The StressLess Lifestyle

Non-Exercise Activity Thermogenesis is the process of burning calories but NOT related to exercise. You cannot focus on NEAT and still call it NEAT, it's in the name. But how can you increase your NEAT and still get benefits from it? How do we use NEAT as biofeedback in the StressLess Lifestyle? It's one of our ACMES, and understanding NEAT can help you live a healtheir lifestyle and can help you...

One year ago, I was not able to walk, I hadn't worked out in 6 weeks, I hadn't even touched a dumbbell without pain in 4 weeks. So what did I do to be able to not only lift again 3 months later but to run a half marathon 6 months later and another on the 1 year anniversary of my "no walking March"? Take a quick listen.

Have you ever been extra cranky and unable or have zero desire to make a choice?  Is "whatever, that's fine" a decision you've make lately?  Why do we get this way and how can we avoid it?  Decision fatigue is something that everyone will experience and some people will experience it more often than others.  Add trying to change your nutrition or your lifestyle to the decision...

Do you find yourself snapping at people (or inanimate objects)?  Do you find yourself short in tone and spiking in your anger a lot?  Do you do things to fix that?  Stress Management and Stress Relief are 2 different things.  They're used for different reasons and in different scenarios. Life and living with stress is complicated but we don't have to let it rule our lives. &nbs...

We did a "Yes day" a couple of years ago with my daughters, it wasn't until this last few weeks that I realized the impact it had on me.  I had placed "no" as my word in 2016 or 2015 because I was over-scheduled, overstimulated and over doing everything in my life...and I felt great doing it all, for the most part! But there were things that suffered, my family life.  So I started saying...

I don't talk about others often, because I like anonymity (weird for someone with a podcast and an IG account) but I love telling people things and also keeping a bit back just for me.  BUT in today's episode I talked about how I have been someone's "sabotager" in the past...for years.  I didn't start off with the plan to talk about it so it's a bit choppy as the self reflection was form...

Tracking your food gets a bad wrap a lot, and for some it isn't helpful, but for most it is VERY helpful.  The difference is in your reasons and your habits.  In this episode I give my top 4 reasons why I believe tracking/logging your food does fit into a healthy lifestyle that focuses on deep health.  *These are by no means all the reasons. Not mentioned was making sure you eat ENO...

As a personal trainer and nutritionist who specializes in women losing body fat and "balancing" their hormones via nutrition I get as ALL of the time how I do this and also talk about it around my own daughters.   Everyone needs to be cognizant of their nutrition, whether they're trying to be heathy or lose fat, as adults we need to be aware of our intake.  Children do not need to b...

Do you set goals? Do you do "vision boards"?  Do you set "new year resolutions"?  I did, I have and I didn't.   I have reasons for why this year I talked about setting a "feeling"...as cheesy as it sounds, it will make sense. I also talk about what the 3 things you need to have in order to actually achieve your goals.   It's not necessary to actually achieve every sin...

Ever wondered why when one bad thing happens (ie you get horrible news) you go turn around and run into the corner of a table or kick something and hurt yourself? Because your whole system is fired up and "busy". Your central nervous system doesn't forget. You may have had a bad week 3 weeks ago and you may forget about it, but if you don't take care of, or manage, that stress your body can still...

Everyone seems to blame all things that go wrong with their health on hormones, I'm guilty of it too! Bad day? Hormones Bloated? Hormones.  Pimples? Hormones. Starving?  Hormones.   In reality, there are so many reasons why you might be gaining weight (eating too much, for example.  Not wanting to eat at home, for example. Not working out like you used to, for example.) &n...

Today's episode is talking about one of the 6 types of stress that affect your body and your deep health: Environmental stress.  I talk about what that means, what it can do or not do for your health and how you can fix it.  We all have stress, we can't always get rid of it but we can always figure out how to manage it.  Stress affects how your body functions, how your nutrition and...

In this episode of The StressLess Lifestyle podcast I discuss setbacks and how they affect the body (why do we feel so bloated?) and how they can actually help you.  I'm not all about that "toxic positivity" and yes, times in life do suck, but there is a way out of it, if you don't see a way out then you get stuck that that setback WILL affect you.  If you find your way out then you can...

In this episode I'll touch on 3 goals: 1) fat loss 2) muscle gain 3) healthy life/maintenance and what workouts are best for each of those goals.  Working out, training, exercising -whatever you call that time of your day that you work on your fitness and your lifestyle goals- is a stress on the body and ultimately our goal should be to take care of our overall health and manage our stress an...

Life comes in waves, cycles if you will, so with all the ups and downs and disruption how does one fit nutrition or fitness goals into life? How do you keep hitting goal when it seems life has other plans? It's easier than you think. We make it to complicated sometimes and when you break your long-term goal down this way you will see much more success.

Today's podcast brings us another interview with a special guest, Ney from Work With Ney.  This is for anyone, not just athletes, we ALL need recovery both physical and mental.  Stress, even in the mental form, can affect us physically.  Ney brings with her expertise in recovery, she was a professional cheerleader and has learned a lot through her athletic career and while working w...

Whenever someone wants to begin their health journey or dive deeper into it the first thing most people do is simply workout more.  They wake up earlier, do two-a-days, they join a gym and take no rest days and on top of that they decide to cut out a meal or a snack or (unfortunately) an entire food group...eh herm...carbs.  Doing these things may produce results but do they produce weig...

I get to have a conversation with Christie, our stress less lifestyle running coach, about long term goals. How running 2-4 hours just for training can fit into life with kids. It's a perspective that, as a type A person, I have a hard time with! Having a different mindset, managing any stress you'll be purposely adding to your life and being realistic is the best way. We discuss cycles in run tra...

Stress is not going to go away.  Sorry, I'm sure you thought that a podcast named "The StressLESS Lifestyle" would talk about getting rid of stress, unfortunately that's not it, not how it works.  It's more about managing and reducing the negative effects of stress on your body.  I talk about the good and the bad stress, yes, there is good stress.  I also tell you the 5 things...

This episode puts all of the things together from the last 5 episodes that made up the series "Breaking Down Nutrition" but I talk about it from a more overall perspective and what it means when we hear "balanced nutrition".  We'll talk about what that mean when eating/treating/cheating also, do I cheat? No. I also touch on what carb cycling is for anyone who my have heard the term but isn't...

This is the last episode in the 5 part series about breaking down nutrition. We go back to basics with all of the macro nutrients, micronutrients (and alcohol) and talk about where to get them how to find them and how much you need. This episode is discussing protein. If you ever have any questions please email me at nicci.stressless@gmail.com or find me on Instagram @Nicci_StressLess

In this episode I go into the "Why", "What", and "How much" of carbohydrates. Carbs seem to be a hot topic when it comes to fat loss, weight loss, nutrition and healthy living but why?  What about keto and fiber and what if I want to eat carbs, how many do I need, where can I get them and which are the best types?  I go into the basics of carbohydrates and how we utilize them as well as how I figu...

This is part 3 in a 5 part series* Does the fat you eat turn into fat on your body? Have you been afraid of fats? How much dietary fat do you need and why? These questions are answered in this episode of The StressLess Lifestyle podcast. Hormonal balance is dependent on many factors and fats play a major part. Fats also play a part in cell regeneration (aka aging!). Take a listen! And if you ever...

This is the second part in the 5 part series breaking down nutrition basics and topics. I am touching on topics and terms that are very common in nutrition and fat loss but that you may not really know the "what, why or how much" about each topic. In today's episode I also get a bonus topic of ALCOHOL and how it affects nutrition/ macros. I do not discuss its affects on overall health as that is n...

How do macros help you lose weight? Do we need to pay attention even if we're just living healthy?   If you've ever looked into nutrition over the last few years you may have heard the term "macros" or "macro tracking" or "if it fits your macros" (and then shut it down because it's so confusing). But what the heck are macros?   Why should we focus on them and what do we get out of e...