#163 - How to find your confidence in the gym with Craig Mcdonald
I talk with a lot of women, and often hear, “One thing I’m really nervous about is going to the gym.” And I get it. You go into the weight room, and all the big boys are there. It’s intimidating.
When I first started training, I was nervous too! But once I got my technique down and started hitting some PBs, I felt more confident, and it was so motivating.
So, in this episode, Craig and I discuss:
➡️Why no one is looking at or judging you
➡️Getting comfortable with being uncomfortable
➡️Focusing on your exercises and program
➡️How it all becomes ingrained in you with experience
➡️The accomplishment and empowerment you feel after hitting a PB
➡️How everyone starts somewhere
➡️Focusing on improving your technique and execution
Happy listening I hope you find this podcast helpful and don't forget to take a screenshot of the episode and share it on Instagram stories and tag me at @kittyblomfield. Each month I choose someone who has shared a...
#162 - Myths of metabolic adaptation with Brandon DaCruz
We had Brandon on the podcast discussing the benefits of NEAT previously, so if you haven’t listened to that one, go back and give it a listen! Daily movement is such a good tool for fat loss and overall better health.
So many women come to us after doing crazy restrictive diets, binging on food, and drinking alcohol. They often complain of poor sleep, menopause issues, and low metabolic function. I hear many women saying that they can’t lose weight because of their metabolism, but it’s amazing when we work with them how quickly things start improving.
Brandon, Craig, and I chat about:
➡️How your entire lifestyle facilitates your health
➡️What metabolism actually is
➡️Energy expenditure across the lifespan
➡️Why scale weight doesn’t necessarily measure fat loss
➡️Metabolic adaption and how it works
➡️What goes into total energy expenditure
➡️The importance of protein and weight training
➡️Creating healthy habits that work within your l...
#161 - From healing her endometriosis and chronic thrush to doing a fat loss phase and now a muscle building phase with Lou Driver
Lou has been in our coaching program for over 2.5 years. She has kids, works full-time, and is really busy, but we’ve had her on the podcast before to talk about tips and tricks to make tracking your food simple with a family, so go check out that one if you haven’t already!
I wanted to get Lou back on the podcast to talk about her incredible journey. When she first started with us, she had terrible endometriosis and chronic thrush. It was so bad she had 7 ablations. She was unintentionally under eating and not getting enough of the right nutrients. But she’s come out the other side and has done the full cycle from a healing phase to a body recomp phase, to maintenance to a fat-loss phase and is now doing a muscle-building phase. Lou also no longer has endometriosis symptoms or thrush!
She's currently sitting at 58.7kgs and is eating a whopping 2700 calories per day.
She is an excellent example of how you can look good and feel good, but you have to put in the work. So,...
#160 - How your digestion is linked to your metabolic health with Meg Langston
Meg is back on the podcast. We’ve had her on here twice already, and I just love Meg. She works with women to restore their metabolic health, hormones, and digestion.
I love that Meg looks at the system as a whole and doesn’t just treat the symptoms of her clients.
So, with that in mind, in this episode, Meg and I chat about:
➡️Why it isn’t great to eat nuts and seeds in large amounts
➡️How digestion is linked to thyroid and hormone health
➡️How what you do 80-90% of the time is what matters
➡️Vegetables, nutrients, and digestion
➡️Why bloating and constipation happen with restriction
➡️How stress impacts your digestion and health
➡️Candida and what to do about it (p.s you don't have to cut all sugar and carbs from your diet)
➡️What causes iron overload
➡️The benefits of organ meats, like liver
➡️The advantages of other “traditional” foods
➡️Scheduling intentional rest and saying “no”
➡️Quick tips for gut health
#159 - The importance of trust and patience on the journey with Craig McDonald
After specific requests for this one, Craig (my other half) is back. We have worked with so many women who wonder why they don’t see results quicker. Usually, this comes down to not following the plan and not trusting the process or practicing patience.
Change takes time. This is something many of us tend to forget. Most of the women I talk to have been dieting for 10,20 or even 30 years, that's a long time! You can't rush back.
In this episode, Craig and I discuss:
➡️Following the plan for the desired result
➡️The importance of testing and measuring
➡️How much time it takes to reach your health and body goals (realistically)
➡️Taking ownership and moving forward
➡️The power of consistency
➡️Making mistakes
➡️Accepting that time is necessary
➡️Establishing habits and structure
➡️Getting out of your own way
➡️Resources vs resourcefulness
And more!
Happy listening I hope you find this podcast helpful and don't forget ...
#158 - From gaining 40lbs to getting strong and losing 10% body fat in a healthy and sustainable way with Anna Reeves
Anna is 27 years old, has a three-year-old son, and lives in Missouri. I admire mums so much; it’s such hard work at times!
Anna has had an incredible transformation in our program after joining about 20 weeks ago. I love to get women on here to share their stories to motivate others to stop doing quick-fix diets and eat some real food!
So, in this episode, Anna and I chat about:
➡️Annas dieting history and her health issues
➡️Her experience with birth control
➡️Her pro-metabolic weight gain of 40 lbs and how this affected her
➡️Solving her hormonal issues
➡️The accountability Anna needed
➡️How she lost 10% body fat
➡️Improvements she’s had while in the program
➡️What she found most challenging in the program
➡️Advice she has for other women
And more!
Happy listening I hope you find this podcast helpful and don't forget to take a screenshot of the episode and share it on Instagram stories and tag me at @kittyblomfield. E...
#157 - Our top 3 tips to getting started when it comes to restoring your metabolism and losing weight in a healthy and sustainable way with Craig McDonald
I’m joined by my co-host and co-founder, Craig (also my partner in crime, business, and life!). We did a really simple episode for women who are new to following us and don’t know where to start. What we find is that a lot of women can easily become overwhelmed, so let’s break this all down!
In this episode, Craig and I discuss:
➡️Why it's important to eat regular well balanced meals
➡️The importance of animal products and protein
➡️Focusing on nutrient dense traditional foods
➡️Why carbs are important
➡️How to start strength training
➡️Progressive overload and why it's needed to build muscle
➡️Why building muscle is important
➡️Consistency and what it means
And more!
Happy listening I hope you find this podcast helpful and don't forget to take a screenshot of the episode and share it on Instagram stories and tag me at @kittyblomfield. Each month I choose someone who has shared and they get a tub of Saturée Premium Collagen valued...
#156 - Understanding the healing, healthy, and fat loss phases of pro-metabolic nutrition with Kate Deering
Kate Deering (author of How to Heal Your Metabolism) is back on the podcast! In this episode, we dig into the essential differences between a healing, healthy, and fat-loss phases of pro-metabolic nutrition. The recommendations for these three phases are very different and each individual may require a different approach.
So, Kate and I get into it a bit more and chat about:
➡️The restrict-binge cycle
➡️Why it isn’t necessary to gain more weight (for the majority of women)
➡️The importance of seeing where you are at
➡️The healing phase and addressing underlying issues
➡️How gut problems impact nutrient absorption and intake
➡️Why tracking your food is key
➡️Eating intentionally versus intuitively
➡️The right and wrong time to do a fat loss phase
➡️Ebbing and flowing with life’s cycles
➡️How you would get started toward optimal health
➡️How to positively think about tracking your food
And more!
Happy listening I hope...
#155 - Losing 30 lbs and getting her confidence back with Hannah Stine
I've had Kori and Fallon on the podcast before so check out their episodes.
After about 12 months she decided she was ready to focus on weight loss in a healthy and sustainable way so joined our coaching program, she's had incredible success!
In this episode, Hannah and I chat about:
➡️Hannah’s health history
➡️Losing 30 pounds (14 kgs)
➡️Regaining a new zeal for life
➡️How much food Hannah is eating now
➡️What Hannah has enjoyed the most about the program
➡️Listening to your body
➡️Accountability with the coaches and how this was such a big part of her success
➡️Hannah’s challenge with tracking her food and how she overcame it
➡️Hannah’s advice for women sitting on the fence
And more!
Happy listening I hope you find this podcast helpful and don't forget to take a screenshot of the episode and share it on Instagram stories and tag me at @kittyblomfield. Each month I choose someone who has shared and they get a tub of Sat...
#154 - Recovery, HRV and Cardio with Libby Wescombe
Libby has been on the podcast a few times before. I would definitely recommend going back and listening to those episodes (and go follow her on Instagram!). She’s smart, hot as Fk 🤣 and a perfect example of how you can look great naked and be healthy. Plus she's super knowledgeable on all things muscle, recovery, and HRV...just love her.
In this episode, Libby and I discuss:
➡️Why thinking of things as an end game isn’t helpful
➡️Having data points in lifestyle to check on health and wellness
➡️Energy availability for recovery
➡️How you don’t actually build muscle in the gym
➡️Part of building muscle is recovery
➡️How the nervous system facilitates or hinders recovery
➡️The advantages of getting into the recovery state after you train
➡️What you can do to improve your recovery
➡️The benefits of breathwork (and how to do it)
➡️How stress impacts recovery
➡️What HRV is
➡️Finding a balance between training and recovery
