Beyond Burning Fat Podcast | Nutrition | Fitness | Mindset

High carb, low carb . . . why all the focus on carbs? Is it all hype, or are there some things we should consider?  Why is there a difference between people that can eat all the "carbs" they want, and others just look at carbs and get bloated and gain weight? That's referred to as "carb tolerance". There are several things that can make up your carb tolerance. And, there's some anecdotal evidence...

What's your vitamin D level? You don't know? Well, that makes you . . . normal . Most people not only don't have a clue as to what their Vitamin D level is, they also don't understand what it does, what the risks are if it's too low, and if it IS too low, how to increase it effectively. Well, we cover all this, and more in this episode. It's the Vitamin D Masterclass.  This podcast is designed to...

Today we're talking about the mindset behind the phrase "I should have . . . " or "I shouldn't have . . .", and how it can undermine your best efforts to improve your health.  It seems harmless enough, but you might be surprised as to how it undermines. Make sure to visit me at www. MichelleFit.com  and feel free to email me your questions or comments by either clicking on the "contact" tab on my...

Wouldn't it be cool if there was a test you could do at home, as often as you like, and it was super cost-effective AND gave you valuable information . . . like where you might be on the diabetes scale (pre-diabetic, diabetic, or not-at-risk)? Or, some insights into your insulin resistance? Or, when you're actually optimal for burning fat - or how often you're optimal for burning fat? Or, what amo...

What do you think when I say "health care"? There's a common thought linked with this term - and we'll challenge it! We'll discuss seven different myths of health care that you may have never considered . . . that may change your mindset on how you take CARE of your HEALTH. Let's DO this!   Make sure you subscribe to the Podcast so we can hang out with each other on a regular basis!    Chelle Mich...

What is the key to the elusive idea of more energy? The way we live today sure seems to eat up the energy that we work so hard to keep! In this episode, we break down a few ways you can fill your energy tank. Let's do this!

Have you heard about the 21st century epidemic (some would say) of Adrenal Fatigue? Is it a real thing? Since it looks like many other things – hypothyroidism, metabolic syndrome, chronic fatigue, etc., what's really going on from an adrenal aspect? (Don't worry, if you don't know what AF is, we'll brief you on it first!) Join me!

Do you find yourself feeling stressed out? What really IS stress? We'll talk about that in today's episode, and I'll lay out a different way to think about stress that may help you the next time you're feeling like your candle is burned at both ends. Let's go!

The Beyond Burning Fat Podcast is brought to you by: www. MichelleFit.com   Today’s Show: How Big Is Your Genetic Bucket?   What’s a “genetic bucket” you ask? Good question.   It’s simply a visual I came up with that may help empower you when it comes to your health and fitness. If you’ve ever felt like you are destined to the diseases of your parents, or family – or if you’ve ever felt that your...

The Beyond Burning Fat Podcast is brought to you by: www. MichelleFit.com   Today’s Show: Intermittent Fasting – the How & Why and the Do’s and Don’ts   Intermittent Fasting. It’s all the rage.   But should everyone be doing it? If you want to experiment with it – what should you consider first?   In this episode we’ll have a balanced discussion on the whole “intermittent fasting” thing . . . and...

The Beyond Burning Fat Podcast is brought to you by: www. MichelleFit.com Today’s Show: Mindset For Setting Fitness Goals Whether it’s a new year or not, we make goals. And if you listen to THIS podcast – fitness and health are for sure on the list. But so many times our goals end up in the goals “grave yard”, only to be resurrected at a later date. Grrrrrr. So this episode is dedicated to the min...

The Beyond Burning Fat Podcast is brought to you by: www. MichelleFit.com Today’s Show: What To Do When You Have a Setback It’s a fact of life – the fitlife! Let’s face it, there will be setbacks. But how do you keep the setbacks from actually setting you back ? Today we chat about three distinct ways to help you push through those more challenging times and keep your eye on the goal. Plus I share...

The Beyond Burning Fat Podcast is brought to you by: www. MichelleFit.com Today’s Show: Fat Loss Plateau: 3 Tips to Break It   Ahhhhhh, the dreaded plateau! You know, when everything was working just great, and then, without warning, they quit working. Results cease. Today we’ll discuss just three (yes, there are many more!) ways to bust through what seems to be a plateau. Seems to be? Yes, we’ll...

The Beyond Burning Fat Podcast is brought to you by: www. MichelleFit.com Today’s Show: Can You “Self-Love” Your Way to a Lower Body Fat?   We’ll answer that question at the end but first, we’ll go through three practical exercises that have you beginning to cultivate more love for yourself. Why exercises? Because oftentimes the advice is to just “be more loving”, or “be more accepting of yourself...

The Beyond Burning Fat Podcast is brought to you by: www. MichelleFit.com Today’s Show: Five Cardio-Free Fat Burning Tools We’ve heard of ways to ramp up your fat loss with HIIT cardio , but what about ways that help you burn fat without huffing and puffing? The first tool has you saying “no thanks” to the elliptical, and the second gives you a little break (at least for a while). The third, fourt...

The Beyond Burning Fat Podcast is brought to you by: www. MichelleFit.com Today’s Show: Stress Eating! (The Why, What To Do With It) Do you have your go-to food or drink that seems to . . . chill you out? A glass of wine? Chocolate? Or a deep dive into a tub of ice cream? Yah, I hear ya. There can be many factors that drive this behavior, but in today’s podcast, we focus in on how stress drives ce...

The Beyond Burning Fat Podcast is brought to you by: www. MichelleFit.com Today’s Show: What Competitive Bodybuilding Taught Me (& How It Can Help You Too!) Getting to an elite level of competing on a bodybuilding stage puts your life, habits, and beliefs under a microscope . . . and although 99% of people never want to get on a bodybuilding stage, there are many things to learn from those who hav...

The Beyond Burning Fat Podcast is brought to you by: www. MichelleFit.com Today’s Show: Principles of Building Natural Ever envied a pair of guns, sexy shoulders, or six pack abs and wonder how you can get that too? Or if you’ve been trying and don’t know why your biceps or shoulders don’t cooperate? In this episode we debunk the “I just want to be toned”, and “If I lift heavy, I’ll get too big!”...

The Beyond Burning Fat Podcast is brought to you by: www. MichelleFit.com Today’s Show: Feeling Pressure to Eat Unhealthy in Social Settings? In this episode we tackle nine different ideas related to getting derailed in social settings – pressure from family and friends. Some will be tips in how to deal, some adjusting your mindset, and some that just get you thinking. Each of them has the potenti...

The Beyond Burning Fat Podcast is brought to you by: www. MichelleFit.com Today’s Show: Five Reasons Why You’re Not As Fit As You Want To Be In this episode we dive into five different reasons – sneaky ones—that may be contributing to you not being as fit as you want to be (or think you should be!). If you find yourself smack in the middle of one of them, not to worry. We also talk strategy so the...

The Beyond Burning Fat Podcast is brought to you by:  www. MichelleFit.com   Today’s Show: Flexible Dieting vs. Clean Eating Heard of “Flexible Dieting”? Otherwise known as Counting Your Macros – or even IIFYM (If It Fits Your Macros)? Is that really different from a Clean Eating philosophy? If so, how? There tends to be debate as to which is better, easier, healthier, etc. So this week’s podcast...

Does the word “meditation” have you shy away because it conjures up the image of sitting in a white gown chanting “OOOHM”? Well, not to worry. In this episode we highlight how to bring some of the benefits of meditation, non-traditional style. But if you’ve struggled with classic meditation, yet want to embrace it – there’s a few tips in here that can help, too.

Do you ever feel stuck with your health and fitness aspirations? Like each direction is a dead end, and you don’t know the way out? I hear you. That’s why this episode breaks down five different ways – mental and physical – that can provide some leverage in breaking free.

It’s that age-old question – and typically the answer you get is from one side of the fence: Yes or No. How can we examine this question objectively? We’ll discuss a balanced view, and bring in some new insights from the book THE DORITO EFFECT by Mark Schatzker. This may very well re-shape your thoughts around calories!

In Part Two we dive deeper into what to do if you found, from asking yourself the seven questions in last week’s episode, that your sleep needs a little work. Of course, we approach it a bit differently than the norm – with some more abstract approaches to bedtime, as well as the standards as a great reminder. It may just be what’s currently blocking you from your health goals.