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The other night, I was sitting on the couch around 8pm and all I could think about was that I wanted some chocolate. I was actively talking myself into it, making a case for it, justifying it (successfully) and planning what I would get & where I would get it. Suddenly, I realized that just like I could talk myself into wanting chocolate, I could talk myself into not wanting it. I didn't have to rely on self-discipline or willpower, but I could simply make a case for why I didn't want it. In today's episode I'll show you exactly how I did that and how you can use this approach - willpower & self-discipline not required! https://primalpotential.com/451/ Resources: Subscribe to the Primal Potential Daily Bites Alexa Skill! Follow me on Instagram! To save on coconut products through Thrive Market, make sure you register through the URL thrivemarket.com/primalpotential - that way you'll save an additional 25% on your first order plus get free shipping and a 30-day trial membership! Thrive Market: Spectrum Organic Unrefined Coconut Oil Thrive Market: Artisana Coconut Butter Packets Thrive Market: Coconut Milk

I'm excited to kick off a new series on the podcast: Food As Medicine! Every couple of weeks I'll be featuring one food or ingredient and sharing it's medicinal benefits! This series is in no way meant to replace Western medicine but there is absolutely room for both approaches! In today's episode, we're talking about the medicinal benefits of coconut. Don't miss it! https://primalpotential.com/450/ Resources: Subscribe to the Primal Potential Daily Bites Alexa Skill! Episode 446: Bulletproof Coffee & MCTs Coconut Oil & C Diff Coconut Oil & Staph Fatty Acids As Antimicrobials Fatty Acids & Breast Milk Fatty Acids & Candida MCTs & Mastitis A Review Of MCT Mechanisms

Tough love episode coming at you! It's time to raise the bar, expect more from yourself and finally get beyond that struggle you've been working on for far too long! https://primalpotential.com/449/ Resources: Wait List for the Spring Fat Loss Fast Track is now open! How to subscribe to Primal Potential Daily Bites Follow me on Instagram!

Instead of differentiating between food & drink, what if you saw them both as fuel? That glass of wine is fuel. Does your body need fuel? What happens when you give your body excess fuel? It has to be stored. In today's episode I'm taking you inside my inbox to hear a response to a listener who is differentiating between her food choices and her drinking choices. https://primalpotential.com/448/ Resources: The wait list for the Spring Fat Loss Fast Track is now open! Episode 445 - Using Values To Create Change Episode 329: A Case Against Counting Calories Episode 062: 4 reasons Calorie Counting Doesn't Work How to subscribe to Primal Potential Daily Bites Follow me on Instagram!

You can convince yourself of nearly anything. In fact, everything you believe, you've convinced yourself of through your thoughts, attention & actions. In today's episode, we're exploring how you can turn this into an unstoppable force to help you create change & crush your goals. It's a short episode you won't want to miss! https://primalpotential.com/447/ Resources: The wait list for the Spring Fat Loss Fast Track is now open! How to subscribe to Primal Potential Daily Bites Here's a link to those NUCO Coconut Wraps. I purchase them from Thrive Market because that's where I get the best prices. If you want to give Thrive Market a try, go through the URL thrivemarket.com/primalpotential so you can save 25% and get free shipping on your 1st order, plus a free 30-day trial membership! Follow me on Instagram!

Does bulletproof coffee help you burn fat? Should you be drinking it? Does it matter how you make it? Should you use coconut oil or MCT oil? Does it matter? What if your butter isn't grassfed? What kind of coffee should you use? Does it matter? Is it breakfast? Can you have food with it? These are the questions we're tackling in today's episode! Don't miss it! https://primalpotential.com/446/ Resources: The wait list for the Spring Fat Loss Fast Track is now open! Below are the products I use to make my bulletproof coffee. I purchase them from Thrive Market because that's where I get the best prices. If you want to give Thrive Market a try, go through the URL thrivemarket.com/primalpotential so you can save 25% and get free shipping on your 1st order, plus a free 30-day trial membership! Use that link to create your account and then you can check out some of these items: Grass Fed Ghee from Organic Valley Spectrum Essentials Organic Unrefined Coconut Oil MCT Oil Kicking Horse Coffee Devocion Coffee Dos and Don'ts of Bulletproof Coffee Aquasana Water Filter Episode 046 on Water Filtration

One of my Fat Loss Fast Track clients shared an article that inspired me like crazy. In today's episode, I'm sharing it with you and I hope that it not only challenges you, but I hope it leads you to put in place some actions that will change your life, your opportunities and your potential. https://primalpotential.com/445/ Resources Business Insider Article Ben Franklin's Virtue Chart 441: Do You Feel Stuck? How to leave a rating & review What Is Breaking Barriers How To Leave A Rating & Review (thank you!!!)

The most dangerous excuses are true. The reason they keep winning out over your goals & intentions might be because you realize they are true so you don't fight against them. You equate "true" and "right". Just because something is true doesn't mean it's the most true thing or the only true thing. We've got to stop making assumptions & choosing the most convenient truth. When it comes to making choices & pursuing our goals, we often don't tell ourselves the whole truth. We don't even consider the whole truth. It's time to slow down, work to be less impulsive, less reactive and consider the whole picture. In today's episode we're exploring how you can start doing that today. https://primalpotential.com/444/ Resources 441: Do You Feel Stuck? How to leave a rating & review What Is Breaking Barriers How To Leave A Rating & Review (thank you!!!)

Earlier in the week I got an email asking, "Why aren't beans paleo?" It's a great question & one we're diving into in today's episode. We'll talk about macronutrients - are beans really a good source of protein? Do they have a lot of carbs? We'll talk about micronutrients - can your body actually absorb & utilize the iron & zinc you see listed on the nutrition label? We'll also talk about other components in beans and how they interact with our bodies at the cellular level. If you're a bean eater, this is a must-hear episode! https://primalpotential.com/443/ Resources Dr. Loren Cordain on beans How to leave a rating & review What Is Breaking Barriers How To Leave A Rating & Review (thank you!!!)

Our lives are busy. We all have a lot going on. And, unfortunately, that often means we aren't achieving our most important goals. When we aren't intentional about the highest priorities in our lives, we can easily become victims of our circumstances, feeling that there isn't enough time or energy to do what we should be doing. That needs to change. That can change. Creating change doesn't require that your life be stress free and your days be wide open. It just requires that we not let the things that matter most be at the mercy of the things that matter least. If something has disproportionate importance, it needs disproportionate priority. In today's episode we're talking about how to make this philosophy a reality that is reflected in your choices & your actions and we're talking about the ideas in the book The ONE Thing by Gary Keller & Jay Papasan. https://primalpotential.com/442/ Resources The ONE Thing by Gary Keller & Jay Papasan 441: Do You Feel Stuck? How to leave a rating & review What Is Breaking Barriers How To Leave A Rating & Review (thank you!!!)

At times, we all feel stuck. Or unhappy. Or both. In today's episode I'm talking about the danger of participating in our own problems instead of participating in the solutions. When we complain, blame, rehash the past, gossip, explain & justify, we are participating in the problem, not the solution. When we participate in the problem, our energy, attention, time & effort are going to proving that we are right and that our struggle is real instead of going towards getting it right, regardless of the details. This is, without a doubt, one of my favorite episodes of the podcast so far. You've got to hear this one! https://primalpotential.com/441/ Resources Episode 116: 5 Meals Under $1.99 Episode 066: Healthy Eating On A Budget Give Thrive Market a try to get past the problem of access to affordable, healthy food! If you go through the URL thrivemarket.com/primalpotential you can save an additional 25% of your first order with free shipping & a free 30-day trial membership! How to leave a rating & review What Is Breaking Barriers How To Leave A Rating & Review (thank you!!!)

I know how frustrating & confusing it can be to hear conflicting information about what you should eat and why. Lots of people feeling stuck & paralyzed by indecision because they don't know who or what to believe. In today's episode I want to help you clear through the confusion and find your best approach to health, fat loss, energy, longevity and your best, healthiest life. I've tackled this topic on a few other podcasts which are linked below under "Resources". I hope you enjoy the episode! Share it with a friend who is confused about nutrition! https://primalpotential.com/440/ Resources 353: The Coconut Oil Controversy 371: What The Health 389: Primal Vs Keto 21 Day Sugar Detox Salmon Cake Recipe Want to give Thrive Market a try? Head to thrivemarket.com/primalpotential and you'll save an additional 25% on your first order plus you'll score free shipping and a free 30-day trial membership! My go-tos over there are: Primal Kitchen Chipotle Lime Mayo Wild Caught Canned Salmon Organic Walnuts Nuco Coconut Wraps How to leave a rating & review What Is Breaking Barriers How To Leave A Rating & Review (thank you!!!)

For most people, eating out is a struggle when they're trying to lose weight. Maybe you feel like your options are limited or if you make a "healthy" choice, you're making a sacrifice and won't enjoy it. Sure, we all know that we could get a salad or a burger without the bun and if that's the extent of the options we think we have, of course we feel limited! There are so many other creative ways to enjoy eating out, love your food and feel great after you eat it! Today's episode is a short one but hopefully it will give you some great new ideas for the next time you eat out! https://primalpotential.com/439/ Resources 091: Eating Out For Weight Loss How to leave a rating & review What Is Breaking Barriers How To Leave A Rating & Review (thank you!!!)

We are so used to overthinking, overconsuming, overanalyzing and coming up with long term strategic plans that we've forgotten how to simplify. I had a listener email me recently saying that she wants to stop dieting. She wants to get healthy. She doesn't want to over-restrict or count anything, she just wants to eat more real food and less processed foods. Then she said, "I have no idea where to start". That is evidence of how far we've strayed from simplicity. Where she starts is, quite simply: how can I execute that today? What can I do today to eat more whole foods? What can I do today to eat fewer processed foods? But simplicity is not just about food. We've lost simplicity in our belongings. In our thoughts. In our actions. And today, we begin to get it back. Don't miss this episode! https://primalpotential.com/438/ Resources Episode 410: More Simple, More Results Episode 397: Bright Lines & Setting Standards If you're ready to give Thrive Market a try, register through thrivemarket.com/primalpotential for some added perks like: An extra 25% off your first order (and free shipping!) A free 30-day trial membership to their site so you can make sure you love their stuff and save enough to cover (and ideally exceed) the cost of the monthly membership Here's the salt lamp I talked about on the show! How to leave a rating & review What Is Breaking Barriers How To Leave A Rating & Review (thank you!!!)

One of you lovely listeners emailed me the other day to request that I do more of my "Inside EB's inbox" episodes where I share my responses to some recent emails! That's what we're doing today! We're covering a ton of topics from breakfast meal ideas & recipes to what to do when you don't trust yourself and differentiating between needs of the mind (stress relief) and needs of the body (fuel). So much good stuff in today's episode! https://primalpotential.com/437/ Resources Breakfast Resources: Fat Loss Food Guide Breakfast Recipe List Q&A 6 How To Make Breakfast A Fat Burning Meal 290: Fat Loss Breakfast 115: Breakfast Recipes & Questions How to leave a rating & review What Is Breaking Barriers How To Leave A Rating & Review (thank you!!!)

Let's stop fighting against ourselves & relying on discipline and willpower to create change. I believe that one of the most simple things we can do to make change easier and dramatically accelerate our rate of progress is: ask better questions. Tim Ferriss says that if you want uncommon results, ask uncommonly clear questions. Tony Robbins says that the quality of your life depends on the quality of the questions you ask yourself. I'll add to that "and the honesty with which you answer & frequency with which you ask"! We are doing that work today! Don't miss it! https://primalpotential.com/436/ Resources Join the Winter Fat Loss Fast Track! Today's Questions What can I do to make today better than yesterday? What can I do to make today an "A+" day? How can I push myself today? How will I reduce or refuse distractions? What is a middle ground between my excuse & my intentions? What have I been putting off that I can accomplish today? What choices can I make today that will move me in the direction I want to go? What will I do today to raise my standards? What will I practice improving today? What will I do to step outside of my comfort zone today? What can I do right now to make myself feel proud? How am I going to feel after this choice? What is my best choice in this moment? What feels hard now but will make tomorrow easier? If I say "yes" to this, what am I saying "no" to? Is this an opportunity to be seized or a temptation to be resisted? What do I really need in this moment? What do I need to let go of? How to leave a rating & review What Is Breaking Barriers How To Leave A Rating & Review (thank you!!!)

In his new book, Tribe of Mentors, Tim Ferriss asks 11 questions of some of the brightest minds & top performers in the world. The book is a collection of their answers. In today's episode, though I certainly don't consider myself one of the brightest minds, I'm answering the 11 questions I'd love to hear your answers! The 11 questions are below - post in the comments with your answer to one or more of them! https://primalpotential.com/435/ Resources Join the Winter Fat Loss Fast Track! 11 Questions From Tribe of Mentors What is the book or books you've given most as a gift and why? Or what three books have greatly influenced your life? What purchase of $100 or less has most positively impacted your life in the last six months (or recent memory)? How has a failure, or apparent failure, set you up for later success? Do you have a favorite failure of yours? If you could have one gigantic billboard anywhere with anything on it – metaphorically speaking, getting a message out to millions or billions – what would it say and why? What is one of the best or most worthwhile investments you've ever made? What is an unusual habit or an absurd thing you love? In the last 5 years, what new belief, behavior or habit has most improved your life? What advice would you give to a smart, driven college student to enter the real world? What advice should they ignore? What are bad recommendations you hear in your profession or area of expertise? In the last 5 years, what have you become better at saying no to (distractions, invitations) What new realizations and or approaches have helped? Any other tips? When you feel overwhelmed or unfocused, or have lost your focus temporarily, what do you do? What questions do you ask yourself? Links to Items Mentioned In Today's Episode The Obstacle Is The Way The Motivation Manifesto Chasing Excellence Atlas Shrugged The Power of Moments Micro-Resilience How to leave a rating & review What Is Breaking Barriers How To Leave A Rating & Review (thank you!!!)

Though I am not a fan of one-size-fits-all approaches to any goal, there is one resolution I believe everyone should make this year and I'm sharing it in today's episode. This episode is the last one to air in 2017 but it doesn't matter when you stumble across this gem - it has the power to dramatically accelerate your progress, reduce your excuses & change your life! https://primalpotential.com/434/ To register for the free New Year's workshops, click here! To join the Winter Fat Loss Fast Track, click here! Resources Join the Winter Fat Loss Fast Track! How to leave a rating & review What Is Breaking Barriers How To Leave A Rating & Review (thank you!!!)

Have you ever fallen into the trap of "better"? You know, when your choices aren't your best but you keep justifying them because they are better than what you used to choose? You're still eating ice cream every night, you aren't making progress, but you feel justified because it's better than your past binges? I am all for the pursuit of better...until it becomes the trap of better. I'm all for the pursuit of "better" until it keeps you from identifying and acting upon your best. The trap of better is what we are talking about today! Don't miss it! https://primalpotential.com/433/ To register for the free New Year's workshops, click here! To join the Winter Fat Loss Fast Track, click here! Resources Join the Winter Fat Loss Fast Track! How to leave a rating & review What Is Breaking Barriers How To Leave A Rating & Review (thank you!!!)

We have more bacterial cells and bacterial genes in our bodies than we do human cells and human genes. Our microbiome influences every single aspect of our health. It has a tremendous influence over our metabolisms, hunger, appetite, fat storage and fat burning. If we aren't being intentional about optimizing our microbiome, chances are that it's not working in our favor, or, a best, not working for us as well as it could. In today's episode we're talking about tactics and strategies to minimize damage and maximize benefits. You don't want to miss this one! To register for the free New Year's workshops, click here! To join the Winter Fat Loss Fast Track, click here! https://primalpotential.com/432/ Resources Primal Potential Episode 048 - Epigenetics Primal Potential Episode 055 - Probiotics The Microbiome Diet by Raphael Kellman How to leave a rating & review What Is Breaking Barriers How To Leave A Rating & Review (thank you!!!)

The first rule of holes is: stop digging. Today's episode is a motivational minisode to help you in those moments when you feel stuck or you find yourself making a series of choices you don't feel good about it. It could be a small moment, like mindlessly grabbing handfuls of Goldfish, or a chain of moments over a day, weekend or week. This episode will be a great tool to help you implement a simple re-direct and stop digging deeper into a hole you don't want to create. https://primalpotential.com/431/ Resources How to leave a rating & review What Is Breaking Barriers How To Leave A Rating & Review (thank you!!!)

I caught myself making a big mistake in my approach to creating an improvement in my life. While my mistake was in the gym, it's a mistake I see most people making in the way they approach losing weight or improving their food choices. This mistake, which I describe in detail in today's show, is choosing intensity before establishing stamina. While this can absolutely happen in the gym, it's just as common in our food choices. Choosing intensity over stamina means choosing the intense approach without first building consistent basics. That might be a Whole 30 right from your standard American diet, or going from indulging too frequently to strict keto - but we jump to the intense approach hoping for faster results without realizing that we haven't laid a solid foundation for change. Then, we bail. We get frustrated or can't sustain the extent of the change and we give up. Our ambition exceeded our preparation. Our motivation is greater than our stamina. We might have the desire to create big changes but we need to slow down, establish a solid foundation and making gradual changes that last instead of massive changes that don't. In today's episode I'm talking about how and where we most often make this mistake and sharing some ideas of how you can establish that stamina for change before dipping your toes in the waters of intensity. https://primalpotential.com/430/ Resources How to leave a rating & review What Is Breaking Barriers How To Leave A Rating & Review (thank you!!!)

I am feeling so happy & peaceful now that I've found my perfect mantra for today and into 2018. It's not just a mantra though, it's a new operating system that is going to absolutely help me with nutrition, fitness, business, finances and relationships. In today's episode I'm sharing with you this mantra, inspired by The Soul of Money, and how I plan to apply it across every area of my life, starting today. It's a short episode & you won't want to miss this one! It's going to be a game changer in my life! https://primalpotential.com/429/ To register for the free New Year's workshops, please click here! Resources The Soul of Money by Lynne Twist How to leave a rating & review What Is Breaking Barriers How To Leave A Rating & Review (thank you!!!)

In episode 427 we talked about how to break a big habit into a tiny one to acclerate your progress and build momentum quickly. Today, I'm showing you how to figure that out in real life. This episode is an actual coaching call with one of my clients. I take you through the process of how we identify what's not going well, why it's not going well and then establish micro changes to both mindset and behavior to create change. I think you're going to love this episode! Make sure to register for the New Year live workshops! They're totally free! Want to get on the Fat Loss Fast Track wait list? Here's your link! http://primalpotential.com/428/ Resources How to leave a rating & review Want to be a part of the Primal Potential community? Join the Fat Loss Fast Track Wait List or consider joining Breaking Barriers! What Is Breaking Barriers Ready to try Thrive Market? When you sign up for Thrive Market using thrivemarket.com/primalpotential, you'll save 25% & get free shipping on your first order plus a free 30-day trial membership! How To Leave A Rating & Review (thank you!!!)

Do you avoid journaling because it takes too much time or effort? Or have you ever skipped a workout because you don't have the time? Have you opted for fast food because you don't have the energy to prepare a fat loss friendly meal? You don't want to miss today's episode! Today we are talking about finding a micro version that you can do when there's a macro strategy you won't do. Do not miss our New Year workshops! They're free! They're live! They're online! Click here to make sure you get a spot! http://primalpotential.com/427/ Resources Questions to ask yourself: How can I win the day? (Or the rest of the day) What are 3 great choices I can make today? What would make me feel proud? What does impeccable self-care look like today? What will make me feel more confident today? What can I practice? What does my best look like? What do I want more of in my life and how can I create that? How can I create the future I want with my choices today? How can I hold myself accountable? What's holding me back? What can I do differently today? How can I improve my consistency today? Where do I have room for improvement? What doesn't work and what can I do about it today? What works for me? What doesn't? What will I do about it? What are the most simple things I can do to create success today? How can I be the solution to my problems today? What can I control? How can I improve my attitude? What does my ideal look like & how can I move towards it today? How to leave a rating & review Want to be a part of the Primal Potential community? Join the Fat Loss Fast Track Wait List or consider joining Breaking Barriers! What Is Breaking Barriers Ready to try Thrive Market? When you sign up for Thrive Market using thrivemarket.com/primalpotential, you'll save 25% & get free shipping on your first order plus a free 30-day trial membership! How To Leave A Rating & Review (thank you!!!)

I read a lot. Multiple books each week. Within the Primal Potential Masters Club we have a monthly book club where we read, discuss and implement the strategies within many of my all time favorite books. Every once in a while I do a book club episode on the podcast and share ideas from a book I've recently enjoyed. Today we're talking about Discipline Equals Freedom Field Manual by Jocko Willink. Though I don't know him, I have an immeasurable amount of respect & admiration for him & his philosophies. Jocko was a Navy Seal & commander of the most decorated special operations unit of the war in Iraq. Since retiring from military service, he has become a successful business man & coach who lives to practice what he preaches. From my perspective, Jocko Willink embodies mental toughness, achievement, bravery & self-discipline. I'm excited to share some of his ideas with you. If you are looking for a swift kick in the pants, buy the book and more importantly, live the ideas within it. Enjoy today's book club episode! http://primalpotential.com/426/ Resources How to leave a rating & review Want to be a part of the Primal Potential community? Join the Fat Loss Fast Track Wait List or consider joining Breaking Barriers! Discipline Equals Freedom Field Manual by Jocko Willink What Is Breaking Barriers Ready to try Thrive Market? When you sign up for Thrive Market using thrivemarket.com/primalpotential, you'll save 25% & get free shipping on your first order plus a free 30-day trial membership! How To Leave A Rating & Review (thank you!!!)

Does being disciplined mean missing out on connection? How do you balance making great food choices with enjoying life to the fullest and reaching your goals? That's one of the questions we're tackling on today's podcast episode. Today I'm taking you inside a clip of a bonus webinar within the Fat Loss Fast Track. I'm sharing with you two of the questions we discussed in the Fat Loss Fast Track including one about how to translate your goals from a long term objective to a daily focus. If you want to get on the wait list for the winter Fat Loss Fast Track, click here! http://primalpotential.com/425-2/ Resources How to leave a rating & review Want to be a part of the Primal Potential community? Join the Fat Loss Fast Track Wait List or consider joining Breaking Barriers! What Is Breaking Barriers Ready to try Thrive Market? When you sign up for Thrive Market using thrivemarket.com/primalpotential, you'll save 25% & get free shipping on your first order plus a free 30-day trial membership! How To Leave A Rating & Review (thank you!!!)

Is eating more fat going to increase your cholesterol? What if you started eating more fat and your cholesterol levels did go up? What does it mean? What does it not mean? How do we interpret cholesterol panels and what should we be paying attention to? What about triglycerides? Won't eating more fat increase triglycerides? If you've got these questions, I've got your answers! Join me for today's episode! http://primalpotential.com/424/ Resources How to leave a rating & review Cholesterol - The Duct Tape of the Human Body Dietary Fat & Cholesterol Want to be a part of the Primal Potential community? Join the Fat Loss Fast Track Wait List or consider joining Breaking Barriers! What Is Breaking Barriers Ready to try Thrive Market? When you sign up for Thrive Market using thrivemarket.com/primalpotential, you'll save 25% & get free shipping on your first order plus a free 30-day trial membership! How To Leave A Rating & Review (thank you!!!)

The other day in my Daily Stoic Journal I answered the following question: If I lived today as if it were my last, what would I do? At first, I copped out. I wrote out all the things I'd do & then all the reasons why I couldn't do them. I mean, I have to work! I have responsibilities. Then, I caught myself and said: within the framework of my current reality, what can I do? Instead of focusing on what I would do but can't, what are the things I should do & can? One of those things I said I'd do if it was my last day on earth is record a final message for my Primal Potential family. So, though this is not the last Primal Potential podcast, I wanted to record it as though it was. These are all the things I'd want you to know if it was my last day on earth. http://primalpotential.com/423/ Resources How to leave a rating & review Want to be a part of the Primal Potential community? Join the Fat Loss Fast Track Wait List or consider joining Breaking Barriers! What Is Breaking Barriers Ready to try Thrive Market? When you sign up for Thrive Market using thrivemarket.com/primalpotential, you'll save 25% & get free shipping on your first order plus a free 30-day trial membership! How To Leave A Rating & Review (thank you!!!)

Every day I answer tons of listener emails. My responses and the conversations that happen in my inbox cover thousands of important topics from motivation to hormones & everything in between. The other night I was wishing you guys could see & hear those conversations so today I'm taking you inside my inbox! We're tackling questions about topics like: How to handle "backsliding" after seeing some progress How to stop a downward spiral What benefits you can expect from adding more fat to your diet Unseen ways you're holding yourself back A new perspective on sugar cravings If you've got questions you'd like me to tackle on the show, be sure to comment below! http://primalpotential.com/422/ Resources How to leave a rating & review Want to be a part of the Primal Potential community? Join the Fat Loss Fast Track Wait List or consider joining Breaking Barriers! What Is Breaking Barriers Ready to try Thrive Market? When you sign up for Thrive Market using thrivemarket.com/primalpotential, you'll save 25% & get free shipping on your first order plus a free 30-day trial membership! How To Leave A Rating & Review (thank you!!!)

This week I've had a bunch of one-on-one calls with folks who attended ASCEND, the Primal Potential weekend workshop in early November. Today, those calls had a powerful theme: The circumstances we use to justify our choices and our commitment & attachment to those stories. There are a couple aspects of a choice: the setup for the choice & the choice itself. When we desire change, we often focus on changing the choice itself - we want to eat less, move more, reduce sugar, etc. However, a more effective approach might be to change the setup. More specifically, it is likely more effective to stop committing to the story you use to justify the choice. Not sure what this looks like? Tune in to today's episode for examples & strategies! http://primalpotential.com/421/ Resources How to leave a rating & review Want to be a part of the Primal Potential community? Join the Fat Loss Fast Track Wait List or consider joining Breaking Barriers! What Is Breaking Barriers Ready to try Thrive Market? When you sign up for Thrive Market using thrivemarket.com/primalpotential, you'll save 25% & get free shipping on your first order plus a free 30-day trial membership! How To Leave A Rating & Review (thank you!!!)

You can have ambitious goals and pure intentions but if you're eating mindlessly, without paying attention, you're going to struggle to achieve them. How do we transition from randomly grabbing a handful of crackers or a piece of candy without thinking to intentionally fueling our body by conscious choice? If you can break the habit (and you can) of eating in front of the tv, while you're driving or from random bags & boxes, your physical progress will increase dramatically. Today we are talking about tactical strategies to eliminate mindless eating & overcoming the obstacles to executing these strategies on a daily basis. http://primalpotential.com/420/ Resources How to leave a rating & review Episode 410: The Value of Simplicity Want to be a part of the Primal Potential community? Join the Fat Loss Fast Track Wait List or consider joining Breaking Barriers! What Is Breaking Barriers Ready to try Thrive Market? When you sign up for Thrive Market using thrivemarket.com/primalpotential, you'll save 25% & get free shipping on your first order plus a free 30-day trial membership! How To Leave A Rating & Review (thank you!!!)

At the risk of extreme vulnerability & personal sharing, I'm taking you through my 2017 year-end review process in the hopes that you'll be intentional about going through your own. I made the decision to share much more personal stuff than I normally do to show the necessity of both failure & success and how oftentimes, our most significant launch pad is established by what, if not investigated, appears to be a failure. http://primalpotential.com/419/ Resources How to leave a rating & review Want to be a part of the Primal Potential community? Join the Fat Loss Fast Track Wait List or consider joining Breaking Barriers! What Is Breaking Barriers Ready to try Thrive Market? When you sign up for Thrive Market using thrivemarket.com/primalpotential, you'll save 25% & get free shipping on your first order plus a free 30-day trial membership! How To Leave A Rating & Review (thank you!!!)

Do not wish away the rest of the year. Do not wish away the rest of the day so you can get to your fresh start tomorrow. We've got to work together to completely eliminate this notion of starting tomorrow, Monday, after vacation or at the first of the year. Today we are talking about 3 strategies you can implement to make the last 6 weeks of the year the absolute best 6 weeks of the year so you can go soaring into 2018 with epic levels of momentum & motivation. http://primalpotential.com/418/ Resources How to leave a rating & review Want to be a part of the Primal Potential community? Join the Fat Loss Fast Track Wait List or consider joining Breaking Barriers! What Is Breaking Barriers Ready to try Thrive Market? When you sign up for Thrive Market using thrivemarket.com/primalpotential, you'll save 25% & get free shipping on your first order plus a free 30-day trial membership! How To Leave A Rating & Review (thank you!!!)

Most of us aren't taking advantage of a huge tool at our disposal: light. Light has the ability to increase our metabolism, speed our healing, reduce inflammation, increase energy and much more. Yet, we take it for granted. We think using light is quackery. It's not. Try to grow a plant in the dark. Overexpose a plant to light. See what happens. Light is a super-nutrient, as important to human health as it is to plant health, if not more. Light can dramatically improve our hormones, energy, metabolism, healing, immune system & more. Alternatively, if not optimized, light can make us tired, unfocused, depressed and sick. Today we are learning how light influences us, the different types of light and the differing impact and what simple and complex solutions we can begin to implement. http://primalpotential.com/417/ Resources: Help me reach my goal of 1,000 5-star reviews! Flu.x Software for computer Full Spectrum Light Bulbs Blue Light Blocking Glasses UVB At-Home Light Salt Lamp Blackout Curtains Joovv Light - use coupon code PRIMAL to save $25 Ettitude Bedding Astaxanthin Supplement - I recommend products using AstaReal brand astaxanthin Head Strong by Dave Asprey Want to be a part of the Primal Potential community? Join the Fat Loss Fast Track Wait List or consider joining Breaking Barriers! What Is Breaking Barriers

The holidays are fast approaching and today I'm sharing some healthy holiday gift ideas including what I'll be gifting and what my wish-list looks like! To check out all my gift ideas, including the gift I'm giving myself to reduce cellulite, listen to the full episode! Healthy Holiday Gift Ideas Books The Ketogenic Bible I Am John Galt The Obstacle Is The Way The Traveler's Gift Zen Mind, Beginners Mind Tao Te Ching Atlas Shrugged The Fountainhead Moleskin Journals Kitchen Primal Potential Coffee Mugs Kicking Horse Coffee Thrive Market Cashews Artisana Coconut Butter Travel Packets Zevia Vitamix Blender Oxo Salad Chopper Behmor Coffee Maker Home Away Luggage Lovesacs Yeti Tumblers & Coolers Body Joovv Light - use coupon code PRIMAL to save $25 My favorite poncho from Ugg (I have it in Navy) Spanx Arm Tights Jump Rope Other ASCEND Audio Workshops Resources How to leave a rating & review Want to be a part of the Primal Potential community? Join the Fat Loss Fast Track Wait List or consider joining Breaking Barriers! What Is Breaking Barriers Ready to try Thrive Market? When you sign up for Thrive Market using thrivemarket.com/primalpotential, you'll save 25% & get free shipping on your first order plus a free 30-day trial membership! How To Leave A Rating & Review (thank you!!!) http://primalpotential.com/416/

This could be the most helpful, useful podcast in Primal Potential history. I cannot wait for you to hear it! Today I'm going to introduce you to 7 steps that will help you, starting today, create your happiest life. Your healthiest life. The other day, on the beach, I read "How To Write Like Tolstoy" and it opens up with a quote I loved: Peter Carey: I was finally a writer. Interviewer: What was it that was clicking? Carey: Age, experience, a simpler form, practice, reading, influence, getting beyond influence. Today we are talking about how to leverage age, experience, a simpler form, practice, reading, influence & getting beyond influence to create your happiest life. I'll tell you how I've done it, how I'm continuing to improve in these areas, what tools I use and what implementation looks like in your life. Before you dive into the episode: a quick reminder that registration for the first Fat Loss Fast Track group of 2018 opens up in just a few weeks. Make sure you're on the wait list! http://primalpotential.com/415/ Resources How to leave a rating & review Want to be a part of the Primal Potential community? Join the Fat Loss Fast Track Wait List or consider joining Breaking Barriers! What Is Breaking Barriers Simon Sinek & The Bagel Story Ready to try Thrive Market? When you sign up for Thrive Market using thrivemarket.com/primalpotential, you'll save 25% & get free shipping on your first order plus a free 30-day trial membership!

In today's episode we're talking about how there's a difference between knowing how you want things to work and doing work. In life & business, many of us struggle to create success because we aren't balanced or consistent in our approach. Today I'm talking about the book The E-Myth Revisted by Michael Gerber. Though the book is about business, it talks about how there are 3 primary approaches to work and how we struggle when there is an imbalance in them. While this is certainly true in business ownership, it's just as true, if not more, in life. The tactician - executes tasks. Gets things done. A to-do list lifer! The manager - strategist. Pragmatist. Planner. The entrepeneur - visionary. Dreamer. Big ideas. We need all three. We can't just go through life crossing tasks off a list. We can't create plans without executing them. We can't have vision without action. We can't succeed without vision. If you feel like you aren't sure what you want for your life, listen to this episode. If you feel frustrated that you create plans but don't implement them, listen to this episode. If you feel like you're so busy doing what has to be done that you have no time to create a life you love, listen to this episode. http://primalpotential.com/414/ Resources The E-Myth Revisted by Michael Gerber Want to be a part of the Primal Potential community? Join the Fat Loss Fast Track Wait List or consider joining Breaking Barriers! What Is Breaking Barriers Ready to try Thrive Market? When you sign up for Thrive Market using thrivemarket.com/primalpotential, you'll save 25% & get free shipping on your first order plus a free 30-day trial membership! How To Leave A Rating & Review (thank you!!!)

Are you too busy working in your life that you aren't ever working on your life? This is a trap most people fall into. I have! Repeatedly! They are so busy keeping up and crossing tasks off their lists that they feel they don't have time to fundamentally change or improve their lives. They're too busy to do the most meaningful work. I recognized this so profoundly in my work - I have been too busy working in my business that I've felt there is no time or ability to work on my business. It's a huge mistake. It's penny wise & pound foolish. It's what we're diving into today! Don't miss it! http://primalpotential.com/413/ Resources 404: Simple Decision Making Criteria Breaking Barriers - Overcome Emotional Eating & Self-Sabotage What Is Breaking Barriers How To Leave A Rating & Review (thank you!!!)

Is it possible to enjoy your vacation, enjoy your food and make progress towards your goals at the same time? Yup, I do believe it is. As I prepare for a bunch of vacations and family holiday celebrations, I thought I'd share with you some general holiday & vacation strategies that go beyond "eat less, move more and only eat what you love". In today's episode we're talking about finding the intersection between pleasure and happiness while you travel or celebrate as well as specific strategies for blending progress & celebration. http://primalpotential.com/412/ Resources Want to be a part of the Primal Potential community? Join the Fat Loss Fast Track Wait List or consider joining Breaking Barriers! What Is Breaking Barriers Primal Potential 050: Do You Treat Weekends Like Vacation Primal Potential 260: Anti-Diet Holiday Strategies Ready to try Thrive Market? When you sign up for Thrive Market using thrivemarket.com/primalpotential, you'll save 25% & get free shipping on your first order plus a free 30-day trial membership! How To Leave A Rating & Review (thank you!!!) Resources Want to be a part of the Primal Potential community? Join the Fat Loss Fast Track Wait List or consider joining Breaking Barriers! What Is Breaking Barriers Primal Potential 050: Do You Treat Weekends Like Vacation Primal Potential 260: Anti-Diet Holiday Strategies Ready to try Thrive Market? When you sign up for Thrive Market using thrivemarket.com/primalpotential, you'll save 25% & get free shipping on your first order plus a free 30-day trial membership! How To Leave A Rating & Review (thank you!!!)

This past weekend was undeniably one of the best of my life. ASCEND, the annual Primal Potential transformation weekend event, was a massive success. I was changed. People who attended were changed. Relationships were formed & breakthroughs happened left & right. I am still processing everything that happened. In today's episode I'm sharing my 5 major mindset takeaways from the weekend. For those of you who weren't able to make it, make sure you stay tuned to find out when & where the next transformation weekend will be! http://primalpotential.com/411/ Resources Want to be a part of the Primal Potential community? Join the Fat Loss Fast Track Wait List or consider joining Breaking Barriers! What Is Breaking Barriers Ready to try Thrive Market? When you sign up for Thrive Market using thrivemarket.com/primalpotential, you'll save 25% & get free shipping on your first order plus a free 30-day trial membership! How To Leave A Rating & Review (thank you!!!)

Oooooh boy do I have a great episode for you today! Since I am spending today in Boston with my ASCEND 2017 attendees, I thought I'd let you in on a little of the fun by sharing an audio from ASCEND 2016! Today's podcast is one of the lectures from ASCEND 2016 on the power of simplicity. This podcast is about doing less to get more. It's about embracing a simple change instead of battling for a complex one. It's about breaking away from the mindset that we need to do 4,000 things to create success and embracing the mindset that we need to just do 4 things and do them 4,000 times. Enjoy this look inside last year's ASCEND event! http://primalpotential.com/410/ Resources 404: Simple Decision Making Criteria Breaking Barriers - Overcome Emotional Eating & Self-Sabotage What Is Breaking Barriers How To Leave A Rating & Review (thank you!!!)

There's a huge difference between choices that bring you pleasure and choices that make you happy. Ultimately, we want to work towards choices that bring both! In today's episode I'm talking about an interaction with a Fat Loss Fast Track client who told me that binges make her happy. Since I've had the opportunity to hear her describe those binges, I know it's not true. I know they make her feel frustrated, defeated, out of control and hopeless. However, the foods she binges on definitely bring her momentary pleasure. How can we find the intersection of both? It comes not just to what we eat, but also to why, when and how much we eat. That's what we're diving into in today's episode. Don't miss it! http://primalpotential.com/409/ Resources Fat Loss Fast Track Wait List 404: Simple Decision Making Criteria Breaking Barriers - Overcome Emotional Eating & Self-Sabotage What Is Breaking Barriers When you sign up for Thrive Market using thrivemarket.com/primalpotential, you'll save 25% & get free shipping on your first order plus a free 30-day trial membership! How To Leave A Rating & Review (thank you!!!)

Today was such a fun episode! It is part 2 of a 2 part listener Q&A episode! We had so much fun in episode 407 talking about parenting, raising healthy kids, staying engaged when you reach maintenance & vegan options for a fat loss breakfast. We also touched on inspiring others, strategies for women in menopause and my tiny house project. Today we're kicking off talking about fitness & exercise and then we dive into my aspirations for Primal, staying postive when life gets crazy & my advice for someone who wants a career in the health & weight loss space. http://primalpotential.com/408/ Resources 404: Simple Decision Making Criteria Breaking Barriers - Overcome Emotional Eating & Self-Sabotage What Is Breaking Barriers In today's episode I mentioned that I created a list of my favorite products from Thrive Market. You can download it here. When you sign up for Thrive Market using thrivemarket.com/primalpotential, you'll save 25% & get free shipping on your first order plus a free 30-day trial membership! How To Leave A Rating & Review (thank you!!!)

Today was such a fun episode! It is part 1 of a 2 part listener Q&A episode and we kick off with a powerful question about how I'll raise my (future) children to be healthy & health-conscious without making food a huge issue in the family. We talk about how to inspire others, how to support others on their own health journeys, what advice I'd give to a menopausal women with 20 pounds to lose, fat loss breakfast options for vegans & much more! Plus, I answer some personal questions about the tiny home I'm building & some other fun stuff! In part 2 (episode 408) we'll kick off with a bunch of questions about workout strategy, getting started with exercise & my own fitness journey. We'll also dive into questions about mindset, procrastination and how to know if your physique goals are realistic for you body. http://primalpotential.com/407/ Resources 404: Simple Decision Making Criteria Breaking Barriers - Overcome Emotional Eating & Self-Sabotage What Is Breaking Barriers How To Leave A Rating & Review (thank you!!!)

Do you ever find yourself rationalizing a choice you know you shouldn't make? Do you catch yourself justifying an excuse? Talking yourself into why it's okay to wait another day or break a promise you made to yourself? That's what we're talking about today. We're talking about first recognizing the way you most commonly rationalize, justify or make excuses. Then we're talking about 3 different ways you can responsd in a resourceful way that gradually eliminates the habit of rationalizing, justifying or making excuses. http://primalpotential.com/406/ Resources 404: Simple Decision Making Criteria Breaking Barriers - Overcome Emotional Eating & Self-Sabotage What Is Breaking Barriers The Thrive Market product I mentioned in today's episode is Great Lakes Gelatin. In today's episode I mentioned that I created a list of my favorite products from Thrive Market. You can download it here. When you sign up for Thrive Market using thrivemarket.com/primalpotential, you'll save 25% & get free shipping on your first order plus a free 30-day trial membership! How To Leave A Rating & Review (thank you!!!)

"If you don't believe in affirmations, go into your child's bathroom and write 'I am a loser' on their mirror." I posted this quote on Instagram the other day (with the disclaimer "please don't actually do this, whether you believe in affirmations or not"). The email responses that came from that post told me loud & clear: we need to talk about the way we talk to & about ourselves. That's what today's episode is all about - how and why we need to change the way we talk to & about ourselves. Lots of people know their negativity isn't helping, but they feel like they can't stop it. Today I introduce 3 powerful strategies to help you make the single change that could make the most difference in your progress & overall happiness: The neutral redirect The empowering redirect The positive redirect Don't miss it! http://primalpotential.com/405/ Resources In today's episode I mentioned that I created a list of my favorite products from Thrive Market. You can download it here. When you sign up for Thrive Market using thrivemarket.com/primalpotential, you'll save 25% & get free shipping on your first order plus a free 30-day trial membership! How To Leave A Rating & Review (thank you!!!)

I believe with all my heart that if you master what we're talking about in today's episode, you can crush any goal you set for yourself. Today's episode is about getting rid of all the drama & all the stories you use to talk yourself into choices that prevent you from reaching your goals. Today's episode is about distinguishing between what is really happening & the story you tell yourself about what is happening. Today we are looking at a couple basic yet powerful ideas: What is really happening without your story? Implementing simple decision making criteria. Oftentimes, we distract and exhaust ourselves with complicated stories about our past or our fears of the future and we get far away from what is really happening and the simple choice that needs to be made. Today we are cutting through all the drama and getting to the basics of the decision at hand & how you can master challenging moments. If you listen to any episode, listen to this one! http://primalpotential.com/404/ Resources In today's episode I mentioned that I created a list of my favorite products from Thrive Market. You can download it here. When you sign up for Thrive Market using thrivemarket.com/primalpotential, you'll save 25% & get free shipping on your first order plus a free 30-day trial membership! How To Leave A Rating & Review (thank you!!!)

Today we are talking about how we mess up our body's natural ability to regulate hunger & satiety, or feelings of fullness. Our body is actually designed to keep us from gaining too much weight through a series of hormonal signals. However, we have the ability to impair those hormonal signals by overeating or eating too much sugar, starch & processed foods. Fortunately for all of us, we can fix our hunger & satiety mechanisms and when we do, fat loss gets so much easier. Hunger diminishes, satiety returns and cravings fade away. If you have ever felt like you feel hungry shortly after eating or it takes a lot to feel full, this episode should be really helpful to you! Don't miss it! http://primalpotential.com/403/ Resources Free E-Book - Hormones & Fat Loss 058: Understanding Fat Loss & The Insulin Effect 179: 3 Fat Loss Hormones How To Leave A Rating & Review (thank you!!!)

"If you get tired of walking up a hill, run. Momentum makes it easier." ~ Ramit Sethi While I know this & adamantly agree with it, reading it in a success tips email from Ramit Sethi was like hearing it & being moved by it for the first time. Today's episode is all about changing strategy to create momentum. Using effort & intensity to make the journey easier, not harder. If you've ever felt like you're tired of trying or not making enough progress, you can't miss today's episode! http://primalpotential.com/402/ Resources: Here's the full email from Ramit Curious about my skin care routine? In today's episode I detailed the Fatco products I use. Fatco Cleansing Oil Fatco Myrrhaculous Face Cream Buy them (and save big) from Thrive Market here Buy them via Amazon (and pay more) here When you sign up for Thrive Market using thrivemarket.com/primalpotential, you'll save 25% & get free shipping on your first order plus a free 30-day trial membership! How To Leave A Rating & Review (thank you!!!)