{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Lasting Weight Loss and Eating Right for Your Archetype with Melissa Kathryn","description":"Welcome! My guest today is Melissa Kathryn, who is a certified holistic nutritionist, weight-loss and lifestyle expert. She is a transformational coach and international best-selling author and speaker. She is the owner and founder of Melissa Kathryn, LLC, which is a holistic weight loss and lifestyle practice. From her home in California, Melissa helps hundreds of women around the world to transform their bodies and lives through the power of healthy living, nutrition, and fitness. Melissa has been featured in many publications and media shows. Her recent book is Eat Right for Your Archetype. You do not want to miss this conversation with Melissa!\r\nMelissa shares the following:\r\n\r\nLike many young women, Melissa remembers looking in the mirror, not liking what she saw, and attributing all of her problems to her weight.\r\nEmotional eating was the result as she became sensitive and over-reactive to body image issues.\r\nMelissa had an unhealthy relationship with her body and became a chronic dieter after college.\r\nTen years later, she swung the other direction, becoming a nutritionist and doing fitness competitions. Six months later, however, she was back to her old, unhealthy habits!\r\nWhat was the problem? Melissa realized that she was “programmed to fail,” and didn’t think she was worthy of a healthy body.\r\nMelissa created a “One-Stop Shop” for women, encompassing nutrition, fitness, mindset, and lifestyle.\r\nHow do we program ourselves for sustainable change in health?\r\n\r\nBuild up self-care and love to stop sabotaging ourselves.\r\nStruggle IS our comfort zone! It’s what we know!\r\nDon’t live in the past with blame and regret.\r\nRecognize the connection and break FREE!\r\n\r\nMelissa shares and explains  her four archetypes at the root of who we are:\r\n\r\nThe Avoider-“What I want isn’t possible.”\r\nThe Sabotager-“I’m always going to be small and can’t reach higher.”\r\nThe Perfectionist-“I’m not enough.”\r\nThe Rebel-“It’s ALL or NOTHING.”\r\n\r\nEven though you may identify with all the archetypes, one will usually stand out to each person and help you understand your problems.\r\nTo “fix” the problem, you work backwards to the ROOT. You weren’t always this way, so what event or influence caused it?\r\nYou can take actions to shift your mind; the first action step is to become your biggest advocate and best friend.\r\nMelissa says a Self-Care Routine is essential. Learn the benefits of “mirror work” and incorporating more play and pleasure into life!\r\n“Where there is lack, you will fill the void with food, so figure out where the lack is.”\r\nReplace food with fun. Make a pleasure list of long and short-term things you want to do.\r\n“The more alive you feel, the less you want food as your sole love.”\r\n“If it’s not attainable and not sustainable, then it’s not maintainable.”\r\nAre you eating when you’re hungry? Are you stopping when you’re full? Are you eating out of boredom? Do you NEED all the food on your plate? Melissa discusses how to interpret the answers to these questions and more!\r\nStart with small changes. If you don’t work out, then begin with two days\/week.\r\nYou have to trust your body and learn to listen to it!\r\nCravings are usually not from hunger. What do they mean? What do they reveal? Melissa explains, based on the following questions:\r\n\r\nAm I really hungry?\r\nIs food going to solve the problem?\r\nWhat’s going on in my life right now?\r\nWhat can I do instead?\r\n\r\n\r\nHow to reach Melissa and more:\r\nwww.melissakathryn.com  (Sign up for Melissa’s free webinar series, Four Weeks to Fat Loss.)\r\nEat Right for Your Archetype by Melissa Kathryn\r\nNow it’s your turn!\r\n \r\nWHAT changes have you made in your diet? \r\nHOW have those changes affected your health? \r\nWHAT has been your biggest challenge while implementing a healthy lifestyle? \r\nWHO do you want to hear from?\r\n \r\nLet me know in the comments below and I will try my best to get them on the show!  I want to answer your burning questions and for YOU to add your thoughts to the conversation.  So go ahead and leave a comment now.  \r\n \r\nAnd if you want even more resources to heal yourself naturally, make sure you sign up for my email updates, because I share some insights in my email updates that I don’t share anywhere else.\r\n \r\nThanks so much for stopping by and until next time, remember to eat consciously, because the world needs a healthy and vibrant you!\r\nBECOME A FOOD AS MEDICINE VIP FOR FREE.  ENTER YOUR EMAIL BELOW AND RECEIVE:\r\n\r\nMy free gift, “The Clean Eating Rules.” It’s my #1 guide for how to eat to lose weight, improve your biometrics, and get more energy.\r\nSummary of Pearls shared on the show\r\nOccasional Love Letters from Dr. Anh, where I share my favorite recipes and products, upcoming events, new information I’ve learned, and other goodies \u263a\r\n\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n ","author_name":"Food As Medicine with Dr. Anh","author_url":"http:\/\/dranh.com\/","html":"