What are the things that matter most to you in life?Are you living in alignment with the values you hold dear in your heart?Dr. Adrienne Youdim is a board-certified Internist and is the host of the podcast Healthy Bite. She specializes in medical weight loss and nutrition, and she is aiming to transform the weight loss narrative into one that is both empowering and compassionate – inspiring people to live more physically and emotionally fulfilling lives through evidence-based strategies that actually show results.Through her podcast, Dr. Adrienne debunks all myths in the current weight loss culture and supports people in living the life they deserve as they work on becoming the best version of themselves. What you will learn from this episode:Find out how our values relate to our food and to our health;Understand why you should live while having your actions aligned with your values; andGet actionable bites on how you can start reflecting and realigning in terms of identifying your values and living life around it"Yes, it takes a little bit of time – not a lot of time if you stack it with other habits – but again, the way you spend your time shows what you truly value.”– Dr. Adrienne Youdim Valuable Free Resource:Are Your Actions Aligned with Your Values?EXERCISE:1. Take out a piece of paper.2. Draw a line down the middle and write on one side of the paper.3. Create a column of your core values and write them down on the left side of the paper.a. If you don't know where to start, you can Google core values and you can see a list of them.b. You can also check out the journaling prompt I have on my website: www.dradrienneyoudim.com4. On the right side, write – in order – what you're spending your time on.a. In a given day, how much time do you dedicate to work? Family? Spirituality? Finances? Health?5. Now take a look at these two columns and compare them.a. How do they compare?b. Do you find that the two columns are matched and aligned, or do you see a total mismatch between your values and your actions?6. Then ask yourself:a. What small changes can you make if these two lists are not congruent? What are some small changes that you can make in your life or in yourself to bring greater alignment with your true values and to live in greater integrity? Topics Covered:00:38 – Today’s Topic: “What are values? Are we living in alignment with ours?”01:55 – Connect the Dots: Dr. Adrienne enumerates examples on how our values relate to our food and our health04:02 – Try This: Listing what your values are and noticing whether your actions are congruent to the things you really hold important in life08:08 – Life vs. Values: Why people tend to have actions that are not in line with their true values09:11 – Actionable Bite: An exercise to try, created to help you identify your true values in lifeWays to Connect with Dr. Adrienne Youdim:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dradrienneyoudim/ Website:Recommended Resource Hungry for More: Stories and Science to Inspire Weight Loss From the Inside Out by Dr. Adrienne Youdim If you love it and you think it is of benefit, please share this podcast with one person that you love. You can also go to dradrienneyoudim.com/podcast if you prefer to get more podcast updates from us.