The Fit Life With MJ Podcast

Life is never just easy, is it? Sometimes you might have a period of time where it feels like you have more breathing space & you feel on top of things. But more often than not, there's something going on that keeps you feeling stressed, overwhelmed & anxious. But have you noticed how sometimes you feel like you struggle even more than others, even if life doesn't seem to be as h...

Raise your hand if you: - Feel tired all day - Live off coffee or have more than 2 a day - Have considered you might have low iron (iron deficiency) or iron absorption issues - Or, have taken iron supplements without being diagnosed with a medical iron absorption issue? If you raised your hand, then a more energised, healthier & less stressed version of you is 20 minutes away after listening t...

Argh, there is nothing more uncomfortable than always feeling gassy. Feeling like your jeans fit your legs but dig into your lower tummy. Like you can't wear your favourite tops or dresses because you look pregnant when you're not. And mostly, just painful and crampy in your tummy from always being bloated. Am I right? I hear you, girl, bloating was my arch nemesis for the better part of...

Easter is one of the hardest weekends to not gain weight, am I right?! There is chocolate everywhere for weeks in the lead up, tempting us and as Easter Sunday draws closer, it becomes impossible to not nibble on a few sneaky eggs here and there! Throw in all the festivities - going out for meals, catching up with family & friends, a few cheeky drink Plus the Sunday morning actual chocolate in...

Have you been struggling to tone up your lower tummy? Like no matter what you do, it just won't flatten, even though you've seen results in other areas of your body? So, when you put your jeans on, they fit everywhere else but feel so uncomfortable on your waist still. Or, people think you're pregnant! This can be even more of a challenge for new mums too, with the pouch that's...

Do you struggle with low self esteem & low confidence? And if so, does it make you struggle to stay motivated to lose weight & improve your health? In this episode, I talk about what you need to do that will boost your confidence, improve your self esteem and motivate you to easily lose weight & improve your health and finally what you see in the mirror. So that you can get into your b...

Fam, MJ messed up! I stuffed up my eating and accidentally gained weight. Yep - coach MJ who's been doing this for over a decade still needs to check herself. In this episode I explain the stupidly simple mistake I made & just how easy it can be to gain weight, even if you think you are doing the right things - like I did! So listen in as I talk about what I did to fix it and shed the wei...

Have you cut carbs, or considered cutting them in an attempt to lose weight quickly? I did the same and in this episode I talk about how it had me bed ridden & suffering debilitating adrenal fatigue. And why I still never got the toned body I wanted from it! I also talk about what I did to learn how to lose weight the right & sustainable way while still getting to enjoy pizza, chocolate &a...

Do you feel like you struggle to lose weight consistently? Whether you're eating well & exercising but your results aren't happening as fast as you think they should be? Or, you can never keep your mindset right and stay focused long enough to reach your goals and avoid regaining weight? Here's the truth, ladies! It's pretty well likely that you are not the problem. There&a...

Do you have a weightloss goal or health goal that you have been wanting to achieve for a long time now, but you can just never seem to make a proper start on it? Or if you do, you struggle to stay on track and stay consistent enough to see results - especially when life gets hectic? In this episode I talk about the ONE thing that holds so many girls back from actually reaching their health goals a...

When I gained weight after highschool, it was 100% because I was addicted to sugar, I never went a day without something that had chocolate in it. When I was trying to lose the weight, my addiction to sugar was literally the hardest thing to cut but it was also the main problem that was stopping me from truly getting into the shape I wanted. For years I kept trying to just tell myself 'This i...

If you struggle with your mental health, this could change your life! Mental health troubles are one of the main things  a lot of girls, including Forever Fit Fam members struggle with and is hands down one of the main things that stops from believing in themselves or being able to fully commit to improving their all round health and fitness. It is also a huge issue that affects so many of us in d...

In fitness, love & business, I'm done... I'm done holding back, I'm done wishing I was further ahead but then not actually doing anything to get further ahead! I've realised I've been living with this fear of taking big actions and that has been keeping me in a my comfort zone (where nothing grows) And the more I think about it and have been working on this, I've...

Do you always seem to be going well with your diet and exercise, then something happens and that little devil on your shoulder speaks up, convincing you to eat the biscuits in the cupboard and skip your workout? Like this self sabotage cycle you just can't seem to break? Yep, I've been there - and I still am! Until recently when I had a realisation that hit me like a bus! Until this happ...

Lack of motivation & not being able to stay in the right mindset are the two biggest thigs that make it feel almost impossible to stay on track with your fitness. If your mindset & focus aren't on, its so easy to walk past McDonalds when you're hungry and just say "oh stuff it, I'll be healthy tomorrow', go in, eat a burger and fall off the wagon, am I right? I use...

Are you struggling to break sugar cravings & night snacking in 2022? I'm having a lot of ladies come to me panicking that they had a goal for weightloss in 2022 but were so busy on December that they hadn't worked out how they were going to lose it. Now they've found themselves in the first week of Jan, still feeling sluggish & craving sugar at night, unable to break their n...

If you're someone who sets another New Years Resolution to get into shape because every year something happens & you fall off the wagon It's time to stop feeling like a failure. Time to stop doing the WRONG things and start doing the RIGHT things So that you can finally, EASILY achieve your goals and actually maintain them forever! I've tried it all, Fam so now that I know what...

Have you ever felt like there's no point in doing a workout because you ate bad beforehand? Of that if you have one bad treat in the day, that you've ruined that day's progress & you may as well eat crap the rest of the day, so it becomes a blowout? It sucks, right? You feel like you can never stay motivated or consistent enough to see results and it just keeps dragging out, tak...

Do you feel like you go through phases where you're in a good mindset, seeing awesome results and then something happens, you get out of routine or have a blowout that brings you unstuck and you have to wait until you get your mind in the game again just so you can see progress towards your goals? And you feel like when your mindset isn't right, it's impossible to say no to any junk...

Christmas is the time of year that makes us all fall off the wagon. Multiple parties, gathering & events - mostly more than one each week - all with loads of food, snacks & often alcohol too All of the things that make us feel bloated, sluggish & make our clothes tighter come January. But wouldn't you love to be able to feel energised, keep the weight off, not feel bloated and act...

The most uplifting & enlightening podcast episode yet! Strap in, Fam, there is not one moment on this chat that didn't have my skin tingling! India is such an incredible wealth of knowledge on how our minds are limiting us from believing that we can actually have everything we want in life. She comes at us with easily actionable tips to help you open up your mind and your energetic vibrat...

I had a huge realisation slap me in the face last week that made me realise that even though I thought I was doing all the right things to reach my goals, I was accidentally going in the wrong direction & it took me years of time wasted, frustration & anxiety to realise what I was doing wrong. If you feel like you're struggling to stay motivated & can't seem to see the result...

Here it is for you, Fam! Part 2 of the Mythbuster Series. 2 weeks ago we brought you 5 of the most common myths around weightloss & health that were accidentally sabotaging so many ladies and stopping them seeing results. This time, I asked you on my social media stories to ask me questions you wanted to know and things you wanted clarity on that you thought were myths about weightloss as well...

If you've ever felt like life is too fast paced, you have too much on your plate and you're too busy taking care of everyone else to worry about doing anything to improve your on health - this episode is for you! When you put your health on the back burner, you start struggling through the day for energy, your stress levels & anxiety increase, you feel like you fall behind in daily l...

There is so much information out there about how to lose weight, get toned & get lasting results. There's also a lot of companies out there spreading mis-information & false info about what actually works for lasting results to make you spend money on their products. Lasting weightloss can be hard enough without accidentally wasting years and $$$ doing the wrong things if you've...