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Are you a successful woman who feels like you have everything together but your weight? You’re not alone. You may think that what you need is the right meal plan, or a new gym membership. But the real solution to lasting weight loss is not just changing what you do, but understanding and changing WHY you do it. That’s what your host, Master Certified Weight Loss Coach Natalie Brown learned firsthand after struggling with her own weight for years. Now, Natalie provides powerful coaching and useful exercises in bite-sized weekly episodes. Join us, and learn more about losing weight for the last time at itbeginswithathought.com.
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I’m so excited to bring you today’s episode. I have my bestie Carrie Marshall here. She is an expert goal coach, and at this time of year, we all need a little expertise in this area. We’re all thinking about things ending and new beginnings, and as humans, we have this idea in our minds that starting over feels good, whether that’s a new day, week, month, or year. So this week, Carrie is sharing her amazing goal strategy and how you can use it in your own life. Get full show notes and more information here: https://itbeginswithathought.com/150
As we’re nearing the end of 2022, I was reflecting on the year gone by, thinking about what I would share with you if I could boil it down to one thing. So, tune in this week to discover the one thing every human on the planet needs to know. I’m sharing why life was never meant to be perfect, why being a human will always be hard, and how to show up for yourself with love and kindness every day. Get full show notes and more information here: https://itbeginswithathought.com/149
Tune in this week to discover the books that changed my life, and how they could change yours. I’m sharing my favorite quotes and concepts from the books that helped me on the way to self-acceptance, understanding my body, and so much more. Get full show notes and more information here: https://itbeginswithathought.com/148
Take a moment and just think about where you are on your weight-loss journey. This can be in relationship to your weight goal or any health outcomes you have in mind. Are you satisfied with where you are right now, or do you think you should be somewhere else? Tune in this week to discover why believing you should be somewhere other than where you are right now isn’t helping you act in your best interests, and how to focus on right now instead. Get full show notes and more information here: https://itbeginswithathought.com/147
Grief is an unavoidable part of the human experience, but my guest this week helps her clients love life again after tragedy. Krista St-Germain is an expert in so many things, but she primarily works with widows who are going through the grief of losing their partner, and she specializes in post-traumatic growth. Tune in this week to hear from Krista all about the potential that grief offers us to pause and create intentionality without negating the emotional experience of going through tragedy. Get full show notes and more information here: https://itbeginswithathought.com/146
Tune in this week to discover why eating more than you intended to this Thanksgiving doesn’t take you all the way back to square one. Most importantly, I’m showing you how to take the focus away from your weight so you can create the kind of presence that allows you to create the kind of life and body you want. Get full show notes and more information here: https://itbeginswithathought.com/145
I talk a lot about how weight loss is not just about changing what you eat. I’ve often said that it’s actually about changing your relationship with food. However, this week I share why I’ve changed my mind on weight loss being about changing your relationship with food. You’ll hear why I believe replacing “changing” with “healing” is so much more useful to you on your weight loss journey, and what healing your relationship with food will require of you. Get full show notes and more information here: https://itbeginswithathought.com/144
For a lot of people, their eating feels like a compulsion that they can’t change and feel in control of. We use food to create a feeling, and we feel whole, until we pay the toll. This week, discover where you’re trying to fill up the holes so that you can feel whole. I’m sharing how food helps us feel whole, temporarily, and how to identify the physical and mental cost of using food to escape instead of learning to truly feel your feelings. Get full show notes and more information here: https://itbeginswithathought.com/143
What comes to mind when I say that your body is your home? If your body doesn't feel like your home yet, it's okay. Tune in this week to discover what it takes to make your body feel like a home where you belong. I’m sharing some inspiring words to give you valuable perspective, as well as what you can do to start feeling at home in your body, not when the scale goes down, but right now. Get full show notes and more information here: https://itbeginswithathought.com/142
For so many women, we tell ourselves that once we lose the weight, then we can buy the clothes. We think we'll be confident after we have the body we want. But is that true? In this episode, I talk with Master Certified Style Coach Judith Gaton about the problem with believing that you need to glow up before you can feel confident, and why your body is already worthy of feeling good no matter its size. We discuss whole self-care, wanting to lose weight while being body positive, and how to grow your confidence. Get full show notes and more information here: https://itbeginswithathought.com/141
When you make a mistake, do you keep going or do you start over? The biggest thing I’ve had to work on is completing something without it being perfect, allowing myself to make mistakes, and keep going. So, to help you do the same, I’m giving you some new rules for living a not-perfect life. I’m discussing how to start allowing yourself to make mistakes on your weight-loss journey, so you can see the messy, beautiful progress you’re making, instead of throwing it all out and starting over. Get full show notes and more information here: https://itbeginswithathought.com/140
Tune in this week to discover why, even though it may not feel like it right now, your path to weight loss is the imperfect path you’re currently walking. I’m sharing why you won’t find all of the obstacles in your way until you’re walking your imperfect path, and why you’ll look back on it differently once you reach your destination. Get full show notes and more information here: https://itbeginswithathought.com/139
Who doesn’t love a before-and-after photo? Every year, I used to buy the issue of People Magazine titled “Half Their Size” and I even have pictures of transformations throughout my own life. However, before-and-after photos are just a representation of our outsides. In this episode, learn why the most important transformations always occur on the inside, and how these lay the foundation for permanent change on the outside. Get full show notes and more information here: https://itbeginswithathought.com/138
Are you aware of the habits that are preventing you from losing weight? Tune in this week to discover how to break the habits that are holding you back and create new ones in their place. I’m sharing why these habits around food are so difficult to address, and why the key to breaking old habits lies in challenging yourself to create new ones. Get full show notes and more information here: https://itbeginswithathought.com/137
I’m so happy to be bringing you my first-ever interview on the podcast this week with Dr. Katrina Ubell, a coach for female physicians who helps them lose weight for the last time. She recently released a book that dives deep into emotional eating, thoughts, and feelings, and she’s here to discuss it. Learn how to become the expert when it comes to your own body and how you feed it, and how to do the work to transform your perspective and lose weight for the last time. Get full show notes and more information here: https://itbeginswithathought.com/136
Tune in this week to discover why your life is about so much more than the food you eat. I’m sharing a couple stories of realizing this for myself, and I’m showing you the mindset that makes food seem so much more important than it is. Learn how to fill your memories with the rest of what life has to offer. Get full show notes and more information here: https://itbeginswithathought.com/135
Do all the decisions and weekly to-do lists feel like you’re trying to get somewhere quickly, but you have weights around your ankles? This week, I'm sharing a practical exercise to help you identify what is weighing you down on your weight loss journey, what’s giving you wings and helping you excel at losing weight, and most importantly, how to use mindset to lighten the areas that are currently weighing you down. Get full show notes and more information here: https://itbeginswithathought.com/134
Tune in this week to discover how to spot the lies you’re telling yourself. I’m sharing why statements like, “It doesn’t matter,” or, “I deserve this,” seem harmless but are actually lies that erode your self-trust, and I’m showing you how to instead cast your vote for the person you want to become in spite of the discomfort in this moment. Get full show notes and more information here: https://itbeginswithathought.com/133
Have you ever let the little number on the scale dictate how you show up for yourself? This week, I’m showing you how to show up and do it for YOU instead of the numbers, acceptance, or praise you think you need. I’m sharing how to stay with yourself instead of abandoning yourself when things get tough, and why you already know how to take care of yourself, regardless of what the numbers might be telling you. Get full show notes and more information here: https://itbeginswithathought.com/132
Tune in this week to discover how too much of a for-now attitude makes sustainable weight loss impossible. I’m sharing how to consider what will work for now, how you can make it a forever decision, and how to come up with a plan of action so you don’t lose sight of the future. Get full show notes and more information here: https://itbeginswithathought.com/131
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