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Sep 9 2015

Podcast: “Food Addiction” Conversation with Carrie Dennett, MPH, RDN, CD

by Marilyn McKenna

What does it mean to have a “food addiction”? Is it even real or is it just an excuse for giving in to the temptations of chips and cookies (or in my case, peanut butter)? Listen in to this fascinating podcast as registered dietician / nutritionist Carrie Dennett of Seattle-based “Menu for Change” talks about […]

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Sep 2 2015

Podcast: Clean Eating

by Marilyn McKenna

“Eat Clean” is the latest buzzword in the healthy eating world, but what does it really mean? Here’s a quick rundown of the top ten principles of clean eating and how I incorporate them into my life. How do you eat clean?

Filed Under: Podcasts, Weight Loss Tagged With: Clean Eating, Eat Clean, Podcast

Aug 26 2015

Podcast: Building a healthier you by finding your inner athlete

by Marilyn McKenna

Listen in as I’m joined in the studio by some folks from my local YMCA! We talked about establishing new habits, finding a balanced approach to fitness and weight loss, and the many Y programs that can help us achieve our goals. My Y is my happy place, and the skilled staff and caring volunteers are a […]

Filed Under: Healthy Families, Podcasts, Weight Loss Tagged With: Healthy Families, Weight Loss, Win to Lose Program, YMCA

Aug 19 2015

Podcast: Summer Challenge! 100 Days of Awesome

by Marilyn McKenna

Ready for a healthy living reboot? We’re doing “100 Days of Awesome” this summer; are you following along? If not, no worries! Here’s a description of the six elements of the 100 Days of Awesome – there are three fitness components and three healthy eating components. Listen in to find out why I chose these six […]

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Aug 13 2015

Podcast: Is it possible to find success out of failure?

by Marilyn McKenna

  This isn’t some pollyanna, feel-good talk about how to find success after having failed at something. In this podcast I delve into what it means to feel like a personal failure. After years of feeling like I was nothing but a disappointment, and after a devastating rock bottom experience, I heard a small but […]

Filed Under: Podcasts, Weight Loss Tagged With: Childhood Obesity, Emotional Abuse, Emotional Eating, Podcast

Aug 5 2015

Podcast: Childhood obesity: is there hope?

by Marilyn McKenna

Obesity has more than quadrupled in adolescents in the last 30 years. As a society we do a lot of hand-wringing about childhood obesity. How can we make a dent in this crisis? Listen in to hear what I’ve learned both as a former fat kid and as the parent of a child who worked […]

Filed Under: Healthy Families, Podcasts, Weight Loss Tagged With: Childhood Obesity, Podcast

Jul 29 2015

Podcast: Finding your inner badass at any age

by Marilyn McKenna

The badass doesn’t fall far from the tree in my family, that’s for sure! Listen in as my 75 year-old mom joins me in the studio to talk about healthy living, her latest 12K race, and how she lost 70+ pounds a few years ago after a lifetime of yo-yo dieting. Go mom!

Filed Under: Podcasts, Weight Loss Tagged With: Bloomsday Race, Healthy Living at Any Age, Interview with Mom, Podcast, Spokane, Washington

Jul 22 2015

Podcast: Is there such a thing as a “perfect diet”?

by Marilyn McKenna

There are five distinct categories of weight loss programs: pre-packaged food diets, counting programs, restrictive diets, external influencers (pills etc.), and weight loss surgery. Is there one “perfect” diet? Let’s talk about how each category works and figure out if there’s a weight loss program that will be perfect for you!

Filed Under: Podcasts, Weight Loss Tagged With: Calorie Counting, Categories of Diets, Compare Different Diets, Diet, Diet Plans, Pre-Packaged Food Diets, Restrictive Diets, Weight Loss, Weight Loss Surgery

Jul 15 2015

Podcast: setting healthy boundaries

by Marilyn McKenna

Having the confidence to politely and compassionately say “no” is one of the hardest things I’ve learned during my weight loss journey … and it’s the #1 reason I’ve kept my weight off for more than 8 years. It’s hard to do – especially when you’re a perennial people-pleaser (guilty as charged) – but the […]

Filed Under: Podcasts, Weight Loss Tagged With: Boundaries, Healthy Boundaries, Personal Boundaries

Jul 9 2015

Podcast: The Motivation Myth

by Marilyn McKenna

We’ve got it all wrong when it comes to motivation. Most of us assume that the “highly motivated” are somehow different from the rest of us. They always want to eat right and go to the gym. If only we could capture some of their mojo we would be able to lose weight. But as […]

Filed Under: Podcasts, Weight Loss Tagged With: Fitness Motivation, Motivation, Motivation Myth, Podcast, Weight Loss Motivation

Jul 2 2015

Podcast: Interview with “Halo Found Hope” author, Helo Matzelle

by Marilyn McKenna

Some people come into your life and you know instantly that you’ll be friends forever. Helo Matzelle is one of those people for me. Helo is a married mother of three. She had always been plugged into her life and grateful for her many blessings, but a shocking diagnosis of a potentially deadly brain tumor […]

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Jun 26 2015

Podcast: Style tips and advice from fashion guru Lacie Powell

by Marilyn McKenna

Here’s the best fashion and style advice right from the source! Personal stylist Lacie Powell came into the studio with me so I could pick her brain on everything from what classic pieces we should invest in and what’s trending right now. So fun!

Filed Under: Podcasts, Style + Substance Tagged With: Fashion, Fashion Advice, Fashion Tips, Fashion Trends, Lacie Powell, Personal Stylist, Podcast

Jun 8 2015

Podcast: Personal Stylist Lacie Powell talks about style issues during weight loss

by Marilyn McKenna

Lacie Powell, personal stylist and fashion guru, joins the show to talk about spring and summer fashion trends. Plus, tips on how to clean out your closet.

Filed Under: Podcasts Tagged With: Personal Style, Personal Style During Weight Loss, Personal Stylist, Podcast

Jun 2 2015

The role of exercise in weight loss

by Marilyn McKenna

Exercise is important, but we shouldn’t overemphasize its importance. In the end, it goes back to what we eat. There’s no way around that. You can’t exercise your way out of a bad diet.

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May 21 2015

How hopelessness impacts emotional eating

by Marilyn McKenna

I know I sound like a Debbie Downer when I talk about negative emotions, but they are an important part of the weight loss equation.

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May 14 2015

Podcast: Excerpt from ‘Eat Like It Matters’ on Emotional Eating

by Marilyn McKenna

In this episode, we start an ongoing discussion about emotional eating.

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May 7 2015

An amazing success story

by Marilyn McKenna

Marilyn continues her interview with Audrey, a weight loss superstar, about her amazing success story in losing 120 pounds.

Filed Under: Podcasts Tagged With: Interview, Podcast, Success Story, Weight Loss

May 5 2015

Getting to Know Yourself Through Weight Loss

by Marilyn McKenna

Having lost a lot of weight and keeping it off makes you insightful and honest. Through it, you know yourself, you know your strengths and weaknesses. Audrey joins Marilyn to discuss this topic after losing 120 pounds.

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Apr 1 2015

Finding the fire inside

by Marilyn McKenna

Don’t let passive acceptance kill the fire and excitement you feel for living healthy.

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Mar 31 2015

Some foods are truly evil

by Marilyn McKenna

Its not the food’s fault, but there are an army of folks working to create irresistible combinations to make us eat more.

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Mar 30 2015

Breaking down obstacles

by Marilyn McKenna

Developing visual cues to focus on what you want to accomplish.

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Mar 6 2015

Challenging the ‘Eat in Moderation’ mantra

by Marilyn McKenna

We’re bombarded with the ‘everything in moderation’ mantra. But I’m here to challenge the idea that banning your favorite foods leads to disaster.

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Mar 4 2015

Welcome to Eat Like It Matters

by Marilyn McKenna

Marilyn McKenna has been the perfect political wife to Attorney General and gubernatorial candidate, Rob McKenna for nearly 30 years. ‘Perfect’ except that at 265 pounds, she was miserable. Then Marilyn lost 120 pounds in 2007 and has kept it off ever since.

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Feb 20 2015

Willpower is a dismal strategy

by Marilyn McKenna

Willpower is a dismal strategy when it comes to weight loss. Not just because it doesn’t work, but we’re led to believe the failure is ours when it doesn’t work.

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Jan 10 2015

How I Learned to Eat Like It Matters

by Marilyn McKenna

Filed Under: Podcasts, Weight Loss

Jan 3 2015

Do You Have A Sugar Addiction?

by Marilyn McKenna

Filed Under: Podcasts, Weight Loss

Dec 19 2014

True or False: Diets Don’t Work

by Marilyn McKenna

Filed Under: Podcasts, Weight Loss Tagged With: Diets Don't Work, Podcast

Dec 6 2014

Could a detox jumpstart your weight loss?

by Marilyn McKenna

Filed Under: Detox, Podcasts, Recipes, Weight Loss

Nov 29 2014

Podcast with healthy living evangelist: Seth

by Marilyn McKenna

Filed Under: Podcasts, Style + Substance, Weight Loss

Nov 14 2014

Podcast: Detox Demystified

by Marilyn McKenna

Filed Under: Detox, Podcasts, Recipes, Weight Loss Tagged With: Detox, Podcast

Sep 26 2014

Lead by Example: Interview with weight loss superstar Audrey

by Marilyn McKenna

Audrey lost 120 lbs and shows her daughter how to be strong, capable and fearless.

Filed Under: Podcasts, Style + Substance, Weight Loss Tagged With: Podcast

Aug 14 2014

Is It Possible to be a “Happiness Eater”?

by Marilyn McKenna

Here’s the Week 8 Podcast for the 10 Week, 10 Pound Challenge. This week I answer a question from the “Ask Marilyn” mailbag: “Is It Possible to be a ‘Happiness Eater’?”

Filed Under: Podcasts, Weight Loss

Aug 8 2014

Planes, Trains & Automobiles: Healthy Living on Vacation

by Marilyn McKenna

Here’s the Week 7 “10-Week, 10-Pound Challenge” podcast. This week is all about maintaining your healthy living goals while traveling. I recap this week’s blogs and take some questions from the “Ask Marilyn” mailbag. Click here to download for offline listening.

Filed Under: Healthy Families, Podcasts, Weight Loss

Jul 18 2014

Podcast: 10-Week, 10-Pound Challenge Week 4

by Marilyn McKenna

Here’s the Week 4 “10-Week, 10-Pound Challenge” podcast. Are you ready to kick some bad habits to the curb?!? Click here to download for offline listening.

Filed Under: Podcasts, Weight Loss

Jul 11 2014

Podcast: 10-Week, 10-Pound Challenge Week 3

by Marilyn McKenna

In this week’s podcast, I recap our progress in the 10-Week, 10-Pound Challenge as we near the end of week three. I also answer some questions submitted through the “Ask Marilyn” button on my website. Click here to download for offline listening.

Filed Under: Podcasts, Weight Loss

Jul 4 2014

Podcast: 10-Week, 10-Pound Challenge Week 2

by Marilyn McKenna

In this week’s podcast, I recap our progress in the 10-Week, 10-Pound Challenge as we near the end of week two. I also answer some questions submitted through the “Ask Marilyn” button on my website.

Filed Under: Podcasts, Weight Loss

Jun 27 2014

Eat Like It Matters Podcast: Lean In or Dive In?

by Marilyn McKenna

Listen to this week’s podcast where I talk about the first week of our 10-Week, 10-Pound Challenge!

Filed Under: Podcasts, Weight Loss

Jun 6 2014

Eat Like It Matters Podcast Premiere – Episode 1

by Marilyn McKenna

Which is better a better source of Omega-3, flaxseeds or fish oil? Listen to my podcast to find out!   Sign up for my newsletter

Filed Under: Podcasts, Weight Loss

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