The Four Minimums - The Baseline for Success

Today is the overview of the four behaviors that actually move the needle on sustainable weight loss for women physicians, taught in plain language and built for the life you actually have.This episode is also the first one in a simplified format — less segmented, more flowing — closer to a real coaching conversation.In this episode:A look at what changes in Phase 2 — and what stays the sameWhy the four minimums matter: the physiology, the "skip to advanced" trap, and the compounding effectThe four minimums: Sleep, Hydration, Hunger Scale, DocumentationWhy "good enough beats perfect" is the only frame that survives a call weekSleep: 6–9 hours when possible, weekly averages matter, knowing your floor on hard weeksHydration: urine color as your guide, the weekday/weekend gap, what to do during scrub-up daysThe hunger scale: -10 to +10, eat between -2 and -4, stop between +2 and +4 — awareness, not control. With a Tuesday walkthrough.Documentation: awareness without judgment, planning or tracking as you go, what to do when you forget for two daysHow the four minimums support each other — and why building one makes the next one easierWhy mastery is one minimum you actually do, not four minimums done “perfectly”A two-part practice: pick the one that's calling to you, and define what doing it looks like this weekResources mentioned:Baseline Week Starter Kit — the free resource where the four basics live in weekly form: alisonjamison.com/baselineBook a Clarity Call: alisonjamison.com/clarity