She came to us nervous. Full of questions. With a food list in hand—pasta, bread, many more processed foods...all the things she hoped to eat again. With every item on that list, I had to let her know that they are not going to serve her going forward. She was scared. "Can I actually do this?" But she decided to try anyway. She committed. She kept showing up, learning, applying, tweaking, and succeeding. And she kept going. Here's what happened: Over 150 lbs gone (this clip is from earlier in the journey at about 60 lbs of weight loss). Multiple disease states reversed. Energy restored. Her life changed. 🔥 But here's what really transformed - Her confidence. She went from "I can't do this" to "I actually can"—and now she's saying something that should inspire every single person here: "Anyone can do this!" She's right. Not because it's easy. But because once you understand WHY whole foods matter, once you see your body respond, once you experience what it feels like to actually feel good—you don't go back. And when life happens (because it does), when you slip, when you struggle (because you will)—you know exactly what to do. You know how to get back on track. Because you've done it before. You know your body. You trust yourself. That's the real transformation. 💚 👉 Real talk: We all have those times when we doubt ourselves. When we wonder if we can actually stick with this. When the old foods call to us. That's normal. That's human. But look at what's possible when you decide to try anyway. Look at her. If she can do it, so can you! **Drop a comment** What's ONE thing you have realized you CAN do, when before you thought you couldn't?

We are looking for new members who are ready to tackle their health goals, and we are asking you to help us invite people to our community so they can start understanding more about a functional nutrition and health approach to: - Weight loss - no matter how stuck they feel! - Inflammation - tackling this changes everything - Gut health - our health starts here - Chronic conditions - like diabetes Many of you have mentioned people in your lives who are curious about what you have been doing and how you have gotten results, and this is chance for them to see behind the curtain. 🫣 With no risk, no commitment to our full program, no pressure. Just a TON of support! And we have a great place for them to start once they join - Our 21-Day Lifestyle Launch (https://www.skool.com/lifestyle-evolution/classroom/47a7c7a6?md=e71898c0c67f440d9c7206280c2f73d5) This 3-week reset, that they can join at ANY time, introduces them to our nutrition approach: 💚 Nutrition guidelines for whole foods - supporting weight loss and improved health in all areas 💚 What to clean out and what to stock up on 💚 Meal planning 💚 Healthy snack ideas 💚 Understanding water and electrolytes Although the reset content is self-paced, we provide LIVE support. They can ask questions anytime in the discussion feed under the topic "Lifestyle Launch Q & A." They can join live coaching calls for additional support from our team and other members. And they can access recipes and all the other resources we have here in our classroom and community. All of this for only $7.00 a month! 🔥 So I am hoping you will each share this link below with anyone who could benefit from Lifestyle Evolution, our team, and this community. https://www.skool.com/lifestyle-evolution/about The first 7 days is a free trial, so there is no reason not to check it out, especially if you share with them your own experience. 💚

Fall is around the corner, and the less warm days and cooler evenings already have me thinking about fall recipes. 😁 How about you? This recipe taps into some fall flavors, without the blood sugar rollercoaster. Most butternut squash soups are made with vegetable or canola oil and finished with heavy cream or a sugary garnish — a fast track to a blood sugar spike followed by a crash. This version is different. It's built on mineral-rich bone broth instead of water, healthy ancestral fat (ghee or tallow) instead of seed oil, and a touch of coconut milk for satiety instead of dairy or sugar. The fiber in the squash, paired with real fat and collagen from the broth, slows down how fast that natural sugar hits your bloodstream — so you get warmth and comfort without the crash an hour later. Whole foods. No seed oils. No refined sugar. Just real, nourishing ingredients your body knows what to do with. Keep your portion around 1-1.5 cups alongside a protein source for the steadiest blood sugar response. Reply and let us know — what's your favorite way to warm up on a cold day without derailing your progress? RECIPE: Ingredients - 4 cups butternut squash, peeled and cubed - 4 cups beef or chicken bone broth - 1 yellow onion, diced - 3 garlic cloves, minced - 2 Tbsp ghee or tallow (can also use avocado oil) - 0.5 cup full-fat coconut milk - 1 tsp sea salt - 0.25 tsp ground cinnamon - Pinch of ground nutmeg - 1 tsp apple cider vinegar - 0.25 teaspoon black pepper, to taste Steps 1. Sauté aromatics: Melt 2 Tbsp ghee or tallow in a large pot over medium heat. Add 1 yellow onion, diced and cook until soft and translucent, about 5 minutes. Add 3 garlic cloves, minced and cook 1 minute more, until fragrant. 2. Add squash and broth: Add 4 cups butternut squash, peeled and cubed to the pot along with 4 cups beef or chicken bone broth, 1 tsp sea salt, 0.25 tsp ground cinnamon, and pinch of nutmeg. Stir to combine. 3. Simmer until tender: Bring to a gentle boil, then reduce heat and simmer uncovered until the squash is fork-tender. 4. Blend until smooth: Carefully blend the soup until smooth, using an immersion blender or in batches in a countertop blender. 5. Finish and serve: Stir in 0.5 cup full-fat coconut milk and 1 tsp apple cider vinegar. Taste and adjust with black pepper and sea salt to taste. Serve warm. ENJOY!

The truth many don't want to hear: **Moderation is marketing. It was invented so nothing comes off the list.** It sounds so reasonable, doesn't it? "Everything in moderation." It's the phrase that lets every food stay on the table, forever, no matter what it's doing to your body. It's not really a nutrition principle — it's a permission slip. And it works, because it lets people keep eating what they're not ready to give up while feeling like they're still "doing it right." And marketing leans into this idea and feeds it, literally! Here's what moderation actually looks like for most people: - "I only eat bread twice a week." - "Sundays are my cheat day when I can eat whatever I want, but I eat on plan other days." - "I just have a little sugar in my coffee each day" - "It's just one slice of pizza on Fridays." Each one sounds harmless on its own. But look at what's actually happening in your body every time this pattern repeats. Every "moderate" hit of sugar or refined carbs sends your blood sugar up, spikes insulin, and triggers water retention as your body works to process it. Then it crashes, and you're hungry and craving again. 🥴 Twice a week, every Sunday, every Friday — you never fully get out of that cycle. You're constantly resetting the clock instead of ever leaving it behind. This is also why cravings never fully go away for so many people. Every "just this once" feeds the craving cycle and keeps it alive. 👉 It's not willpower. It's biology repeating a loop it never gets to exit. And if we're being honest (the only we know how to be 😁) — moderating inflammatory foods doesn't work long-term. A little inflammation "in moderation" is still inflammation 🔥, still showing up in your joints, your gut, your skin, your weight, your energy, week after week. So when we talk about moderation, we mean something very different: A birthday. A holiday. A genuinely special occasion — not a recurring Tuesday you've rebranded as a rule. Reply and tell me — what's your "moderation" habit that you know, deep down, is really a daily or weekly pattern you cannot seem to break?

Hi everyone! I'm taking this snippet from a well-known psychologist and coach Carol Kauffman, Ph.D.. She based the whole article on Ted Lasso, which I have admittedly never watched. But the theme is around being able to shake it off when you make a mistake, and focus on the 80% you're doing relatively well at, rather than the 20% where it feels like you blew it. If you think about anything where you've done where most people give you glowing feedback, but there's that one person who has a criticism (constructive or not), and that's the thing you fixate on. We do this ourselves a lot, and we see it all the time with people on a health journey, which is hardly ever linear. Kauffman concludes with this: "You don't need 100% certainty. You don't need a flawless record. You don't need to know exactly where you'll land. Learn from the 20%. Remember the 80%. And then get back on the field. Because perhaps the real test of belief isn't whether you believe in yourself when everything is going right. It's whether you can still believe when something goes wrong." Still believe when something goes wrong. Ever struggle here? An example would be where you eat something off plan, and then just shrug and say, "Oh well, I blew it," and then you continue to eat garbage, when you *could* treat it as simply a lapse and get back on the horse. We are here to support you in learning how to relish in that 80%! Thoughts?