#151 - Will I have to track my food forever and what happens when I reach my goal weight/body composition? with Craig McDonald
I get a lot of questions from women asking, “Kitty, will I have to track strictly forever? What happens when you get to a place where you’re happy with your body weight and body composition?”
So, in this episode, Craig and I discuss:
➡️The times when you need to be precise with tracking and the times when you don't
➡️How long to fat loss phases typically last
➡️Maintenance calories and what that means
➡️Muscle gain and calories
➡️Building a nutrition framework and why this is important
➡️How tracking builds awareness
➡️Putting the time in at the start so it’s effortless later on
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#150 - Why consuming animal products is better for your health and the environment with Ash and Sarah Armstrong
We had Ash and Sarah on the podcast a while back, so it was about time we had a catch-up! They now have a new course, a regenerative farm, and a wedding barn. These girls have been busy. It’s amazing what they are doing with their regenerative farm. If you don’t already follow them, definitely do!
In this episode, Ashley, Sarah, and I chat about:
➡️Their healing journey
➡️The importance of animal products and plants in the diet
➡️Muscle building, nutrition, and protein
➡️Problems with popular vegan products
➡️Pesticides and soil quality
➡️Blindly following fitness and nutrition advice
➡️Food education and why it matters
➡️The link between metabolism and soil
➡️How nose-to-tail eating reduces food waste
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#149 - How to get back on track with Craig McDonald
If you’ve lost your way and feel like you're off track then this episode is for you. I always get asked by women how to get back on track so we thought we'd make a podcast episode for you.
In this episode, Craig and I discuss:
➡️Why it's important not beating yourself up when mistakes happen
➡️How to move forward and focus forward not backwards
➡️What is the first thing you should focus on
➡️Additional steps to get back on track toward your goals
➡️How to make things really simple
➡️The four most important things to focus on
➡️Practicing patience
➡️Being honest and kind with yourself
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 at $79.
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#148 - From 20 years of drinking and prescription drugs, to transforming her body and life to competing with Anna Hansell
This is the third time we’ve had Anna on the podcast! Anna has had the most incredible physical, emotional, and mental transformation over the last four years in our program. She started when she was 40, and she’s 44 years old now. Throughout the last four years, she’s been through a divorce, moved house 8 times and became a single mum with 4 kids. But she always perseveres!
I think Anna’s journey just goes to show that if you want something enough, you’ll make it happen. She is just amazing, so I wanted to get her back on to talk about her journey and recent body building competition.
In this episode, Anna and I chat about:
➡️Anna’s dieting history
➡️How she lost 10 kgs
➡️How she quit drinking and antidepressants
➡️The importance of food prep in her transformation
➡️The rollover effect of improving her health
➡️What made Anna decide she wanted to do a bodybuilding competition
➡️How she’s feeling post-competition and some of the effects it'...
#147 - Pre, Intra and Post Workout Nutrition with Craig McDonald
I used to train under-fueled and undernourished. I’d drink black coffee in the morning, then go and train fasted. This is a bad strategy if you want to optimise your body composition. After meeting Craig, I realised when I actually ate before training, my performance was so much better. So, I wanted to discuss the importance of pre-workout, intra-workout and post-workout nutrition.
In this episode, Craig and I chat about:
➡️Why carbs and protein are important for pre and post workout
➡️Timing of pre and post workout meals
➡️Intra-workout drinks and how they can help improve performance, when to use them
➡️Pre and Post-workout meal principles and examples
➡️Whey protein and casein, when to use them
➡️When to use creatine
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#146 - 9 tips to lose weight in a healthy and sustainable way with Stan Efferding
The world’s strongest bodybuilder is back! We got so much great feedback from our first podcast with big Stan that I thought I’d get him back on to discuss losing weight in a healthy and sustainable way.
Stan is the creator of The Vertical Diet, which is a similar nutrition approach that we recommend in our program. He is a wealth of knowledge and just an all round good guy! In this episode, Stan and I chat about:
➡️Why losing weight involves a caloric deficit
➡️The importance of strength training and walking when it comes to weight loss
➡️Protein intake and weight loss
➡️Types of foods and satiety
➡️Important micronutrients and the foods they're found in
➡️Why the digestibility of food is important
➡️The importance of sleep and how to improve your sleep hygiene
➡️Alcohol and weight loss
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#145 - How to make food prep easy so you can be more consistent with your nutrition with Craig McDonald
Craig and I wanted to record a really practical episode about food prep, so here it is! Most of the women in our program who have success, do food prep week-in and week-out. It just makes things super easy! So, in this episode, Craig and I discuss:
➡️How to food prep successfully
➡️What we do for food prep
➡️How to manage food prep with a family
➡️Examples of meals and snacks that are easy to prep
➡️How to assemble a meal and meal plan
➡️Why meal planning and prep matters if you want to improve your health and body composition
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 at $79.
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#144 - Minerals, metabolism and weight loss with Loren de la Cruz
Loren just has the coolest name ever! And if you haven’t listened to our previous podcast together about anemia and iron, go back and give that one a listen. You can also follow her on Instagram, she’s just a wealth of knowledge. So, I wanted to pick her brain about minerals and estrogen dominance and how it all relates to weight loss.
In this episode, Loren and I chat about:
➡️What are minerals?
➡️How minerals support the metabolism
➡️Foods high in minerals
➡️Different important minerals the body needs
➡️Fruits & juices and why you shouldn't be afraid to eat them
➡️Why sodium isn’t bad
➡️Why dairy is important for minerals
➡️Whether or not to supplement
➡️Magnesium, why it's important and when you would supplement with it
➡️Loren's preferred magnesium supplements
➡️What happens to your body when you’re stressed
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#143 - Protein 101 with Craig McDonald
Craig and I noticed a lot of women who come into our program undereat protein and overeat fat. So, we wanted to take some time to record a short podcast about everything protein.
In this episode, Craig and I chat about:
➡️Why eating adequate protein is important
➡️How much protein should you have per meal
➡️How to work out how much protein you need
➡️Why protein is important in a calorie deficit
➡️How to get your protein from a variety of sources (and why!)
➡️Tips to get your protein in each day
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 at $79.
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...#142 - Breaking down fitness industry myths with Jordan Syatt
If you’ve got kids, listen to this one with headphones on. There’s a little swearing😂
Jordan is so authentic and real....he educates in a entertaining way. If you don't follow him you should.
He actually just wrote a book called Eat It. He’s also really strong - at one point, he could deadlift 4x his body weight! He was also Gary V's trainer for 3 years.
I thought it’d be fun to chat with Jordan and break down some of the most popular fitness industry myths! In this episode, Jordan and I chat about:
➡️Strength training and getting 'bulky'
➡️How to lose body fat in a sustainable way
➡️Why quick fix diets are never sustainable
➡️NEAT and longevity
➡️Imperfect progress
➡️Carbs and why they're essential if you want to thrive rather than simply survive
And more!
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