If you have been reading my posts for a while you might have realized that I believe in the power of words, for example, my previous discussion of “weight loss” versus “weight release”.

Today I would like to discuss the word “should”.

If I had a penny for every time I’ve heard someone say, “I really shouldn’t be eating this!” as they bit into a sugary treat….

I have great news for you: Any diet can help you release weight!

And I have not so great news for you: Any diet will stop working if you don’t confront the underlying issues of emotional eating.

When I first became a health coach I realized how uncomfortable I felt with the term “weight loss”. To me, the word “loss” feels like something difficult, sad, and unfortunate. Normally we don’t like to lose things!

My mentor, Mark Sisson, states in a fabulous Outdoor article, “Body composition is 80 percent the result of your diet."