The Fresh Approach Podcast: skills & strategies to live your healthiest & happiest life!

I hear it all the time..."The BAD HABITS have come back!" Let's talk about WHY they come back, and what YOU can do about those nasty BAD HABIT GREMLINS! And my hunch is, what I'm going to tell you, isn't at all what you're expecting! No WILLPOWER or SELF-DISCIPLINE or FAILURE talk here! So let's get started!

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My goal is to help you live your healthiest and happiest life with weight loss surgery by cultivating a peaceful, fresh approach to following the fundamental bariatric surgery guidelines. I’m a Life Coach and Weight Loss Surgery advocate. I’m not a medical or mental health care professional. Your participation in this podcast means you agree and understand that what I’m teaching is for informational purposes only and not a substitute for professional medical or mental health advice. Always speak to your doctor or other professional healthcare care provider before undertaking or making changes to any health program.

You made a big commitment when you decided to have weight loss surgery...a lifelong commitment.

But the daily planning and tracking for Nutrition, Vitamins, Hydration, Fitness, Medical Follow-Up, Mental Health, and Sleep...can become overwhelming, and maybe a little bit discouraging.

It’s time for a Fresh Approach if...

You’re struggling with regain or a plateau, and looking for new inspiration and motivation

You’ve been worrying about maintaining your weight, and hoping for fresh encouragement.

Click here to join the challenge!

Each day, over the next 7 days (this challenge runs from March 20 - 26, 2018) you'll receive an email with a link to the Podcast where I'll talk about..

• One bariatric surgery guideline, and I'll share information on WHY this guideline is fundamental to your long-term health.
• And we'll focus on one essential component for wholehearted living, along with information on WHY it's important.
• I'll ask you to set a GOAL related to each.
• I'll ask you to get clear on WHY you want to achieve your goals {insight}.
• I'll ask you HOW you'll achieve your goals {actions}.

But it's not enough just to think about your GOALS.

For best results, you've got to write them down.

For BETTER RESULTS, I'm asking you to post your GOALS, WHY & HOW in the Fresh Approach Facebook group.

Click here to join the Fresh Approach WLS Facebook Group! There's 3 quick questions to answer before you're approved to join.

Here's WHY!

The American Society of Training and Development did a study on accountability and found the following statistics.

You have the probability of completing a goal if...

You have an idea or a goal: 10%
You consciously decide you will do it: 25%
You decide when you will do it: 40%
You plan how you will do it: 50%
You commit to someone you will do it: 65%
You have a specific accountability appointment with a person you’ve committed to: 95%

But of course I want you to be comfortable posting too - so if you'd prefer to post part of your challenge or even post a picture of yourself following through with the challenge...you're still making a HUGE commitment and setting yourself up for RESULTS.

INSIGHT + ACTION = RESULTS

And I'll have some other suggestions on how you can "accountability post" in the group with the different challenges, coming up in the Podcasts!

I hope you're as excited about this SPRING Fresh Start WLS Master Challenge as I am!

IMPORTANT: My goal is to help you live your healthiest and happiest life with weight loss surgery by cultivating a peaceful, fresh approach to following the fundamental bariatric surgery guidelines. I’m a Life Coach and Weight Loss Surgery advocate. I’m not a medical or mental health care professional. Your participation in this “challenge” means you agree and understand that what I’m teaching is intended to complement your current medical and mental health care, not replace it in any way, and that you will continue to follow-up with and adhere to your doctor's instructions, and seek medical and/or mental health care as prescribed and whenever necessary. Copyright © Mary E. Clark, LLC * 2017 * All rights reserved.

Today I’m telling you all about my harrowing BACK ON TRACK experience which illustrates once again the whole "back on track" idea is a huge misconception. But the experience taught me it was clearly time for a MINDSET upgrade!

Plus we’re challenging some popular motivational quotes and putting a FRESH APPROACH twist on them. A healthy dose of "Adjust, Adapt, and Pivot" always works! Try these out!

And cue the trumpets!

The Fresh Approach SUMMER COACHING SESSION is open now!

CLICK HERE FOR ALL THE DETAILS!

When you register by June 14, 2019, you have your choice of bonuses!

When you choose to work with me for SIX WEEKS and make your payment in full (or your first of two payments) by June 14, 2019, you can choose your BONUS!

• 30-minute MIND-BODY session where I’ll teach you effective tools for stress management... so you can get clear on what's really bugging you at 10 p.m. instead of rummaging through the kitchen for cookies.
• Or a 30-minute "Get Clear On Your WHY" session where I'll guide you through a series of questions and scenarios to help you discover your true motivation... so you're empowered from within to take the best care of yourself each day!

When you decide to work with me for THREE MONTHS and make your payment in full (or your first of three payments) by June 14, 2019, you can choose your BONUS!

• 30-minute MIND-BODY session + a 30-minute "GET CLEAR ON YOUR WHY" session.
• Or, a 60-minute IDEAL DAY session where I’ll guide you through a powerful visualization exercise as we walk through a day in your ideal life. This is a truly amazing experience!

Also in this episode, I mention three videos I created recently:

1. "I'm judging you...HOW to manage your thoughts when you're judging others."
2. "I'm doing EVERYTHING I can, but I'm not seeing any results!"
3. For my WLS friends, I'm unapologetically on my soapbox about this one!

To join the Fresh Approach Community Facebook Group, CLICK HERE!

My goal is to help you live your healthiest and happiest life by cultivating healthy practices with a peaceful, Fresh Approach. I’m a Life Coach. I’m not a medical or mental health care professional. Your participation in this podcast, the Fresh Approach Facebook Group, my social media, and email community - means you agree and understand that what I’m teaching is for informational purposes only and not a substitute for professional medical or mental health advice. Always speak to your doctor or other professional healthcare care provider before undertaking or making changes to any health program.

© 2019 Mary E. Clark, LLC

In this episode, we’re talking about a HABIT you might have (I know I do!) that gets in the way of YOU taking the best care of yourself...and WHAT you can do about it! I'm giving you TWO
stories from my own life - being real vulnerable here - and how I'm taking steps to transform this unfortunate habit into a kinder practice...and you can too!

Plus, my brilliant client Monica is GETTING CLEAR and SHOWING UP for herself in the BEST way possible! She's baking an apple pie! WHY is that the best thing she can do for herself right now? Find out how Monica is using her tools, skills, and strategies to continually move herself forward and create an awesome life for herself!

Please HELP me...to help YOU! And yes, that's a JERRY MAGUIRE reference. Tell me what you'd like to hear me talk about more - what you'd like to learn more about...on this podcast! CLICK HERE for the 2-question survey. Seriously, it'll take you like 30 seconds. Thank you!

The Fresh Approach SUMMER COACHING session begins soon! You can cultivate the same tools, skills, and strategies Monica is using to make consistent progress on her lifelong journey! And YOU can make the progress you’ve been wishing for too! We’ll work together to create your personalized plan that covers all the essential healthy living practices - and I personally check in with you - yep, I’m your accountability partner - and we'll work through the things that get in the way of you following through with your daily plan! That’s where most of us get stuck
anyway, right? You know what to do, and basically how to do it, but then life happens. But NO WORRIES...we'll work together on the LIFE HAPPENING part! This summer you can work with me one-on-one. More details are coming soon, but if you’d like the info early - or to reserve your seat for the summer session - just email me: [email protected].

If you'd like to join us in the Fresh Approach Facebook Group - first you need to know a couple things. There are a few questions to answer before you can be invited in (after you click the link), you will be included in my email community, AND I do tag members in the group to see how they're doing - if they're taking the best care of themselves. If you're good with all of this, then CLICK THIS LINK to join us!

My goal is to help you live your healthiest and happiest life by cultivating healthy practices with a peaceful, Fresh Approach. I’m a Life Coach. I’m not a medical or mental health care professional. Your participation in this podcast, the Fresh Approach Facebook Group, my social media, and email community - means you agree and understand that what I’m teaching is for informational purposes only and not a substitute for professional medical or mental health advice. Always speak to your doctor or other professional healthcare care provider before undertaking or making changes to any health program.

© 2019 Mary E. Clark, LLC

In talking with hundreds of weight loss surgery patients over the last 17 years I've learned that most believe surgery allows them a fresh start, a way to begin again. Not only with their health and appearance, but somehow they believe along with losing the pounds, the rest of their troubled pasts will be swept away too.

It's not true.

And what's more, is that while it seems like the "old troubles" are wiped away during that honeymoon period of the first 12 months - once the compliments stop, and it's not such a big deal to shop in regular stores, and your doctor isn't high-five-ing you about your labs anymore because your results have been normal for months now...reality begins to creep back in.

And this is when "old troubles" can sweep back in too. But surgery CANNOT wipe away your "old troubles".

Let's talk about this.

To join the Fresh Approach WLS Facebook Group, CLICK HERE!

My goal is to help you live your healthiest and happiest life with weight loss surgery by cultivating a peaceful, fresh approach to following the fundamental bariatric surgery guidelines. I’m a Life Coach and Weight Loss Surgery advocate. I’m not a medical or mental health care professional. Your participation in this class means you agree and understand that what I’m teaching is for informational purposes only and not a substitute for professional medical or mental health advice. Always speak to your doctor or other healthcare provider before undertaking or making changes to any health program.