#175 - Healing Her Body and Mind From Restrictive Diets and Becoming a Coach with Nyssa Bovenkamp
We have beautiful Nyssa, one of our incredible coaches, on the podcast today! We’ve known Nyssa for years and actually met her back when she was a raving vegan and plant-based. But Nyssa found the light 😂 and she gets so many awesome results for her clients. They love her so so much, and it doesn’t take a lot to see why.
In this episode, Nyssa and I chat about:
➡️Veganism
➡️Nyssa’s dieting history
➡️Working with @thenutritioncoach (co-founder @saturee_official)
➡️Falling pregnant
➡️Cycle improvements
➡️How Nyssa juggles work, being a mom, and everything else
➡️Owning your choices and story
➡️Having a community/family
➡️How she gets results with her clients
➡️Nyssa’s advice to other women on this journey
And more!
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#174 - Losing 10% body fat/7kgs and fixing her digestive issues with Tanja Mitic
Tanja is one of our gorgeous clients! She is 43 years old, has two kids, and works full-time. Tanja has tried everything, but before trying our program, nothing worked! She is now 16 weeks (4 months) into the program and has seen incredible results!
In this episode, Tanja and I chat about:
➡️Digestive problems and how she's fixed them
➡️Resistance to weight loss
➡️The results Tanja has seen in the program
➡️Lifting technique and gaining strength and how this has helped her change her body shape
➡️Biomarkers that Tanja has seen improved
➡️How bloating isn’t necessarily “normal”
➡️Eating 2000+ calories and losing weight
➡️How progress isn’t linear
➡️What Tanja has enjoyed most about the program
➡️Feeling overwhelmed and how to cope
➡️The simplicity of pro-metabolic foods
➡️Advice Tanja has to other women
And more!
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#173 - From beating her autoimmune condition and menopausal symptoms to becoming a coach with Margie Arbon
Can’t help but not love Margie! I can’t believe she is 57 years old, she certainly doesn't look it. Margie is one of our coaches, and she’s had an incredible journey. In this episode, Margie and I talk about:
➡️Her health and fitness history
➡️When she found pro-metabolic eating
➡️The physical pain she used to experience due to her autoimmune condition spondylitis
➡️The menopausal symptoms she used to deal with
➡️How things changed since she found the pro-metabolic community
➡️Learning how to train and going to the gym
➡️What it’s like being strong
➡️What drives Margie and makes her passionate about being a coach
➡️Advice Margie would give to menopausal women
And more!
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#172 - 6 Emotional Blocks to Weight Loss with Greta Zukoff
We have Greta back on the podcast! I have worked with Greta personally (if you’ve seen previous podcasts, it was during Craig and I’s TTC journey). Greta is a weight loss behavioural coach, and she uses EFT tapping to break-through those emotional barriers that hold women back from achieving their body goals.
In this episode, Greta and I chat about:
➡️Childhood beliefs and programs
➡️Believing weight loss is hard
➡️Not trusting self
➡️Self-sabotage
➡️What others think when you lose weight
➡️Physical attention and safety
➡️How EFT can help
➡️The power of our emotions
And more!
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#171 - How to stay consistent with your nutrition on the weekends with Craig McDonald
Something Craig and I have noticed with some of our clients is that they're consistent Monday to Friday, but then when the weekend rolls around, the plan just goes out the window.
Yet, when you have a specific goal, you need to be fairly concise and consistent not only during the week but also on the weekends.
In this episode, Craig and I chat about:
➡️What to do when eating out on the weekend
➡️Simplifying your meal plans
➡️Planning ahead and packing your food
➡️Practicing moderation and what it means
And more!
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#170 - Losing 39 lbs/ 17.7kgs after 27 years of restrictive diets and binge eating with Lisa Finnegan
Lisa is 53 years old and lives in the United States, working for a large auto parts company. Lisa’s story starts way back in her childhood. She grew up with a mother on Weight Watchers who always had a scale in the kitchen.
Lisa actually thought she was an overweight kid, so she always did low-fat diets and restricted calories. She even did keto for 6 years and 86-hour fasts. Lisa no longer does all this craziness, so we sat down and had a bit of a chat about her journey.
In this episode, Lisa and I dig into:
➡️Lisa’s dieting history
➡️Her experience having a hysterectomy
➡️Losing 30 lbs and 24 inches in 16 weeks
➡️Other improvements she’s noticed
➡️What Lisa is currently eating
➡️Beating a binge eating disorder
➡️Challenges Lisa had to overcome
➡️Getting comfortable in the gym
➡️Advice to other women on this journey
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#169 - How Amanda at 49 lost 8kgs and improved her perimenopausal and Hashimotos symptoms with Amanda Batchelor
We have one of our awesome clients, Amanda Batchelor, on the podcast this time around! Amanda is 49 years old, has two jobs, and two teenage kids.
When she first joined the program, she was doing a lot of stuff. She was into Crossfit, doing strict keto, fasting, and previously did triathlons. But all of this led to Amanda ending up in a bad emotional state and hormonal issues. Today, Amanda is walking an entirely different path.
So, in this episode, Amanda and I talk about:
➡️Amanda’s history and why she joined the program
➡️How she lost 8 kgs and body fat
➡️How giving up the booze has changed her life
➡️What types of foods she’s eating now
➡️How she is training
➡️What she’s enjoyed most about the program
➡️How the food is working for the rest of her family
➡️Advice she has for other women in similar situations
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#168 - Why you should train to build muscle not burn calories with Damon Hayhow
Prior to meeting Craig I used to train to burn as many calories as possible! I did so many classes, HIIT and long runs. When I met Craig he said to me you need to stop destroying the body you have with cardio and restrictive diets and build the body you want with real food and strength training.
I learned about the benefit of lifting weights and getting stronger for body composition change: more muscle and less body fat. Following a structured and measured training program with the intention of building muscle. I not only improved my body composition but I also improved my health. Better sleep, better cycles, no more constipation, more energy and no more binge eating!
Damon was one of the first coaches Craig worked with and has heavily influenced our training methodology. He's been on the podcast before, so I thought I'd get him back on to talk about why we should be training to build muscle not burn calories.
In this episode, Damon and I chat about:
➡️Training lik...
#167 - Q&A Part 2 with Craig McDonald
We get lots of questions from women trying to get healthy and achieve their body goals. If you haven’t seen Part 1 of this Q&A, go back and give that one a listen first. This is Part 2.
In this episode, Craig and I answer questions about:
➡️Loose skin after losing weight
➡️Breastfeeding, nutrition, and training
➡️Healthy weight loss per week
➡️Nutrition and training for the morbidly obese
➡️Our top fat loss tips
➡️The importance of a bedtime routine
➡️Gaining weight with pro-metabolic eating (and why this happens)
➡️What we eat every day
➡️Weight loss and fat loss vs building muscle and how it's hard to get very muscular
➡️Fat intake and healthy fats
➡️Tips to lose weight in perimenopause
➡️How to balance fats and carbs
➡️Collagen consumption
➡️Pre-workout meals/snacks for early morning training sessions
➡️If I'm time-poor what should I prioritise strength training or steps?
➡️Home workouts and exerci...
#166 - Hot Flashes, Perimenopause, Menopause & Estrogen with Kate Deering
We welcome back Kate on the podcast for the millionth time! We joke this should be the Kitty and Kate Show.
This time we talk about menopause and common questions that come up with it. Kate has a really good way of taking complex subjects and making them easy to understand so I thought this was a good one to dig into together.
In this episode, Kate and I chat about:
➡️What is menopause?
➡️Perimenopause vs menopause
➡️What are “normal” but not 'necessary' menopausal symptoms?
➡️What are hot flashes?
➡️The impact of stress on menopausal symptoms
➡️HRT and how it works
➡️Estrogen’s impact on other hormones
➡️How estrogen affects energy levels
➡️What taking progesterone can do
➡️How a low metabolism impacts estrogen and progesterone
➡️Is estrogen protective for the brain?
➡️Why women have an increased rate of heart disease
➡️The Fertility Awareness Method (FAM) vs hormonal birth control
➡️5 foundational things...
