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Happy Love Month Friends! In lieu of Valentine's Day this week, we thought it would be fun to discuss some of the things we are loving these days! From our favorite coffee drinks, go-to protein picks, water bottle brands, skincare products and even a little discussion on our current fashion preferences ;). You won't want to miss this!  Weigh in and tell us about what you are loving this...

Hey friends! It's officially February!!  We have survived the never-ending doom of January ;).  Just kidding...kind of :).   With all of the New Year hype behind us we're back in the grind of focusing on our "intentions".  Remember we talked about setting "intentions" instead of 'goals' this year.  Well for those of you who have already forgotten, here'...

Hey hey friends! We're back for another New Year of Leave Your Excuses After The Beep! We're hoping to keep things fresh and new for the upcoming year...so if you've been hoping that we'd cover a certain topic let us know!!  We love learning about new topics and doing personal research, we're willing to be your guinea pigs!  Whether it's an exercise, a recipe or food...

Happy New Year Friends!!  It's officially 2025 and we are excited to bring you some fresh perspectives for the new year.   What can you expect this year?  More health, more lifestyle, more real life, more parenting, more of us! As we kick off the first episode of 2025 we want to challenge you to reconsider your New Year Resolutions.  If you've been around for any length of time, you know...

The final weeks of the holiday season are knocking on your door and the new year is coming in hot!  How are you feeling about the new year? Ready to conquer those resolutions, ready to make this your year to bust through all of your objections, ready to drop your excuses and make things happen with your life?! Then this episode is for YOU!  We are breaking down what we do as health coaches and how...

This week we are tackling the popular Healthy Gut, Healthy Brain topic.  We've been hearing about gut health for quite some time, but it seems to have ramped back up over the past few years.  So how do you know if you have an unhealthy gut and how might this be affecting your brain?  We know that inflammation can wreck havoc on our physical body systems but it can also affect our mood, emotio...

Thanksgiving is right around the corner and we are celebrating with all things gratitude and thankfulness! Listen in to this week's episode as we share super simple strategies to get you focused on gratitude and thankfullness this week and beyond.  Struggle to get your family on board?  We share tips for them too! From gratitude for others, places, things, relationships, yourself, etc...we ar...

The holiday season is upon us and along that comes all of the winter germs!!  So this week, we are giving you all of our best tips for boosting your immune system before you're struck by illness and if you've already been hit with an illness we have some tips for you too! You won't be shocked to find that all of the healthy habits that we practice and endorse year-round are actually...

This week we are chatting about the hype around medical spas, glp1 medications, horomone testing and replacement, vitamin infusions, infusion clinics, etc. What do all of these things have in common?  We are being marketed to continuously about how we need to be incorporating these interventions into our health routines in order to be our healthiest selves. If we test our hormone levels, we'l...

We've officially hit the HOLIDAY season!!  Halloween kicks off the beginning of the upcoming series of holidays and we are here for it! We are sharing all of the tips that we use to help us keep our health in the forefront of our thoughts AND enjoy the holidays!  The holidays can be your most successful season yet and we're not telling you to stay home! The first tip...the holidays are j...

This week we are breaking down protein!  What is it? Where can you find it?  How much of it should you eat? What sources should you eat? And everything in between. If you've heard that you should consume more protein but you're struggling with how to actually do that, this episode is for you!  Even as seasoned health coaches we still find ourselves in a protein rut sometimes.  We are sha...

Are you running on fumes these days? You are not alone!  What happened to the summer high that we were riding the past few months?  It's suddenly gone and left are shorter days, longer nights and all of motivation went with it. Does any of that sounds familiar?  Can you relate?  I know you might be tempted to continue to ride this slumber out until the New Year rolls around, but we're he...

Earlier this month we celebrated National Coach's Day!  There are so many ways that you can use a coach to improve your life.  Whether you have a life coach, financial coach, relationship coach, health coach, business coach, athletic coach, etc.  You can hire a coach for practically any area of your life!  And today we are sharing all of the reasons why you might be avoiding a coach but that...

This week we are talking about the best time of year for setting new goals with your health and you might be surprised to know that it's not January 1st, but rather right NOW!! Fall is a fantastic time of year to hunker down and set some realistic goals for yourself.  Research shows that this time of year we are most productive and actually get things done.  With the 'back to school&apos...

This week we are talking about the "Gluten-Free Trend".  This is a topic that comes up frequently for Kitty, as she has been gluten-free for the past 7 years or so.  So as someone who has first-hand experience with practicing a gluten-free lifestyle she is here to share some of the ins and outs with what to look for, why this might be something you would consider, what it means, how to l...

This week we are getting serious about our promotion of strength training.  When something makes such a difference in your life, it's hard to not shout it from the rooftops.  That is strength training!   Why does strength training matter? It's an exercise and form of body movement that EVERYONE can benefit from in one capacity or another.  It can be adapted for EVERYONE at any ability. ...

This week we are talking about fish oil supplements and whether or not you need to use them. So to supplement or not to supplement, that is the question that we are answering today.  I think it's important that we breakdown the differences between Omega 3 and Omega 6 essential fatty acids.  Both are "essential fatty acids" which just means that we need these in order for certain bod...

This week we are tackling the topic of processed foods!  We are inundated with fast processed foods every day, both in our home and outside of our home.  If you do not consume any form of processed food, then this episode is not for you.  Our bet is that everyone consumes some level of processed food, so eliminating it all together is almost impossible.  So what can we do about it?!   We can make...

This week we are talking about the difference between approaching your health journey through a lens of self-hate versus self-love.  What does love and hate have to do with your health anyway?! This was an interesting topic to dive in to because we both agree that we've had many moments of self-hate inducing actions throughout our health journey's, in fact those were the ones that were m...

This week we are talking about obstacles and how they keep us from reaching our goals.  Have you ever heard of the phrase, "The obstacle is the way"?  This is something that we have been working toward embracing for the past few years as health coaches.  Having this outlook that obstacles are set before us to guide us instead of block us, is a key component to overcoming our mental limit...

In this week's episode of Leave Your EXCUSES After The Beep we are discussing some recent statistics that were shared with us regarding the need for health among American adults.  96% of surveyed Americans feel that they need to improve their health in some capacity, while just 17% of those surveyed feel that they know what to do, how to do it and have a plan to do it.   So what happens to th...

Hey friends! Welcome back to another week of Leave Your Excuses After The Beep! This week we are diving into the Body Positivity Movement!  What does this mean and how is it supposed to help us gain a better understanding of how we perceive our bodies? These are both great questions that we unpack in this week's episode.  Which is the better perspective: body positivity or body neutrality?! ...

This week we are diving into the topic of hormone health.  Have you ever had the thought that your hormones might be out of whack?  Have you ever been prescribed hormonal birth control to combat symptoms of PMS, heavy bleeding or mood swings?  Have you ever considered your hormones to be the cause of your current heath state?  These were all questions that we had thought ourselves at one point or...

Welcome back for another week of Leave Your EXCUSES After the Beep!  We are in the thick of Midwest Summer's around here and these past few weeks have been throwing us some HEAT!  So today we are sharing our best tips for how to stay on track with your health goals despite the scorching temps. How to keep your nutrition on track, keep yourself moving and not compromise your health in the proc...

Thanks for joining us this week as we break down the basics of macro's!  What are macro's and why should you care to learn more about them? First off macros refer to 'macronutrients' which are components of food that the body needs in order to function properly.  Your body is unable to make macronutrients and therefore requires that you consume these daily.  The 3 macronutrient...