One of the first questions I ask people when they get on the free Primal Potential VIP email list is "What are you struggling with & how can I help?" Recently, a common answer has been, "How can I stop bingeing?" However you define binge eating or simply eating to a point of regret & frustration, today I'm sharing 3.5 strategies (yup, there's a half strategy in there) to help you improve your food behaviors and take more control. http://primalpotential.com/314-stop-bingeing/ Resources: Ready to join the Fat Loss Fast Track? 148: Inside A Binge 197: Overeating &  Your Metabolism 151: How To Stop Overeating

The other night I hosted a live webinar. I focused on why most of us fail. It's not about food. It's not about exercise. We're projecting our past choices, experiences & disappointments onto our present & future behavior. We are in our own way. We are limiting our potential based on our pasts. I want to help you overcome limiting beliefs, see doubt & fear as a lie and plow forward creating a life you love. http://primalpotential.com/313-overcome-limiting-beliefs/ I also talk in today's episode about the Spring Fat Loss Fast Track, which kicks off on Sunday April 2nd. You can register here.  If you want to watch the full webinar with pictures and slides, click here.   Resources: Ready to join the Fat Loss Fast Track?

Guys, I had a fat loss breakthrough. I've shared that 2017 is my a push year for my fat loss goals and I was totally dialed in with food & fitness. Unfortunately, I was overlooking a few critical factors that could make or break my success. I believe strongly that understanding & optimizing blood sugar and insulin is critical for lasting fat loss. I have been so focused on eating and working out in a way that does so. However, I hadn't considered how non-food factors might be impacting my blood sugar. In today's episode, I'm sharing my fat loss breakthrough and what I'll be doing to understand how stress, sleep, workouts and food sensitivities are impacting my blood sugar and insulin responses. Resources: Ready to join the Fat Loss Fast Track? Episode 058 - Fat Loss & The Insulin Effect Episode 195 - The Golden Rules of Carbs & Fat Loss Episode 170 - Improve Your Carb Tolerance Episode 121 - Fat Loss Basics Part 1 - Calories & Hormones E-Course - Carb Strategies for Sustainable Fat Loss

Today's episode will show you how you how to increase your potential. Today. It will explain how you can crack your whole world wide open and you don't have to wait to do so. I've had an interesting series of experiences lately that have opened my eyes to how I hold myself back in completely unnecessary ways, based on fear & assumptions. If you want to instantly increase your possibilities & potential, don't miss today's episode! http://primalpotential.com/311-how-to-increase-your-potential/ Resources: Ready to join the Fat Loss Fast Track? The table story on the blog - how I made myself proud (and you can, too) Check out the new Daily Motivations Podcast here.

I am as surprised to write this as you might be to read this: I just completed a 5-day fast. Essentially, for 5 days, I had nothing but water and coffee. During the first full 24 hours I had a couple of very low sugar kombuchas but yeah...crazy, right? In episodes 300 and 307 I talked about why I did it and why I feel strongly that it's dramatically different (emotionally & metabolically) from a crash diet but today I want to share the experience and talk about the primary lessons I learned from this 5 day fast and how I think it will influence my diet & mindset moving forward. Resources: Want to hop on the wait list for the spring Fat Loss Fast Track? Check out the new Daily Motivations Podcast here.

The other day, while dealing with multiple airport delays, I realized I have a super power. I believe this super power is what is largely responsible for me not ditching all healthy habits I fought so hard to build when my life got turned upside down with health & personal issues. That super power is a work in progress but it is changing my life more and more every day. In today's episode I'm sharing with you the power of being non-reactive as a way to improve your choices and become a happier, healthier, more stable person. http://primalpotential.com/309-be-less-reactive/ Resources: Want to hop on the wait list for the spring Fat Loss Fast Track? Check out the new Daily Motivations Podcast here.

What is holding you back? Is it confusion? Circumstances? Frustration? Lack of clarity on what you could or should be doing? Fear of failure? Today I'm talking about the most common things holding people back & how you can break through each one - today. http://primalpotential.com/308-what-is-holding-you-back/ Resources: Want to hop on the wait list for the spring Fat Loss Fast Track? 284: The Year Of You Check out the new Daily Motivations Podcast here.

In episode 300, I announced an upcoming extended fast & talked about the hormonal & metabolic science behind fasting. Today, I'm tackling your questions and comments to help you determine if fasting is right for you & what type of fast makes the most sense. http://primalpotential.com/307-fasting-right-for-you/ If you want to learn more about fasting, don't miss this episode and also check out The Complete Guide to Fasting by Jimmy Moore & Dr. Jason Fung as well as all the resources below! If you want to join us (or just cyber-stalk our week long fast), click the button below to get on our email list. We also have a private Facebook group! Resources: The Complete Guide to Fasting  On Air With Ella Episode 090 - Fasting with Jimmy Moore On Air With Ella Episode 093 - Fasting Prep & QA Part 1 On Air With Ella Episode 093 - Fasting Part 2 Is Fasting Right For Me - Quick Guide Our Personal Fasting Plan Primal Potential on Fasting - Episode 037 Understanding Insulin

I love everything about this episode! Today I'm sharing a conversation I had with one of my Fat Loss Fast Track veterans about getting back to a period of progress after a lull or setback. We chat about specific tactics and strategies to bounce back and create momentum when you don't feel like you're in a great place. We chat about food drama, hunger, and creating motivation. This episode is packed full of real talk & practical strategies - don't miss it! http://primalpotential.com/306-getting-back-place-progress/ Resources: Want to hop on the wait list for the spring Fat Loss Fast Track? 284: The Year Of You 300: Extended Fasting - Myths & Facts Check out the new Daily Motivations Podcast here.

In today's episode I want to talk to you as if you were one of my coaching clients. I want to help YOU create YOUR fat loss foundation. Today is all about learning to not get distracted by other peoples' journeys or strategies and instead focusing on your own work. Do you know which basic habits drive results for you? Are you consistent with them? Those are the only two questions that matter for most people. Once you've consistently mastered the basics habits that drive results for you, then & only then move on to intensity or advanced strategies. And no matter where you are on your journey, keep your eyes on your own work! http://primalpotential.com/305-creating-fat-loss-foundation/ Resources: Want to hop on the wait list for the spring Fat Loss Fast Track? Journaling - #1 Fat Loss Strategy What Makes Breakfast A Fat Burning Meal Breakfast Q&A 115 Fasting Versus Fed Check out the new Daily Motivations Podcast here.

Ready for a little fire this morning? I want to help you crush your comfort zone. I've shared that I'm taking steps each day to make myself uncomfortable for the sake of growth and moving to the next level & I want to help you do the same. In today's minisode I share my perspective that discomfort needs to be the starting line, not the finish line. I challenge you to find your limits by doing things that make you uncomfortable. If discomfort, fear, judgement or embarrassment are the price of admission to my very best life, I'm willing to pay. Today. I hope you are too. http://primalpotential.com/304-crush-comfort-zone/ Resources: Want to hop on the wait list for the spring Fat Loss Fast Track? Check out the new Daily Motivations Podcast here.

We all want consistent results. Of course we do! Unfortunately, we often invest more energy in hoping for outcomes than in maximizing our effort & consistency. In today's episode, I'm sharing a conversation with one of my Fat Loss Fast Track clients where we talk about effort versus outcomes. When I asked her what she wanted, she said she wanted more consistent results. I quickly redirected her to a focus on consistency in her effort and the application of what she knows. While she agreed with me, she also shared that she forgets. Day to day, she forgets to redirect her focus from outcomes to effort. Fair point! We took the conversation to how she can keep effort & consistency in the forefront of her mind. We also have a great conversation about getting bored with food, feeling guilty when you indulge and living a to-do list instead of living a life. This is a powerful, jam-packed, practical episode! Don't miss it! http://primalpotential.com/303-effort-versus-outcome/ Resources: Want to hop on the wait list for the spring Fat Loss Fast Track? Check out the new Daily Motivations Podcast here.

The other day I sent out an email explaining how I have declared 2017 a year of "push" towards my physical goals. In less than 24 hours I received over 700 responses to that email and most of you were inspired to push in your own lives. Many people had questions about patience versus surrender - about how to know if you're copping out and making excuses or if you really need to be patient for a season. I've decided to address all your questions and comments in today's episode, especially things like how to know if you should be in a period of push or patience? When do you push? Towards what? And how? I'll also address the one (so far) negative response that came in from the email. I can't thank you guys enough for all the love, support and encouragement. I can't wait to share my journey with you! http://primalpotential.com/302-push-or-patience/ Resources: Want to hop on the wait list for the spring Fat Loss Fast Track? Check out the new Daily Motivations Podcast here.

Today we're tackling "the gap" - the space between where you are and where you want to be or between what you intend to do and what you actually do. In that gap are your excuses. This is a bit of a workshop episode on eliminating excuses. Once you do that, you close the gap between your ideal and your reality. It's time to stop accepting and believing your excuses. It's time to eliminate them. http://primalpotential.com/301-workshop-eliminating-excuses/ Resources: Want to hop on the wait list for the spring Fat Loss Fast Track? Check out the new Daily Motivations Podcast here.

Get ready for some serious myth-busting today! Is it true that you should eat every few hours to keep your metabolism from slowing down? If you fast, are you setting yourself up to lose muscle? On today's episode we're tackling those questions and announcing a special Primal Potential & On Air with Ella adventure! We'll be talking about fasting, extended fasting and the health & hormonal response created by extended fasting protocols. AND, we'll be inviting you on a special fasting adventure with us! http://primalpotential.com/300-extended-fasting/ Extended Fasting Tune in to hear Ella & Elizabeth discuss the following: concerns about crash dieting the physiological response to fasting who should not fast who might want to consider an extended fast anti-aging benefits of fasting body composition impact of fasting our upcoming fasting adventure Resources: The Complete Guide to Fasting  On Air With Ella Episode 090 - Fasting with Jimmy Moore On Air With Ella Episode 093 - Fasting Prep & QA Part 1 On Air With Ella Episode 093 - Fasting Part 2 Is Fasting Right For Me - Quick Guide Primal Potential on Fasting - Episode 037 Understanding Insulin

Have you ever felt like you either enjoy the full spectrum of food or you're missing out? That it's either one or the other and there's no middle ground? I've been there! But enjoying food without regret is absolutely possible! Today I'm sharing a conversation with one of my clients who is learning to do just that. She comes from an Italian family where food & drink was not just fuel but a way of life! Plus, she owns a bar so she's around food & drinks pretty much all day! Not only has she lost 30 pounds, she's teaching herself how to enjoy food, life, alcohol and still feel great about herself and her goals. Don't miss her story! http://primalpotential.com/299-enjoying-food-without-regret/ Resources: Want to hop on the wait list for the spring Fat Loss Fast Track? Check out the new Daily Motivations Podcast here.

Many of us spend an absurd amount of time thinking. We want to understand our behavior. We want to craft a perfect plan. We ask a million questions about our choices, decisions and lack of motivation. It's time to turn thinking into doing so we can use our precious energy in a way that gets results. Todays episode is just that: how to turn thinking into doing. Let's go! http://primalpotential.com/298-turn-thinking-into-doing/ Resources: Breaking Barriers Want to hop on the wait list for the spring Fat Loss Fast Track? Check out the new Daily Motivations Podcast here.

I'm pumped for today's episode! I'm sharing a coaching conversation I had with one of my Fat Loss Fast Track clients and we're covering everything from parenting to perspective and her progress in creating a sustainable anti-diet approach to fat loss. I think there's a lot you can relate to her in her story - she's a working mom & wife who has struggled with her weight for decades. She has lost weight and put it all back on, but she's made a shift in her approach to health & food. We have a really candid conversation about stress, setting an example, and not manufacturing drama by engaging in problems that aren't hers to bear. I'm super grateful that she was willing to share this story with all of you and I know it will be a great encouragement and challenge to each of you! http://primalpotential.com/297-parenting-perspective-progress/ Resources: Breaking Barriers Want to hop on the wait list for the spring Fat Loss Fast Track? Check out the new Daily Motivations Podcast here.

One of the fastest ways to accelerate your progress & increase your results is by training your brain to focus more consistently on what you want most instead of on what you want now. This is the key to becoming stronger than your temptations & excuses. In today's episode I'll talk about a 5-minute daily exercise to help you train your brain and I'll share a snippet of a conversation I recently had with a client on this topic. Don't miss it! http://primalpotential.com/296-training-your-brain/

Whether or not you've ever heard of billionaire business tycoon Ray Dalio, you can absolutely learn from his philosophies on life & success. In 2010 he published his own principles & operating systems for wealth, happiness and goal achievement. In today's episode we're mining the billion dollar life lessons contained within. Without exception, these principles are game changers! If you're goal is health, fitness, fat loss, financial or anything in between, you won't want to miss today's episode! http://primalpotential.com/295-life-lessons-from-ray-dalio/ Resources: Principles by Ray Dalio Breaking Barriers Want to hop on the wait list for the spring Fat Loss Fast Track? Check out the new Daily Motivations Podcast here.

The other day I was in the middle of a hard workout and I thought of a lesson I learned from one of my past trainers (and great friend), Nathan Keil. See, I used to use the transition from one exercise to another as a build in pause or rest. Whether it was 5 seconds or a minute, it was a built-in rest. One day, during a particularly intense workout, Nathan said, "go immediately to the first rep of the next movement. No rest. No pause. Get to the next rep as fast as possible". Even if I just did one rep of the next thing, the point was to break the habit of that pause. After my workout, I realized just how applicable this is to life. Let's say you eat something you wish you hadn't or don't feel too proud of. Isn't it so common to hem and haw about how to get back on track? How to bounce back? We use the transition as pause. We overthink and overcomplicate. What if we just got to the next great choice as fast as possible? No thinking, no planning, no strategizing. Just get to the next great choice as fast as possible. Don't miss today's short episode to figure out how you can bounce back faster and take your performance to the next level. http://primalpotential.com/294-how-to-bounce-back/ Resources: Create Your Bounce Back Strategy  Breaking Barriers Want to hop on the wait list for the spring Fat Loss Fast Track? Check out the new Daily Motivations Podcast here.

I think we can all relate to periods of focus & determination as well as periods of avoidance and not doing the work. The transition between those two periods begins with drifting. It might start as a slow drift but we gradually turn our attention away from our focus & our goals. So how do you stop drifting? Even when you aren't enthusiastically doing the work, how can you avoid the drift that precedes a period of avoidance? Don't miss today's episode to learn more about how YOU drift and how you can learn to stay! "Those who stay will become champions" http://primalpotential.com/293-how-to-stop-drifting/ Resources: Siddhartha by Herman Hesse Breaking Barriers Want to hop on the wait list for the spring Fat Loss Fast Track? Check out the new Daily Motivations Podcast here.

In today's podcast I pose a question for you to consider: how are you complicit in your problem? How are you complicit in creating the conditions of your life that you say you don't want? We're so quick to point to the things we're doing to make positive changes and we're even quicker to identify how external circumstances hold us back. But what's your part? Today I'll be diving into this question and also challenging you to flip the script and identify ways you can be complicit in creating the circumstances and accomplishments you DO want. http://primalpotential.com/292-how-are-you-complicit-in-your-problem/ Resources: Breaking Barriers Want to hop on the wait list for the spring Fat Loss Fast Track? Check out the new Daily Motivations Podcast here.

I know that many of you don't have the support of your family & friends as it relates to your health or weight loss goals. I've been getting an increasing number of emails from folks looking for ways to address family & friends who don't support their goals. Recently in one of my Fat Loss Fast Track groups there was a conversation about spouses who bring home tempting foods on a regular basis. Should you try to gain their support? What if you can't? In today's episode we're talking about how to crush your goals even when you don't have the support of your family & friends. Don't miss it! http://primalpotential.com/291-family-friends-dont-support-goals/ Resources: The Obstacle Is The Way by Ryan Holiday Breaking Barriers Want to hop on the wait list for the spring Fat Loss Fast Track? Check out the new Daily Motivations Podcast here.

Is breakfast the most important meal of the day? Is there such a thing as a fat loss breakfast? Are there certain foods that turn off your fat burning potential? Do I have to eat breakfast? If I put lemon in my water will I stop burning fat? For how long should breakfast hold me over? We're answering all these questions and more on today's podcast! Don't miss it! If you want more resources on breakfast and fat loss, check out the links below. http://primalpotential.com/290-fat-loss-breakfast/ Resources: Q&A 6 How To Make Breakfast A Fat Burning Meal Episode 115: Breakfast Recipes & QA Carbohydrate Tolerance Stages of Carbohydrate Intolerance What Is Bulletproof Coffee? Dos and Don'ts of Bulletproof Coffee Want to hop on the wait list for the spring Fat Loss Fast Track? Check out the new Daily Motivations Podcast here.

Today I'm answering your questions on emotional eating. This is one of the biggest barriers to progress. It's not that we don't know what to eat to reach our goals, it's that in moments of emotion or stress, we act as though we don't care. We certainly DO care, and overeating or overindulging creates more emotion, stress and frustration. If there is an area where you struggle, don't miss today's episode! If you are ready to stop feeling limited by your emotional pain but need help breaking through and taking action, please check out Breaking Barriers! http://primalpotential.com/289-qa-on-emotional-eating/ Resources: Breaking Barriers Want to hop on the wait list for the spring Fat Loss Fast Track? Check out the new Daily Motivations Podcast here.

Life is hard. Emotional pain from loss, stress, fear or heartbreak can be overwhelming. It can also be the reason we don't take care of ourselves or prioritize our goals. In today's episode I'm talking about perspectives and strategies that will help you make progress through emotional pain. If you struggle with emotion, sadness or fear, don't miss this episode. If you are ready to stop feeling limited by your emotional pain but need help breaking through and taking action, please check out Breaking Barriers! http://primalpotential.com/288-progress-through-emotional-pain/ Resources: Breaking Barriers Want to hop on the wait list for the spring Fat Loss Fast Track? Check out the new Daily Motivations Podcast here.

Yup. I love sports. I think they're incredibly analogous to winning in life. And, I love the New England Patriots. A few days ago I watched the 2014 documentary "Do Your Job", a look inside the Patriots organization. The parallels between their practice strategies and what is required for goal achievement in general were amazing. In today's episode we're talking about goals, fat loss, life, sports & the New England Patriots. This is probably one of my favorite episodes so don't miss it! http://primalpotential.com/287-do-your-job/ Resources: Paleo Power Meals (use the coupon code ebprimal20 to save 20% on your first order) Want to hop on the wait list for the spring Fat Loss Fast Track? Check out the new Daily Motivations Podcast here.

In today's motivational minisode I'm sharing a short entry from my journal. I wrote to myself, "When I practice what I preach, my life is pretty amazing. When I do what I know to do, life is easier & I am happier". Guys, progress isn't a mystery. You don't need to know anything more. If you simply do what you know, not only will you make progress, you'll be happier and less stressed. You don't have to do everything you know, but if you're willing to be honest with yourself, I am quite certain you can identify 2-3 things that, if done consistently, would make you happier and healthier. Get to work & do what you know! While you're at it, take a listen to the full motivational minisode! http://primalpotential.com/286-do-what-you-know/

When I get emails from clients or listeners who are sharing a struggle or asking for help, I often respond by asking, "what does your practice look like?" You might understand the problem and you probably understand many of the solutions, too. But, understanding doesn't take the place of deliberate practice. It's not enough to say "I want to lose weight" because there are a million different things you could do on any given day to lose weight. Deliberate practice will dramatically accelerate your results. It requires that you identify one specific improvement you want to achieve and define your practice. From there you must practice CONSISTENTLY & with great effort. Don't miss today's episode for a deep dive into deliberate practice! http://primalpotential.com/285-deliberate-practice/

Let's make this year the year of you! Let's make this year the year when your effort isn't negotiable and your progress is consistent. Today I want to share a personal conversation I had with a client. This particular client is so ready to change but her actions have yet to align with her intentions. We recently had a tough-love conversation about progress, effort, excuses, negotiation and going all-in on yourself. I told her that 2017 is my year, it's her year and I want it to be the year of you, too. If you need a little bit of tough love, don't miss today's episode! http://primalpotential.com/284-the-year-of-you/

I talk a lot about nutrition, hormones & mindset and their role in fat loss. However, today I'm talking about the precursor to all of those things. Today I'm talking about the foundation of fat loss that is most often overlooked: self-respect. Self-care. Even, shudder to think, self-love. Our obsession with diets, detoxes, fasts, cleanses and everything in between has taught us to fight against our bodies instead of being on our own side and in our own corner. You cannot hate your way to a body  you love. You cannot continue to resent your body, resist the process and be a complete dick (pardon me) to yourself and expect to reach your goals. And if you hate your way to progress, it won't be enough when you get there. You'll be left longing for something more or something different because you lack self-respect and an understanding of self-care. So we're going there. We're talking about self-respect, self-care and how to develop more of each. http://primalpotential.com/283-foundation-of-fat-loss/ Resources: Want to hop on the wait list for the spring Fat Loss Fast Track? Check out the new Daily Motivations Podcast here.

The book Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind begins with a powerful observation: "In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert's there are few". Undoubtedly, one of the ways we keep ourselves from making progress and getting what we want is closing ourselves off to possibilities that could be the very path to progress. One of my primary objectives within the Fat Loss Fast Track is to encourage my clients to always be a beginner. I want them to set aside any preconceived notions they have an instead listen to their bodies and find their own answers as opposed to clinging to answers they've adopted from other people. In today's episode I'm going to talk about some of the red flags of a closed mind and how you can accelerate your progress by deciding to always be a beginner. http://primalpotential.com/282-always-be-a-beginner/ Always Be A Beginner Quotes from today's episode include: In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities, in the expert's there are few. Right practice, right attitude, right understanding. Practice without effort is not true practice. For the beginner, practice needs great effort. If you lose the spirit of repetition, your practice will become quite difficult. It is when your practice is rather greedy that you become discouraged with it. There is no other way of this life than the way of this life Resources: Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind by Shunryu Suzuki My #1 Fat Loss Recommendation (Journaling) Don't forget! I've launched a brand new podcast! It would mean the world to me if you'd check it out! If you find it helpful & enjoy it, please take a couple minutes to subscribe, leaving a rating and write a review! Check out the new Daily Motivations Podcast here.

I ask every one of my Primal Potential e-mail readers: how can I help? What do you need from me? Recently, I've seen a number of responses talking about self-sabotage. I can't say I'm surprised by the number of people who feel like they self-sabotage - like they are intentionally setting themselves up for failure. Here's the thing though: I don't think it's self sabotage, at all. I think it's inconsistency and lack of practice. I believe that calling it self-sabotage is way more dramatic than it actually is and I think the drama holds us back and prevents us from seeing a far simpler truth: we're inconsistent and we can change it. In today's episode I'm talking about self-sabotage, failures and how to change deeply engrained patterns on behavior. Don't miss it!

Hunger is a spectrum and we all experience it differently. Maybe you feel like you can't stop eating - even if you eat to the point of feeling full, your hunger returns after just 30-60 minutes. Maybe you feel like you are only in control of your hunger when you aren't eating, but as soon as you start, your hunger takes off. Maybe you feel like you're always hungry and never full. Understanding what causes hunger and the options for decreasing your hunger response & improving your response in general can be a transformative change. That's what we're tackling on today's episode. Don't miss it. http://primalpotential.com/280-cant-stop-eating/ Can't Stop Eating? Tips To Take Control of Hunger One of the primary factors that leads to chronic hunger or hunger when you don't truly need to eat is failing to control your blood sugar. When you overeat or eat foods which are primarily starch and sugar, you send your blood sugar on a roller coaster ride. The higher the peak, the lower the valley. When your blood sugar drops down from it's high, your body has to work to bring it back to a balanced baseline. As this is happening, you often experience hunger and/or cravings. This does not mean you need to eat. In today's episode we talk about how to respond to those sensations more intelligently and how to avoid that blood sugar roller coaster all together. We also discuss ghrelin, the hormone responsible for triggering and/or suppressing hunger signals and how we can optimize it's expression. Episodes mentioned in today's podcast include: The Golden Rules of Carbs & Fat Loss 051: Real Hunger & False Hunger Q&A 34: How To Manage Hunger & Cravings 137: Always Hungry? 174: Hacking Hunger Oh! And there was a huge announcement at the top of the episode! I've launched a brand new podcast! It would mean the world to me if you'd check it out! If you find it helpful & enjoy it, please take a couple minutes to subscribe, leaving a rating and write a review!

One of my clients, Chris, joined the Fat Loss Fast Track because though she had already lost a lot of weight, she was beginning to put it back on. This wasn't a new cycle but it was one she didn't want to continue. She didn't want to keep doing what she'd always done - losing weight, gaining it back, working hard to lose it again. Today we're having a candid conversation about why she turned to the Fat Loss Fast Track to help avoid weight regain and how she broke out of that cycle. Not only does Chris talk about what worked for her like journaling and switching to more fat loss friendly breakfast options, but we discuss what's not going so well. We talk about overeating at night and struggling with the pursuit of perfection. I think you're really going to enjoy Chris's story! http://primalpotential.com/279-avoid-weight-regain/ How To Avoid Weight Regain After beginning to put on weight she had lost, Chris joined the Fat Loss Fast Track. She shares that some of the most effective strategies she adopted include journaling and eating a fat loss breakfast. I've shared my thoughts on journaling here and go over the details of what makes up a fat loss breakfast here and here. We also talk a lot about implied apologies for imperfections and the all-or-nothing attitude which I've talked about here. Resources: Check out the all new Daily Motivations Podcast! If you enjoy it, please leave a rating & review. If you have no idea how to leave a review, I've put instructions here. To join the winter 2017 Fat Loss Fast Track, click here. For more on Breaking Barriers, click here.

I used to set a lot of goals. I didn't achieve most of them. I thought about them a lot & wanted them badly - I even had a plan for achieving them. But routinely, I failed to do the work and, year after year, I had less confidence in my ability to achieve. Fortunately, things have changed. I have changed. And in today's episode I want to share with you my 2017 blueprint for achievement, completely goal-free. http://primalpotential.com/278-2017-blueprint/ 2017 Blueprint for Achievement When I set goals, I didn't realize at the time that I was basically convincing myself that things, as they were right now, weren't enough and I was always wishing for some future point in time. When I lost weight... When I had more money... When my relationship was better... By always wishing for a different time, place, or circumstance, I wasn't fully present in the moment. And not being fully present, I couldn't really take advantage of the ONLY time & place where change was possible: the present. But, I'm a high achiever. I don't want to settle. How to remain fully present in the current moment and also reach my highest potential? I do that by having a manifesto or a blueprint. By creating the standards by which I want to live my life and focusing on them each day, the results take care of themselves. When I live according to my values and principles, the outcomes are a byproduct without sacrificing mindfulness and gratitude. In today's episode, I'm sharing with you my revised manifesto. I created it and put it up on the Primal Potential blog in August of 2015 and boy does it ever need some updating. I hope you'll tune in to hear my blueprint for success in 2017 and also take some time to create your own. I am strong with purpose & light at heart I give myself the best I look for chances to make myself proud I travel light, refusing to carry what's not mine to hold I cherish those who cherish me No matter what happens, I am not a victim Life is hard, and I’m grateful for the challenges I am unapologetically authentic and those who don't accept that help me ensure my inner circle is true & real I spend for more time acting on what I want than thinking about it My attention flows to solutions, not problems I challenge myself to go a step further than I think I can I make no assumptions – when I am unclear, I ask questions I never lie, especially to myself I am generous with my time, my heart and my money I am patient with myself and everyone I meet I appreciate moment and maximize minutes I outwork yesterday's best Doubt is a liar and courage will set me free

I know just about everyone & their mother is talking about how to set goals. Except me. I actually think we've made goals way too important. The magic isn't in the goal. The magic is in the work you do each day. We all need to focus more on the work we can do TODAY to help us get what we want instead of perfecting the art of goal setting. I'm not suggesting that goals aren't helpful - they might be for some people. No matter what though, the magic is in the work. In the process. In what you do, not in what you want to achieve. Today I want to help you get what you want in any month, week, day or year, and I want to put the focus where the focus needs to be - knowing what you want and staying focused on the work that will help you get it! http://primalpotential.com/277-get-what-you-want/ How to Get What You Want in 2017 Define ONE THING that will make the most difference (it doesn't have to be a big thing, but it does need to be tied to a primary thing that is holding you back) Identify "the work" you can do on a daily basis that will help you get the one thing you want. These are the steps, choices, actions & inactions that exist as opportunities TODAY. Be honest with yourself by acknowledging what thoughts, circumstances or actions could get in the way Evaluate your progress every few days by asking, "Am I doing the work? Is it helping? What could I do differently today?" Have a positive attitude about it! "His goal attracts him because he doesn't let anything enter his soul that might oppose the goal" ~ Siddhartha Resources: Siddhartha by Herman Hesse To join the winter 2017 Fat Loss Fast Track, click here. For more on Breaking Barriers, click here.

This year has been a major one for me. It's been full of challenges & lessons, ups & downs, wins and setbacks. In today's podcast, I'm sharing with you the top lessons I've learned in 2016 and what I'm carrying with me into the New Year. I had a few breakthrough moments that I've shared with many of my clients and today I want to share them with you. Some are about weight loss, some are about emotions and others are about money. We're covering a lot of ground today! Don't miss it! Want to know my fave books of 2016? I'll share those, too! http://primalpotential.com/276-top-lessons-from-2016/ EB's Top Lessons from 2016 It's been a really powerful year. Today's episode is short and I think you'll really want to take a listen to hear how these few lessons have transformed my peace of mind, improved my health and saved me time & money! Set it down Travel light Do things that scare you My favorite books of the year! Deep Work (work/business) Tools of Titans (everything but the kitchen sink) The Way of the Peaceful Warrior (mindset/emotions) The Slight Edge (achievement) The Most Important Thing (finance) Try Paleo Power Meals - use the coupon code ebprimal20 to save 20% (If you haven't listened to my episode where I review my experience with them, check out #273 here) My top songs of the year (these were most frequently played on my Spotify playlist) Let It Go by James Bay No Mediocre by T.I (explicit) There Will Be Time by Mumford & Sons Pour Johanne by Jean-Michel Blais Unstoppable by Sia Resources: To join the winter 2017 Fat Loss Fast Track, click here. For more on Breaking Barriers, click here.

I get so many emails from people who feel like they are stuck. Do you want to do the work but you aren't doing it? Had you made a lot of progress but it has stalled? Today I want to help you identify how you can start from stuck. This is a powerful tool you can use on any day, for any challenge and in any moment. If you implement the strategies in today's episode, you will never feel stuck again. http://primalpotential.com/275-start-from-stuck/ Resources: To join the winter 2017 Fat Loss Fast Track, click here. For more on Breaking Barriers, click here.

One of the final episodes of the Primal Potential podcast for 2016! I get super fired up debunking this notion that some people are "all or nothing". No, you aren't. However, you won't exceed your expectations so if that's the story you keep telling yourself, that's the path you'll continue to choose. You control the narrative, the narrative doesn't control you. As I explain in today's episode, maybe you always sleep on the left side of the bed. Does that make you a "left side of the bed person"? No, of course not. You're 100% capable of sleeping on the right side of the bed or on the floor. It's just that you've made the decision, the choice, to sleep on the left side of the bed a lot. That pattern has nothing to do with what you're capable of today. However, if you tell yourself that you can only sleep on the left side of the bed, guess what? You'll be right every time. You won't exceed your expectations so if they aren't getting you where you want to go, it's time to change them. This is an episode you won't want to miss! http://primalpotential.com/274-exceed-your-expectations/

I had been really resistant to try any kind of paleo meal delivery service for a couple of reasons: they seemed really expensive and difficult to customize. I felt like it wasn't worth the price to buy a package of meals most of which included components I wouldn't personally eat (potato, sweet potato, fruit, etc). I changed my mind when I found Paleo Power Meals. Today I'm sharing my 2-3 week experiment with Paleo Power Meals - the pros, the cons, what I loved and what I didn't and how I plan to make this work for me moving forward. **I have not been compensated in any way for this review. I paid in full for my meals and only reached out to them after 3 weeks of orders to request a coupon code for my listeners, which they gave. If you want to try Paleo Power Meals, use the coupon code ebprimal20 to save 20%** Please note: there is no transcript for this episode. http://primalpotential.com/273-paleo-meal-delivery/

'Tis the season for temptation! I've got two practical strategies today to help you make it easier to turn down temptation without willpower or feelings of deprivation! Some people argue that if you let enough time pass, the temptation will subside. Sometimes that works, often it doesn't. I believe the two factors we need to take control of are attention & resistance. In today's episode I'll go through what it means to leverage resistance & attention to turn down temptation. http://primalpotential.com/272-turn-down-temptation/

What if you could lose weight for the last time? What if this next time you get results, you keep them...forever? Think about how much weight you've lost & regained. How much money you've spent doing the same work over and over while not enjoying the process? Not only is it possible, you can do it now. You can lose weight for the last time, end the struggle, earn the results and keep them without hating every second of it or feeling like you're missing out. In today's episode I'm taking you inside of my recent webinars where I'll share specific strategies to help you lose weight for the last time without dieting, without being miserable and while implementing strategies to make it easier than ever. If it sounds gimmicky...it's not. Take a listen. I'm sharing how you can do less, skip the tricks, ditch the deprivation and earn lasting results. http://primalpotential.com/271-lose-weight-last-time/

What if you decided that the thing you're struggling with, the obstacle in your way, the valid excuse in your life, the true barrier isn't actually a burden at all. What if you decided that it's a chance, it's an opportunity for you to step up, show up for yourself and prove just how damn strong you are? That's the challenge I gave to Sarah, my FLFT client on today's episode. Sarah is a working mom. Not only does she have 4 kids, she works 24-hour shifts as a flight paramedic. She shares a real, valid challenge in today's episode and we completely turn it on it's head and decide it's a chance. A really exciting chance. Don't miss it! http://primalpotential.com/270-its-a-chance

At first glance, this question, "tools or weapons?" doesn't make much sense. But, after a conversation with Faith, we recognized that she has the ability to use her choices & her thought as either tools or weapons. She can beat herself up for a choice, effectively using it as a weapon against herself. Or, she can learn from that choice and create a more informed strategy for next time, using it as a tool. She can use her thoughts of guilt, frustration and regret about putting weight back on as a weapon against herself or she can use them as a tool to empower & encourage her. So - your thoughts and your choices - are you using them as weapons or tools? There's so much other great stuff in this episode including thoughts on: Are you making this too hard? Faith's advice to anyone who is struggling to get started The value in the struggle might be greater than the struggle in the success How to become more mindful of your choices This is a value-packed episode! Don't miss it! http://primalpotential.com/269-using-tools-or-weapons/ Are You Using Your Thoughts & Choices As Weapons Or Tools? Here are some of the highlights from today's episode: Is that thought or behavior a weapon or a tool? It's not as hard as you're making it There is likely more value in your struggles and setbacks than you'll ever find in your success - look for the lessons! Why you should let go of "good food" "bad food" associations Why you're probably not as "all or nothing" as you think you are (and tell yourself you are) Final words from Faith: Do the next thing that makes you feel better. Then do the next little thing & keep doing it until you don't feel so bad anymore. Resources: Join the FREE "Lose Weight For the Last Time" webinar series!  We'll be talking consistency, all-or-nothing, attitude, perspective & sustainable strategy! Don't miss it! I'll take your questions and we'll have a blast! For more on Breaking Barriers, click here. Interested in the Fat Loss Fast Track? The fall group is currently closed but you can get on the wait list for our first group of 2017!

Awareness. It's an obvious, common-sense kind of word but I'm not sure we totally understand it. When people talk about how tracking or journaling makes them more aware, that's great, but does it actually improve the choices you make? Or do you just have a greater acceptance of the choices? These are the questions I ask Diane, one of my Fat Loss Fast Track clients, in today's episode. She shares how tracking & affirmations are the tools that have helped her the most and I said asked her point blank: "did these actually improve your choices? Did it change anything for you?" We get into a powerful conversation about awareness and the power that comes from being able to create a personalized strategy that reduces your reliance on willpower. Don't miss it! http://primalpotential.com/268-awareness-develop-simple-strategy Awareness - How to Develop The Simple Strategy That Improves Choices (Without Willpower) Here are some of the highlights from today's episode: How awareness allows you to create a strategy that reduces the need for willpower A gradual process for improving habits (without an all-or-nothing approach) How to overcome the tension created by confronting temptation Why I don't think you should ever look at a food choice as "sabotage" Resources: Join the FREE "Lose Weight For the Last Time" webinar series!  We'll be talking consistency, all-or-nothing, attitude, perspective & sustainable strategy! Don't miss it! I'll take your questions and we'll have a blast! For more on Breaking Barriers, click here. Interested in the Fat Loss Fast Track? The fall group is currently closed but you can get on the wait list for our first group of 2017!  

Do you listen to the podcast or read blogs & articles but struggle to translate the ideas and strategies into actions of your own? Are you losing & gaining the same 5-20 lbs over and over? Do you know what to eat and how to exercise but fail to consistently implement? That was Marcelle's story and she is sharing her success strategies as well as candidly discussing where she still struggles and what she can do about it. She describes how she routinely got swept up by the chaos of life, failing to take care of herself. Most importantly, she shares how she was able to take a step back and create space between what's happening around her and the choices she makes in response to the chaos. She shares some powerful analogies describing how she's overcome some of her biggest challenges. Don't miss her story! http://primalpotential.com/267-when-you-know-it-but-dont-do-it-then-what/ When You Know It But Don't Do It (Then What?) Here are some of the highlights from today's episode: Why Marcelle felt like she needed content and strategies metered out so she wouldn't binge-listen and fail to implement How she's breaking through the cycle of feeling like she's always compensating for "damage done" How she feels about tough love and reminders that things often don't happen to us but rather we do them to ourselves The value of creating a protective bubble Journaling, affirmations and other helpful success strategies Keeping your head up and not feeling like a victim Strategies for identifying when you need to do the work the most Is food truly soothing or is it a distraction? What's the difference? Resources: Join the FREE "Lose Weight For the Last Time" webinar series!  We'll be talking consistency, all-or-nothing, attitude, perspective & sustainable strategy! Don't miss it! I'll take your questions and we'll have a blast! For more on Breaking Barriers, click here. Interested in the Fat Loss Fast Track? The fall group is currently closed but you can get on the wait list for our first group of 2017!