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Ask Me A Question For Next Week's Episode! Included in this episode:  A calorie deficit is not a cure for obesity. How "you're not broken" can be invalidating and dismissive of real chronic conditions if we aren't careful. Epidemiology and epigenetics. Facts about obesity and morbid obesity. All of the factors that go into personalized solutions for managing chronic illnesses like obesity. The morality complex of body weight on the rise. The history of bodily righteousness in America. The nuances of justification of racial hierarchies in the stigmatization of  fatness. Structural racism and how historic inequities affect communities today. Medical bias and discrimination towards women. Fasting as "spiritual discipline" and "Holy Anorexia" in the Renaissance period. How faith based solutions for weight are based in shame and obedience. The reality that there is a higher risk of obesity if a person connects religion to their weight. Sources:  PMCID: PMC3358928 PMCID: PMC7758617 PMCID: PMC3969538

Ask Me A Question For Next Week's Episode! Included in this week's episode:  Personal story with the politicization of fitness and it's affects on my community today. Brief history of fitness and politics. Modern politics and fitness in the military and presidents. The socioeconomic and class division of fitness and politics. Pilates. Fitness in America today is highly individualized. Fitness in liberalism and conservatism inappropriately integrates morality, religion and political beliefs into fitness and food. The nuances of extremist political conclusions of food and fitness. Food as a human right around the world and in America. Political impacts on your fitness in government like the EPA, FDA, healthcare, federal standards and more. Final message: whatever your government is willing to do to the least of the society or those abroad, they will do to you. Full stop. The government will no hesitate to withhold food from it's civilians just like it does on the global setting. The beliefs and standards you hold for individualized fitness and food is where the government will stop. If you believe it's a personal issues, then your government will not help you. Ask more of the system you pay for. You are most similar to someone on SNAP than you are to a representative. We are all one moment away from needing a subsidy to help us live. Remember, most importantly, the government officials and law makers and the wealthiest of those in our country exist because of subsidy that YOU pay for. Demand more from your government. They are already used to providing it. 

Ask Me A Question For Next Week's Episode! In this episode:  Coaching call coming at you! How to get a hold of the food noise. I've fallen off and can't get back on. You're not a pilgrim, fix your wagon babe. What do I do?!? I've got you. Alcohol - the real talk and coaching talk you need to hear. Vacation and food. Change your mind and take your autonomy. YOU'VE GOT THIS. 

Ask Me A Question For Next Week's Episode! Included in this episode:  Underrated or overrated on topics that include but are not limited to beauty, health, wellness, supplements and overall fitness trends. 

Ask Me A Question For Next Week's Episode! Included in this episode:  Most people are just average. What is average when it comes to health? What is the top 1% of fitness? Perspective shiftStop trying to jump from being in the 75% of people to the top 1% overnight. It won't happen. Just go for it, you have nothing to lose. 

Ask Me A Question For Next Week's Episode! Included in this episode:  The feedback loop of wanting nothing at all, not even wanting to want. Anhedonia Sylvia Plath The curve of desire How did we get here? How does this relate to weight loss? The answer to finding motivation: create it. 

Ask Me A Question For Next Week's Episode! Included in this week's episode:  Endlessly pounding the pavement without regard for anything else in your life won't workWhat is the grindset? Why the rise of the grindset? Reality check, life isn't fair and there is a lot of luck involved beyond hard work Everyone is working very hard with the circumstances they have Don't fall for the narrative of control but search for freedom and creation Why the grindset will never work What you can practically do instead Weight loss will always be hard but its far deeper than just grinding more You are probably already working very hard

Ask Me A Question For Next Week's Episode! Included in this week's episode:  If you feel like nothing is working, this might be for you Starting from a place of dysregulation will never work How to learn self regulation Things you can practically do to help yourself Abandon specific scale numbers and body sizes Weight loss cna be very dysregulating Creating a healthy environment for you to thrive in, not survive Build your dream life by keeping the promises you make to yourself and show evidence you can be proud of It's never just about a lower number on the scale or living in a smaller bodyYou can only be as successful at your healthy journey as deeply as you have met yourself Start by taking care of yourself and listen to your body, it has a lot to say

Ask Me A Question For Next Week's Episode! Included in this episode:  How to rid yourself of "not feeling like it" when you know its what you need to do Not engaging with negotiation with yourself Anchor your tasks with routine Accepting that your feelings don't have to control youPractice exposure to overcome Lean into the discomfort of doing Take imperfect action over and over Stop planning, start doing Don't abandon yourself

Ask Me A Question For Next Week's Episode! Included in this week's episode:  The difference between affordability in feeding yourself and the expense of overfeeding yourself. Nuances of affording weight loss Rice and beans aren't expensive You do not need expensive "health foods" or products to lose weightResources for food affordability that are free People who struggle with food insecurity or lack of affordability with food are not usually overweight but underUltra processed, highly palatable foods are more expensive than nutrient dense basic foodIf you have food choice, you more likely than not are overweight not from affordability but the food/amount you're choosing to eatAffordable, nutrient dense food to build as the foundation to your food intake Exercise affordability 

Ask Me A Question For Next Week's Episode! Included in this week's episode:  Where did cravings come from? Physiological vs. psychological factors of cravings. Our brain's evolution of behavior for survival. Our new food environment. Engaging behavior with the craving; training yourself like Pavlov's dog. Rewiring your brain's neurology for success. Setting your environment up for thriving. How to fix your cravings. How to prepare for the dieting. Food intake is largely psychological. Don't restrict: replace. What should you be eating to help with cravings. What to do about excessive food noise. It gets easier the more you do. 

Ask Me A Question For Next Week's Episode! Included in this week's episode:  Are you consuming your life away? Why does consumption of information feel so good? The Dunning Kruger EffectEcho chambers of misinformation prevents weight loss. Who to trust. Mindset of inaction. Learning is comfortable because it's private. Action reveals you and makes you. The people who lose weight are the ones who take the most consistent, imperfect action over and over again. How can you change to do more action? 

Ask Me A Question For Next Week's Episode! Included in this week's episode:  What is neuroplasticity? Can you improve your neuroplasticity? The best ways to boost your neuroplasticity. The killer of neuroplasticity. The worst things you can do for your brain as you age. Food makes a huge impact on your brain. Ultra processed foods and neuroplasticity. What can you do? 

Ask Me A Question For Next Week's Episode! Included in this week's episode:  The Negroni you drink in Italy is legit neon orange so let's calm down a bit. Do governments allow intentional poisoning of their citizens? Causation is not correlation. What actually happens when you go to Europe or anywhere for that matter. Why you feel better. What's the rub about America? Our current food supply doesn't match the USDA requirements for nutrient intake. Why is our food environment like this? How can we fix it? The reality of food in America and our interaction with it. Personal accountability is the first step in answering the problem. 

Ask Me A Question For Next Week's Episode! Included in this week's episode:  The most common sentiment felt around the world. My question: would you though? What would you be willing to change or give up? What you're conditioned to believe and how it holds you back. Divergence into gratitude forward message: how to change your mind. Fixing your perspective to free yourself from wishing. Put your experience against the overall experience of the world to gain more gratitude for yourself and belief that things can change.