The Last 10 Pounds Podcast

EP. 273- When reaching your goal is taking longer then you wanted. [WEIGHT LOSS SUCCESS: ERICA] 0

Apr 11, 2022

One of the TOP things that will keep you from arriving to your weight goal is: quitting on yourself because you feel impatient.

In this episode, we take a deep dive into HOW TO STOP QUITTING ON YOURSELF when getting to your goal is taking longer then you think it should (or longer then you wanted!)

And why it matters so much to BE PATIENT vs impatient.

You’ll hear real-life examples from my amazing client Erica.

After struggling with weight and food for DECADES, she arrived at exactly her goal weight.

And she didn’t just lose her last 27 pounds that had felt impossible. She also developed a trust with herself and a love for herself, that she believes was worth this process taking however long that it needed to take.

THE REQUIREMENT TO ARRIVE AT YOUR GOAL:
BEING PATIENT with yourself and your body.

Not quitting on yourself because ‘it’s taking too long’ or ‘it’s not happening as fast as I want it too’.

The most ineffective thing you can do if you want to arrive at your goal is to quit on yourself because you’re feeling impatient, or deciding that your goal ‘isn’t possible’ just because creating the changes you wanted was taking longer then you thought it would.

This one is a MUST listen.

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EP. 272- Greatest Hits - Volume 9 0

Apr 4, 2022

As we celebrate over 5+ years of ‘THE LAST 10’ podcast…
This LAST 10 special series is our BEST OF, my greatest hits. I believe EVERY single episode of the podcast until now, has had its own unique value but in this GREATEST HITS SERIES I’m bringing you the highlights of ONLY the very best.--

In these special episodes you’ll meet Michelle, a listener of the podcast, and also a member of my podcast production team. Michelle has lost 70 POUNDS and has completely transformed this area of her life listening to the podcast and applying what I teach. (You’ll get goosebumps listening to her story and I’m pretty certain you won’t help but smile yourself, as you listen to her share the joy and confidence she’s been able to create!)

If you’re a new listener of the podcast, THIS is gonna be such the most amazing way to go on a powerfully-curated, guided tour as you listen to ONLY our most popular episodes- from the very beginning.

And if you’ve been a listener for years, perhaps you’re even one of my clients - I INVITE YOU TO JOIN US. You’ll be able to hear the life-changing teachings, the game-changing analogies and all the classic ‘LAST 10’ concepts in a whole new way, at a whole new level from where you are, in your journey today.

Volume Ten- LISTEN NOW

To lose your ‘last 10’ using my proven method JOIN THE LAST 10™ Program-
GET ALL THE DETAILS HERE: www.brendalomeli.com/thelast10

If you missed any of the past greatest hits, find them here:

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EP. 271- Why it's ok for your goal to matter A LOT [THREE FREAKING BILLION] 0

Mar 28, 2022

If you've been a listener of the podcast for a year or more.

This one is for you.

(but even if not, MAKE SURE TO LISTEN)

As women we've been socialized to (1) care about every single aspect of our physical appearance, to be constantly critical of it AND ALSO (2) that caring about how we look is vain, superficial, and shallow.

BOTH.

Whaaat?! It makes no sense.

It's no surprise then that for MOST women (3 out of 4, in fact) there’s so much emotional suffering , stuck-ness and confusion that happens in this area of our lives.

Well, we're going to change that dammit. (!!!)

Your relationship with your body impacts ALL areas of your life → thus, it is NOT shallow, or superficial, or lame, or 'selfish' or vain to spend time and energy improving it-

BECAUSE DOING SO, IMPROVES YOUR WHOLE LIFE.

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ps. The Last 10 Program is the best place I know to LET this goal matter in the very best way. To come in and be expertly supported in creating exactly what you want.

The deadline to get yourself enrolled is approaching quick on Thursday, March 31st. CLICK HERE TO LOCK IN YOUR SPOT

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EP. 270- LETTING IT BE GOOD [Maintaining Weight loss Results] 0

Mar 21, 2022

Do you know how to SUSTAIN and ENJOY your weight loss results with ease once you've created them?

Do you know how to KEEP and HAVE your results - for as long as you want - once you've achieved them?

Most women don't know how to do this.

(I was the same btw! I would lose and gain the same 30-50 pounds over and over. exhausting!)

What I breakdown in this weeks podcast episode is the answer to one of the TOP QUESTIONS I GET:
'Brenda I know how to LOSE weight, but I can't freakin figure out how to keep it off- help me!'

If any of that resonates with YOU-

Then listen, sister. I created this episode just for you.

There's ONE SKILL you're gonna have to grow.

There's just no way around it.

Growing this ONE SKILL put an end to me re-gaining weight (and I had been regaining weight FOR DECADES like it was my damn job!)

This skill will help YOU keep, ENJOY and sustain the weight loss results you've worked so diligently to create-

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EP. 269- YOU GOT OPTIONS [Anti-Deprivation Approach] 0

Mar 14, 2022

Do you struggle with feeling deprived?

Do you end up 'eating stuff' that's keeping you at your current weight (aka NO weight loss) BECAUSE YOU FEEL DEPRIVED?

I've got the solution for you.

It's NOT TRUE that you have to give up your goal, in order to stop feeling deprived.

It's ABSOLUTELY POSSIBLE for you to lose exactly the weight you want to lose AND ALSO STOP FEELING DEPRIVED.

Listen to this podcast episode to learn the antidote for ANY feelings of deprivation.

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EP. 268- Greatest Hits - Volume 8 0

Mar 7, 2022

As we celebrate over 5+ years of ‘THE LAST 10’ podcast…
This LAST 10 special series is our BEST OF, my greatest hits. I believe EVERY single episode of the podcast until now, has had its own unique value but in this GREATEST HITS SERIES I’m bringing you the highlights of ONLY the very best.--

In these special episodes you’ll meet Michelle, a listener of the podcast, and also a member of my podcast production team. Michelle has lost 70 POUNDS and has completely transformed this area of her life listening to the podcast and applying what I teach. (You’ll get goosebumps listening to her story and I’m pretty certain you won’t help but smile yourself, as you listen to her share the joy and confidence she’s been able to create!)

If you’re a new listener of the podcast, THIS is gonna be such the most amazing way to go on a powerfully-curated, guided tour as you listen to ONLY our most popular episodes- from the very beginning.

And if you’ve been a listener for years, perhaps you’re even one of my clients - I INVITE YOU TO JOIN US. You’ll be able to hear the life-changing teachings, the game-changing analogies and all the classic ‘LAST 10’ concepts in a whole new way, at a whole new level from where you are, in your journey today.

Volume Ten- LISTEN NOW

To lose your ‘last 10’ using my proven method JOIN THE LAST 10™ Program-
GET ALL THE DETAILS HERE: www.brendalomeli.com/thelast10

If you missed any of the past greatest hits, find them here:

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Ep. 267- Non-Binary Success 0

Feb 28, 2022

Society teaches us to think of our goals and ‘achievement’ in a very limited binary way, either SUCCEEDED -OR- FAILED.

And this socialization goes deep, we've most definitely been programmed to think this way. Not only that, but our brain also defaults to whatever the most ‘efficient’ way of thinking about things, so it LOVED putting things into ‘easy’, quick categories.

Here’s what ALL of this means for YOU and YOUR WEIGHT LOSS GOAL:

It can be SO EASY to feel like a failure.
It can be SO EASY to feel like you’ve failed and to feel shame and deeply flawed.

→ Then when you’re feeling like you just can’t seem to lose the weight you want to lose and/or it’s taking too damn long- ALL OF THESE THOUGHTS AND EMOTIONS ARE WHAT LEAD TO QUITTING AND SABOTAGE.

The quitting and the sabotage, then lead to stuckness and struggle

THIS IS WHY IT IS SO INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT to be onto yourself for any binary assessment, evaluation or judgment of your results.

I see this all. the. time. (and I experienced it myself for 2 decades!)

Someone will have a goal of losing 35 pounds-
and then proceed to lose 28 of those 35 pounds in 6 months (that’s more than a pound per week!) BUT THEN feel like a FAILURE for ‘not getting to my goal’.

The craziest part is THIS:
Because that person is feeling like a failure… they will start to tell themselves that ‘it’s not working’ (although it is!) and then STOP doing what IS working.
Start going back to the habits that create weight gain.

ALL BECAUSE THEY ARE JUDGING THEIR MEASURABLE RESULTS IN A BINARY WAY.

THE SOLUTION?
NON-BINARY SUCCESS EVALUATION.

You have to CHOOSE TO SEE what IS working, what you ARE doing.

You have to CHOOSE TO SEE (and celebrate!) the results and changes you HAVE created.

You have to teach your brain to STOP making your success BINARY.

Meaning: STOP thinking about yourself and your goals in a way that if you don’t hit your exact goal in the exact timeline that you had in mind ---> then you think of yourself as a failure, and you think of yourself as ‘having failed’.

The reason that I am able to CONTINUE every year creating breakthrough after breakthrough is because I REFUSE TO EVALUATE MY RESULTS IN A LIMITED BINARY WAY.

THIS mindset is exactly what allowed me to put an END to my weight struggle, and have breakthroughs ALL the way to the results I was wanting- NO MATTER HOW LONG I HAD STRUGGLED- and no matter how much learning and de-conditioning of habits and behaviors had to happen along the way.

The reason I'm always able to EXPAND MY ABILITIES, MY CAPACITY and MY RESULTS (with any goal, but including my weight goal) is this:

- I don’t set expiration dates on my goals.

I absolutely set dates, and I have timelines for my goals… BUT *IF I don’t ‘hit it’ by the time I thought that I would, I don’t make it mean it’s not possible or that I’m not capable - instead I CHOOSE TO FEEL PROUD for ALL THE NON-BINARY SUCCESS up to this point thus far.

I REFUSE TO EVALUATE MY MEASURABLE RESULTS in a LIMITED BINARY WAY

→ I LOOK AT ALL I'VE DONE. All I've learned. All the NEW AWARENESS I have. and so much more.

AND* (VERY IMPORTANT) I ALSO - without judgment - look at the areas where there is continued opportunity for growth, learning, further development of specific skills, and further growth in my belief.

I am willing to be curious about ANY limiting beliefs or ways of thinking I may still hold, that are potentially getting in the way. (so I can weed those suckers out!)

The most ironic thing of all- ESPECIALLY with weight loss goals…
Is that when you think about or evaluate your results in a BINARY way, that only keeps you feeling like sh*t.

Especially if you’ve had patterns of emotional eating, the more we feel like shit about ourselves- the more we feel like a ‘failure’ → the more we emotionally eat and sabotage.

NON-BINARY SUCCESS is where it’s at.

THIS approach will keep you moving IN the direction of your exact goal AND experiencing ongoing new breakthroughs in your results in a way that FEELING LIKE A FAILURE- NEVER HAS AND NEVER WILL.

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EP. 266- Maintenance & Evolution [QUEEN BEE APPROACH] 0

Feb 21, 2022

Today I'm sharing with you my EASY & JOYFUL maintenance philosophy (even if you're not 'at your goal' yet, this episode is a must listen!)

I’m tackling the topic of MAINTENANCE and ‘maintaining results’ from a refreshingly new lens.

One of the most frequent questions that I get is this:
‘Brenda I know how to LOSE weight, but what I struggle with is maintenance and maintaining those results, help!’

I’m telling you now… you might have to listen 2x to this one. And you’re really gonna have to listen with an open mind.

Because THIS WAY OF THINKING ABOUT MAINTENANCE is SO different, then the ideas that we’ve been previously fed by diet-culture on the topic of 'maintenance'.

I mean, seriously.

It’s gonna be a breath of fresh air.

And may I remind you that I have maintained an 80 pounds weight loss for YEARS NOW….

→ through wedding planning, adapting to the changes of marriage, honeymoon, many vacations, travel, becoming a new mom and navigating the newness of motherhood -- leaving my job to start my own business (which was f-ing scary and emotional btw!) -- growing and scaling that said business to 7-figures, navigating a global pandemic --- and more.

I'M ABLE TO ONGOING MAINTAIN THIS 80 POUND WEIGHT LOSS WITH EASE, AND JOY, AND LOVE as I am LIVING a full, amazing (sometimes-challenging!) life.

I’ve also coached 100’s of women who had once struggled with their weight for DECADES, and who now ALSO maintain their results with ease and joy and love.

Clients like Risa, and Monica, and Caroline… (just to name a few) going on 4+ years of having gone through the program and TO THIS DAY are maintaining and enjoying AND LOVING their results.

Keep ALL of this in mind as you listen.

You might even find my ideas on this a bit unexpected.

But guess what?

I wanna offer to you, that you WANT unexpected.

YOU NEED UNEXPECTED.→ Because ALL the ‘usual’ ideas that you’re so used to up to now have NOT been working.

It’s time to mix it up. Let’s mix it up REAL GOOD.

After all, it’s NEW WAYS OF THINKING that will create for you A BRAND NEW EXPERIENCE AND UNIMAGINABLE RESULTS.

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EP. 265- WHY you're NOT doing what you already know. 0

Feb 14, 2022

{REQUIRED LISTENING} if you've ever thought or said to yourself: 'I already know what to do and what to eat, but I'm just not doing it'. My recommendation: proactively listen, and actively engage with the content in this episode. There's a 3-step written process, that will show you exactly what's keeping you from doing what you ALREADY know.

If you want results, make sure to COMPLETE THE WRITTEN PROCESS that I teach you in this episode.

If you don't want results, then you can just passively listen. ; )

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EP. 264- Greatest Hits - Volume 7 0

Feb 7, 2022

As we celebrate over 250 episodes, almost 5 yrs of ‘THE LAST 10’ podcast… This LAST 10 special series is gonna be our BEST OF, my greatest hits. I believe EVERY single episode of the podcast until now, has had its own unique value but in this GREATEST HITS SERIES I’m brining you the highlights of ONLY the very best.--

In these special episodes you’ll meet Michelle, a listener of the podcast, and also a member of my podcast production team. Michelle has lost 70 POUNDS and has completely transformed this area of her life listening to the podcast and applying what I teach. (You’ll get goosebumps listening to her story and I’m pretty certain you won’t help but smile yourself, as you listen to her share the joy and confidence she’s been able to create!)

If you’re a new listener of the podcast, THIS is gonna be such the most amazing way to go on a powerfully-curated, guided tour as you listen to ONLY our most popular episodes- from the very beginning.

And if you’ve been a listener for years, perhaps you’re even one of my clients - I INVITE YOU TO JOIN US. You’ll be able to hear the life-changing teachings, the game-changing analogies and all the classic ‘LAST 10’ concepts in a whole new way, at a whole new level from where you are, in your journey today.

Volume Ten- LISTEN NOW

To lose your ‘last 10’ using my proven method JOIN THE LAST 10™ Program-
GET ALL THE DETAILS HERE: www.brendalomeli.com/thelast10

If you missed any of the past greatest hits, find them here:

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EP. 263- Uncertainty, CONTROL, Food and Weight loss [PART TWO] 0

Jan 31, 2022

This 2-PART SERIES on Uncertainty, CONTROL, Food and Weight loss is a MUST LISTEN.
*Especially if you would consider yourself an emotional eater, perfectionist, or high achiever.

In PART TWO: we take everything you learned in part one, and make it simple, actionable, and clear.

You'll learn THREE key markers which you can utilize to effectively analyze and self-asses your current weight loss approach.

In order to be DONE struggling with your weight, it's important that you're able to identify the ways in which your current weight loss approach IS NOT EFFECTIVE and is WORKING AGAINST YOU, instead of for you.

explain these 3 important markers in a way that is simple and pragmatic:
#1- The areas where you DO have agency.
#2- The different types of Fear, and the results (or lack of) they each create.
#3- Two Questions you can ask yourself in order to distinguish Empowered Decision-Making VS. Fear-Based Decision Making (which only begets more fear & sabotage!)

We’re taking things to a ‘next-level’ in a way that helps you to CLEARLY UNDERSTAND WHY you do the things you do, especially those food-related decisions that feel the MOST baffling, frustrating and confusing to you.

You'll also learn:

the questions I learned to ask myself in order to clearly differentiate when my food-decisions and/or my weight loss was being approached with true agency (vs fear of uncertainty).
3 simple questions to help you grow and develop your ability to navigate uncertainty, so that you no longer need to depend on food/emotional eating, no matter what challenges and circumstances are happening in your life.

In order to create new results, we MUST understand our decisions.
In order to understand our decisions/behavior, we MUST understand our psychology.

→ IN THIS 2-PART SERIES WE TAKE A DEEP-DIVE INTO UNDERSTANDING THE BRAINS RESPONSE TO UNCERTAINTY, AND HOW THAT SHOWS UP IN YOUR WEIGHT STRUGGLE.

Our human brain very much dislikes: UNCERTAINTY.

This is why successful, intelligent, high-achieving women find themselves emotionally overeating, re-gaining weight they worked SO hard to lose… the moment that things feel like ‘too much is going on’ OR when they feel like there’s too much uncertainty in their lives.

If you've ever experienced 'the phenomenon' of wanting to EAT MORE, AS THINGS FEEL MORE UNCERTAIN AND OUTSIDE OF YOUR CONTROL IN YOUR LIFE...

Then you've gotta listen to this 2-part series (make sure to start with part 1).

Here's the thing: If you are a human with a human brain... then YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH UNCERTAINTY is most definitely showing up in your decision making, and thus, in your results.

I break this ALL THE WAY down so that YOU are able to understand your food related choices with clarity and ease.

On the podcast I often focus on teaching and showing you ALL the places where you have SO MUCH AGENCY & CHOICE- but what about the things that ARE NOT in your ‘control’- what is your relationship to those?

THIS MATTERS. So make sure you know.

Listen in to PART 2, to learn exactly what things you DO have agency over, and to equip yourself with practical tools for knowing exactly where YOUR DECISION MAKING POWER TRULY LIES.

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EP. 262- Uncertainty, *CONTROL*, Food and Weight loss [Perfectionists, emotional eaters & high-achievers MUST LISTEN] 0

Jan 24, 2022

On this week’s podcast we are going D-E-E-P.

We’re taking things to a ‘next-level’ in a way that helps you to understand WHY you do the things you do, especially those food-related decisions that feel the MOST baffling, frustrating and confusing to you.

For example…

‘WHY DO I OVEREAT AND SABOTAGE, IF I WANNA LOSE THIS DAMN WEIGHT MORE THAN ANYTHING?’

→ In order to understand our behavior, we MUST understand our psychology.

We MUST understand our human mind, and it’s ‘default’ tendencies. (which btw, our human brain has many!)

One of the ‘default settings’ is that our human brain very much dislikes: UNCERTAINTY.

This is why successful, intelligent, high-achieving women find themselves emotionally overeating, re-gaining weight they worked SO hard to lose… the moment that things feel like ‘too much is going on’ OR when they feel like there’s too much uncertainty in their lives.

At the start of 2020 (enter global pandemic...), people all over the world experienced the phenomenon of wanting to EAT MORE, AS THINGS FELT MORE AND MORE UNCERTAIN.

I bet you NEVER thought that your weight struggle had anything to do with ‘control’ and/or uncertainty (or maybe you had a hunch!). Regardless, in this 2-part series, I break this WAYYY down so that you’re able to understand your food related choices with clarity and ease.

It’s not something that gets talked about much. But it’s important!
Because... if you are a human with a human brain... then YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH UNCERTAINTY is most definitely showing up in your decision making, and thus, in your results.

(*We just wanna make sure that you decide how you want to respond to uncertainty ON PURPOSE. Don’t worry, I’m teaching this to you also!)

These type of emotional eating habits and patterns that keep SO many women stuck and emotionally suffering ARE most certainly about their relationship with food, but ALSO about their relationship with UNCERTAINTY.
→ AND YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH YOUR VERY OWN HUMANITY.

In this episode you’ll learn about navigating ‘things’ (ie. circumstances) that ARE outside of your ‘control’.

On the podcast I often focus on teaching and showing you ALL the places where you have SO MUCH AGENCY & CHOICE- but what about the things that ARE NOT in your ‘control’- what is your relationship to those?
(hint: it matters. So make sure you know!)

GET CRYSTAL CLEAR (for yourself!) ON HOW & WHY THIS MATTERS.

Make sure to listen in, so that you KNOW exactly WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT, so that your human brain ‘tendencies’ do NOT become a roadblock in attaining those next-level results (and the experience in this area of your life!) that you’re wanting.

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EP. 261- BODY ASSOCIATION [The Kryptonite for Emotional Overeating] 0

Jan 17, 2022

Today I'm introducing you to the KRYPTONITE that will weaken and destroy any emotional overeating and sabotaging habits.

Millions of women around the world internally struggle with emotional over-eating and sabotage (sometimes, even D-A-I-L-Y !)

My mission is to get you equipped with EVERYTHING you're needing in order to create the habits and results that you've been wanting, but struggling to create.

Ok, so here’s how it goes down:
You set a goal. You say to yourself: 'ok, this is really it!'.
You say to yourself you're NOT gonna overeat, you're NOT gonna sabotage this anymore because you really want this.
You say to yourself that you're gonna follow your 'plan' for your weight loss.

And then...
Later that week (or even later that day!) ---> You overeat. YOU EMOTIONALLY OVEREAT & YOU SABOTAGE YOUR DESIRED WEIGHT LOSS, YET AGAIN.

I understand this emotionally draining and viscous cycle all-too well, because I lived in it for 2 decades. I know it first hand. IT'S EXHAUSTING.

One of the MOST common questions I get is:
Brenda ‘HOW DO I STOP OVEREATING AND SABOTAGING MY GOALS?!’

Well, in this podcast episode I'm teaching you the KRYPTONITE to weaken and destroy emotional overeating.

Specifically, you'll learn the concept of BODY ASSOCIATION and I'm deconstructing this for you in a brand new way that will grant you access into a new and upgraded possibility for your weight loss results AND your life.

BODY ASSOCIATION. Sound simple, yes. But do NOT underestimate or overlook it- it is NECESSARY to have as your foundation in order to create lasting change.

When you integrated and develop 'body association' as a skill IT'LL BE ONE OF THE MOST SIMPLE YET POWERFULLY EFFECTIVE THINGS EVER DO.

This approach will have your weight loss feeling: SIMPLE.

*IF * you are willing to integrate this foundational approach...Get ready to be done with the sabotage.

Get ready to be done with the ‘eff-it’ moments and the emotional overeating.

Get ready to be D-O-N-E with the struggle.

Get ready to ENJOY the kind of weight loss results and experience you've been wanting (HELLO RESULTS, GOODBYE STRUGGLE!).

You absolutely deserve to LOVE this area of your life and YES, it IS possible when you develop THIS skillset.

You do NOT wanna miss this one.

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EP. 260- Greatest Hits - Volume 6 0

Jan 10, 2022

As we celebrate over 250 episodes, almost 5 yrs of ‘THE LAST 10’ podcast… This LAST 10 special series is gonna be our BEST OF, my greatest hits. I believe EVERY single episode of the podcast until now, has had its own unique value but in this GREATEST HITS SERIES I’m brining you the highlights of ONLY the very best.--

In these special episodes you’ll meet Michelle, a listener of the podcast, and also a member of my podcast production team. Michelle has lost 70 POUNDS and has completely transformed this area of her life listening to the podcast and applying what I teach. (You’ll get goosebumps listening to her story and I’m pretty certain you won’t help but smile yourself, as you listen to her share the joy and confidence she’s been able to create!)

If you’re a new listener of the podcast, THIS is gonna be such the most amazing way to go on a powerfully-curated, guided tour as you listen to ONLY our most popular episodes- from the very beginning.

And if you’ve been a listener for years, perhaps you’re even one of my clients - I INVITE YOU TO JOIN US. You’ll be able to hear the life-changing teachings, the game-changing analogies and all the classic ‘LAST 10’ concepts in a whole new way, at a whole new level from where you are, in your journey today.

Volume Ten- LISTEN NOW

To lose your ‘last 10’ using my proven method JOIN THE LAST 10™ Program-
GET ALL THE DETAILS HERE: www.brendalomeli.com/thelast10

If you missed any of the past greatest hits, find them here:

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EP. 259- Creating YOUR Before & After. 0

Jan 3, 2022

In order to change your life, and CREATE YOUR DESIRED BEFORE & AFTER (in ANY area of our lives, INCLUDING weight loss) you have to BE WILLING to let the creation of your 'before-and-after' take time.

PATIENCE is REQUIRED for creating this kind of next-level transformation.

Now listen, before you give me a bit of an eye roll and think to yourself 'Yea I know, I know Brenda, be patient bla bla bla' ....

This episode isn't gonna be your standard, run-of-the-mill 'patience lecture'-

I'm teaching you some brand new concepts (including: microwave results analogy and my newest lemon tree anecdote!) in order to really deconstruct THE SKILL OF PATIENCE for you in a brand-new, fresh way.

This is an in-depth break down of WHAT IT MEANS TO 'LET THINGS TAKE TIME', HOW TO DO IT, and why it's essential for the creation of YOUR before & after.

If YOU are wanting to create a before & after, PATIENCE AS A SKILL, will be required. So let's make sure you're fully equipped for that!

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EP. 258- BEING BRAVE [How to Be Brave for the creation of YOUR 'miracles'!] 0

Dec 27, 2021

In order to change our lives, we have to BE BRAVE.

Courage is REQUIRED for transformation.

Especially, for an extraordinary transformation.

This isn't gonna be your standard, run-of-the-mill 'feel the fear and do it anyway' rant, we're taking the conversation of BRAVERY to a whole new level. This is an in-depth break down of WHAT IT MEANS TO BE BRAVE, WHY that's necessary, and HOW to do it.

Check out this week’s podcast episode as we wrap up our month of CREATING MIRACLES...

We can’t create our personal miracles, without bravery.

Check out this special episode to learn How to Be Brave for the creation of YOUR desired results and transformation.

** {ACTION REQUIRED} **

Enrollment for The Last 10 Program closes THIS THURSDAY December, 30th.

The upcoming program start date is:
MONDAY, JANUARY 3rd 2022. (there's no better way to start the new year!)

If you KNOW that The Last 10 Program is exactly what YOU’VE been looking for your entire life-Make the audacious, BOLD decision to get signed up.

See you inside! xo Brenda

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EP. 257- HOW TO END A 33+ year WEIGHT STRUGGLE WITH LOVE [Creating Miracle Series!] 0

Dec 20, 2021

December is typically one of the biggest months of self-sabotage...
well, not this year!

THIS DECEMBER is about co-creating miracles which is why I’ve decided to feature inspiring stories of real-life women just like you and THEIR PERSONAL MIRACLES.

This week you’re gonna meet Claire (you’re gonna love her!)

As you listen to Claire → let her VERY real story inspire POSSIBILITY for you.

During her time in The Last 10 program, Claire was able to lose 19 pounds that had previously felt ABSOLUTELY impossible.

And truly, that just the cherry on top, the most priceless thing for her AFTER BATTLING HER BODY AND HATING IT FOR 33 YEARS, is that she actually is now able to feel confidence, and TOTAL TRUST in herself, and SO MUCH LOVE for herself and her body.

It really IS POSSIBLE to transform this area of your life!
FROM STUCK → TO RESULTS.

FROM STRUGGLE → TO PEACE.

FROM STRUGGLE → TO CONFIDENCE.

FROM STRUGGLE, TO LOVE.

And you don’t have to take MY word for it. Listen to Claire as she shares HER story. Like so many other of my clients, you can hear it in her voice. It WILL inspire you to SEE POSSIBILITY IN YOUR OWN UNIQUE STORY.

She went from being in a constant war with her body and frustrated about results she wanted that felt impossible → to feeling SO MUCH LOVE for her body and the weight loss results FEELING Easy!

→ Creating miracles is about doing the SEEMINGLY IMPOSSIBLE- and that's precisely what Claire was able to do!

No matter HOW LONG this area of your life has felt like the biggest struggle, it's possible to LOVE this area of your life.

Let's make sure to show your brain TONS of evidence that: YES, THIS IS POSSIBLE.

Listen to yet another episode featuring LAST 10 Program client ‘miracles’ for yet another dose of POSSIBILITY INSPIRATION.

Let yourself FEEL UNSTOPPABLE also.

This is Claire’s Story.

What will YOUR story be?

JOIN THE LAST 10 PROGRAM HERE

** Upcoming Program Start Date: Monday, January 3rd! **

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EP. 256- 'F*cked up' to MASTERED. [Creating Miracles Series!] 0

Dec 13, 2021

December is typically one of the biggest months of self-sabotage... not this year!

THIS DECEMBER is about co-creating miracles which is why I'm featuring the inspiring stories of clients (real-life women just like you!) and THEIR PERSONAL MIRACLES.

As you listen, let their VERY real stories inspire POSSIBILITY for you.

In this episode I interview my client Trish...

During her time in the program, Trish was able to lose 26 pounds in 24 weeks that had previously felt impossible, and beyond that:

SHE WAS ABLE TO COMPLETELY EMPOWER HER RELATIONSHIP WITH FOOD AND REVOLUTIONIZED THE WAY SHE CAN FEEL IN HER BODY.

She went from feeling: 'f*cked up' (aka dysfunctional) in this area of her life --> to feeling like it's ALL BEEN MASTERED. Simple. Easy.

Creating miracles is about doing the SEEMINGLY IMPOSSIBLE. And that's precisely what Trish was able to do-

'What's even MORE impressive is that I have a relationship with food now that I spent 17 years literally thinking would be impossible for me. I'VE DONE THE IMPOSSIBLE!' -Trish

No matter HOW LONG this area of your life has felt like the biggest struggle, it's possible to LOVE this area of your life.

Let's make sure to show your brain TONS of evidence that: YES, THIS IS POSSIBLE.

This is Trish's Story.

What will YOUR story be?

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CREATING MIRACLES. [*SPECIAL EPISODE*] 0

Dec 7, 2021

December is typically the biggest month of sabotage and suffering when it comes to all things weight and food related...

Instead, WE ARE RE-CLAIMING THIS MONTH OF DECEMBER TOGETHER and making it into A MONTH OF CREATING MIRACLES.

What's your personal miracle?

You're gonna get ALL the deets about mine.

You simply MUST listen.

WE ARE CO-CREATING MIRACLES.

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EP. 255- Greatest Hits - HOLIDAY EDITION! (part 2) 0

Dec 6, 2021

WARNING: NO 'holiday tips and tricks' here.

But that’s actually the good news!

HERE’S WHY: When you buy those magazines last minute at the grocery store as you’re checking out (Oh, I KNOW. Been there. DONE THAT), the ones that say on the cover ‘Tips to lose weight this Holiday Season’... the problem is that these kinds of articles in magazines and ‘special segments’ on the news, typically focus on ONE thing:

→ THE ACTIONS.

They focus on telling you ‘what’ to do ( what NOT to do, what to eat, what NOT to eat, when to do it, how often, how much, how little, etc).

The thing about HUMANS is that the decisions we make are not determined by having information about ‘what to do’ → our decisions are driven by our emotions. The things we want to feel or NOT feel.

Let’s go another layer deep into our human behavior:

Our emotions are determined by how we’re thinking about things (ie. HOW YOU’RE THINKING about food, about your weight loss, about your body, about the Holiday).

REAL- LIFE HOLIDAY EXAMPLE-

...Let’s say you’re stressed about Thanksgiving, and you’re already DREADING all the social interactions. PLUS you’re also feeling anxious because you know there’s gonna be TONS of food around and you don’t wanna F-up your weight loss progress. (not to mention, your family are HARDCORE food pushers)...

...Let’s say you ALSO think about food as a way to ‘take-the-edge-off’...

→ If there’s ALL THIS going on for you, It doesn’t matter if you ‘KNOW’ the ‘tip’ about bringing your own healthy holiday dish to the family potluck that you read in Cosmo earlier that week - because if you’re feeling THIS emotionally charged and food is your go-to (plus maybe also some wine ;) ...

Then you’re still gonna end up EMOTIONALLY eating stuff that doesn’t support your weight loss goals (Yes, even though you ‘know’ all the ‘tips’ and you ‘know’ exactly WHAT to eat).THIS IS EXACTLY why in my LAST 10 program and on my podcast I don’t do ‘tips-n-tricks’.

Instead, we go to the CORE of it, which is equipping you with brain and emotional self care tools. (I’m ALL about EMPOWERING YOU sister!).Instead, we bring awareness to decondition limiting beliefs and ways of thinking so that you can ACTUALLY make the decisions that will create the results you’re wanting, while ALSO feeling the way you actually want to FEEL in your life when it comes to your weight loss, body image, and food.

This week on the podcast you’re gonna get a powerful and carefully curated collection of some of MY BEST HOLIDAY CONTENT from the past 5 years of podcasting!

Narrated my podcast producer, Michelle, who’s lost over 70 pounds applying what I teach on the podcast. She’s now in her goal weight range, and she’s determined to continue losing weight through the Holidays. (I freakin LOVE Michelle! Get ready to smile, laugh, and maybe even cry as you listen…)

So no, we don’t do tips ‘n tricks around here. NOPE.

If that sh*t ‘worked’... NO ONE would gain weight through the holidays, cuz those tips-and-tricks are literally EVERYWHERE.

WE DO WAY BETTER then ‘tricks’.→ OUR HUMAN BRAIN IS OUR MAIN OPERATING SYSTEM.
ALL DECISIONS come from our brain.
Every. Single. One.

Which means this:
The answer for creating change in your choices and results through the Holidays (and ANY other time of the year) is by UNDERSTANDING YOUR THINKING.

I’m here for you this Holiday Season. (AND ALL YEAR ROUND!)

As we officially enter these Holidays-
I’m SO thankful to have you in my world.

It’s an honor AND A JOY to be a part of your one-of-a-kind Journey, and support you ALL the way to your biggest, BOLDEST, most audacious, personal goals.

LISTEN TO THIS GREATEST HITS EPISODE - HOLIDAY EDITION!

Xo
Brenda

ps- ARE YOU COMING?

The next Last 10 Program start date is:
MONDAY, DECEMBER 6TH.My clients are leaving the weight struggle behind AND LOVING THEIR RESULTS.

Get on in here! ENROLL TODAY

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EP. 254- Self pity vs Self Compassion (How Compassion can elevate your experience, AND accelerate your results) 0

Nov 29, 2021

You’ve heard sooo many of my clients share their stories on the podcast, you’ve read about their transformations and how they rave about their experience.

You’ve literally heard it in their voices as they share...
THEY FEEL EMPOWERED, LIBERATED FROM THE STRUGGLE, AND LOVING THEIR RESULTS.

If you pay close attention, you’ll see that a consistent common denominator is this:
THEY’VE LEARNED THE SKILL OF SELF-COMPASSION.

→ They’ve learned how to be kind to themselves, and actually supportive OF themselves >>> which is the TOTAL OPPOSITE of what most of us learn as women: to be constantly critical and ‘never good enough’.

I’ve talked about emotional eating MANY times on the podcast, but today we’re zero-ing in on a really important one, that deserves its very own episode: SELF PITY.

I can’t even tell you HOW MANY TIMES I emotionally over-ate and sabotaged my goals DUE TO FEELING SELF PITY.

Self pity about my weight, self pity about my body, self pity about relationship stuff, work stuff (the list goes on!)… or even just self pity about my life in general. And whenever I felt this way, I didn’t know any other thing to do, but to eat about it as a temporary means for distraction.

THIS is the case for most women. It completely explains WHY it’s possible for someone to know exactly ‘what to do’ to lose the weight, but then emotionally eat to the point of even regaining all the weight they’ve lost. Because when it comes to emotions like this one, we just haven’t known any other way... UNTIL NOW ;)

I can remember SO CLEARLY moments of my life where I TRULY felt and believe that:
-Food was the only ‘good thing’ in my life.
- Food (specifically, popcorn at the end of the day…) was the ONLY thing to ‘look forward to’.This is something that comes up A LOT as I’m coaching my clients inside THE LAST 10 Program.

One of the skills you’ve heard me talk about before (but I break down in this episode in a new way) is: EMOTIONAL COURAGE.

In this Episode I specifically examine Self-pity as part of our human emotional experience- HOW to navigate that. We take an even closer, microscopic look at Self-Pity vs Self-Compassion, and moreover HOW TO ACTUALLY OFFER YOURSELF COMPASSION IN YOUR MOST CHALLENGING MOMENTS as a wayyyyy more effective strategy. (pro tip: Self-compassion is a powerful antidote for self-sabotage!)

For me, Compassion is like being able to offer LOVE from myself TO MYSELF in moments when I’m feeling MOST uncomfortably challenged. HAVING THIS SKILL CHANGED THE COURSE OF MY LIFE. (not to mention, I also stopped rage eating which means I now maintain an 80 pound weight loss with ease, and joy and love...)

I share a personal example and story from when I navigated being a brand new mom, and that infamous newborn stage. It was one of the HARDEST things I’ve ever done, it involved BOTH self-pity AND compassion.

The game-changer was honing in on the difference between the two, developing the ability to generate self-compassion FOR YOURSELF, while also allowing for some self-pity as needed.

So… if you find yourself feeling like ‘food is the only thing to look forward to’ at the end of your day, your week, or overall right now in your life-

Put in your earbuds. RELAX. ENJOY. And take in this powerful, game-changing message.

Xo
Brenda

ps! ARE YOU COMING?
The next program start date is:
MONDAY, DECEMBER 6TH.

My clients are leaving the weight struggle behind AND LOVING THEIR RESULTS.
Get on in here sister! ENROLL TODAY

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EP. 253- Greatest Hits - HOLIDAY EDITION! (part 1) 0

Nov 22, 2021

WARNING: NO 'holiday tips and tricks' here.

But that’s actually the good news!

HERE’S WHY: When you buy those magazines last minute at the grocery store as you’re checking out (Oh, I KNOW. Been there. DONE THAT), the ones that say on the cover ‘Tips to lose weight this Holiday Season’... the problem is that these kinds of articles in magazines and ‘special segments’ on the news, typically focus on ONE thing:

→ THE ACTIONS.

They focus on telling you ‘what’ to do ( what NOT to do, what to eat, what NOT to eat, when to do it, how often, how much, how little, etc).

The thing about HUMANS is that the decisions we make are not determined by having information about ‘what to do’ → our decisions are driven by our emotions. The things we want to feel or NOT feel.

Let’s go another layer deep into our human behavior:

Our emotions are determined by how we’re thinking about things (ie. HOW YOU’RE THINKING about food, about your weight loss, about your body, about the Holiday).

REAL- LIFE HOLIDAY EXAMPLE-

...Let’s say you’re stressed about Thanksgiving, and you’re already DREADING all the social interactions. PLUS you’re also feeling anxious because you know there’s gonna be TONS of food around and you don’t wanna F-up your weight loss progress. (not to mention, your family are HARDCORE food pushers)...

...Let’s say you ALSO think about food as a way to ‘take-the-edge-off’...

→ If there’s ALL THIS going on for you, It doesn’t matter if you ‘KNOW’ the ‘tip’ about bringing your own healthy holiday dish to the family potluck that you read in Cosmo earlier that week - because if you’re feeling THIS emotionally charged and food is your go-to (plus maybe also some wine ;) ...

Then you’re still gonna end up EMOTIONALLY eating stuff that doesn’t support your weight loss goals (Yes, even though you ‘know’ all the ‘tips’ and you ‘know’ exactly WHAT to eat).THIS IS EXACTLY why in my LAST 10 program and on my podcast I don’t do ‘tips-n-tricks’.

Instead, we go to the CORE of it, which is equipping you with brain and emotional self care tools. (I’m ALL about EMPOWERING YOU sister!).Instead, we bring awareness to decondition limiting beliefs and ways of thinking so that you can ACTUALLY make the decisions that will create the results you’re wanting, while ALSO feeling the way you actually want to FEEL in your life when it comes to your weight loss, body image, and food.

This week on the podcast you’re gonna get a powerful and carefully curated collection of some of MY BEST HOLIDAY CONTENT from the past 5 years of podcasting!

Narrated my podcast producer, Michelle, who’s lost over 70 pounds applying what I teach on the podcast. She’s now in her goal weight range, and she’s determined to continue losing weight through the Holidays. (I freakin LOVE Michelle! Get ready to smile, laugh, and maybe even cry as you listen…)

So no, we don’t do tips ‘n tricks around here. NOPE.

If that sh*t ‘worked’... NO ONE would gain weight through the holidays, cuz those tips-and-tricks are literally EVERYWHERE.

WE DO WAY BETTER then ‘tricks’.→ OUR HUMAN BRAIN IS OUR MAIN OPERATING SYSTEM.
ALL DECISIONS come from our brain.
Every. Single. One.

Which means this:
The answer for creating change in your choices and results through the Holidays (and ANY other time of the year) is by UNDERSTANDING YOUR THINKING.

I’m here for you this Holiday Season. (AND ALL YEAR ROUND!)

As we officially enter these Holidays-
I’m SO thankful to have you in my world.

It’s an honor AND A JOY to be a part of your one-of-a-kind Journey, and support you ALL the way to your biggest, BOLDEST, most audacious, personal goals.

LISTEN TO THIS GREATEST HITS EPISODE - HOLIDAY EDITION!

Xo
Brenda

ps- ARE YOU COMING?

The next Last 10 Program start date is:
MONDAY, DECEMBER 6TH.My clients are leaving the weight struggle behind AND LOVING THEIR RESULTS.

Get on in here! ENROLL TODAY

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EP. 252- Permission to Commiserate. 0

Nov 15, 2021

The majority of my clients come to me because they are just at a loss for how to stop emotionally eating and overeating in a way that sabotages their goals and desired results.

This weeks' episode is a must listen, because I breakdown 3 key points that will be important for you to know as you decondition emotional eating and overeating habits (I've never broken down in this way before!)

...Did you know you’re allowed to FEEL whatever the heck you want to feel about things?

...Did you know that you’re allowed to THINK whatever the heck you want to think about things?

You are.

Permission granted. And I really do mean ALL the human emotions.

ALL OF THEM.

Not just the ‘pretty’ ones.

You’re allowed to feel pissed, and annoyed and frustrated and disappointed.

And it’s actually important that YOU give YOURSELF: Permission to Commiserate.

Permission to feel lousy if that’s were you’re at.

Having a human experience is NOT a problem.

Brain self care tools (aka thought work) are NOT meant to be used as a weapon against yourself or just another reason to be critical of yourself.

Brain self care tools are NOT meant to be for the purpose of bypassing your human experience.

Brain self care tools (ie. thought work) are meant to be used AS TOOLS, FOR your human experience.

In this episode, I break down for you three key points that are important as you continue to revolutionize BOTH your results in this area of your life, as well as YOUR EXPERIENCE.

And yes, THE FULL SPECTRUM of human emotions (yes, even the ‘lousy’ ones…) are ALLOWED to be (and meant to be!) a part of that.

xo Brenda

ps! ARE YOU COMING?
The next program start date is:
MONDAY, DECEMBER 6TH.

My clients are leaving the weight struggle behind AND LOVING THEIR RESULTS.
Get on in here sister! ENROLL TODAY

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EP. 251- PARTNERSHIP WITH YOUR BODY (*de-condition perfectionistic thinking) 0

Nov 8, 2021

Women ALL around the world internally struggle with emotional eating and sabotage.

Here’s how it goes down:
You were planning to 'eat healthy' or 'follow your diet' but then... you eat an Oreo.

Next thing you know, you've spent the rest of the night eating the full package of Oreos.After having eaten all the Oreos, you overeat and sabotage all weekend long. You think to yourself:
'Ugh. I did it again. I'll start over and be really 'on plan' AFTER that...'

The reason I know exactly how this goes down, is because THIS was one of the cycles I was stuck in for decades. I've also coached HUNDREDS of women, from ALL walks of life on this exact overeating pattern.

Believe it or not, the cycle I've described here is fueled by: (drum roll please....) PERFECTIONISM.

I know this doesn't 'sound' like Perfectionism. (And in fact, you're likely thinking this doesn't even apply to you because YOU see yourself as being FAR FROM PERFECT. )Here's the wild thing though:
Perfectionism is a way of thinking.

'Perfectionism' doesn't actually mean 'being perfect'.

When it comes to weight loss and weight struggles, perfectionism rears its little head by leading you to believe that in order to be 'done' struggling with your weight: YOU NEED TO BE 'PERFECT' and you'll need to 'eat perfect' FOREVER.

FOR-E-VER. (ugh. I'm exhausted just thinking about 'being perfect' forever.)

One of the MOST common questions I get is - Brenda ‘HOW DO I STOP OVEREATING AND SABOTAGING MY GOALS?!’

In order to ‘stop’ it’s important to first understand what’s driving the overeating and sabotage...

THE CAUSE OF OVEREATING IN THIS WAY IS: PERFECTIONISTIC THINKING.

On todays’ episode I teach you a new concept and break perfectionism/perfectionistic thinking down in a brand new way.
I also invite you into a new and upgraded possibility for your weight loss AND your life:

BEING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH YOUR BODY.

Now, listen- I know this may sound way over-simplified but DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE the absolutely life-changing POWER OF being in partnership with your body.

THIS IS THE MOST PRACTICAL AND EFFECTIVE THING YOU CAN DO.
(It's how I have maintained an 80 pound weight loss with ease and JOY, and love for years now- after having struggled for decades...)It’s vital for you to know that your means of approaching your desired results (*PERFECTIONISM) IS JUST NOT WORKING.

TODAY, I'm personally inviting you INTO A COMPLETELY NEW POSSIBILITY-

*IF you are willing to swap out Perfectionistic Thinking for instead: BEING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH YOUR BODY:

Get ready to be done with the struggle.
Get ready to be done with the sabotage.
Get ready to be done with the ‘eff-it’ moments and overeating.

Here, at THE LAST 10, we're all about UPGRADES BABY.

Instead of being at war with yourself, and your body ---> DECIDE TO BE IN THE MOST AMAZING, CONNECTED, LOVING PARTNERSHIP WITH YOUR BODY.

Game changer.
Results changer.
LIFE CHANGER.

You do NOT wanna miss this one.
LISTEN NOW

To lose your ‘last 10’ using my proven method JOIN THE LAST 10™ Program-
GET ALL THE DETAILS HERE: www.brendalomeli.com/thelast10

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EP. 250- Greatest Hits - Volume 5 0

Nov 1, 2021

As we celebrate over 250 episodes, almost 5 yrs of ‘THE LAST 10’ podcast… This LAST 10 special series is gonna be our BEST OF, my greatest hits. I believe EVERY single episode of the podcast until now, has had its own unique value but in this GREATEST HITS SERIES I’m brining you the highlights of ONLY the very best.--

In these special episodes you’ll meet Michelle, a listener of the podcast, and also a member of my podcast production team. Michelle has lost 70 POUNDS and has completely transformed this area of her life listening to the podcast and applying what I teach. (You’ll get goosebumps listening to her story and I’m pretty certain you won’t help but smile yourself, as you listen to her share the joy and confidence she’s been able to create!)

If you’re a new listener of the podcast, THIS is gonna be such the most amazing way to go on a powerfully-curated, guided tour as you listen to ONLY our most popular episodes- from the very beginning.

And if you’ve been a listener for years, perhaps you’re even one of my clients - I INVITE YOU TO JOIN US. You’ll be able to hear the life-changing teachings, the game-changing analogies and all the classic ‘LAST 10’ concepts in a whole new way, at a whole new level from where you are, in your journey today.

Volume Ten- LISTEN NOW

To lose your ‘last 10’ using my proven method JOIN THE LAST 10™ Program-
GET ALL THE DETAILS HERE: www.brendalomeli.com/thelast10

If you missed any of the past greatest hits, find them here:

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