One Thing that’s Keeping you from Losing Weight

Hi Friend,

Just this week, I had a realization when I weighed myself, and I wasn’t happy with the outcome. My first thoughts were all about the recent changes in our family structure.

My Father in law recently passed away rather unexpectedly, and Greg’s mom, (my sweet mother in law), came to live with us in our in-law apartment. Greg’s dad was her primary caregiver after she had a stroke a few years ago.

We’ve had an exceptionally challenging couple of weeks, and even though I’ve kept up with my movement, my daily food planning, and evaluating, the number on the scale didn’t look like I expected. I was telling myself …”but I’m doing all the things!!”

In the name of “giving myself grace” I forgot the number one rule I’ve learned over the past 5 years……

If you’re not losing weight you’re overeating….. period.

In my simple evaluation process, (Using my Daily Planning sheet) I decided to focus just at the facts,

I discovered that I was snacking more than I needed to, I was blowing past my “enough signals”, and feeling a little bit entitled.

Here’s the truth. If you’re not losing weight you’re over eating. PERIOD.

So now what?

All it takes is ONE small step.

The most important first step in my process is to be aware of what you are actually eating. - and be honest.

Very often the reason we’re not being honest with ourselves is because of our own judgement about what we think we SHOULD be doing.

It almost feels too easy and simple, but that’s your brain's way of keeping you from changing your relationship with food.

Once you get really good at actually seeing what you’re eating, when you’re eating, how much you’re eating, you can start to make some small tweaks to level up for your next meal.

That’s exactly how I lost 80 pounds and kept it off for good.

What if, the next time you get on the scale and see a number you’re not happy with, consider using it as a reason to get curious with compassion.

Ask yourself :….

“Let's take a look at was going on”

“What if nothing has gone wrong?”

“Let’s look at the data” - WITHOUT JUDGEMENT

I’ll ask myself POWERFUL questions like:

What exactly did I eat?
What time of Day was it?
What else was going on at the time?
Am I noticing any patterns?
Is there a feeling I was trying to avoid or create?
If I had to guess, what are 3 possible reasons why I chose to overeat?
What is the most important thing I learned from this overeat?

When I ask myself empowering questions , I notice when I’m lying to myself.

I get to DECIDE if I want to KEEP thinking that thought, or not?

Does it serve me? Or not?

This way of thinking has helped me to take control of my life instead of feeling powerless.

In the past I truly believed that food had controlled me. Or had power over me.

Every overeat is an opportunity for us to take that power back.

If we’re willing to try

I’d love to chat with you and see how I can help you achieve your goals.

I have a few spots available for one-on-one coaching.

Be patient. This work takes practice, courage, and compassion.

You’ve got this!

Amy