by SjP | Apr 30, 2026 | Food Strategies, Personal Insights
There’s a habit I haven’t quite let go of and, for a while I thought that meant I was failing in some fundamental way. Every now and then, I open DoorDash or a restaurant’s website, scroll through the menu, build an order down to the last detail, and...
by SjP | Mar 19, 2026 | Personal Insights, Tips & Tricks
Every day I write two lists of things I’m grateful for — five in the morning, and five at night. I write that I am grateful for people I love, for friends who show up, for a warm and comfortable bed, for a safe home, for my cats, and for the parts of my personality...
by SjP | Mar 12, 2026 | Personal Insights
One of the most common things we hear inside Health Warriors is some version of, “I know what I should be doing, I just can’t make myself do it.” That sentence usually comes loaded with frustration and self-blame, as if the issue must be laziness, lack of discipline,...
by SjP | Mar 5, 2026 | Food Strategies, Personal Insights
Once in my life, I made a very clear decision about how I ate. I decided that I didn’t eat sugary snacks or desserts, and I didn’t eat in between meals. If it was meal time, I ate. If it was not, I did not. I wasn’t avoiding sugar entirely. If it was...
by SjP | Feb 26, 2026 | Mental Health, Personal Insights
There was a time when I believed that wanting something automatically meant I should act on it. If I wanted the food, I ate it. If I wanted to avoid something uncomfortable, I avoided it. If I wanted relief, distraction, or comfort in the moment, I followed that urge...
