The Savor Solution™: Why Eating Happily Is the Habit that Sticks

(And Is Actually Better for Your Health)

Many years ago, before I started studying food and nutrition, I took what seemed like the “perfect” job — corporate success, Midtown address, fancy office, pumps, power suites, the whole thing. Except… the very first day I knew this was wrong. That night, I slipped on a Manhattan sidewalk, twisted my ankle badly, and ended up late for the second day because of a doctor’s appointment that ended with an ace bandage and a prescription for prednisone. I spent the next few weeks inflamed, uncomfortable, and unable to exercise.

I hated the job.

My body felt foreign.

My confidence tanked.

And if that wasn’t enough, I had to walk down the aisle as a puffy bridesmaid in shoes my swollen foot could barely handle.

It was a miserable and humbling  stretch of time.

I tried to get back “on track” with food — and like many high achievers, I clung to discipline, meal plans, rules and restriction, but the harder I controlled, the worse I felt.

Finally, somewhere between frustration, perfectionism, and weight-gain panic… I found myself at my kitchen table with a perfectly portioned “healthy” dinner.

All the boxes were checked: low-calorie, low-carb, high-protein, nutrient-dense

And I stared at it thinking:

“This sucks! I had a miserable day at work and I have come home to more punishment. If this is what healthy eating is…I don’t want it.”

It was a full on collision: I loved food, I hated dieting, and I wanted a life that felt like me again

That night, I asked the question that changed everything:

What if eating healthy could actually feel good?

What if the solution wasn’t more willpower…but more pleasure?

What if it was the approach that was all wrong?

We live in a culture obsessed with rules and measurement: Calories, Steps, Points, Carbs, Macros

Eating has become a math assignment, a moral test:“Today I was good.”“I blew it.”

Healthy = sacrifice

Pleasure = guilt

Joy = “earned later”

And here’s the problem: misery is not a long-term strategy.

Most people don’t fail diets because they’re undisciplined or because the meal plan doesn’t work. They stop because it’s not fun.

Make it Fun!

Researchers call what I discovered mindful eating — paying attention with all your senses, tasting, noticing, savoring.

This isn’t woo-woo. It’s evidence based.

Studies show mindful / savoring eating:

• Helps people reconnect to hunger and fullness cues

• Reduces overeating, stress eating, and sugar intake

• Supports better metabolic markers like fasting glucose

  
  

Here’s the most important part:

When you enjoy what you’re eating, your brain wants to repeat the behavior.

Pleasure → dopamine → habit reinforcement

Restriction → rebellion → binge/restart cycle

And beyond food…

Happiness is a Health Behavior

Studies show that positive emotions — joy, optimism, pleasure, satisfaction — are associated with:

• Lower risk of heart disease, stroke, and chronic illness

• Stronger immune function + less stress reactivity

• Longer lifespan

• Better follow-through on healthy habits

  
  

If a health plan destroys your happiness? It’s not health. A diet that makes you miserable cannot make you well.

The Savor Solution™

A Return to Joy, Presence & Trust

When I began slowing down — tasting, noticing, savoring — everything shifted:

I ate less without trying.I craved foods that made me feel good.Meals felt satisfying and calm — not stressful.

What started as a tiny act of rebellion against diet culture became a personal transformation, a framework for how to eat and now a program I’m sharing with you.

The Savor Solution™ is built on 3 powerful pillars:

1. Pleasure: foundation of sustainable habits

Healthy food that tastes delicious and feels exciting to eat.

2. Presence: the engine that makes habits stick

Turning off autopilot, turning on satisfaction.

3. Practice: joyful repetition → healthy autopilot

What feels good becomes what you repeat.

Happiness isn’t the reward for healthy eating.It’s the fuel that makes health sustainable.

Imagine…

• waking up confident instead of conflicted about food

• no more starting over every Monday

• looking forward to your healthy meals

• calm around sweets, dinners out, vacations

• knowing how to nourish yourself without the fight

  
  

That isn’t a fantasy.That’s what happens when you savor.

Experience It With Me!

I’m giving a free talk — a live experience of The Savor Solution™ — where you’ll learn:

The #1 reason willpower failsHow to make healthy meals satisfyingA savor-first practice to try at your next mealWhat it means to feel at peace with foodAnd how to shift into habits that truly last

Just click on this link to get your free ticket for Tuesday December 9^th at 11:45EST

You don’t need another diet.You need a new relationship with food and when you shift your relationship with food everything changes for the better!