Make Peace With Food

It was after completing a 12 week weight loss program that Victoria developed an eating disorder. She would starve herself all day, over-exercise, and indeed up so hungry at night that she would go on huge binges… These binges would be met with a mixture of shame, anger, guilt, and anxiety of gaining weight that she would purge it all and punish herself with extreme forms of exercise. Victoria beg...

Everything is energy. The molecules that compose our entire universe vibrate at various frequencies and emit energy - even our physical bodies emit energy. And as we know, energy cannot be destroyed or created, it can only be transformed from one form to another. This is why all the traumas we carry physically, emotionally and psychologically impact the functionality of our energy systems which ca...

One of the toughest obstacles we face as athletes is getting back into our fitness routine after a serious injury or a period of absence. Earlier this year I tore my calf muscle and was left in a cast for 10 days. Now, while I was in the cast I sustained a SECOND injury. My knee had swollen up the size of a grapefruit! This whole year I’ve been battling my injury. I was unable to run, I felt it wh...

Do you find it difficult to stick to your routines and goals when the end of the year holidays come around? I myself always feel tired and my body needs more rest than usual around this time of the year. Now athletes, you might be worrying, thinking something is wrong with you because you don’t function the way you normally do, but I am here to tell you that it is completely normal! Our bodies are...

How would you feel if you were told that you would never walk again? After sustaining an injury on the job and being diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis, Police Sergeant Michael Herst was told by his Doctors that ending up in a wheelchair was inevitable. Michael knew he would do whatever he could to slow the progression of his disease. He tried everything the doctors suggested, he even agreed to c...

It's estimated that around 80% of people who start a diet regain the weight they’ve lost and more. But why does this happen? In western society, we are on a constant quest to find the magic diet. The secret formula that will allow us to release weight fast and with little effort. The truth is, a diet is a restriction. We deny ourselves the things we want and when we do this,  we create a stro...

Are you getting the results that you want in the gym? If you said no, then pull out those notepads, athletes, because I’m going to share with you the Top Ten Reasons why you’re not seeing the results you want in the gym. Now, not all of these will be relevant to your situation, but keep in mind that something as simple as over training or not getting enough sleep could be stopping you from reachin...

Athlete, are you tired of dieting and stepping on the scale? Want to learn how to lean out and maximize your energy in only 5-12 minute each day? On this episode of Fall in Love with Fitness, here is what you will learn: -The basic (and simple!) formula of fat loss -The 3 "S"s to Transformation -The 2 hormones responsible for weight gain (and how to manage them!) -The 28 Day YouTube Challenge and...

What is your relationship with health and fitness like? Do you start creating transformation in your life only to struggle to maintain not only what you are doing, but the results you achieved as well? If this resonates with you, I know I can help! Something we always forget is that transformation is so much more than just health and fitness. Permanent transformation occurs only when we shift our...

Dr. Terry Wahls was diagnosed with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis. By 2003 she had transitioned to secondary progressive multiple sclerosis. She underwent chemotherapy in an attempt to slow the disease and began using a tilt-recline wheelchair but nothing seemed to help slow the slow decline of her health. Dr. Wahls restored her health using a diet and lifestyle program she designed specif...

Do you never feel rested no matter how much you sleep? Do you need that cup of coffee in the morning in order to have your daily poop? Or are you maybe experiencing sexual dysfunction? You may not realize it, but these are all signs and symptoms of a slow metabolism. Our bodies are living breathing machines. And like any working machine, our bodies require a fuel source in order to function and th...

In 2014, Brisa Alfaro found herself inside a NYC Hospital, surrounded by her family with no idea what had happened and why everyone was gathered around her to say goodbye. She had suffered a brainstem stroke, resulting in Locked in Syndrome. Brisa was unable to move or respond and had less than a 1% chance at surviving. Unable to use her body, all she could do was focus on her thoughts and use the...

On this episode of the Fall In Love With Fitness Podcast, I interview the author of the NY Times and the USA Today bestseller, Fast. Feast. Repeat. , and Delay, Don't Deny - Gin Stephens We are told that we need to release weight to be healthy.  But it’s actually quite the opposite: we need to be healthy to release weight! Today Gin talks to us about how intermittent fasting is a health plan...

It’s only when we begin to change the way we see things that the things around us begin to change. It’s all about perspective. When we see things happening to us , we focus on what we don’t have and fall into an endless pit of self-pity and we feel stuck. But when we see things happening for us , we begin seeing the lessons and opportunities in everything we do. This allows us to make positive cha...

Yogi Aaron is the owner, operator, and lead yoga facilitator at Blue Osa. During his 30 years of study, Aaron has developed an intrinsic understanding of yogic philosophy, anatomy, and the subtle body having studied under yogic masters such as Alan Finger, Bryan Kest, Genny Kapuler, Rod Stryker, Swami Rama, and David Swenson, among others. Throughout his journey, Aaron has made several pilgrimages...

Did you know that more than 80% of people fail at their health and fitness goals within the first month of starting? The answer? There is a block that we have that continues to get in the way of our success. Now you might think that your block has to do with your diet and nutrition or the way you exercise, but I’m here to tell you that that’s not it! You see, true transformation happens from the i...

Nathaniel Carroll is an endurance athlete, 2x Ironman finisher and 46 year old father of 3. Not only has he completed over 4000 push ups during a marathon, he set the world record for doing over 1.5 MILLION (1,506,911) pushups, which is a world record, in 365 days. To achieve this, Nate averaged 4,128 push ups per day for a full year! Nathaniel believes that achieving this record taught him how to...

When I began working with Evie 4 years ago, her primary focus was to create a physical change in her body. Like most people, she would try something new, and when the results didn’t show up fast enough, she gave up. Evie was going through this constant battle with herself. Whenever she was met with a new challenge or exercise, her internal monologue was one of discouragement and thinking that she...

It’s back to school, back to reality! Now this might not affect you, but for me and many others, back to school equals chaos and many schedule changes. It almost feels like I’m about to jump into an ice cold swimming pool and I need to go through that initial shock before I adapt to the new environment. If you can relate to this and you are looking for some inspiration on how to be consistent in y...

Ditch The Diet Drama and Achieve Your Goals with Lia Pinelli In this week's episode of the Fall In Love with Fitness Podcast, I interview health and life coach: Lia Pinelli Lia spent her whole life struggling with overeating and getting her weight under control. No matter how many books she read, diets she tried, or mindful eating methods she subscribed to, she couldn’t resolve her struggle with f...

Achieve Your Inner Athlete with Eric Dagati In this week's episode of the Fall In Love with Fitness Podcast, I interview entrepreneur, coach, trainer, and instructor: Eric Dagati Eric D’Agati has spent the past 24+ years in the fitness industry pioneering his unique approach to fitness training, client assessment, performance enhancement, and injury prevention. His list of training clients include...

L8R Lifestyle: Take Your Health & Fitness To The Next Level with Jeff Later In this week's episode of the Fall In Love with Fitness Podcast, I interview fitness & nutrition expert, entrepreneur, and IFBB Pro bodybuilder: Jeff Later Jeff discovered a passion for health and fitness from a young age, determined to figure it out on his own by reading books, researching articles, and watching v...

Elyse Resch is a nutrition therapist in private practice in Beverly Hills, California, with thirty-nine years of experience, specializing in eating disorders, Intuitive Eating, and Health at Every Size. She is nationally known for her work in helping patients break free from diet culture through the Intuitive Eating process. Elyse supervises and trains health professionals, is a Certified Eating D...

Nutrition, Science, Soul: Rewire Your Health and Fitness with Kirstin Carey In this week's episode of the Fall In Love with Fitness Podcast, I interview speaker, Certified Holistic Nutritionist, Professional Chef, Neuro-Linguistic Programming Practitioner, Cognitive Behavior Therapy Practitioner, and Certified EFT & TFT Tapping Practitioner: Kirstin Carey After freeing herself from Celiac Dise...

Michael J. Breus, Ph. D., is a double board certified Clinical Psychologist and Clinical Sleep Specialist. He is one of only 168 psychologists in the world to have taken and passed the Sleep Medicine Boards without going to Medical School. By utilizing decades of research, Dr Breus is able to not only help his clients improve their sleep patterns and overall health, he is also able to give them th...