Weight Loss Posts
5 Reasons to Stop Counting Calories Right Now
Of all the ways in which people try to lose weight in America today, counting calories is probably the most popular. It is also probably one of the most misguided. Well, I'm not sure I can say that, given that I know that something called The Grapefruit Diet exists....
Why I Love Healthy at Every Size
Healthy at Every Size is a movement. It asserts that the best way to be healthy is to stop caring about your body fat percentage and start caring about the food you eat and the life you live. Officially, HAES "supports people in adopting health habits for the sake of...
Can Being Overweight be Healthier than ‘Normal’ Weight?
Popular wisdom says that fat is unhealthy. It is a plain and simple fact: the more fat you have on your body, the more likely you are to become ill, and to die sooner. This is something everyone in Western culture accepts as true from a very young age. Nevertheless,...
How to Stop Self-Sabotaging Your Weight Loss
One of the most common questions I receive from readers and clients, especially during the holidays, is about self-sabotage: How do you stick to a weight loss plan? I can't tell you how many women I have worked with who continually went up and down with their weight,...
The Ultimate Paleo Weight Loss Plan
The Paleo Diet has become extremely popular in recent years, with some several hundred million google searches on the topic every year. It is an incredible diet for improving energy, mood, and health conditions. Yet it may perhaps be so famous and so beloved because...
Carb Cycling and Weight Loss for Women
One of the most popular tools natural health practitioners and personal trainers use to help speed up weight loss is something called "carb cycling." Carb cycling and weight loss have an interesting semi-complex relationship that we will disassemble below. Carb...
How to Track Food Intake without Being Obsessive
How to track my food intake (or simply being mindful about it, which is how I prefer to think about it) without being obsessive was a skill that took me a very long time to learn. These days, I know what I eat and I know how much, more or less. I could use this method...
The Secret Behind Paleo and Weight Loss Plateaus
The paleo diet is famous for being a great way to lose weight. The internet is full of miraculous success stories and inspiring Before and After photos. But what happens when you go paleo and... nothing happens? Or you lose weight for a little while... and then you...
IT’S FINALLY HERE! Will YOU be on of the first 100?
Ladies! Thank you so much for your patience! We've been working round the clock (and doubling those discounts, as promised!). Now it's finally here!!!!! Of all the things I thought I'd do in my role as the Paleo Woman's specializing expert on womanly and paleoy...
Do you gain weight when you PMS? Here’s why.
Do you have a pair of special "fat pants" (I know, a terrible, terrible term) that you have to wear when you PMS every month? You're not alone. I am most certainly a co-sufferer. As are millions of other women. It's challenging to link water weight to the...