Fit To Be Real: & A Little Extra

It is Valentine’s week! We have a little holiday fun with facts and games and then break down some navigation techniques to get through the week whether you are in a relationship or whether you are living the single life. Either way self-care is always the way to go…YOU DO YOU, BOO BOO. We let you in on a special surprise we are cooking up behind the scenes with some MERCH! Woohoo! We hope you get...

We have been inundated with the heavy news of the world on the daily, and sometimes our own little worlds have their own obstacles to get through at the same time. Everyone is stressed and tired, so it feels like the perfect time to take a mental health day to do silly things and laugh as much as you can. There aren so many medicinal benefits to just laughing and playing games with people you can...

105: Fitness Trends of 2025 New year, new ways to get creative with your fitness lifestyle. We go down the list of the top 6 trends for 2025 so far….from actual workouts, to products, and ways to accomplish your goals. Today’s chat is a great example as to why it is so important and helpful to talk things out with a friend, co-worker, family member etc. By the end of the chat Carly has a major rev...

Welcome to the Fit To Be Real... & A Little Extra Podcast Live! Your favorite podcast is now live streamed for that little extra goodness! Watch live and chat with us each week. The Let Them Theory is a fantastic system created by the renowned Mel Robbins. Besides grabbing her book you should check out The Mel Robbins Podcast if you haven’t already. It is the #1 go-to for all things science ba...

103: Bloating isn’t just for the holidays, but after a fun filled week it is very high on our list of things to focus on. Here we break down the ins & outs of what it is, how to prevent it, and how to relieve it! Per usual, we get real candid about our own journeys with bloat and over share…but if our embarrassing stories help you resonate with feeling better about yourself and making changes...

102: It is hard to believe we are just about a week into 2025! Time is wild. We had this chat last year about the ins and outs of our hopes for the year, so we are making it a tradition and encourage you to do the same! Mapping out how you want your year to look is a sure fire way to manifest the goods and eliminate the bad…you know what we mean ;) ————— Real Tip of the Day : Do It To It! Make thi...

You can go watch this chat LIVE!! on our Youtube Channel: Fit To Be Real & A Little Extra! We are super pumped to start this new venture, of course we have no idea what we’re doing, but it will all work out nonetheless. You get to be with us from day 1 as we evolve in this video journey. Todays chat is a mix of introducing the pod couch and also a breakdown of what your clothing choices say ab...

We can not believe we have kept this podcast up for one hundred weeks straight. Who knew it was going to be such a journey and something we never want to stop doing. Thank you to all of our listeners who tune in every week, who write in, who tell us that they completely relate to the self-care struggles, weight struggles, motivation struggles and happiness struggles. The whole point of starting th...

The winter/holiday season is always crazy busy no matter what you celebrate. There is something about the schedules getting jam packed with parties, end-of-the-year obligations, work requirements, etc. They get jam packed and stressful. The last thing you feel you have time for is time to take care of yourself. You’re fatigued, you’re overwhelmed, you’re overstimulated and the last time you went t...

Things you didn’t know you needed to know about shopping, Amazon, the answer to where “away” is once it is deemed trash, and so much more. Victoria had the time to watch Buy Now! The Shopping Conspiracy on Netflix and boy is it a doozy. It made such an impact that this whole episode was meant to break it down and encourage you to watch it yourself. So much damage, in more ways than one, is happeni...

Make sure to listen to the end for some Bloops! Sometimes you think you have it all together, and sometimes life throws you so many curve balls you have no choice but to go with the flow and hope for the best. This holiday week was a cornucopia of life getting in the way…so today’s episode is brought to you by spontaneity and a prayer…but we did it! Lucky for us all Billy Mayo was in town and will...

Happy Thanksgiving 2024! It is hard to believe this holiday has come back around again, but here we are! If you are hosting this week…or host any type of gathering where organization is needed then we have the timeline to a stress free and fully prepared hosting experience! And seeing as tensions feel as though they are higher than ever in the world right now and in families or any circle really,...

Bridget Clawson hold many titles: BSN, RN, Yoga teacher, concert goer, beach babe and what we are chatting her up about today…Death Doula. She has a fabulous perspective on what she experiences on the hospital floors with her medicinal knowledge and her spiritual background of the Yoga teachings…she mixes the two to help aid her ability to help her patients and the families that surround them in e...

Melatonin is something we have always heard about for sleep aid, but what is it really? Do we produce it naturally? Why do our levels rise and drop? Can we supplement to help with those melatonin levels? We cover all of this so that we can all create a more beautiful night’s sleep. If we all sleep well, we will all be kinder and if we are kinder the world will be that much better. Good sleep is th...

Everyone needs to let out a little steam about things that bug them every once in a while….but when it is a frequent occurrence is it still called venting? We learned that is what is called Emotional Dumping! Who knew?! We chat through the difference between Emotional Dumping and Healthy Venting….because they are very different. The we rattle off 10 things we just can not stand and need to get off...

’Tis the season for candy being on sale at the stores, festive parties with treats, taking some bites of your kid’s Halloween candy bags….we all know this too well and feel the after affects from indulging too much. But what really is inflammation? Can we help our bodies with specific foods or diet? What does sugar really do to our bodies? And even worse, our brains? We all joke that some foods, p...

It’s that time of year again when you reflect on your many trips around the sun…birthday time! Hopefully you learn something from them, hopefully you put those lessons into action…either way it's all about growth! Carly turns 39 (providing 9 lessons) TODAY and Victoria turns 36 (providing 6 lessons) in the next two weeks…listen in on what has come up new this past year and what have resurfaced…les...

It feels like there is tragedy all around us at all times all over the world. Feeling hopeless and helpless is a very common emotional response. We just had a local tragedy at our childhood grade school, St. Francis of Assisi, when it was engulfed in flames and burnt down. While everyone got out safely, the weight of distress is heavy in our community. With disaster comes community, hope, love, an...

It is officially Spooky Season and we SO here for it! This season brings so many exciting things like pumpkins, sweaters, cold mornings, and the main topic of today’s chat….all things scary! Horror movies, thrillers. Haunted houses, and friendly prank scares…we all react to them differently. There is a reason why some of us love the rush and some of us absolutely stay away from them all. Which one...

If we asked you to stop and think of anyone you know that is always playing the victim in situations and never taking responsibility, could you name someone? Maybe two people? What if it is you?? We all can have the tendency to living in a Victim Mentality. Blaming other’s for our misfortune, being a catastrophist in any situation, living in a dark cloud of depression or anxiety…and so many more s...

We just wanted to have fun this week! 2010s trivia and humdingers….what could be more ridiculous?! We thought it was time to just smile and laugh. Zone out from the news, politics, the daily struggle, and anything else going on in your world….let’s have some good old fashioned fun! ————— If you want to workout with us, at home or in person, check us out www. CFITfitness.com We would love to have y...

We got a lot of requests for an online dating episode and here it is! We hope it resonates with you to talk about the trials and tribulations in some shared experiences. It is 2024 and the main form of dating is to download an APP and swipe yes or no until you are thoroughly burnt out. It is exhausting. No matter what phase you’re in: 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s, etc. online dating has pros and cons. Yes,...

We are so used to having any type of food we want in any season right at our finger tips. We don’t think twice about what to get at the store or when to get it because whatever we need is always there. However, what if we shift our eating to what happens seasonally with our local farmer’s harvest? The amount of environmental and nutritional benefits are more than what we ever thought of…and if you...

Trigger warning: the episode speaks on the topic of alcohol consumption. The experiences relayed in this conversation are personal and in no way meant to impose suggestion or deter listeners from making their own decisions on alcohol. Victoria stopped drinking from 2022 - 2024. This discussion is the 5 realizations she had from her experience after reflecting and the affects of alcohol in terms of...

We sat down with one of the most positive people we know, Barbara O’Neill! She is a CFITer, a Mom, a Spanish teacher, and tennis player, and SO MUCH MORE. Barbara has an incredible story about her journey with Multiple Sclerosis. We are so grateful for her generosity in sharing her story, giving us the facts, and inspiring us with how she keeps such an amazing perspective! Whether you have been di...