Do you feel a tingle of excitement when you hear about a new diet plan that promises a quick fix for easy weight loss?

Are you constantly searching for the one special program that is going to solve your problems and finally result in body confidence and happiness?

Do you have two sizes of clothing in your closet: one for when you are religiously following a diet plan and the other for when you have fallen off the wagon?

Most weekends, like clockwork, inspiration arrives and I know exactly what I want to talk to you about. I can feel in an instant the onset of inspiration. Usually this begins with a kernel of an idea while I am walking in nature. By they time I sit down at the computer the words flow effortlessly and I feel like I am talking directly to you.

This week, however, I had a few ideas for topics, but none of them felt inspired.

As a health coach, I’ve been trained in the science behind the nutrition that supports a healthy body. It’s quite simple:

• enjoy an abundance of nutrient dense, real foods (vegetables, fruits, healthy fats, fish, wild game and non-factory farmed meats, fowl and their eggs)

• minimize toxins (highly refined vegetable oils, trans fats, refined sugars, alcohol)

So why can it be so hard to follow these simple recommendations?

If you have been reading my blog for a while, you might have noticed that my focus has shifted from the external aspects of nutrition and wellness (specifically, food types/amounts/timing) to the internal aspects.

This has felt like a bit of a plunge, in terms of my business, because I’d always assumed that as a health coach I could just tell people to mindfully eat nutrient dense food (not too much!), avoid sugar and processed foods, and they would be set.