By Jillian Teta It’s almost March here in NC, and that means a few things: we are starting to have some warm days, the daffodils and hyacinth are popping out of the ground, the days are getting longer, and I’ve started my contest diet for the first few shows of the season. I’ve been competing… Continue reading »
Trouble Shooting Fat Loss: 4 Reasons Why You Haven’t Reached Your Goal Yet
by Jill
I’ve heard a lot of women say, “Jill, I am trying so hard! I do everything “right” and I am still NOT seeing results.” Ok, I get it. Fat loss is not always fair, but I find that many times it is not the plan or the training that is the problem. A lot of… Continue reading »
The All-or-Nothing vs. The Balanced Mindset
by Jill
Does this sound familiar to you? Eat perfectly Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday (“Ok, maybe I have 1 glass of wine on Wednesday night, it’s just to get me through until the weekend.”) Thursday start to indulge in some light cheating (“I deserve this, I have been eating perfectly all week!”) Friday night go out to dinner,… Continue reading »
Emotional Alchemy
by Jill
By Jillian Teta In our fast-paced, institutionalized, ever-changing world, we are constantly inundated with messages and “lessons” about how we should be doing more, being more productive, sacrificing our time and sanity for others, and to above all, don’t value yourself, because there is always something else that you could do (or buy) to be… Continue reading »
Meaning-Making Machines
by Jill
“We are meaning-making machines.” Jade introduced me to this concept, and says it all the time. In essence, it means that we make meaning out of things, events, people, situations, etc based off our individual biases. In a very general example, you and I can both be sitting at a cafe when we see a… Continue reading »
“Knowing” Versus “Doing”
by Jill
“The greatest gap in life is the one between knowing and doing.” –Dick Biggs, author This is a theme to which I think many women (and men) can relate. We know WHAT to do, but for God-knows-what-reason we just cannot DO it. Or at least with any type of consistency. Whether it’s eating for fat… Continue reading »
My Very Unsexy Eating Strategy
by Jill
There is nothing sexy about a sustainable eating plan. It’s boring. It’s always the same. It’s moderate. There’s no thrill of the up-and-down. And many times it is equated with being “easy.” Which, of course, is my point. By definition, a sustainable approach IS easy. It helps you maintain your physique without much effort, while… Continue reading »
4 Lessons in Stick-To-It-Ness: Practice, Challenges, Victimhood, Gratitude
by Jill
Good day! It’s the 2nd week of the new year, and I hope all of you are still on your fat loss lifestyle journey! I hesitated about posting (again) because I was not 100% compliant last week and as a fat loss coach, there is always that nagging feeling that I should be perfect with… Continue reading »
Healthy Forever: 7 Keys to Making It Stick (this time)
by Jill
In yesterday’s post, I talked about the difference between taking extreme measures to reach your physique goals quickly versus the longer route of “healthy forever.” Many of you guys emailed me about where you are on the spectrum and where you want to go. The overwhelming feedback sounded like this: “Jill, I knooooow I need… Continue reading »
18 Ways To Ensure 2012 Is Your Best Year Yet!
by Jill
I get a kick out of it when fitness professionals or exercise enthusiasts groan and shake their heads at New Years’ time because come January 1st, the “gym is going to be packed.” For me, I love it! What more could we really want, as fitness pros? Does someone who hasn’t exercised in 6 months… Continue reading »
Learning to Surrender
by Jill
By Sara Baker Awhile back I shared with all of you that due to some medical issues I was having, I was basically told to cut back both on the intensity and amount of exercise I was currently doing. I wrote a blog about embracing my lower intensity lifestyle and I guess assumed I was… Continue reading »
6 Reasons Why Weighing Yourself is a Bad Idea
by Jill
“I know I shouldn’t get hung up on the numbers, but……” <— I hear this all the time from women–it’s like one on hand we believe that our weight is not the end-all-be-all of health and fitness, but we simply cannot stand the idea of not looking. Most women weigh themselves daily–and their whole day… Continue reading »
Why Simply Having the Information is Not Enough
by Jill
People always come to me and say, “Jill, I will do anything you tell me to do, I just want to lose!” I love the faith But honestly, my first thought is that if I just tell them what I do or what worked for someone else, they will have to use every ounce of… Continue reading »
What I Learned in 2011
by Jill
Last week, I posted on Facebook that 2011, while being a very exciting year on one side, was also a fairly rough year for me in other ways. I noted that I was “ready for 2012″! Many of you responded that you agreed–you too had a rough 2011 and were ready for a new beginning.… Continue reading »
Do You Fall Into the “Expectation” Gap?
by Jill
By Jillian Teta Do you fall into the “expectation” gap? That is that uncomfortable little place between what is actually happening and what you want/expect to happen–the difference between reality and the version of reality that would be convenient or “better” for us. I certainly am a huge victim of the expectation gap. Can you… Continue reading »
I’m not hardcore, and I’m ok with that :)
by Jill
Was thinking yesterday about my evolution in the fitness industry and the place to which I have come. And I have to say after years and years of ups and downs (in weight and emotions), I feel more balanced and comfortable in my skin than I have ever been. I talk to a lot of… Continue reading »
You’ve come a long way, baby
by Jill
It’s not my style to be a militant trainer or a nutrition zealot for my clients. Partly because I believe that everyone has their own unique fat loss journey and no negative motivation on my part will really help them with lasting change (“you can’t have that!” or “it’s all about will-power, just stop eating… Continue reading »
Help! I’m Stuck In A Rut
by Jill
By Tara Ballard Last week, I posted a question on Facebook asking everyone for new fitness goal ideas. As I talked about in my last post, life has been a little out of control lately. Things are starting to calm down a bit, but I’ve found myself in a bit of a rut. I’m sure… Continue reading »
Dreams Really Do Come True: My Story
by Jill
A few weeks back I blogged on how I believe so strongly that following your dreams is not only a possibility, but a necessity. And that too many people simply settle for a job or vocation based on what their self-imposed limitations allow them, or what will sound good at a cocktail party or a… Continue reading »
When Life Happens
by Jill
By Tara Ballard To say that life has been challenging for me for the past 6 weeks or so would be a bit of an understatement. I don’t tell you the following things to ask for pity or to be all “oh woe is me” or anything like that, but I think it’s needed to… Continue reading »
