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The Myth of Willpower: Why Restriction Doesn’t Work

The Myth of Willpower: Why Restriction Doesn’t Work

The Myth of Willpower: Why Restriction Doesn’t Work

For years, I believed that willpower was the key to success—whether it was weight loss, career growth, or self-improvement. I thought if...

2 min read

Want to know the single most impactful change you can make for your health and wellbeing??
Is it 🍔or 🏃‍♀️or 🧘🏻‍♀️or 🤔🤔🤔

#mindbody
#sustainablehabits
#nourishyourbody

Want to know the single most impactful change you can make for your health and wellbeing??
Is it 🍔or 🏃‍♀️or 🧘🏻‍♀️or 🤔🤔🤔

#mindbody
#sustainablehabits
#nourishyourbody

we cannot pause our own wellbeing even if it is in service of those who we love, even if it is in service of our kids, our ailing parents, our work, natural disasters or tragic world affairs.
this too is advocacy,
self-advocacy.
and when we care for
ourselves
the effects ripple out to
our family, our community
and the world around us ✨

#selfadvocacy
#mindbody
#selfcare
#selflove
#mindbodymedicine

we cannot pause our own wellbeing even if it is in service of those who we love, even if it is in service of our kids, our ailing parents, our work, natural disasters or tragic world affairs.
this too is advocacy,
self-advocacy.
and when we care for
ourselves
the effects ripple out to
our family, our community
and the world around us ✨

#selfadvocacy
#mindbody
#selfcare
#selflove
#mindbodymedicine

My heart and mind rests with the brave women and men of Iran who are risking everything in pursuit of freedom, dignity and human rights.
The images coming out of Iran are both awe-inspiring and gut wrenching and I pray that their courage be rewarded with victory.
I believe in the power of prayer. If you have ever danced in the streets, sang at the top of your lungs, shown your belly or bare legs in public or your beautiful hair with impunity, pray for these people.
They are are sisters and our brothers. We are one and we stand united 🕊️
A shout out to our parents and family who did the unthinkable- my daughters and daughter’s daughters thank you. ❤️💚🤍
#alleyesoniran
#zanzendegiazadi
#freeiran
#efransoltani

My heart and mind rests with the brave women and men of Iran who are risking everything in pursuit of freedom, dignity and human rights.
The images coming out of Iran are both awe-inspiring and gut wrenching and I pray that their courage be rewarded with victory.
I believe in the power of prayer. If you have ever danced in the streets, sang at the top of your lungs, shown your belly or bare legs in public or your beautiful hair with impunity, pray for these people.
They are are sisters and our brothers. We are one and we stand united 🕊️
A shout out to our parents and family who did the unthinkable- my daughters and daughter’s daughters thank you. ❤️💚🤍
#alleyesoniran
#zanzendegiazadi
#freeiran
#efransoltani

Philosophical question.
No judgement.
What do you think??

#obesitymedicine #glp1
#mindbody #sustainablehabits

Philosophical question.
No judgement.
What do you think??

#obesitymedicine #glp1
#mindbody #sustainablehabits

Unfortunately up to 20% of individuals are non-responders to GLP1s. This is not a YOU problem it is a limitation of the drug and should not be met with shame.

#obesitymedicine
#GLP1 #semaglutide #wegovy #zepbound

Unfortunately up to 20% of individuals are non-responders to GLP1s. This is not a YOU problem it is a limitation of the drug and should not be met with shame.

#obesitymedicine
#GLP1 #semaglutide #wegovy #zepbound

If your New Year’s resolution is fading, it might not be a motivation problem but an expectation problem.

#sustainablehabits
#behaviorchange
#mindbodymedicine
#mindbodyconnection

If your New Year’s resolution is fading, it might not be a motivation problem but an expectation problem.

#sustainablehabits
#behaviorchange
#mindbodymedicine
#mindbodyconnection

Don’t let myths get in the way of achieving sustainable results.
Here are 3 exercise myths to stay clear of.

#exercise
#justmove
#sustainablehabits
#mindbody
#behaviorchange

Don’t let myths get in the way of achieving sustainable results.
Here are 3 exercise myths to stay clear of.

#exercise
#justmove
#sustainablehabits
#mindbody
#behaviorchange

Signs of loss amid regrowth.
I accidentally found myself back in the mountains, on a trail I hiked weekly before the LA fires on this somber anniversary.
The experience was both beautiful and bittersweet, carrying the weight of all the families who lost their homes. And yet I feel hopeful by the signs of regrowth everywhere.
It’s a reminder that healing and rebuilding are always available to us.
Sending my love to all who were affected.
#lafires
#palisadesfire
#altadenafire

Signs of loss amid regrowth.
I accidentally found myself back in the mountains, on a trail I hiked weekly before the LA fires on this somber anniversary.
The experience was both beautiful and bittersweet, carrying the weight of all the families who lost their homes. And yet I feel hopeful by the signs of regrowth everywhere.
It’s a reminder that healing and rebuilding are always available to us.
Sending my love to all who were affected.
#lafires
#palisadesfire
#altadenafire

Habitstack- Movement+Nature+Connection.
Habit stacking is an evidence based way of starting new routines. By stacking a new habit with something you already do and enjoy or stringing a bunch together you set yourself up for successful integration of new habits.

#sustainablehabits
#mindbodymedicine
#obesitymedicine
#mindbodyconnection
#habitchange

Habitstack- Movement+Nature+Connection.
Habit stacking is an evidence based way of starting new routines. By stacking a new habit with something you already do and enjoy or stringing a bunch together you set yourself up for successful integration of new habits.

#sustainablehabits
#mindbodymedicine
#obesitymedicine
#mindbodyconnection
#habitchange

Oral #semaglutide is now available at its lowest doses with higher doses expected to arrive by end of the week!
Studies show the oral formulation to result in
-13.6% weight loss on average (at the 25 mg dose)
-reduce cardiovascular risk including heart attack and stroke
-improve blood sugar, insulin resistance and diabetes
-offer a maintenance option for weight loss.

This information is for educational purposes only. I am a medical doctor but not necessarily YOUR doctor. Consult your own doctor for tailored medical advice.

#glp #glp1
#obesitymedicine
#mindbodymedicine

Oral #semaglutide is now available at its lowest doses with higher doses expected to arrive by end of the week!
Studies show the oral formulation to result in
-13.6% weight loss on average (at the 25 mg dose)
-reduce cardiovascular risk including heart attack and stroke
-improve blood sugar, insulin resistance and diabetes
-offer a maintenance option for weight loss.

This information is for educational purposes only. I am a medical doctor but not necessarily YOUR doctor. Consult your own doctor for tailored medical advice.

#glp #glp1
#obesitymedicine
#mindbodymedicine

Does lifestyle even matter anymore?!
3 tips essential to your health and weight loss goals with or without GLP1’s.

#weightloss #glp #obesitymedicine #sustainablehabits
#wegovy

Does lifestyle even matter anymore?!
3 tips essential to your health and weight loss goals with or without GLP1’s.

#weightloss #glp #obesitymedicine #sustainablehabits
#wegovy

Good people I’m lookin’ at you 👀

#goodnutrition
#sustainablehabits
#behaviorchange
#mindbodymedicine
#newyeargoals

Good people I’m lookin’ at you 👀

#goodnutrition
#sustainablehabits
#behaviorchange
#mindbodymedicine
#newyeargoals

Consistency not perfection.
That’s how habit becomes sustainable change.

#2026
#newyeargoals
#newyearresolution
#habit
#lifestyle

Consistency not perfection.
That’s how habit becomes sustainable change.

#2026
#newyeargoals
#newyearresolution
#habit
#lifestyle

It’s the simple things…

#nourishyourself
#sustainablechange
#behaviorchange
#newyear
#2026
mindbodymedicine

It’s the simple things…

#nourishyourself
#sustainablechange
#behaviorchange
#newyear
#2026
mindbodymedicine

If the goal does not support the way you want to feel…
It won’t last.

#sustainablehabits
#behaviorchange
#mindbodyandsoul
#newyeargoals

If the goal does not support the way you want to feel…
It won’t last.

#sustainablehabits
#behaviorchange
#mindbodyandsoul
#newyeargoals

The FDA just approved oral semaglutide for weight loss and weight maintenance.
Now what?
The number 1 barrier to GLP1s in 2026 is not access. It’s tolerability.
Here are 3 tips to make GLPs sustainable.

#weightlossmedication
#glp1
#obesitymedicine
#weightloss
#ozempic

The FDA just approved oral semaglutide for weight loss and weight maintenance.
Now what?
The number 1 barrier to GLP1s in 2026 is not access. It’s tolerability.
Here are 3 tips to make GLPs sustainable.

#weightlossmedication
#glp1
#obesitymedicine
#weightloss
#ozempic

Nutrition is more than food.
It’s laughter, stillness, and connection.
And this matters.

@torkianaesthetics
#Nourish yourself
#Nourished
#MindBody
#MindBodyMedicine

Nutrition is more than food.
It’s laughter, stillness, and connection.
And this matters.

@torkianaesthetics
#Nourish yourself
#Nourished
#MindBody
#MindBodyMedicine

Should medication management come from our personal trainers?
I work out with personal training 2 times a week in addition to running and yoga. I LOVE my trainer.
But would I have him manage my HRT??
Quite shocked (and appalled) to see trainers in my community giving advice on dosing GLP1s.
Ask me anything @healthonforbes happening tomorrow.
With me @dradrienneyoudim
Triple #boardcertified MD and now mindbody certified too 🎉
#GLP1
#weightloss #weightlossjourney #semaglutide #zepbound #wegovy #ozempic

Should medication management come from our personal trainers?
I work out with personal training 2 times a week in addition to running and yoga. I LOVE my trainer.
But would I have him manage my HRT??
Quite shocked (and appalled) to see trainers in my community giving advice on dosing GLP1s.
Ask me anything @healthonforbes happening tomorrow.
With me @dradrienneyoudim
Triple #boardcertified MD and now mindbody certified too 🎉
#GLP1
#weightloss #weightlossjourney #semaglutide #zepbound #wegovy #ozempic

Today as we wake up to the horrific news of the terror attack on our brothers and sisters in Australia and on the first night of Hannukah I received this video of my husband who is on a medical mission in Guatamala with our eldest daughter.
I am so proud of them for spreading our Jewish value of Tikkun Olam - healing the world thru service.
I am so proud of my children for being strong leaders in the Jewish community.
And I am proud of being a Jew.
We will not shrink to the intimidation of cowards.
We will continue to be the light as our religion has instructed us - repairing the world thru acts of kindness, love and service.
I love you @torkianaesthetics. May g-d watch after you as you do this meaningful work.
May our community heal from the hateful events of the past 2 years.
May we continue to spread light amidst the darkness.
Happy Hannukah to all who celebrate and may we see better days ✡️💙🕎🤍 Amen.

Today as we wake up to the horrific news of the terror attack on our brothers and sisters in Australia and on the first night of Hannukah I received this video of my husband who is on a medical mission in Guatamala with our eldest daughter.
I am so proud of them for spreading our Jewish value of Tikkun Olam - healing the world thru service.
I am so proud of my children for being strong leaders in the Jewish community.
And I am proud of being a Jew.
We will not shrink to the intimidation of cowards.
We will continue to be the light as our religion has instructed us - repairing the world thru acts of kindness, love and service.
I love you @torkianaesthetics. May g-d watch after you as you do this meaningful work.
May our community heal from the hateful events of the past 2 years.
May we continue to spread light amidst the darkness.
Happy Hannukah to all who celebrate and may we see better days ✡️💙🕎🤍 Amen.

Recently chat GPT told me I needed to be more fun (don’t ask 🙄)
But I’m fun no? I’m really really fun! 🤣

Recently chat GPT told me I needed to be more fun (don’t ask 🙄)
But I’m fun no? I’m really really fun! 🤣

Hey @visionarywomen 👋
There’s still time to register for tomorrow’s event. (Tuesday Dec 9)
Join me and my friends @drrebeccalane @neurodirectives @theflexibleneurotic for a deep dive into midlife.
We will be talking about #hormones, #metabolic health, #cognitive health, mental health and wellbeing and the power of pivot- making this the best decade yet!
Sign up at Visionary Women or DM us to join!
#midlife #womenshealth #metabolichealth #cognitivehealth #mentalhealth #midlifeweightloss #wellbeing

Hey @visionarywomen 👋
There’s still time to register for tomorrow’s event. (Tuesday Dec 9)
Join me and my friends @drrebeccalane @neurodirectives @theflexibleneurotic for a deep dive into midlife.
We will be talking about #hormones, #metabolic health, #cognitive health, mental health and wellbeing and the power of pivot- making this the best decade yet!
Sign up at Visionary Women or DM us to join!
#midlife #womenshealth #metabolichealth #cognitivehealth #mentalhealth #midlifeweightloss #wellbeing

Do GLP1’s cause suicide?
Recent warnings revive mental health concerns with GLP1’s.
A good reminder for users and prescribers to be mindful this potential.
But here is something to consider-somewhere along the way, many of us started believing that weight loss would fix everything: our stress, our self-doubt, our relationships, our sense of worth…
GLP-1s can change your appetite, but they can’t answer your deeper hunger.
So the real question becomes:
What are you hungry for?
Validation, self acceptance, possibility?
I encourage you to sit with this question because our hunger is an invitation to understand and meet that very human need.
#hungryformore
#glp #glp1 #hunger #weightloss #weightmanagement #weightlossjourney #obesity #obesitymedicine #dradrienneyoudim

Do GLP1’s cause suicide?
Recent warnings revive mental health concerns with GLP1’s.
A good reminder for users and prescribers to be mindful this potential.
But here is something to consider-somewhere along the way, many of us started believing that weight loss would fix everything: our stress, our self-doubt, our relationships, our sense of worth…
GLP-1s can change your appetite, but they can’t answer your deeper hunger.
So the real question becomes:
What are you hungry for?
Validation, self acceptance, possibility?
I encourage you to sit with this question because our hunger is an invitation to understand and meet that very human need.
#hungryformore
#glp #glp1 #hunger #weightloss #weightmanagement #weightlossjourney #obesity #obesitymedicine #dradrienneyoudim

Hunger is not just physical but emotional, relational and universal. Hunger is universal - a sign of unmet needs. When we lean in, we can acknowledge and meet that need- a powerful form of self care.
Ignoring hunger results in reactivity, poor personal health and wellbeing, disconnection in relationships, and disengagement in our lives.
Addressing our hunger creates resilience, emotional regulation and greater engagement in our lives 💫
Now enrolling in Resilient Minds- a deep dive into managing stress and uncertainty in our lives with intention not reactivity. Learn more @dradrienneyoudim.com

#resilience #reactivity #mindbody #mindbodymedicine #emotionalhunger

Hunger is not just physical but emotional, relational and universal. Hunger is universal - a sign of unmet needs. When we lean in, we can acknowledge and meet that need- a powerful form of self care.
Ignoring hunger results in reactivity, poor personal health and wellbeing, disconnection in relationships, and disengagement in our lives.
Addressing our hunger creates resilience, emotional regulation and greater engagement in our lives 💫
Now enrolling in Resilient Minds- a deep dive into managing stress and uncertainty in our lives with intention not reactivity. Learn more @dradrienneyoudim.com

#resilience #reactivity #mindbody #mindbodymedicine #emotionalhunger

Big news on the WHO announcement for the use of GLP1s for the treatment of obesity. First of all- obesity is a chronic disease marked by changes in hormones and physiology.
2. These drugs are intended for LONGTERM use. Many people want to use it as a short term “diet. Listen in to why that’s a bad call.
3. These drugs should be used in conjunction with a healthy (high protein high fiber diet) this goes without saying but many people will lose weight regardless but that too backfires in the long run (I’ve seen it happen many times in my medical practice and perhaps more on that in another video)
But all in all yay 🎉!!!
This obesity medicine specialist is happy! 🥳

#glp #glp1 #obesity #obesitymedicine #wegovy #zepbound #ozempic #monjaro #weightlossjourney

Big news on the WHO announcement for the use of GLP1s for the treatment of obesity. First of all- obesity is a chronic disease marked by changes in hormones and physiology.
2. These drugs are intended for LONGTERM use. Many people want to use it as a short term “diet. Listen in to why that’s a bad call.
3. These drugs should be used in conjunction with a healthy (high protein high fiber diet) this goes without saying but many people will lose weight regardless but that too backfires in the long run (I’ve seen it happen many times in my medical practice and perhaps more on that in another video)
But all in all yay 🎉!!!
This obesity medicine specialist is happy! 🥳

#glp #glp1 #obesity #obesitymedicine #wegovy #zepbound #ozempic #monjaro #weightlossjourney

I start every new month with a new intention. This month I am sharing mine with you. ✨
I hope you allow your life to expand beyond the limits you set for yourself.
Beyond your hunger and beyond your reactivity.
I hope you let it become richer, fuller, and more beautiful than any belief your mind may still try to cling to.
I hope you don’t cap your potential at the level you believed was “reasonable.”
Most of all, I hope you recognize the light within you,
May your life unfold with more grace, purpose, and possibility
than you ever believed you could claim.💫
#newmoon
#newmonth
#settingintentions
#sundaymood☀️
#hellodecember❄️

I start every new month with a new intention. This month I am sharing mine with you. ✨
I hope you allow your life to expand beyond the limits you set for yourself.
Beyond your hunger and beyond your reactivity.
I hope you let it become richer, fuller, and more beautiful than any belief your mind may still try to cling to.
I hope you don’t cap your potential at the level you believed was “reasonable.”
Most of all, I hope you recognize the light within you,
May your life unfold with more grace, purpose, and possibility
than you ever believed you could claim.💫
#newmoon
#newmonth
#settingintentions
#sundaymood☀️
#hellodecember❄️

Why I created Resilient Minds™
A small intimate cohort of likeminded people interested in learning science backed tools to build:

✔ Emotional regulation
✔ Nervous system stability
✔ Freedom from self-sabotaging patterns
✔ Sustainable, aligned habits
✔ Clarity and intentional leadership

16 hours of high-impact, small-group coaching that ensures you’re supported every step of the way.

Next cohort begins Tuesday January 27 -430-630 pacific x 8 weeks

Get $1000 now thru December 1
Link in stories and at dradrienneyoudim.com

Why I created Resilient Minds™
A small intimate cohort of likeminded people interested in learning science backed tools to build:

✔ Emotional regulation
✔ Nervous system stability
✔ Freedom from self-sabotaging patterns
✔ Sustainable, aligned habits
✔ Clarity and intentional leadership

16 hours of high-impact, small-group coaching that ensures you’re supported every step of the way.

Next cohort begins Tuesday January 27 -430-630 pacific x 8 weeks

Get $1000 now thru December 1
Link in stories and at dradrienneyoudim.com

Grateful for enduring love, for blue skies, for the privilege of doctoring, for the joy of older children and even for the white hairs and the laxity of skin that reminds me of the blessings of age.
Wishing you all a joyful, peaceful and meaningful day with your loved ones.
Xx,
dr. adrienne

Grateful for enduring love, for blue skies, for the privilege of doctoring, for the joy of older children and even for the white hairs and the laxity of skin that reminds me of the blessings of age.
Wishing you all a joyful, peaceful and meaningful day with your loved ones.
Xx,
dr. adrienne

Gratitude can mean many things. Sometimes it is kindness directed inward- showing gratitude by showing ourselves grace.
So much of our stress response comes from the belief that we should be able to control everything — our bodies, our schedules, our emotions, our outcomes.
But true resilience begins with allowing.
Allowing disappointment. Allowing joy.
Allowing uncertainty. Allowing change.
In short, allowing the truth of what is, without bending life into what we think it should be.
This is grace and gratitude in action.

Gratitude can mean many things. Sometimes it is kindness directed inward- showing gratitude by showing ourselves grace.
So much of our stress response comes from the belief that we should be able to control everything — our bodies, our schedules, our emotions, our outcomes.
But true resilience begins with allowing.
Allowing disappointment. Allowing joy.
Allowing uncertainty. Allowing change.
In short, allowing the truth of what is, without bending life into what we think it should be.
This is grace and gratitude in action.

I have often said running is like Prozac, Adderral and Xanax all rolled into one. I start out with a mind full of worries and end with lessons. Today three stood out most.

1. This weeks events reminded me that life is precious my friends. I know you know. But let’s try hard to live like we know.

2. I was reminded of a lesson I learned while breastfeeding as a resident. Your capacity is directly proportional to the challenges that lay before you.

3. And finally life is hard, beautiful and absurd. Don’t take it or yourself too seriously.

Here’s me today at mile 5. I look pretty good right?? Yeah well you should have seen me 6.2 miles later 😛

Next stop 13.1 🙌

I have often said running is like Prozac, Adderral and Xanax all rolled into one. I start out with a mind full of worries and end with lessons. Today three stood out most.

1. This weeks events reminded me that life is precious my friends. I know you know. But let’s try hard to live like we know.

2. I was reminded of a lesson I learned while breastfeeding as a resident. Your capacity is directly proportional to the challenges that lay before you.

3. And finally life is hard, beautiful and absurd. Don’t take it or yourself too seriously.

Here’s me today at mile 5. I look pretty good right?? Yeah well you should have seen me 6.2 miles later 😛

Next stop 13.1 🙌

Wahoo!!!
Thousands of us dedicated to #obesity are gathered at the annual #ObesityWeek conference in Atlanta excited to hear the news of price drops for these drugs🎉
These drugs appear to have tremendous benefits for
🧘🏻‍♀️weight loss
🍸alcohol use disorder
🚬addiction
🧠dementia risk
🫀cardiovascular diseases including heart attack and stroke
☄️ reduced inflammation
But also can have adverse effects including data presented at #obesityweek today showing that interruptions and discontinuations have consequences including increases in inflammation and CVD risk.
Here’s my advice-
Be informed
Find a knowledgeable physician.
I wouldn’t give you Botox, breast implants or chemo-
You should not get prescribed by your dermatologist, dentist or butcher.
Unless they are trained in obesity medicine 🤷🏻‍♀️
#ow2025
#obesitymedicine
#obesitymedicinespecialist
#glp1

Wahoo!!!
Thousands of us dedicated to #obesity are gathered at the annual #ObesityWeek conference in Atlanta excited to hear the news of price drops for these drugs🎉
These drugs appear to have tremendous benefits for
🧘🏻‍♀️weight loss
🍸alcohol use disorder
🚬addiction
🧠dementia risk
🫀cardiovascular diseases including heart attack and stroke
☄️ reduced inflammation
But also can have adverse effects including data presented at #obesityweek today showing that interruptions and discontinuations have consequences including increases in inflammation and CVD risk.
Here’s my advice-
Be informed
Find a knowledgeable physician.
I wouldn’t give you Botox, breast implants or chemo-
You should not get prescribed by your dermatologist, dentist or butcher.
Unless they are trained in obesity medicine 🤷🏻‍♀️
#ow2025
#obesitymedicine
#obesitymedicinespecialist
#glp1

Emotional eating is just a form of reactivity- like lashing out, compulsive drinking, shopping, working…
It comes from an underlying emotion that is driving the show. Here’s a practice
Step 1: pause before reacting
Step 2: ask yourself what is the underlying emotion- be as specific as you can. Just labeling will lessen reactivity in the amygdala
Step 3: offer yourself a self soothing practice. Hand on heart is my personal favorite.
Step 4: Feel where that emotion is in your body. Take a few breathes. Remind yourself that even if the emotion is difficult you can tolerate it. All the while breathing, offerring yourself soothing touch and words of reassurance. Remind yourself hard as it may be you can tolerate difficult emotions.
Step 4: Notice that desire to react might ease.
Remember this is a practice. You may still snap at your child or grab that Halloween candy but chances are with practice you will become less reactive and more intentional.
#mindbody #emotionaleating #emotionalhunger #reactivity

Emotional eating is just a form of reactivity- like lashing out, compulsive drinking, shopping, working…
It comes from an underlying emotion that is driving the show. Here’s a practice
Step 1: pause before reacting
Step 2: ask yourself what is the underlying emotion- be as specific as you can. Just labeling will lessen reactivity in the amygdala
Step 3: offer yourself a self soothing practice. Hand on heart is my personal favorite.
Step 4: Feel where that emotion is in your body. Take a few breathes. Remind yourself that even if the emotion is difficult you can tolerate it. All the while breathing, offerring yourself soothing touch and words of reassurance. Remind yourself hard as it may be you can tolerate difficult emotions.
Step 4: Notice that desire to react might ease.
Remember this is a practice. You may still snap at your child or grab that Halloween candy but chances are with practice you will become less reactive and more intentional.
#mindbody #emotionaleating #emotionalhunger #reactivity

It’s on baby 🔥
A few weeks ago my eldest asked me to join her in a half marathon - to which I answered ummm, no thanks.

It’s been almost 13 years since I ran @lamarathon and I haven’t run even short distances for months!

But then I ran 6.5 miles with her and today I ran 8 and some change.

So here goes!

I have 27 days to get to 13.1 🏃🏻‍♀️
Thanks to @elliatorkian for reminding me I can do hard things 💪🏼 and to you for keeping me accountable.
@torkianaesthetics convinced me to buy the cancel insurance. Let’s make sure I don’t use it 🙌🏼

#letsdothis

It’s on baby 🔥
A few weeks ago my eldest asked me to join her in a half marathon - to which I answered ummm, no thanks.

It’s been almost 13 years since I ran @lamarathon and I haven’t run even short distances for months!

But then I ran 6.5 miles with her and today I ran 8 and some change.

So here goes!

I have 27 days to get to 13.1 🏃🏻‍♀️
Thanks to @elliatorkian for reminding me I can do hard things 💪🏼 and to you for keeping me accountable.
@torkianaesthetics convinced me to buy the cancel insurance. Let’s make sure I don’t use it 🙌🏼

#letsdothis

Our hunger represents our unmet physical, emotional, spiritual, and relational needs.
When these needs go unmet we are more likely to be reactive.

🧍🏻‍♀️🧍🏽‍♂️Physical hunger longs for rest, movement, nourishment, and regulation — the basic bodily needs that support your physical health and vitality.

💗Emotional hunger seeks validation, belonging and comfort — the reassurance that our inner world is seen and valued.

☯️ Spiritual hunger yearns for purpose, and meaning or faith and surrender — connection to something larger than ourselves.

👩‍❤️‍👨Relational hunger desires attention, connection, and intimacy — the bonds that remind us we are not alone.

When these hungers go unmet, we become reactive — quick to anger, to craving, to withdrawal.
But when we feed them intentionally, they become the foundation of resilience, presence, and self-respect.

🎧Deep dive on this weeks HealthBite podcast ✨

#healthandwellbeing #mentalhealth
#nutrition
#healthpodcast
#wellbeingpodcast
#hungryformore

Our hunger represents our unmet physical, emotional, spiritual, and relational needs.
When these needs go unmet we are more likely to be reactive.

🧍🏻‍♀️🧍🏽‍♂️Physical hunger longs for rest, movement, nourishment, and regulation — the basic bodily needs that support your physical health and vitality.

💗Emotional hunger seeks validation, belonging and comfort — the reassurance that our inner world is seen and valued.

☯️ Spiritual hunger yearns for purpose, and meaning or faith and surrender — connection to something larger than ourselves.

👩‍❤️‍👨Relational hunger desires attention, connection, and intimacy — the bonds that remind us we are not alone.

When these hungers go unmet, we become reactive — quick to anger, to craving, to withdrawal.
But when we feed them intentionally, they become the foundation of resilience, presence, and self-respect.

🎧Deep dive on this weeks HealthBite podcast ✨

#healthandwellbeing #mentalhealth
#nutrition
#healthpodcast
#wellbeingpodcast
#hungryformore

Such a joy celebrating @ucsandiego at the Illustrious Alumni Awards with my dear friend and colleague president of the Alumni Board of @ucsdmedschool. I have loved our work on the board together!

Hey alumni! Our institution is doing life changing work! Let’s reconnect and support them in this mission to do good!
PS…I will be hosting a soirée for School of Medicine Alumni in LA in January. SOM alums DM me- we want to see you there!!

#alumni #ucsd #ucsdschoolofmedicine #womeninmedicine #payitforward
@jayscott8811

Such a joy celebrating @ucsandiego at the Illustrious Alumni Awards with my dear friend and colleague president of the Alumni Board of @ucsdmedschool. I have loved our work on the board together!

Hey alumni! Our institution is doing life changing work! Let’s reconnect and support them in this mission to do good!
PS…I will be hosting a soirée for School of Medicine Alumni in LA in January. SOM alums DM me- we want to see you there!!

#alumni #ucsd #ucsdschoolofmedicine #womeninmedicine #payitforward
@jayscott8811

Hunger for more is not a personal failure but hardwired in our biology- something psychologist call the hedonic treadmill- the tendency to adapt to success-momentarily- only to reach out for more. Constantly reaching for a moving target 🎯 leaving us discouraged and disenchanted.
Learn more about the “fix” this week on the HealthBite podcast and my book Hungry for More found on @amazonbooks and @audible

Hunger for more is not a personal failure but hardwired in our biology- something psychologist call the hedonic treadmill- the tendency to adapt to success-momentarily- only to reach out for more. Constantly reaching for a moving target 🎯 leaving us discouraged and disenchanted.
Learn more about the “fix” this week on the HealthBite podcast and my book Hungry for More found on @amazonbooks and @audible

4 Tips to self-regulate for #worldmentalhealthday
1. Just move- do anything to move your body. It counts
2. Nourish yourself with real food. Show your yourself that you matter.
3. Put the phone away. Enough said
4. Just breathe. Place your hand on your heart send yourself some love and take 3 deep breaths.
The world feels chaotic. Life is crazy but you got this!
#mentalhealthandwellbeing
#mindbody #nourishyourbody #nourishyourmind
#dradrienneyoudim

4 Tips to self-regulate for #worldmentalhealthday
1. Just move- do anything to move your body. It counts
2. Nourish yourself with real food. Show your yourself that you matter.
3. Put the phone away. Enough said
4. Just breathe. Place your hand on your heart send yourself some love and take 3 deep breaths.
The world feels chaotic. Life is crazy but you got this!
#mentalhealthandwellbeing
#mindbody #nourishyourbody #nourishyourmind
#dradrienneyoudim

We have been conditioned to view hunger as something to suppress - but what if your hunger is a signal of something deeper.
✨Hunger for rest when you are depleted from giving to everyone else
✨Hunger for belonging when you are stuck in a loop of disconnection
✨Hunger for validation that keeps you chasing success.

Your body is trying to get your attention.

You don’t need to silence your hunger.
You just need to listen.

🎧Listen in on the conversation on the HealthBite podcast- anywhere you listen.

#hunger #emotionalhunger #glp #glp1 #ozempic #wegovy #zepbound #mounjaro #weightloss

We have been conditioned to view hunger as something to suppress - but what if your hunger is a signal of something deeper.
✨Hunger for rest when you are depleted from giving to everyone else
✨Hunger for belonging when you are stuck in a loop of disconnection
✨Hunger for validation that keeps you chasing success.

Your body is trying to get your attention.

You don’t need to silence your hunger.
You just need to listen.

🎧Listen in on the conversation on the HealthBite podcast- anywhere you listen.

#hunger #emotionalhunger #glp #glp1 #ozempic #wegovy #zepbound #mounjaro #weightloss

We are reactive, quick to respond to a threat, a craving, an unkind word or an undesirable situation. This reactivity is hard wired in our nervous system and perpetuated by our news feed, our social media, and our amazon app. But when we cultivate the ability to pause between trigger and reaction, between desire and habitual response, we reclaim our agency, free will and choice. In that space, we uncover the ability to act, not react. To live, lead and love with intention and clarity of mind.

Our Resilient Minds cohort has begun! 8 weeks to learn MindBody skills to ✨manage reactivity ✨reduce stress
✨boost resilience
✨enhance emotional regulation.
Waitlist now open for January cohort. DM us for details 🌟

#resilience #regulate #reset #stress #awareness #mindbody #mindbodyskills
#mindbodyandsoul

We are reactive, quick to respond to a threat, a craving, an unkind word or an undesirable situation. This reactivity is hard wired in our nervous system and perpetuated by our news feed, our social media, and our amazon app. But when we cultivate the ability to pause between trigger and reaction, between desire and habitual response, we reclaim our agency, free will and choice. In that space, we uncover the ability to act, not react. To live, lead and love with intention and clarity of mind.

Our Resilient Minds cohort has begun! 8 weeks to learn MindBody skills to ✨manage reactivity ✨reduce stress
✨boost resilience
✨enhance emotional regulation.
Waitlist now open for January cohort. DM us for details 🌟

#resilience #regulate #reset #stress #awareness #mindbody #mindbodyskills
#mindbodyandsoul

GLP1s and Global Warming?!
💥GLP1 usage resulted in reduced carbon footprint thru healthier diets
💥Heart failure patients on these drugs also had reduced hospitalizations (as a result of better health) further reducing carbon emissions
🤯These effects if multiplied to those eligible would save carbon emissions equivalent to 20,000 full capacity Boung 747 long-haul flights!!!

OKAY- but we dont have to be on GLP1s to fight climate change or to improve our health and wellbeing.
What is one positive change you can make in your diet today.? 🍎🥑🥗

GLP1s and Global Warming?!
💥GLP1 usage resulted in reduced carbon footprint thru healthier diets
💥Heart failure patients on these drugs also had reduced hospitalizations (as a result of better health) further reducing carbon emissions
🤯These effects if multiplied to those eligible would save carbon emissions equivalent to 20,000 full capacity Boung 747 long-haul flights!!!

OKAY- but we dont have to be on GLP1s to fight climate change or to improve our health and wellbeing.
What is one positive change you can make in your diet today.? 🍎🥑🥗

I’m sorry. I’m usually not smug. But honestly…I. Just. Can’t. 🤐
#TripleBoardCertified
#MedicalDoctor
#Nutrition #ObesityMedicine #GLP1 #FakeNews #Hype
#Guru
#Wegovy #Mounjaro

I’m sorry. I’m usually not smug. But honestly…I. Just. Can’t. 🤐
#TripleBoardCertified
#MedicalDoctor
#Nutrition #ObesityMedicine #GLP1 #FakeNews #Hype
#Guru
#Wegovy #Mounjaro

One of the things I love most about what I do is agency- the fact that we have the power to begin anew - every new year, every new moon, every Monday and with every breath.
To turn over a new leaf and choose a new way of relating to our habits, to our partners, to our communities and to the world around us.
Shana Tova to all my brothers and sisters. Wishing you an open mind and open heart in the year to come.
Xx
Dr. adrienne

One of the things I love most about what I do is agency- the fact that we have the power to begin anew - every new year, every new moon, every Monday and with every breath.
To turn over a new leaf and choose a new way of relating to our habits, to our partners, to our communities and to the world around us.
Shana Tova to all my brothers and sisters. Wishing you an open mind and open heart in the year to come.
Xx
Dr. adrienne

Nothing I love more than pics of Hungry for More out there in the world 💫
Thank you to @kreationjuice
@hungryformorebook found on @amazonbooks and @audible
#health #wellbeing #hunger #spiritualgrowth #personaldevelopment
#mindbody

Nothing I love more than pics of Hungry for More out there in the world 💫
Thank you to @kreationjuice
@hungryformorebook found on @amazonbooks and @audible
#health #wellbeing #hunger #spiritualgrowth #personaldevelopment
#mindbody

I’ve experienced a lot of death and dying as a physician.
I’ve done chest compressions on people who never came back to life.
I’ve called time of death on more code blues than I can remember.
I administered morphine to my grandfather in his final days on hospice.
And I reassured my cousin to go in peace minutes before her last breath.
But seeing that video shook me.
Because we are not meant to witness that kind of horrific violence, nor were we meant to just keep scrolling on by…
If you are feeling unsettled, off, distracted, irritable, distraught…
that’s your humanity speaking to you.

Connect with the humans around you. A friend, family member, mentor, confident.

And if you need help remember there are resources to help you 🙏
Be well out there my friends

Xx,
dr. adrienne

I’ve experienced a lot of death and dying as a physician.
I’ve done chest compressions on people who never came back to life.
I’ve called time of death on more code blues than I can remember.
I administered morphine to my grandfather in his final days on hospice.
And I reassured my cousin to go in peace minutes before her last breath.
But seeing that video shook me.
Because we are not meant to witness that kind of horrific violence, nor were we meant to just keep scrolling on by…
If you are feeling unsettled, off, distracted, irritable, distraught…
that’s your humanity speaking to you.

Connect with the humans around you. A friend, family member, mentor, confident.

And if you need help remember there are resources to help you 🙏
Be well out there my friends

Xx,
dr. adrienne

70-80% of our diet comes from processed or ultra processed foods.

The result- blood sugar crashes resulting in hunger, irritability, fatigue and reactivity.
Some simple ways to nourish:
More from earth, less from pantry
High-protein foods (natural GLP-1 boost)
High-fiber foods (sustained energy)
Fermented foods (gut health)
Water over caffeine/alcohol

#FUEL
#mindbody
#healthandwellbeing
#nourish
#nutrition #obesitymedicine

70-80% of our diet comes from processed or ultra processed foods.

The result- blood sugar crashes resulting in hunger, irritability, fatigue and reactivity.
Some simple ways to nourish:
More from earth, less from pantry
High-protein foods (natural GLP-1 boost)
High-fiber foods (sustained energy)
Fermented foods (gut health)
Water over caffeine/alcohol

#FUEL
#mindbody
#healthandwellbeing
#nourish
#nutrition #obesitymedicine

This week marks over a decade since I left my position as the Medical Director of the Center for Weight Loss at Cedars Sinai.

At the time I was told I would never make it. Obamacare, competition, yada, yada, yada…

And yet when I opened my own practice 2 weeks later, the patients came, and have been coming ever since.
I wrote a book, did a TEDx, and created Resilient Minds helping high acheivers like myself manage the stress and reactivity that leads to self sabotaging behaviors like over-eating and over-drinking and ultimately burnout. Most importantly I practiced medicine on my terms.

I wonder if you have ever been told how to work, when to marry, how many kids to have or when to have them? That you could never be successful or joyful or content doing your life how you saw fit?

Chances are you have.

As I celebrate my anniversary today, I am here to remind you that you and only you know your next best move, your next best step, and how to live a life that is uniquely you. Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise- no matter how noisy they might be.

Here’s to being the master of your own domain 🥂

This week marks over a decade since I left my position as the Medical Director of the Center for Weight Loss at Cedars Sinai.

At the time I was told I would never make it. Obamacare, competition, yada, yada, yada…

And yet when I opened my own practice 2 weeks later, the patients came, and have been coming ever since.
I wrote a book, did a TEDx, and created Resilient Minds helping high acheivers like myself manage the stress and reactivity that leads to self sabotaging behaviors like over-eating and over-drinking and ultimately burnout. Most importantly I practiced medicine on my terms.

I wonder if you have ever been told how to work, when to marry, how many kids to have or when to have them? That you could never be successful or joyful or content doing your life how you saw fit?

Chances are you have.

As I celebrate my anniversary today, I am here to remind you that you and only you know your next best move, your next best step, and how to live a life that is uniquely you. Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise- no matter how noisy they might be.

Here’s to being the master of your own domain 🥂

What a joy to celebrate @angelcitysports this weekend, the incredible paralympians and founders @clayton.frech @ezrafrech @1labahar.

I have had the privilege to be a part of this organization since its inception and how exciting to meet @swimuphill one of the hero’s of Adaptive - a documentary following the journeys of 3 paralympians to the Paris Paralympics.

In this beyond beautiful narrative- you will laugh, you will cry, you will be reminded of what it means to be human.

Do yourself a favor and watch Adaptive now streaming on Peacock.

I promise you will thank me later ❤️

What a joy to celebrate @angelcitysports this weekend, the incredible paralympians and founders @clayton.frech @ezrafrech @1labahar.

I have had the privilege to be a part of this organization since its inception and how exciting to meet @swimuphill one of the hero’s of Adaptive - a documentary following the journeys of 3 paralympians to the Paris Paralympics.

In this beyond beautiful narrative- you will laugh, you will cry, you will be reminded of what it means to be human.

Do yourself a favor and watch Adaptive now streaming on Peacock.

I promise you will thank me later ❤️

In case you needed this
✨💫🌟

#MondayMorningMantra
#trust
#faith
#surrender
#unfolding

In case you needed this
✨💫🌟

#MondayMorningMantra
#trust
#faith
#surrender
#unfolding

Make nutrition (and life) easy my friends 💫

Simple salad with gem lettuce, arugula and tomato straight from. @brentwoodfarmersmarket.
Tuna with fresh dill, chives, dijon mustard topped with my favorite extra virgin olive oil from @aficio22

After a busy and beautiful weekend celebrating a bar mitzvah and🪬and the paraolymipians at @angelcitysports I am greatful and tapped out.

You can find me and Sammie 🐶 sitting outside listening to the birds and watching the butterflies 🦋

Featuring your RDA for: #omega3
#phytonutrients,
38 grams of #protein, #vitamin D from #sunshine and #connection 🐶
Happy Sunday 💞

Make nutrition (and life) easy my friends 💫

Simple salad with gem lettuce, arugula and tomato straight from. @brentwoodfarmersmarket.
Tuna with fresh dill, chives, dijon mustard topped with my favorite extra virgin olive oil from @aficio22

After a busy and beautiful weekend celebrating a bar mitzvah and🪬and the paraolymipians at @angelcitysports I am greatful and tapped out.

You can find me and Sammie 🐶 sitting outside listening to the birds and watching the butterflies 🦋

Featuring your RDA for: #omega3
#phytonutrients,
38 grams of #protein, #vitamin D from #sunshine and #connection 🐶
Happy Sunday 💞

This one really got me upset today!
What are we gonna do?!!🤣

#firstworldproblems
#womeninmedicine
#TPO
#gelmanicure
#womenhelpingwomen

This one really got me upset today!
What are we gonna do?!!🤣

#firstworldproblems
#womeninmedicine
#TPO
#gelmanicure
#womenhelpingwomen

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