Weight Loss For Women: empowering health, strength and nourishment

Josh and his wife, Jeanne, run the instagram account @realfoodgangstas where they offer so much great info about thyroid health and pro-metabolic nutrition. If you don’t already, go give them a follow. I get so many questions from clients about cholesterol, and I hear so many stories about people’s doctors trying to prescribe them a statin. We’re taught that cholesterol is bad and it should be fea...

I am a massive routine person. I find it just makes everything else that much easier, especially when it’s busy and I have goals I want to achieve. We find this is true with our clients too. When they have those routines and habits dialed in, they tend to be successful. So, Craig — my partner and the other half of WinAtLife — sat down to talk about all of this. In this episode, Craig and I chat ab...

Emma is a busy working mum, with two kids. She is 43 years old and works as a hairdresser, but she’s managed to make the WinAtLife program work for her. It’s been quite incredible what she’s accomplished in just 18 weeks. Like many women, Emma tried every diet under the sun, spending money on anything and everything. She’s done shake diets, fasting, 1000-calorie diets, and more. Emma says none of...

The type of food you eat, the quality of the food you eat, the nutrient content of the food you eat and the digestibility of the food you eat is important. But so is the amount of food you eat and the macronutrient breakdown. Feedback is critical to learning how to do anything better and to achieving a specific result. Let me ask you this, if you're not getting the result you want and you'...

It’s okay to want to change your body and your physical appearance. But doing so doesn’t always lead to happiness, and this is exactly what Teresa and I dig into in this podcast episode. Teresa is truly a genuine and beautiful human — inside and out! She works with a lot of women who have had sickness and trauma, as well as women who are struggling to love their body. The truth is you can want to...

If you're a mum with a family to feed and you've struggled with tracking then you will love this episode. Lou Driver is a long time client of Winatlife and she's been on the podcast before. Lou suffered for a long time with endometriosis. Prior to joining the program she had 5 surgeries as well as an ablation which of course did not fix her issues. Once she started nourishing her body...

Matt Blackburn, creator of Mitolife and MITOLIFE Academy, is back on the podcast! Matt is an all-around good guy and biohacker. Craig and I always talk about how we love his laugh😂 He’s just a really happy person! Matt has this amazing house with goats and beehives on his property. We talk a little bit about how that’s coming along in the first part of the podcast. But the main portion of this ep...

When it comes to weight loss and fat loss a lot of women (I was one of them) think they need to do a tonne of cardio, bootamps, HIIT and classes. Can't tell you how many RPM and pump classes I did in the pursuit of a toned and athletic body 🤣 It wasn't until I met @iamcraigmcdonald that I learnt in order to change my body I needed to strength train and build muscle! So I thought I'd g...

We've had Dr Ray Peat on the podcast twice before and his episode with Emma Sgourakis - The Nutrition Coach is the most downloaded podcast episode of all time! So Kate and I decided to get him back on to do a deep dive into hormones. This is a 2-hour episode, so you’ll definitely want to grab a snack and maybe a pen and paper because you’re going to learn heaps. In this episode, we talk about:...

When it comes to weight loss and fat loss a lot of women (I was one of them) think they need to do a tonne of cardio, bootamps, HIIT and classes. Can't tell you how many RPM and pump classes I did in the pursuit of a toned and athletic body 🤣 It wasn't until I met Craig that I learnt in order to change my body I needed to strength train and build muscle! So I thought I'd get him on to...

I am so proud of Elzette. She’s had a really bumpy road and has been through a lot. It’s really incredible where she is today. It truly shows her persistence and how failing forward pays off. After years of yo-yo dieting, Elzette originally joined our program back in 2018. Yet, she faced a rough patch in her marriage and had to take a step back. She eventually rejoined, but then struggled with a b...

Do you take a multi? I used to take one every day. That was until I found pro-metabolic eating and realised that a multivitamin wasn't doing anything food couldn't do AND some of the synthetic nutrients I was consuming may have been causing me more harm than good. I feel like they are core to mainstream nutrition and are pushed hard as an insurance policy to get extra nutrients into a shit...

One of the things I love about Kori and Fallon is how authentic and open they both are. I had them on the podcast last year and got such great feedback I thought I'd get them on again. Kori had a baby recently named Story, and Fallon has been busy working on her recipe book which has now been released and is called the Batch Cookbook. I have it and can confirm the recipes are amazing, highly r...

This year we will be releasing two podcasts each week. One where I interview a guest on a specific topic and another short podcast with Craig where we give you practical tips you can implement each week. So if you're a woman who's struggled with yo-yo dieting or you've implemented pro-metabolic eating and you're struggling with weight gain you'll love this episode. We discuss o...

A lot of women come into our program and get results, then there are other women that really struggle. Even though they have the knowledge and support they still struggle to be consistent. They self-sabotage and have a hard time overcoming their own internal stories and dialogue. If you listened to the podcast I did updating everyone on my TTC journey I talked about how EFT really helped me with m...

I get so many questions from women doing our program and challenges about taking hormonal birth control, including the pill, IUD, depo shot, and more. I actually took the pill for many years. I didn’t understand why it was so important to ovulate and have a period. The doctor never warned me, and I didn’t do any research on it back then. I just thought it was convenient to not have a period, and a...

Are you a woman who's used to living off low calorie and low carb diets to control your weight? Have you thought about dipping your toes in pro-metabolic eating but feel scared to increase your calories and start eating carbs and dairy again? Are you sick of punishing yourself with grueling cardio and training sessions 6-7 days per week to maintain your weight? If this is you then I’m sure you...

In this podcast, Kate and I get deep and personal. We share aspects of our stories and how emotional stress and our thoughts have affected health.  A lot of women think if they get their training and nutrition down pat, everything will be great.....and yes it's a great start and definitely foundational when it comes to healing but there is more to health than just the physical. So, if you’re d...

This is the first solo podcast I’ve ever done!  I wanted to do this to provide a quick update on my falling pregnant at 40 journey. I’ve had so many people ask me how it’s going and to share more about it so I thought I’d hop on and update everyone. The 18 months have been one of self-discovery, to say the least.  When I set my sights on something, I’m all in, and trying to fall pregnant was no di...

It’s probably best if you aren’t eating for this one. So, put your fork down and get ready to find out how you can improve the all-too-common problem of constipation and start pooing regularly. Prior to meeting Emma, I actually wouldn’t go to the bathroom for 2-3 days at a time. I just thought this was normal (it’s not), and I see so many women having the same issue. But really, there’s nothing mo...

Many women who struggle with autoimmune conditions make things worse by doing all the crazy diets as they try to lose weight and feel better. This is why I wanted to have Margie (a long-time client turned big sister in the WinAtLife program) and her niece, Sarah, on the podcast. Both Margie and Sarah have autoimmune conditions. Margie has spondylosis arthritis, and Sarah has Hashimotos. Yet, they’...

Our friend Kate Deering, the author of Heal Your Metabolism and just all round awesome human, is back! If you haven’t read her book How to heal your metabolism I highly recommend it. We attract women of all ages into our Winatlife program but a large chunk of them are in their 40's and 50's and many of them suffer from perimenopausal and menopausal symptoms. Things like hot flushes, night...

A few months ago I sat down with Loren and Brit creators of Conscious conception - the ultimate guide to prepping for pregnancy. I’ve actually had a lot of messages asking me about whether I'm still trying to conceive so I I’m planning to sit down and record a solo podcast in the next few weeks with an big update. It's been a very interesting 12 months, it’s been super challenging and it&#...

We met Jim 7 years ago when Craig had a shoulder issue no one could fix. I remember it got so bad he stopped all upper body training for months. He saw numerous physios and specialists and no one could give him an answer or provide any relief from the pain. A friend referred us to Jim and within 3 visits Craig was pain free and back training. Jim is a physio by trade but has developed a nerve lock...

One thing I love about the pro-metabolic community is that I’ve made so many new friends. Everyone is just so friendly and supportive, probably because they eat carbs and sugar 🤣 I’ve actually got this great chat group going in Whatsapp with @libbywescombe, @amykatebowe and @leilalutz. I've had all of them on the podcast so if you haven't listened to their episodes I recommend you do. The...