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Send us Fan Mail On today's episode, we get a little spicy with this topic of always thinking you can live in calorie deficit. Unfortunately, most women think this because of what society promotes and we spell out why this isn't a good idea and how it can impact you long term, among other side conversions we have relating to this topic. And side note.... it wouldn't be our podcast w...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode, we continue with part 2 of thyroidectomy, this time, connecting the dots with weight loss resistance. One of the most important things we talked about is remembering that the body's systems still work together (even without a thyroid!)  and we need to always be looking at the bigger picture to connect the dots as to why there is weight loss resistance in this...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode, Gillis takes a deep dive into the physiology of not having a thyroid and what are important factors/considerations to look at.  Some of the things that we discussed are: - Why also looking at Total T4 and T3 are important - Why it's important for these people to be properly medicated - What medications should these people be on - Are these folks resistant to...

Send us Fan Mail On today's  episode,  Gillis & Tarryn talk about the biggest misunderstanding when it comes to fat loss - thinking that cutting calories is a linear thing.  The goal to a successful fat loss is about approaching the calorie adjustments in a non-linear fashion, which the data is the roadmap, and of course, & knowing what calls to make  does come with experience. In a l...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to our first episode of 2023! On this episode, we talk all about HRT (Hormone Replacement Therapy) and the red flags, the biggest one being not running labs and only going off of symptoms.  We also cover the topics of: - Who is HRT for? -When should this be considered? -Asking the right questions -Initial lab testing  -Following up with labs -Doing your research -Not every...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode, we take things a different route. We always talk about adaptations and how they are a negative thing, but what a lot of people fail to realize is that adaptions are needed in order to make any kind of aesthetic goals. Too many people play it safe because they are scared of the adaptations, however, these adaptations are a "positive" thing when it comes t...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode, we are diving back into setting yourself up for a successful fat loss. In part one, we talked about what you need to be doing now from a nutritional standpoint to set yourself up for fat loss come January, and today we go deeper, talking about what you should be doing exercise wise right now as your prepare to start a fat loss in January, along with how to set up...

Send us Fan Mail We are not the ones to hate on folks who want to wait to start their fat loss journey come the New Year,  since we are about to get deep into the holiday season. We also are not  the ones to hate on folk who have continually failed at fat loss and you're waiting until the New year to start over ( it only takes 1 time to stick!).  The whole purpose of this episode is to give y...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode, we talk about one of the biggest reasons why people do not make progress, and that's being addicted to stress. To be fair, most folks may not recognize some of their habits as stress addictions, but on this episode, we cover the most common ones we see! We hope you enjoy this episode, and please don't forget to share our podcast to help us get the word o...

Send us Fan Mail We're changing  gears with this episode and talking about our personal art of never quitting. On this episode we open up and give an insight of our backgrounds of growing up and how it shaped us vs not being a victim and quitting when things get hard. We went down many rabbit holes and talked about the following in regards to not quitting: - Facing adversities -Diet/Training...

Send us Fan Mail On today's episode, we discuss their top 3 mistakes that client makes that prevents them from making progress. Gillis brings his 3 to the episode, and Tarryn brings her 3 to the episode. As sneak peak at some of the topics discussed are: 1.) Comparing  progress to others 2.) Lack of preparation 3.) Hiring a coach to be their friend vs hiring them to be your coach ..........an...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode, we discuss all the gray areas with female fat loss. One of the issues with female fat loss is when it's seen as a black or white thing, which is usually just focusing on CICO (calories in vs calories out) - yes, it still does matter for fat loss, but it's not covering the gray areas that also plays into female fat loss & their success. We take a deep...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode, we answer some questions that we have received from our social media. Some of these  questions that we were asked & answered are: - How to Address Estrogen Dominance & High Cortisol - What to Do When You're Not Losing Weight in a Deficit - How to Further Your Knowledge About Hormones & Who to Seek Out for Help with This -How to Address High Anxiet...

Send us Fan Mail One of the biggest misunderstood things about the human body is all the systems work together, & in a lot of cases, the start of  hormone dysfunction starts in the gut.  On today's episode, we sat down with Alyssa Tyler, who is an  RD, coach, mentor, educator, with a strong focus on gut & functional health, to talk about how hormone dysfunction impacts guts.  We cover...

Send us Fan Mail The biggest mistakes women make when it comes to healing their hormonal issues is doing the same thing that they have been doing that may contributed to why they have hormone issues to begin. In order to heal, you have to be willing to take a step back and correct lifestyle that is contributing to cortisol issues that's causing the hormonal issues- leading to one big shit sto...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode, Gillis & Tarryn talk all about carb cycling, and how to go about this in different dieting phases (muscle gain, recovery, maintenance, fat loss)/our coaching philosophies on when to carb cycle vs when not to carb cycle. We also debunk having low carb days while in a muscle gaining phase to not become insulin resistant, and so much more! We hope you enjoy this...

Send us Fan Mail Over the last few weeks Tarryn has been getting messages from women asking why their sex hormones & thyroid hormones are low, and they are not menopausal.  So we figured that we would make a podcast on this topic discussing why this could be, and more importantly what you can do about it. We hope you enjoy this episode! Questions or Interested in Working With Us? Reach Out!  C...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode, Tarryn opens up about her struggles with finding balance after following a bodybuilding/restrictive lifestyle for 17 years.   Some of these struggles include:  Having an all or nothing mindset Mindset of  taking things to extremes  Body image issues Food issues Mental demons that come out when in a fat loss If you're struggling to find balance after a restric...

Send us Fan Mail On today's episode, we talk about losing weight while on hormonal birth control. Is it impossible? No, but it can be difficult especially if you're not willing adjust according to the adaptations that can happen while on hormonal birth control.   We also discuss the two different sides we have seen when it comes to women being on hormonal birth control & being in a f...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode, we talk about playing it too safe with a fat loss due to the fear of adaptations such as thyroid down-regulations, sex hormones imbalances, etc.  The biggest take away is that adaptations WILL occur when we are in a fat loss, even with doing a healthy fat loss . Us as coaches, we do practice healthy fat loss protocols with our clients, however, we also understand...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode,  we have Dr. Caroline Lomboy,  doctor of osteopathic medicine,  back on the podcast to do an in-depth Q & A on all things thyroid. If you haven't listened to the other episode we did with her on female health, sex hormones, birth control, we highly recommend that you listen to that. Some topics we talked about: Stress, lifestyle, and thyroid function Hypo...

Send us Fan Mail On this informational /ranty * only because this is a topic that lights Tarryn's soul on fire * we talk all about the biggest mistakes women who are over 30 years old make - continuously going back and following the same diet they did in their 20's because it worked then but doesn't usually work now. The longer the dieting history we have, the more our physiology/re...

Send us Fan Mail On today's episode, we talk all about mini cuts , and why most  women shouldn't consider/do these because of women physiology and how the female body responds to a caloric deficit + the time she needs to actually lose the weight. When it comes to mini cuts, they are a sort period of time of being in an aggressive calorie deficit because the idea of this is to get in, los...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode, we dive back into blood glucose and how to correct the issues rather than cutting out the carbs. If you listened to part 1 ( I HIGHLY recommend you do before listening to this episode to piece it altogether ), we discuss getting down to the root issues as to why blood glucose is high vs just basing it off of a number and cutting out the carbs, again, replacing one...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode, we dive into blood glucose issues.  The "norm" that we have been hearing a lot of is cutting out carbs to correct the blood glucose issue, however, this isn't always the answer because the solution is finding out what the root cause is, and correcting things at that level that will correct blood glucose issues. Removing carbs from one's diet to...