None. I know, rude.
I don't mean to imply that exercise isn't beneficial for weight. It is, but not the way it's sold to us.Â
The problem is that the question is a product of diet culture. Calories in, calories out. Formulas. Protocols.
If I have to make myself move more, then what's the exact t...
Yes, given the way it's consumed in the Western world. We eat it nearly constantly as added sugars and treats with most meals, which keeps our bodies in overdrive.Â
Learning how and when to consume sugar is central to ending chronic weight gain.
The issue is less about being a person who craves s...
If you've gone back and forth about bread, rice, and pasta because of conflicting advice, this one's for you. There is a whole other way to think about and incorporate refined grains into your life without the attendant weight struggles.
Instead of evaluating a food based on macros or calories, l...
Lessons from 15 years of weight mastery.
Over the next few weeks, I'll outline how I approach day-to-day life differently now that I am no longer overweight. You'll get a look under the hood, as it were, of healthy weight living.
Like a BEFORE & AFTER–but your life.
While bodies vary in metabolis...
I spent years thinking I was doing 'everything right.'
I was reasonably active, ate salads, hiked, and cooked at home most nights. It was hard to see what was so different when I looked at other people's lives.
And yet, year after year, I continued to gain weight. About 2-5 pounds a year. One tou...
One of the worst effects of weight cycling (dieting to lose, living to gain) is that it creates deep anxiety around the essential functions of living: being hungry, selecting food, and enjoying mealtime.Â
You know, life.
Member Kathleen wrote beautifully about the effects of a lifetime of turni...
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I say dismantle because this is increme...
It probably is. This edition is devoted to helping you spot one and understand why this matters.
Last week, I taught an in-person cooking class, and one of the young women in attendance told me about her membership in a no-diet weight loss class that, wait for it, has members tracking all their...
Lesson One
This video is 15 minutes long.
How I came to this framework.
Are you weight toggling?
Letting go of the almighty calorie.
The value of a simple ethos in food selection.
What this framework can do for you.
Wheat! I'll show you the five categories(whole, heritage, moderately processed,...
This is the most radical thing I've done since founding—not another diet. I'm giving away one of my most valuable tools, which took me over a decade to develop.
TLDR: If you're a free subscriber, you'll get the food processing lessons by email for free (limited availability after that). If you're...
A reader asked, "I keep coming across ads for this brand of supplements and can't help but wonder what your thoughts are."
Well, here they are.
But first! I've made today's premium newsletter free to everyone. Please consider joining as a paid member. It's $12 a month for the information and per...
Here's how I'm handling it.
I had a staycation sort of summer. There was loads of bike riding, fig-picking, pizza parties, splashing in the river, late dinners, pastry for lunch, tacos after mountain biking, and other assorted activities, often back-to-back.
I threw caution to the wind because s...
