The Willpower Not Required Podcast

Today’s episode is about how to find confidence (and start to really live your life) at the BEGINNING of your fitness or weight loss journey.
It is possible to feel great in the skin you are in and still desire to be healthier and more fit.

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Boost your daily calorie burn by adding some NEAT (Non-Exercise Activity Thermogenesis).

Learn how.

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Today’s tip is to focus on including ALL foods in our diet (including chocolate if that’s your thing) using balance, variety and moderation.

Stop restricting and start living!

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How to use small or large periods of downtime to help you reach your health or weight loss goals.

What do you do with small-or maybe large- periods of downtime?

Do you come home from a long day of work and just crash on the couch?

When you’re in line at the grocery store or waiting at the doctor’s office do you whip out your phone and scroll social media or play a game?

After you’ve finally gotten the kids to bed, and the house is quiet do you find yourself standing in front of the fridge or pantry looking for something sweet to eat?

If you are trying to eat healthier, be more productive or relax & chill from a long, stressful day (or week) what you do with downtime when it presents itself, can bring you closer to or further away from achieving these goals.

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Processed food falls on a spectrum from minimally to heavily processed.

While some processed foods should be consumed less often, many actually have a place in a balanced diet and can actually encourage you to eat healthier.

Today’s podcast will help you to sort the nutritious from the not-so-nutritious & provide some ideas on how to use many processed foods to make healthy eating simple and convenient.

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5 Ways to Find Your Fitness Mojo Again

It’s hard to start over.

Maybe you’ve had to put your fitness routine on hold for the last little while and are wanting to get back into it or you’ve been working out at home by yourself for months and are now interested in getting back into the gym.

Either way, it can feel intimidating to make that kind of change.  You may not know where to start and may feel uncomfortable about getting started.

In today’s episode I’ll be talking about 5 ways to find your fitness mojo again so you can safely and happily make fitness a regular part of your life.

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This tip comes from the writer James Clear, author of a great book called Atomic Habits. It is also related to the tip from Episode 16 on habit stacking (go back and listen if you haven’t already).

Learn another way to easily add new healthy habits to your life, willpower not required.

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We know the benefits of activity on our body however we can vastly underestimate the benefits of activity on our brains.

Today's episode is all about the benefits of activity on our brain health & mental health as well as how to overcome some common obstacles to being active.

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