Coffee & Kettlebells

Parenting always feels like such a hot button topic because everyone has their own opinions + experiences that they bring to the table. It's safe to say that all parents experience unsolicited advice and even judgment at some point. If we let that in, it's so easy to find ourselves down a rabbit hole of mom guilt. 

But, there's hope yet! We've been given the gift of being parents, and we have the power to control how we navigate through the world with our kiddos. At the end of the day, we all need to do what is best for our kids, which we know better than anybody else.

Today I'm sharing some of my favorite tools for dealing with this: 

• Take a look at the source of the advice.
• Build out a trusted network of resources. 
• Have confidence in yourself. 
• Let the negativity roll off your back. 
• Don't put judgment out there. 

There's no one size fits all approach to parenting, and we all need the space to figure out what works for us. Let's shower each other with more support and kindness and less judgment! 

 

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Today we’re joined by a badass, mom of 3, personal trainer, and CrossFit athlete – Emily Breeze. Emily’s built her career up around this motto: you don’t have to be fit to start, but you have to start to be fit. Her followers love her for her authentic and honest take on how to incorporate fitness into your everyday life.

As a mom of two with one on the way, I’m super passionate about what it looks like to stay fit as a mom. Emily shares that for her to be a happy mother and wife, she needs that 30 - 60 minutes to sweat every day. But, Emily also believes that the world is our playground when it comes to working out. She shares inspiration on how you can fit that workout in nearly anywhere. It’s so easy to forget that working out is simply moving your body. Emily reminds us how important it is to find the movement that works for you.

With three kids under three, Emily also has a lot of perspective on motherhood, pregnancy, and where fitness fits. We chat about the fitness shaming that too often goes on when women choose to have a super active pregnancy, as well as how quickly society expects women to bounce back. Emily also shares her experience with c-sections and some of the treatments she’s done to help heal scar tissue and get movement patterns back to where they were before pregnancy. 

All in all, Emily reminded us that wellness is about balance and finding what works for you. We chatted lots about motherhood and pregnancy, but so much of Emily’s advice is relevant for everyone – to move forward with a healthy lifestyle, you have to put one foot forward and then the next.

 

Find more from Emily:  

Instagram: @emilybreeze

Website: breezethroughfitness.com

 

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Significant changes in our lives can make us feel lost, maybe even unrecognizable, both physically, mentally. Today, I am encouraging you to be proud of the person you are every day. 

The decade challenge has been floating around social media. I participated in the challenge by posting a picture of Devan and me from the present-day and ten years ago. I read so many captions on other people's decade challenge posts that read something like: 

"This is what kids will do to you."  or... 

"10 years ago and 10 pounds thinner, too!" 

Stop focusing on the things that you miss from your past life, focus on what you have gained! It takes a concerted effort to reconnect with yourself, make time for yourself, and take care of yourself. 

I want you to stop feeling guilty about your 45-minute workout, lunch by yourself, heading to bed early to read, or even watching an hour of your favorite show! 

Today I am giving you some of my best practices that I try to integrate into my life to keep myself a priority.

• Schedule it on your calendar 🗓
• Prioritize quality time with the people you love 💛
• Pursue your passions GUILT-FREE ⭐️
• Give back 🎗
• Meditate 🧘‍♀️

I love pouring into you through my podcast, my social media, through Burn Boot Camp, so grab your coffee, throw in your headphones, and take 20 minutes for yourself by listening along with me today. 

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Today we're joined by cardiologist and best-selling author of the Plant Paradox – Dr. Steven Gundry. Dr. Gundry shares with us some of the hidden dangers of so-called "healthy" food and what we should be looking out for in our diets.    We chat about one of the most talked-about items in healthy food culture – gluten. Dr. Gundry shares that gluten is a type of lectin, which is simply a plant protein that can actually be found in lots of foods. But, while lots of people have started adopting a gluten-free diet, that doesn't mean that they're avoiding lectins altogether and these proteins can be associated with inflammation and a variety of other health issues.    Dr. Gundry shares about how lectins affect people differently and how so many diseases begin in the gut. He shares that by simply eating and eliminating the right foods, many people are seeing a reverse in inflammation, symptoms, and conditions. We also chat about the seven deadly disruptors that Dr. Gundry shares in his book and how these toxins are connected to so many health issues.    The good news is this: there are tons of substitutions we can make so we can still enjoy some of our favorite foods while also avoiding these disrupting ingredients. All in all, Dr. Gundry offers up tons of things to think about when it comes to what we're fueling our bodies with and how we can trace things back to our gut and overall wellbeing.    Find more from Dr. Stephen Gundry:    Instagram: @drstevengundry   Website: www.drgundry.com   Books: The Plant Paradox, The Longevity Paradox, and more!    Find more from me:

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Does weight loss consume you? This one is for you. It’s time for you to step outside of the mindset that you need to lose weight. So many of us have fallen victim to diets that strip us of our energy and our happiness. They leave us feeling burnt out and resentful. It’s time to stop focusing on losing weight and focus on building the happiest, healthiest, and strongest version of yourself! 

There is so much more to life than restricting diets and workouts that make you unhappy. That’s what I am here to remind you.. It’s time to be empowered by your diet choices and choose progress over perfection. The new year is right around the corner, and it’s the perfect time to reset your mindset, set realistic goals, and enjoy your life with the people you love!

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Want more? Listen to my episode, where I discuss why you should ditch the scale for good and how you can replace it with healthier alternatives! Episode 75: Why Your Weight Doesn’t Matter

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I’m going to be 100% honest with you, I don’t believe in cheat meals. I don’t believe it is the best strategy for developing a healthy and happy relationship with food and your body.

Why?

Cheat meals make us label food as good or bad. In turn we relate this “good and bad” mentality to ourselves. When we eat good food, we are good and when we eat bad food, we are bad. This leads us to constantly judge and punish ourselves for our bad choices. 

It gives us the mentality that our cheat meal is a reward for eating healthy all week long, so when we eat something unhealthy outside of our cheat meal, we feel like we need to punish ourselves.

This can either be mental punishment, where we are beating ourselves up on the inside. Or this can be a physical punishment where we think we need to work out extra hard, or do double workouts for a few days to “make up for” the “damage” we did.

We should never live a life where we are always judging or punishing ourselves. We deserve better than that. Plus, this mentality will never lead us to truly loving and accepting our bodies for what it is. 

Listen to the full episode to hear more of my thoughts on cheat meals!

 

Up next: 

Episode 38: Intuitive Eating: How to Build a Healthier Relationship with Food with Chelsey Amer

Episode 45: Real Ways to Stop Craving Junk Food with Samantha Eaton

 

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I love bringing you the information you are looking for to ensure I am helping you live your happiest life. That’s why I love asking you on my Instagram what your top questions are when it comes to maximizing the quality of your life.

Questions I answer in this episode… 

• What’s your best general life advice to someone in their late 20s? 

• What do you do when you feel really self-conscious? 

• How do you and your husband keep the romance alive with two kids?  

• What’s your best advice for adjusting from one kid to two kids?  
• How do you balance being a boss bass/mom/wife and your social life?  

In this episode of Coffee & Kettlebells, my guest Stephanie Middleberg and I chat about all things baby food: Organic and homemade, smoothies and purees, tips and tricks. This episode is going to give you a step-by-step guide for feeding your baby at every stage: 6 months, 6-8 months, 9-12 months and 10 months and up. 

Stephanie Middleberg is the best-selling author of The Big Book of Organic Baby Food as well as The Big Book of Organic Toddler Food. So if you listened to episode 101, all about baby-led weaning and you know it just isn’t for you and your baby, Stephanie is here to share with us another route we can take with our baby to ensure we are feeding them the best foods possible. 

This episode is for all the new and expecting mothers out there. But, if you aren’t one of those two, I know there will be valuable information in this episode you won’t want to miss! 

Read more on our blog!

Find more from Stephanie:  

Instagram: @middlebergnutrition 

Website: middlebergnutrition.com 

Buy Stephanie’s book: The Big Book of Organic Baby Food  

 

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I love bringing you the information you are looking for to ensure I am helping you reach your goals. That’s why I love asking my listeners and followers on my Instagram what your top questions are when it comes to nutrition and fitness.

 

Questions I answer in this episode… 

 

• You talk about the importance of vegetables a lot but what is your view on fruits?  

• How do you stick to healthy eating?  

• What does a regular day of eating look like for you?  

• How can I lower my body fat percentage?  

• What’s the difference between using heavy weights and light weights? I don’t always want to use heavy weights because after five days of Burn, my body is just so tired.  

• Can I use lighter weights and still get toned?  

• What is your opinion of sugar alcohols?  

• Why do I always feel hungry?
• How many rest days do you take a week?  

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Let’s chat about intermittent fasting!  

There’s a lot of hype around intermittent fasting—and a lot of questions about it, too. How do you intermittent fast? What kind of intermitting fasting should you do? Do you need to intermittent fast to see the results you want?  

For starters, intermittent fasting consists of intervals of fasting during which you abstain from eating for a designated period of time. The purpose is to make your body switch from burning sugar as fuel to burning body fat as fuel. So of course it’s a tool used by many to aid in weight loss and increase lean muscle mass.  

Intermittent fasting has been something I’ve wanted to discuss for a very long time on Coffee & Kettlebells, although I couldn't find the right person to educate us on the topic. There are countless health and fitness experts who preach intermittent fasting and that it’s the best thing for your health and fitness. While I’m not disagreeing, we are so careful about ensuring we bring guests on the podcast that will provide us with non-biased information and, with intermittent fasting, that’s definitely hard to find.  

Thankfully, I found the perfect guest, Mckel Kooienga, MS, RDN, LDN, which many of you know as Nutrition Stripped on Instagram. Mckel is a Registered Dietitian and a self-coined inner health designer, who has created a trailblazing mind-body health company that supports the wellbeing of people around the world. In this episode, Mckel gives us the 411 on intermittent fasting, sharing both the benefits and drawbacks, and helps us understand whether or not we would benefit from it. 

 
What You’ll Learn:  

• The different forms of intermittent fasting 
• The benefits of Intermittent fasting for