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Most people think losing weight will make them healthier, but that is not true. The truth is, the secret to permanent weight loss is turning your focus inward toward your health, and away from weight loss. 

The only way weight loss equals health, is if that weight loss is a natural 'good side effect' of doing something that makes you healthier. Many people don't want to explore this, because they don't want to have to question what they believe or have to change anything at all.

And I am not j…

Oh do I know how defeating it is to live inside this question.

I used to be clinically obese despite my healthy whole foods plant based diet.

What's worse is that even with decades of experience behind me as a nutritionist and graduating with honours from 2 of Canada's top holistic nutrition schools - I just could not figure out how it was humanly possible to NOT eat processed junk food or be a sugar addict - and still end up obese anyway!

It took me a year to even decide to do anything about…

The hardest weight to lose is the weight you've carried your whole life. 

It's not just about the actual pounds, but about emotional weight and having a self concept as being a fat person - that needs to be shifted and transformed.

When you've been overweight your whole life, it is hard to even imagine that it's possible to be at your ideal weight. 

Yes, the journey is longer and there are for certain more obstacles to overcome, but it is well worth the effort because it immediately improves …

Do you believe losing weight without dieting can work for others, but not for you?

I totally get it.

If you already eat healthy or you've tried every diet under the sun (to no avail), it's easy to think that breakthroughs and miracles only happen to other people.

As an ex-dieter myself and having been obese on a natural whole foods plant based diet, I was once standing in your shoes.

I know what it feels like to have extreme doubts about being able to achieve my ideal weight - without having…

I love raw food desserts, but don't so much love how much 'inherent' sugar is in them - loads and loads of dates and maple syrup.

This version is made with erythritol (fermented sugar which has no calories and has minimal, if any affect on blood sugar). 

On the other hand, just 2 dates have 36 grams of carbs for a total of 9 tsp sugar! Most raw food recipes use much, much more than 2 dates, so they are extremely unnaturally high in carbs - and that's not even counting the maple syrup!

How to …

What you will need:

2 large ripe avocados (or 3 small)
1/2 cup cocoa powder
the 'watery' part of canned coconut milk (adjust by texture since each can will have different levels of water)
1/3 cup powdered erythritol (more or less depending on your sweet tooth)
1 tsp orange extract
1/8 tsp unrefined salt

How to do it:

Step 1: Chop avocado.
Step 2: Place all ingredients into a food processor (except coconut water).
Step 3: Start processing and slowly add coconut water until blended into smooth pudding textu…

Most clients state that one of their goals is to lose weight, but are you confident that you can help them with that?

Do you often find yourself struggling with clients whose weight won't budge, even though they are eating healthy and exercising?

Or maybe you are even be struggling with your own weight - which feels completely out of alignment with being an example for others.

I've certainly been in that boat myself.

In fact I actually crossed the threshold from overweight to becoming clini…