How “What If” Thinking Can Sabotage Your Weight Loss

by Permanent Weight Loss Coach JoLynn Braley | Published on Sep 3, 2008 | Last updated Aug 7, 2012 | Mind-Body Connection

Are you a “What If” thinker, constantly thinking “what if this happens” or “what if that happens”? Do you find that your scary, what if thoughts propel you towards food in an attempt to quell your fears about the future? Week Eight... Read more

How Being Assertive Will Help You Lose Weight

by Permanent Weight Loss Coach JoLynn Braley | Published on Aug 27, 2008 | Last updated Aug 7, 2012 | Mind-Body Connection

Welcome to week seven in my 15-week experiment on myself with Lucinda Bassett’s Attacking Anxiety and Depression program. If you haven’t been following along with this series up until this point please go back and read the intro, which is where I explain... Read more

If Not NOW When Will You Lose Weight?

by Permanent Weight Loss Coach JoLynn Braley | Published on Aug 25, 2008 | Last updated Aug 7, 2012 | Mind-Body Connection

If Not Now, When? – Primo Levi I heard this quote this weekend and it applies so well to our topic of health, weight loss, and fitness here at Fearless Fat Loss. You see it’s so very easy to tell yourself that, “tomorrow I’ll start eating... Read more

How To Lose Weight Like an Olympic Athlete

by Permanent Weight Loss Coach JoLynn Braley | Published on Aug 18, 2008 | Last updated Aug 7, 2012 | Mind-Body Connection

Do you know the secret that all top sports stars and Olympic athletes have in common? They use the power of their mind, their thoughts, the power of their imagination to visualize themselves at their end goal. Olympic athletes see themselves crossing that finish line... Read more

What You Eat Can Make You Feel Anxious and Depressed – Surprised?

by Permanent Weight Loss Coach JoLynn Braley | Published on Aug 7, 2008 | Last updated Aug 7, 2012 | Mind-Body Connection

News Flash! What you eat can make you feel stressed, anxious, and depressed. On the flip side if you fuel your body with whole foods like you see pictured on the left, you can create an awesome effect in your body! What you fuel your body with has a direct effect on... Read more

How To Stop Feeling Pressure to Lose Weight – Drop Those Shoulds!

by Permanent Weight Loss Coach JoLynn Braley | Published on Aug 5, 2008 | Last updated Aug 7, 2012 | Mind-Body Connection

Many people (maybe even you) live with a daily pressure, a feeling that they need to lose weight, that they should lose weight. This pressure might seem to be coming from the outside, from media, family, friends, doctors, but it actually all comes from the inside,... Read more