I ask my clients to track what they eat.  Is it a bit of an effort, and sometimes a pain to track what you eat? (*Note: track can be as simple as taking photos of meals) Yes. It’s 100% easier to eat mindlessly.  It’s easier because no effort is required, and you can just operate on autopilot. Somewhere along the way though, we confused “easier” with “better”.  And it’s killing us.  I don’t believe “ignorance is bliss” is true in all situations.  We say “I’d rather not know” until something terrible happens to our health, and then we say “If…

Struggling to make progress? Not seeing the results you want? Here’s why. “I want to lose weight” … Is not compelling enough It is not enough to stop you from eating for emotional reasons, when you’re tired from a long day. If a doctor told a smoker “the next cigarette you smoke, your heart will explode” that smoker will probably never smoke a cigarette again. That doesn’t mean the smoker won’t crave cigarettes ever again. But there’s a very powerful reason for them not to smoke. Powerful enough that they will dig deep and endure the difficult cravings. They have…