Fit in Real Life

One of the most common traits of people with eating struggles is PERFECTIONISM.  Perfectionism is something I want for my surgeon, my airline pilot and my lawyer. I want THEM to be perfectionists at their craft.  But when it comes to having a healthy, natural relationship with food, perfectionism is exactly what you don't want.  Join me in this week's episode to discover WHY a perfectionist tenden...

I have been listening to the Midlife Matters Podcast for a few months, and it feels like I'm having a cup of coffee (and laughs) with good friends. I love how Marie, Julie and Mindy NORMALIZE so many of the things we don't really talk about in the middle years. I am delighted to have the opportunity to interview these lovely women on the Fit + Vibrant You Podcast and introduce them to you! Listen...

Ever wish you had more motivation? Have you ever blamed lack of motivation for not reaching your goals, or even getting started in the first place? We say it all the time "I just need to get motivated", and then we passively wait for motivation to strike us.  But what if motivation is not something that just happens to us? What if we could be motivated every single day? How would life be different...

Ladies… I am THRILLED to share this conversation with Courtney Claggett, Kinesiologist and Core Confidence Specialist about your core and pelvic floor: incontinence, pelvic floor dysfunction, postnatal recovery and movement. Join us for a candid conversation to learn: ⭐️ Why incontinence is common, but NOT normal… and what you can do about it ⭐️ Why doing kegels might be doing more harm than goo...

Each month I go live in the Fit + Vibrant Women Facebook Group to answer questions from listeners of the podcast. This is one way I can help you get off the crazy diet cycle, get to your happy, healthy weight permanently, naturally and WITHOUT the obsession so that you can LIVE your life.  This month I answer: ➡️ I've started gaining weight after surgery... what can I do? ➡️ I'm doing everything r...

Have you ever said to yourself: "I just can't stay committed" or "I do really well for a while, and then something always seems to get in the way" or "I just need to get in the right mindset" And then you find yourself scrolling through Pinterest for healthy Instant Pot recipes, hoping you'll find the answer to your eating struggles. Except food isn't the problem. Most women I work with already kn...

When it comes to improving our health and losing weight, we so often start our journey by looking for the next diet plan. We need more willpower. More time. We just need someone to cook for us.   What if food wasn't the problem?   Spoiler alert: it ISN'T:   Ok, you already know that if you've been listening to the Fit + Vibrant You podcast, and today we're tackling a MAJOR roadblock: our beliefs....

Winter is coming!!! And that means, dark rainy, cold weather. And while you could sport your highlighter vests and flashy lights and get out there rain, shine, day or night and get out there for your walk or run, sometimes it's just not practical. Does that mean you get to put your runners away til spring? Of course not! The solution (cue superhero music) .... indoor cardio! However, if you HATE i...

Each month I go live in the Fit + Vibrant Women Facebook Group to answer questions from listeners of the podcast. This is one way I can help you get off the crazy diet cycle, get to your happy, healthy weight permanently, naturally and WITHOUT the obsession so that you can LIVE your life.  This month I answer: ➡️ How to keep motivated when you don't see results ➡️ Bubbly water versus still water:...

On a scale of 1-10 how committed are you to achieving your goal? Well... what's your number?   It's a question I ask each potential member of Fit + Vibrant Over 50, and this week I received this answer:   "Tricky question....if I was at a 10, wouldn't I have accomplished already? I want to be fit and healthy, but then why do I sabotage?"   If it were a 10 I would have done it by now.    A strong d...

Thank you to everyone who let me know that I had released the incorrect audio file to the podcast yesterday. 🤦‍♀️ *Human moment* While I have corrected the file, if you have already downloaded the incorrect one, I wanted to make it easier on you an re-release the correct audio! Many thanks! Tanja x

So many of my podcast listeners ask about menopause, and specifically: menopause and weight gain. To answer your questions, I asked Jackie Lynch, Registered Nutritional Therapist and author of "The Happy Menopause" to join me on the podcast.   Press play on this week's podcast to learn:   Why do many women struggle with weight gain, especially around the midsection when they hit menopause? The #1...

I'm back with another podcast episode on FITNESS. This week, we're talking all about the BEST fitness plan for women 50+.   Let's face it, bodies change through the decades, and it only makes sense that fitness plans should too!   Press play on this week's episode the Fit + Vibrant You podcast (maybe listen in while you're out on a walk 🙂) as we cover: The big mindset shifts you must make to be c...

Each month I go live in the Fit + Vibrant Women Facebook Group to answer questions from listeners of the podcast. This is one way I can help you get off the crazy diet cycle, get to your happy, healthy weight permanently, naturally and WITHOUT the obsession so that you can LIVE your life.    When you're ready to take the next step, here's how I can help. ⭐️ For Women Over 50: Discover the 4 Steps...

"I just can't handle failing again".   The women I work with, before we started working together have gained and lost the same 10, 20, 50, 100 pounds over and over again. I have so much respect for every single person who puts their hand up and says "I'm willing to try again".   And it can take so much courage to start again. It's safer to do nothing. It's safer to stay the same. But are you reall...

"I just can't handle failing again".   The women I work with, before we started working together have gained and lost the same 10, 20, 50, 100 pounds over and over again. I have so much respect for every single person who puts their hand up and says "I'm willing to try again".   And it can take so much courage to start again. It's safer to do nothing. It's safer to stay the same. But are you reall...

Each month I go live in the Fit + Vibrant Women Facebook GRoup to answer questions from listeners of the podcast. This is one way I can help you get off the crazy diet cycle, get to your happy, healthy weight permanently, naturally and WITHOUT the obsession so that you can LIVE your life.    In this episode, I answer questions like: How do I fit in exercise? Everything else takes priority and I do...

Your past is not your potential. In any hour you can choose to liberate the future. -Marilyn Ferguson On August 11, 2013, while watching a Lifetime movie home alone, Lori Massicot made one decision that changed the trajectory her entire life. She had two bottles of Chardonnay ready to go, and made a drastic move not to drink them dry. Lori had been drinking for 30 years.    Since that day, she cha...

Do you ever feel resentful? Annoyed? Irritated? Not heard? Um…. yes 🙋‍♀️   So many women feel these things, but then don't know what to do next, so they just stew in the emotion, they checking out of the relationship, hold a grudge, or cope with food.    But feelings are there for a reason; they are telling us something. Often these feelings are telling us that our boundaries have been crossed. ...

Hit a weight loss stumbling block? Maybe you've plateaued... or slipped back on a few of your habits? Maybe you lack motivation, or are feeling overwhelmed? No need to panic – this is NORMAL. Problems, challenges + barriers are part of the journey. The real problem is, however, that we often STOP when we have a problem and we waste precious energy focused on the problem instead of pursuing a solut...

If you're like most people, when you think about Benjamin Franklin, you think contribution to the discovery of electricity.  But Franklin was one of the first writers to write about personal development, and he has three powerful principles for leading a successful life.   On this episode of the Fit + Vibrant You Podcast, I share these three success principles and and how they apply to your journe...

Every single day, I send an email and a voice note to my clients in Fit + Vibrant Over 50. In the program, we don't just focus on weight loss, we are changing our LIVES and having a daily touch point and mindset upgrade has been transformational.  A few week's ago I shared a note about being ALL IN versus ALL OR NOTHING. And I wanted to share it with you.  All-or-nothing thinking refers to thinkin...

Last week I talked about self-sabotage.  This week, we dive a little deeper. Join me on this week's episode of the Fit + Vibrant You podcast to discover the two insidious habits that sabotage your weight loss efforts. And it's not eating at night. Or eating too much sugar. Or eating peanut butter straight from the jar (umm... 🙋‍♀️). These two habits are insidious because we aren't even aware we a...

"What's getting in your way? Where are you stuck?" Sure, you can answer 'hormones' or 'my spouse' or 'my busy schedule'. But if you were to answer this honestly, you would say 'myself'. And then you might think you need more willpower or discipline. Or motivation. Or that something is wrong with you. After all, if you WANT it so badly, so why do you keep slipping off plan when you start to lose so...

We all have an inner voice, an ongoing narrative that comments on what we are doing and drives us to act in certain ways. That voice can be your worst critic- it can keep you playing small, it can fight for your excuses, and it can be downright mean.  Or, that voice can be your greatest ally. How you talk to yourself matters, a lot. But if you've practiced negative self talk for years, or decades,...