by Jenny Evans | Jan 25, 2017 | Confidence, Control
Let’s say you had a friend who was constantly exposing themselves to negativity. Day after day they spent their time and energy on things that made them feel bad about their job, income, accomplishments, body, house, wardrobe, car, etc… What would you think? What...
by Jenny Evans | Feb 9, 2016 | Change, Control
On December 31st I posted to Facebook that I had just finished my 242nd and final workout of the year. A couple of weeks later I was talking to someone who saw the post, and they asked if I always keep track of them. If I didn’t, they wouldn’t happen. It’s ironic that...
by Jenny Evans | Dec 30, 2014 | Control
We had a RIDICULOUS amount of chocolate in the house over the holidays and it was fast becoming a major food group for me. It didn’t seem to matter how much I told myself not to eat it, that I was going to regret it later and tried to resist it, I couldn’t stop eating...
by Jenny Evans | Aug 11, 2014 | Control
When trying to make healthy changes to our diets we may think we have to completely cut out many of the foods we enjoy. Unfortunately, cutting out the things we love often means we don’t keep the changes for very long because it makes Sneaky Pete totally freak out!...
by Jenny Evans | Aug 11, 2014 | Control
Many of us don’t recognize that our environments unconsciously impact our rate of success or failure in making lasting change. Sneaky Pete is highly influenced by his external environment, and advanced brain doesn’t recognize that fact. Your advanced brain says...
by Jenny Evans | Aug 8, 2014 | Control
For years I’ve been a huge fan of Brian Wansink’s work on the psychology of why many of us overeat without knowing it. For instance, when we eat out of larger bowls or off larger plates, we eat more food. When we eat out of smaller bowls or smaller plates,...
