The Wellness Rollercoaster: Why “Good Weeks” and “Bad Weeks” Don’t Define Your Health I used to think my health journey could be plotted out like a neat calendar. Green checkmarks on the “good weeks,” red X’s on the “bad ones.” If I meal-prepped, exercised, and said no to dessert, I felt like I was on […]
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What Spikes Me? How to Spot Your Personal Triggers I’ll be honest—when I first started paying attention to my blood sugar, I thought it was going to be simple. Cut sugar, eat “healthy,” and things would just…balance out, right? Well, not exactly. What I quickly realized is that what spikes me doesn’t always look the
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Body Signals, Not Body Shame: How to Tune In Without Tearing Yourself Down I used to think every pang in my stomach was a problem to fix. Hungry? I must be “bad” for not controlling myself. Tired? Clearly lazy. Bloated? Better punish myself with a salad and extra cardio. That’s the twisted game body
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When Your Thoughts Don’t Match Your Goals: Building Mental Alignment for Change I’ve lost count of the number of times I set a goal—usually around health or weight—only to find myself sabotaging it with my own thoughts. Have you ever said, “This time will be different,” while secretly thinking, I’ll probably fail again? That mental
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Metabolic Flexibility: How Fuel Switching Protects Against Diabetes & Weight Regain I still remember the first time I heard the phrase metabolic flexibility. I was in a continuing-ed class for nurses, sitting there with my coffee thinking, “Great, another buzzword.” But the more I learned, the more I realized this isn’t trendy fluff. It’s the
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What I’d Tell My Younger Self About Weight Loss, Worth, and Wellness If I could sit across from my twenty-something self—the one clutching a calorie-tracking notebook and chasing every fad diet—I’d start with a long hug and a tall glass of water. Then I’d talk about the weight loss mindset shift that took me years
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Why “Falling Off” Is a Myth—and What’s Really Happening Instead Affiliate DisclosureThis post contains affiliate links. If you purchase through these links, I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. I only recommend products and services I personally trust and believe can support your health journey. As always, this content is
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Rewiring vs. Restricting: The Real Path to Food Freedom I used to believe the answer to weight loss was always restriction. Cut carbs. Cut calories. Cut out entire food groups and then cut out social events because—let’s be honest—it’s hard to sip water at a birthday party when everyone else is having cake. If
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How to Make Your Nervous System Feel Safe Around Food Again I’ll be honest with you—there was a season in my life when walking into the kitchen felt like walking into a battlefield. Food wasn’t just food. It was calories, rules, guilt, and the endless whisper of “you shouldn’t.” My nervous system didn’t feel safe
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Cortisol and Weight Gain: How Stress Could Be Sabotaging Your Body I remember sitting across from a patient years ago, flipping through their lab results. They were frustrated because their belly fat just wouldn’t budge, no matter what they tried. They were eating “clean,” exercising, and still felt like their body was working against them.
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