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#177 - Why you should focus on progress, not perfection with Craig McDonald Dec 14, 2022

Show notes

This episode is inspired by one of our awesome clients!

Some of the best transformations in our program haven’t included a linear journey and haven’t been free of failure.

They only happened because they took consistent imperfect action (and failed lots of times). So, let’s dig into this a little bit further. Why should you focus on progress not perfection?

In this episode, Craig and I discuss:

➡️Thinking progress is too slow and how to shift your mindset around this

➡️Overcoming setbacks

➡️Focusing on the journey

➡️Making better decisions

➡️Accountability

➡️Coaching and making it a habit

➡️How close enough is good enough most of the time

And more!

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SHOW NOTES

04:22 - What I hear often from women we work with and what I always tell them

05:36 - How Lyric has focused on progress not perfection and how this has served her well

11:18 - Why you need to look at this as lifestyle changes

12:02 - Discipline = freedom

12:58 - Why making small changes is important and how to overcome setbacks

13:55 - Embracing and accepting slow progress

15:06 - Focusing on the journey not the destination

24:00 - External accountability and how this can turn into internal habits

24:34 - Working with a coach and how this can help you achieve your goals

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#176 - Losing 8.4kgs, improving her sleep, PMS, and getting her sex drive back with Amy Pixi Dec 12, 2022

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Amy is hilarious. She has done amazingly well in our program, and is 35 years old, has three kids, is married, and also has her own business. Her life is hectic, but she has focused on what she can control. After 19 weeks in the program, it’s incredible how far Amy has come.

In this episode, Amy and I chat about:

➡️Emotional eating

➡️Extreme PMS and mood swings

➡️Restrictive eating

➡️How Amy lost 8.4 kgs

➡️Libido, energy, and mood improvements she’s experienced

➡️How Amy juggled everything with kids and her business

➡️Focusing on yourself

➡️How many calories and types of foods Amy is eating

➡️Building her own meal plan

➡️Her challenges through the process (including surgery)

➡️Advice Amy has for other women going through similar

And more!

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SHOW NOTES

01:37 - Amy's background

02:41 - What made her join the program

03:47 - Her health issues before joining the program

04:50 - Her diet history

07:40 - How long she's been in the program, the results, and improvements in her health since joining

10:08 - How often she trains

11:51 - Focusing on what you can do and imperfect action and why this is important

14:11 - How many calories she's eating per day and the foods she's eating

15:38 - Planning ahead and why this is important

17:50 - What she enjoyed most about the program

20:19 - What was the most challenging

21:45 - Her activity levels

22:32 - The challenges she has faced through the process including her surgery

24:10 - How the food is fitting in with the family

30:47 - Her advice to women who are sitting on fence about joining the program

32:33 - How the coaching and support helped her achieve good results

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#175 - Healing Her Body and Mind From Restrictive Diets and Becoming a Coach with Nyssa Bovenkamp Dec 07, 2022

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We have beautiful Nyssa, one of our incredible coaches, on the podcast today! We’ve known Nyssa for years and actually met her back when she was a raving vegan and plant-based. But Nyssa found the light 😂 and she gets so many awesome results for her clients. They love her so so much, and it doesn’t take a lot to see why.

In this episode, Nyssa and I chat about:

➡️Veganism

➡️Nyssa’s dieting history

➡️Working with @thenutritioncoach (co-founder @saturee_official)

➡️Falling pregnant

➡️Cycle improvements

➡️How Nyssa juggles work, being a mom, and everything else

➡️Owning your choices and story

➡️Having a community/family

➡️How she gets results with her clients

➡️Nyssa’s advice to other women on this journey

And more!

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SHOW NOTES

01:46 - Nyssa's background

03:02 - Veganism and her health history

04:50 - Her transition to pro-metabolic and working with Emma Sgourakis

06:50 - The improvements in her health

09:01 - Cutting carbs and sugar and why this is not healthy

10:00 - Being able to connect with working mothers like her and how this has been helpful

11:49 - How much weight she's lost

12:17 - How she juggles work, being a mum, and everything else

13:40 - Her advice to women about taking ownership

18:38 - Why she loves helping women

20:54 - How important it is to be around other women who on the same journey and why having the coaching and support is so helpful

22:22 - The types of women she's working with and how she's able to help them get results

23:46- Her advice to women who are on this journey

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#174 - Losing 10% body fat/7kgs and fixing her digestive issues with Tanja Mitic Dec 05, 2022

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Tanja is one of our gorgeous clients! She is 43 years old, has two kids, and works full-time. Tanja has tried everything, but before trying our program, nothing worked! She is now 16 weeks (4 months) into the program and has seen incredible results!

In this episode, Tanja and I chat about:

➡️Digestive problems and how she's fixed them

➡️Resistance to weight loss

➡️The results Tanja has seen in the program

➡️Lifting technique and gaining strength and how this has helped her change her body shape

➡️Biomarkers that Tanja has seen improved

➡️How bloating isn’t necessarily “normal”

➡️Eating 2000+ calories and losing weight

➡️How progress isn’t linear

➡️What Tanja has enjoyed most about the program

➡️Feeling overwhelmed and how to cope

➡️The simplicity of pro-metabolic foods

➡️Advice Tanja has to other women

And more!

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SHOW NOTES

01:57 - Tanja's background

02:11 - Her health and diet history

04:53 - What made her join the program

07:07 - How long she's been in the program and how much her body composition has changed

08:35 - Learning good lifting technique and how much this has helped her

10:45 - Learning how to take her temp and pulse

12:34 - Other biomarkers that have improved

15:40 - Being able to eat the food she loves

16:58 - Bloating, binge-eating before her cycle, and digestive issues she had prior to joining the program

19:57 - How long will it really take to get the results you want

20:49 - Eating 2050 calories and still losing weight

22:21 - Listening to your body and taking your time when you need it

22:38 - What she enjoyed most about the program

24:15 - Feeling overwhelmed at the beginning and how she overcame this

26:34 - What she found the most challenging

28:11 - Putting the time in and why this is important and why you must trust the process

31:32 - How the food is fitting in with her family

33:10 - The simplicity of pro-metabolic foods

26:58 - Going back to the basics with nutrition

38:10 - Her advice to women who are sitting on the fence about joining the program

39:07 - How the coaching and support helped her get her results

41:31 - Her advice to other women who are in the same journey

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#173 - From beating her autoimmune condition and menopausal symptoms to becoming a coach with Margie Arbon Nov 30, 2022

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Can’t help but not love Margie! I can’t believe she is 57 years old, she certainly doesn't look it. Margie is one of our coaches, and she’s had an incredible journey. In this episode, Margie and I talk about:

➡️Her health and fitness history

➡️When she found pro-metabolic eating

➡️The physical pain she used to experience due to her autoimmune condition spondylitis

➡️The menopausal symptoms she used to deal with

➡️How things changed since she found the pro-metabolic community

➡️Learning how to train and going to the gym

➡️What it’s like being strong

➡️What drives Margie and makes her passionate about being a coach

➡️Advice Margie would give to menopausal women

And more!

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SHOW NOTES

01:53 - Brief background of Margie

03:00 - Her health and dieting history prior to being introduced to pro- metabolic eating

06:12 - How long it took for her to get rid of the menopausal symptoms and get off her medication

07:57 - How she started strength training and how it's helping her

09:52 - Unlearning a lot of misconceptions about nutrition

10:53 - Being afraid of going to the gym and how she moved past that

12:09 - Progressing weights and lifting effectively

12:45 - Executing the movements correctly and why it's important

13:56 - How being strong has impacted her life

14:33 - How strength training will help you with your mobility as you age

15:16 - The types of women that she coaches

17:36 - Why she is so passionate about what she does

18:48 - Her advice to women who are in their 50's and struggling with weight gain and menopausal symptoms

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#172 - 6 Emotional Blocks to Weight Loss with Greta Zukoff Nov 28, 2022

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We have Greta back on the podcast! I have worked with Greta personally (if you’ve seen previous podcasts, it was during Craig and I’s TTC journey). Greta is a weight loss behavioural coach, and she uses EFT tapping to break-through those emotional barriers that hold women back from achieving their body goals.

In this episode, Greta and I chat about:

➡️Childhood beliefs and programs

➡️Believing weight loss is hard

➡️Not trusting self

➡️Self-sabotage

➡️What others think when you lose weight

➡️Physical attention and safety

➡️How EFT can help

➡️The power of our emotions

And more!

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Greta Zukoff @gretazurkoff

SHOW NOTES

01:40 - Brief background of Greta

03:34 - EFT tapping

04:58 - Showing up for yourself

05:56 - Self-sabotaging

09:40 - EFT tapping and behavioral change

10:31 - 6 Emotional Blocks to Weight Loss

10:41 - #1 "I don't believe that I can lose weight"

12:06 - #2 "I'll have to give up everything I love in order to lose weight"

14:42 - #3 "I don't trust how I will behave if I were to lose the weight"

17:06 - #4 "I might hurt someone or make someone jealous if I lose the weight"

18:00 - #5 "I might feel uncomfortable with extra physical attention"

19:31 - #6 "I don't want to give someone else satisfaction of me being that size"

21:18 - Getting through those emotional blocks using EFT tapping

24:25 - Food freedom challenge

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#171 - How to stay consistent with your nutrition on the weekends with Craig McDonald Nov 23, 2022

Show notes

Something Craig and I have noticed with some of our clients is that they're consistent Monday to Friday, but then when the weekend rolls around, the plan just goes out the window.

Yet, when you have a specific goal, you need to be fairly concise and consistent not only during the week but also on the weekends.

In this episode, Craig and I chat about:

➡️What to do when eating out on the weekend

➡️Simplifying your meal plans

➡️Planning ahead and packing your food

➡️Practicing moderation and what it means

And more!

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SHOW NOTES

02:10 - Update on my recovery

04:48 - My strength targets

07:18 - Maintaining strength goals and eating within a calorie range for maintenance

08:12 - Focus and discipline

08:51 - How to stop 'falling off the wagon' on the weekends

10:50 - Tracking and meal planning tips

16:29 - How to stay consistent

19:22 - Making a conscious effort

22:23 - Practicing moderation

24:44 - Making excuses

26:32 - Saying "NO"

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#170 - Losing 39 lbs/ 17.7kgs after 27 years of restrictive diets and binge eating with Lisa Finnegan Nov 20, 2022

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Lisa is 53 years old and lives in the United States, working for a large auto parts company. Lisa’s story starts way back in her childhood. She grew up with a mother on Weight Watchers who always had a scale in the kitchen.

Lisa actually thought she was an overweight kid, so she always did low-fat diets and restricted calories. She even did keto for 6 years and 86-hour fasts. Lisa no longer does all this craziness, so we sat down and had a bit of a chat about her journey.

In this episode, Lisa and I dig into:

➡️Lisa’s dieting history

➡️Her experience having a hysterectomy

➡️Losing 30 lbs and 24 inches in 16 weeks

➡️Other improvements she’s noticed

➡️What Lisa is currently eating

➡️Beating a binge eating disorder

➡️Challenges Lisa had to overcome

➡️Getting comfortable in the gym

➡️Advice to other women on this journey

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SHOW NOTES

02:02 - Lisa's background

02:35 - All the diets she's done

04:19 - What made her join the program and what health issues she had prior to joining

06:17 - The results she's seen in the program

09:27 - How much weight she's lost

09:43 - How many calories she's on and the foods she is eating

13:42 - What she enjoyed most about the program

15:22 - What she found the most challenging about the program

16:56 - Her advice to women who are still sitting on the fence about joining the program

17:33 - How coaching and support helped her achieve her goals

18:16 - Her advice to women who are in the same journey

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#169 - How Amanda at 49 lost 8kgs and improved her perimenopausal and Hashimotos symptoms with Amanda Batchelor Nov 16, 2022

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We have one of our awesome clients, Amanda Batchelor, on the podcast this time around! Amanda is 49 years old, has two jobs, and two teenage kids.

When she first joined the program, she was doing a lot of stuff. She was into Crossfit, doing strict keto, fasting, and previously did triathlons. But all of this led to Amanda ending up in a bad emotional state and hormonal issues. Today, Amanda is walking an entirely different path.

So, in this episode, Amanda and I talk about:

➡️Amanda’s history and why she joined the program

➡️How she lost 8 kgs and body fat

➡️How giving up the booze has changed her life

➡️What types of foods she’s eating now

➡️How she is training

➡️What she’s enjoyed most about the program

➡️How the food is working for the rest of her family

➡️Advice she has for other women in similar situations

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SHOW NOTES

01:58 - Brief background of Amanda

02:40 - Amanda’s health history and why she joined the program

07:50 - Her health improvement when she joined the program

08:12 - Not having cravings anymore

09:17 - How she lost 8 kgs and body fat

11:40 - How giving up the booze has changed her life

13:36 - Her hashimotos improvement

14:29 - What sorts of food she's eating now

16:10 - What she enjoyed most about the program

16:54 - How she is training

17:44 - The most challenging part for her while doing the program

19:47 - How the food is working for the rest of her family

21:56 - Advice for other women who are sitting on the fence about joining the program

24:12 - How coaching and support is helping her get to her health goals

26:56 - Advice she has for other women in similar situations

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#168 - Why you should train to build muscle not burn calories with Damon Hayhow Nov 14, 2022

Show notes

Prior to meeting Craig I used to train to burn as many calories as possible! I did so many classes, HIIT and long runs. When I met Craig he said to me you need to stop destroying the body you have with cardio and restrictive diets and build the body you want with real food and strength training.

I learned about the benefit of lifting weights and getting stronger for body composition change: more muscle and less body fat. Following a structured and measured training program with the intention of building muscle. I not only improved my body composition but I also improved my health. Better sleep, better cycles, no more constipation, more energy and no more binge eating!

Damon was one of the first coaches Craig worked with and has heavily influenced our training methodology. He's been on the podcast before, so I thought I'd get him back on to talk about why we should be training to build muscle not burn calories.

In this episode, Damon and I chat about:

➡️Training like an athlete and for the outcome you want

➡️What being “toned” means (and what it involves)

➡️How weight training works

➡️Building vs maintaining

➡️Why excessive cardio doesn’t work to improve your body composition

➡️The problem with fast food

➡️The importance of proper lifting execution

➡️Falling in love with lifting and sustainability

➡️The link between training and nutrition

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Damon Hayhow @damonhayhow

SHOW NOTES

01:44 - Brief background of Damon

02:34 - Training hard and why its necessary to change your body

03:54 - Why it's not all about the number on the scale

04:55 - Building the body that you want vs destroying the body you hate

05:45 - Training like an athlete and why this is important if you want to build a toned and athletic body

09:21 - Being in control

13:20 - Will you have to track your food forever?