Calorie Deficit University

Ask Me A Question For Next Week's Episode! Included in this episode:  A calorie deficit is not a cure for obesity.  How "you're not broken" can be invalidating and dismissive of real chronic conditions if we aren't careful.  Epidemiology and epigenetics.  Facts about obesity and morbid obesity.  All of the factors that go into personalized solutions for managing chronic ill...

Ask Me A Question For Next Week's Episode! Included in this week's episode:  Personal story with the politicization of fitness and it's affects on my community today.  Brief history of fitness and politics.  Modern politics and fitness in the military and presidents.  The socioeconomic and class division of fitness and politics.  Pilates.  Fitness in America today is highly individua...

Ask Me A Question For Next Week's Episode! In this episode:  Coaching call coming at you!  How to get a hold of the food noise.  I've fallen off and can't get back on.  You're not a pilgrim, fix your wagon babe.  What do I do?!? I've got you.  Alcohol - the real talk and coaching talk you need to hear.  Vacation and food.  Change your mind and take your autonomy.  YOU'...

Ask Me A Question For Next Week's Episode! Included in this episode:  Underrated or overrated on topics that include but are not limited to beauty, health, wellness, supplements and overall fitness trends. 

Ask Me A Question For Next Week's Episode! Included in this episode:  Most people are just average.  What is average when it comes to health?  What is the top 1% of fitness?  Perspective shift Stop trying to jump from being in the 75% of people to the top 1% overnight. It won't happen.  Just go for it, you have nothing to lose. 

Ask Me A Question For Next Week's Episode! Included in this episode:  The feedback loop of wanting nothing at all, not even wanting to want.  Anhedonia  Sylvia Plath  The curve of desire  How did we get here?  How does this relate to weight loss?  The answer to finding motivation: create it. 

Ask Me A Question For Next Week's Episode! Included in this week's episode:  Endlessly pounding the pavement without regard for anything else in your life won't work What is the grindset?  Why the rise of the grindset?  Reality check, life isn't fair and there is a lot of luck involved beyond hard work  Everyone is working very hard with the circumstances they have  Don't f...

Ask Me A Question For Next Week's Episode! Included in this week's episode:  If you feel like nothing is working, this might be for you  Starting from a place of dysregulation will never work  How to learn self regulation  Things you can practically do to help yourself  Abandon specific scale numbers and body sizes  Weight loss cna be very dysregulating  Creating a healthy environment for...

Ask Me A Question For Next Week's Episode! Included in this episode:  How to rid yourself of "not feeling like it" when you know its what you need to do  Not engaging with negotiation with yourself  Anchor your tasks with routine  Accepting that your feelings don't have to control you Practice exposure to overcome  Lean into the discomfort of doing  Take imperfect action over an...

Ask Me A Question For Next Week's Episode! Included in this week's episode:  The difference between affordability in feeding yourself and the expense of overfeeding yourself.  Nuances of affording weight loss  Rice and beans aren't expensive  You do not need expensive "health foods" or products to lose weight Resources for food affordability that are free  People who strugg...

Ask Me A Question For Next Week's Episode! Included in this week's episode:  Where did cravings come from?  Physiological vs. psychological factors of cravings.  Our brain's evolution of behavior for survival.  Our new food environment.  Engaging behavior with the craving; training yourself like Pavlov's dog.  Rewiring your brain's neurology for success.  Setting your envir...

Ask Me A Question For Next Week's Episode! Included in this week's episode:  Are you consuming your life away?  Why does consumption of information feel so good?  The Dunning Kruger Effect Echo chambers of misinformation prevents weight loss.  Who to trust.  Mindset of inaction.  Learning is comfortable because it's private.  Action reveals you and makes you.  The people who lose wei...

Ask Me A Question For Next Week's Episode! Included in this week's episode:  What is neuroplasticity?  Can you improve your neuroplasticity?  The best ways to boost your neuroplasticity.  The killer of neuroplasticity.  The worst things you can do for your brain as you age.  Food makes a huge impact on your brain.  Ultra processed foods and neuroplasticity.  What can you do? 

Ask Me A Question For Next Week's Episode! Included in this week's episode:  The Negroni you drink in Italy is legit neon orange so let's calm down a bit.  Do governments allow intentional poisoning of their citizens?  Causation is not correlation.  What actually happens when you go to Europe or anywhere for that matter.  Why you feel better.  What's the rub about America?  Our...

Ask Me A Question For Next Week's Episode! Included in this week's episode:  The most common sentiment felt around the world.  My question: would you though?  What would you be willing to change or give up?  What you're conditioned to believe and how it holds you back.  Divergence into gratitude forward message: how to change your mind.  Fixing your perspective to free yourself from...

Ask Me A Question For Next Week's Episode! Included in this episode:  The nuances how why you aren't training hard enough.  How to train hard enough to stimulate muscle growth.  Overview on appropriate volume and rep ranges.  Training to failure.  Form, rest and programming.  General tips for maximal success.  Muscle growth is driven by nutrition, recovery and enough muscle stimuli.  Real...

Ask Me A Question For Next Week's Episode! Included in this episode:  Reality of starvation or under eating  Personal story about my time abroad  What exactly is starvation Medical implications of starvation  Refeeding Syndrome  Understanding your own perspective and how you are placed in the world  Real life stories of people who suffer from starvation even in the West  Nutrient density is im...

Ask Me A Question For Next Week's Episode! Included in this episode:  Do you lack motivation? Are you not disciplined? Are you truly lazy?  "Laziness" has been transformed into moral failing.  Laziness has existed for as long as human have!  What really is laziness?  Why do we call people lazy? What's the goal there?  Capitalism dichotomy forcing you to believe that you're...

Ask Me A Question For Next Week's Episode! Included in this episode:  Change is based on whether or not we remain consistent with our new habits.  Stay as open as possible.  Stop basing your health plans on how you feel.  Cravings are not a medical emergency.  Logical and practical applications of change in the modern world: modern food, taste perception, reward pathways, learned behavior and...

Ask Me A Question For Next Week's Episode! Included in this episode:  A much needed updated podcast about peptides and their new approvals for different applications.  GLP1s are incredible tools for weight loss.  Talk to your doctor.  Authentic application of a GLP1 as a tool for weight loss.  Nutrition management and movement will always be required.  Nothing will replace a calorie deficit bu...

Ask Me A Question For Next Week's Episode! REALLY IMPORTANT EPISODE TO LISTEN TO MY FRIENDS! LOVE YOU ALL.  Included in this episode:  How to turn desire into action.  The "dream state" Special type of procrastination because it makes you feel like you're doing something when you are NOT.  Examples of the dream state.  How to change your thoughts into actions.  Understanding you...

Ask Me A Question For Next Week's Episode! Included in this episode:  Q&A from Fans Tips to stop binge eating or overeating  How to keep patient in the weight loss process?  When you have a lot of weight to lose, should you reverse diet first to build muscle and then cut or cut first?  Calorie banking? Yes or no?  How to overcome feeling guilty about rest days? Should I still go to the gym...

Ask Me A Question For Next Week's Episode! Included in this episode:  1. Social media is a lie.  2. What are they lying about?  3. No one is entitled to your medical information.  4. What works for one, won't work for all.  5. Jannelle, the Keto girl as a great example.  6. Being careful and informed about what we demand and consume.  7. Social media is entertainment.  8. If you are unhap...

Ask Me A Question For Next Week's Episode! Included in this episode:  1. Weight loss will always be boring.  2. Most things are just a click of a button away today. 3. We are lucky to have the environment we have today for weight loss.  4. What weight loss should be.  5. What weight loss shouldn't be.  6. Regular diet and exercise isn't sexy or fun.  7. Say no to the trends.  8. Stop...

Ask Me A Question For Next Week's Episode! Included in this episode:  1. Resistance to lasting dietary changes is complicated.  2. Brain & behavior 3. Practical ways that are most commonly suggested to improve overall mental health  4. What happens when that stuff doesn't work?  5. Figuring out your own subconscious mind 6. It's okay to feel how you're feeling 7. Treat your...