Eat the meat, save the humans
The little white line between before and after photos has its own story to tell. About a week ago, I was scrolling Facebook when I saw some photos that made me feel a little weak in the knees and sweaty. I thought they must surely be photoshopped, but no, the post said they were legitimately …
My parasympathetic mode fell out of the boat, too. Some of you may remember that I recently interviewed Dr. Kelli Ritter about ways to send “safety signals” to our body in order to switch our nervous system from Sympathetic Mode (“Fight, Flight, Freeze”) to Parasympathetic Mode (“Rest and Digest”). I loved what Dr. Ritter had …
What if you’ve changed your diet, but you still want to improve your health even more? The most powerful transformation that profoundly changed my life and health involved switching from the Standard American Diet to the Carnivore Diet. This shift wasn’t just about losing weight–it was about gaining life. I said goodbye to acne medication, …
True story: I had no idea what they were going to say. Recently I asked a handful of my April 2024 group members to join me on a Zoom call to talk about what they’re doing to power through weight-loss stalls. We recorded the call, which you see here, totally unrehearsed. (I had no idea …
Let’s navigate emotional eating together. Dealing with emotional eating and discovering healthier ways to cope with our emotions is truly important. Having been through the ups and downs of emotional eating myself–even as a committed carnivore–I’m thrilled to bring you some personal insights and strategies that have made a real difference in my life. In …
Spoiler alert: I didn’t have to break a sweat. When I first jumped into improving my own journey, it took an entire year to lose 80 pounds. Over time, I adjusted that diet to go from low to zero carb, and I eliminated artificial sweeteners and other triggers to stay at a stable weight. I …
Let’s embrace the power of choice. I remember the days when sugar had me tightly in its grip, making me feel like I was on a never-ending roller coaster of cravings and guilt. But here I am today, living my best zero-carb life, and I couldn’t be more grateful for the journey. This video could …
Binge eating starts as a survival technique, but it makes you feel miserable. People ask me about binge eating from time to time. A lot of times they’re just wondering if they’re binge eaters. Friend, if you are, you know. Most of us have probably over-eaten at one point or another. But binge eaters are …
Only one of these steps has to do with dieting. I sat down yesterday and attempted to make the exact video that I wish I had seen many years ago when I was struggling with addiction and obesity. I thought through everything that helped me to change my life as well as the things that …
A behind-the-scenes look at Adrian Gledhill’s experience on the show The Biggest Loser–and what it took for her to finally take control of her health. I remember being more than 100 pounds overweight when The Biggest Loser first came on NBC back in 2004. I watched the show from my living room, wishing desperately that …