EPISODE 47 | It's time for another Q&A! Woohoo!! In this episode, I'm answering the following questions: What do you do after "blowing it" on the weekend? Is oatmeal good for you? How can you satisfy your sweet tooth after dinner? And do you HAVE to eat breakfast? I learned A LOT while prepping this ep and hope you will too! Enjoy!!

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Maple digestive bitters, which I add to unflavored seltzer water as a post-dinner "dessert"

My overnight oats recipe:

½ cup old fashioned oats

¾ cup liquid (water, cashew milk, real milk, etc.)

1 scoop protein powder

1 teaspoon chia seeds

¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon

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ROUGH TRANSCRIPT OF THE EPISODE:

Hello, Health Investor!

Welcome back to another episode of The Health Investment Podcast!!

As you know, I do a “Q&A-style” episode every so often.

This is the third episode of the type. To listen to the first two, simply visit thehealthinvestment.com/qa1 and thehealthinvestment.com/qa2

I’m always overwhelmed—in a great way!—by the outpouring of questions you send in. For that reason, I’m never able to answer ALL of your questions in a single episode...but keep ‘em coming! I promise I’ll get to all of them eventually!!

To ask a question, just DM me on Instagram (@thehealthinvestment) or email me ([email protected]). 

In today’s episode, I’m going to answer the following questions:

What do you do after "blowing it" on the weekend?

Is oatmeal good for you?

How can you satisfy your sweet tooth after dinner?

Do you have to eat breakfast?

But first, I wanna share an Apple Podcast review with you.

Clarisse Gomez rated The Health Investment Podcast 5 stars and wrote:

Awesome Podcast! Brooke, host of The Health Investment Podcast, highlights all aspects of nutrition and more in this can’t-miss podcast! The host and expert guests offer insightful advice and information that is helpful to anyone who listens!

Thank you sooo much, Clarisse, for that amazing review! I’m so honored that you called it a “can’t-miss” podcast and am so grateful that you took the time to type out your feedback.

If YOU have enjoyed what you’ve heard so far, I’d love to hear your thoughts. Visit thehealthinvestment.com/review to rate the show—and thank you, in advance, for doing so!

Alright, let’s get to your questions…

Question #1: What do you do after "blowing it" on the weekend?

So, I want to start off answering this question by addressing the language: “blowing it”

I used to come from this mindset. I used to think that it was all or nothing.

I’d eat “healthy” Monday through Friday, and then my weekends were just a free pass to “cheat” and eat whatever I wanted.

But this was a vicious cycle. And it didn’t work.

I was still always 15-20 pounds overweight, and I lived on the weight loss + gain rollercoaster. Anytime I’d lose 5 pounds, I’d gain it back. Or I’d lose 10 pounds and gain that back.

It was rough!

Then, after doing a lot of research, enrolling in the Institute of Transformational Nutrition, listening to hundreds of health/wellness podcast episodes...I finally figured out how to lose weight and keep it off forever.

Sure,