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In 2005, I landed a ‘dream job’ at Ernst & Young. The pay was good and the parents were proud—but I was miserable.
Today, I run my dream fitness business built on daily accountability and personalized coaching.
Here’s the story (and lessons) behind MyBodyTutor:
Yes! Here are some tips to help you get back on track faster and move away from the guilt.
1). First off, I'm not a fan of the word "cheat" when it comes to food. Cheat implies guilt and there's no reason to feel guilty when it comes to food. After all, it's just food.
When we moralize food, it perpetuates the "good / bad" mindset that keeps people stuck. Any plan that requires you to give up your favorite foods isn't sustainable.
2). Chasing perfection is what chronic dieters do. The second they can't be perfect, they quit.
Aim for progress. Aim for better than before. Focus on improving bit by bit. Instead of all or nothing, aim for always something.
3). Focus on the facts, not the fiction.
Facts: you ate more than you planned and wanted to.
Fiction: Everything else you tell yourself. That's all fiction. Ignore it!
4). If you had a flat tire, would you pop the other three tires? Of course not. Focus on making a U-turn and getting right back to it.
5). The sooner you get comfortable with the feeling you get when you mess up, the better. Because never "messing up" again isn't sustainable or practical.
It's going to happen again. And that's okay! You might as well embrace how you feel and focus on your next choice.
6). View this as a choice by choice journey, not a day by day one. Let's say you eat 5x / day. That's 35 x / week. 140 x / month. If you "messed up" one choice, would you ruin the other 139 choices?
7). As soon as you "mess up" decide right then what you're going to eat next and do for exercise. It's amazing how quickly we can change how we feel with one nutritious meal. You'll be right back in the groove.
8). "Messing up" is a perfect opportunity to practice self-compassion. Self-compassion is a key to consistency. Because the alternative is beating ourselves up, feeling bad and then eating more because we feel bad.
9). Last but not least, get accountability. Weight loss often comes down to a few tough moments each day and week.
What’s going to happen in those moments? It’s easy to let yourself quit. It’s much harder when someone else expects you to follow through and do what you said you’d do. Accountability is a game changer.
Let me know if you have any questions. I'm here to help.
Thanks Adam and @MyBodyTutor for the guidance. Fifty pounds gone, lots of health on the way! My story about losing weight, hormones, and a brain tumor. 👇
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Story time...
Last year, my friends and I were sitting on the beach when the idea of swimming to the island came up.
The idea terrified me.
I’m not a strong swimmer, and I had never done any open-water swimming before. But I’ve always liked challenging myself physically.
Part of the reason is simple: I think self-imposed discomfort helps us handle the discomfort we don’t choose.
Life is going to throw curveballs at us. We don’t get to control that. But we can practice doing hard things on purpose.
So we trained every Sunday leading up to the big day, and somewhere along the way, I actually started to enjoy open-water swimming.
Then came the event.
The conditions were awful. The wind and current were going in different directions, and what was supposed to be about a 1.3-mile swim turned into more than 2 miles and took over two hours.
I couldn’t find a rhythm. It felt like being tossed around in a washing machine, and for most of the swim, I just wanted it to be over.
I finished, but I also decided I’d probably had enough open-water swimming for a while.
Fast-forward to this year.
I hadn’t done any of the training, so I planned to skip the swim. But when I heard the conditions were going to be perfect, I wanted in.
My friend who organizes it understandably didn’t think it was a great idea for me to swim without training.
I told him I thought I could do it.
And I did.
I’m so glad I did.
Not because I needed to prove anything.
Because it was an incredible experience with my friends that I’ll never forget.
And my boys got to watch me do it.
That matters to me.
To me, health and fitness is about being able to say yes.
Yes to the trip. Yes to the hike. Yes to the swim. Yes to the experience. Yes to the memory.
I never want my body to be the reason I have to turn something down.
And I want my boys to see that taking care of yourself isn’t just about how you look. It’s about building a body and a mindset that can handle hard things.
Because we don’t get to choose every hard thing life gives us.
But we can choose to practice being uncomfortable.
We can choose to challenge ourselves.
And when the opportunity comes along, we can choose to say yes.
Exercise isn't about losing weight.
And it certainly isn't a punishment for overeating or indulging. It's a celebration of your body and all that it's capable of.
Exercise is the reward. The key is finding a form of movement you genuinely enjoy.
"But Adam, I want to lose weight."
I hear you. Here's the good news: weight loss is driven primarily by your nutrition, not how many calories you burn in the gym.
That's why you can see people working incredibly hard with a trainer several days a week and still not see the results they want.
What you do between workouts -- what, why, and how you eat -- makes all the difference.
Exercise is one of the best investments you can make in your health, strength, energy, mood, and longevity.
But if your goal is to lose weight, your eating habits will always have the biggest impact.
Here's a mindset shift:
What if you stopped focusing on everything you can lose from exercise, and started focusing on everything you can gain from it?
You will gain energy, strength, clarity, confidence, happiness, resilience and so much more.
The best gift you can give your child is your time. Better health gives you more of it.
A healthy, fit body means more:
-Years
-Memories
-Adventures
Investing in your health is one of the best investments you can make.
Not just because of how you look. But because health gives you more life.
More years. More energy. More memories. More adventures with the people you love most.
You can either be weak and tired, or strong and tired.
Either way, you'll be tired. Choose your tired.
Not exercising doesn't make me feel less tired. If anything, it's the opposite. So I pick the tired that actually makes me feel energized.
And remember: The tiredness that’s earned is what actually helps you rest.
"But Adam, I don't have the energy to exercise!"
The key is better nutrition. Better nutrition gives you the fuel to exercise.
Exercise helps you feel good. And when you feel good, you’re more likely to keep going.
That’s the virtuous cycle we're after.
When people ask me why I do what I do, and how I’ve been able to do it for so long, the answer is stories like Donetta’s. This is what it’s all about.
60 pounds gone with MyBodyTutor.
In her words: "My life before MyBodyTutor was a mixture of depression, a sense of failure, and low self-worth. I had tried so many different programs to lose weight and was unsuccessful with every one. Deep down, I believed I could never be successful at weight loss. My mantra was, “I am a failure and I can’t do anything about it."
Nowhere in my future did I see a slimmer, healthier, more active, more fit me. But I was desperate and remembered my friend mentioning a program that worked for her when nothing else ever did: MyBodyTutor.
I checked out the website and liked what I saw. The program said it could change my relationship with food and had shown lasting results in users. I was hoping for a change in my destructive relationship with food that would result in weight loss, an increase in confidence, a healthier outlook on life, and help in becoming more fit. I knew I needed to try something different, get outside of my box, and take a leap of faith.
I am happy to say I have lost 60 pounds. I have gained confidence in myself, pride in what I have accomplished, and satisfaction in knowing, “I can.”
I am not compulsive about certain foods any longer because I know I can have them any time. I am more fit than I have ever been. I try things I never would have considered before, like swimming or pickleball. I speak up for myself and take care of myself. I am happy and so proud of myself!
A relationship with a coach has been a huge factor in making changes in my thinking and habits. From a coach, I get daily feedback on my log: what went well, or how I can do things differently the next time if things did not go so well.
My coach challenged the thoughts in my head that were holding me back, most of which were not even true. I learned that a little discomfort can be a sign of growth. Changing the way my brain works makes me feel like a new person, more of the person I was meant to be. I am confident I have the tools to keep my weight under control.
MyBodyTutor is the best investment of time, money, and effort I have ever made. It changed my life and transformed me into someone I could not even recognize at times. It turned me into someone I never in my wildest dreams imagined I could possibly be.
MyBodyTutor changed my “I can’t” into “I can.” I learned that I am human and mistakes will happen. I don’t have to be perfect. It is far more than a weight loss program. It is a mind changing experience that will help you become more of the person you were meant to be."
Meet Amy. 32 pounds gone with MyBodyTutor.
Her words:
Last September, I had lunch with my friend Deb. She looked fabulous -- thin, energized, and happier than I’d ever seen her. When I asked what she was doing, she told me about MyBodyTutor. At that point, I had gained 30 pounds.
I had been a personal trainer and runner for years. Still, I had gained weight and felt terrible. I was in pain every day, convinced I had arthritis, hypothyroidism, or that menopause was to blame. My doctor even told me to expect to gain 10 pounds per decade and accept it. No way.
I chose MyBodyTutor because I needed personal attention. I have Celiac disease, and I needed someone to take that into account. I had tried naturopaths, nutritionists, trainers, and doctors, but nothing helped me break the binge-fast cycle or truly learn how to eat in a healthy, thoughtful, sustainable way.
I’m also not naturally moderate. I’m all or nothing. From day one, my tutor was incredibly insightful. She helped me see that avoiding difficult emotions was a major part of my sugar addiction. She gave me daily feedback, recipes, and pushed me out of my comfort zone in all the right ways. In short, she and MyBodyTutor changed my life.
In five months, I addressed more than I had in years of therapy. I stopped using food to numb stress and emotions. I’m no longer exhausted. My joint pain is gone. And for the first time in a long time, I’m not hungry all the time. My tutor helped me uncover the “why” behind my habits and the “how” to change them. This type of attention and skill in behavioral change does not happen in other methods. This isn’t a quick fix. It’s real, daily work that changes your thoughts, emotions, and behaviors. That’s why I know my results will last.
MyBodyTutor is worth its weight (and them some) in gold. I have paid far more for other programs and diet fads that only served to worsen my underlying issues. I’m now 125 pounds, pain-free, and feel younger and more vibrant. I am no longer a hopeless, sad, sugar addict who avoids others due to insecurities. If any of this relates to you, I encourage you to give this program a shot as it has truly changed my life.
Adam, can you help me reduce food noise naturally?
Yes! We’ve been helping people do exactly that for 19 years.
Here are 8 research-backed ways to naturally reduce food noise:
1. Eat enough.
Food noise often gets louder when you under-eat or go too long without eating. Sometimes eating more consistently helps you think about food less.
2. Stop making foods “forbidden.”
Restriction often backfires. When something feels off-limits, it usually gets louder in your head. Giving yourself permission to eat it can quiet a lot of the mental chatter.
3. Know your trigger foods.
Some foods make you feel more satisfied. Others can make you feel like you want more no matter how much you eat. Pay attention to the difference.
4. Address the emotional side.
For many people, it’s not just physical hunger. It’s stress, boredom, loneliness, overwhelm, or just wanting relief. Before eating, pause and ask: What do I really want right now?
5. Find other ways to treat yourself.
If food is your only source of comfort, fun, or reward, it’s going to be hard not to think about it. The goal isn’t to remove pleasure. It’s to expand it.
6. Manage your environment.
It’s easier to avoid the dragon than to slay it. If tempting foods are constantly in your face, they’ll usually stay on your mind too.
7. Watch your input.
If your feed, emails and videos is full of food content, you’ll think about food more.
8. Get more sleep.
This can be tricky, especially if you have a little one but poor sleep can make cravings and food noise louder.
Food noise usually isn’t just about food.
It’s often a signal. The key is learning how to listen to it instead of just fighting it.
Why most diets fail 👇🏻👇🏻
Most diets fail because they're what I call a 'food diet'. A food diet is when the only thing that changes is what you eat.
It's critical that your M.P.H. (Mindset, Psychology and Habits) change.
For example...
Say you make it two weeks on a new diet. Things are looking good and you feel great about it.
But what happens the minute you get stressed? Your food radar kicks in, and you're looking for something to relieve that feeling.
And option 1 is a cookie. Why? Because it helps. It's a short-term solution, but no one can deny it'll make you feel better, if even for a brief moment.
What happens next? You say, "This isn't working for me anyway."
So you hit pause and start over later at square one.
But…(And this is very important.)
What if you fixed the problems causing you to eat?
Going on a "diet" would be easy then, wouldn't it?
So many people go from one diet to the next thinking this is going to be the one. But remember, food is just the tip of the iceberg.
When you go on a ‘food’ diet, you're just hitting the pause button.
You're not addressing your Mindset, Psychology, and the Habits that drive you to eat.
You can only hold the pause button for so long before you have to let go.
When you're stressed and the only thing you can think of is what you're going to eat, then no diet will work. It doesn't matter how many points or calories you have left at the end of the day.
Let's work on real problems. When we fix those, staying away from cupcakes isn't something you have to fight yourself over.
And speaking of indulgences, there's nothing wrong with having a cookie.
Do you like cookies? Why not have one? Who says you can't? Your diet?
What you eat isn't a problem once you learn to look beyond the food and work on what matters. And once you do, it's easy.
Ha! Too many people are waiting to become a different person tomorrow instead of building a plan they can follow today.
They keep waiting to wake up more disciplined, more motivated, and more ready.
But long-term change usually doesn’t work that way.
You do not need to become a different person overnight.
You need a plan that is doable enough to follow through on now.
Yes, discipline matters.
But making the next step realistic matters even more.
Because when something feels too hard, too extreme, or too perfect, most people don’t do it. Then they tell themselves they’ll start tomorrow.
That’s also why accountability is such a game changer.
It helps close the gap between intention and action.
It gives you support when motivation fades, structure when life gets messy, and a reason to keep going when you’d normally quit.
The real work is building a plan your current self can actually stick with.
That’s how momentum starts.
And momentum is what helps you become the person you want to be.
I carved out time to go for a walk while my kids had practice.
Then one of their practices got cancelled.
So he asked if I wanted to play.
Yes. Every time.
Because one day, he won’t ask anymore.
And part of why I exercise is so I can say yes to these moments while they’re still here, and for as long as I possibly can.
I never want to be too tired to play.