The No Nonsense Wellness Podcast | Weight Loss & Health for Real Life - without diets, emotional eating, or BS (Tara Faulmann - Health & Nutrition Coach, Therapist, Auto Immune Overcomer, Faith Forward)

Your Bathroom Scale is From the Devil! I'm totally serious! I think your bathroom scale is a torture device and I want to help you end your obsession with it.  In fact I want us to end our obsession with weight all together! I know that sounds like a tall order but I promise it's possible!  Imagine a life where you you don't care what the number is, where you never have to get upset or angry, or frustrated, or discouraged by that stupid number every day.  Imagine how much mental energy it would free up? I can tell you, as someone who has overcome the battle with the scale, it's so freeing! I know, this is freaking you out a little, that should be the first sign that you need an intervention.  In this episode I'm going to give you the science that backs this up, the mindset changes required, and what to do instead.     XOXO Tara   Show Notes:  https://www.tarafaulmann.com/podcast/entry/07     COMING IN APRIL!!!!    Weight Loss & Wellness Coaching Program!!!!! Are you liking what you're hearing on this podcast and feeling like it's YOUR time to Break Free? Are you tired of diet after diet only to end up in the same place or worse? Are you ready for real change, and to have a real coach in your corner every step of the way? Then you might be ready for the Weight Loss and Wellness Program!  Click the link to check it out, and if you're ready, get signed up.  If you still have questions, schedule a free coaching call to see if working together is right for you! Coaching =>  https://www.tarafaulmann.com/coaching/   Looking for a quick head start? Grab this freebie! This workbook will help you change your perspective and make some seemingly simple changes that could make all the difference in getting to your weight loss and health goals.  Download for free here: Freebie => https://www.tarafaulmann.com/5-simple-shifts/   Join our FREE community online! In our weight loss and wellness journey’s there’s nothing more important than a community to cheer us on, hold us accountable and who really understands what we’re going through.  We want you to be a part of the conversation! Join us at: Community => https://community.nononsensewellness.com/c/start-here   If you found value in today's episode, please take a minute to drop me a review on iTunes.  I am so grateful for all of you and hearing from you absolutely lights me up! iTunes => https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/no-nonsense-wellness-podcast-take-back-control-your/id1552309237  

I just can't POSSIBLY work on getting healthy right now!   You WANT to get healthy - you think about it all the time - how you need to lose weight, deal with your relationship with food, make healthy changes to your lifestyle.    BUT "Just not right now!" "I have way to many other things to focus on right now"     OR  "I just don't have the time!" "I'm so BUSY I couldn't possibly add that too"    I SWEAR  "Once x, y, z happens, THEN I'll be able to start"   Sound familiar? We've all used these excuses at different times in our life and you know as well as I do that they're total BS.  So why do we do it? Why do we make excuses and put off something we KNOW would be good for us, something we actually WANT?    - Making "not now" excuses takes the pressure off.  If gives us temporary relief from feeling like we need to change now if we decide we can do it later at some magical perfect time. Unfortunately that magical "perfect" time never appears.     - What we have built up in our heads about what it will actually take to make "big" health changes overwhelms us and we talk ourselves out of it before we even start.  And that's fair, because most of the things we have tried in the past to lose weight and get healthy have sucked, taken a lot of time and mental energy, and the thought of doing it again really DOES just feel like too much.     And more.  In this episode we're unpacking our  excuses, why we use them, and how to overcome them.  I want YOU to take your power back, let's talk about how.     Bottom line: If I told you that you could get healthy, lose weight, and meet your goals and it WOULDN'T feel overwhelming or like "too much", you WOULDN'T need to make excuses, you'd just do it.  That's why I created the Healthy Mind, Healthy Body Program.   Registration is OPEN and you can start immediately, so go to tarafaulmann.com/join to learn more and get registered!   XOXO Tara   PS. If anything in this episode resonated with you, then share the LOVE! Post a screenshot of this episode in your stories and tag me @tarafaulmann! And join the conversation in our FREE No Nonsense Wellness Community!   Show Notes:  https://www.tarafaulmann.com/podcast/entry/48   Join the FREE No Nonsense Podcast Community Join the No Nonsense Community: a place for women who are ready to get real with their health and their lives.   Grab Your FREE trainings & workbooks! Free Jumpstart Workbook   Looking for a quick head start? Grab this free workbook => 5 Simple Shifts to Jumpstart Your Health! This workbook will help you change your perspective and make some seemingly simple changes that could make ALL the difference in getting to your weight loss and health goals. Free Goal Setting Workbook  grab your FREE "Make it Happen" workbook to set better goals and actually achieve them!   Healthy Mind, Healthy Body Program & Membership! Ditch the Diets and Finally Make Peace with Food If you struggle with yo-yo dieting then you know how hard it is to make any real lasting change.  Unfortunately most women get stuck in the belief that being on a diet is the only way to lose weight and get healthy, and when they inevitably fail they’ve destroyed their self esteem, destroyed their relationship with food, and get stuck in a guilt/shame spiral that starts the whole process over again.   If you don’t understand how reprogram your mind that is sabotaging you, and reprogram your body for health, you’ll never make lasting progress.   That’s why I created the Healthy Mind, Healthy Body Program; to teach you how to make a real, lasting transformation in your Mind AND Body.      REGISTRATION IS OPEN NOW!!   Learn More and Register Here 

We can't fix what we don't notice   I have found that lot's of women don't like the term emotional eating, EVEN THOUGH when I use it, you know exactly what I'm talking about!  We don't want to really consider the idea that we have a problem with emotional eating because we have a BELIEF  that dealing with emotional eating is going to take more work than counting points or going keto.  But the truth is that's TOTALLY backwards thinking!  Dealing with our eating behaviors and the emotions and thoughts that underlie them will not only transform our weight and our health, but the entire LIFE that we create.     But the old adage is true - you can't fix what you don't notice.  If we don't recognize our emotional eating behaviors, we will never take the steps to deal with and overcome them.  In this episode I'm going to give you 7 ways to determine if you're eating for emotions or eating for actual hunger.  I want you to get REALLY honest with yourself and recognize how many of those 7 patterns have been true for you.     If you find that you've been emotionally eating more often than you thought, don't despair, or go down the shame and guilt spiral.  Trust me, you're in good company.  Instead, notice, learn, make different choices, listen to more podcast episodes, grab the free tools, and stay tuned because I'm working on a FREE emotional eating mini-course that I'll be dropping soon!!   XOXO Tara   PS. If anything in this episode resonated with you, then share the LOVE! Post a screenshot of this episode in your stories and tag me @tarafaulmann! And join the conversation in our FREE No Nonsense Wellness Community!   Are you tired of being stuck?   We've been taught to go about goal setting all wrong, and then when we don't accomplish the goals we set, we blame ourselves.  Friend - there's nothing wrong with you, the process is the problem!   This FREE mini-course and workbook is designed to help you get clear on what you want and how to get there.  How to set goals so you'll actually achieve them! Use this workbook as a quarterly check-in and whenever you need it to get back on track. Click the button to grab yours!   Free - Make It Happen Mini Course         Show Notes & Full Transcript:  https://www.tarafaulmann.com/podcast/entry/62/ Join the FREE No Nonsense Podcast Community Join the No Nonsense Community: a place for women who are ready to get real with their health and their lives.   Grab Your FREE trainings & workbooks! Free Jumpstart Workbook   Looking for a quick head start? Grab this free workbook => 5 Simple Shifts to Jumpstart Your Health! This workbook will help you change your perspective and make some seemingly simple changes that could make ALL the difference in getting to your weight loss and health goals.     Healthy Mind, Healthy Body Program & Membership! Ditch the Diets and Finally Make Peace with Food If you struggle with yo-yo dieting then you know how hard it is to make any real lasting change.  Unfortunately most women get stuck in the belief that being on a diet is the only way to lose weight and get healthy, and when they inevitably fail they’ve destroyed their self esteem, destroyed their relationship with food, and get stuck in a guilt/shame spiral that starts the whole process over again.   If you don’t understand how reprogram your mind that is sabotaging you, and reprogram your body for health, you’ll never make lasting progress.   That’s why I created the Healthy Mind, Healthy Body Program; to teach you how to make a real, lasting transformation in your Mind AND Body.      Learn More and Register Here 

Quick Tip Tuesday BONUS episode!  You KNOW you're supposed to drink water. Duh! But do you know the details of how much water, when is best to drink and WHY you should drink it? This episode will give you the quick version of how to hydrate and my top tips for staying that way.  Cheers!   XOXO Tara   Show Notes:  https://www.tarafaulmann.com/podcast/entry/06   COMING IN APRIL!!!!    Weight Loss & Wellness Coaching Program!!!!! Are you liking what you're hearing on this podcast and feeling like it's YOUR time to Break Free? Are you tired of diet after diet only to end up in the same place or worse? Are you ready for real change, and to have a real coach in your corner every step of the way? Then you might be ready for the Weight Loss and Wellness Program!  Click the link to check it out, and if you're ready, get signed up.  If you still have questions, schedule a free coaching call to see if working together is right for you!  Coaching =>  https://www.tarafaulmann.com/coaching/   Looking for a quick head start? Grab this freebie! This workbook will help you change your perspective and make some seemingly simple changes that could make all the difference in getting to your weight loss and health goals.  Download for free here: Freebie => https://www.tarafaulmann.com/5-simple-shifts/   Join our FREE community online! In our weight loss and wellness journey’s there’s nothing more important than a community to cheer us on, hold us accountable and who really understands what we’re going through.  We want you to be a part of the conversation! Join us at: Community => https://community.nononsensewellness.com/c/start-here   If you found value in today's episode, please take a minute to drop me a review on iTunes.  I am so grateful for all of you and hearing from you absolutely lights me up! iTunes => https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/no-nonsense-wellness-podcast-take-back-control-your/id1552309237

 

It's NOT about your weight   We talk a lot in this podcast about HEALTH being your goal instead of just weight loss being your goal.  I am firmly in the camp that if you focus on increasing your health, weight loss will be a great side effect of that if your body needs to lose weight. ONLY focusing on losing weight all the time does not necessarily make you healthy.   I could point to a lot of people who look very thin on the outside but inside are not very healthy. I could also point to a lot of women who would, by a BMI chart, be considered overweight but are SUPER healthy athletes.  So what does it really mean to be healthy?   In my opinion whether or not you are healthy has 2 components: your experience of your body as healthy, and the hard numbers.  How you experience your body, how you feel on a daily basis, how your body is able to perform in the ways that you want it to; that's all your subjective experience of your own health. And that is different for all of us.  Then there's the numbers: things like your blood pressure, fasted insulin, and inflammation markers. Those are numbers that are more universal for what's considered healthy or not.  They are super useful markers for us to measure our health against, and they are way more useful at giving us a picture of what's going on inside our bodies that just looking at our weight.     The cool thing about these 7 markers of health is that if you focus on trying to improve one, you'll improve all of them AND your weight as well! What I REALLY want is to set you free from being obsessed and fixated on weight.  We've been so conditioned all our lives that we need to be a certain weight but your weight is just one of TONS of health markers and it's not super useful at telling us what's really going on inside.  You'll be so much more empowered, encouraged, and motivated if you focus on these seven factors instead of just your weight.       XOXO Tara   PS. If anything in this episode resonated with you, then share the LOVE! Head to iTunes and subscribe and leave a written review or post a screenshot of this episode in your stories and tag me @tarafaulmann    Healthy Holidays Masterclass!   Did you know that the average American gains 8 pounds over the holidays?  If you're worried about weight gain over the holidays, stress eating, or overeating, this masterclass is for you! You're going to learn my best strategies for overcoming emotional and stress eating, how to deal with the overwhelm of the holidays without food.  We'll talk about how your body work. How does stress during the holidays affect your body? How does food choice affect your cravings during the holidays, we are touching on it all.  You're going to leave that masterclass with tons of skills and tools that you can use simple strategies and actionable steps that you can put into place right away,  and create your plan for Handling the Holidays and staying on track!   Learn More & Register!   Important Links: If you struggle with yo-yo dieting, emotional eating or creating lasting weight loss and health, then check out the Healthy Mind, Healthy Body Program and Membership so you can ditch the diets and finally make peace with food.   👉 Ask me! Go ahead and ask! I'd love to answer your burning questions on the podcast! I guarantee, if you're wondering something, you're not the only one.  Click to Ask Tara and leave me a short question . . . and then listen for your question to be answered on an upcoming episode!    Subscribe and Review:   I'm honored to be a part of your health and wellness journey by showing up each week with inspiring, educational, and actionable content that I hope is truly helpful for you! I hope the No Nonsense Wellness Podcast blesses you each week. One of the best ways you can bless me in return is by subscribing and leaving a review!  Doing that will help others find the podcast, and show them the value and support that's provided here.  CLICK HERE to subscribe & review!   Share the Wellness!      Show Notes & Transcript:  https://www.tarafaulmann.com/podcast/entry/68

This is a problem . . .   It's 9:00 at night, the kids are finally in bed, and you're DONE.  Mentally, physically, and emotionally cooked.  And this is about the time that you head back to the fridge for something to munch on. You grab that snack, plop down on the couch, turn on the TV and zone out.  The one snack turns into more, and more until it's starts to feel like a binge.     WHY do you keep doing this? And even more important HOW do you stop?   The truth is, your late night snacking and bingeing is a result of all of your decisions and actions throughout the day, NOT just the choice you make in the moment you're standing in front of the fridge.  How much you ate, what you ate, how you managed your emotions, and stressors (or didn't) ALL contribute to that pivotal moment at night where you mindlessly grab for the carton of ice cream because it'll make you feel better.   If you're going to overcome this, we need to attack the problem from both MIND and BODY.  You need to eat such a way during the day that you don't need more food late at night.  And you some mental, emotional, and behavioral strategies so you don't feel the need to calm yourself with food.     In this episode I'll give you some of my best strategies for overcoming late night snacking and bingeing and I'll also give you some of the ways that I personally have overcome these things.  Send me a DM on Instagram if you give them a try or have questions!   XOXO Tara   PS. If anything in this episode resonated with you, then share the LOVE! Post a screenshot of this episode in your stories and tag me @tarafaulmann    Important Links: If you struggle with yo-yo dieting, emotional eating or creating lasting weight loss and health, then check out the Healthy Mind, Healthy Body Program and Membership so you can ditch the diets and finally make peace with food.   Episode 47: The 24 Hour Food Plan   👉 Ask me! Go ahead and ask! I'd love to answer your burning questions on the podcast! I guarantee, if you're wondering something, you're not the only one.  Click to Ask Tara and leave me a short question . . . and then listen for your question to be answered on an upcoming episode!    Subscribe and Review:   I'm honored to be a part of your health and wellness journey by showing up each week with inspiring, educational, and actionable content that I hope is truly helpful for you! I hope the No Nonsense Wellness Podcast blesses you each week. One of the best ways you can bless me in return is by subscribing and leaving a review!  Doing that will help others find the podcast, and show them the value and support that's provided here.  CLICK HERE to subscribe & review!   Share the Wellness!      Show Notes & Transcript:  https://www.tarafaulmann.com/podcast/entry/64  

Good News! The BEST thing is also the EASIEST thing!   I often have conversations that sound something like this: "Tara - there's a lot of things I want to work on, a lot of things I want to change, but there's so much it just feels overwhelming.  Where do I start? What's the one most important thing to work on?"   Sound familiar? Have you wondered this as well?   In this episode I'm going to tell you the one thing that will make the most impact on your health and weight loss goals and the good news is, you can start RIGHT NOW! No special equipment, training, or even preparation is required.  What is this magical thing?   WALKING   Yep, I told you it was the easiest thing!   As humans we ALWAYS tend to seek out the complicated stuff thinking it must be better, and we overlook the simple things that can be super impactful! Walking everyday can have a positive impact on EVERY health marker including your weight.  And no, I'm not talking about running, jogging, speed walking, incline walking, etc.  I'm just talking about calm walking, smelling the flowers, enjoying the scenery and chatting with a friend.  Tune in to hear all about the benefits of walking to your physical health, mental health, and weight loss.  I know some of them will surprise you!   AND   To encourage your walking and get some accountability, join our 30 Day Movement Challenge starting April 18th! It's totally free, plus there will be prizes! Grab your friends and register HERE!     XOXO Tara   PS. If anything in this episode resonated with you, then share the LOVE! Post a screenshot of this episode in your stories and tag me @tarafaulmann! And join the conversation in our FREE No Nonsense Wellness Community!   Show Notes & Full Transcript:  https://www.tarafaulmann.com/podcast/entry/40   Links mentioned in the show:  30 Day Movement Challenge! a super fun and supported challenge to get you MOVING in the right direction.  Register to receive the link to the group, the workbook, and trackers.   Join the FREE No Nonsense Podcast Community Join the No Nonsense Community: a place for women who are ready to get real with their health and their lives.   Grab Your FREE trainings & workbooks! Free Jumpstart Workbook   Looking for a quick head start? Grab this free workbook => 5 Simple Shifts to Jumpstart Your Health! This workbook will help you change your perspective and make some seemingly simple changes that could make ALL the difference in getting to your weight loss and health goals. Free Goal Setting Workbook  grab your FREE "Make it Happen" workbook to set better goals and actually achieve them!   Healthy Mind, Healthy Body Program & Membership! Ditch the Diets and Finally Make Peace with Food If you struggle with yo-yo dieting then you know how hard it is to make any real lasting change.  Unfortunately most women get stuck in the belief that being on a diet is the only way to lose weight and get healthy, and when they inevitably fail they’ve destroyed their self esteem, destroyed their relationship with food, and get stuck in a guilt/shame spiral that starts the whole process over again.   If you don’t understand how reprogram your mind that is sabotaging you, and reprogram your body for health, you’ll never make lasting progress.   That’s why I created the Healthy Mind, Healthy Body Program; to teach you how to make a real, lasting transformation in your Mind AND Body.      REGISTRATION OPENS MAY 16!  SPACE IS LIMITED, GET ON THE WAITING LIST NOW!!   Learn More and Apply Here 

It's SO confusing!    Eat healthy and exercise.  It seems like simple enough advice, but when you try to actually put that into practice it starts to get WAY more complicated! Like what am I actually supposed to DO?   When I was in high school healthy eating was choosing Subway over Taco Bell.  As a college athlete healthy eating was pregame carb loading.  As an adult, healthy eating was trying to eat more vegetables instead of the leftover macaroni and nuggets from my kids plates.  None of those versions of healthy choices were necessarily wrong or right, but NOW, I know more, so I can do better.  And that's what I want for you too.     We've been fed SO much conflicting advice over the years. Your friend says her way of eating the BEST for losing weight.  That girl on Insta says you should eat THIS way.  Your doctor, if they even talk to about food, has a different approach.  The commercial on TV says this food is a healthy choice.  And even the government chimes in with THEIR version of healthy eating.  Who do we listen to? Who is RIGHT?   There ARE foods that, physiologically, are better choices for your health and body functioning than other foods. However I do NOT play the good food/bad food game. Instead I make educated choices about what I want to eat, why I want it, and how it'll make me feel.     In this episode I want to help you learn how to sift through all the conflicting information, and help you start to make the best, most healthy food choices for YOU.      And if you like what you hear, you should jump into the FREE 5 Day Mind/Body Re-Bootcamp July 19-21! We're gonna go DEEP into what it really takes to have a healthy mind and body. Join in!     XOXO Tara   PS  If anything in this episode resonated with you, I'd LOVE to hear about it! Send me a DM on Instagram or post a screenshot of this episode in your stories and tag me @tarafaulmann!  Or join our FREE No Nonsense Wellness Podcast Community!     Show Notes and Full Transcript:  https://www.tarafaulmann.com/podcast/entry/27   FREE 5 Day Mind & Body Re-Bootcamp! Finally, the TRUTH about why those diets haven't worked. It's time for a Re-Boot! If you’re a woman struggling with yo-yo dieting, you already know that it’s impossible to get lasting results when you HATE your diet.  Unfortunately most women make the mistake of seeking out ANOTHER diet, hoping that will be the one, only to be disappointed again.  If you don’t know how your body and mind actually work, you’ll NEVER get the results you want, and you’ll just keep spinning your wheels wasting time, money and your sanity.  That’s why I’ve set up a FREE mini course - to help you recognize the beliefs and habits that keep you stuck, and ELEVATE your health skill set so you never get stuck on the diet hamster wheel again! FREE Re-Bootcamp Registration => https://www.tarafaulmann.com/reboot/   Healthy Mind, Healthy Body Coaching Program & Membership! Ditch the Diets and Finally Make Peace with Food If you struggle with yo-yo dieting then you know how hard it is to make any real lasting change.  Unfortunately most women get stuck in the belief that being on a diet is the only way to lose weight and get healthy, and when they inevitably fail they’ve destroyed their self esteem, destroyed their relationship with food, and get stuck in a guilt/shame spiral that starts the whole process over again.   If you don’t understand how reprogram your mind that is sabotaging you, and reprogram your body for health, you’ll never make lasting progress.   That’s why I created the Healthy Mind, Healthy Body Program; to teach you how to make a real, lasting transformation in your Mind AND Body.      Click the link to learn more, and get on the advanced enrollment list for the next opening.  If you still have questions, schedule a free coaching call to see if working together is right for you!  Coaching =>  https://www.tarafaulmann.com/coaching/   Free Workbook => https://www.tarafaulmann.com/5-simple-shifts/ Looking for a quick head start? Grab this workbook! This workbook will help you change your perspective and make some seemingly simple changes that could make ALL the difference in getting to your weight loss and health goals.     iTunes => https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-no-nonsense-wellness-podcast-healthy-mind-healthy-body/id1552309237  If you found value in today's episode, please take a minute to drop me a review on iTunes.  I am so grateful for all of you and hearing from you absolutely lights me up!   Connect with me! =>  Instagram    Pinterest     Facebook   Join the FREE Podcast Community =>  community.nononsensewellness.com  

Do you reflect on your life when your birthday comes around?   Even more than New Years time, every year around my birthday I get very reflective about my life, where I'm going, and where I've been.  This year, I want to share those reflections with you because I think they might be valuable for you on your journey as well.  And, I hope this episode helps you get to know me a little better.     I'm turning 44 today, and that doesn't give me anxiety, or make me sad or stressed at all! No mid-life crisis here friends! In fact I feel quite the opposite, I feel like I have so much opportunity and so much room for growth that I get excited for the future to come! I'm literally excited about WHO I will become in the next 10 - 40 years.  Aging is really about perspective isn't it? You can see your life as "half over" or you can see it as "the best half is still to come"! I choose the latter 😂    I hope you notice that in an episode where I'm talking about the 3 main things I'm focusing on in the next year, not ONE of them has to do with food, fitness, or losing weight.  Every one of them has to do with my mindset, my growth as a person, the evolution of my spiritual life, and my contributions.     It's so easy to get caught up in the goals and results; the should's, have to's, and expectations that we place on ourselves and that we THINK others place on us.  At this age I should have accomplished these things . . .  Historically, I've been so fixated on the end result that I didn't stop to wonder or pray about whether or not I was even on the right path! This year I'm focusing on letting my own "shoulds" go, and embracing and trusting the paths God leads me down.   I hope you hear a bit of yourself in this episode. I hope there are some valuable nuggets to ponder and pray over. And I hope you'll join me in embracing the unknown and all the opportunity it holds.     XOXO Tara   PS. If anything in this episode resonated with you, then share the LOVE! Post a screenshot of this episode in your stories and tag me @tarafaulmann! And join the conversation in our FREE No Nonsense Wellness Community!   Show Notes & Full Transcripts:  https://www.tarafaulmann.com/podcast/entry/43   Links mentioned in the show:  30 Day Movement Challenge! a super fun and supported challenge to get you MOVING in the right direction.  Click the button register to receive the link to the group, the workbook, and trackers.   Join the FREE No Nonsense Podcast Community Join the No Nonsense Community: a place for women who are ready to get real with their health and their lives.     Grab Your FREE trainings & workbooks! Free Jumpstart Workbook   Looking for a quick head start? Grab this free workbook => 5 Simple Shifts to Jumpstart Your Health! This workbook will help you change your perspective and make some seemingly simple changes that could make ALL the difference in getting to your weight loss and health goals. Free Goal Setting Workbook  grab your FREE "Make it Happen" workbook to set better goals and actually achieve them!     Healthy Mind, Healthy Body Program & Membership! Ditch the Diets and Finally Make Peace with Food If you struggle with yo-yo dieting then you know how hard it is to make any real lasting change.  Unfortunately most women get stuck in the belief that being on a diet is the only way to lose weight and get healthy, and when they inevitably fail they’ve destroyed their self esteem, destroyed their relationship with food, and get stuck in a guilt/shame spiral that starts the whole process over again.   If you don’t understand how reprogram your mind that is sabotaging you, and reprogram your body for health, you’ll never make lasting progress.   That’s why I created the Healthy Mind, Healthy Body Program; to teach you how to make a real, lasting transformation in your Mind AND Body.      REGISTRATION OPENS MAY 16!  SPACE IS LIMITED, GET ON THE WAITING LIST NOW!!   Learn More and Apply Here   

What you don't know CAN hurt you!   "If only I knew then what I know now" . . .  I find myself saying that so often about my body and my health! Thanks to my friend, my physical therapist, and our guest on this episode I'm finding out that so many of my back problems  could be stemming from poor pregnancy and c-section recovery.  If you've given birth, intend to, or know someone  who will be, listen up because the way you take care of your body AFTER pregnancy can have LONG LASTING effects and imbalances that may be causing you a lot of trouble now.  But don't despair, imbalances can be fixed and damage can be repaired with patient, consistent work.   Our guest today is Sarah Nichols, who was a licensed Physical Therapy Assistant for 13 years and has now made it her mission to educate and assist women in getting thier bodies back.  She loves to teach about improving your foundational strength, and getting to the root cause of physical problems and pain instead of just managing symptoms.  She has a genuine desire to help woman during pregnancy and post becasue, as she says, we're not taught how to protect our bodies and get our pelvis strong again which causes future problems in the lower back, hips and knees.  Her favorite body part to work with is the spine because that is usually where our issues start, that's certainly the case for me!    And just a quick update - I've been working really hard on re-building my own foundational strength, and improving imbalances with Sarah.  Our consistent work has paid off and while I have back issues that will never go away, my functioning and mobility has greatly improved and I've started getting back into walking and lifting weights.  The knowledge I now have and the foundational strength I've gained will keep me on the right track and feeling good!  If you're struggling like I was, my best advice is find the RIGHT helpers, be consistent in your exercises and treatments, and give it enough time!   I hope this episode give you hope if you're struggling.  Your body is amazing and incredible abilites to heal itself if you give it the right help!    XOXO Tara   PS. If anything in this episode resonated with you, then share the LOVE! Head to iTunes and subscribe and leave a written review or post a screenshot of this episode in your stories and tag me @tarafaulmann  Important Links:   Want more from Special Guest & Sarah Nichols?! Contact her HERE: SarahNicholsPTA15@gmail.com     Related Episodes:  Episode 38 - 6 Areas to Address for Deep, Transformational Health Episode 46 - Health Hierarchy - Building a Strong Foundation Episode 22 - 3 Weight Training Myths You Need to Ditch Now   👉 Ask me! Go ahead and ask! I'd love to answer your burning questions on the podcast! I guarantee, if you're wondering something, you're not the only one.  Click to Ask Tara and leave me a short question . . . and then listen for your question to be answered on an upcoming episode!    Subscribe and Review:   I'm honored to be a part of your health and wellness journey by showing up each week with inspiring, educational, and actionable content that I hope is truly helpful for you! I hope the No Nonsense Wellness Podcast blesses you each week. One of the best ways you can bless me in return is by subscribing and leaving a review!  Doing that will help others find the podcast, and show them the value and support that's provided here.  CLICK HERE to subscribe & review!   Show Notes & Transcript:  https://www.tarafaulmann.com/podcast/entry/86/

How is this happening again!? "Last summer I swore I would lose weight by the next summer so I'd look cuter in my shorts, tanks, and swimsuits. But here I am again, looking the same, and not wanting to show my body".  UGH! Sound familiar?   I may or may not say those words EVERY summer LOL!  The interesting thing is, I say those words no matter what my body actually looks like. Heavier, thinner, more muscular, less muscular, it doesn't matter, every summer is the same.  Here we go again . . .    What if we could stop that? What if we could love ourselves right where we are? How did we even develop the idea of what a "summer body" even looks like and whether or not we have one? What are we missing out on by hating our bodies with less clothes on? What is this arbitrary standard that I'm judging myself against? Why do I care so much about what I THINK others think about how I look in a swimsuit?   When you read the title of this episode, were you like "YES girl! Tell me the secret because I'm running out of time and don't want to wear this mumu coverup again this year!"     Are you mad because you're realizing that I'm NOT going to give you some magical diet or exercise routine to drop lbs fast? If the answer is YES then this episode is especially important for you to hear.     XOXO Tara   Show Notes:  https://www.tarafaulmann.com/podcast/entry/17   Weight Loss & Wellness Coaching Program! If you’re OVER IT, tired of diets not working, tired of the lose weight/gain weight yo yo, tired of taking care of everyone else but letting yourself go, check this out.  You’ll learn to :

• Properly set goals so you'll actually stick to them and succeed
• Retrain your mind for success and food freedom
• Overcome emotional eating for good
• Create new, healthy, lasting habits for long term success, and remove habits that no longer serve you
• Use food as fuel, how to determine what foods are right for you, and how food works in your body
• Simple ways to incorporate movement and exercise into your busy life

Take control of your mind, your body, and your life! Click the link to check it out, and get on the advanced enrollment list.  If you still have questions, schedule a free coaching call to see if working together is right for you!  Coaching =>  https://www.tarafaulmann.com/coaching/   Looking for a quick head start? Grab this workbook! This workbook will help you change your perspective and make some seemingly simple changes that could make all the difference in getting to your weight loss and health goals.  Download for free here: Free Workbook => https://www.tarafaulmann.com/5-simple-shifts/   Join our FREE community online! In our weight loss and wellness journey’s there’s nothing more important than a community to cheer us on, hold us accountable and who really understands what we’re going through.  We want you to be a part of the conversation! Join us at: Community => https://community.nononsensewellness.com/c/start-here   If you found value in today's episode, please take a minute to drop me a review on iTunes.  I am so grateful for all of you and hearing from you absolutely lights me up! iTunes => https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/no-nonsense-wellness-podcast-take-back-control-your/id1552309237  

"Just listen to your body, eat intuitively, do what works for you . . . "   Well intentioned advice for sure, but honestly pretty useless in practice. When we hear advice like this we usually think something like "oh ya, I would like to do that, that sounds good".  But then when we actually attempt itwe get super frustrated, we don't know HOW to listen to our body, and it becomes just one more thing we feel like a failure at.  I mean it SEEMS like it should be so simple, and then when it's not, we get discouraged, we feel broken, and it's one more diet strategy that just didn't work for us.  Back to the drawing board.   Don't get me wrong, I actually think the concepts of listening to your body and doing what works for you are critically important skills for your success in achieving the lasting health and weight loss you're after.  In fact, the ability to truly tune in to your body, in my opinion, is the is one of the biggest deciding factors between success and failure in achieving lasting health and weight loss.  The reason the advice is BS is because it's literally impossible to just DO unless you've been taught and have practiced the skills necessary to do it.   After years of yo-yo dieting where we are always "prescribing" a plan and TELLING our body what food it will get and when, we have lost the ability to tune and listen to what IT actually needs.   Think about your last diet - you had rules about the amount and types of food you were allowed to eat and you probably also had a lot of rules about when you were allowed to eat.  That is the opposite of listening to your body.  So in order to regain the ability to tune in to the signals of our body we need to learn the tools and practice them.   We spend  a lot of time honing this skill in the Healthy Mind Healthy Body Program.  If you found the tips in today's episode helpful, I encourage you to hit the link and check it out!   XOXO Tara   PS. the Healthy Mind, Healthy Body Program is OPEN!  You can start immediately with the program and coaching, so go to tarafaulmann.com/join to learn more and get registered!   PPS. If anything in this episode resonated with you, then share the LOVE! Post a screenshot of this episode in your stories and tag me @tarafaulmann! And join the conversation in our FREE No Nonsense Wellness Community!   Show Notes & Full Transcript:  https://www.tarafaulmann.com/podcast/entry/54 Mentioned in this Episode 24 Hour Food Plan - episode 47   Join the FREE No Nonsense Podcast Community Join the No Nonsense Community: a place for women who are ready to get real with their health and their lives.   Grab Your FREE trainings & workbooks! Free Jumpstart Workbook   Looking for a quick head start? Grab this free workbook => 5 Simple Shifts to Jumpstart Your Health! This workbook will help you change your perspective and make some seemingly simple changes that could make ALL the difference in getting to your weight loss and health goals. Free Goal Setting Workbook  How many times have you set a goal you really wanted and then not achieved it?  You've probably been taught to go about goal setting all wrong! Grab your FREE "Make it Happen" workbook and get my whole strategy to set better goals and actually achieve them!     Healthy Mind, Healthy Body Program & Membership! Ditch the Diets and Finally Make Peace with Food If you struggle with yo-yo dieting then you know how hard it is to make any real lasting change.  Unfortunately most women get stuck in the belief that being on a diet is the only way to lose weight and get healthy, and when they inevitably fail they’ve destroyed their self esteem, destroyed their relationship with food, and get stuck in a guilt/shame spiral that starts the whole process over again.   If you don’t understand how reprogram your mind that is sabotaging you, and reprogram your body for health, you’ll never make lasting progress.   That’s why I created the Healthy Mind, Healthy Body Program; to teach you how to make a real, lasting transformation in your Mind AND Body.      REGISTRATION IS OPEN NOW!!   Learn More and Register Here 

It's one of THE HARDEST things to do . . .   Reportedly 86% of women have a poor body image.  Based on personal and professional experience, and including adolescent and teen girls, I would say that number is a lot higher.  We could talk for days about the origins of our collective self-hate and probably should, but I think it's more productive right now to have a conversation about what to do about it.     Your body image is comprised of 4 parts: Perception: how YOU perceive your body (not how it actually looks to others) Emotion: how you feel about your body Cognition: your thoughts and beliefs about your body Action: the actions you take based on your perception, emotion, and cognition   If you really want to improve your body image you must always think about it from those 4 perspectives, work on changing all 4, and consider how they all affect each other.   For example: I perceive that my thighs are too fat and have too much cellulite compared to her.  My constant thoughts are that it's so unfair that I have to deal with this and she doesn't and I hate my legs.  I feel frustrated, sad, ugly and stuck. Therefore I refuse to wear shorts in the summer even though I'm hot because I want to hide my horrible legs.  See how that works? All 4 aspects reinforcing each other, and forming your negative body image.    It can feel like a double edged sword: I think my body image will improve if I lose weight, but losing weight is much harder without a better body image.  The truth is, that if you can improve your body image NOW, right where you're at, extra weight and fluff and cellulite and stretch marks and all, then your chances of ACTUALLY reaching your health and weight loss goals goes up SIGNIFICANTLY!  You can love yourself at ANY size, and I would argue that you MUST if you really want to move forward.  Listen up for 5 simple strategies you can start implementing RIGHT NOW to get you on track to a better body image.   XOXO Tara   PS. if you like content like this, then you'll LOVE the Healthy Mind, Healthy Body Program!  It's OPEN for registration right now.  You can start immediately with the program and coaching, so go to tarafaulmann.com/join to learn more and get registered!   PPS. If anything in this episode resonated with you, then share the LOVE! Post a screenshot of this episode in your stories and tag me @tarafaulmann! And join the conversation in our FREE No Nonsense Wellness Community!   Show Notes:  https://www.tarafaulmann.com/podcast/entry/55 Join the FREE No Nonsense Podcast Community Join the No Nonsense Community: a place for women who are ready to get real with their health and their lives.   Grab Your FREE trainings & workbooks! Free Jumpstart Workbook   Looking for a quick head start? Grab this free workbook => 5 Simple Shifts to Jumpstart Your Health! This workbook will help you change your perspective and make some seemingly simple changes that could make ALL the difference in getting to your weight loss and health goals. Free Goal Setting Workbook  How many times have you set a goal you really wanted and then not achieved it?  You've probably been taught to go about goal setting all wrong! Grab your FREE "Make it Happen" workbook and get my whole strategy to set better goals and actually achieve them!     Healthy Mind, Healthy Body Program & Membership! Ditch the Diets and Finally Make Peace with Food If you struggle with yo-yo dieting then you know how hard it is to make any real lasting change.  Unfortunately most women get stuck in the belief that being on a diet is the only way to lose weight and get healthy, and when they inevitably fail they’ve destroyed their self esteem, destroyed their relationship with food, and get stuck in a guilt/shame spiral that starts the whole process over again.   If you don’t understand how reprogram your mind that is sabotaging you, and reprogram your body for health, you’ll never make lasting progress.   That’s why I created the Healthy Mind, Healthy Body Program; to teach you how to make a real, lasting transformation in your Mind AND Body.   

Did you do it again?!    Did you start off January 1st all full of motivation, plans, expectations, and excitement about how THIS TIME WILL BE DIFFERENT?! You made that resolution in good faith, with good intentions to better yourself and improve your life, but like 85% of people who make resolutions, it all fizzled out by February.   If your resolutions didn't stick, you're far from alone, but there's 3 really big reasons for it that you probably haven't considered before: 1. You chose the wrong thing for your resolution 2. You relied too much on motivation 3. You tried to change what you're doing without changing what you're thinking    In todays episode I'm going to break down these three issues and how you should approach each of them differently for better success.  Then I'm going to tell you how I do resolutions so that I always stick to them.   This episode is about MUCH MORE than just resolutions, it's a whole framework for setting and accomplishing literally ANY GOAL at ANY TIME.     Also CLICK HERE for my FREE quarterly goal setting check in and assessment worksheet that I personally use to keep myself on track!  I know you'll find it super helpful!  Post in the community and share the goal you're working on!   If anything in this episode resonated with you, I'd LOVE to hear about it! Send me a DM on Instagram or post a screenshot of this episode in your stories and tag me @tarafaulmann! And join the conversation in our FREE No Nonsense Wellness Community!   XOXO Tara   Show Notes:  https://www.tarafaulmann.com/podcast/entry/33   Links Mentioned in Show FREE Goal Setting Workbook!  grab your FREE workbook to set better goals and actually achieve them!   Join the FREE No Nonsense Podcast Community Join the No Nonsense Community: a place for women who are ready to get real with their health and their lives.   Grab Your FREE workbook! Free Workbook   Looking for a quick head start? Grab this free workbook => 5 Simple Shifts to Jumpstart Your Health! This workbook will help you change your perspective and make some seemingly simple changes that could make ALL the difference in getting to your weight loss and health goals.     Healthy Mind, Healthy Body Program & Membership! Ditch the Diets and Finally Make Peace with Food If you struggle with yo-yo dieting then you know how hard it is to make any real lasting change.  Unfortunately most women get stuck in the belief that being on a diet is the only way to lose weight and get healthy, and when they inevitably fail they’ve destroyed their self esteem, destroyed their relationship with food, and get stuck in a guilt/shame spiral that starts the whole process over again.   If you don’t understand how reprogram your mind that is sabotaging you, and reprogram your body for health, you’ll never make lasting progress.   That’s why I created the Healthy Mind, Healthy Body Program; to teach you how to make a real, lasting transformation in your Mind AND Body.      ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS NOW!!   Learn More and Apply Here 

Working on that "attitude of gratitude" right?   That's a saying we like to toss around, but something we rarely put it into practice.  But what if I told you that we have amassed almost 20 years of scientific study and evidence that proves that increased gratitude leads to more happiness, better health, more meaning in life, better relationships, and more? You'd listen up right?!   Today we're talking about the power of gratitude and how to harness that power in your own life.  Gratefulness goes well beyond just being thankful when things go well.  The challenge is finding things to be grateful for even when things are hard.  Gratefulness is a not just a state of being thankful, its also a trait, it's the way you see the world.  Cultivating more gratitude in your life isn't hard at all but it does require intention.     If anything in this episode resonated with you, I'd LOVE to hear about it! Send me a DM on Instagram or post a screenshot of this episode in your stories and tag me @tarafaulmann! And join the conversation in our FREE No Nonsense Wellness Community!   XOXO Tara   Show Notes and Full Transcript:  https://www.tarafaulmann.com/podcast/entry/31   Articles for further study mentioned in the episode: https://positivepsychology.com/gratitude-research/ https://dailyverses.net/gratitude https://www.happierhuman.com/benefits-of-gratitude/   Healthy Mind, Healthy Body Program & Membership! Ditch the Diets and Finally Make Peace with Food If you struggle with yo-yo dieting then you know how hard it is to make any real lasting change.  Unfortunately most women get stuck in the belief that being on a diet is the only way to lose weight and get healthy, and when they inevitably fail they’ve destroyed their self esteem, destroyed their relationship with food, and get stuck in a guilt/shame spiral that starts the whole process over again.   If you don’t understand how reprogram your mind that is sabotaging you, and reprogram your body for health, you’ll never make lasting progress.   That’s why I created the Healthy Mind, Healthy Body Program; to teach you how to make a real, lasting transformation in your Mind AND Body.      ENROLLING NOW!!  Click the link to learn more and register. HMHB Program & Membership =>  https://www.tarafaulmann.com/join/   Free Workbook => https://www.tarafaulmann.com/5-simple-shifts/ Looking for a quick head start? Grab this workbook! This workbook will help you change your perspective and make some seemingly simple changes that could make ALL the difference in getting to your weight loss and health goals.     iTunes => https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-no-nonsense-wellness-podcast-healthy-mind-healthy-body/id1552309237  If you found value in today's episode, please take a minute to drop me a review on iTunes.  I am so grateful for all of you and hearing from you absolutely lights me up!   Connect with me! =>  Instagram    Pinterest     Facebook   Join the FREE Podcast Community =>  community.nononsensewellness.com

Oh the power of a plan!   Success in literally ANYTHING requires consistent activity over time.  Consistency is made easy and doable by having systems, routines, and habits.  One of my FAVORITE systems to teach is the 24 Hour Food Plan, because it's SUPER simple but also incredibly powerful.   It's exactly what it sounds like - in the morning you're pre-planning your food for the day.  Except unlike diets you've tried, you're putting on your plan exactly the things you actually want, not the food you think you SHOULD eat.  You're not not weighing or measuring or writing down amounts - you're simply eating what you wrote down when you're hungry and stopping when you're full.   I know what you're thinking - "that's too easy, what is that seriously even doing?" I don't blame you, I know we're all used to having to stick to food rules and having food always be a complex maze of eat this/don't eat that.   Creating a 24 Hour Food Plan is actually HIGHLY effective  - here's the highlights:  - helps you be more conscious, mindful, and intention with your food  - increases your confidence and feelings of control around food  - you're aware of and more honest about what you're actually eating in a day  - you'll teach your brain that you can make commitments and keep them  - you begin to learn that reaching your health and weight loss goals are about what you CAN do/have rather than what you CAN'T do/have.  Doesn't that sound refreshing!? And more.   Give a listen to this episode to hear exactly how to execute this plan, how it works, why it's so powerful, and how to troubleshoot and really get the most out of it for yourself.     And if you like simple, powerful strategies like this, the Healthy Mind, Healthy Body Program might be for you! Registration is OPEN and coaching starts in a week, so go to tarafaulmann.com/join to learn more and get registered!     XOXO Tara   PS. If anything in this episode resonated with you, then share the LOVE! Post a screenshot of this episode in your stories and tag me @tarafaulmann! And join the conversation in our FREE No Nonsense Wellness Community!   Show Notes and Full Transcripts:  https://www.tarafaulmann.com/podcast/entry/46   Links Mentioned in This Episode Episode 45    "Your System is Broken - 3 Strategies to Fix It"    Join the FREE No Nonsense Podcast Community Join the No Nonsense Community: a place for women who are ready to get real with their health and their lives.   Grab Your FREE trainings & workbooks! Free Jumpstart Workbook   Looking for a quick head start? Grab this free workbook => 5 Simple Shifts to Jumpstart Your Health! This workbook will help you change your perspective and make some seemingly simple changes that could make ALL the difference in getting to your weight loss and health goals. Free Goal Setting Workbook  grab your FREE "Make it Happen" workbook to set better goals and actually achieve them!   Healthy Mind, Healthy Body Program & Membership! Ditch the Diets and Finally Make Peace with Food If you struggle with yo-yo dieting then you know how hard it is to make any real lasting change.  Unfortunately most women get stuck in the belief that being on a diet is the only way to lose weight and get healthy, and when they inevitably fail they’ve destroyed their self esteem, destroyed their relationship with food, and get stuck in a guilt/shame spiral that starts the whole process over again.   If you don’t understand how reprogram your mind that is sabotaging you, and reprogram your body for health, you’ll never make lasting progress.   That’s why I created the Healthy Mind, Healthy Body Program; to teach you how to make a real, lasting transformation in your Mind AND Body.      REGISTRATION IS OPEN NOW!!   Learn More and Register Here 

Not Today "Karen" . . .    I really DO feel bad for anyone named Karen, I'm so sorry your name is now synonymous with a difficult person.    But when I say "Karen" you know exactly the type of difficult person I'm talking about! Difficult people come in many forms, sometimes they're difficult all the time, sometimes they're just difficult at certain times or certain conversations.   Dealing with difficult people, both in person and on line, is a HUGE source of stress for us; and you know that increased stress is going to totally hamper your health, wellness, and weight loss progress.     Difficult people might be family, friends, co-workers, online etc. and they might show up like: - blaming others and not taking responsibility for their part in a situation - often complain more than praise, negative - may be angry, argumentative, aggressive, or passive aggressive - self-centered, always think they're right, don't listen to other ideas, talk down to people - and tons of other ways!   There ARE very effective ways you can learn to deal with difficult people, but it will take you some practice.  The 5 strategies I'll outline in this episode will be SUPER effective and you can start practicing them right now with any of the difficult people in your life.  But always remember - you can't change anyone, you are only in control of YOUR thoughts, emotions, actions, and reactions.  You are always in control of how much you let difficult people affect you.    ​ XOXO Tara   PS. the Healthy Mind, Healthy Body Program is OPEN!  You can start immediately with the program and coaching, so go to tarafaulmann.com/join to learn more and get registered!   PPS. If anything in this episode resonated with you, then share the LOVE! Post a screenshot of this episode in your stories and tag me @tarafaulmann! And join the conversation in our FREE No Nonsense Wellness Community!   Show Notes & Full Transcript:  https://www.tarafaulmann.com/podcast/entry/58 Join the FREE No Nonsense Podcast Community Join the No Nonsense Community: a place for women who are ready to get real with their health and their lives.   Grab Your FREE trainings & workbooks! Free Jumpstart Workbook   Looking for a quick head start? Grab this free workbook => 5 Simple Shifts to Jumpstart Your Health! This workbook will help you change your perspective and make some seemingly simple changes that could make ALL the difference in getting to your weight loss and health goals. Free Goal Setting Workbook  How many times have you set a goal you really wanted and then not achieved it?  You've probably been taught to go about goal setting all wrong! Grab your FREE "Make it Happen" workbook and get my whole strategy to set better goals and actually achieve them!     Healthy Mind, Healthy Body Program & Membership! Ditch the Diets and Finally Make Peace with Food If you struggle with yo-yo dieting then you know how hard it is to make any real lasting change.  Unfortunately most women get stuck in the belief that being on a diet is the only way to lose weight and get healthy, and when they inevitably fail they’ve destroyed their self esteem, destroyed their relationship with food, and get stuck in a guilt/shame spiral that starts the whole process over again.   If you don’t understand how reprogram your mind that is sabotaging you, and reprogram your body for health, you’ll never make lasting progress.   That’s why I created the Healthy Mind, Healthy Body Program; to teach you how to make a real, lasting transformation in your Mind AND Body.      REGISTRATION IS OPEN NOW!!   Learn More and Register Here 

Oh my gosh I started a podcast! In this kick off episode, I'll take a little time to share who I am, how I got here, and and this journey we'll go on together.  Weight loss, health, and wellness for me have been a hard fought battle, but let my story serve as inspiration that you too can come out the other side.  We are powerful, and we can do this together.

XOXO

Tara

Show Notes:  https://www.tarafaulmann.com/podcast/entry/01   COMING IN APRIL!!!!    Weight Loss & Wellness Coaching Program!!!!! Are you liking what you're hearing on this podcast and feeling like it's YOUR time to Break Free? Are you tired of diet after diet only to end up in the same place or worse? Are you ready for real change, and to have a real coach in your corner every step of the way? Then you might be ready for the Weight Loss and Wellness Program!  Click the link to check it out, and if you're ready, get signed up.  If you still have questions, schedule a free coaching call to see if working together is right for you!  Coaching =>  https://www.tarafaulmann.com/coaching/   Looking for a quick head start? Grab this freebie! This workbook will help you change your perspective and make some seemingly simple changes that could make all the difference in getting to your weight loss and health goals.  Download for free here: Freebie => https://www.tarafaulmann.com/5-simple-shifts/   Join our FREE community online! In our weight loss and wellness journey’s there’s nothing more important than a community to cheer us on, hold us accountable and who really understands what we’re going through.  We want you to be a part of the conversation! Join us at: Community => https://community.nononsensewellness.com/c/start-here   If you found value in today's episode, please take a minute to drop me a review on iTunes.  I am so grateful for all of you and hearing from you absolutely lights me up! iTunes => https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/no-nonsense-wellness-podcast-take-back-control-your/id1552309237

 

Intentional Living Made Simple   It's hard to believe it's January 2023! I know that this is the time of year where we're all really focused on getting our crap together.  We all want to get a little bit more organized so that we feel like we're heading into the year with a plan. I thought this was the perfect time to share with you guys my interview with Julie Redmond of Mom Made Plans. Julie is all about intentional living made simple. She's on a mission to make life feel easier and meaningfully productive through the ultimate life hack of self awareness and intentional living.    Julie is a mom of twins so had to learn really fast how to get organized so she could get more done.  She also had to learn how to give herself a whole lot of grace for what she DIDN'T get done!     In this episode, Julie shares some of her best tips and tricks about being more intentional in your day, especially with your meal planning.  All to often we overcomplicate things to the point we get overwhelmed and then don't do anything.  Meal planning and being intentional with food can be way easier than we make it! These tips will be great for new meal planners and those who have been doing it awhile.    If you want to hear more from Julie, check out the Mom Made Plans Podcast, and check out her Etsy store for all her amazing organizational printables at Paper Made Plans.   XOXO Tara   Guest Links: Connect with Julie Redmond of Mom Made Plans! Podcast >  Mom Made Plans Podcast  Instagram >  @mommadeplans  Email >  julie@papermadeplans.com  Productivity Printables > www.etsy.com/shop/papermadeplans    If you struggle with yo-yo dieting, emotional eating or creating lasting weight loss and health, then check out the Healthy Mind, Healthy Body Program and Membership so you can ditch the diets and finally make peace with food.   👉 Ask me! Go ahead and ask! I'd love to answer your burning questions on the podcast! I guarantee, if you're wondering something, you're not the only one.  Click to Ask Tara and leave me a short question . . . and then listen for your question to be answered on an upcoming episode!    Subscribe and Review:   I'm honored to be a part of your health and wellness journey by showing up each week with inspiring, educational, and actionable content that I hope is truly helpful for you! I hope the No Nonsense Wellness Podcast blesses you each week. One of the best ways you can bless me in return is by subscribing and leaving a review!  Doing that will help others find the podcast, and show them the value and support that's provided here.  CLICK HERE to subscribe & review!   Show Notes & Transcript:  https://www.tarafaulmann.com/podcast/entry/77

Let's Get Back to the Basics . . .  Here's the deal; you can try ANY diet you want to, but it will NEVER work long term unless you are first performing these 3 basics consistently.  And NO, they don't have anything to do with what you're eating.  There's a lot of ways to lose weight, there's a lot of ways to get healthy, different strategies work for different people because we're all different!   But there are 3 basics that transcend all diets, strategies and plans.  Three things, that if you don't have them down, it won't matter what your diet strategy is because in the end you'll fail.   We're all so quick to jump on the newest diet, the complicated and time consuming strategy, the restrictive plan, but we completely overlook the basics.  And even if that diet works short term, all the weight will come back in the long term without these 3 basics.  So what are they?

• chronic mild dehydration
• chronic sleep deprivation
• chronic stress

If you can't commit to staying properly hydrated, getting enough sleep, and managing stress, your weight loss and health efforts will ultimately fail.  Seriously, don't even bother starting that diet unless you can consistently perform these three things.   All three of these, ON THIER OWN, program your body to crave sweet and salty foods, store more fat, and burn less fat.  Now imagine the uphill battle you're facing if you suffer from all 3!   In today's episode we're going to break down these 3 Basics, and then I'll tell you what to do about them!     Need more help with some of these concepts and want to actually KNOW how to put them in place in your life? Then make sure you're on the mailing list for the next launch of the Health Mind, Healthy Body Program!        XOXO Tara   Full Transcript & Show Notes:  https://www.tarafaulmann.com/podcast/entry/20   Links mentioned in the episode: Serina Barron Fitness =>  YouTube, Instagram - Awesome home workouts from a super knowledgeable coach.  She is GOALS ya'll! You'll love her!   Fit15 => Fit15 with Ashely Armstrong. - Super effective 15 minute workouts you can do anytime, anywhere. Check out the website for membership info!   My favorite electrolytes =>  TrueSport Hydration   Healthy Mind, Healthy Body Coaching Program! Ditch the Diets and Finally Make Peace with Food If you struggle with yo-yo dieting then you know how hard it is to make any real lasting change.  Unfortunately most women get stuck in the belief that being on a diet is the only way to lose weight and get healthy, and when they inevitably fail they’ve destroyed their self esteem, destroyed their relationship with food, and get stuck in a guilt/shame spiral that starts the whole process over again.   If you don’t understand how reprogram your mind that is sabotaging you, and reprogram your body for health, you’ll never make lasting progress.   That’s why I created the Healthy Mind, Healthy Body Program; to teach you how to make a real, lasting transformation in your Mind AND Body.      Click the link to learn more, and get on the advanced enrollment list for the next opening.  If you still have questions, schedule a free coaching call to see if working together is right for you!  Coaching =>  https://www.tarafaulmann.com/coaching/   Free Workbook => https://www.tarafaulmann.com/5-simple-shifts/ Looking for a quick head start? Grab this workbook! This workbook will help you change your perspective and make some seemingly simple changes that could make ALL the difference in getting to your weight loss and health goals.     iTunes => https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-no-nonsense-wellness-podcast-healthy-mind-healthy-body/id1552309237  If you found value in today's episode, please take a minute to drop me a review on iTunes.  I am so grateful for all of you and hearing from you absolutely lights me up!   Connect with me! =>  Instagram    Pinterest     Facebook

Time to Focus on Food   In this podcast, we talk a lot about the mental game of overcoming stress eating, emotional eating, food obsession, and over eating.  We talk a lot about the mindset piece, and it's SO important, but that's only half the equation. The Healthy Mind side of the equation. We need to also spend some time talking about the Healthy Body side of the equation. So  for the next few weeks we're going to focus on food because truly, they both work together.  Fixing the food, fixing how your body works, will make it so much easier to deal with how your mind works. They both very much work together, and we need to understand both.    It's January and many of you probably started some sort of healthy eating plan, to eat cleaner, to eat healthier, to work on the food. And that's amazing! I want to help you along with that, I want to give you some real science backed ideas about food so the next three episodes we're focusing on the 3 macronutrients, proteins, fats, and carbs.    We're starting with protein in this episode because in my opinion it's the most important macronutrient for you to optimize in your diet.  For those of you in perimenopause or menopause especially, getting enough protein is SO important for hormone production, and muscle mass protection.  Most women don't get enough protein and a whole host of issues could be improved if you did - so listen up for the details!   And it's not too late to join HMHB for 2023, it's still open through January.  So if you think you're ready for more, then the HMHB Program and Membership is ready for you! (check your email for 10% off!)   XOXO Tara   PS. If anything in this episode resonated with you, then share the LOVE! Head to iTunes and subscribe and leave a written review or post a screenshot of this episode in your stories and tag me @tarafaulmann    Important Links: Episode 12 - Collagen Supplements | Hype or Help Episode 16 - Should I Track Macro's to Lose Weight? Episode 51 - Where's the Beef? Are Plant Based Burgers Healthy?   👉 Ask me! Go ahead and ask! I'd love to answer your burning questions on the podcast! I guarantee, if you're wondering something, you're not the only one.  Click to Ask Tara and leave me a short question . . . and then listen for your question to be answered on an upcoming episode!    Subscribe and Review:   I'm honored to be a part of your health and wellness journey by showing up each week with inspiring, educational, and actionable content that I hope is truly helpful for you! I hope the No Nonsense Wellness Podcast blesses you each week. One of the best ways you can bless me in return is by subscribing and leaving a review!  Doing that will help others find the podcast, and show them the value and support that's provided here.  CLICK HERE to subscribe & review!   Share the Wellness!      Show Notes & Transcript:  https://www.tarafaulmann.com/podcast/entry/79

Chronic Stress is Making You Fat   As a society, we're more stressed than we've ever been.  We're also more out of shape, overweight, obese, and unhealthy than we've ever been.  Stress isn't the ONLY reason we're struggling but it's a HUGE contributing factor that we don't give enough time, thought, or work to.     Stress is not just when you feel overwhelmed or pulled in too many directions, stress is a physiological response in your body to TONS of things.  Acute stress, like running from a tiger in the jungle, has kept us alive, but chronic stress is slowly killing us.  We were not designed to be in a stress response long term, yet that's how most of us live our lives and it's taking a toll.  Chronic stress can result in:

• high blood pressure and heart disease
• insomnia
• chronic illness and auto immune disorders
• stroke
• overweight, obesity, difficulty losing weight
• poor digestion, and impaired gut microbiome 
• weak immune function and prone to catching illnesses
• muscle tension and pain
• skin irritations and rashes
• poor recovery from physical activity

If you're struggling to get healthy and lose weight it could be that chronic stress that's holding you back! Listen in to find out how, and what to do about it.   XOXO Tara   PS. If anything in this episode resonated with you, then share the LOVE! Head to iTunes and subscribe and leave a written review or post a screenshot of this episode in your stories and tag me @tarafaulmann    Important Links:   Healthy Mind, Healthy Body Program  If you struggle with yo-yo dieting, emotional eating or creating lasting weight loss and health then check out the Healthy Mind, Healthy Body Program so you can ditch the diets and finally make peace with food!   Episode 78 - Simple Stress Management | A New Study on Meditation & Breathwork Episode 57 - Self Care for Real Life Episode 32 - Overcome the Overwhelm   👉 Ask me! Go ahead and ask! I'd love to answer your burning questions on the podcast! I guarantee, if you're wondering something, you're not the only one.  Click to Ask Tara and leave me a short question . . . and then listen for your question to be answered on an upcoming episode!    Subscribe and Review:   I'm honored to be a part of your health and wellness journey by showing up each week with inspiring, educational, and actionable content that I hope is truly helpful for you! I hope the No Nonsense Wellness Podcast blesses you each week. One of the best ways you can bless me in return is by subscribing and leaving a review!  Doing that will help others find the podcast, and show them the value and support that's provided here.  CLICK HERE to subscribe & review!   Share the Wellness!      Show Notes & Transcript:  https://www.tarafaulmann.com/podcast/entry/83/

Why does this seem so easy for HER and not for ME?   Have you've ever wondered why it seems like it's so easy for HER to stick to her diet and exercise, but you're always struggling and quitting? Why is she successful and you're not? What does she know that you don't?  Or maybe you start thinking: "she's successful because she doesn't have to deal with the same (stressors, issues, body, health, genetics, etc.) as me."     The truth is, she probably DOES know some things you don't! 😂 But the reality is that she also deals with stressors and issues of her own, life comes at her and tries to derail her just like it does you.  So why is she successful and you're not? It's what I call the "Health Hierarchy".  Those people who you see as effortlessly successful have actually poured hours, years, decades into improving their bottom of the hierarchy skills like: managing their mind, understanding and listening to their body, overcoming emotional eating, dealing with stress, getting good sleep, creating healthy habits, and improving relationships etc.     It's human nature to want to jump straight from beginner to success; from the bottom of the hierarchy to the top, but that's why we haven't seen lasting success! We have to be willing to go through the "messy middle", the process of learning and applying, if we want lasting change.     The Health Hierarchy has 3 levels:   - Bottom: Strong Foundation - Lifestyle skills - The fundamentals of life and how to deal  - Middle: Change Maker - Understanding and applying habit formation and how to make change that sticks  - Top: Targeted Interventions - Diet and Exercise Programs with specific parameters   When we want to make a change, we generally skip straight to the "targeted interventions" level like going on a diet or starting a new exercise plan, but as soon as life throws us a curveball, what's the first thing to go? Yep, that new diet or exercise program.  What you're missing is the strong foundation built by the first 2 levels of the hierarchy.     And that's exactly what we do at No Nonsense Wellness and the Healthy Mind, Healthy Body Program.  Almost everything you learn from me is about building that solid foundation.  By just working on the first 2 levels you can be healthy, happy, fit, and fabulous, BUT if you want to go on and try any specific diet or exercise program it will be exponentially easier to stick to and be successful.  And then YOU'LL be the one every is asking "how does she do it?"  😃    The HMHB Program opens up for registration on May 16th and we start coaching June 1st! Go to tarafaulmann.com/join to learn more and get registered!     XOXO Tara   PS. If anything in this episode resonated with you, then share the LOVE! Post a screenshot of this episode in your stories and tag me @tarafaulmann! And join the conversation in our FREE No Nonsense Wellness Community!   Show Notes & Full Transcript:  https://www.tarafaulmann.com/podcast/entry/46   Links Mentioned in This Episode Episode 38    "Six Areas to Address for Deep Transformational Health"    Join the FREE No Nonsense Podcast Community Join the No Nonsense Community: a place for women who are ready to get real with their health and their lives.   Grab Your FREE trainings & workbooks! Free Jumpstart Workbook   Looking for a quick head start? Grab this free workbook => 5 Simple Shifts to Jumpstart Your Health! This workbook will help you change your perspective and make some seemingly simple changes that could make ALL the difference in getting to your weight loss and health goals. Free Goal Setting Workbook  grab your FREE "Make it Happen" workbook to set better goals and actually achieve them!   Healthy Mind, Healthy Body Program & Membership! Ditch the Diets and Finally Make Peace with Food If you struggle with yo-yo dieting then you know how hard it is to make any real lasting change.  Unfortunately most women get stuck in the belief that being on a diet is the only way to lose weight and get healthy, and when they inevitably fail they’ve destroyed their self esteem, destroyed their relationship with food, and get stuck in a guilt/shame spiral that starts the whole process over again.   If you don’t understand how reprogram your mind that is sabotaging you, and reprogram your body for health, you’ll never make lasting progress.   That’s why I created the Healthy Mind, Healthy Body Program; to teach you how to make a real, lasting transformation in your Mind AND Body.      REGISTRATION OPENS MAY 16!  SPACE IS LIMITED, GET ON THE WAITING LIST NOW!!   Learn More and Apply Here 

Has your waist measurement been creeping up over the years? I hear this a lot, and now that I'm in my 40's I'm experiencing it.  For me personally, two major things have changed: I'm in peri-menopause, so hormone changes are an issue, and I'm now sitting in front of my computer or microphone WAY more than I ever have so I'm moving less during the day.  Just those two seemingly small changes have added up to some extra fluff.     If your belly fat has been increasing over the years, there may or may not be cause for concern.  Many healthy people (especially women who have had children) carry a little extra fluff around the middle and it's really not negatively affecting their health.  That's because it's mainly subcutaneous fat.  You might not love it aesthetically, but health wise it's probably fine.   The real problem with a growing waistline is the increasing amount of visceral fat.  Visceral fat is deeper in your abdomen, surrounds your organs, and actually releases inflammatory compounds leading to a whole host of chronic diseases including heart disease, and type 2 diabetes.  Increasing visceral fat IS hazardous to your health and as subcutaneous fat increases, usually so does visceral fat.     In this episode we're going to discuss: - What is belly fat, how do we get it, why might it be increasing? - What can make belly fat dangerous? - Why do you want to lose belly fat?  For health reasons, or to get a 6-pack? Your WHY is important. - HOW do you lose belly fat?  ​ Spoiler alert: you shouldn't be shocked to find out that there is no magic pill, potion, exercise, or food that will magically help you shed belly fat.  There are however a few specific things you can focus on that will help you lose fat overall AND will help you store less visceral fat.     If anything in this episode resonated with you, I'd LOVE to hear about it! Send me a DM on Instagram or post a screenshot of this episode in your stories and tag me @tarafaulmann! And join the conversation in our FREE No Nonsense Wellness Community!   XOXO Tara     Show Notes and full transcript:  https://www.tarafaulmann.com/podcast/entry/29   Healthy Mind, Healthy Body Program & Membership! Ditch the Diets and Finally Make Peace with Food If you struggle with yo-yo dieting then you know how hard it is to make any real lasting change.  Unfortunately most women get stuck in the belief that being on a diet is the only way to lose weight and get healthy, and when they inevitably fail they’ve destroyed their self esteem, destroyed their relationship with food, and get stuck in a guilt/shame spiral that starts the whole process over again.   If you don’t understand how reprogram your mind that is sabotaging you, and reprogram your body for health, you’ll never make lasting progress.   That’s why I created the Healthy Mind, Healthy Body Program; to teach you how to make a real, lasting transformation in your Mind AND Body.      ENROLLING NOW!!  Click the link to learn more and register. HMHB Program & Membership =>  https://www.tarafaulmann.com/join/   Free Workbook => https://www.tarafaulmann.com/5-simple-shifts/ Looking for a quick head start? Grab this workbook! This workbook will help you change your perspective and make some seemingly simple changes that could make ALL the difference in getting to your weight loss and health goals.     iTunes => https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-no-nonsense-wellness-podcast-healthy-mind-healthy-body/id1552309237  If you found value in today's episode, please take a minute to drop me a review on iTunes.  I am so grateful for all of you and hearing from you absolutely lights me up!   Connect with me! =>  Instagram    Pinterest     Facebook   Join the FREE Podcast Community =>  community.nononsensewellness.com    

Should I Track Macro's to Lose Weight? The fit 20 something girl on Instagram says "flexible dieting" is how you too can look like her. The trainer at the gym says "tracking macro's" is the only science based way to lose weight. That ad on Facebook says "IIFYM (If It Fits Your Macro's)" is the only way to lose weight effectively.   And I say  .   .   .   .   .   Bull Sh*t! 😂  You ABSOLUTELY DO NOT have to track anything in order to get healthy, lose weight, and stay that way.     After our calorie discussion from episode 14, I got some questions regarding my thoughts on tracking macro's and if it would work for them. The simple answer is this: you're asking the wrong question.  You SHOULD be asking whether a method like macro tracking is in line with your goals and your lifestyle, and if you'll stick to it long term.  I don't teach macro counting as a strategy to my clients for several reasons that I'll outline in the podcast, but the biggest reason is that for MOST people it's not a long term sustainable lifestyle. I've said it before and I'll say it again: short term solutions give short term results, long term solutions give long term results.  I teach LONG TERM solutions.     But my REAL goal is for you to be able to make informed decisions for yourself, not have another person (me) telling you what to do, so I'm going to lay it all out for you and you can make your own informed decision.  In this episode we're going to cover: -  what are macro's -  what's involved in a macro tracking program -  what are the benefits of a macro tracking program, YES there are some benefits -  what the drawbacks of a macro tracking program -  If I decide it's not for me, what else can I do that will work?   I've seen so many people using macro tracking as a short term plan, and they DO get results. But like any other diet, once they stop the program, they're right back where they started.  If you want to get BEYOND yo yo dieting, and never diet again, you have to change your strategy.  That strategy is what I teach in the 12 Weeks to Weight Loss and Wellness Program. Click the link to get on the waiting list for the next program opening!    XOXO Tara   Show Notes and Transcript:  https://www.tarafaulmann.com/podcast/entry/16   If you missed Episode 14 - The Truth About Calories and Weight Loss: Listen HERE   Weight Loss & Wellness Coaching Program! If you’re OVER IT, tired of diets not working, tired of the lose weight/gain weight yo yo, tired of taking care of everyone else but letting yourself go, check this out.  You’ll learn to :

• Properly set goals so you'll actually stick to them and succeed
• Retrain your mind for success and food freedom
• Overcome emotional eating for good
• Create new, healthy, lasting habits for long term success, and remove habits that no longer serve you
• Use food as fuel, how to determine what foods are right for you, and how food works in your body
• Simple ways to incorporate movement and exercise into your busy life

Take control of your mind, your body, and your life! Click the link to check it out, and if you're ready, get signed up.  If you still have questions, schedule a free coaching call to see if working together is right for you!  Coaching =>  https://www.tarafaulmann.com/coaching/   Looking for a quick head start? Grab this workbook! This workbook will help you change your perspective and make some seemingly simple changes that could make all the difference in getting to your weight loss and health goals.  Download for free here: Free Workbook => https://www.tarafaulmann.com/5-simple-shifts/   Join our FREE community online! In our weight loss and wellness journey’s there’s nothing more important than a community to cheer us on, hold us accountable and who really understands what we’re going through.  We want you to be a part of the conversation! Join us at: Community => https://community.nononsensewellness.com/c/start-here   If you found value in today's episode, please take a minute to drop me a review on iTunes.  I am so grateful for all of you and hearing from you absolutely lights me up! iTunes => https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/no-nonsense-wellness-podcast-take-back-control-your/id1552309237  

What is Diet Culture? I guarantee you have internalized diet culture messages and don't even realize it.   Have you ever thought:   - I'm not losing weight on this diet, what's wrong with me?  - That food is bad, I can't eat that, it'll make me fat  - I wish my (insert body part) looked like that/hers  - I don't have enough willpower to stay skinny  - I can't wear that, I'm too fat  - the only way to lose weight is to cut calories and exercise harder  - hmmmm one "weird secret" to lose weight fast? I'm in!  - I worked out, I deserve that piece of cake  - I totally ate "bad" yesterday so I did an extra 30 minutes on the treadmill today Oh you have? Ya me too.  These are ALL diet culture messages that we have internalized as truth.  Diet culture is the pervasive belief system that values looks above health.  It attaches worthiness to your ability to ability to look, eat, exercise etc. in the ways diet culture says are acceptable.   Today my objective is to bring your awareness to what diet culture is, how it has already shaped your thoughts about yourself and others, and how you can start overcoming that. I want to be super clear that even though I'm DEFINITELY going to be challenging you today, and you might feel really triggered at times, my intention is never to blame or shame. I'm challenging with love, because sometimes change requires some difficult self reflection.     If anything in this episode resonated with you, I'd LOVE to hear about it! Send me a DM on Instagram or post a screenshot of this episode in your stories and tag me @tarafaulmann!    Need more help with some of these concepts and want to actually KNOW how to put them in place in your life? Then make sure you're on the mailing list for the next launch of the Health Mind, Healthy Body Program!        XOXO Tara   Show Notes and Full Transcript at:  https://www.tarafaulmann.com/podcast/entry/23   Healthy Mind, Healthy Body Coaching Program! Ditch the Diets and Finally Make Peace with Food If you struggle with yo-yo dieting then you know how hard it is to make any real lasting change.  Unfortunately most women get stuck in the belief that being on a diet is the only way to lose weight and get healthy, and when they inevitably fail they’ve destroyed their self esteem, destroyed their relationship with food, and get stuck in a guilt/shame spiral that starts the whole process over again.   If you don’t understand how reprogram your mind that is sabotaging you, and reprogram your body for health, you’ll never make lasting progress.   That’s why I created the Healthy Mind, Healthy Body Program; to teach you how to make a real, lasting transformation in your Mind AND Body.      Click the link to learn more, and get on the advanced enrollment list for the next opening.  If you still have questions, schedule a free coaching call to see if working together is right for you!  Coaching =>  https://www.tarafaulmann.com/coaching/   Free Workbook => https://www.tarafaulmann.com/5-simple-shifts/ Looking for a quick head start? Grab this workbook! This workbook will help you change your perspective and make some seemingly simple changes that could make ALL the difference in getting to your weight loss and health goals.     iTunes => https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-no-nonsense-wellness-podcast-healthy-mind-healthy-body/id1552309237  If you found value in today's episode, please take a minute to drop me a review on iTunes.  I am so grateful for all of you and hearing from you absolutely lights me up!   Connect with me! =>  Instagram    Pinterest     Facebook

Body Type Metabolic Type - You've heard the diet hype . . .    You really can't go anywhere without seeing and hearing ads for the latest greatest diet.  Celebrities, influencers, your friend, that guy on Insta with a six pack - we are inundated with diet marketing.  And the truth is - it works! The diet industry is a $70 BILLION industry so clearly we're buying what they're selling.  Which is why from time to time I like to do an episode like this to help you be a more discerning customer out there in the wild wild west of the diet world.     In this episode we're talking about the "body type" diet or the "metabolic type" diet.  They go by many names and are promoted by different celebrities, but the gist is that in order to lose weight you should be eating or exercising according to your specific body or metabolic type.  It generally involves some sort of quiz to tell you your specific type and "personalizes" a meal plan just for you! (I hope you read that in your sarcastic voice 😉)   If you've listened to this podcast for longer than 5 seconds you know I have some pretty strong feelings about diets in general, and this one is no different.  Body type and metabolic type diets are tricky because it sounds logical.  I mean you can look around you and see that yes, indeed it DOES seem like people fit into some general body type categories, you've probably even categorized yourself before.  So if I can see that there seems to be types, it's not much of a mental leap to buy into the idea that perhaps those types should be on different diets.  Then they hit you with some fancy sounding pseudo science and it's game over, we're in, take my money! And so begins our next failed diet.     In this episode I'm going to give you the REAL science - both in support and against a body type and metabolic type diet.  Who it might be for, who it's not for, and how much it REALLY matters to achieving your goals - and you, armed with real information, can decide for yourself.     XOXO Tara   PS. the Healthy Mind, Healthy Body Program is OPEN!  You can start immediately with the program and coaching, so go to tarafaulmann.com/join to learn more and get registered!   PPS. If anything in this episode resonated with you, then share the LOVE! Post a screenshot of this episode in your stories and tag me @tarafaulmann! And join the conversation in our FREE No Nonsense Wellness Community!   Show Notes & Full Transcripts:  https://www.tarafaulmann.com/podcast/entry/56 Join the FREE No Nonsense Podcast Community Join the No Nonsense Community: a place for women who are ready to get real with their health and their lives.   Grab Your FREE trainings & workbooks! Free Jumpstart Workbook   Looking for a quick head start? Grab this free workbook => 5 Simple Shifts to Jumpstart Your Health! This workbook will help you change your perspective and make some seemingly simple changes that could make ALL the difference in getting to your weight loss and health goals. Free Goal Setting Workbook  How many times have you set a goal you really wanted and then not achieved it?  You've probably been taught to go about goal setting all wrong! Grab your FREE "Make it Happen" workbook and get my whole strategy to set better goals and actually achieve them!     Healthy Mind, Healthy Body Program & Membership! Ditch the Diets and Finally Make Peace with Food If you struggle with yo-yo dieting then you know how hard it is to make any real lasting change.  Unfortunately most women get stuck in the belief that being on a diet is the only way to lose weight and get healthy, and when they inevitably fail they’ve destroyed their self esteem, destroyed their relationship with food, and get stuck in a guilt/shame spiral that starts the whole process over again.   If you don’t understand how reprogram your mind that is sabotaging you, and reprogram your body for health, you’ll never make lasting progress.   That’s why I created the Healthy Mind, Healthy Body Program; to teach you how to make a real, lasting transformation in your Mind AND Body.      REGISTRATION IS OPEN NOW!!   Learn More and Register Here 

Is it bad? Should I cut it all out?    It seems like all we ever see are the EXTREMES.  One camp says cut out all sugar, another says cut all sugar AND all carbs, still another says eat it all whenever you want, you only live once.  I'm here to give you a more balanced, and honestly sane look at nutrition, wellness and life.  And life INCLUDES sugar.    Biologically speaking, sugar is a crucial element for your body to be able to function. Sugar makes up the backbone of your DNA, it helps power your cells and helps store energy for later, our body converts sugar into energy.   Sugar, in and of itself is not BAD.  The problems come when we eat more of certain types of sugars than our body can handle.     In this episode I'll break down:  - the different types of sugars and carbohydrates and how they effect your body in different ways  - sugars to keep and sugars to watch out for  - the problems with ADDED sugars, their biological effects, and contribution to disease processes  - the effect of certain sugars on your gut and brain  - how to start being aware of and cutting down on some excess sugars without going crazy or having to go cold turkey   The bottom line is: not all sugars and carbs are created equal and they certainly aren't all bad, too much of anything can be problematic, and if you truly want to be healthy you can't be in denial about the foods and beverages you choose.   If you're READY to take back control of your food, body, mind, and life, including kicking a sugar addiction, then take a look at the Healthy Mind, Healthy Body Program. Registration is open May 16th!!   XOXO Tara   PS. If anything in this episode resonated with you, then share the LOVE! Post a screenshot of this episode in your stories and tag me @tarafaulmann! And join the conversation in our FREE No Nonsense Wellness Community!   Show Notes & Full Transcript:  https://www.tarafaulmann.com/podcast/entry/44   Links mentioned in the show:  Episode 10:  Gut Health Part 1               Episode 11: Gut Health Part 2   Join the FREE No Nonsense Podcast Community Join the No Nonsense Community: a place for women who are ready to get real with their health and their lives.   Grab Your FREE trainings & workbooks! Free Jumpstart Workbook   Looking for a quick head start? Grab this free workbook => 5 Simple Shifts to Jumpstart Your Health! This workbook will help you change your perspective and make some seemingly simple changes that could make ALL the difference in getting to your weight loss and health goals. Free Goal Setting Workbook  grab your FREE "Make it Happen" workbook to set better goals and actually achieve them!   Healthy Mind, Healthy Body Program & Membership! Ditch the Diets and Finally Make Peace with Food If you struggle with yo-yo dieting then you know how hard it is to make any real lasting change.  Unfortunately most women get stuck in the belief that being on a diet is the only way to lose weight and get healthy, and when they inevitably fail they’ve destroyed their self esteem, destroyed their relationship with food, and get stuck in a guilt/shame spiral that starts the whole process over again.   If you don’t understand how reprogram your mind that is sabotaging you, and reprogram your body for health, you’ll never make lasting progress.   That’s why I created the Healthy Mind, Healthy Body Program; to teach you how to make a real, lasting transformation in your Mind AND Body.      REGISTRATION OPENS MAY 16!  SPACE IS LIMITED, GET ON THE WAITING LIST NOW!!   Learn More and Apply Here   

Stop using food as a buffer for your negative emotions   We talk a lot in this podcast about recognizing the thoughts that precipitate our emotions.  Remember, all emotions are the result of a thought.  But we also really need to spend some time talking about the power of those emotions over our actions.        We do a lot of things to avoid negative emotion: we eat, drink alcohol, watch tv, scroll social media etc, all in an effort to BUFFER those feelings we don't want to feel.  Not only do we avoid feeling those negative emotions, but we then go further and avoid situations, relationships, opportunities, etc. that might trigger us to feel that emotion we're avoiding.  Our life gets smaller and smaller, avoiding the negative means we also get less of the positive.     We do that, because honestly feeling those negative emotions like sadness, shame, pain, guilt, loss, etc. SUCKS! Feeling those feelings is not a fun or enjoyable process so of course we avoid it! But we also avoid it because we just don't know how to deal with those feelings.  No one ever taught us how to process emotion so that we can move past it, and it's a CRUCIAL skill if we want to live a bigger life.     In the worlds of therapy, medicine, and coaching there are several modalities for releasing "stuck" emotion, and many of them are very effective, but they also require the help of a professional.  In this episode I'm going to give you a simple 5 step system that will help you coach yourself through negative emotion and help you feel your feelings so you can move past them.   The 5 steps are: 1. NOTICE - when you're buffering 2. NAME the negative emotion 3. FEEL the emotion - in your body 4. PROCESS the emotion - go deeper 5. RELEASE the emotion   Can you imagine what if would be like if you no longer NEEDED to buffer with food? How freeing would it be to have the skill to process those negative emotions, to not be afraid of feeling them anymore? Think of the choices that you might make differently, the opportunities you might seize a hold of if you are not afraid anymore to feel those negative emotions?  Your life could open up exponentially. It' s not the easy way, but no one ever said you'd get an amazing life by doing the easy thing.       XOXO Tara   PS. the Healthy Mind, Healthy Body Program is OPEN!  You can start immediately with the program and coaching, so go to tarafaulmann.com/join to learn more and get registered!   PPS. If anything in this episode resonated with you, then share the LOVE! Post a screenshot of this episode in your stories and tag me @tarafaulmann! And join the conversation in our FREE No Nonsense Wellness Community!   Show Notes:  https://www.tarafaulmann.com/podcast/entry/50   Join the FREE No Nonsense Podcast Community Join the No Nonsense Community: a place for women who are ready to get real with their health and their lives.   Grab Your FREE trainings & workbooks! Free Jumpstart Workbook   Looking for a quick head start? Grab this free workbook => 5 Simple Shifts to Jumpstart Your Health! This workbook will help you change your perspective and make some seemingly simple changes that could make ALL the difference in getting to your weight loss and health goals. Free Goal Setting Workbook  How many times have you set a goal you really wanted and then not achieved it?  You've probably been taught to go about goal setting all wrong! Grab your FREE "Make it Happen" workbook and get my whole strategy to set better goals and actually achieve them!     Healthy Mind, Healthy Body Program & Membership! Ditch the Diets and Finally Make Peace with Food If you struggle with yo-yo dieting then you know how hard it is to make any real lasting change.  Unfortunately most women get stuck in the belief that being on a diet is the only way to lose weight and get healthy, and when they inevitably fail they’ve destroyed their self esteem, destroyed their relationship with food, and get stuck in a guilt/shame spiral that starts the whole process over again.   If you don’t understand how reprogram your mind that is sabotaging you, and reprogram your body for health, you’ll never make lasting progress.   That’s why I created the Healthy Mind, Healthy Body Program; to teach you how to make a real, lasting transformation in your Mind AND Body.      REGISTRATION IS OPEN NOW!!   Learn More and Register Here 

WHYYYYYYY did I do it again?! 😫    We've all been there: standing in the pantry, 1/2 a bag of chips down, not even knowing why we're there or how we ate that much. Or whatever YOUR version of mindless eating looks like.  If you stress eat, you're far from alone. It usually starts with some stressful situation or thought, we grab the food on autopilot not really even thinking about what we're doing or making a conscious choice.  Then we realize what we're doing and go down the shame/blame spiral about how horrible we are, we'll never be in control, we'll never succeed at losing weight, we suck.  Which of course creates more stress and increases the likelihood that we'll do it again.     If you're trying to lose weight and get healthy, stress/emotional eating is a MAJOR stumbling block that will keep you stuck if it's not addressed.  And THIS is a major reason why those diet results never last - most diets only aim to control WHAT you eat, not understand WHY you're eating it.     There's 3 main reasons why stress eating is happening: 1. it WORKS - eating literally releases calming hormones in your brain 2. you're "buffering" - a behavior performed to AVOID a difficult thought or emotion (to not deal with the tough stuff) 3. your brain needed a break - overwhelm is real, but WHY is it happening? what does your brain need a break from?   In this episode I'm going to break down 3 strategies to help you STOP emotional eating in it's tracks.  We're going to interrupt the auto-pilot behavior patterns with conscious and purposeful thoughts and actions.  Scroll down to grab the free worksheet to help you work through these three strategies!   If anything in this episode resonated with you, then share the LOVE! Post a screenshot of this episode in your stories and tag me @tarafaulmann! And join the conversation in our FREE No Nonsense Wellness Community!   XOXO Tara   Show Notes/Transcripts:  https://www.tarafaulmann.com/podcast/entry/36   Links mentioned in the show: Free Stress Eating Worksheet   Join the FREE No Nonsense Podcast Community Join the No Nonsense Community: a place for women who are ready to get real with their health and their lives.   Grab Your FREE workbooks! Free Jumpstart Workbook   Looking for a quick head start? Grab this free workbook => 5 Simple Shifts to Jumpstart Your Health! This workbook will help you change your perspective and make some seemingly simple changes that could make ALL the difference in getting to your weight loss and health goals. Free Goal Setting Workbook  grab your FREE "Make it Happen" workbook to set better goals and actually achieve them!   Healthy Mind, Healthy Body Program & Membership! Ditch the Diets and Finally Make Peace with Food If you struggle with yo-yo dieting then you know how hard it is to make any real lasting change.  Unfortunately most women get stuck in the belief that being on a diet is the only way to lose weight and get healthy, and when they inevitably fail they’ve destroyed their self esteem, destroyed their relationship with food, and get stuck in a guilt/shame spiral that starts the whole process over again.   If you don’t understand how reprogram your mind that is sabotaging you, and reprogram your body for health, you’ll never make lasting progress.   That’s why I created the Healthy Mind, Healthy Body Program; to teach you how to make a real, lasting transformation in your Mind AND Body.      ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS NOW!!   Learn More and Apply Here 

Quick Tip Tuesday  |  You ARE broken, and that's okay!  Vulnerable episode ahead . . .    I hope in this episode you'll hear my heart.  I want you to know that no matter how broken you feel, how frustrated, stuck, or "over it" you might be, there is ALWAYS a lesson.  In all the bad, and the shitty there is always some good if we're willing to step back and look for it.  I hope if we acknowledge that we ALL are in that broken down place at different times, you'll see that you're never alone in the struggle. I hesitated to post this one because I don't ever want you to feel that I would minimize difficulties in your life. Instead I hope you'll hear that the hard stuff can be the catalyst for some of the most beautiful blessings in your life.    XOXO Tara   Show Notes:  https://www.tarafaulmann.com/podcast/entry/08   COMING IN APRIL!!!!    Weight Loss & Wellness Coaching Program!!!!! Are you liking what you're hearing on this podcast and feeling like it's YOUR time to Break Free? Are you tired of diet after diet only to end up in the same place or worse? Are you ready for real change, and to have a real coach in your corner every step of the way? Then you might be ready for the Weight Loss and Wellness Program!  Click the link to check it out, and if you're ready, get signed up.  If you still have questions, schedule a free coaching call to see if working together is right for you!  Coaching =>  https://www.tarafaulmann.com/coaching/   Looking for a quick head start? Grab this freebie! This workbook will help you change your perspective and make some seemingly simple changes that could make all the difference in getting to your weight loss and health goals.  Download for free here: Freebie => https://www.tarafaulmann.com/5-simple-shifts/   Join our FREE community online! In our weight loss and wellness journey’s there’s nothing more important than a community to cheer us on, hold us accountable and who really understands what we’re going through.  We want you to be a part of the conversation! Join us at: Community => https://community.nononsensewellness.com/c/start-here   If you found value in today's episode, please take a minute to drop me a review on iTunes.  I am so grateful for all of you and hearing from you absolutely lights me up! iTunes => https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/no-nonsense-wellness-podcast-take-back-control-your/id1552309237

What's Wrong with Me? Have you ever wondered if those "happy" people you see know something that you don't? Why don't YOU feel happy all the time when THEY seem to?   Let me be clear, I'm not talking about clinical depression in this episode, I'm talking a general unhappiness. A feeling of being stuck, in a funk, and not "happy" even though you "should" be.     The truth is, there ARE some secrets to feeling happier more often! And you probably wont be shocked to hear it's all about perspective. In this episode I'm going to give you some tips for happiness that you probably haven't heard before, like:

• the 50/50 Rule - it's not always roses, sometimes there's thorns
• comparison is the thief of joy - how to stop playing the comparison game
• how to guard you heart and mind - what your mind consumes, matters
• solid foundation - what are your guiding principles and where do they come from?

  You've heard the saying that "happiness is a state of mind" but there's more to it than that. And there are actual, tangible things you can do to increase how often you FEEL happy, and better ways to manage when you don't.      Need more help with some of these concepts and want to actually KNOW how to put them in place in your life? Then make sure you're on the mailing list for the next launch of the Health Mind, Healthy Body Program!        XOXO Tara   Full Show Notes and Transcription:  https://www.tarafaulmann.com/podcast/entry/19   Healthy Mind, Healthy Body Coaching Program! If you’re OVER IT, tired of diets not working, tired of the lose weight/gain weight yo yo, tired of taking care of everyone else but letting yourself go, check this out.  You’ll learn to :

• Properly set goals so you'll actually stick to them and succeed
• Retrain your mind for success and food freedom
• Overcome emotional eating for good
• Create new, healthy, lasting habits for long term success, and remove habits that no longer serve you
• Use food as fuel, how to determine what foods are right for you, and how food works in your body
• Simple ways to incorporate movement and exercise into your busy life

Take control of your mind, your body, and your life! Click the link to check it out, and get on the advanced enrollment list.  If you still have questions, schedule a free coaching call to see if working together is right for you!  Coaching =>  https://www.tarafaulmann.com/coaching/   Looking for a quick head start? Grab this workbook! This workbook will help you change your perspective and make some seemingly simple changes that could make all the difference in getting to your weight loss and health goals.  Download for free here: Free Workbook => https://www.tarafaulmann.com/5-simple-shifts/   Let's Connect!  Find me on Insta   If you found value in today's episode, please take a minute to drop me a review on iTunes.  I am so grateful for all of you and hearing from you absolutely lights me up! iTunes => https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/no-nonsense-wellness-podcast-take-back-control-your/id1552309237  

It's the happiest time of year!   Unless it's not.     I had a fantastic conversation with Life Transformation Strategist Cristina Jolly about how to handle this time of year when you don't exactly FEEL happy.  Christina is the host of the Believe for Bigger Podcast, and a life coach who helps women who struggle with identity, lack of confidence and helps them embrace their worth, step into boldness and operate in their gifts with confidence.    We spoke about the larger topics of finding and cultivating gratitude, and being open to change and things looking different than they have in the past.  We also talked about some more tactical tips like how to successfully ask for the help you need, and how to have productive conversations with family.    After we recorded this episode I've been having some additional thoughts about the holidays that I'm feeling called to share.  I think sometimes we can feel down during the holidays because we lost sight of WHY we have the holidays.  Christmas isn't JUST about presents, and cookies, and Santa. It's not JUST about expectations, and family stress, and drama, and the like.  It's about Jesus.  Christmas is about God coming to earth in the form of Jesus to set in motion the most important fulfillment of God's prophecy.  It's about the birth of the Savior of the world, the Savior sent just for YOU and just for ME.     It's true, the holidays can feel stressful, but in my experience, I ONLY feel stress if I've veered from the truth of the Christmas.  If we keep Jesus front and center my stress is removed, my kids are full of gratitude, my husband is calm, and no matter what goes awry it really doesn't phase us because what is TRULY important is eternal and unchanging.  We talk a lot about cultivating gratitude in this episode, but truly my gratitude is for Christ, for His birth and later His sacrifice, and for His hand on my life.     Friend, this Christmas I'm praying for peace in your heart and mind and I'm praying that if you don't yet know the peace of Jesus, that this Christmas season it is revealed to you.     XOXO Tara   PS. If anything in this episode resonated with you, then share the LOVE! Head to iTunes and subscribe and leave a written review or post a screenshot of this episode in your stories and tag me @tarafaulmann    Healthy Holidays Masterclass! Did you know that the average American gains 8 pounds over the holidays?  If you're worried about weight gain over the holidays, stress eating, or overeating, this masterclass is for you! You're going to learn my best strategies for overcoming emotional and stress eating, how to deal with the overwhelm of the holidays without food.  We'll talk about how your body work. How does stress during the holidays affect your body? How does food choice affect your cravings during the holidays, we are touching on it all.  You're going to leave that masterclass with tons of skills and tools that you can use simple strategies and actionable steps that you can put into place right away,  and create your plan for Handling the Holidays and staying on track!   Learn More & Register!   Important Links: If you struggle with yo-yo dieting, emotional eating or creating lasting weight loss and health, then check out the Healthy Mind, Healthy Body Program and Membership so you can ditch the diets and finally make peace with food.   Connect with Special Guest Christina Jolly! Website: https://christinajolly.com/ Podcast:  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/believe-for-bigger/id1526276186?uo=4 Instagram: @christinahjolly   👉 Ask me! Go ahead and ask! I'd love to answer your burning questions on the podcast! I guarantee, if you're wondering something, you're not the only one.  Click to Ask Tara and leave me a short question . . . and then listen for your question to be answered on an upcoming episode!    Subscribe and Review:   I'm honored to be a part of your health and wellness journey by showing up each week with inspiring, educational, and actionable content that I hope is truly helpful for you! I hope the No Nonsense Wellness Podcast blesses you each week. One of the best ways you can bless me in return is by subscribing and leaving a review!  Doing that will help others find the podcast, and show them the value and support that's provided here.  CLICK HERE to subscribe & review!   Share the Wellness!      Show Notes & Transcript:  https://www.tarafaulmann.com/podcast/entry/73    

Reconnect to health through your garden   Are you a gardener?  Gardening has long been held as a successful stress reducer, but did you know that the microbes in the dirt are also good for your gut? AND, food grown in your own garden is more nutritious than food purchased at the store!     In this episode, I got to sit down and have a conversation with my friend, Alicia DeVore, owner of Create My Garden.net You'll get to hear a bit of her journey and how she's used gardening to heal from years of health struggles in both she and her kids.  Alicia has used gardening as a way to improve her physical health, her mental health, and to connect with her kids, connect with herself, and connect with her food.     Alicia went from being a terrible gardener and killing everything, to now being able to create courses and coaching to help you be a successful gardener, no matter where you live.  I definitely encourage you to go to her website, and check out all of her programs. She's just an absolutely wonderful person and with so much great knowledge to share with you.    Alicia shares some great tips for creating a garden for yourself and check out her website for TONS of great information.  Make sure you look a the course: Learn to Grow Herbal Tea and Enjoy All Year and use code TARA for a discount!   I hope you're as inspired as I am to ge your hands dirty, get out in the garden, and just start growing stuff!    XOXO Tara   PS. If anything in this episode resonated with you, then share the LOVE! Head to iTunes and subscribe and leave a written review or post a screenshot of this episode in your stories and tag me @tarafaulmann    Important Links:   Want more from Special Guest & Alicia DeVore?! Find her HERE: CreateMyGarden.Net Grow Your Own Herbal Tea Course - Use code TARA at checkout for a discount! Instagram @createmygarden     Related Episodes:  Episode 78 - Simple Stress Management Episode 57 - Self Care for Real Life Episode 38 - 6 Areas to Address for Deep, Transformational Health Episode 26 - 5 Signs you need a Mind/Body Reboot Episode 19 - How to be Happier   👉 Ask me! Go ahead and ask! I'd love to answer your burning questions on the podcast! I guarantee, if you're wondering something, you're not the only one.  Click to Ask Tara and leave me a short question . . . and then listen for your question to be answered on an upcoming episode!    Subscribe and Review:   I'm honored to be a part of your health and wellness journey by showing up each week with inspiring, educational, and actionable content that I hope is truly helpful for you! I hope the No Nonsense Wellness Podcast blesses you each week. One of the best ways you can bless me in return is by subscribing and leaving a review!  Doing that will help others find the podcast, and show them the value and support that's provided here.  CLICK HERE to subscribe & review!   Show Notes & Transcript:  https://www.tarafaulmann.com/podcast/entry/85/  

Don't you dare take away my coffee . . .   I know that's what you're thinking!  So let me be totally clear from the start - it is NOT my intention in this episode to take away your coffee.  Some people do perfectly fine drinking coffee, BUT some people DO NOT.  My intention here is share with you some ways in which coffee and caffeine COULD be interfering with your health, how to tell, and what to do about it.     This episode came about because I saw a random post on Instagram saying that coffee on an empty stomach is bad for your health and bad for your thyroid.  I had never heard that before so I HAD to learn more.  And of course share it with YOU.  Down the rabbit hole I went . . .    Turns out, the lady was right - coffee on an empty stomach CAN be really detrimental to your health and your weight loss attempts.  And not only that, but it can also interfere with your thyroid medication, your blood sugar, your acid reflux, your anxiety and stress, and not surprisingly your sleep.  Coffee and caffeine are not a good choice for everyone, and even if they have been fine for you in the past, they may not be now.     I'm going to break down the science for you about all things coffee and health but here's the bottom line:  only YOU know if it's right for YOU.  I'm going to challenge you to get honest with yourself and whether or not coffee could be causing or contributing to some of the health conditions you're dealing with.  There's a pretty good chance that a lot of you are in denial about how coffee is affecting you because you'd rather give up a limb than have to quit coffee.  What kind of health coach would I be if I didn't challenge you?  But don't worry, I'll give you some strategies to have your coffee and keep your health too 😉    Send me a DM on Instagram if you need some help working through it!   XOXO Tara   PS. If anything in this episode resonated with you, then share the LOVE! Post a screenshot of this episode in your stories and tag me @tarafaulmann    Important Links: If you struggle with yo-yo dieting, emotional eating or creating lasting weight loss and health, then check out the Healthy Mind, Healthy Body Program and Membership so you can ditch the diets and finally make peace with food.   For FREE Resources and Workbooks to help you get off the diet rollercoaster CLICK HERE   👉 Ask me! Go ahead and ask! I'd love to answer your burning questions on the podcast! I guarantee, if you're wondering something, you're not the only one.  Click to Ask Tara and leave me a short question . . . and then listen for your question to be answered on an upcoming episode!    Subscribe and Review:   I'm honored to be a part of your health and wellness journey by showing up each week with inspiring, educational, and actionable content that I hope is truly helpful for you! I hope the No Nonsense Wellness Podcast blesses you each week. One of the best ways you can bless me in return is by subscribing and leaving a review!  Doing that will help others find the podcast, and show them the value and support that's provided here.  CLICK HERE to subscribe & review!   Show Notes & Transcript:  https://www.tarafaulmann.com/podcast/entry/65  

Get off that struggle bus friend!    Well HELLO AGAIN!  It's been a minute, but I'm back and ready to rock!  Today we're talking about how to get unstuck, and overcome the overwhelm and stress. In large part because that's what I've been struggling with for the last few months.     I know you've been here: you spread yourself too thin, things are happening that you have no control over, it all feels too much!  So, you turn to alcohol, food, Netflix, or in my case, you just "turn off".  No matter what, we all have coping strategies, the question is; is your coping strategy helping or keeping you stuck?     In this episode, I'm giving you the 4 strategies I've been using to get myself unstuck and moving forward after a season of stress and overwhelm.   1. identify your coping strategies, and give yourself grace 2. prioritize where you put your energy 3. ask for help 4. make a plan   If anything in this episode resonated with you, I'd LOVE to hear about it! Send me a DM on Instagram or post a screenshot of this episode in your stories and tag me @tarafaulmann! And join the conversation in our FREE No Nonsense Wellness Community!   XOXO Tara   Show Notes:  https://www.tarafaulmann.com/podcast/entry/32   Join the FREE No Nonsense Podcast Community Join the No Nonsense Community: a place for women who are ready to get real with their health and their lives.   Grab Your FREE workbook! Free Workbook   Looking for a quick head start? Grab this free workbook => 5 Simple Shifts to Jumpstart Your Health! This workbook will help you change your perspective and make some seemingly simple changes that could make ALL the difference in getting to your weight loss and health goals.     Healthy Mind, Healthy Body Program & Membership! Ditch the Diets and Finally Make Peace with Food If you struggle with yo-yo dieting then you know how hard it is to make any real lasting change.  Unfortunately most women get stuck in the belief that being on a diet is the only way to lose weight and get healthy, and when they inevitably fail they’ve destroyed their self esteem, destroyed their relationship with food, and get stuck in a guilt/shame spiral that starts the whole process over again.   If you don’t understand how reprogram your mind that is sabotaging you, and reprogram your body for health, you’ll never make lasting progress.   That’s why I created the Healthy Mind, Healthy Body Program; to teach you how to make a real, lasting transformation in your Mind AND Body.      ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS NOW!!   Learn More and Apply Here 

And why Deep Health is better than Dieting   When we go in search of a diet, plan, program, or podcast it's usually because we want to achieve a specific goal: lose 10 lbs for the wedding, run a marathon, slim down for the summer, etc.  The diet market knows this and they deliver! You'll find hundreds of plans that promise to give you the results you want, and generally they work. This is where most of us have been our whole lives - jumping from one plan to the next, one short term goal to the next.  But I want to challenge you to go DEEPER with me, to think beyond the short term goal.  What happens AFTER you lose the 10 lbs, or "slim down" for summer, or finish that marathon? How do the things you did to accomplish that goal fit into your overall lifestyle, health, or long term goals? Can you continue to do those things or are they unsustainable or unrealistic? And did you actually get healthier in that process?   My mission here is different than most in this space - I'm on a mission for deep, transformational health, not just a short term result.  I know from experience, both in my own life and others, that to truly transform your health you have to address MORE than just what you're eating or how much you're working out.  In this podcast and in my programs we address the 6 areas of DEEP Health for results that last a lifetime:   1. Physical Health - how your body is functioning 2. Mental Health - your thoughts, emotions, self-talk, etc. 3. Spiritual Health - your connection to a deeper meaning, purpose, and ultimately joy 4. Relational Health - your relationships to those around you and the world at large 5. Environmental Health - where you live and what you have access to 6. Occupational & Financial Health - how you handle these 2 major sources of stress   The diets and plans you've been on have likely only addressed the first area - physical health. When the results don't last we get down on ourselves and frustrated, we feel like failures, but we've missed the lesson: we tried to change EVERYTHING by only changing ONE thing! If we want lasting, deep, transformational health we need to address the WHOLE you in the context of your WHOLE life!   This is why I created the Healthy Mind/Healthy Body Program.  If you think you're ready for REAL change, click the link to check it out. Doors are opening soon so get on the list!   XOXO Tara   PS. If anything in this episode resonated with you, then share the LOVE! Post a screenshot of this episode in your stories and tag me @tarafaulmann! And join the conversation in our FREE No Nonsense Wellness Community!   Show Notes & Full Transcript:  https://www.tarafaulmann.com/podcast/entry/38   Links mentioned in the show: Episode 35 - A Little Help from My Friends Healthy Mind, Healthy Body Program   Join the FREE No Nonsense Podcast Community Join the No Nonsense Community: a place for women who are ready to get real with their health and their lives.   Grab Your FREE workbooks! Free Jumpstart Workbook   Looking for a quick head start? Grab this free workbook => 5 Simple Shifts to Jumpstart Your Health! This workbook will help you change your perspective and make some seemingly simple changes that could make ALL the difference in getting to your weight loss and health goals. Free Goal Setting Workbook  grab your FREE "Make it Happen" workbook to set better goals and actually achieve them!     Healthy Mind, Healthy Body Program & Membership! Ditch the Diets and Finally Make Peace with Food If you struggle with yo-yo dieting then you know how hard it is to make any real lasting change.  Unfortunately most women get stuck in the belief that being on a diet is the only way to lose weight and get healthy, and when they inevitably fail they’ve destroyed their self esteem, destroyed their relationship with food, and get stuck in a guilt/shame spiral that starts the whole process over again.   If you don’t understand how reprogram your mind that is sabotaging you, and reprogram your body for health, you’ll never make lasting progress.   That’s why I created the Healthy Mind, Healthy Body Program; to teach you how to make a real, lasting transformation in your Mind AND Body.      ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS NOW!!   Learn More and Apply Here 

Do you argue or communicate? Being an effective communicator is not something you just KNOW how to do.  You have to learn those skills and most of us don't. Many of us were not modeled effective communication in our homes, or even schools and workplaces, so it's no wonder we struggle with it now.     When I was a couples therapist for a while I kept seeing communication break down in the SAME patterns in almost EVERY relationship.  In this episode I'm going to share those top 5 patterns and the 5 skills you need to develop in order to overcome them.  And these skills don't just apply to your marriage, these 5 communication skills will help you in every conversation in every relationship.   The 5 skills are: - Preparation: in order to be an effective communicator you have to be SUPER clear on your own thoughts, feelings, experiences, etc. BEFORE going into the conversation.  I give you my whole system for clarity before the conversation happens - Listen more than you speak: to be an effective communicator you have to be an effective listener and truly seek to understand (though not necessarily agree with) the other person.  Listening is a skill, I'll teach you how. - Ask more than you tell: asking good questions is the KEY to being a good communicator.  Communicating is not just expressing how YOU feel, it's about understanding and having empathy for how the other person feels. My main job as a therapist was asking good questions, I'll teach you how to as well. - Don't attack or blame or guilt trip: I saw this so much in couples therapy.  You need to go into a conversation with the assumption that the other person had and has good intentions.   Your communication STYLE also matters - are you aggressive, assertive, passive or passive aggressive? We'll discuss all of these, and I'm going to call you out a bit on being passive or passive aggressive and how to recognize that. - Check your vibes: if the other person doesn't want to talk, you might need to check the energy you're approaching with.  So often I see people trying to approach a conversation with the body language of "I've already decided you're guilty, let's talk about everything you did wrong!"  No one is going to want to participate in that conversation.     If there's ANYONE in your life that you struggle to effectively communicate with, I PROMISE this episode will shed some light for you on WHY it's a struggle and what to do about it.   If anything in this episode resonated with you, I'd LOVE to hear about it! Send me a DM on Instagram or post a screenshot of this episode in your stories and tag me @tarafaulmann! And join the conversation in our FREE No Nonsense Wellness Community!   XOXO Tara     Show Notes and Full Transcript:  https://www.tarafaulmann.com/podcast/entry/30   Healthy Mind, Healthy Body Program & Membership! Ditch the Diets and Finally Make Peace with Food If you struggle with yo-yo dieting then you know how hard it is to make any real lasting change.  Unfortunately most women get stuck in the belief that being on a diet is the only way to lose weight and get healthy, and when they inevitably fail they’ve destroyed their self esteem, destroyed their relationship with food, and get stuck in a guilt/shame spiral that starts the whole process over again.   If you don’t understand how reprogram your mind that is sabotaging you, and reprogram your body for health, you’ll never make lasting progress.   That’s why I created the Healthy Mind, Healthy Body Program; to teach you how to make a real, lasting transformation in your Mind AND Body.      ENROLLING NOW!!  Click the link to learn more and register. HMHB Program & Membership =>  https://www.tarafaulmann.com/join/   Free Workbook => https://www.tarafaulmann.com/5-simple-shifts/ Looking for a quick head start? Grab this workbook! This workbook will help you change your perspective and make some seemingly simple changes that could make ALL the difference in getting to your weight loss and health goals.     iTunes => https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-no-nonsense-wellness-podcast-healthy-mind-healthy-body/id1552309237  If you found value in today's episode, please take a minute to drop me a review on iTunes.  I am so grateful for all of you and hearing from you absolutely lights me up!   Connect with me! =>  Instagram    Pinterest     Facebook   Join the FREE Podcast Community =>  community.nononsensewellness.com

Newsflash!   Your idea of a narcissist is probably not broad enough! Most of us, when we think of a narcissist, we think of a MAN who is full of himself, overbearing, controlling, manipulative and generally behaves like an a-hole to his wife or romantic partner.  Or one of those "Wolf of Wall Street" types with no significant relationships and an obsession with money, status, and outward appearance.  And you'd be right, but you'd also be missing a whole lot of people!   Narcissists can be men, women, husbands, moms, friends, bosses, co-workers, literally anyone that you might have any kind of relationship with.  It's true that the majority of clinically diagnosed narcissists are men, BUT I would argue there are just as many female narcissists, but because they present much differently than a man they fly under the clinical radar.  I mean have you ever watched an episode of "The Real Housewives."? Full of female narcissists!    Male and female narcissists have the same basic traits but there are differences in how they're exhibited.  For example when a male narcissist is angry he might get aggressive, but when a female narcissist is angry she's more likely to withhold attention and affection (think a mom and her child).  A male narcissist's primary target is usually his romantic partner, but a female narcissist generally targets her children or "friends".  A male narcissist might present as overbearing where a female narcissist might present herself as a martyr.     As a therapist I dealt with narcissists, but it wasn't until I had a friendship with a female narcissist that I truly came to understand what that relationship felt like and how it affected my mental, physical, and spiritual health AND my other relationships.  It was a painful experience for me and I hope that in this episode I can help you recognize the signs faster than I did, so you don't have to go through it too.     I'll go over:  - traits of a narcissist  - how that looks in real life and in your relationship  - my own experiences with narcissists  - what to do if you're in a relationship with a narcissist  - what is about ME (and YOU) that may have invited this type of relationship   Being in a relationship with a narcissist is extremely damaging to your emotional health and will ABSOLUTELY impede your progress toward your health and wellness goals.  The purpose of this episode is not for you to go around "diagnosing" people as narcissists, but more to help you see your relationship more clearly and act accordingly.  Friend, you deserve so much better!   XOXO Tara   PS. the Healthy Mind, Healthy Body Program is OPEN!  You can start immediately with the program and coaching, so go to tarafaulmann.com/join to learn more and get registered!   PPS. If anything in this episode resonated with you, then share the LOVE! Post a screenshot of this episode in your stories and tag me @tarafaulmann! And join the conversation in our FREE No Nonsense Wellness Community!   Show Notes & Full Transcript:  https://www.tarafaulmann.com/podcast/entry/60 Join the FREE No Nonsense Podcast Community Join the No Nonsense Community: a place for women who are ready to get real with their health and their lives.   Grab Your FREE trainings & workbooks! Free Jumpstart Workbook   Looking for a quick head start? Grab this free workbook => 5 Simple Shifts to Jumpstart Your Health! This workbook will help you change your perspective and make some seemingly simple changes that could make ALL the difference in getting to your weight loss and health goals. Free Goal Setting Workbook  How many times have you set a goal you really wanted and then not achieved it?  You've probably been taught to go about goal setting all wrong! Grab your FREE "Make it Happen" workbook and get my whole strategy to set better goals and actually achieve them!     Healthy Mind, Healthy Body Program & Membership! Ditch the Diets and Finally Make Peace with Food If you struggle with yo-yo dieting then you know how hard it is to make any real lasting change.  Unfortunately most women get stuck in the belief that being on a diet is the only way to lose weight and get healthy, and when they inevitably fail they’ve destroyed their self esteem, destroyed their relationship with food, and get stuck in a guilt/shame spiral that starts the whole process over again.   If you don’t understand how reprogram your mind that is sabotaging you, and reprogram your body for health, you’ll never make lasting progress.   That’s why I created the Healthy Mind, Healthy Body Program; to teach you how to make a real, lasting transformation in your Mind AND Body.      REGISTRATION IS OPEN NOW!!   Learn More and Register Here 

Don't make this bigger than it is . . .   In ANY journey there's ups and downs, leaps forward and setbacks.  Why would we think a journey to overcome emotional/binge eating overeating would be any different?  Messing up is totally normal and you should EXPECT it to happen! The real problem is that when we "mess up" we go down the shame and guilt spiral, we decide it's never going to change, we'll always struggle, nothing will ever work, I'm a horrible person, etc. etc.  We get stuck in the "failure" and can't move forward from it.     The trick to overcoming setbacks is to learn the lesson and move on as fast as possible! Your binge or overeat was just one tiny blip on the entire timeline of your life and the entire personhood of you and the entire journey that you're on. It's just one thing one time. We need to stop making it so big, stop making it mean so much. Stop allowing it to define who you are, or what you're capable of it does none of those things, all of those things are lies. Stop believing in those lies and stop repeating those lies in your own brain.    What if you could see your binge or overeat experience as an opportunity to learn about yourself? What if you saw it as an opportunity to give yourself some more grace and some more compassion and really understand what it is that you truly need right now? What if you saw this an an opportunity to train your brain to stop being so habitual all the time and make more conscious choices? If you can start to see an event like a binge or overeat as practice to get better, I promise you, you're gonna move forward so much faster. Friend, you can do this. I'll help.   XOXO Tara   PS. If anything in this episode resonated with you, then share the LOVE! Head to iTunes and subscribe and leave a written review or post a screenshot of this episode in your stories and tag me @tarafaulmann    Healthy Holidays Masterclass!   Did you know that the average American gains 8 pounds over the holidays?  If you're worried about weight gain over the holidays, stress eating, or overeating, this masterclass is for you! You're going to learn my best strategies for overcoming emotional and stress eating, how to deal with the overwhelm of the holidays without food.  We'll talk about how your body work. How does stress during the holidays affect your body? How does food choice affect your cravings during the holidays, we are touching on it all.  You're going to leave that masterclass with tons of skills and tools that you can use simple strategies and actionable steps that you can put into place right away,  and create your plan for Handling the Holidays and staying on track!   Learn More & Register!   Important Links: If you struggle with yo-yo dieting, emotional eating or creating lasting weight loss and health, then check out the Healthy Mind, Healthy Body Program and Membership so you can ditch the diets and finally make peace with food.   👉 Ask me! Go ahead and ask! I'd love to answer your burning questions on the podcast! I guarantee, if you're wondering something, you're not the only one.  Click to Ask Tara and leave me a short question . . . and then listen for your question to be answered on an upcoming episode!    Subscribe and Review:   I'm honored to be a part of your health and wellness journey by showing up each week with inspiring, educational, and actionable content that I hope is truly helpful for you! I hope the No Nonsense Wellness Podcast blesses you each week. One of the best ways you can bless me in return is by subscribing and leaving a review!  Doing that will help others find the podcast, and show them the value and support that's provided here.  CLICK HERE to subscribe & review!   Share the Wellness!      Show Notes & Full Transcript:  https://www.tarafaulmann.com/podcast/entry/70

Bubble Guts! That's what we call any type of  "digestive distress" in our house  LOL. But gut health goes WAY beyond bubble guts, an unhealthy gut is at the root of most metabolic and chronic disorders.  Gut dysbiosis and leaky gut are estimated to affect 80% of us Americans!   We simply cannot address long term weight loss, health, and wellness without addressing the health of our guts, aka our small and large intestines and the colonies of bacteria that live in them.  In the last episode we learned all about what your "gut" actually is and how it works.  If you haven't listened to episode 10 - "Trust Your Gut" go back and do that now.  In this episode we're going to dive in to how our gut gets unhealthy, how chronic disorders start to stem from an unhealthy gut, and what you can start doing now to heal it.     XOXO Tara   Show Notes and Full Transcript:  https://www.tarafaulmann.com/podcast/entry/11     COMING IN APRIL!!!!    Weight Loss & Wellness Coaching Program!!!!! Are you liking what you're hearing on this podcast and feeling like it's YOUR time to Break Free? Are you tired of diet after diet only to end up in the same place or worse? Are you ready for real change, and to have a real coach in your corner every step of the way? Then you might be ready for the Weight Loss and Wellness Program!  Click the link to check it out, and if you're ready, get signed up.  If you still have questions, schedule a free coaching call to see if working together is right for you!  Coaching =>  https://www.tarafaulmann.com/coaching/     Looking for a quick head start? Grab this freebie! This workbook will help you change your perspective and make some seemingly simple changes that could make all the difference in getting to your weight loss and health goals.  Download for free here: Free Workbook => https://www.tarafaulmann.com/5-simple-shifts/   Join our FREE community online! In our weight loss and wellness journey’s there’s nothing more important than a community to cheer us on, hold us accountable and who really understands what we’re going through.  We want you to be a part of the conversation! Join us at: Community => https://community.nononsensewellness.com/c/start-here   If you found value in today's episode, please take a minute to drop me a review on iTunes.  I am so grateful for all of you and hearing from you absolutely lights me up! iTunes => https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/no-nonsense-wellness-podcast-take-back-control-your/id1552309237

Do you have to cut carbs to lose weight?   To carb or not to carb, that is the question!   If you look around social media, half the people are telling you to quit carbs altogether and half the people are telling you the carbs are good and you need them. But who's right? This episode is our third installment in our focus on the food three part series.  We already talked about protein and fat, if you haven't caught the first two episodes, go back and listen to them after this.    So why are carb so demonized? What does it actually mean to reduce or eliminate carbs? What exactly IS a carb? How much and what type of carbs are the best for me?  I'll answer all your questions because . . .   It's definitely NOT as easy as saying "carbs are bad, dump them" - an apple is a carb, broccoli is a carb, lettuce is a carb, are those bad?  In my opinion the conversation about WHAT TYPES of carbs, and the quality of carbs is the conversation we SHOULD be having, so let's do it!   XOXO Tara   PS. If anything in this episode resonated with you, then share the LOVE! Head to iTunes and subscribe and leave a written review or post a screenshot of this episode in your stories and tag me @tarafaulmann      Important Links: Episode 10 - Trust Your Gut Part 1 Episode 11 - Trust Your Gut Part 2 Episode 27 - What the Heck is Healthy Eating Anyway Episode 79 - Optimizing Protein for Health Episode 80 - Good Fats, Bad Fats, & Keto   👉 Ask me! Go ahead and ask! I'd love to answer your burning questions on the podcast! I guarantee, if you're wondering something, you're not the only one.  Click to Ask Tara and leave me a short question . . . and then listen for your question to be answered on an upcoming episode!    Subscribe and Review:   I'm honored to be a part of your health and wellness journey by showing up each week with inspiring, educational, and actionable content that I hope is truly helpful for you! I hope the No Nonsense Wellness Podcast blesses you each week. One of the best ways you can bless me in return is by subscribing and leaving a review!  Doing that will help others find the podcast, and show them the value and support that's provided here.  CLICK HERE to subscribe & review!   Share the Wellness!      Show Notes & Transcript:  https://www.tarafaulmann.com/podcast/entry/81  

Do you want to hibernate in the winter?   If you live in colder northern states and countries, especially ones above the 45th parallel listen up! (YES that's us my Washington friends!) According to the Cleveland clinic, about 75% of Americans who have Seasonal Affective Disorder are WOMEN and about 10%-20% of Americans (again mostly women) suffer from "winter blues" a milder form of SAD.  That's about 67 million people, and I actually think a lot more because "winter blues" is not a diagnosis that's often tracked.   In the wintertime if you feel down, lethargic, in a funk, put on weight, have less energy, have more cravings, etc. I want you to know IT'S NOT JUST IN YOUR HEAD, & YOU CANNOT "JUST GET OVER IT"!   Winter blues and SAD are very real, but there's also A LOT you can do to reduce symptoms and help yourself out. In this episode I'm going to break down WHY this is affecting so many of us and some tangible things you can do right now to start helping.     If you have any questions or want more resources, post in the community and I'll be happy to share because I'm sure you won't be the only one!   If anything in this episode resonated with you, then share the LOVE! Post a screenshot of this episode in your stories and tag me @tarafaulmann! And join the conversation in our FREE No Nonsense Wellness Community!   XOXO Tara   Show Notes:  https://www.tarafaulmann.com/podcast/entry/34   Join the FREE No Nonsense Podcast Community Join the No Nonsense Community: a place for women who are ready to get real with their health and their lives.   Grab Your FREE workbook! Free Workbook   Looking for a quick head start? Grab this free workbook => 5 Simple Shifts to Jumpstart Your Health! This workbook will help you change your perspective and make some seemingly simple changes that could make ALL the difference in getting to your weight loss and health goals.   Links Mentioned in Show Free Goal Setting Workbook  grab your FREE "Make it Happen" workbook to set better goals and actually achieve them!   Healthy Mind, Healthy Body Program & Membership! Ditch the Diets and Finally Make Peace with Food If you struggle with yo-yo dieting then you know how hard it is to make any real lasting change.  Unfortunately most women get stuck in the belief that being on a diet is the only way to lose weight and get healthy, and when they inevitably fail they’ve destroyed their self esteem, destroyed their relationship with food, and get stuck in a guilt/shame spiral that starts the whole process over again.   If you don’t understand how reprogram your mind that is sabotaging you, and reprogram your body for health, you’ll never make lasting progress.   That’s why I created the Healthy Mind, Healthy Body Program; to teach you how to make a real, lasting transformation in your Mind AND Body.      ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS NOW!!   Learn More and Apply Here   

According to YOU and ME   I use the words "Food Freedom" a lot - in this podcast, on my website, in my program etc.  It occurred to me recently that a lot of people in the diet industry use this term as well, but we don't all mean the same thing and we don't all approach achieving this idea the same way.     Out of curiosity I put up a poll on my Instagram stories and in the NNW Community Group to get a take on what YOU guys think of when you hear the term Food Freedom.  Thanks BTW to all of you who responded!! While most of the answers followed a general theme, there were a few I hadn't really thought of, which was awesome!    In this episode I'm going to share the ideas that you all had about Food Freedom and I'll break down MY OWN definition.  The way I use, and refer to, Food Freedom has three main pillars:   1. Eating Without Guilt - remove the morality from food, no more food rules about how much or what, getting to the place where you choose healthy food because you genuinely WANT it and not because you SHOULD or HAVE TO,  choosing to indulge or pass on food without guilt, shame or FOMO. 2. Mindful Eating - no restriction or bingeing, consciously choosing foods, reconnecting with your bodies innate ability to tell you what it needs, listening to your bodies own cues like hunger and satisfaction, trusting yourself around food. 3. Dietary and Metabolic Flexibility - learning how to eat in a way that your body can function optimally so when you choose to indulge there is really no effect on you physically or mentally, food is enjoyable, satisfying, and there's room for all types of food in your life.   Now, we'll all be on the same page! If you want to know more about how I teach you to achieve Food Freedom for yourself, check out the Healthy Mind/Healthy Body Program.  Doors are opening soon so get on the list!   XOXO Tara   PS. If anything in this episode resonated with you, then share the LOVE! Post a screenshot of this episode in your stories and tag me @tarafaulmann! Join the conversation in our FREE No Nonsense Wellness Community! Subscribe and review this podcast on iTunes or Spotify!   Show Notes and Full Transcript:  https://www.tarafaulmann.com/podcast/entry/39   Join the FREE No Nonsense Podcast Community Join the No Nonsense Community: a place for women who are ready to get real with their health and their lives.   Grab Your FREE workbooks! Free Jumpstart Workbook   Looking for a quick head start? Grab this free workbook => 5 Simple Shifts to Jumpstart Your Health! This workbook will help you change your perspective and make some seemingly simple changes that could make ALL the difference in getting to your weight loss and health goals. Free Goal Setting Workbook  grab your FREE "Make it Happen" workbook to set better goals and actually achieve them!   Healthy Mind, Healthy Body Program & Membership! Ditch the Diets and Finally Make Peace with Food If you struggle with yo-yo dieting then you know how hard it is to make any real lasting change.  Unfortunately most women get stuck in the belief that being on a diet is the only way to lose weight and get healthy, and when they inevitably fail they’ve destroyed their self esteem, destroyed their relationship with food, and get stuck in a guilt/shame spiral that starts the whole process over again.   If you don’t understand how reprogram your mind that is sabotaging you, and reprogram your body for health, you’ll never make lasting progress.   That’s why I created the Healthy Mind, Healthy Body Program; to teach you how to make a real, lasting transformation in your Mind AND Body.      ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS NOW!!   Learn More and Apply Here   

Treat Yo Self!   Tell me if this sounds familiar:  "If one more health or wellness person tells me I need to be better at self care, I might scream!  I'd like to see THEM try to cram in all the things I do in a day and then in my "free time" read a book, take a bath, or get a massage.  Ya right, I don't even get to pee by myself, much less have free time!  And yet, I'd LOVE some self-care time, and I know it WOULD do me some good, but most of the time it just feels like one more thing on the "to do" list that I can't get to."   We all have our version of this story - we're last on a long list of "to do's" that we never seem to have enough time to accomplish.  We WANT time for self-care, we NEED it, but how?  This episode is all about self care for real life, what self care ACTUALLY looks like for a busy woman and how you truly CAN make time for it.   I'm going to share 3 really powerful but pretty simple strategies that you can incorporate right now to get more self care into your life, but I'll tell you the BIGGEST secret right now.  ANYTHING can be self care! Yes even those 5 minutes you locked yourself in the bathroom for a moment of peace and quiet.  When it comes to self care it doesn't' matter so much WHAT you do as much as it matters how you THINK & FEEL about what you do.  Five minutes of quiet in the bathroom counts as self care as long as while you're in there you're thinking "this is self care" "this is just for me".  For me, self care looks like a walk, cooking a healthy meal, reading my bible, sitting quietly for a couple minutes, lots of things! As long as I decide that it's self care, it is!   You can do this friend, you can put yourself back on the list, I'll help!     XOXO Tara   PS. the Healthy Mind, Healthy Body Program is OPEN!  You can start immediately with the program and coaching, so go to tarafaulmann.com/join to learn more and get registered!   PPS. If anything in this episode resonated with you, then share the LOVE! Post a screenshot of this episode in your stories and tag me @tarafaulmann! And join the conversation in our FREE No Nonsense Wellness Community!   Show Notes:  https://www.tarafaulmann.com/podcast/entry/57 Join the FREE No Nonsense Podcast Community Join the No Nonsense Community: a place for women who are ready to get real with their health and their lives.   Grab Your FREE trainings & workbooks! Free Jumpstart Workbook   Looking for a quick head start? Grab this free workbook => 5 Simple Shifts to Jumpstart Your Health! This workbook will help you change your perspective and make some seemingly simple changes that could make ALL the difference in getting to your weight loss and health goals. Free Goal Setting Workbook  How many times have you set a goal you really wanted and then not achieved it?  You've probably been taught to go about goal setting all wrong! Grab your FREE "Make it Happen" workbook and get my whole strategy to set better goals and actually achieve them!   Healthy Mind, Healthy Body Program & Membership! Ditch the Diets and Finally Make Peace with Food If you struggle with yo-yo dieting then you know how hard it is to make any real lasting change.  Unfortunately most women get stuck in the belief that being on a diet is the only way to lose weight and get healthy, and when they inevitably fail they’ve destroyed their self esteem, destroyed their relationship with food, and get stuck in a guilt/shame spiral that starts the whole process over again.   If you don’t understand how reprogram your mind that is sabotaging you, and reprogram your body for health, you’ll never make lasting progress.   That’s why I created the Healthy Mind, Healthy Body Program; to teach you how to make a real, lasting transformation in your Mind AND Body.      REGISTRATION IS OPEN NOW!!   Learn More and Register Here   

  Imagine this: 2023 is the LAST time you have to lose the weight, the LAST time you feel crappy and tired all day, the LAST time you emotionally eat, the LAST time you give in to all your cravings, the LAST time you look in the mirror and hate what you see.   In general, I'm not a fan of New Years Resolutions, in large part because about 91% of people have given up on them before January is even over.  I AM however in favor of self-reflection, goal setting, and thinking BIG at the turn of the year.  I want this year to be YOUR year! The year you move forward, the year you make progress, the year you OVERCOME! So much can happen in a year!   In this episode I'm going to give you 3 steps to create better goals and better resolutions so that you'll actually achieve them.  Because really, what's the point of self-reflection and setting goals and making resolutions if you don't actually DO anything, if nothing actually changes?     I'm going to challenge you here; do you listen to all these episodes, follow the people on social, consume, consume, consume, information but don't actually DO anything? If you struggle to be an action taker, maybe it's time to take this relationship to the next level? 😘    If you have been listening to the podcast for a awhile, you think the advice is good, but you have trouble implementing it, then maybe you need more? More support, more coaching, more accountability, a more personalized plan to follow.  If you think you're ready for more, then the HMHB Program and Membership is ready for you!   XOXO Tara   Next Steps: Get your free workbooks: www.tarafaulmann.com/resources Join the Healthy Mind, Healthy Body Program: www.tarafaulmann.com/join Email me: tara@tarafaulmann.com Full Episode Transcript: www.tarafaulmann.com/podcast/entry/76   Listen to Related Episodes:  Episode 33: 3 Reasons Your New Years Resolution Didn't Stick and What to do Instead Episode 3: The Motivation Myth Episode 52: 4 Keys to Being More Disciplined

Dry, winter skin be gone!   I've got a special treat for you in this episode! I got to sit down and interview my friend Rene Bartosh with Pure & Coco skincare. Renee has an awesome story of dealing with eczema her whole life, and then figuring out how to solve her own problem by creating her own skincare products. Those products turned into a skincare line which now she sells online, in her own store in Montesano WA, and in several local stores.     We also talk about the importance of the ingredients of the products that you're using on your skin, things that you want to make sure your products have and things that you want to make sure that your products leave out. Not all products are created the same and some things that you think should be helping you or should be safe for you probably aren't. So we got to have a really good conversation about what's safe and what's not the things you should look for and the things that you should avoid.    Rene shares her best tips for protecting your skin and having healthy skin through the wintertime especially when most of our skin gets really dried out. I don't know about you, but for me, my skin gets super dry in the wintertime. I get dry, scaly, alligator looking skin.    I've been using Pure and Coco product sugar scrub and moisturizer and I've got to say my skin is loving it! I have never had such moisturized, glowing amazing skin in the wintertime. Total game changer.  I highly encourage you to check out pureandcoco.com. And then enjoy this interview and learn a lot about protecting your skin in the wintertime and keeping your skin and your body healthy all year long.   XOXO Tara   PS. If anything in this episode resonated with you, then share the LOVE! Head to iTunes and subscribe and leave a written review or post a screenshot of this episode in your stories and tag me @tarafaulmann    Healthy Holidays Masterclass! Did you know that the average American gains 8 pounds over the holidays?  If you're worried about weight gain over the holidays, stress eating, or overeating, this masterclass is for you! You're going to learn my best strategies for overcoming emotional and stress eating, how to deal with the overwhelm of the holidays without food.  We'll talk about how your body work. How does stress during the holidays affect your body? How does food choice affect your cravings during the holidays, we are touching on it all.  You're going to leave that masterclass with tons of skills and tools that you can use simple strategies and actionable steps that you can put into place right away,  and create your plan for Handling the Holidays and staying on track!   Learn More & Register!   Important Links: If you struggle with yo-yo dieting, emotional eating or creating lasting weight loss and health, then check out the Healthy Mind, Healthy Body Program and Membership so you can ditch the diets and finally make peace with food.   Pure & Coco Moisturizing Exfoliators + Face & Body Cremes because they were designed to work together to give women fast and long-term results for dry, eczema & maturing skin types.  Check out Pure & Coco!   👉 Ask me! Go ahead and ask! I'd love to answer your burning questions on the podcast! I guarantee, if you're wondering something, you're not the only one.  Click to Ask Tara and leave me a short question . . . and then listen for your question to be answered on an upcoming episode!    Subscribe and Review:   I'm honored to be a part of your health and wellness journey by showing up each week with inspiring, educational, and actionable content that I hope is truly helpful for you! I hope the No Nonsense Wellness Podcast blesses you each week. One of the best ways you can bless me in return is by subscribing and leaving a review!  Doing that will help others find the podcast, and show them the value and support that's provided here.  CLICK HERE to subscribe & review!   Share the Wellness!      Show Notes & Full Transcript:  ​https://www.tarafaulmann.com/podcast/entry/71

Is this for real?   Like seriously, can eating seeds help me not have PMS?   Well according to tens of thousands of women who've tried it, and their naturopath doctors who recommend it, YES! Using seeds in the diet to balance hormones is a practice that's been around for hundreds of years.  More recently the "seed cycling" protocol seems to trace back to a naturopath doctor circa 2012.  It's been in practice to help things like PMS, PCOS, and infertility long before it was trending on Instagram.     Personally, I've used seed cycling on and off for the last 7 or 8 years and I do feel like I notice a reduction in my PMS symptoms and cramps during my period.     Seed Cycling as a protocol though, has NOT been scientifically studied and there is no definitive proof that it can reduce PMS symptoms or balance your hormones.  You should also know that seed cycling should NOT be considered a cure or a treatment for any hormonal issue.  There are however tens of thousands of women who self-report an improvement of symptoms which may make this something worth trying for you too! Plus the fact that it's relatively inexpensive, easy to do, and has no real known side effects make it a pretty safe protocol to try and see if it might work for you!   In this episode I'll give you the lowdown on exactly what seed cycling is, exactly how to do it, and what we DO know about the science and how adding seeds to your diet could benefit your hormone balance.  Send me a DM on Instagram if you give it a try or have questions!     XOXO Tara   PS. If anything in this episode resonated with you, then share the LOVE! Post a screenshot of this episode in your stories and tag me @tarafaulmann    DISCLAIMER: I am not a doctor, and more importantly I'm not YOUR doctor.  Any info in the podcast is for informational purposes only and not a recommendation for treatment of any kind. Always consult your medical professionals before beginning any type of protocol.     Show Notes & Full Transcript:  https://www.tarafaulmann.com/podcast/entry/63   Important Links: If you struggle with yo-yo dieting, emotional eating or creating lasting weight loss and health, then check out the Healthy Mind, Healthy Body Program and Membership so you can ditch the diets and finally make peace with food.   👉 Ask me! Go ahead and ask! I'd love to answer your burning questions on the podcast! I guarantee, if you're wondering something, you're not the only one.  Go to Ask Tara and leave me a short question . . . and then listen for your question to be answered on an upcoming episode!    Subscribe and Review:   I'm honored to be a part of your health and wellness journey by showing up each week with inspiring, educational, and actionable content that I hope is truly helpful for you! I hope the No Nonsense Wellness Podcast blesses you each week. One of the best ways you can bless me in return is by subscribing and leaving a review!  Doing that will help others find the podcast, and show them the value and support that's provided here.  CLICK HERE to subscribe & review!

Emotional Eating That term gets used a lot, but what does it mean? And more importantly what does it mean to YOU? Emotional eating shows up in many forms but the underlying mechanism is always the same - avoidance of difficult emotions resulting in eating when we're not physically hungry - aka overeating.  Unfortunately, most of the time we don't even realize we're doing it until we're already doing it! Then we spiral into guilt and shame, creating more negative emotions we want to avoid.  It's a viscous cycle we get stuck in and the emotional eating doesn't stop.  In this episode I want to help you define emotional eating, get real with yourself about how and why it's happening for you, and what you can start doing about it right now, today!   XOXO Tara   Show Notes:  https://www.tarafaulmann.com/podcast/entry/13   COMING APRIL 27!!!!    Weight Loss & Wellness Coaching Program!!!!! If you’re OVER IT, tired of diets not working, tired of the lose weight, gain weight yo you, tired of taking care of everyone else but letting yourself go, check this out.  You’ll learn to :

• Properly set goals so you'll actually stick to them and succeed
• Retrain your mind for success and food freedom
• Overcome emotional eating for good
• Create new, healthy, lasting habits for long term success, and remove habits that no longer serve you
• Use food as fuel, how to determine what foods are right for you, and how food works in your body
• Simple ways to incorporate movement and exercise into your busy life

Take control of you mind, your body, and your life!  Click the link to check it out, and if you're ready, get signed up.  If you still have questions, schedule a free coaching call to see if working together is right for you!  Coaching =>  https://www.tarafaulmann.com/coaching/   Looking for a quick head start? Grab this workbook! This workbook will help you change your perspective and make some seemingly simple changes that could make all the difference in getting to your weight loss and health goals.  Download for free here: Free Workbook => https://www.tarafaulmann.com/5-simple-shifts/   Join our FREE community online! In our weight loss and wellness journey’s there’s nothing more important than a community to cheer us on, hold us accountable and who really understands what we’re going through.  We want you to be a part of the conversation! Join us at: Community => https://community.nononsensewellness.com/c/start-here   If you found value in today's episode, please take a minute to drop me a review on iTunes.  I am so grateful for all of you and hearing from you absolutely lights me up! iTunes => https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/no-nonsense-wellness-podcast-take-back-control-your/id1552309237  

BBQ's, Parties, and Vacations, OH MY!   It's summertime, the kids are home, it's chaos, it's fun, it's travel, it's parties, it's food, it's cocktails, it's distractions, it's stress, it's all over the place!  A lot of us struggle to stay on track with our health, fitness, and wellness goals in the summertime in large part because the routines that kept us on track the rest of the year don't work (or don't exist!) in the summertime.      This really only becomes a problem if we don't acknowledge that it's different and adjust. It's like we keep trying to fit the square peg (old routines) into the round hole (summertime) and then get frustrated and give up when it doesn't work.    I've noticed there's seems to be 2 types in the summertime (and I've been both!):    type 1: "It's never too late to get that summer bod!"  - this person starts some kind of crazy restrictive diet plan or exercise program to drop weight fast.  But it's summertime and they don't stick to it very long because it's super hard OR they lose the weight but regain it quickly because their quick weight loss was unsustainable and then begins the shame spiral about what a failure they are . . . again. type 2: "F-it, I can't stick to anything over the summer, I'm not even going to try"  - this type gives up on their health, wellness, and fitness goals, and decides to pick it back up in the fall when the kids go back to school and we're back on a routine. And thus continues the yo-yo diet cycle.   May I propose to you that there's some middle ground here? A place where you can have your cake AND eat it too, enjoy your summer AND stay on track, live your life AND still lose weight.  In fact this middle ground is where I live all year round and it's what I teach in the Healthy Mind Healthy Body Program.  Listen up to this episode for my top 5 tips for staying on track this summer so you can have fun and keep moving forward!   XOXO Tara   PS. the Healthy Mind, Healthy Body Program is OPEN!  You can start immediately with the program and coaching, so go to tarafaulmann.com/join to learn more and get registered!   PPS. If anything in this episode resonated with you, then share the LOVE! Post a screenshot of this episode in your stories and tag me @tarafaulmann! And join the conversation in our FREE No Nonsense Wellness Community!   Show Notes:  https://www.tarafaulmann.com/podcast/entry/53 Join the FREE No Nonsense Podcast Community Join the No Nonsense Community: a place for women who are ready to get real with their health and their lives.   Grab Your FREE trainings & workbooks! Free Jumpstart Workbook   Looking for a quick head start? Grab this free workbook => 5 Simple Shifts to Jumpstart Your Health! This workbook will help you change your perspective and make some seemingly simple changes that could make ALL the difference in getting to your weight loss and health goals. Free Goal Setting Workbook  How many times have you set a goal you really wanted and then not achieved it?  You've probably been taught to go about goal setting all wrong! Grab your FREE "Make it Happen" workbook and get my whole strategy to set better goals and actually achieve them!     Healthy Mind, Healthy Body Program & Membership! Ditch the Diets and Finally Make Peace with Food If you struggle with yo-yo dieting then you know how hard it is to make any real lasting change.  Unfortunately most women get stuck in the belief that being on a diet is the only way to lose weight and get healthy, and when they inevitably fail they’ve destroyed their self esteem, destroyed their relationship with food, and get stuck in a guilt/shame spiral that starts the whole process over again.   If you don’t understand how reprogram your mind that is sabotaging you, and reprogram your body for health, you’ll never make lasting progress.   That’s why I created the Healthy Mind, Healthy Body Program; to teach you how to make a real, lasting transformation in your Mind AND Body.      REGISTRATION IS OPEN NOW!!   Learn More and Register Here 

What!? I don't act like a victim! It's another one of those episodes where I'm gonna say all the stuff that no one else will 😂  I'm gonna call you out on the BS, with LOVE.  Here's the truth; we've all had victim mentality in some way in some situation in our life.  Usually it's in small ways that you might not have recognized as victim mentality.   Here's some examples: - You told your boss that you didn't get the report to her on time because Karen didn't do HER part on time. - You've said something like "you make me SO angry" (hint: no one can MAKE you feel any certain way) - You've decided something like "I'm this way because of you"   - You can't let someone else's crappy behavior go and you keep stewing on it for way too long. - Something bad happened to you and you've decided you'll just always be "broken" - You're always "waiting for the other shoe to drop" - If you get fired it's "because my boss is a total b&!*h" - Something goes wrong and you just give up "what's the use in trying?"   See? It comes out in little ways that we don't always recognize as victim mentality.  The problem is we get totally stuck here.  We get totally frozen in our victimhood instead of taking responsibility for figuring out how to move forward.   I also want to be really clear that I understand that trauma is real, being an ACTUAL victim of something awful is real, having to deal with terrible situations and terrible people is REAL.  But you still have the choice of whether to let that situation define you and keep you stuck in victimhood, or if you'll do the work to move forward.     Today, I'm going there.  You might feel a bit triggered, you might not like the feeling of recognizing some of these things in yourself, but if you want to get unstuck, you need to hear them.     If anything in this episode resonated with you, I'd LOVE to hear about it! Send me a DM on Instagram or post a screenshot of this episode in your stories and tag me @tarafaulmann! And join the conversation in our FREE No Nonsense Wellness Community!   XOXO Tara   Show Notes and Full Transcript:  https://www.tarafaulmann.com/podcast/entry/28   Healthy Mind, Healthy Body Coaching Program & Membership! Ditch the Diets and Finally Make Peace with Food If you struggle with yo-yo dieting then you know how hard it is to make any real lasting change.  Unfortunately most women get stuck in the belief that being on a diet is the only way to lose weight and get healthy, and when they inevitably fail they’ve destroyed their self esteem, destroyed their relationship with food, and get stuck in a guilt/shame spiral that starts the whole process over again.   If you don’t understand how reprogram your mind that is sabotaging you, and reprogram your body for health, you’ll never make lasting progress.   That’s why I created the Healthy Mind, Healthy Body Program; to teach you how to make a real, lasting transformation in your Mind AND Body.      Click the link to learn more, and get on the advanced enrollment list for the next opening.  If you still have questions, schedule a free coaching call to see if working together is right for you!  Coaching =>  https://www.tarafaulmann.com/coaching/   Free Workbook => https://www.tarafaulmann.com/5-simple-shifts/ Looking for a quick head start? Grab this workbook! This workbook will help you change your perspective and make some seemingly simple changes that could make ALL the difference in getting to your weight loss and health goals.     iTunes => https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-no-nonsense-wellness-podcast-healthy-mind-healthy-body/id1552309237  If you found value in today's episode, please take a minute to drop me a review on iTunes.  I am so grateful for all of you and hearing from you absolutely lights me up!   Connect with me! =>  Instagram    Pinterest     Facebook   Join the FREE Podcast Community =>  community.nononsensewellness.com  

But won't fat make me fat?   No. 😏 No it won't, we can put that myth to bed right?  Fat is an ESSENTIAL part of your diet, you cannot be healthy without adequate fat.  Fat is necessary to absorb certain vitamins like A, D, E, & K, to reduce inflammation, regulate your immune system and synthesize hormones .  Every single cell in your body has a layer of fat around it and your entire nervous system is sheathed in a layer of fat.  Fat is important! The problem most of us have is we ingest a lot of "bad" fats and not enough "good" fats.    So perhaps I should amend that first statement - GOOD fats are healthy and essential, BAD fats will make you inflamed, sick, and yes, probably fat.   But what's a good fat, what's a bad fat and how much should you be eating? Is the Keto diet something you should try?  How did fats get so demonized in the first place?   In this second installment of our "focus on the food" series I'm going to break it ALL down for you!     XOXO Tara   Important Links: Episode 16 - Should I Track Macro's to Lose Weight? Episode 27 - What the Heck is Healthy Eating Anyway? Episode 44 - The Truth About Sugar & Your body Episode 79 - Optimizing Protein for Health   Subscribe and Review:   I'm honored to be a part of your health and wellness journey by showing up each week with inspiring, educational, and actionable content that I hope is truly helpful for you! I hope the No Nonsense Wellness Podcast blesses you each week. One of the best ways you can bless me in return is by subscribing and leaving a review!  Doing that will help others find the podcast, and show them the value and support that's provided here.  CLICK HERE to subscribe & review!   Show Notes & Transcript:  https://www.tarafaulmann.com/podcast/entry/80  

Got Stress?   Ya, I know you do, we all do. CHRONIC stress.  Did you know that that chronic stress is drastically interfering with your ability to lose weight and get healthy? Chronic stress contributes to heart disease, insomnia, poor immune function, inability to lose weight, skin issues, anxiety, low energy, poor recovery, etc. etc. It's obvious that managing your chronic stress is a BIG DEAL!   You've probably heard that one of the most effective ways to deal with stress is meditation, but have you tried to meditate? I find it SUPER difficult, and I've tried several times to start a habit of meditation with no success.  I just don't stick to it.  If that sounds like you too, I've got geed news! A new study out of Harvard has found that certain breathing exercises are actually MORE effective than mediation at improvements overall in heart rate variability, improved sleep, reduced stress, and improved mood.   In this episode I'm going to break down the study, what they looked at, what they found and how YOU can incorporate these super easy breathing exercises right now to start managing your stress.   In writing and recording this episode I'm thinking it might be awesome to have a stress management challenge! If learning about stress and learning some effective tips and strategies to manage stress more effectively sounds cool to you let me know! Send me a DM or email if you're interested and if there's interest I'll put it together!   And it's not too late to join HMHB for 2023, so if you think you're ready for more, then the HMHB Program and Membership is ready for you!   XOXO Tara   PS. If anything in this episode resonated with you, then share the LOVE! Head to iTunes and subscribe and leave a written review or post a screenshot of this episode in your stories and tag me @tarafaulmann    Important Links: Episode 32 - Overcome the Overwhelm Episode 57 - Self Care for Real Life​   👉 Ask me! Go ahead and ask! I'd love to answer your burning questions on the podcast! I guarantee, if you're wondering something, you're not the only one.  Click to Ask Tara and leave me a short question . . . and then listen for your question to be answered on an upcoming episode!    Subscribe and Review:   I'm honored to be a part of your health and wellness journey by showing up each week with inspiring, educational, and actionable content that I hope is truly helpful for you! I hope the No Nonsense Wellness Podcast blesses you each week. One of the best ways you can bless me in return is by subscribing and leaving a review!  Doing that will help others find the podcast, and show them the value and support that's provided here.  CLICK HERE to subscribe & review!   Show Notes & Transcript:  https://www.tarafaulmann.com/podcast/entry/78  

Your habits will make or break your success   You've probably heard me say that before right? In this episode I want to spend some time sharing with you the 6 habits I've created in my life (and still always work on improving) that have made the biggest difference for me in my health journey.   First, a little backstory: my health and wellness journey REALLY started after I was diagnosed with an autoimmune disease. Physically I felt totally broken and had to begin a very long process of healing my body.  Emotionally that struggle also took a heavy toll on me.  It was through that struggle though that I realized what a totally messed up relationship I had with food and my body.  Diets, restricting, bingeing, cravings, crazy workout regimens, low self-esteem and body hate, emotions all over the place - sound familiar at all?  I was that person who on the outside looked fine, but on the inside I was mentally and physically a wreck most of the time.     In reflecting on what brought me from THERE to HERE I realized it was really these six habits that made ALL the difference.  I like to think of my job here as helping you fast forward that process for yourself.  Helping you get from where you are to where you want to be, faster!  And certainly faster than I did!     The real rub here is that some of these habits are fairly easy to implement, some of them are much harder,  and ALL of them require a constant commitment (or else they wouldn't be a habit!)  The beauty of these habits is that I can teach you how to make them real and consistent in YOUR life and when you do it'll change EVERYTHING.     XOXO Tara   PS. If anything in this episode resonated with you, then share the LOVE! Head to iTunes and subscribe and leave a review or post a screenshot of this episode in your stories and tag me @tarafaulmann    Important Links: If you struggle with yo-yo dieting, emotional eating or creating lasting weight loss and health, then check out the Healthy Mind, Healthy Body Program and Membership so you can ditch the diets and finally make peace with food.   👉 Ask me! Go ahead and ask! I'd love to answer your burning questions on the podcast! I guarantee, if you're wondering something, you're not the only one.  Click to Ask Tara and leave me a short question . . . and then listen for your question to be answered on an upcoming episode!    Subscribe and Review:   I'm honored to be a part of your health and wellness journey by showing up each week with inspiring, educational, and actionable content that I hope is truly helpful for you! I hope the No Nonsense Wellness Podcast blesses you each week. One of the best ways you can bless me in return is by subscribing and leaving a review!  Doing that will help others find the podcast, and show them the value and support that's provided here.  CLICK HERE to subscribe & review!   Share the Wellness!      Show Notes & Transcript:  https://www.tarafaulmann.com/podcast/entry/63

The Next Right Thing As humans, we're REALLY good at overcomplicating things aren't we?  Speaking from personal experience here, it's crazy to me how sometimes the simple solution doesn't even occur to me. I get so stuck on the idea that "it can't be that simple, it must be harder" and then I MAKE it harder! Can you relate? I know I'm not the only one! I think this is especially true when it comes to weight loss and health.  We're so quick to jump on the complicated diet, the one with all the rules because we think the more elaborate it is the better it should work.  All the while we miss the simplest, most BASIC strategies, skills and tools.  And then we can't figure out why it didn't work or why we didn't stick to it.   Most of us get fed up with where we're at, and we decide to take drastic action. We try to make big sweeping changes that are hard to sustain.  We go from ice cream every night to keto, or from fast food dinners to kale salad.  It's too much too soon.  Instead I teach clients to stretch out change, and approach it in a progression. Move from fast food burgers every night to 4 nights, then 2 nights, then making your own healthy version etc. The progression allows you to start moving from being the person who eats fast food every night, to becoming the person who cooks a healthy dinner every night.  That change takes more time, but it will LAST and isn't that what we really want?  In this episode I'm going to teach you the very simple, yet super powerful concept of just doing the NEXT RIGHT THING.  I'll walk you through an exercise we use in the WW Program to identify what your Next Right Thing is, and how to implement it.  Grab a pen and paper and get ready to write it out!   If you want to get BEYOND yo yo dieting, and never diet again, you have to change your strategy.  That strategy is what I teach in the 12 Weeks to Weight Loss and Wellness Program.  Enrollment is open right now and we start April 27.  Click the link in these show notes to check it out and get registered!   XOXO Tara   Show Notes:  https://www.tarafaulmann.com/podcast/entry/15     STARTING APRIL 27!!!!    Weight Loss & Wellness Coaching Program!!!!! If you’re OVER IT, tired of diets not working, tired of the lose weight, gain weight yo you, tired of taking care of everyone else but letting yourself go, check this out.  You’ll learn to :

• Properly set goals so you'll actually stick to them and succeed
• Retrain your mind for success and food freedom
• Overcome emotional eating for good
• Create new, healthy, lasting habits for long term success, and remove habits that no longer serve you
• Use food as fuel, how to determine what foods are right for you, and how food works in your body
• Simple ways to incorporate movement and exercise into your busy life

Take control of your mind, your body, and your life!  Click the link to check it out, and if you're ready, get signed up.  If you still have questions, schedule a free coaching call to see if working together is right for you!  Coaching =>  https://www.tarafaulmann.com/coaching/   Looking for a quick head start? Grab this workbook! This workbook will help you change your perspective and make some seemingly simple changes that could make all the difference in getting to your weight loss and health goals.  Download for free here: Free Workbook => https://www.tarafaulmann.com/5-simple-shifts/   Join our FREE community online! In our weight loss and wellness journey’s there’s nothing more important than a community to cheer us on, hold us accountable and who really understands what we’re going through.  We want you to be a part of the conversation! Join us at: Community => community.nononsensewellness.com   If you found value in today's episode, please take a minute to drop me a review on iTunes.  I am so grateful for all of you and hearing from you absolutely lights me up! iTunes => https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/no-nonsense-wellness-podcast-take-back-control-your/id1552309237  

Why can't you just support me?   "This is it, I'm really doing it this time, (insert diet here) is FINALLY the one that's going to work, I'm pumped!" So you go tell your spouse/significant other your plan and you just get a blank stare.  Or worse, eye rolling, head shaking and negative comments, or WORSE outright sabotage.  I mean you TOLD him you weren't doing carbs anymore and he brought home pizza! What a jerk! So unsupportive.   Or maybe you've embarked on something better than a diet, like the Healthy Mind, Healthy Body Program; you're making small healthy changes like taking walks, drinking more water, making more meals at home, adding some veggies, and trying new healthier recipes.  You're so excited about the healthy lifestyle you're embarking on! But every time you ask your spouse to join you on a walk they say no, or they won't eat the healthy meals you cook, or they get mad when you won't watch TV because you want to get more sleep, or they get frustrated that you'd rather eat in than go to that fast food restaurant this week.     And then YOU get frustrated because you don't understand why they're resisting these healthy changes so much.  I mean if it's good for you, then it's good for them and THEY could stand to lose a few pounds too!  Not only do we want our spouse to support our endeavors, we want them to join us, because we love them and we want THEM to be healthier and happier too.     When you're trying to get your spouse on board with a change you'd like to make, ANY TYPE of change, there are some key things you need to do and NOT do.  Trust me, there's a right and a wrong way to do this, and most of us, even though our intentions are good, are going about it all wrong.  Some of the advice in this episode could change EVERYTHING in your relationship.  💕    XOXO Tara   PS. the Healthy Mind, Healthy Body Program is OPEN!  You can start immediately with the program and coaching, so go to tarafaulmann.com/join to learn more and get registered!   PPS. If anything in this episode resonated with you, then share the LOVE! Post a screenshot of this episode in your stories and tag me @tarafaulmann! And join the conversation in our FREE No Nonsense Wellness Community!   Show Notes:  https://www.tarafaulmann.com/podcast/entry/59 Join the FREE No Nonsense Podcast Community Join the No Nonsense Community: a place for women who are ready to get real with their health and their lives.   Grab Your FREE trainings & workbooks! Free Jumpstart Workbook   Looking for a quick head start? Grab this free workbook => 5 Simple Shifts to Jumpstart Your Health! This workbook will help you change your perspective and make some seemingly simple changes that could make ALL the difference in getting to your weight loss and health goals. Free Goal Setting Workbook  How many times have you set a goal you really wanted and then not achieved it?  You've probably been taught to go about goal setting all wrong! Grab your FREE "Make it Happen" workbook and get my whole strategy to set better goals and actually achieve them!   Healthy Mind, Healthy Body Program & Membership! Ditch the Diets and Finally Make Peace with Food If you struggle with yo-yo dieting then you know how hard it is to make any real lasting change.  Unfortunately most women get stuck in the belief that being on a diet is the only way to lose weight and get healthy, and when they inevitably fail they’ve destroyed their self esteem, destroyed their relationship with food, and get stuck in a guilt/shame spiral that starts the whole process over again.   If you don’t understand how reprogram your mind that is sabotaging you, and reprogram your body for health, you’ll never make lasting progress.   That’s why I created the Healthy Mind, Healthy Body Program; to teach you how to make a real, lasting transformation in your Mind AND Body.      REGISTRATION IS OPEN NOW!!   Learn More and Register Here 

Does Collagen live up to all the hype? It's everywhere! Collagen pills, powders, beverages, creams etc. Celebrities are endorsing it, "influencers" recommend it, and the claims about collagens greatness extend from gut health to weight loss, to fuller hair.  But does it really live up to all the hype? Is there actually sound science to back up all these claims? In this episode we're going to explore all things collagen including how your body works, how it makes and uses collagen, and if taking a collagen supplement could really be beneficial to you.  My goal is for you to be armed with solid information so that you can have appropriate talks with your doctor and make informed decisions on supplementation.  So listen up, you might be surprised by what you hear!   XOXO Tara   Show Notes:  https://www.tarafaulmann.com/podcast/entry/12     COMING IN APRIL!!!!    Weight Loss & Wellness Coaching Program!!!!! Are you liking what you're hearing on this podcast and feeling like it's YOUR time to Break Free? Are you tired of diet after diet only to end up in the same place or worse? Are you ready for real change, and to have a real coach in your corner every step of the way? Then you might be ready for the Weight Loss and Wellness Program!  Click the link to check it out, and if you're ready, get signed up.  If you still have questions, schedule a free coaching call to see if working together is right for you!  Coaching =>  https://www.tarafaulmann.com/coaching/   Looking for a quick head start? Grab this freebie! This workbook will help you change your perspective and make some seemingly simple changes that could make all the difference in getting to your weight loss and health goals.  Download for free here: Free Workbook => https://www.tarafaulmann.com/5-simple-shifts/   Join our FREE community online! In our weight loss and wellness journey’s there’s nothing more important than a community to cheer us on, hold us accountable and who really understands what we’re going through.  We want you to be a part of the conversation! Join us at: Community => https://community.nononsensewellness.com/c/start-here   If you found value in today's episode, please take a minute to drop me a review on iTunes.  I am so grateful for all of you and hearing from you absolutely lights me up! iTunes => https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/no-nonsense-wellness-podcast-take-back-control-your/id1552309237  

Most often the simple things are the MOST important   Whenever we want to lose weight, or more specifically lose fat, we tend to jump to the complicated things: the strict diet that removes and entire food group or the crazy exercise plan that requires 2 workouts a day.  We usually overlook the simple things that when done consistently can add up to HUGE results.     NEAT is one of those simple yet often overlooked things that can be make or break for your fat loss, but you're probably not paying any attention to.  NEAT stands for Non Exercise Activity Thermogenesis.   That basically means all the energy, aka calories, your body needs to move throughout the day that are NOT basic functions to keep you alive or exercise.  It's walking, doing the dishes, standing, fidgeting, gardening, putting away laundry etc.   NEAT has a profound and impactful effect on our ability to not gain fat, and to lose fat.  There is a HUGE variation between people, but we have a lot of control over our NEAT based on how much we move in the day.  Many of us are much more sedentary than we realize - we sit in the car, at our desk, while we eat, on the couch, with the kids, etc.  This lack of movement is reducing our NEAT - it's reducing the energy/calories we burn throughout the day which for most of us translates to weight gain.     Improving your NEAT could be a crucial factor in finally reaching and maintaining your weight loss and health goals.  In this episode I'm going to break down what NEAT is, give you some SUPER eye opening studies about NEAT and how it's working for or against you, and finally 4 ways to improve your NEAT and accelerate your fat loss.     One of the BEST ways to improve NEAT is walking! To encourage your walking and get some accountability, join our 30 Day Movement Challenge starting April 18th! It's totally free, plus there will be prizes! Grab your friends and register HERE!     XOXO Tara   PS. If anything in this episode resonated with you, then share the LOVE! Post a screenshot of this episode in your stories and tag me @tarafaulmann! And join the conversation in our FREE No Nonsense Wellness Community!   Show Notes & Full Transcript:  https://www.tarafaulmann.com/podcast/entry/41   Links mentioned in the show:  30 Day Movement Challenge! a super fun and supported challenge to get you MOVING in the right direction.  Click the button register to receive the link to the group, the workbook, and trackers.   Episode 37 - Metabolism 101                  Episode 40 - Walking   Studies Mentioned https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21993080/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3943438/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC423919/   Join the FREE No Nonsense Podcast Community Join the No Nonsense Community: a place for women who are ready to get real with their health and their lives.   Grab Your FREE trainings & workbooks! Free Jumpstart Workbook   Looking for a quick head start? Grab this free workbook => 5 Simple Shifts to Jumpstart Your Health! This workbook will help you change your perspective and make some seemingly simple changes that could make ALL the difference in getting to your weight loss and health goals. Free Goal Setting Workbook  grab your FREE "Make it Happen" workbook to set better goals and actually achieve them!     Healthy Mind, Healthy Body Program & Membership! Ditch the Diets and Finally Make Peace with Food If you struggle with yo-yo dieting then you know how hard it is to make any real lasting change.  Unfortunately most women get stuck in the belief that being on a diet is the only way to lose weight and get healthy, and when they inevitably fail they’ve destroyed their self esteem, destroyed their relationship with food, and get stuck in a guilt/shame spiral that starts the whole process over again.   If you don’t understand how reprogram your mind that is sabotaging you, and reprogram your body for health, you’ll never make lasting progress.   That’s why I created the Healthy Mind, Healthy Body Program; to teach you how to make a real, lasting transformation in your Mind AND Body.      REGISTRATION OPENS MAY 16!  SPACE IS LIMITED, GET ON THE WAITING LIST NOW!!   Learn More and Apply Here 

The Gyms are opening back up!! So if you haven't been going, I'm going to encourage you to get in there and pick up some weights!  I know, I know, the weight room is intimidating, I get it! You walk in there and there's sweaty dudes grunting, you're not sure what to do or if you're doing it right, and you just end up walking right back out.   Resistance exercise, especially compound movements, that are NOT on machines, as SO important for your health.  Muscle is the fountain of youth! So I'm going to encourage you to stop using your intimidation as an excuse. I said what I said, it's an excuse! There are plenty of ways you can learn to incorporate weight training more into your routine. Maybe it's an at home program? Maybe you take a class in the gym? Maybe you go to an all women's gym? Maybe get the help of a trainer?    The point is, there are a TON of ways to get help with learning how to incorporate weight training into your workouts, you just have to pick one, take the initiative and go for it!   Today, I'm going to dispel the three biggest weight training myths I hear from women: "Cardio is better for burning fat than weight training" "I just want to "tone" not bulk up" "Women should stick to machines/need to workout differently than men" I hope that by setting the record straight, I'll encourage you and give you the confidence you need to ask for help, and learn how to start adding resistance exercise into your routine. If you decide to employ these strategies, and I hope you do, I'd love to hear about it! Send me a DM on Instagram or post in your stories and tag me!    Need more help with some of these concepts and want to actually KNOW how to put them in place in your life? Then make sure you're on the mailing list for the next launch of the Health Mind, Healthy Body Program!        XOXO Tara   Show Notes and Full Transcript:  https://www.tarafaulmann.com/podcast/entry/22   Healthy Mind, Healthy Body Coaching Program! Ditch the Diets and Finally Make Peace with Food If you struggle with yo-yo dieting then you know how hard it is to make any real lasting change.  Unfortunately most women get stuck in the belief that being on a diet is the only way to lose weight and get healthy, and when they inevitably fail they’ve destroyed their self esteem, destroyed their relationship with food, and get stuck in a guilt/shame spiral that starts the whole process over again.   If you don’t understand how reprogram your mind that is sabotaging you, and reprogram your body for health, you’ll never make lasting progress.   That’s why I created the Healthy Mind, Healthy Body Program; to teach you how to make a real, lasting transformation in your Mind AND Body.      Click the link to learn more, and get on the advanced enrollment list for the next opening.  If you still have questions, schedule a free coaching call to see if working together is right for you!  Coaching =>  https://www.tarafaulmann.com/coaching/   Free Workbook => https://www.tarafaulmann.com/5-simple-shifts/ Looking for a quick head start? Grab this workbook! This workbook will help you change your perspective and make some seemingly simple changes that could make ALL the difference in getting to your weight loss and health goals.     iTunes => https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-no-nonsense-wellness-podcast-healthy-mind-healthy-body/id1552309237  If you found value in today's episode, please take a minute to drop me a review on iTunes.  I am so grateful for all of you and hearing from you absolutely lights me up!   Connect with me! =>  Instagram    Pinterest     Facebook

It's a Complicated Cultural Conundrum . . .  We're fed so much BS about how we SHOULD feel about ourselves, most of us have totally lost sight of how we actually DO feel about ourselves.  Diet Culture tells us that we don't measure up if we don't look this way, eat this way, exercise this way, etc.  The Body Positivity Culture tells that we should love ourselves however we look but if we don't love ourselves then we somehow don't measure up to the standards of that either! These two ideas suggest that I CANNOT both love myself and not love myself at the same time.   So I'm calling BS again! The simple answer is that HOWEVER you feel about your body is okay.  It might not be helpful, but it IS okay. And yes, you absolutely CAN love yourself but also want to change yourself as well.  Neither Diet Culture nor Body Positivity Culture make room for this conversation, so I am!  In this episode we'll explore:  - What is Body Positivity Culture? What does it get right and what does it get wrong?  - How do I change my body image? Where does it come from?  - What if I DON'T honestly love myself all the time? What then?  - What if I DO want to change something about myself? Why is that "bad"?  - The importance of health vs looks - how to shift your focus  - Why your body positive affirmations aren't working and what to do instead  I try not to subscribe to either culture (although it's so prevalent, that's hard!) because the truth, as usual, lies somewhere in the middle.  Somewhere in the space between resenting our perceived "flaws" and achieving self-love, lies the sweet spot on the path of self-improvement and appreciation.  The spot where you can just BE.     If anything in this episode resonated with you, I'd LOVE to hear about it! Send me a DM on Instagram or post a screenshot of this episode in your stories and tag me @tarafaulmann!    Need more help with some of these concepts and want to actually KNOW how to put them in place in your life? Then make sure you're on the mailing list for the next launch of the Health Mind, Healthy Body Program!        XOXO Tara   Show Notes & Full Transcript:  https://www.tarafaulmann.com/podcast/entry/24   FREE 5 Day Mind & Body Re-Bootcamp! Finally, the TRUTH about why those diets haven't worked. It's time for a Re-Boot! If you’re a woman struggling with the diet rollercoaster, you already know that it’s impossible to get lasting results when you HATE your diet.  Unfortunately most women make the mistake of seeking out ANOTHER diet, hoping that will be the one, only to be disappointed again.  If you don’t know how your body and mind actually work, you’ll NEVER get the results you want, and you’ll just keep spinning your wheels wasting time, money and your sanity.  That’s why I’ve set up a FREE mini course - to help you recognize the beliefs and habits that keep you stuck, and ELEVATE your health skill set so you never get stuck on the diet hamster wheel again! FREE Re-Bootcamp Registration => https://www.tarafaulmann.com/reboot/   Healthy Mind, Healthy Body Coaching Program & Membership! Ditch the Diets and Finally Make Peace with Food If you struggle with yo-yo dieting then you know how hard it is to make any real lasting change.  Unfortunately most women get stuck in the belief that being on a diet is the only way to lose weight and get healthy, and when they inevitably fail they’ve destroyed their self esteem, destroyed their relationship with food, and get stuck in a guilt/shame spiral that starts the whole process over again.   If you don’t understand how reprogram your mind that is sabotaging you, and reprogram your body for health, you’ll never make lasting progress.   That’s why I created the Healthy Mind, Healthy Body Program; to teach you how to make a real, lasting transformation in your Mind AND Body.      Click the link to learn more, and get on the advanced enrollment list for the next opening.  If you still have questions, schedule a free coaching call to see if working together is right for you!  Coaching =>  https://www.tarafaulmann.com/coaching/   Free Workbook => https://www.tarafaulmann.com/5-simple-shifts/ Looking for a quick head start? Grab this workbook! This workbook will help you change your perspective and make some seemingly simple changes that could make ALL the difference in getting to your weight loss and health goals.     iTunes => https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-no-nonsense-wellness-podcast-healthy-mind-healthy-body/id1552309237  If you found value in today's episode, please take a minute to drop me a review on iTunes.  I am so grateful for all of you and hearing from you absolutely lights me up!   Connect with me! =>  Instagram    Pinterest     Facebook

Your Gut IS the Boss of you! I know you've heard about gut health, it's a total buzz word. Everyone in the health and wellness world talks about the importance of gut health but what does that really even mean? What actually is your gut? What does it do? Why is it so important? How do I know if my gut is healthy? How do I heal it? In the next two episodes I'm going to break down everything you need to know.  This first episode will outline the what, how and why of gut health and episode 2 will outline how it all goes wrong, and how to fix it.   So far in the podcast I've been laying a foundation for the mindset and emotional eating topics we're going to continue covering. Now I want to lay a foundation for our nutrition topics. You'll find out why the MOST important nutrition topic we will cover is gut health.  Seriously, for weight loss, health and wellness, the health of YOUR GUT will make or break your long term success!  Let's learn friends!   XOXO Tara   Show Notes:  https://www.tarafaulmann.com/podcast/entry/10     COMING IN APRIL!!!!    Weight Loss & Wellness Coaching Program!!!!! Are you liking what you're hearing on this podcast and feeling like it's YOUR time to Break Free? Are you tired of diet after diet only to end up in the same place or worse? Are you ready for real change, and to have a real coach in your corner every step of the way? Then you might be ready for the Weight Loss and Wellness Program!  Click the link to check it out, and if you're ready, get signed up.  If you still have questions, schedule a free coaching call to see if working together is right for you!  Coaching =>  https://www.tarafaulmann.com/coaching/     Looking for a quick head start? Grab this freebie! This workbook will help you change your perspective and make some seemingly simple changes that could make all the difference in getting to your weight loss and health goals.  Download for free here: Free Workbook => https://www.tarafaulmann.com/5-simple-shifts/   Join our FREE community online! In our weight loss and wellness journey’s there’s nothing more important than a community to cheer us on, hold us accountable and who really understands what we’re going through.  We want you to be a part of the conversation! Join us at: Community => https://community.nononsensewellness.com/c/start-here   If you found value in today's episode, please take a minute to drop me a review on iTunes.  I am so grateful for all of you and hearing from you absolutely lights me up! iTunes => https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/no-nonsense-wellness-podcast-take-back-control-your/id1552309237

Episode 3: The Motivation Myth

Hi Friend!

You know you've said it; "the diet starts on Monday, I'm doing it this time!" You're super motivated, until you're not.  You inherently know motivation alone doesn't work.  You also know that just because you KNOW what to do, it does NOT mean you'll do it! Why? Why is there such a disconnect between what we want to do and what we actually do? I'm going to give you the solution to this problem, and a tool you can use in every area of your life to overcome the motivation myth.  Weight loss, fitness, health, relationships, emotional eating, this Formula For Success is the key to getting what you want!

Let's do this!

XOXO

Tara

 

Show Notes:  https://www.tarafaulmann.com/podcast/entry/03   COMING IN APRIL!!!!    Weight Loss & Wellness Coaching Program!!!!! Are you liking what you're hearing on this podcast and feeling like it's YOUR time to Break Free? Are you tired of diet after diet only to end up in the same place or worse? Are you ready for real change, and to have a real coach in your corner every step of the way? Then you might be ready for the Weight Loss and Wellness Program!  Click the link to check it out, and if you're ready, get signed up.  If you still have questions, schedule a free coaching call to see if working together is right for you!  Coaching =>  https://www.tarafaulmann.com/coaching/   Looking for a quick head start? Grab this freebie! This workbook will help you change your perspective and make some seemingly simple changes that could make all the difference in getting to your weight loss and health goals.  Download for free here: Freebie => https://www.tarafaulmann.com/5-simple-shifts/   Join our FREE community online! In our weight loss and wellness journey’s there’s nothing more important than a community to cheer us on, hold us accountable and who really understands what we’re going through.  We want you to be a part of the conversation! Join us at: Community => https://community.nononsensewellness.com/c/start-here   If you found value in today's episode, please take a minute to drop me a review on iTunes.  I am so grateful for all of you and hearing from you absolutely lights me up! iTunes => https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/no-nonsense-wellness-podcast-take-back-control-your/id1552309237

What the heck is wellness anyways? It means a lot of things to a lot of people.  We're going to put the very large idea of wellness into a usable framework that I call the Three Pillars of Wellness.  Using these three pillars we can start to build a wellness practice for ourselves.  In this episode I'll explain the three pillars and give you lot's of suggestions for small, simple ways you can start incorporating more wellness practices into your life starting NOW!   Wellness is a process and a constant choice. I hope you're encouraged today to make that choice for yourself.  

We'd LOVE for you to share with the tribe the wellness commitment you're making this week.  Head to community.nononsensewellness.com and share with us!

XOXO Tara   Show Notes:  https://www.tarafaulmann.com/podcast/entry/02   COMING IN APRIL!!!!    Weight Loss & Wellness Coaching Program!!!!! Are you liking what you're hearing on this podcast and feeling like it's YOUR time to Break Free? Are you tired of diet after diet only to end up in the same place or worse? Are you ready for real change, and to have a real coach in your corner every step of the way? Then you might be ready for the Weight Loss and Wellness Program!  Click the link to check it out, and if you're ready, get signed up.  If you still have questions, schedule a free coaching call to see if working together is right for you!  Coaching =>  https://www.tarafaulmann.com/coaching/   Looking for a quick head start? Grab this freebie! This workbook will help you change your perspective and make some seemingly simple changes that could make all the difference in getting to your weight loss and health goals.  Download for free here: Freebie => https://www.tarafaulmann.com/5-simple-shifts/   Join our FREE community online! In our weight loss and wellness journey’s there’s nothing more important than a community to cheer us on, hold us accountable and who really understands what we’re going through.  We want you to be a part of the conversation! Join us at: Community => https://community.nononsensewellness.com/c/start-here   If you found value in today's episode, please take a minute to drop me a review on iTunes.  I am so grateful for all of you and hearing from you absolutely lights me up! iTunes => https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/no-nonsense-wellness-podcast-take-back-control-your/id1552309237

There's just a lot of bad advice out there!   Tis the season for looking around at all the diet and supplement commercials and deciding what's going to be the best one for you to FINALLY lose weight and get healthy in the new year.   The diet and supplement industry spends billions of dollars to convince you that the newest fad thing is the best.  Your best friend is SURE her way is the best, and that gal you follow on insta says her way is the best! How do you know what's real? How do you know what's hype?   In this episode I'm going to break down 5 of the MANY terrible health ideas and BS advice that you've probably tried before, I sure have.  In my 20's, before I was a nutrition and health coach, I definitely have fallen for my fair share of bad advice. I took the fat burning supplements, I tried the magic pills and potions, I never missed a Monday, I have ascribed to all the things. When you're young, I think you can get away with some of that and the terrible ideas don't have such bad effects on you. But when you hit your 30s, 40s or 50s, and beyond the BS advice really starts to have bigger detrimental effects on your body and your progress. I really want to make sure that you can decipher what's good and true from what's BS and terrible. So today, I'm going to share five of the many terrible ideas and weight loss traps so that you can avoid them.   And since I know you're thinking about getting healthy, breaking free from stress and emotional eating and losing some weight in the new year I want to invite you to join us in the Healthy Mind, Healthy Body Program.  If you're tired of the BS, the restrictive diets, the crazy programs, and just want to finally figure out your body so you can be healthy for good, then the HMHB Program and Membership might be exactly what you're looking for. See you there!   XOXO Tara   PS. If anything in this episode resonated with you, then share the LOVE! Head to iTunes and subscribe and leave a written review or post a screenshot of this episode in your stories and tag me @tarafaulmann    30% OFF Healthy Mind Healthy Body! For a limited time, get 30% OFF the HMHB Program! Only my email subscriber fans get the discount code so if you aren't already on the email list, get on it now! If you're not an email/newsletter subscriber, scroll to the bottom of this post (If you're on the website) to sign up for the weekly newsletter!   See you in HMHB!   Important Links: If you struggle with yo-yo dieting, emotional eating or creating lasting weight loss and health, then check out the Healthy Mind, Healthy Body Program and Membership so you can ditch the diets and finally make peace with food.   👉 Ask me! Go ahead and ask! I'd love to answer your burning questions on the podcast! I guarantee, if you're wondering something, you're not the only one.  Click to Ask Tara and leave me a short question . . . and then listen for your question to be answered on an upcoming episode!    Subscribe and Review:   I'm honored to be a part of your health and wellness journey by showing up each week with inspiring, educational, and actionable content that I hope is truly helpful for you! I hope the No Nonsense Wellness Podcast blesses you each week. One of the best ways you can bless me in return is by subscribing and leaving a review!  Doing that will help others find the podcast, and show them the value and support that's provided here.  CLICK HERE to subscribe & review!   Share the Wellness!      Show Notes & Transcript:  https://www.tarafaulmann.com/podcast/entry/74  

Episode 5: Starting Over Sucks!

How many times have you stopped and started your diet or your fitness program, or anything!? How many "the diet starts on Monday" have you had or New Years Resolutions that didn't last? We've ALL been there.  We have a tendency to have really rigid thinking about being "on plan" and this all-or-nothing thinking keeps us stuck.  I have a better way! Let's learn how to persevere instead of stop and start.  It's easier than you think!

XOXO

Tara

Show Notes:  https://www.tarafaulmann.com/podcast/entry/05   COMING IN APRIL!!!!    Weight Loss & Wellness Coaching Program!!!!! Are you liking what you're hearing on this podcast and feeling like it's YOUR time to Break Free? Are you tired of diet after diet only to end up in the same place or worse? Are you ready for real change, and to have a real coach in your corner every step of the way? Then you might be ready for the Weight Loss and Wellness Program!  Click the link to check it out, and if you're ready, get signed up.  If you still have questions, schedule a free coaching call to see if working together is right for you!  Coaching =>  https://www.tarafaulmann.com/coaching/   Looking for a quick head start? Grab this freebie! This workbook will help you change your perspective and make some seemingly simple changes that could make all the difference in getting to your weight loss and health goals.  Download for free here: Freebie => https://www.tarafaulmann.com/5-simple-shifts/   Join our FREE community online! In our weight loss and wellness journey’s there’s nothing more important than a community to cheer us on, hold us accountable and who really understands what we’re going through.  We want you to be a part of the conversation! Join us at: Community => https://community.nononsensewellness.com/c/start-here   If you found value in today's episode, please take a minute to drop me a review on iTunes.  I am so grateful for all of you and hearing from you absolutely lights me up! iTunes => https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/no-nonsense-wellness-podcast-take-back-control-your/id1552309237

But isn't that what I'm supposed to do? We've always been told we need to eat every couple hours to keep that metabolism burning, keep that furnace stoked! But what if I told you that advice is likely making you fat, or at the very least keeping you fat? 😱  #sorrynotsorry if I just blew up your whole eating paradigm, but it's for your own good!   Eating every couple hours, or 6 small meals a day, is completely working AGAINST the way your body was designed.  Your body wasn't made for a constant intake of food energy (calories) all day long and when it's constantly being fed, you're more likely to be storing those calories as fat.  I mean, just think logically; does it even make sense that eating all day long would be good for weight loss? EVEN IF the food is in small portions.     Just because you've heard advice over and over again DOESN'T mean it's good advice! Spoiler Alert: there's not one bit of scientific evidence showing that eating every couple of hours does ANYTHING to either speed up your metabolism, or burn more calories through the day.  There is however a mountain of evidence that shows it could absolutely be detrimental to your metabolism, reduce insulin sensitivity, and cause you to store more fat.   In today's episode we'll discuss: 

• what the science says about HOW you should eat
• what happens in your body when you eat and how to optimize it
• what it really takes to lose weight (aka lose fat)
• how to eat instead of 6 small meals and what it takes to do that

   Need more help with some of these concepts and want to actually KNOW how to put them in place in your life? Then make sure you're on the mailing list for the next launch of the Weight Loss and Wellness Program!        XOXO Tara   Show Notes:  https://www.tarafaulmann.com/podcast/entry/18   Weight Loss & Wellness Coaching Program! If you’re OVER IT, tired of diets not working, tired of the lose weight/gain weight yo yo, tired of taking care of everyone else but letting yourself go, check this out.  You’ll learn to :

• Properly set goals so you'll actually stick to them and succeed
• Retrain your mind for success and food freedom
• Overcome emotional eating for good
• Create new, healthy, lasting habits for long term success, and remove habits that no longer serve you
• Use food as fuel, how to determine what foods are right for you, and how food works in your body
• Simple ways to incorporate movement and exercise into your busy life

Take control of your mind, your body, and your life! Click the link to check it out, and get on the advanced enrollment list.  If you still have questions, schedule a free coaching call to see if working together is right for you!  Coaching =>  https://www.tarafaulmann.com/coaching/   Looking for a quick head start? Grab this workbook! This workbook will help you change your perspective and make some seemingly simple changes that could make all the difference in getting to your weight loss and health goals.  Download for free here: Free Workbook => https://www.tarafaulmann.com/5-simple-shifts/   Join our FREE community online! In our weight loss and wellness journey’s there’s nothing more important than a community to cheer us on, hold us accountable and who really understands what we’re going through.  We want you to be a part of the conversation! Join us at: Community => https://community.nononsensewellness.com/c/start-here   If you found value in today's episode, please take a minute to drop me a review on iTunes.  I am so grateful for all of you and hearing from you absolutely lights me up! iTunes => https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/no-nonsense-wellness-podcast-take-back-control-your/id1552309237  

Getting Back to Basics   Special Guest Interview!  Meet my friend Melissa De La Cruz, Nutritional Therapy Practitioner and CEO of Made to Be Thriving.  As a nutritional therapy practitioner, Melissa gets to help people thrive not just survive. She focuses on a holistic and bio-individual approach to nutrition, lifestyle, and supports foundational health aspects like nutrient dense food, optimal digestion, blood sugar regulation, hydration, etc.    Melissa shares her journey from years of illness to finding the right doctors and treatments to finally get her on the path to health.   And now she's made a career of helping other women find health through improving digestion and reducing toxin exposure.     Enjoy our chat!   XOXO Tara   PS. If anything in this episode resonated with you, then share the LOVE! Head to iTunes and subscribe and leave a written review or post a screenshot of this episode in your stories and tag me @tarafaulmann    Important Links:   Melissa De La Cruz at Made to Be Thriving   www.madetobethriving.com  Instagram  Facebook     Episode 27 - What the Heck is Healthy Eating Anyway? Episode 10 - Trust Your Gut Part 1 Episode 11 - Trust Your Gut Part 2   👉 Ask me! Go ahead and ask! I'd love to answer your burning questions on the podcast! I guarantee, if you're wondering something, you're not the only one.  Click to Ask Tara and leave me a short question . . . and then listen for your question to be answered on an upcoming episode!    Subscribe and Review:   I'm honored to be a part of your health and wellness journey by showing up each week with inspiring, educational, and actionable content that I hope is truly helpful for you! I hope the No Nonsense Wellness Podcast blesses you each week. One of the best ways you can bless me in return is by subscribing and leaving a review!  Doing that will help others find the podcast, and show them the value and support that's provided here.  CLICK HERE to subscribe & review!   Show Notes & Transcript:  https://www.tarafaulmann.com/podcast/entry/82

Are you on a diet? I'm willing to bet anything that right now you're either ON a diet, considering starting a diet, or currently broken up with your diet after "falling of the wagon".  Do you ever feel like if you're not ON a diet then you don't even know what to do? The problem is, how do you know if the diet you're on or considering is right for you? There are so many diet plans out there, how do you choose?  In today's episode I'm going to break down the 4 questions you NEED to be asking yourself before you start that new diet.  Let's gooooooo!   XOXO Tara   Show Notes:  https://www.tarafaulmann.com/podcast/entry/09   COMING IN APRIL!!!!    Weight Loss & Wellness Coaching Program!!!!! Are you liking what you're hearing on this podcast and feeling like it's YOUR time to Break Free? Are you tired of diet after diet only to end up in the same place or worse? Are you ready for real change, and to have a real coach in your corner every step of the way? Then you might be ready for the Weight Loss and Wellness Program!  Click the link to check it out, and if you're ready, get signed up.  If you still have questions, schedule a free coaching call to see if working together is right for you!  Coaching =>  https://www.tarafaulmann.com/coaching/   Looking for a quick head start? Grab this freebie! This workbook will help you change your perspective and make some seemingly simple changes that could make all the difference in getting to your weight loss and health goals.  Download for free here: Freebie => https://www.tarafaulmann.com/5-simple-shifts/   Join our FREE community online! In our weight loss and wellness journey’s there’s nothing more important than a community to cheer us on, hold us accountable and who really understands what we’re going through.  We want you to be a part of the conversation! Join us at: Community => https://community.nononsensewellness.com/c/start-here   If you found value in today's episode, please take a minute to drop me a review on iTunes.  I am so grateful for all of you and hearing from you absolutely lights me up! iTunes => https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/no-nonsense-wellness-podcast-take-back-control-your/id1552309237    

You will only ever be as healthy as your relationships   The quality of your relationships will absolutely determine the quality of your health. You probably already intuitively understand the truth in this, but it's important you understand this on an even deeper level.  Your relationships, good and bad, are having a profound effect on your ability to get and stay healthy.       We were created to be social beings, to rely on others, and be relied on by them.  This has become MOST apparent in the last few years of lockdowns and forced separation.  In the US, rates of depression, anxiety, suicide and drug use are higher than they've been in our lifetime before. Certainly this is due to many factors, but we cannot deny the role that lack of positive social interaction is playing.     In this episode we're going to address:  - who is in your circle and how they are influencing you  - the behavioral, psychosocial and physiological effects of those relationships on your health  - how to deal with stressful or toxic relationships  - how to find your cheer squad and surround yourself with supportive people   If you want to get and stay healthy, live longer, be happier, and have less stress you MUST address the relationships in your life that affect you the most.  I hope this episode opens your eyes a bit to not only how those relationships are influencing you, but also how YOU are showing up and affecting others.  Remember relationships are reciprocal - sometimes if we want different results, it's on us to show up differently.    If you have any questions or want more resources, post in the community and I'll be happy to share because I'm sure you won't be the only one!   If anything in this episode resonated with you, then share the LOVE! Post a screenshot of this episode in your stories and tag me @tarafaulmann! And join the conversation in our FREE No Nonsense Wellness Community!   XOXO Tara   Show Notes and full Transcript:  https://www.tarafaulmann.com/podcast/entry/35   Join the FREE No Nonsense Podcast Community Join the No Nonsense Community: a place for women who are ready to get real with their health and their lives.   Grab Your FREE workbook! Free Workbook   Looking for a quick head start? Grab this free workbook => 5 Simple Shifts to Jumpstart Your Health! This workbook will help you change your perspective and make some seemingly simple changes that could make ALL the difference in getting to your weight loss and health goals.   Links Mentioned in Show Free Goal Setting Workbook  grab your FREE "Make it Happen" workbook to set better goals and actually achieve them!   Healthy Mind, Healthy Body Program & Membership! Ditch the Diets and Finally Make Peace with Food If you struggle with yo-yo dieting then you know how hard it is to make any real lasting change.  Unfortunately most women get stuck in the belief that being on a diet is the only way to lose weight and get healthy, and when they inevitably fail they’ve destroyed their self esteem, destroyed their relationship with food, and get stuck in a guilt/shame spiral that starts the whole process over again.   If you don’t understand how reprogram your mind that is sabotaging you, and reprogram your body for health, you’ll never make lasting progress.   That’s why I created the Healthy Mind, Healthy Body Program; to teach you how to make a real, lasting transformation in your Mind AND Body.      ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS NOW!!   Learn More and Apply Here       

Check Yourself Before You Wreck Yourself!  No, I'm NOT talking about a cleanse, or a diet, or a crazy workout regimen, I'm talking about a MENTAL reboot! Yep, we get super stuck in our habits, in our thought loops, our repetitive behaviors and beliefs.  It's not our fault, that's how our brain likes it! But periodically we need to run a diagnostic check on our brain. Is what we're doing working? Is what we're thinking actually helping us? What should we keep doing and what should we stop doing? When it comes to our health and weight loss, it's SO easy to get stuck in these loops, diet after diet but we never check in what how that's ACTUALLY working for us!   So today I'm going to help you decide if YOU need a reboot! Here's the 5 signs to look out for:   1. You're feeling like a failure because you can't "stick" to your diet 2. You feel like you're doing everything "right" but you can't lose weight 3. You're getting stuck in the restrict/re-feed cycle 4. You've totally given up! 5. You're sick of diets and you're finally ready to figure this sh!# out for good!   When you listen and you feel like ANY of this sounds like you, then I have a solution. I'm running a FREE 5 Day Mind/Body Re-Bootcamp! I'll help you figure out what's keeping you stuck and exactly what to do next.  Click that link to register!   If anything in this episode resonated with you, I'd LOVE to hear about it! Send me a DM on Instagram or post a screenshot of this episode in your stories and tag me @tarafaulmann!    Need more help with some of these concepts and want to actually KNOW how to put them in place in your life? Then make sure you're on the mailing list for the next launch of the Health Mind, Healthy Body Program!        XOXO Tara   Show Notes:  https://www.tarafaulmann.com/podcast/entry/26   FREE 5 Day Mind & Body Re-Bootcamp! Finally, the TRUTH about why those diets haven't worked. It's time for a Re-Boot! If you’re a woman struggling with yo-yo dieting, you already know that it’s impossible to get lasting results when you HATE your diet.  Unfortunately most women make the mistake of seeking out ANOTHER diet, hoping that will be the one, only to be disappointed again.  If you don’t know how your body and mind actually work, you’ll NEVER get the results you want, and you’ll just keep spinning your wheels wasting time, money and your sanity.  That’s why I’ve set up a FREE mini course - to help you recognize the beliefs and habits that keep you stuck, and ELEVATE your health skill set so you never get stuck on the diet hamster wheel again! FREE Re-Bootcamp Registration => https://www.tarafaulmann.com/reboot/   Healthy Mind, Healthy Body Coaching Program & Membership! Ditch the Diets and Finally Make Peace with Food If you struggle with yo-yo dieting then you know how hard it is to make any real lasting change.  Unfortunately most women get stuck in the belief that being on a diet is the only way to lose weight and get healthy, and when they inevitably fail they’ve destroyed their self esteem, destroyed their relationship with food, and get stuck in a guilt/shame spiral that starts the whole process over again.   If you don’t understand how reprogram your mind that is sabotaging you, and reprogram your body for health, you’ll never make lasting progress.   That’s why I created the Healthy Mind, Healthy Body Program; to teach you how to make a real, lasting transformation in your Mind AND Body.      Click the link to learn more, and get on the advanced enrollment list for the next opening.  If you still have questions, schedule a free coaching call to see if working together is right for you!  Coaching =>  https://www.tarafaulmann.com/coaching/   Free Workbook => https://www.tarafaulmann.com/5-simple-shifts/ Looking for a quick head start? Grab this workbook! This workbook will help you change your perspective and make some seemingly simple changes that could make ALL the difference in getting to your weight loss and health goals.     iTunes => https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-no-nonsense-wellness-podcast-healthy-mind-healthy-body/id1552309237  If you found value in today's episode, please take a minute to drop me a review on iTunes.  I am so grateful for all of you and hearing from you absolutely lights me up!   Connect with me! =>  Instagram    Pinterest     Facebook   Join the FREE Podcast Community =>  community.nononsensewellness.com

Discipline is a PRACTICE, not a personality type . . .    When you think of a disciplined person, what sort of traits do you think of? Maybe someone who is always on time, maybe that friend who gets up at 5am rain or shine for their workout, maybe your spouse who religiously sticks to their budget every month, or maybe that gal on the gram who posts her outfit everyday without fail.  All of those are examples of a practice of discipline.     What I want you to notice and acknowledge for yourself is that there is definitely SOMETHING that you are already very disciplined about - even if it's something as "small" as just brushing your teeth everyday, you absolutely have habits and routines that you are disciplined about performing. This is proof that you too can be disciplined about whatever action you want, YOU could be the friend who gets her steps in everyday no matter what, you just need to know how.     And that's the key here - discipline can be practiced and learned, it's not something you either are or are not.  The most disciplined people you know don't possess some magical skill or trait that you don't have, what they've done is simply organized their life in such a way that it's easy for them to be disciplined.  The 4 Keys to developing discipline are:   1. Thoughts 2. Environment 3. Accountability 4. Ownership   It all boils down to this: discipline is really just self-control of thought and action.  I mean think about it; when you discipline your child for doing something you told them not to, what are you doing? You're teaching them self-control of thought and action.   If they can learn it, so can you!!    We ALL have something we'd like to be more disciplined, and consistent about, so I encourage you to share this episode with friends!  And if you like this kind of information, you might LOVE the Healthy Mind, Healthy Body Program and Membership!   XOXO Tara   PS. the Healthy Mind, Healthy Body Program is OPEN!  You can start immediately with the program and coaching, so go to tarafaulmann.com/join to learn more and get registered!   PPS. If anything in this episode resonated with you, then share the LOVE! Post a screenshot of this episode in your stories and tag me @tarafaulmann! And join the conversation in our FREE No Nonsense Wellness Community!   Show Notes & Full Transcript:  https://www.tarafaulmann.com/podcast/entry/52 Join the FREE No Nonsense Podcast Community Join the No Nonsense Community: a place for women who are ready to get real with their health and their lives.   Grab Your FREE trainings & workbooks! Free Jumpstart Workbook   Looking for a quick head start? Grab this free workbook => 5 Simple Shifts to Jumpstart Your Health! This workbook will help you change your perspective and make some seemingly simple changes that could make ALL the difference in getting to your weight loss and health goals. Free Goal Setting Workbook  How many times have you set a goal you really wanted and then not achieved it?  You've probably been taught to go about goal setting all wrong! Grab your FREE "Make it Happen" workbook and get my whole strategy to set better goals and actually achieve them!   Healthy Mind, Healthy Body Program & Membership! Ditch the Diets and Finally Make Peace with Food If you struggle with yo-yo dieting then you know how hard it is to make any real lasting change.  Unfortunately most women get stuck in the belief that being on a diet is the only way to lose weight and get healthy, and when they inevitably fail they’ve destroyed their self esteem, destroyed their relationship with food, and get stuck in a guilt/shame spiral that starts the whole process over again.   If you don’t understand how reprogram your mind that is sabotaging you, and reprogram your body for health, you’ll never make lasting progress.   That’s why I created the Healthy Mind, Healthy Body Program; to teach you how to make a real, lasting transformation in your Mind AND Body.      REGISTRATION IS OPEN NOW!!   Learn More and Register Here   

How do I know if it's right for me?   Intermittent fasting seems particularly confusing because there's so many contradicting claims.  On one hand, there's solid science that shows fasting can improve weight loss, blood sugar balance, reducing coronary disease, Alzheimer's and cancer. On the other hand, there's also solid science that shows fasting can negatively impact women's hormones, metabolism, and weight loss. So who's right?    I think the confusion is largely because of two reasons: 1. There are a lot of types of fasting! The results of a study of one type of fasting don't necessarily translate to another type of fasting.  When looking at claims you need to look deeper and understand what type of fasting was being studied. 2.  Men and Women are DIFFERENT! If you're looking at result claims you need to understand if those were for men or for women like YOU   All that said, I find intermittent fasting to hold a lot of possibilities and potential benefit as a targeted treatment. But the question remains, is it right for YOU? In this episode I'm going to break down: What it is Who is it right for Who is it wrong for How to try it safely How to know if it's not working   Listen up because there's a ton of info here, and by the end you'll know if intermittent fasting could be right for you.    What could be even MORE impactful than IF? You daily movement!  To encourage you to move and get some accountability, join our 30 Day Movement Challenge starting April 18th! It's totally free, plus there's some awesome prizes! Grab your friends and register HERE!     XOXO Tara   PS. If anything in this episode resonated with you, then share the LOVE! Post a screenshot of this episode in your stories and tag me @tarafaulmann! And join the conversation in our FREE No Nonsense Wellness Community!     Show Notes & Full Transcript:  https://www.tarafaulmann.com/podcast/entry/42   Links mentioned in the show:  30 Day Movement Challenge! a super fun and supported challenge to get you MOVING in the right direction.  Click the button register to receive the link to the group, the workbook, and trackers.   Episode 18 - Is 6 Meals a Day Making You Fat?            Join the FREE No Nonsense Podcast Community Join the No Nonsense Community: a place for women who are ready to get real with their health and their lives.   Grab Your FREE trainings & workbooks! Free Jumpstart Workbook   Looking for a quick head start? Grab this free workbook => 5 Simple Shifts to Jumpstart Your Health! This workbook will help you change your perspective and make some seemingly simple changes that could make ALL the difference in getting to your weight loss and health goals. Free Goal Setting Workbook  grab your FREE "Make it Happen" workbook to set better goals and actually achieve them!   Healthy Mind, Healthy Body Program & Membership! Ditch the Diets and Finally Make Peace with Food If you struggle with yo-yo dieting then you know how hard it is to make any real lasting change.  Unfortunately most women get stuck in the belief that being on a diet is the only way to lose weight and get healthy, and when they inevitably fail they’ve destroyed their self esteem, destroyed their relationship with food, and get stuck in a guilt/shame spiral that starts the whole process over again.   If you don’t understand how reprogram your mind that is sabotaging you, and reprogram your body for health, you’ll never make lasting progress.   That’s why I created the Healthy Mind, Healthy Body Program; to teach you how to make a real, lasting transformation in your Mind AND Body.      REGISTRATION OPENS MAY 16!  SPACE IS LIMITED, GET ON THE WAITING LIST NOW!!   Learn More and Apply Here 

Your habits will make or break your success . . .  "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then is not an act, but a habit" a quote attributed to Aristotle.  And he's absolutely right.  Change, success, reaching your goals, etc. is not some grand gesture, it's the accumulation of all the small things you did a long the way.  Things so small you probably think won't make a bit of difference, but when added together, compounded over time, add up to the success you're after.  Habits have a way of compounding over time.  One small habit will lead to other actions and habits that all add up to your ultimate success or failure.     Wouldn't health, weight loss, and wellness be a whole lot easier if you didn't have to rely on willpower, discipline, or motivation to achieve them? Wouldn't it be so much easier if you started consciously developing habits that kept you moving on the right trajectory automatically?  Establishing healthy habits will start to put your health journey on autopilot.  To get healthy and stay that way, you MUST address and adjust the habits you've established both good and bad.  If you don't like the results you have right now, peel back a layer and uncover the habits that have gotten you there.     In today's episode I'm going to walk you through how to use "habit stacking" to start developing new healthy habits.  It's not a complicated process, but there's definitely a right way to add new habits so that you'll actually do them and continue to do them consistently over time.  If you decide to employ these strategies, and I hope you do, I'd love to hear about it! Send me a DM on Instagram or post in your stories and tag me!    Need more help with some of these concepts and want to actually KNOW how to put them in place in your life? Then make sure you're on the mailing list for the next launch of the Health Mind, Healthy Body Program!        XOXO Tara   Show Notes and Full Transcript:  https://www.tarafaulmann.com/podcast/entry/21   Healthy Mind, Healthy Body Coaching Program! Ditch the Diets and Finally Make Peace with Food If you struggle with yo-yo dieting then you know how hard it is to make any real lasting change.  Unfortunately most women get stuck in the belief that being on a diet is the only way to lose weight and get healthy, and when they inevitably fail they’ve destroyed their self esteem, destroyed their relationship with food, and get stuck in a guilt/shame spiral that starts the whole process over again.   If you don’t understand how reprogram your mind that is sabotaging you, and reprogram your body for health, you’ll never make lasting progress.   That’s why I created the Healthy Mind, Healthy Body Program; to teach you how to make a real, lasting transformation in your Mind AND Body.      Click the link to learn more, and get on the advanced enrollment list for the next opening.  If you still have questions, schedule a free coaching call to see if working together is right for you!  Coaching =>  https://www.tarafaulmann.com/coaching/   Free Workbook => https://www.tarafaulmann.com/5-simple-shifts/ Looking for a quick head start? Grab this workbook! This workbook will help you change your perspective and make some seemingly simple changes that could make ALL the difference in getting to your weight loss and health goals.     iTunes => https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-no-nonsense-wellness-podcast-healthy-mind-healthy-body/id1552309237  If you found value in today's episode, please take a minute to drop me a review on iTunes.  I am so grateful for all of you and hearing from you absolutely lights me up!   Connect with me! =>  Instagram    Pinterest     Facebook

Quick Tip Tuesday!

A quick BONUS episode for ya!

Do you consider yourself a "Hot Mess Mama"? It's so popular to use this term but what does it really mean to you? I'm gonna break down why you should give this a little more thought before you attach this label to yourself and why I no longer do.  Deep thoughts with Tara today! Enjoy!

XOXO

Tara

Show Notes:  https://www.tarafaulmann.com/podcast/entry/04   COMING IN APRIL!!!!    Weight Loss & Wellness Coaching Program!!!!! Are you liking what you're hearing on this podcast and feeling like it's YOUR time to Break Free? Are you tired of diet after diet only to end up in the same place or worse? Are you ready for real change, and to have a real coach in your corner every step of the way? Then you might be ready for the Weight Loss and Wellness Program!  Click the link to check it out, and if you're ready, get signed up.  If you still have questions, schedule a free coaching call to see if working together is right for you!  Coaching =>  https://www.tarafaulmann.com/coaching/   Looking for a quick head start? Grab this freebie! This workbook will help you change your perspective and make some seemingly simple changes that could make all the difference in getting to your weight loss and health goals.  Download for free here: Freebie => https://www.tarafaulmann.com/5-simple-shifts/   Join our FREE community online! In our weight loss and wellness journey’s there’s nothing more important than a community to cheer us on, hold us accountable and who really understands what we’re going through.  We want you to be a part of the conversation! Join us at: Community => https://community.nononsensewellness.com/c/start-here   If you found value in today's episode, please take a minute to drop me a review on iTunes.  I am so grateful for all of you and hearing from you absolutely lights me up! iTunes => https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/no-nonsense-wellness-podcast-take-back-control-your/id1552309237

It tastes so good I just want more!   And then you have more and more and more.  Why does it seem like, when food tastes so good, I have such a hard time stopping and other people don't?  Do they have some sort of super power that I don't have?   If you've asked those questions, you're far from alone. Control around food is a skill that you can learn, but it takes the right tools, and a lot of practice.  That's why I'm here!    In this episode you'll learn my top 3 tips (plus 1 bonus tip) to help you STOP eating, even when food is really good, even when you haven't been able to in the past.  Super simple shifts to make, but super powerful and will put YOU back in control of your thoughts and actions.     But like everything else I teach you, it only works if you practice it! If you have been listening to the podcast for a awhile, you think the advice is good, but you have trouble implementing it, then maybe you need more? More support, more coaching, more accountability, a more personalized plan to follow.  If you think you're ready for more, then the HMHB Program and Membership is ready for you!   XOXO Tara   PS. If anything in this episode resonated with you, then share the LOVE! Head to iTunes and subscribe and leave a written review or post a screenshot of this episode in your stories and tag me @tarafaulmann    Healthy Holidays Masterclass! Did you know that the average American gains 8 pounds over the holidays?  If you're worried about weight gain over the holidays, stress eating, or overeating, this masterclass is for you! You're going to learn my best strategies for overcoming emotional and stress eating, how to deal with the overwhelm of the holidays without food.  We'll talk about how your body work. How does stress during the holidays affect your body? How does food choice affect your cravings during the holidays, we are touching on it all.  You're going to leave that masterclass with tons of skills and tools that you can use simple strategies and actionable steps that you can put into place right away,  and create your plan for Handling the Holidays and staying on track!   Learn More & Register!   Important Links: If you struggle with yo-yo dieting, emotional eating or creating lasting weight loss and health, then check out the Healthy Mind, Healthy Body Program and Membership so you can ditch the diets and finally make peace with food.   👉 Ask me! Go ahead and ask! I'd love to answer your burning questions on the podcast! I guarantee, if you're wondering something, you're not the only one.  Click to Ask Tara and leave me a short question . . . and then listen for your question to be answered on an upcoming episode!    Subscribe and Review:   I'm honored to be a part of your health and wellness journey by showing up each week with inspiring, educational, and actionable content that I hope is truly helpful for you! I hope the No Nonsense Wellness Podcast blesses you each week. One of the best ways you can bless me in return is by subscribing and leaving a review!  Doing that will help others find the podcast, and show them the value and support that's provided here.  CLICK HERE to subscribe & review!   Share the Wellness!      Show Notes & Full Transcript:  https://www.tarafaulmann.com/podcast/entry/72

Could your menstrual cycle affect your workout progress?   If you're like me you're probably saying YES!  When I have PMS, I feel crappy and my workouts suffer for sure! But, around here we dig little deeper.  I wanted to know what the science said, and if there was more to it than the obvious.     We're always talking about do more, work harder, don't let up etc. in order to get results. But the truth is, that's not great advice.  Yes, consistency is KEY, but so is working with your own body, listening to what it needs, and not always forcing it to comply.  Learning how to work smarter not harder.  Taking your menstrual cycle into consideration when planning your training might be a super important way to honor what your body needs AND make faster progress toward your fitness goals.     Unfortunately the science is a bit lacking when it comes to women and fitness.  Exercise science is still highly male dominated, and most exercise studies are done on healthy men.  Add to that inconsistency among women who menstruate AND women on hormonal birth control, in perimenopause, menopause and post menopause, and there's a TON variability in what any results a study might yield, and how they might apply to you personally.    BUT we can make some generalities that can guide you, and help you make the right decisions for yourself.  In this episode I will:  - give a quick overview of your cycle and the hormone fluctuations taking place  - help you understand all the ways we know those hormone fluctuations can affect your workouts and recovery  - give you a week by week schedule of how you could program your workouts to work WITH your cycle.   Bottom line: Tracking your menstrual cycle is a MUST, and using that knowledge to inform your workout schedule could be exactly what you're missing!     XOXO Tara   PS. the Healthy Mind, Healthy Body Program is OPEN!  You can start immediately with the program and coaching, so go to tarafaulmann.com/join to learn more and get registered!   PPS. If anything in this episode resonated with you, then share the LOVE! Post a screenshot of this episode in your stories and tag me @tarafaulmann! And join the conversation in our FREE No Nonsense Wellness Community!   Show Notes and Full Transcript:  https://www.tarafaulmann.com/podcast/entry/49   Join the FREE No Nonsense Podcast Community Join the No Nonsense Community: a place for women who are ready to get real with their health and their lives.   Grab Your FREE trainings & workbooks! Free Jumpstart Workbook   Looking for a quick head start? Grab this free workbook => 5 Simple Shifts to Jumpstart Your Health! This workbook will help you change your perspective and make some seemingly simple changes that could make ALL the difference in getting to your weight loss and health goals. Free Goal Setting Workbook  How many times have you set a goal you really wanted and then not achieved it?  You've probably been taught to go about goal setting all wrong! Grab your FREE "Make it Happen" workbook and get my whole strategy to set better goals and actually achieve them!   Healthy Mind, Healthy Body Program & Membership! Ditch the Diets and Finally Make Peace with Food If you struggle with yo-yo dieting then you know how hard it is to make any real lasting change.  Unfortunately most women get stuck in the belief that being on a diet is the only way to lose weight and get healthy, and when they inevitably fail they’ve destroyed their self esteem, destroyed their relationship with food, and get stuck in a guilt/shame spiral that starts the whole process over again.   If you don’t understand how reprogram your mind that is sabotaging you, and reprogram your body for health, you’ll never make lasting progress.   That’s why I created the Healthy Mind, Healthy Body Program; to teach you how to make a real, lasting transformation in your Mind AND Body.      REGISTRATION IS OPEN NOW!!   Learn More and Register Here     

Whyyyyyyyyyyyyyy?  😫  Do you ever feel like you've totally HAD it! You're doing all the right things - you're watching what you eat, you started the diet, you're working out way more, and the scale hasn't budged. What gives!? Well honestly there could be A LOT of reasons that why this is the case but I believe in starting with the most common and the easiest to tackle reason: you're doing too much.    "No I'm NOT" you want to argue with me!  "How could I possibly be doing too much, if I don't diet and exercise I won't lose weight!" Yes, I'm familiar with this argument, I've used it myself many times.     We've been told our whole lives that eating less and working out more is the only way to lose weight. Less calories in, more calories out is the key.  Would it blow your mind if told you that sometimes more calories in and LESS workouts are the key to getting your body working right and long term weight loss that will STAY off?   It's true and it's largely due to stress and cortisol.   You see, a diet, no mater which one it is, is usually just a fancy form of calorie restriction.  Not getting enough food puts your body under tremendous stress.  Add on top of that all these new strenuous workouts you're doing now to burn calories; more stress to your body.  Then add to that all the other emotional stress in your life, lack of sleep, poor hydration, use of stimulants (coffee); stress, stress STRESS!  Your body under chronic stress and chronically elevated cortisol levels begins to burn itself out, your metabolism slows, you're more likely to store fat especially around the midsection, and you're more at risk for disorders and diseases of all types.  Well Crap!   In this episode we're going to discuss these mechanisms, how sometimes you have to SLOW DOWN TO SPEED UP and exactly HOW you can do that.     If anything in this episode resonated with you, I'd LOVE to hear about it! Send me a DM on Instagram or post a screenshot of this episode in your stories and tag me @tarafaulmann!    Need more help with some of these concepts and want to actually KNOW how to put them in place in your life? Then make sure you're on the mailing list for the next launch of the Health Mind, Healthy Body Program!        XOXO Tara   Show Notes:  https://www.tarafaulmann.com/podcast/entry/25   FREE 5 Day Mind & Body Re-Bootcamp! Finally, the TRUTH about why those diets haven't worked. It's time for a Re-Boot! If you’re a woman struggling with yo-yo dieting, you already know that it’s impossible to get lasting results when you HATE your diet.  Unfortunately most women make the mistake of seeking out ANOTHER diet, hoping that will be the one, only to be disappointed again.  If you don’t know how your body and mind actually work, you’ll NEVER get the results you want, and you’ll just keep spinning your wheels wasting time, money and your sanity.  That’s why I’ve set up a FREE mini course - to help you recognize the beliefs and habits that keep you stuck, and ELEVATE your health skill set so you never get stuck on the diet hamster wheel again! FREE Re-Bootcamp Registration => https://www.tarafaulmann.com/reboot/   Healthy Mind, Healthy Body Coaching Program & Membership! Ditch the Diets and Finally Make Peace with Food If you struggle with yo-yo dieting then you know how hard it is to make any real lasting change.  Unfortunately most women get stuck in the belief that being on a diet is the only way to lose weight and get healthy, and when they inevitably fail they’ve destroyed their self esteem, destroyed their relationship with food, and get stuck in a guilt/shame spiral that starts the whole process over again.   If you don’t understand how reprogram your mind that is sabotaging you, and reprogram your body for health, you’ll never make lasting progress.   That’s why I created the Healthy Mind, Healthy Body Program; to teach you how to make a real, lasting transformation in your Mind AND Body.      Click the link to learn more, and get on the advanced enrollment list for the next opening.  If you still have questions, schedule a free coaching call to see if working together is right for you!  Coaching =>  https://www.tarafaulmann.com/coaching/   Free Workbook => https://www.tarafaulmann.com/5-simple-shifts/ Looking for a quick head start? Grab this workbook! This workbook will help you change your perspective and make some seemingly simple changes that could make ALL the difference in getting to your weight loss and health goals.     iTunes => https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-no-nonsense-wellness-podcast-healthy-mind-healthy-body/id1552309237  If you found value in today's episode, please take a minute to drop me a review on iTunes.  I am so grateful for all of you and hearing from you absolutely lights me up!   Connect with me! =>  Instagram    Pinterest     Facebook   Join the FREE Podcast Community =>  community.nononsensewellness.com

It's time to bring in the big guns!   And by big guns I mean ME 😂!    When you're frustrated, you're not getting the results you want, you want to move faster, or you're not sure what to do next - you talk to an expert right? In my life I've hired personal trainers, business coaches, life coaches, therapists, etc. so that I could learn what I didn't know, figure out what was holding me back, and move forward faster.  A health and nutrition coach is the same!   When it comes to nutrition, health, or weight loss you've probably only looked to diets, books, Instagram, or google (or a good podcast 😉) to try and figure out what to do.  Your doctor said eat healthier and lose weight but didn't' give you much help beyond that.  There are a lot of good (and bad) resources out there, but if those strategies worked on their own you probably wouldn't be reading this right now!  There's a difference between knowing and understanding information, and actually implementing and acting on that information.  That's where a coach comes in.  Coaches take you from stuck in information overload to moving forward and making progress.     To get a different result, you need to do something different.  You need a coach in your corner to personalize a plan for you, hold you accountable, and help you move forward faster.    Think of a health coach as a trainer, nutritionist, and life coach and in my case a therapist, all wrapped into one.  Don't you think you could figure out way more, WAAAAY faster with someone like that on your side!?   I want to be your coach in 2023.  But even if I'm not your person, please reach out to me because I know a lot of coaches and I'd love to help you find your person, because hiring a coach this year is going to finally be the game changer you've been looking for.     If you have been listening to the podcast for a awhile, you think the advice is good, but you have trouble implementing it, then maybe you need more? More support, more coaching, more accountability, a more personalized plan to follow.  If you think you're ready for more, then the HMHB Program and Membership is ready for you!   XOXO Tara   PS. If anything in this episode resonated with you, then share the LOVE! Head to iTunes and subscribe and leave a written review or post a screenshot of this episode in your stories and tag me @tarafaulmann    30% OFF Healthy Mind, Healthy Body! For a limited time, get 30% OFF the HMHB Program! Only my email subscriber fans get the discount code so if you aren't already on the email list, get on it now! If you're not an email/newsletter subscriber, CLICK HERE  and hit the button on the banner at the top to sign up!   See you in HMHB!   Important Links: If you struggle with yo-yo dieting, emotional eating or creating lasting weight loss and health, then check out the Healthy Mind, Healthy Body Program and Membership so you can ditch the diets and finally make peace with food.   👉 Ask me! Go ahead and ask! I'd love to answer your burning questions on the podcast! I guarantee, if you're wondering something, you're not the only one.  Click to Ask Tara and leave me a short question . . . and then listen for your question to be answered on an upcoming episode!    Subscribe and Review:   I'm honored to be a part of your health and wellness journey by showing up each week with inspiring, educational, and actionable content that I hope is truly helpful for you! I hope the No Nonsense Wellness Podcast blesses you each week. One of the best ways you can bless me in return is by subscribing and leaving a review!  Doing that will help others find the podcast, and show them the value and support that's provided here.  CLICK HERE to subscribe & review!   Share the Wellness!      Show Notes & Transcript:  https://www.tarafaulmann.com/podcast/entry/75

When You're More Than Just Tired   Stress, fatigue, overwhelm; we can't talk about true lasting health and wellness without addressing these drains on our energy and happiness.     In this episode I'm so pleased to introduce you to my friend and fellow coach Jennifer Farley of the Mind Body Circle.       As a certified coach, Jennifer helps her clients improve both their lifestyle and thought habits, because, like me, she believes you MUST address the mind and body together!  Prior to coaching, she worked for over a decade as a recipe developer, food photographer and cookbook author, freelancing for outlets including The Washington Post, Better Homes & Gardens and Parade Magazine.  After many years of working with life and wellness coaches on her own chronic health struggles she decided it was time that she pivoted to helping women the ways she had been helped.     Together we're going to walk you through what's REALLY behind your fatigue (hint: it's more than the obvious stuff) and what you can start doing about it!   XOXO Tara   PS. If anything in this episode resonated with you, then share the LOVE! Head to iTunes and subscribe and leave a written review or post a screenshot of this episode in your stories and tag me @tarafaulmann      Important Links:   Want more from Special Guest & Coach Jennifer Farley?! Find her HERE: The Mind Body Circle - Individual & Group Coaching, and Membership Instagram @The Mind Body Circle   Related Episodes:  Episode 78 - Simple Stress Management Episode 57 - Self Care for Real Life Episode 50 - 5 Steps to Feeling Your Feelings Episode 44 - The Truth about Sugar and Your Body Episode 32 - Overcome the Overwhelm   👉 Ask me! Go ahead and ask! I'd love to answer your burning questions on the podcast! I guarantee, if you're wondering something, you're not the only one.  Click to Ask Tara and leave me a short question . . . and then listen for your question to be answered on an upcoming episode!    Subscribe and Review:   I'm honored to be a part of your health and wellness journey by showing up each week with inspiring, educational, and actionable content that I hope is truly helpful for you! I hope the No Nonsense Wellness Podcast blesses you each week. One of the best ways you can bless me in return is by subscribing and leaving a review!  Doing that will help others find the podcast, and show them the value and support that's provided here.  CLICK HERE to subscribe & review!   Share the Wellness!      Show Notes & Transcript:  https://www.tarafaulmann.com/podcast/entry/84/

When we know better we can do better    We all talk about metabolism, usually in the context of how ours sucks and how it's the reason we can't lose weight.  But do you REALLY know how your metabolism works? What influences it? How you can change it?   This episode is the 20,000 foot view of your metabolism and how it works.  The truth is, it's a VERY intricate and sensitive system and is EXTREMELY personal and I couldn't possibly cover it all in a 30 minute episode.  The basic operating system is the same for all of us, but exactly how yours is working is completely individual to YOU. That's a big reason why "one size fits all" diets usually end in failure.      Unfortunately, we've received terrible advice over the years about diet and exercise and most of us have a metabolism that's "broken" or at least not functioning optimally because of it.  Add to that the complication that your metabolism is constantly changing as new stressors are placed on it, AND as you age and your hormones change which directly affects your metabolism, and we have a recipe for total frustration.     I'm going to clear up some of the confusion and give you some super simple things you can do right now to increase your awareness of things that may be negatively affecting your metabolism and some tips for how to repair it.  Just know that like any lasting change, fixing a broken metabolism takes time, patience, diligence and a willingness to learn and adjust.     We go much more in depth into the metabolism in the Healthy Mind/Healthy Body Program.  If you think you're ready for REAL change, click the link to check it out. Doors are opening soon so get on the list!   XOXO Tara   PS. If anything in this episode resonated with you, then share the LOVE! Post a screenshot of this episode in your stories and tag me @tarafaulmann! And join the conversation in our FREE No Nonsense Wellness Community!   Show Notes & Full Transcripts:  https://www.tarafaulmann.com/podcast/entry/37   Links mentioned in the show: Episode 36 - 3 Strategies to STOP Stress Eating Episode 14 - The Truth About Calories and Weight Loss   Join the FREE No Nonsense Podcast Community Join the No Nonsense Community: a place for women who are ready to get real with their health and their lives.   Grab Your FREE workbooks! Free Jumpstart Workbook   Looking for a quick head start? Grab this free workbook => 5 Simple Shifts to Jumpstart Your Health! This workbook will help you change your perspective and make some seemingly simple changes that could make ALL the difference in getting to your weight loss and health goals. Free Goal Setting Workbook  grab your FREE "Make it Happen" workbook to set better goals and actually achieve them!   Healthy Mind, Healthy Body Program & Membership! Ditch the Diets and Finally Make Peace with Food If you struggle with yo-yo dieting then you know how hard it is to make any real lasting change.  Unfortunately most women get stuck in the belief that being on a diet is the only way to lose weight and get healthy, and when they inevitably fail they’ve destroyed their self esteem, destroyed their relationship with food, and get stuck in a guilt/shame spiral that starts the whole process over again.   If you don’t understand how reprogram your mind that is sabotaging you, and reprogram your body for health, you’ll never make lasting progress.   That’s why I created the Healthy Mind, Healthy Body Program; to teach you how to make a real, lasting transformation in your Mind AND Body.      ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS NOW!!   Learn More and Apply Here 

The Truth About Calories and Weight Loss Why is losing weight so hard? Isn't it just a matter of eat less, burn more, and the scale will start moving, or are we missing something here? ​ Every major diet on the market is based on tracking and restricting calories in some way.  Every diet you've probably tried has involved some version of calorie control through packaged food, tracking on an app, counting points, only eating certain foods in certain proportions etc. You know the drill.  You've been there, done that, probably multiple times! The calories in/calories out diet model is THE accepted model for weight loss, you'll hear it from your doctor, dietician, trainer, the girl on insta, reality tv weight loss shows, EVERYWHERE! It's taught in the schools and programs that train all those professionals, I was even taught this model early on.     So the question becomes - if being on a  "calorie deficit"  diet was THE answer to losing weight, why are 80% of Americans overweight or obese DESPITE 33 million of them being on a calorie restriction diet at any given time?    Clearly there's more to the problem of weight loss and weight gain than a simple calories in/calories out model. Everybody has that friend who eats whatever she wants, and twice as much as you, but doesn't gain a pound. Meanwhile you eat half as much as she does, but if you so much as smell a cookie your thighs get bigger. Clearly it's NOT the calories. Her body is obviously functioning better than yours.  And spoiler alert - she didn't get her body to function optimally by dieting harder or starving herself more, like you're probably doing on that diet.    In this episode we're going to discuss:  - what calories ARE, where the concept of calorie and the 1200 calorie diet came from - why counting calories, cutting or adding calories is NOT the answer for long term weight loss - the other factors that are actually controlling how your body absorbs, regulates, and utilizes the calories - how your calorie restrictive diet have destroyed your metabolism and you mindset - what the body systems are that ACTUALLY matter for long term weight loss like gut health, liver health, and hormonal balance - and how to heal them - how to shift your mindset from short term diet mentality to long term health and lasting weight loss   If you want to get BEYOND yo yo dieting, and never diet again, you have to change your strategy.  That strategy is what I teach in the 12 Weeks to Weight Loss and Wellness Program.  Enrollment is open right now and we start April 27.  Click the link in these show notes to check it out and get registered!   XOXO Tara   Show Notes:  https://www.tarafaulmann.com/podcast/entry/14     COMING APRIL 27!!!!    Weight Loss & Wellness Coaching Program!!!!! If you’re OVER IT, tired of diets not working, tired of the lose weight, gain weight yo you, tired of taking care of everyone else but letting yourself go, check this out.  You’ll learn to :

• Properly set goals so you'll actually stick to them and succeed
• Retrain your mind for success and food freedom
• Overcome emotional eating for good
• Create new, healthy, lasting habits for long term success, and remove habits that no longer serve you
• Use food as fuel, how to determine what foods are right for you, and how food works in your body
• Simple ways to incorporate movement and exercise into your busy life

Take control of you mind, your body, and your life!  Click the link to check it out, and if you're ready, get signed up.  If you still have questions, schedule a free coaching call to see if working together is right for you!  Coaching =>  https://www.tarafaulmann.com/coaching/     Looking for a quick head start? Grab this workbook! This workbook will help you change your perspective and make some seemingly simple changes that could make all the difference in getting to your weight loss and health goals.  Download for free here: Free Workbook => https://www.tarafaulmann.com/5-simple-shifts/   Join our FREE community online! In our weight loss and wellness journey’s there’s nothing more important than a community to cheer us on, hold us accountable and who really understands what we’re going through.  We want you to be a part of the conversation! Join us at: Community => https://community.nononsensewellness.com/c/start-here   If you found value in today's episode, please take a minute to drop me a review on iTunes.  I am so grateful for all of you and hearing from you absolutely lights me up! iTunes => https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/no-nonsense-wellness-podcast-take-back-control-your/id1552309237

Are Plant Base Burgers Really Better Than Beef?   If you believe all the marketing then you'd probably say "yes of course!" In fact you've probably chosen a plant based burger at a restaurant over a beef one, maybe bought some at the grocery store.  But are they really better for you? Are they really better for the environment? Around here, you know we like to dig a little deeper, and I don't think you're going to like what I found.     First a quick reminder: I'm not here to demonize food, to create guilt in you for your food choices, or to create food rules, BUT we do need to be able to have an honest conversation about foods that are healthier choices and those that aren't, and why.  That's what this episode is - information to arm yourself with so you can make the healthiest choices for yourself as often as you can.  Everything in moderation.   In this episode I'm mostly talking about the Impossible Burger, the Beyond Burger, and a regular beef burger. I'll compare them based on: - ingredients and safety - possible reactions - protein source - nutrients and bioavailability   Just because a burger says it's "plant based" does not automatically mean it's healthy.  It's still a highly processed food, and in general we want to limit highly processed foods where we can.  Just because a cookie is "gluten free" doesn't magically make it a health food.  The same rule applies here!  And in the case of some of these "plant based" burgers we're talking about the OPPOSITE of healthy! 😝    I encourage you to share this episode with friends so they can make the best choices for themselves too!  And if you like this kind of information, you might LOVE the Healthy Mind, Healthy Body Program and Membership!   XOXO Tara   PS. the Healthy Mind, Healthy Body Program is OPEN!  You can start immediately with the program and coaching, so go to tarafaulmann.com/join to learn more and get registered!   PPS. If anything in this episode resonated with you, then share the LOVE! Post a screenshot of this episode in your stories and tag me @tarafaulmann! And join the conversation in our FREE No Nonsense Wellness Community!   Show Notes & Full Transcript:  https://www.tarafaulmann.com/podcast/entry/51   Join the FREE No Nonsense Podcast Community Join the No Nonsense Community: a place for women who are ready to get real with their health and their lives.   Grab Your FREE trainings & workbooks! Free Jumpstart Workbook   Looking for a quick head start? Grab this free workbook => 5 Simple Shifts to Jumpstart Your Health! This workbook will help you change your perspective and make some seemingly simple changes that could make ALL the difference in getting to your weight loss and health goals. Free Goal Setting Workbook  How many times have you set a goal you really wanted and then not achieved it?  You've probably been taught to go about goal setting all wrong! Grab your FREE "Make it Happen" workbook and get my whole strategy to set better goals and actually achieve them!   Healthy Mind, Healthy Body Program & Membership! Ditch the Diets and Finally Make Peace with Food If you struggle with yo-yo dieting then you know how hard it is to make any real lasting change.  Unfortunately most women get stuck in the belief that being on a diet is the only way to lose weight and get healthy, and when they inevitably fail they’ve destroyed their self esteem, destroyed their relationship with food, and get stuck in a guilt/shame spiral that starts the whole process over again.   If you don’t understand how reprogram your mind that is sabotaging you, and reprogram your body for health, you’ll never make lasting progress.   That’s why I created the Healthy Mind, Healthy Body Program; to teach you how to make a real, lasting transformation in your Mind AND Body.      REGISTRATION IS OPEN NOW!!   Learn More and Register Here 

You CAN Handle the Holidays!   Did you know the average American gains 8 lbs over the holidays?  The "holidays" are only 2 months!  And the vast majority don't lose it.  This does NOT have to be you!   The holiday season seems to take all our normal stressors and amplify them.  All the difficult emotions and situations that we emotionally eat because of now, seem bigger during this holiday season.  Finances, relationships, loss, our weight, our health, and add to that all the expectations we put on ourselves and that others put on us!  Then put an ever-ready supply of "not so healthy" food choices at our fingertips and it's no wonder we turn to eating.  The insidious thing about emotional eating, stress eating and overeating is that we usually don't even realize we're doing it  until we're ALREADY doing it!   In the link below you'll see that I've made a Healthy Holidays Masterclass for you this year.  Your guide to handling the holidays successfully WITHOUT the extra eating and extra stress.  I took some of the tips from that guide and shared them in this episode. Some are very practical - like tips for how to not overeat at events, and some are more mindset based - like how to handle Uncle Joe and his rude comments.     The biggest takeaway from this episode is that YOU have the power to decide how you want to feel. ALWAYS.  You have to decide ahead of time how you want the holiday season to go, how you want to feel each day, at each event, after each event, with each person, about each situation.  My goal for you is that you've learned to handle yourself during the holidays SO WELL that come January 1st the thought of going on some crazy New Years Resolution diet will be laughable to you!   XOXO Tara   PS. If anything in this episode resonated with you, then share the LOVE! Head to iTunes and subscribe and leave a written review or post a screenshot of this episode in your stories and tag me @tarafaulmann    Healthy Holidays Masterclass! Did you know that the average American gains 8 pounds over the holidays?  If you're worried about weight gain over the holidays, stress eating, or overeating, this masterclass is for you! You're going to learn my best strategies for overcoming emotional and stress eating, how to deal with the overwhelm of the holidays without food.  We'll talk about how your body work. How does stress during the holidays affect your body? How does food choice affect your cravings during the holidays, we are touching on it all.  You're going to leave that masterclass with tons of skills and tools that you can use simple strategies and actionable steps that you can put into place right away,  and create your plan for Handling the Holidays and staying on track!   Learn More & Register!   Important Links: If you struggle with yo-yo dieting, emotional eating or creating lasting weight loss and health, then check out the Healthy Mind, Healthy Body Program and Membership so you can ditch the diets and finally make peace with food.   👉 Ask me! Go ahead and ask! I'd love to answer your burning questions on the podcast! I guarantee, if you're wondering something, you're not the only one.  Click to Ask Tara and leave me a short question . . . and then listen for your question to be answered on an upcoming episode!    Subscribe and Review:   I'm honored to be a part of your health and wellness journey by showing up each week with inspiring, educational, and actionable content that I hope is truly helpful for you! I hope the No Nonsense Wellness Podcast blesses you each week. One of the best ways you can bless me in return is by subscribing and leaving a review!  Doing that will help others find the podcast, and show them the value and support that's provided here.  CLICK HERE to subscribe & review!   Share the Wellness!      Show Notes & Transcript:  https://www.tarafaulmann.com/podcast/entry/69  

Is Past Trauma Keeping You Stuck?   When we think of "trauma" we usually think of what's called "Big T Trauma" things like war, violence, sexual abuse, accidents and tragedies.  But far more common and often unacknowledged but potentially just as emotionally damaging are "Little t trauma's"; things like divorce (yours or your parents) bullying, job loss, or illness.  No matter the type of trauma, or how long it lasted, it all has the potential to cause us great suffering and post traumatic stress.  And that stress may be showing up in your life in ways you aren't recognizing as being related to past trauma, so it's important to explore whether or not that's the case for you.     We often downplay our own little t trauma's, for example: maybe you're someone who has struggled with emotional eating or overeating for years or even decades, but you downplay your own suffering in that trauma, thinking "oh, first world problems" right?   You might think, "I've got a roof over my head, my kids are okay, I have enough food, in fact too much food is the problem.  My suffering in this struggle is nothing compared to HER suffering because of that tragedy."  We downplay the significance of this in our life and how it's truly affecting us because we compare it to a big T trauma.  Comparing the perceived severity of trauma is useless and not serving you at all.  If it's a big deal to you then it is, acknowledge it and treat it as such. Unacknowledged trauma and suffering doesn't just go away, and it WILL keep you stuck in destructive relationships, and habits of thought, emotion and behavior.      In this episode I'll answer some of the most important questions about healing from trauma:  - What is trauma? What is Suffering? How do we acknowledge this in our lives?  - How does this show up in our lives? In our emotions, thoughts, behaviors, and relationships?   - What are the signs of unhealed trauma?  - How do I begin to heal from trauma?  What are the skills, tools and practices I can use to heal and move forward?  - What can life after trauma look like? How do I get there?   Friends, you can do this, you can move past trauma, you can be bigger and better and stronger than you've ever been. But you have to be willing to stop avoiding and put in the work of healing, changing your thoughts, and drawing closer to God. That my friends is true power. That's the true change.    XOXO Tara   PS. If anything in this episode resonated with you, then share the LOVE! Post a screenshot of this episode in your stories and tag me @tarafaulmann! And join the conversation in our FREE No Nonsense Wellness Community!   Show Notes & Full Transcript:  https://www.tarafaulmann.com/podcast/entry/61/ Join the FREE No Nonsense Podcast Community Join the No Nonsense Community: a place for women who are ready to get real with their health and their lives.   Grab Your FREE trainings & workbooks! Free Jumpstart Workbook   Looking for a quick head start? Grab this free workbook => 5 Simple Shifts to Jumpstart Your Health! This workbook will help you change your perspective and make some seemingly simple changes that could make ALL the difference in getting to your weight loss and health goals.   Healthy Mind, Healthy Body Program & Membership! Ditch the Diets and Finally Make Peace with Food If you struggle with yo-yo dieting then you know how hard it is to make any real lasting change.  Unfortunately most women get stuck in the belief that being on a diet is the only way to lose weight and get healthy, and when they inevitably fail they’ve destroyed their self esteem, destroyed their relationship with food, and get stuck in a guilt/shame spiral that starts the whole process over again.   If you don’t understand how reprogram your mind that is sabotaging you, and reprogram your body for health, you’ll never make lasting progress.   That’s why I created the Healthy Mind, Healthy Body Program; to teach you how to make a real, lasting transformation in your Mind AND Body.      Learn More and Register Here 

The Pandemic Broke My System . . .    A LOT has changed in the last couple years.  My day to day life looks completely different that it did two years ago: I'm home with the kids all day for homeschool, I sit way more, I exercise at home instead of the gym, my husbands schedule is totally different, I don't teach fitness classes anymore, I work at my computer way more, I eat more, my schedule is all over place, the list goes on and on. Any of that sound familiar?  The daily systems and routines that used to work for me, that kept me consistent in my healthy habits, no longer work in my new daily life.  That's not bad or good, it's just different, and currently . . . broken.   Think about your own life, undoubtedly things are different than they were 2 years ago.  The routines and systems that were working for you then, might not work anymore.  If you haven't changed your systems to fit your current situation and priorities it might be the biggest reason you're struggling with: - not consistently exercising - not consistently eating healthy  - overeating - not sticking the the "healthy habits" you've tried to create - overstressed, overwhelmed - not achieving your goals   In this episode I'm going to explain the importance of creating systems, how our brains prefer to function with systems and most importantly;  3 steps to create systems for yourself so that you can move forward again! Grab your pen and some paper, you're going to want to take notes and really put some work into this process!   And don't forget: the Healthy Mind, Healthy Body Program opens up for registration on May 16th! Go to tarafaulmann.com/join to learn more and get on the list!     XOXO Tara   PS. If anything in this episode resonated with you, then share the LOVE! Post a screenshot of this episode in your stories and tag me @tarafaulmann! And join the conversation in our FREE No Nonsense Wellness Community!   Show Notes & Full Transcripts:  https://www.tarafaulmann.com/podcast/entry/45   Join the FREE No Nonsense Podcast Community Join the No Nonsense Community: a place for women who are ready to get real with their health and their lives.   Grab Your FREE trainings & workbooks! Free Jumpstart Workbook   Looking for a quick head start? Grab this free workbook => 5 Simple Shifts to Jumpstart Your Health! This workbook will help you change your perspective and make some seemingly simple changes that could make ALL the difference in getting to your weight loss and health goals. Free Goal Setting Workbook  grab your FREE "Make it Happen" workbook to set better goals and actually achieve them!   Healthy Mind, Healthy Body Program & Membership! Ditch the Diets and Finally Make Peace with Food If you struggle with yo-yo dieting then you know how hard it is to make any real lasting change.  Unfortunately most women get stuck in the belief that being on a diet is the only way to lose weight and get healthy, and when they inevitably fail they’ve destroyed their self esteem, destroyed their relationship with food, and get stuck in a guilt/shame spiral that starts the whole process over again.   If you don’t understand how reprogram your mind that is sabotaging you, and reprogram your body for health, you’ll never make lasting progress.   That’s why I created the Healthy Mind, Healthy Body Program; to teach you how to make a real, lasting transformation in your Mind AND Body.      REGISTRATION OPENS MAY 16!  SPACE IS LIMITED, GET ON THE WAITING LIST NOW!!   Learn More and Apply Here   

Stop letting your situation define you   We've all got problems, big and small.  But all too often we let those problems define us.  We decide what we are or are not capable of, based on those problems.  Our identity gets wrapped up in it and we get stuck there.     Your problem could be a situation, an illness, a trauma, a relationship, a difficulty of any kind.  For many years after being diagnosed with an autoimmune disorder I let that disorder define me.  I saw myself as broken.  I BECAME my problem.  I allowed that disorder to define who I was, and define what I was capable of in my life.  I decided that because of this problem my options were limited and my path was narrowed.  Have you ever done this before? Are you doing it right now?   Sometimes our problems can see overwhelming. It feels like the problem will ALWAYS be present like a heavy weight on our shoulders, always there, always affecting us, like we'll always be stuck in the problem.    But the truth is, staying stuck is a choice.  Overcoming is another choice.  In this episode I'm going to share the 3 steps I took to get unstuck and overcome the grip that my problem had over me.  Friend, you ARE powerful, you ALWAYS have a choice, and I'm going to give you the tools make the change you want.    XOXO Tara   PS. If anything in this episode resonated with you, then share the LOVE! Head to iTunes and subscribe and leave a written review or post a screenshot of this episode in your stories and tag me @tarafaulmann    Important Links: If you struggle with yo-yo dieting, emotional eating or creating lasting weight loss and health, then check out the Healthy Mind, Healthy Body Program and Membership so you can ditch the diets and finally make peace with food.   👉 Ask me! Go ahead and ask! I'd love to answer your burning questions on the podcast! I guarantee, if you're wondering something, you're not the only one.  Click to Ask Tara and leave me a short question . . . and then listen for your question to be answered on an upcoming episode!    Subscribe and Review:   I'm honored to be a part of your health and wellness journey by showing up each week with inspiring, educational, and actionable content that I hope is truly helpful for you! I hope the No Nonsense Wellness Podcast blesses you each week. One of the best ways you can bless me in return is by subscribing and leaving a review!  Doing that will help others find the podcast, and show them the value and support that's provided here.  CLICK HERE to subscribe & review!   Share the Wellness!      Show Notes & Full Transcript:  https://www.tarafaulmann.com/podcast/entry/67