Happy & Healthy with Amy Amy Lang

Are you familiar with the adulting or success playbook? It looks kind of like a checklist, and it's all about doing things other people expect you to do...Go to schoolGet a jobFind a spouseBuy a houseHave some kidsRaise them up rightFrom all outward appearances, my guest today had the perfect life.Successful career, married to a handsome guy, beautiful home, vacation home, nice cars, incredible handbag collection. But at 45, on the verge of being offered partnership in a major law firm, ...

In this fifth and final installment of the "Back To Basic" series, we're focusing on the keys to habit formation. What You’ll Learn in This Episode:Shifting Mindsets: Discover how a scarcity mindset can hinder your progress and the ways to pivot to an abundance mindset filled with gratitude and self-compassion. Amy shares how adopting positive language can change the game and offers further insights from her book, "Thoughts Are Habits, Too."Stages of Habit Formation: Learn how to navigatethe ...

In this episode of the “Back To Basics" series, I discuss:The myriad of reasons why diets failThe importance of lowering chronic stressStrategies to counter both physiological and psychological stressThe role of hormones in regulating hunger, mood, and metabolism for lasting weight loss and overall healthThe foundational habits to create the conditions to lower your weight set point.RESOURCES: Access the FREE Masterclass: How To Lose Weight For The Last Time Order Amy's book Thoughts Are Ha...

Are you confusing hunger with thirst or inadvertently slowing your metabolism? In this episode, I identify 9 of the most common pitfalls in most weight loss efforts and discuss what to do instead.Here are three key takeaways:🔑 Listen to Your Body: Instead of relying on external rules like counting calories or portion control, become attuned to your body's natural signals—hunger, satiety, pain, fatigue and more—and honor them instead of ignoring them.🔑 Lower Chronic Stress Levels: Chronic...

In this episode, the Back-To-Basics Series continues with a review of the simple but significant thought mistakes that can hinder your progress in your achieving lasting weight loss.From all-or-nothing thinking to the detrimental effects of perfectionism, I'm sharing insights and practical strategies to overcome these mental missteps.I'll also address the importance of specificity in goal-setting, the transformational shift from avoidance goals to approach goals, and the power of reframing. W...

In this episode, I explain what's included in the "calories in, calories out" equation and why focusing on calorie restriction and the number on your scale is a serious oversimplification of what's required to lose weight and keep it off.More often than not, instead of shedding excess fat, your weight loss efforts may be slowing down your metabolism, and making it harder to keep weight off in the long run.This episode highlights what wrong with dieting and sets the stage for a binge-worthy se...