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I was thinking about all of you today. It was a really rough, stressful day for me and who knew that eating healthy is WAY more difficult when you’re stressed out!? I thought it was important to let you know that even as a dietitian who follows a real food approach, I struggle with making healthy food choices too. I’m going to tell you a little bit about my struggle today and the problems I identified that could have been avoided if I would have taken a couple simple action steps.

Problem #1: Prolonging breakfast.

I preach over and over again that breakfast is the most important meal of the day for good reason. It breaks your overnight fast, stabilizes your blood sugar levels and “jump starts” your metabolism. If you’re looking to make healthy changes to your current eating regimen, breakfast is the place to start. A balanced breakfast lays the foundation for a day of healthy eating. <rant over.>  I overslept today and was in such a rush to leave the house at 6 I did something out of the ordinary; I didn’t make my usual egg breakfast (red flag!). (Nor did I have any Egg Bake on hand.) I had the best of intentions as I figured I’d grab eggs for breakfast at my morning meeting location and then bring my kombucha to hold me over. Then, in the car I realized I forgot to not only take my morning supplements (red flag!) but also to grab the ones I take at lunch time too (red flag!). (I’m in the routine of taking them before and at breakfast so this skipping breakfast thing totally threw me off.) At my meeting they served us gourmet coffee and silver platters of scones, muffins and donuts that were catered by a fancy nearby bakery. I’m used to resisting sweets, but let me tell you… IT WASN’T EASY today. (It’s a funny thing how temptation always seems to knock on your door the moment you give it an opportunity. Case in point; stick to your routine and ALWAYS keep the door shut…) Knowing what I know, it’s very obvious why it was difficult. My blood sugars were already low from not eating breakfast within the first hour of waking up like I recommend, so of course the temptation was at a MUCH higher level than usual. Not to mention I didn’t take my supplements, including my Pure Glutacaps™ and Probiotic which together support my brain chemistry and keep cravings at bay. It took EVERYTHING in me to walk out of my meeting, head down to the omelet bar, wait in line for 15 minutes and PAY for eggs instead of just grabbing one of those convenient free scones which happened to be calling my name. But… I did it. Grudgingly, but I still did it. And after the initial early morning trial was over, boy was it worth it! (While unhealthy food may seem to hit the spot at the moment, supplying your body with real food will continue to bless you throughout the day.)

Problem #2: Skipping my morning supplements.

It’s easy to get into a routine for so long and become so confident that you give yourself too much credit. I see this happen with some of our clients who do well for long stretches, and then assume they’ll be able to go back to old behaviors without falling victim to bad habits. I’ve shared how I am someone who is very “sugar sensitive” (you can read my story about this here). Therefore, I need to constantly be taking daily supplements that help balance my brain chemistry. If I skip my supplements, it blatantly affects me, and if you’re a client of mine who I’ve put on a brain chemistry balancing supplement regimen, you know exactly what I’m talking about. L-Glutamine is a building block for important brain chemicals that are responsible for resisting sugar cravings, and since I happen to be highly sugar sensitive, I’m not doing myself any favors by not taking it. The same goes for my probiotic supplement; if I’m not supporting my gut, I’m not supporting my brain. This is what happened yesterday.

Another example was when we had Panera catered in for lunch, and I made a good choice by selecting a balanced salad (pictured) and Panera salad
requesting my dressing on the side. After my satisfying and balanced PFC lunch, my blood sugar levels were stable. The problem was I didn’t take my supplements AND I was still in “super stressed mode.” As you can imagine, this put me in for another tough time. I was part of a clinic in the afternoon and as soon as I walked in, huge chocolate chip and M & M cookies called my name. Again, I’m not usually tempted by foods like these any more, especially because I am so intentional about keeping my blood sugar levels balanced by following my Three-Three Rule (with PFC meals and snacks every 3-4 hours to keep me off the blood sugar roller coaster) and by taking my supplements to support my brain chemistry. Often times I’m actually APPALLED by sugary crap like cookies, because I understand how disgusting and damaging the ingredients are and I make a conscious choice to not put these into my body. But today was not one of those days. I was still experiencing STRESS and not supporting my brain chemistry with my usual supplements. Double whammy. Like the morning scone issue, it took everything in me to resist eating any of those cookies. I had to walk outside and get some fresh air and even eat my afternoon snack a couple hours early in order to stave off the cravings. My sliced apple with peanut butter and hard boiled egg didn’t quite satisfy the sugar craving, but I was able to pass on the cookies since I was full from real food. Again, although it wasn’t easy and my body didn’t seem to be happy about it at the time, it surely thanked me later and I walked away in victory that day despite my early morning hiccup. Also remember, if I’m still making mistakes, you surely will too, but don’t let that hinder your progress. Even if you DO give in one day and eat that M&M cookie, learn from your mistakes so you can be better prepared for next time and let it carry you onto the next level of becoming the healthiest person you want to be!

Like I teach, it’s not just about willpower; it’s about stable blood sugar levels and balancing your brain chemistry too. There still may be a little bit of willpower, especially if one of these important pieces is out of whack. But when you take these other factors into account it’s amazing how significantly willpower gets dropped and how it becomes easier to make better choices in eating the right foods.

Lastly, just because I choose not to eat many sugary treats does NOT mean you can’t if you’re in a setting like the one I was in today. I am a huge advocate of having a personal relationship with your own body and learning what YOU can and cannot handle. It’s all about finding that personal balance. For me, I know that having that single cookie, donut, or scone will only set me up for failure. Besides, I feel SO much better about myself when I skip them altogether (both mentally because it’s like accomplishing a little goal, and physically because I avoid what comes with the blood sugar level crash after eating those sugary carbs). I’m not here to be the food police or tell you what you can and can’t eat. Tonight, I just wanted to share my struggle with you, be real and transparent because I want you to know we are in this TOGETHER, and I am on your side in this journey of becoming healthier with real food.

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