A program of one. Supported by many.
Today, I want to talk to you about a very important topic: time.
People keep telling me, “Heather, I don’t want this to take any longer. I don’t want to lose anything less than a pound a week. This process is taking too long. This is taking too much time.”
Time, time, time, time, time.
Let me break this down for you. [Read more…] about Why You Need to Slow Down
A lot of times we see boundaries as something between us and another person, right? “You can’t speak to me that way,” or “I won’t allow you to treat me that way.” It’s you clearly defining what is acceptable and unacceptable for you — what you’re willing to allow into your life.
I think it’s also important to create boundaries for yourself to abide by. For example, one of our community members asked, “What if I feel really uncomfortable at the gym? I feel everyone’s staring at me.” [Read more…] about How To Set Boundaries for Yourself
In our community, someone said, “I don’t want to have to think about my food. I have enough on my plate; I don’t want this responsibility.”
Basically, “Tell me what to eat and I’ll eat it.”
I get that a lot.
I recently did an interview with the author of Why Smart People Don’t Diet. [Read more…] about Just Tell Me What to Eat
I woke up this morning not wanting to work out. I realized in that moment I could make a choice. I could show up as an adult and do the work, even though I really didn’t want to. I didn’t feel great because of the food I ate last night. I was just in that sluggish place.
I said, “Just show up. Do the work and see how you feel after. Cut yourself some slack. Do what you can do,” that kind of thing. So I went and I worked out. It wasn’t a bad workout. It was fine.
What I realized was [Read more…] about How To Get Back on Track
I see people in my gym wearing these T-shirts that say, “Make me proud to know you.” There’s some kind of a baseball team or basketball team, and it’s on the back of their shirts, so they’re all supposed to be keeping up with each other.
It really got me thinking about this idea of worrying about other people being proud of us, whether it be at our jobs or as good parents. No matter what the role, we want people to like us. We want thema to be proud of us.
But do we want that from ourselves? [Read more…] about Why You Should Be Proud of Yourself