Listen to this article on Spotify! Key Points: Broadly, spiritual practice tends to follow either what’s known as the “Progressive Path,” or its counterpart, the “Direct Path.” The process of losing weight or reducing one’s body fat can be understood in a fascinatingly similar way. For both, I favor the “Direct Path,” as it helps … Read more
Listen to this article on Spotify! Key Points: Nutritional struggles in the U.S. are painted as an individual failing when they’re more reflective of pervasive systems involving school, work, and economics. Specifically, key problems lie in what we eat, how we eat, and why we eat it. Yup, that’s all. More willpower is explicitly NOT … Read more
Key Points: There’s a way to determine if you were in a calorie deficit for the day, without any tedious tracking. It involves going to bed while slightly hungry, but not starving. I call it “snacking on sleep,” and it can help make reaching your nutrition-based goals feel less miserable. Estimated reading time: 6-12 minutes … Read more
Key Points: Beware the purity police, those individuals who demonize every enjoyable activity (or substance) under the sun. On that note, the WHO has recently labeled aspartame, the common diet soda sweetener, as “possibly carcinogenic.” What this actually means is much more nuanced, and as ever, moderation is key. Estimated reading time: 5-10 minutes Listen … Read more
Key Points: Hoping to never experience cravings and hunger is a recipe for misery, but don’t despair! The “Ten Fetters” model of Buddhism offers us a quite grounded practice for helping overcome cravings. This practice will benefit us in other areas of our lives as well, not simply with weight loss. Estimated reading time: 5-10 … Read more
Key Points: Ozempic could offer a way for people to legitimately reset their relationship to food and hunger. If this is the case, I’d encourage anyone who needs to lose more than 20% of their body weight to give it a try, paired with nutrition and habit coaching. However, the possibility does exist that the … Read more
Key Points: Women have historically faced much more pressure than men to look a certain way, but social media has started to increase expectations on men, too. However, unlike with the backlash against ultra-thin female models in the 1990’s, society still celebrates a male physique that’s “unhealthy” and difficult to attain naturally. To protect our … Read more
Key Points: 1. Your weight does not define you. 2. Most people don’t use the scale in an effective manner. 3. Tracking your weekly average weight via daily weigh-ins is a powerful strategy that also has drawbacks. Estimated reading time: 5-10 minutes Listen to this article on Spotify! In January, we dedicated a great deal … Read more
Key Points: 1. Losing body fat will require us to periodically feel hungry. 2. Scheduling time to feel hungry each day will allow us to befriend the sensations of hunger rather than feel as we immediately need to get rid of them. 3. This will be absolutely vital for maintaining weight loss after we’ve hit … Read more
Key Points: 1. The “always something” mindset is far superior for sustainable results than the “all or nothing” tendencies we typically display. 2. The holidays provide the perfect opportunity to practice “always something.” 3. These practices can lead to happier and less guilt-ridden celebrations. Estimated reading time: 5-10 minutes It’s that magical time of year … Read more