#41: Coffee Chat With Nan Saysana, The Cravings Coach

In today’s episode, I had the pleasure of chatting with Nan Saysana, who shared some amazing strategies for managing cravings and sticking to our food plans. If you’ve ever battled with cravings like I have then this episode is a must-listen.

Nan emphasizes the importance of being aware when a craving hits. She explains the power of embracing the physical sensations, the role our environment plays in our decisions, and exploring the root causes behind those pesky cravings.

Nan also highlights the value of a belief plan. Essentially, it’s about deciding ahead of time how you’ll treat yourself and reframing those negative thoughts, and deciding what you want to believe about your weight loss. For instance, instead of saying “I never stick to my diet,” start with “I sometimes stick to my diet” and work your way up to “I often stick to my diet”. She believes, “Gradual progress is key. It’s all about learning from the experience and focusing on progress.”

We also tackled mindful eating. Through mindful eating Nan discovered she didn’t actually enjoy cookies and ice cream as much as she thought. This newfound insight led her to challenge her beliefs around food and her body. And here’s the kicker—she only started bodybuilding at 49, proving it's never too late to connect with your best self.

Finally, we talk about the magic of planning your meals ahead of time. According to Nan, planning simplifies life and helps you stay focused on long-term well-being. From addressing emotional cravings to employing BJ Fogg's Tiny Habits, this episode is packed with practical advice.

Tune in to discover how celebrating small victories and understanding your cravings can transform your health journey. Remember, it’s all about playfulness and progress. Explore the possibilities, embrace the changes, and go crush those cravings.

Key Takeaways From This Episode

1. Strategies for Managing Cravings: Techniques include awareness, environmental changes, and exploring root causes.
2. Developing New Habits: Gradually introducing new behaviors to manage cravings and improve diet adherence.
3. Supporting Self-Awareness: Encouraging curiosity and kindness towards oneself, focusing on progress rather than perfection.
4. Belief Plan: The power of deciding ahead of time how to manage cravings and reframe beliefs about sticking to a diet.
5. Long-Term Vision and Tiny Habits: Incorporate small, manageable changes in order to achieve long-term health goals
6. Planning and Tracking Food: Benefits of pre-planning meals to simplify life and better manage cravings.
7. Celebrating Success: Importance of acknowledging and celebrating small victories to promote positive behavior repetition.

Guest Bio

Nadège Saysana (she goes by Nan), is The Cravings Coach. She helps other coaches crush their cravings and stick to their food plans to get healthier. They might want to lose fat, have more energy, look good in a bikini, or do it for ethical reasons. This helps them feel better and inspires their clients.

Formerly an English teacher in Paris, when she was stressed, she overate and binged. This led her to take action, change her life and eventually become a life coach to help others make big changes too.

She no longer binges, and now easily sticks to her food plan. More recently, she just turned 50 years old and has started lifting weights regularly, resulting in going down 3 dress sizes. For the past five years, she has coached 50 people 5 days a week online for The Life Coach School. She works with English-speaking coaches from all over the world from her flat in Paris, with her cute cat Eva!

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Links

YouTube Channel: Nadège Saysana Coaching https://www.youtube.com/@nadegesaysanacoaching7196

Instagram account: @nan.saysana.coaching

Website www.TheCravingsCoach.fr

Email: [email protected]

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