Your Knees Know Before the Scale Does

Your Knees Know Before the Scale Does

Small wins nobody talks about, but everybody feels When you have a lot of weight to lose, it can feel nearly impossible to see progress. The scale moves slowly, if it moves at all. Some weeks it even goes the wrong direction. Clothes are not much help either, because...
The “I’m Starting Again… Again” Shame Spiral

The “I’m Starting Again… Again” Shame Spiral

Why restarting is not failure. It is the skill that gets you to the finish line. If you’ve ever whispered to yourself, “I can’t believe I’m starting over again,” welcome to the most universal experience in the entire world of weight loss. Every woman in the Health...
The Power of Tiny Percentages

The Power of Tiny Percentages

For most of my life, I have treated change like an all or nothing contest. I thought I had to overhaul everything on a Monday, declare a new life plan, and pretend I suddenly had the stamina of a Navy SEAL. That lasted about twelve minutes. I first learned about the...