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Back to Basics: EXERCISE IS NOT THE ANSWER Oct 12, 2022

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I spent almost eight years as a professional boxer, fighting at 154 pounds. And I kept and maintained that weight for years during my boxing career.

Then I retired from boxing and took up elite level road cycling in 2010, and things began to change.

Even riding my bike for hundreds of miles some weeks, my weight shot up by 20 pounds. Plus, my skin was ashy and my gut was hanging out, and I really didn’t feel good.

Here I was, doing ALL this exercising, yet not only was I not maintaining my weight (much less losing weight), I was getting fat!

It didn't make ANY sense!

What was I doing wrong??

I'd been taught that you HAVE to exercise to lose weight, yet here I was, the fittest I'd ever been, but also the FATTEST I'd ever been!

This experience is what finally taught me the TRUTH about exercise and weight loss.

And in this week's new podcast, I'm revealing what no one in this industry talks about when it comes to the role exercise plays in weight loss.

If you've never heard me talk about this, you cannot afford to miss this one, because it will set you FREE.

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BACK TO BASICS - Part 2: WATER! Oct 05, 2022

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I grew up in a part of Idaho called Grangemont, and while working on our ranch every summer, I’d sweat for hours while taking care of the livestock, then get a headache that lasted for hours.

What's funny about that is that we'd get up at dawn to the smell of fresh coffee, and I couldn't wait to sip my coffee...but I didn’t think about drinking water until way later in the day!

By the time I finally did, I was so thirsty I could barely stand up, and my head throbbed like someone was jamming knives into my temples.

Interestingly, our farm animals were smarter than most humans when it comes to getting their water in. We never had to pester the chickens to drink from their self-watering can, or the horses to gulp from their trough.

After I grew up, left home, and went searching for a career, it became even easier to skip drinking water in favor of coffee, Diet Coke, and other beverages.

It wasn’t until I began studying nutrition that I learned the value of drinking enough water.

Knowing what I know now, I wish I'd been as smart as our animals with regard to taking care of myself.

I can't change the past, but I CAN do better in the present, and teach you to do the same.

So tune into this week’s new podcast, where Cari and once again get back to basics, this time by talking about WATER.

Even if you've "heard us" talk about this before, tune in. There's undoubtedly benefits to water drinking that you've forgotten (just because no one remembers everything they hear). It does WAY more than hydrate you.

(Hint: If you're trying to lose weight without drinking enough water, you could be putting yourself in danger.)

Plus, we've got tips to help you figure out how much water you need, and how to make drinking enough water easier for you.

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Back to Basics: Part 1 Sleep Sep 28, 2022

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Hey, I get it. Weight loss tips and tricks and hacks and shortcuts all sound really sexy.

And I'm not saying they don't work, or that you shouldn't use them. They can and do work.

BUT, tips, tricks, hacks and shortcuts will only do so much if you're missing what Cari and I talk about in this week's new podcast.

Relying on tips and tricks, and ignoring what we talk about this week, is a lot like getting your car detailed, and thinking that'll fix the busted engine.

Nope. (Though wouldn't that be handy? 😂)

Before you get sucked into another bullcrap gimmick or trick, listen to this week's new podcast, take it to heart, and in so doing, save yourself a ton of failure, wasted time, and wasted money.

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Don't postpone JOY Sep 21, 2022

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"Well, when we just pay off the house, then I'll be happy and allow myself to feel happy."

"When the kids graduate high school, when the baby is potty trained, when I lose this 50 pounds..."

"When my husband stops drinking, when my wife stops nagging me, then I can have joy in my life."

Any of that sound familiar?

Because that kind of thinking is where a lot of people have trapped themselves.

They wait for outside circumstances to "fix themselves," and in the meantime, stay miserable.

You DON'T have to live that way, but waiting on things to "fix themselves" won't make you happy.

If you're unhappy right now, about anything - your weight, your finances, your relationships, your health, politics (couldn't resist, haha) - then make sure you check out this week's new podcast...and get what you need to allow yourself some joy.

(It might even help your weight loss...because your mind can stall your weight, too. We see it a lot.)

Catch this week's new episode in the Code Red network, on YouTube, or by searching Rebel Weight Loss & Lifestyle in your favorite podcast app!

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STOP WHINING! Sep 14, 2022

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One of my favorite stories from the Bible is about a guy who spent 38 years trying to get healed.

Along with a lot of other people who were sick or crippled, he'd lie next to the pool of Bethesda every day, waiting for a supposed angel of the Lord to come and move the water.

The legend was that whoever first crawled into the water while it was moving got healed.

When Jesus arrived at the pool, he caught this guy whining for someone to help him crawl in.

Jesus asked him if he’d like to be healed, and the man whined, “I have no one to put me in the pool!”

But Jesus didn't let this guy get away with whining. He told him to pick up his bed and walk...and the guy did.

If you want to get the weight off, keep it off, and feel better, whining and excuses won't help you get there, anymore than they helped this guy from the Bible get healed.

So, for a kick in the pants to knock off the whining and excuses and do what it takes to get and keep your weight off (so you don't spend 38 years - or another 38 years - working on it), check out this week's new episode of Rebel Weight Loss & Lifestyle.

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Your Story Doesn't End Here Sep 07, 2022

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Look, if we're being totally honest, here, you've felt like giving up on your weight loss journey.

If not with Code Red, then with a past weight loss attempt.

Heck, maybe you even HAVE given up.

The urge to give up hits us sometimes when stuff gets hard, feels unfair, feels hopeless, feels scary, and so on.

But the urge to quit isn't the problem.

The problem is when we DO quit.

Yeah, it sucks when life throws you a curveball, but missing out on what happens when you keep going is worse.

Seriously, if I'd thrown in the towel after any ONE of the curveballs that led me to create the Code Red Lifestyle™, hundreds of thousands of people would still be hopelessly obese and sick, believing the lie that there was nothing they could do about it.

My point is that you don't know what tomorrow's gonna bring, and when you quit, you don't get to find out.

So join me for this week’s podcast for help finding the resiliency you need to keep going, even when it's hard.

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Lose your first, next, or last 10 pounds with absolutely NO pills, powders, shakes, or exercise required. Click Below to join the challenge!

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Is Code Red Restrictive? Aug 31, 2022

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Some people consider Code Red “restrictive.”

And hey, I get why.

There's no system on Code Red that lets you sneak in cheats like Oreos or Pepsi, and still technically be following the plan.

So if the idea of "giving up your favorite foods" to live the Code Red Lifestyle™ bothers you, check out this week's podcast...

Because the freedom to eat your "favorite foods" is costing you freedom in other ways.

Listen in and you'll see what I mean.

(Also listen in if you have friends, family, or co-workers who insist Code Red is "too restrictive" and "not sustainable." This episode will give you some ammo for the next time they pipe up.)

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Lose your first, next, or last 10 pounds with absolutely NO pills, powders, shakes, or exercise required. Click Below to join the challenge!

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The Safety of the Barn Aug 24, 2022

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Up until recently, my sister, Cari, had THREE peacocks.

One was a strong male, and he knew how evenings worked on the Thompson farm.

He knew to go into the barn at night, because the barn kept him safe from from bobcats, coyotes, and other predators.

But one night a few weeks ago, for whatever reason, he chose not to come back to the barn.

Cari and her husband found him the next day, dead.

If he'd only come back to the safety of the barn, he’d still be with the other birds on Cari's farm.

It's a painful but powerful lesson about the power of staying connected to what keeps you safe.

Case in point: Over and over, even the strongest, most certain Rebels who disconnect from Code Red gain back some, or even all of their weight.

It's not because they're weak or lazy.

It's not because they don't mean it when they say, "I am NEVER gaining my weight back again."

It's because they leave "the safety of the barn," so to speak, and find themselves alone in the mainstream world...which is dedicated to crap health and crap food.

And sooner or later, it takes them out, in the form of weight regain.

But unlike with Cari's peacock, this situation doesn't have to be permanent.

And it MOST definitely can be prevented.

Tune into this week's new podcast to hear exactly how!

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She Was Over 400 Pounds Aug 17, 2022

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Are you ready for an incredible message of hope and healing?

If you have ever struggled with your weight get ready to hear a success story from one of our Code Red Rebels, Christine.

Christine has struggled with her weight her entire life and before she started down the journey of healing she weighed herself at 418 pounds and was truly afraid of the scale and miserable in her life. Everything was hard, just trying to do simple things that many people are able to do with no problems was hard. Walking a block was hard, rolling over in bed was hard, literally everything was hard.

As of recording this podcast Christine has lost over 125 pounds since joining the Code Red community.

She has family that are big but this is no longer an excuse. She has had health issues due to her weight but this is no longer an excuse. People might think it is tough to be on Code Red food plan but the truth is being overweight is what is restrictive.

A fun question that was asked was in this episode was "how did you even find Code Red?"

Christine's answer is was better and more detailed when you watch or listen to this episode but the very short version of this was an Instagram post from her friend. Talk about the right timing or being in the right place or having the belief that god is there to provide the moment that you need the answer.

Real food, water, sleep and prayer are the main reasons that Christine was able to do what she has be able to do so far in her weight loss journey and she's not done yet. She has beat her original goal and now she has new goals.

Hope and healing in abundance. Listen in to Christine's story and if you know someone that might need to hear this please share this episode with them right away!

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Lose your first, next, or last 10 pounds with absolutely NO pills, powders, shakes, or exercise required. Click Below to join the challenge!

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The Stories Rebels Tell Me at my Events Aug 10, 2022

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Have you ever been to a Code Red event?

Or maybe any event that you were able to take a picture with the host and have a short conversation with them?

After that happened did you wish you had a recording of that conversation or maybe wondered what others were saying when they were having their own conversation with the host?

Welcome to a sneak peak of a weekend that I was able to do that. As many Rebels took photos with me during the three-day event we were recording, and this episode is all about those conversations. All about the little moments of success.

It is so heartwarming to hear every single time the Code Red lifestyle changes someone’s life.

Enjoy the little moments that I had with my Rebels and think about the next time you are at an event and ask yourself if you are making the most of that moment.

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Lose your first, next, or last 10 pounds with absolutely NO pills, powders, shakes, or exercise required. Click Below to join the challenge!

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Connect with Cristy:

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