Weight Loss For Women: empowering health, strength and nourishment

My co-founder of NuStrength, Craig Mcdonald, and I are back! If you haven’t listened to our previous podcast where Craig talks about the different nutrition phases we take our clients through, why we have phases and when they are appropriate, I recommend going back and giving that one a listen first. I think fat loss phases are so misunderstood and women often think they have to drastically cut ca...

So excited to have Dr Peat and Kate back on the podcast and this one is jammed with incredible information so I suggest getting a snack, pen and paper and get ready to take notes. In this episode Dr Peat covers: ➡️Does estrogen therapy really help against heart disease? Or is something else helping women live longer with less heart disease? ➡️Progesterone's affects on aging and longevity ➡️Est...

Just about every week I get at least 2-3 DM's from women like this: "Hi Kitty I've been dieting for years and have been following you and others in the community and I've been implementing some of the principles eating more carbs, dairy etc but I've gained so much weight, it's not working what should I do?" The first thing I ask them is have they been tracking their foo...

If you don’t already, follow Jayden Miller @theresearchcowboy - I love his handle so much! But Jayden is such a wealth of knowledge. He’s only 23 years old but has his own health story involving hypothyroidism and low testosterone, which he’s managed and overcome with a pro-metabolic approach. Through his own journey, Jayden came across Ray Peat’s work, and the rest is history! In this episode, we...

My Nustrength co-founder and other half, Craig, joins me on the podcast today! I get heaps of messages on Instagram asking how many sets should be performed per exercise, so I thought this would make for a great and short podcast. In this episode, Craig and I discuss: ➡️What the better question is to ask yourself which will dictate how many sets of an exercise you should be doing ➡️Why recovery an...

One year later, Anna is back on the podcast! If you haven’t listened to Anna’s first podcast, go back and give that one a listen. Anna Lakomy is known as the Career Guardian Angel and she helps women slay their careers without selling their souls. Anna has been in our program for 20 months (It’s nearly coming up on two years!), and she’s had the most incredible transformation. Her energy is just a...

Most of the women who join our program have cycled through a number of diets that drastically cut calories and/or food groups. I did the same thing for years but when I met Craig and Emma I learnt why this approach never works long term, often leads to more weight gain and it usually leaves women with one or more of these issues: low energy, poor sleep, digestive issues or hormonal imbalances. I w...

SOOOOOOOOOOOO exciting to have had Stan on the podcast. We love big Stan and not just because he's the world's strongest bodybuilder and the creator or the cooler 🤣 Craig did his best Stan impersonation on the podcast....nearly as good as the real thing! Big Stan has been training women for bodybuilding comps since 1989 so he knows a thing or two about getting strong and getting lean. He&...

If you’re struggling with alcohol… Or are scared to eat fruit… This podcast is for you. Stephanie has had the most incredible transformation, both mentally and physically. She’s changed so much and has such an inspiring story. At 49 years old, Stephanie has a very relatable journey. In this episode, Stephanie and I chat about: ➡️Her history with drinking and how she overcame it ➡️Her mental health...

Most of you already know Emma and Georgi (They’ve been on the podcast many times!). I wanted to have them both on to talk about skin breakouts and what causes them, as well as what to actually use on your skin and why this is important. Emma and I have been hard at work creating our @saturee_official skincare line which is available for pre-sale now!  In this episode, we discuss: ➡️What causes ski...

I have my co-founder of NuStrength and life partner, Craig, back on the podcast today! We get this question all the time: When am I going to look like I want to look? While this obviously depends on how you want to look, a lot of women we work with want that athletic and toned look. In this episode we talk about what it actually takes to achieve that look, how long it takes and one of the biggest...

I put up a post asking who everyone wanted back on the podcast, and I got a tonne of requests for Matt. Gotta give the people what they want 🤣 So he's back to chat more about Vitamin C and why it's important when it comes to health. In this episode, Matt and I chat about: ➡️The importance of vitamin C in your diet ➡️What is vitamin C? ➡️What does your body use vitamin C for ➡️What foods a...

This podcast is another quick one where I’m joined by my cofounder of Nustrength, Craig. It’s a super short episode so you can absorb this information really quickly. Basically, we get asked the question - How many meals should I be eating per day? - all the time! So, we wanted to take this opportunity to answer this one. In this episode, Craig and I discuss: ➡️Why context matters ➡️What we think...

I’ve been dying to get Issac on the podcast! I highly recommend following him, he's a wealth on information and he is a type 1 diabetic. Many women I speak to think that sugar causes diabetes and insulin resistance. So I thought it would be a great opportunity to get Isaac on to break down some of the misconceptions around sugar, diabetes and insulin resistance. We cover: ➡️His story and backg...

I love Renee. She is so awesome. Renee is actually 35 years old with 5 kids AND she works as a midwife. It’s really incredible how she’s managed everything. She started with our challenge, then entered the WinAtLife program. Renee was one of those women who came and really applied herself. She had already been going to the gym 5 years prior to starting with us, but she had gone through all the die...

Danny Roddy and I jumped on the podcast to do a question-and-answer episode. I got heaps of questions for him from Instagram so we thought it only made sense to tackle them all in one go! Danny has been living in Mexico off-grid. He provides a bit of an update on what he’s been up to during the first few minutes of this episode. Danny and I also chat about: ➡️Sugar and can it affect sleep ➡️Blood...

I have my co-founder and partner, Craig McDonald, back on the podcast. I get heaps of questions around what the optimal amount of days to train is, so we thought we’d quickly jump on and do a short podcast about it. In this episode, Craig and I discuss: ➡️How there isn’t an “ideal” number of days for everyone ➡️Why this number depends on what you can actually commit to and be consistent with ➡️Rec...

My friend, Libby Wescombe introduced me to breathwork, and I loved it. If you don't follow Libby, follow her she's super knowledgeable 💛 So, through this, I ended up connecting with Jess and we did a session together. Jess is a stress resilience coach (she has a few programs you can try if you’re interested!) and one of her specialties is breathwork. As many of you likely already know, I...

I have Craig, my partner at NuStrength and life partner, back on the podcast! We are following up from the last short snippet. Last week, we talked about the ideal range to build muscle. If you haven’t listened to it, I’d go back and give that one a listen first. This week, we quickly discuss different ways you can progress your weights and the system Craig uses in our program. Happy listening I h...

Hit menopause and suffering from night sweats, mood swings and hot flashes? Just can't stand the thought of another low carb, low calorie diet to lose weight? At 53 Lynn had spent 30 years cycling through quick fix diets. She could lose body fat if she restricted but it was never sustainable and she always put the weight back on + she suffered from menopausal symptoms. In this episode, Lynn an...

In this episode, I’m joined by my co-host and co-founder of NuStrength, Craig. In this short and sweet episode Craig answers the question: What is the best rep range for building muscle? Specifically Craig talks about: ➡️The ideal rep range to build muscle - the answer might surprise you ➡️What rep ranges Craig usually programs for our clients ➡️What mechanical tension is and why you need it to bu...

Kate Deering is the author of How to Heal Your Metabolism (if you haven’t already, definitely give it a read!). We recommend this book to all of our clients. One of the big key topics in Kate’s book is sugar. Sugar comes with so many misconceptions. Some people think sugar is poison, that it causes cancer, creates inflammation, and more. And I used to think the same thing; I wouldn’t even eat frui...

A lot of women in our program have families and partners. And oftentimes, their partners are sceptical. They’ve seen their wives cycle through so many diets and programs over the years, and so it’s easy to assume that this is just another fad diet which they will give up after a few months or that will get them results but not be sustainable. Yet, this couldn’t be the farthest thing from the truth...

The amazing Jess Ash is back on the podcast. If you don’t already follow her, go give her a follow on instagram. She is just a wealth of knowledge, she articulates everything so well. I wanted to get Jess back on the podcast to talk about the emotional side of things and how this pro-metabolic lifestyle is more than just training and nutrition. In this episode, Jess and I chat about: ➡️How and why...

[NEW PODCAST🎙] How your beliefs can sabotage your behaviour and what you can do about it with Carol Nedov A common thing I see with women when they join our programs is that they come in and they have all the tools, education and support they need but then they self-sabotage. It’s not that they don’t know what to do or they don’t have the support they need. It’s just for whatever reason, they just...