To Your Health

BONUS EPISODE: My first book, To Your Health, was released on October 15 and I'm so excited! Take a walk down memory lane with me from my decision to write a book in December of 2022, to the deadlines I gave myself to get it done in the midst of an international move, to today, when it's released to the world. I hope you'll find this inside look interesting and I'm so grateful for your support! Yo...

Food and finances have a lot in common, like the fact that you can't abstain from interacting with either of them, whether you'd like to or not. You do get to choose what your relationship with them is like, though. Another commonality is the fact that the majority of people also don't have a good relationship with them so it's not helpful to look at what most others are doing in order to figure o...

We've all got stuff we need to do each day or week but we just don't wanna: working out, taking walks, meal prepping, getting to bed on time. The thing is, if we just don't do those things, we also pay the price (whether just not getting the results we want or suffering additional consequences) so we gotta figure out how to get them done day-after-day, week-after-week. In this episode I'm sharing...

Cooking enough to feed a family comes with its own challenges but something a lot of people overlook is the challenges that come with cooking for just 1-2 people, especially after spending years feeding hungry kids and now having them out of the house. Today's guest, Chef Christine Van Bloem, is here today to share her best cooking tips for empty nesters or those with fewer mouths to feed who stil...

Do you feel like you're just missing one thing that would flip the switch in your head and make all this health living stuff finally feel easy? I'm sorry to say it's very often like that. There's probably nothing big that you're missing. You probably have a decent foundation. You're probably just not being as consistent with those "Big Rock" habits as you need to...

Transitions are tough and can make you forget who you are. For today's guest, Kim Mosiman, retirement meant going from owning a gym and being surrounded by people motivated to improve their health, to lacking the structure and community that had helped her be successful in the first place. After getting back to a healthier version of herself, she wrote a book chronicling the steps she took so...

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You want to lose weight and you also want to make sure that your young, impressionable kids, don't leave the house with the same messed up relationship with food that you picked up from your own mother's dieting attempts. Can you have both? That's what returning guest, Registered Dietician, Jessica Setnick, and I are discussing on today's episode. If you missed her previous episode...

If you've been finding yourself not exercising (at all or consistently) because you don't enjoy the types of movement you feel like you "should" be doing, this episode is for you. Although walking and lifting weights would benefit the majority of us, the best exercise for you is the type you'll do consistently. Tune into this episode to hear real client examples of how starti...

Join me and Coach Meg as we deep dive into the world of GLP-1 medications and seek to help you sift through the mountain of information you're probably seeing about them. In this 3-part series we strive to educate you on what they do, what the risks are and whether they're safe, how to maximize your results while minimizing side effects, whether you can wean off or if you'll be on them...

As a follow up to episode 216 about diet "rules" that actually work, today I'm sharing with you 4 of my personal "rules" that are working for me right now to help me be consistent and avoid decision fatigue when it comes to food and exercise. You certainly don't need to adopt these for yourself but I hope getting a glimpse into what works for me will help you figure out...

Join me and Coach Meg as we deep dive into the world of GLP-1 medications and seek to help you sift through the mountain of information you're probably seeing about them. In this 3-part series we strive to educate you on what they do, what the risks are and whether they're safe, how to maximize your results while minimizing side effects, whether you can wean off or if you'll be on them...

Few things are as frustrating as seeing the scale go up - especially when you're trying to make it go down (or stay the same). Odds are, nothing has changed drastically to cause you to put on a few pounds - it's probably not a major medical or hormonal issue, and it's certainly not that you're too old and this is just how things are now. On this episode, I'm sharing what to do...

Join me and Coach Meg as we deep dive into the world of GLP-1 medications and seek to help you sift through the mountain of information you're probably seeing about them. In this 3-part series we strive to educate you on what they do, what the risks are and whether they're safe, how to maximize your results while minimizing side effects, whether you can wean off or if you'll be on them...

We've all been there - elbow deep in a bag of chips when we told ourselves we wouldn't do that again tonight. Hitting snooze when we swore we'd wake up to workout. These "mess ups" don't need to be a big deal but can turn into one when we beat ourselves up about them but don't learn anything from them. Tune into this episode to learn what to do after you "mess up...

It would be SO much easier to lose weight if your partner was totally on board, right? Willing to workout with you, eat whatever you wanted, not offer any sort of temptations or resistance. Situations like that are pretty few and far between (and, believe it or not, aren't even necessarily what you'd want to be as successful as possible) so we have to learn to work toward our goals regardl...

It's just not realistic -- or pleasant -- to think you're never going to go out to eat, again. It's a fun and necessary part of life, not something you should fear or avoid. And at the same time, the more you eat out, the less control you have over what's in your food, which can make it harder to lose weight or maintain your previous weight loss. Today I'm sharing my tips for g...

Emotional eating is a lot more complex than just, "I'm sad so I want a treat." We also eat when to celebrate, to fit in, and so many other reasons. Understanding the biological, social, and emotional components of how and why we eat is really important if you want to hone the skill of mindful eating where you nourish your body, indulge intentionally, and food thoughts don't domin...

Reality check: you don't need more snack ideas. What you do probably need is to eat bigger meals so you're not so damn hungry every couple hours. Tune in for a candid discussion about why we snack, when it makes sense, and how cutting back could make losing weight much easier. Subscribe, rate, and review this podcast and get a copy of our Weekend Survival Guide as a thank you! Just email a...

Most people are surprised to hear that exercise and nutrition are just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to health and making lasting lifestyle changes. Psychology and understanding our brains and how to make them work *for* us is really at the root of reaching any goal that's important to you. This includes financial goals, which aren't just math problems, but boil down to psychology,...

Having a social life can make it harder to follow through on your good intentions when it comes to food and exercise. You may go into a situation with a rock solid plan, only to throw it all out the window out of fear of looking weird, having someone say something critical, or being pegged as obsessive and needing to "live a little." Today I'm talking about how to get over feeling se...

Most of us reserve celebrating for once we've, ya know, accomplished the Thing. Today's guest, Joey Chandler, makes the argument that we should actually celebrate *first* and that doing so will help us have more energy, confidence, and momentum to apply toward reaching our goals. In this episode you'll learn his 5 step process that you can start applying to your daily life to help you...

Our thoughts matter, usually more than we realize. This quickie episode introduces you to 3 words you can start adding to your thoughts right away that will help you develop a growth mindset and more confidence toward your ability to be successful long-term. Not a bad tradeoff for just a few extra words, huh? Subscribe, rate, and review this podcast and get a copy of our Weekend Survival Guide as...

You may know that you're way more successful at doing the things that help you lose weight when you have somebody to be accountable to. And you may also have found that when you *don't*, you have a hard time being accountable to yourself. My guest, Allan Misner, and I are talking all about extrinsic and intrinsic motivation today and how to better understand the 5 types of mindsets that yo...

It's inevitable, your kids (or spouse, or parents, or friends) are going to want (probably a lot of) ice cream this summer. Should you say yes all the time? What if you're trying to lose weight? Can you say no without ruining your kid's childhood or is it always #memoriesovermacros? This episode will remind you that there are always a multitude of ways to navigate situations like this...