by Heather Elliott | Apr 9, 2014 | Mindset, Self-Awareness
An interesting thing happened to me on the way to work today. Panic set in when I started to think about the weight loss goals I have. I began to wonder ‘Can I really do this’? ‘Am I really willing to pay the price and forever eat and live in a new way?’ The reality...
by Heather Elliott | Apr 3, 2014 | Childhood, Mindset, Self-Awareness
We all have predictable ways that we sabotage ourselves. We sabotage ourselves because we don’t love ourselves – at least on some level. In some part of our conscious or subconscious mind, we are not really committed to ourselves or our life in ways that encourage us...
by Heather Elliott | Mar 26, 2014 | Mindset, Self-Awareness, The Science
On Saturday I spent an hour with my personal trainer going through the lifestyle inventory that they do at Goodlife Fitness and I was able to see the exact changes that would be necessary in order for me to reach my ideal weight. Most importantly for me, I was able to...
by Heather Elliott | Mar 20, 2014 | Childhood, Mindset, Self-Awareness
My mother would best describe me as a ‘stubborn’ child. When I was growing up, this was not a good thing… When she was trying to toilet train me, apparently I was slow to learn. This was a story she used to tell me because I remembered nothing about the actual event....
by Heather Elliott | Mar 12, 2014 | Mindset, Self-Awareness
Eating is a mindless habit of mine that I chose to confront. Last week in my blog post I talked about habits – neurological wiring that keeps us doing the same thing over and over because it’s easy. Once our neurons are wired together, it is effortless to make choices...