustainable eating habits are permanent.  In my opinion, it is this permanence over the long-term which can provide lasting achievement of weight-loss, without all the ups and downs and the other tumult that can come along with dieting.

So let’s look at it this way.  When you stop and really think about the concept of dieting, the context of the word just oozes a sense of being temporary.  “I’m on a diet right now, so I can’t eat that.”  When you’re on a diet, what is it that you are dieting from?

That’s the point to consider.  Obviously, the primary motivating factor for going on a diet is to lose weight.  The goal is to achieve the slimness that you may be looking for.  The “diet” is the vehicle that can get you there.  Conventional thought usually states that once this goal has been achieved, then you can go off the diet.  But then what?

That’s the mystery question.  When the diet is “done,” do you go back to your old eating habits?

When many, if not most diets out there are examined, it can be quite evident that they are not developed to be a long-lasting solution to ensure a continuity and gradual sense of weight loss.  Many of the methods used may actually be unhealthy for the body.  Some of the plans may only offer prescribed foods that you absolutely despise.  Others may require that you only eat a certain manufactured product, and they can be quite expensive.

As a result, a good number of diets cannot be sustained over a lifetime, nor do they touch other areas that we believe to be so important – the emotional and psychological aspects behind overeating.

In other words, this may point to some reasons why so many diets don’t leave the dieter in the happy place that he or she is seeking – they may not be addressing a transformative shift into life-long, healthy equilibrium.  Instead, they may be only offering a quick fix.

And a quick fix may not be the solution.

Now we are not here to offer and tell you to go on another “plan.”  What we do suggest though is to think critically, deeply, and to keep an open mind.  Most of all, we want to help people overcome the negative emotions, stereotypes, societal conditioning, and misunderstandings that can be the propellers toward unhealthy, detrimental eating habits.

Furthermore, we want to help you to be able to feel good about yourself, to take care of yourself, and to help you look outside of the hamster wheel of the conventional sense of “dieting” toward a reality which can help you achieve an emotional, psychological, spiritual, and physical equilibrium that will have the resulting natural effect of losing weight, and keeping it off.

And this all starts with you and your beautiful self.  This will be your own journey, and you will find the way that’s right for you.  It may not be easy, but a transformation of this sort tends not to be.  But it’s not going to be hard either.  Just keep your spirits up and keep an open mind.  Put diets past behind you, and look toward the success you can create in the future.

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The Rollercoaster Will Stop

Jul 6

Posted by Jason in Finding Your Way, Healthy Lifestyle, Motivation | 1 Comment

Diets, weight loss plans, pills, cardio workouts…have you had enough?  Do you strive and struggle with kicking off those extra pounds, or do you find that you just seem to fall into habits that you have trouble escaping?

Well, you certainly aren’t the only one out there who feels the same way!

Just scouring the web for the latest and greatest plan to help achieve the weight that you are longing for can be daunting.  You see the pumped up fitness guru taunting his plan to get fit in 10 days.  Or, you see the pop up ad come up for the latest pill that promises to get you slim effortlessly.

What about the diets that have you radically change the way you eat and demand that the only way to get to where you want to be is by eating only their products, which at the same time tend to be expensive?
The 30-day this, the eat only that – lose it, gain it back.  Enough!

Now I’m not saying that all diets or weight loss plans are bad – some of them work for some people some of the time.  As a result, they can be quite beneficial for them.

But if you feel you don’t concur with this notion, then what can you do?  Are you doomed to feel the way you do forever?

Sometimes you may feel that is true, but that is a notion that must be smashed!  Get it out of your head the best you can.  You are not doomed, you are not a failure, and your best self can be just around the corner.

You may now be thinking:  “Oh, here we go again, here’s where they want to try to sell me more empty promises and put me back on the rollercoaster.  Is this just one more futile effort to lose weight?”

Think again.  The goal that we strive to achieve is to continually shed some light on what we believe can really make the difference between a weight loss rollercoaster (with all its ups and downs) and lasting, sustainable, life-long healthy habits.

So let’s start to chip away at the pre-existing notion of weight loss right now.  Eventually, this notion can be transformed.  Where this transformation begins is within yourself.

Stop for a moment and think about what you may have been focusing on in the past.  Did it seem like the way out was to follow a new eating plan – one that promised to get the pounds off quick?  Didn’t it seem like that’s all that mattered?  Did you think:  “Once I get thin again, then all my problems will be solved and I will feel better?”

Yes, the grandeur of that is appealing.  You may have felt that because you had some pounds to shed, that you were just unattractive, unworthy, unfit, and maybe just plain unhappy, so that glimmering light of your “beautiful self” being just X number of pounds away was the road to joy.

But when those diets failed, did you feel like you failed, and found yourself right back at square one?  You may have thought:  “What’s the matter with me?  Why do I feel so helpless to change?  Maybe I’m just defective?”

Nonsense to all of this!  You are not unattractive, unworthy, or unfit.  You are not helpless, and most of all, you are not defective!

It could be though that what you were focusing on had a bit of a defect.  This may have skewed your thinking into believing all these things.  And that certainly doesn’t mean that there is something wrong with you!

It could be the approach that you were continuing to strive for that had a bit of a flaw.

So what if you took the emphasis off quick weight loss as being the number one goal, and instead looked at things from the inside out, instead of from the outside in.  Instead of thinking “when I get thin, then maybe I will feel better,” how about trying to think “when I work on what’s inside (in other words, the emotions, thoughts, and habits that are weighing you down), and focus on feeling better emotionally, then the weight loss will naturally follow?”

Come again?!?  Doesn’t this sound foreign?  Has it been tested?  I’ve never heard of this approach before, so how can I be sure it works?

Forget all the advertising and forget all of its conditioning – it logically follows that when you work toward achieving a healthy equilibrium of mind, body, and spirit, that physical health usually follows.

And furthermore, we’re not here to put you on another “plan” that must be followed with exactness.  We don’t believe in a “one-size-fits-all-approach.”

What we are here to do is to provide a robust discussion about the nature of overeating – the emotions, the behaviors, the obsessions, the compulsions, the negative triggers, the habits, and the rest of the spiral.  But as we discuss these, we will also be heavily focusing on ideas, solutions, and information, all with a tone of positivity and compassion – stuff with which you can incorporate into your own personal journey toward life-long sustainability and equilibrium.  And this is the goal that we want to help you achieve.  And we’re in it with you!

So we feel it’s not all about a generic plan that needs to be perfectly applied to everyone.  Instead, we feel it’s about finding, establishing, nurturing, and maintaining your own path, or in other words, your own personal journey toward freedom.

All it takes is some understanding, some determination, an open mind, and an embrace of your potential.  And you have it!  Everyone has it!

So don’t look back.  Just because you may have struggled in the past, doesn’t mean that projects toward the future.  Instead, this can be the first moment of your journey – the journey toward your long-term success.

And we invite you to join us as we continue on this journey ourselves!  And as always, feel free to add to the discussion, as this is going to be an ever-evolving work.  Check back often for updates!

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