The Confidence Project Podcast

Gratitude, you've heard about it, you've rolled your eyes about it- but here we are. Gratitude is more than just saying "yeah, yeah, yeah, I'm grateful" for this that or the other thing. Gratitude is actually a constant state of mind. It matters (and it makes a difference) because it forces you to pause for a second and pay attention to all of the things you DO have instead of always focusing on w...

Woof! Girl, I know you've been there. You waste all of this time creeping on people on social media... just to see where you stack up. Am I losing enough weight? Am I making enough money? Am I pretty enough? Am I successful enough? Wanna know what that does? It robs us of our sanity! I did this often up until recently. I took all of my time and energy and just channeled it into how I wanted to fee...

I've wondered for a long time how dieting and diet culture effects children. Do kids pick up on their mother's eating habits? How damaging is it to demonize foods for our kids- even if we really, TRULY feel that things like donuts and cookies aren't healthy? Turns out- all of my suspicions were correct. A neurotic relationship with food so commonly begins with a parent (or parents) who are also ne...

The health and fitness industry tells us that weight loss IS health, that dieting IS health, that marching to the scale every morning is just a normal part of it. Want to be part of the fitness crowd? The health and wellness crowd? GREAT. Now, just fall in line, count your calories, and weigh yourself often just make sure you're doing it right. Right? WRONG. Sometimes putting weight loss on the ba...

For a long, long, long time- I called myself a weight loss coach. It was on every website, every tagline, and every business card that I had. What a freakin' disservice! Being a weight loss coach is simple. Get women to eat less calories than they're currently eating. BOOM. Magic. Even more magical would be calling it a cute name and tying it off with a bow. Let me be clear that I am not anti-weig...

You know how the fitness industry has totally ruined exercise for most people? Like, if you don't want or will never have a 6-pack, what's the point, right? Or, if you're sick and tired of only exercising when you're trying to lose weight- what's the point, right? Well, I hope this episode rekindles your love- or sparks the first ever fire under your butt to get you to exercise- specifically, stre...

We've got a LOT to cover in this week's episode, ladies! Make sure you tune in to get in on my latest social media "challenge", designed to put an end to the weight loss mind fuck- it's going to be GOOD! After that, I talk a bit about how what we post on social media matters. In this day and age, social media- how we consume it and how we use it, is just an extension of our own manifestations. Wha...

This is a loaded episode! Questions? email me: hello@christinamontalvo.com  

I used to approach vacation in one of two ways: 1) I would stuff my face for an entire week, waiting with baited breath to have to step on the scale once I was home and face the damage  2) I tiptoed around eating for the entire trip, nervous that I would undo all of my hard work. I counted points, calories, and stressed about whether or not I should have the local, homemade, seasonal cheesecake. W...

I think most of us operate from victim mindset almost all of the time. There are different levels to it, and as I dive deeper into understanding how my victim mindset operates, I continue to learn how it holds many women back from living a life they can be truly obsessed about. Playing the victim card feels really good. People pity us, nothing is our fault, and there's nothing we can do to change...

In this week's episode, I answer: What's the best way to go about finding a trainer to hire or what gym to go to? What's the best protein powder you should buy? Or should you even worry about protein supplements? How can you enjoy cooking for yourself if you've never lived alone? What autoimmune diseases do I have and how do they affect me? Am I satisfied with where I am as a business owner and a...

We're all guilty of it. We see someone on the internet, or at a reunion, or at the gym, and we notice that they've lost weight. We congratulate them, we ask them what they've been doing, we tell them they look great. What's so bad about that? When all we do is preoccupy ourselves with others' weight- whether that's weight loss or lack thereof, we continue to fulfill the narrative that it's the mos...

8/14/18 is the LAST DAY to grab Body Confidence Bootcamp at a $100 discount! You can read more about it here: bit.ly/BodyConfidenceBootcampCourse You can get your discount code here: www.christinamontalvo.com/BodyConfidenceBootcamp This episode is so special to me. Back in 2013-ish, I almost threw in the towel. I didn't want to feed into the big machine that is "this industry" but I felt so lost....

**discount code and link at the bottom!** You've probably thought to yourself no less than 100 times: "my life would be full of more fun, better clothes, hotter sex, a better marriage, and more accolades if I could just lose these last 20 pounds  AGAIN  and for the last time!" Right? Wrong, sister. If the thought of losing weight is THE THING you're holding onto that you believe will unlock all of...

I talked to a very close friend of mine (anonymous by request) about a few of her insecurities... NONE of them have anything to do about her weight or her body. When I look at her? I see things that I wish I had. She literally has perfect hair. She can order clothes online and the size she orders not only fits, but it fits PERFECTLY. She's kind. Like, you can just see how kind she is by looking at...

I know you've done it- you buy every program under the sun thinking this will be it! This is THE THING you need to reach your goals. Whether you're trying to lose weight, get strong, get lean AF, or even break into a business ownership role- you're in constant absorption mode where you just need another perspective, another product, another coach to be able to finally reach your goals! So far, not...

This was recorded in MAY! Which is so funny because I still haven't started reading our July Book Club Book "A Tribe Called Bliss" by Lori Harder. And, just by chance, this episode will be releasing when we're all reading it. GO FIGURE. But, this is such perfect timing. Navigating relationships. Romantic. Friendships. Business. I dive into it all. What are your boundaries, why do they matter, and...

YOU GUYS!! This is the first time I've ever brought a *current* client of mine onto the show. Tiffany and I started working together in October 2017- and I could not be more humbled to now be able to call this woman a friend of mine. (For reference, we recorded this on June 15, 2018.) The icing on the cake is the transformation that Tiffany has experienced- mind, body, and soul- since we've been w...

Alyssa Love approaches weight loss in a way that I've never been able to articulate. She has such a contagiously beautiful soul, I cannot wait for you to tune into this one! You can follow Alyssa on IG: iam_alyssalove Don't forget- can hang out with us over on The Confidence Project Facebook group- see you there!

While I am a body positive coach- there are a few messages within the "body positivity" community that I don't necessarily agree with. Is there a disconnect between your emotional and physical body? Are you doing the things that make you feel the way you want to feel? Although there is nothing inherently wrong with wanting to lose weight- it has to come from a place of radical self-love. What does...

You start a new diet, you lose a ton of weight, everyone starts complimenting you and you get all of this new attention. How can this possibly be bad?! There is an unspoken dark side to dieting that no one ever talks about. In today's episode, Arielle Calerdon (IG: @ariellesays) dives in about the behind-the-scenes of a very public weight loss journey. What could possibly go wrong? Tune in to find...

Just when I thought I had this whole "anti-dieting" thing figured out- it peeked it's ugly little head right back around the corner! But this time, in a very unconventional way. Tune in to see what I'm talking about!

I thought Jen Sincero changed my life when I read "You Are a Badass" I thought she changed my life again when I read "You Are a Badass at Making Money" Seeing Jen in person was SO LIFE CHANGING- I can't even put it into words. It's no secret that I have a screwed up relationship with money- but aside from that, there's so much gold in this episode that I can't wait to share with you!

I used to call myself a weight loss coach. And now? Well, it's actually not even my priority to help you lose weight anymore. You may have noticed that I've been posting all over social media that I'm pretty sick of weight loss and fat loss. I've had a few massive shifts in how I view my position as an authority and a coach in this industry that have been very hard to put into actual words- until...

Binge eating has NOTHING to do with food. It has everything to do with HOW YOU THINK ABOUT THE FOOD. Ready to F*ck Your Diet? Join the email series here: https://forms.aweber.com/form/53/1405370653.htm