Americans today spend over fifty percent of their annual food budget on food prepared outside the home – and this number keeps increasing year after year. The research is solid. There is a direct correlation between the number of meals prepared or eaten outside of the home with a person’s risk of obesity and metabolic […]
I try to spend a portion of each day improving myself in some way: physically, mentally, and/or emotionally. I think it’s a huge part of what keeps my cup full. As part of this process, I listened to an interview with Edith Eger last week. This woman is amazing. Inspirational. Motivating. Although I seriously doubt
I’m sure you all know how much I like the book, “Atomic Habits”. I’ve written about this book multiple times as I think the principles outlined in this book are so incredibly relevant to what we do at Heartland Weight Loss. Making health a habit is a very hard thing for many people to do.
I just reread a book called “The Slight Edge” by Jeff Olson. It’s a great book about personal development and all that good stuff that I love. This time I read it, however, I read it through the lens of managing weight and eating habits and absorbed so much different information. I’ve grabbed some of
This idea has generated a lot of conversations amongst my friends and patients this past week. I think it does a great job of summarizing why most of us struggle with weight! Let’s dive into the why… After years of counseling hundreds of patients through their weight and health journeys, I have come to the
Few things can have a more powerful impact on your life than improving your daily habits. However, it often feels difficult to keep good habits going for more than a few days, even with sincere effort and the occasional burst of motivation. Habits like exercise, meditation, journaling, and cooking are reasonable for a day or
One of the most common things I hear from frustrated patients is that they know what to do to get healthy- they just can’t seem to put it into action most of the time. Which is completely valid. Although many people talk about needing accountability during the process of losing weight – what they are
This month at Heartland Weight Loss we are focusing on habits. Routines. Not just setting goals, but actually putting systems in place to make those goals into reality. This month’s posts will touch upon the things that my wonderful, brave patients are tackling – day after day. Changing habits is hard! To quote my children,
