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What other people think about you has nothing to do with you at all. What they think of you is really just a reflection of what they think of themselves. In most cases, people don’t like other people because they pull insecurities out in themselves, which makes them defensive. 

You need to understand that the negative comments or rude actions towards you are triggered from thoughts they feel about themselves. They are projecting their insecurities onto you, and their insecurities should not be your problem, and most definitely should not take away from your happiness.  

The version of you they have created in their minds is not your responsibility, because the version they have created of you has nothing to do with you and everything to do with them. This means you need to stop caring what others think about you.  

Ask yourself, are you overly concerned about what others think about you? Do you try to dress to impress? Do you try to live up to someone else’s standards? Do you act a certain way to try to fit in?  Does what others think about you cause you to worry, or feel anxious or stressed?  

If so, in this episode of Coffee & Kettlebells, I’m here to tell you five reasons why you need to stop caring what people think about you. 

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How to Navigate Relationships that Don't Support Your Lifestyle

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In this episode, the host of the Next Level podcast, CEO of Burn Boot Camp and my amazing husband, Devan Kline, shares his best tips to help us overcome our excuses and gain the motivation we need to get to where we want to be.  

Just like everyone else, I sometimes find an excuse to not work out and regularly lack the motivation to get to the gym. Devan shared some amazing advice in this episode that really stuck with me. I asked him how we get ourselves to work out when we don’t have any motivation? His answer was perfect: "You need to forget about instant gratification. It may feel good in the moment to skip your workout, but when you think about next week, next month or next year, how will you feel if you continue to fall for instant gratification. Most likely you will be unhappy being stuck in the same place you were. So, when you lack motivation, just think about what your future self would want you to do.”  

Do you wish you could stop starting over on your fitness journey, start seeing results and experience lasting change in yourself? I’m guessing most of you answered yes, but wishing for those things won’t bring them into existence in your life. You can’t wish your way to success; you need to put in the work. 

Tune into this episode, Overcoming Excuses, Gaining Motivation and Getting to the Next Level with Devan Kline, if you’re ready to overcome your excuses and the gain the motivation you need to take your health and fitness to the next level.  

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Podcast: Next Level

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I know so many of us mother’s want our children’s diet to be filled with all the healthiest foods. And, I also know when our children’s diets don’t go as we planned and they consume foods that are less than healthy, many of us feel like we are failing as mothers.  

Well, if you think it is realistic to get your child to eat healthy all the time, I’m going to be honest with you: You are holding yourself to an impossible standard.  

As my husband, Devan, and I are both personal trainers and the founders of a fitness company, we originally felt this same pressure to raise children with 100% clean diets. After having children, our food philosophy for them has changed and we are completely okay with it!  

Our philosophy now is more focused on educating our daughter on the basic principles of nutrition, rather than focused on forcing or restricting any foods in her diet. We try our best for her to understand the difference between “yummy” foods, as we like to call it, and healthy foods.  

We want to raise a child that has a happy and healthy relationship with all foods, and we believe restricting or forcing any foods can trigger the opposite effect. Instead, we allow her to decide what she does and doesn’t want to eat, and then do our best to offset the “yummy” foods with healthier foods whenever possible. 

Do you have a picky eater in your household?  

Tune into the full episode if want to hear more about my food philosophy for my kids. 

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Raise your hand if you are bloated! Keep your hand up if you always feel bloated, you have no idea what is causing it or you don’t know how to prevent it from happening in the first place. Is your hand still up? Then this episode of Coffee and Kettlebells is for you!  

Did you know eating foods high in FODMAPs could be causing your bloating? 

FODMAPs are types of carbohydrates found in certain foods, including wheat, beans, garlic, onion and apples. High-FODMAP foods are linked to digestive symptoms like gas, bloating, stomach pain, diarrhea and constipation. Low-FODMAP diets can provide remarkable benefits for many people with these common digestive disorders. 

In this episode, I chat with well-known, functional medicine doctor, Dr. Michael Ruscio, who dives into low FODMAP diets and how they could possibly be the solution for reducing our bloating.  

What You’ll Learn: 

• The 411 on FODMAPs 
• Why FODMAPs pose a problem on our health 
• How FODMAPs relate to bloating? 

• Common symptoms caused by consuming high-FODMAP 
• How to know if you are sensitive to

Real talk: Who else is confused about what to buy at the grocery store? With so many different labels found on food packages, from grass-fed, organic and free-range, to cage-free, pasture-raised and all-natural, grocery shopping can be so overwhelming.  

What do these labels mean? Which labels should we be looking for? Which labels matter and which don’t? Navigating labels makes figuring out what to buy at the grocery store so confusing. Should you pay extra for grass-fed? Is free-range better than cage-free? Do you want all-natural or organic?  

If you haven’t listened to episode 121: Exactly What to Buy at the Grocery Store with Kevin Curry, he decoded many food labels for us, including high-protein, low-fat, gluten-free, and many more. I know how helpful this episode was for many of you and that’s why I decided to expand on the topic and explain more food labels I didn’t have a chance to discuss with Kevin.  

In this episode of Coffee & Kettlebells, I decode the labels organic, all-natural, grass-fed, cage-free, free-range, hormone-free, pasture-raised and vegetarian.  

Grass-Fed, Free-Range, All-Natural: What Do These Labels Really Mean?

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What are your thoughts on kids going on diets?  

If you were to put your child on a diet, how would you do it? 

Do you think we should leave it up to an app to make nutrition choices for our kids? 

Weight Watchers has put out a new app specifically for kids and, in this episode, my guest and I explore the topic of kids and diets and whether it’s something parents should be doing. 

Guest Katherine Hake has a dual degree in Dietetics and Nutrition, Fitness and Health from Purdue University, and is also a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist, a Certified Personal Trainer, a Beachbody LIVE Master Trainer, and the host of the amazing podcast, Fit Friends Happy Hour. 

Katherine had previously reached out to her following to ask them if they were put on diets by their parents when they were younger and, if so, if it still affects them today. The majority of  women who responded saying they were put on diets as kids now struggle with body-image issues today.  

Many also said, when they were kids, they never thought anything about their weight until it was addressed by their parents. 

How can we as parents ensure our kids are a healthy weight without putting them on diets? How can we educate and empower our kids to make nutritious choices, listen to their bodies and have a healthy relationship with food and their bodies, w

When we are trying to live a healthier, more active lifestyle, one of the biggest obstacles, one that is the hardest to overcome, is having people in our lives who aren’t trying to live the same lifestyle.  

When I say that, I know you all have people in your life that pop instantly into your mind. Whether it be the person who tries to make you skip your workout, the person who makes you feel silly for ordering a salad, or the person who tries to guilt you into making unhealthy choices with them. We all have people in our lives who unintentionally make us feel bad for making the choices that make us feel good, and that is why we need to learn how to navigate these relationships if we want to live our healthiest, happiest lives.  

Dealing with these relationships that don’t support our lifestyle can be difficult because many of these relationships are with our best friends, our family or our significant other. Of course, we aren’t going to remove these people from our lives, and that is why I am here to share with you ways you can successfully navigate these relationships that do not support your lifestyle.  

Up next:

Five Reasons to Stop Caring What Others Think About You

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Do you experience regular bloating, gas or other digestive issues? Are you annoyed with constant aches and pains? Or, are you “tired” of battling constant fatigue and brain fog? Maybe you are often finding yourself feeling down, anxious or depressed? Or perhaps you are frustrated with having constant highs and lows of blood sugar and insulin levels?  

If you said yes to any of these symptoms, you could be battling inflammation.  

With countless people struggling with inflammation without even realizing it, I’m so excited for today’s guest to heighten our awareness and empower us with the knowledge we need to return to feeling like our best selves. 

Dr. Will Cole is one of the leading functional-medicine experts who specializes in clinically investigating underlying factors of chronic disease and customizing health programs for thyroid issues, autoimmune conditions, hormonal dysfunctions, digestive disorders, and brain problems. Dr. Cole was named one of the top 50 functional-medicine and integrative doctors in the nation. In this episode, Dr. Cole is here today to give us the best of the best information on inflammation, what it is, what’s causing it and what we can do about it. 

What You’ll Learn:  

• The different types of inflammation  
• The effect inflammation has on your musculoskeletal system 
• The effect inflammation has on your hormones  
• The effects chronic inflammation has on your overall health 
• Common foods that trigger inflammation 

• How to test your inflammation levels 

Guess what?! I have the secret to feeling more comfortable and confident in your own skin and developing a healthier relationship with your body! I promise you, it’s nothing extreme and is something you are completely capable of doing now. 

The secret? Just buy the jeans that fit–or shirt, or whatever piece of clothing it may be. 

I know it’s so common for us to want to cram ourselves into a certain size of jeans, but I truly believe this is so unhealthy for the relationship we have with our bodies and here are three reasons I think this... 

 - Buying jeans that are too small is a constant reminder that our body isn’t where we want it to be. 

- When we buy a pair of jeans that are too small for us, we are convincing ourselves we need to be a certain size.

- When we buy that pair of jeans that are a size too small, it causes us to feel uncomfortable in our own skin.  

When you buy the jeans that fit, they will hit you at all the right places, be flattering on your body, making you look smaller, regardless of the size on the tag.  You won’t have pants cutting you off or feeling tight in all the wrong places and instead, you will you feel comfortable and confident! More importantly, when you put on a pair of jeans that actually fit your body, you won’t be triggered to think your body needs to change.  

At the end of the day, who cares about what size you wear? If you buy a size larger than you would like to wear, there isn’t a huge sticker on them showcasing what size they are for the whole world to see. No one will ever know if you are wearing a size eight instead of a size six, or a size twelve instead of a size ten.  The only thing they will notice is that you have a pair of jeans on that fit you right and are flattering on your body! They will notice that you are more confident because you aren’t feeling self-conscious and u

Let me guess. You either have a dedicated skincare regiment or you are addicted to buying more and more skincare products?

Let me also guess that you have no idea what ingredients are in the skincare products you are purchasing and using?

If we are being honest with ourselves, most of us select skincare products that have the best branding and marketing, without really knowing if the ingredients are healthy, not only for our skin, but for our bodies and our overall health.

Did you know that most skincare products are actually water based and dry out our skin? Or what about that “acne-fighting” skincare product we use. Did you know it can actually cause more acne?

I could go on and on asking if you do or don’t know these skincare facts, but instead, I recommend you tune into this episode of Coffee & Kettlebells.

Join me as I chat with guest Trina Felber, founder and creator of Primal Life Organics, a company passionate about natural skincare and dental care products. Trina is also the international bestselling author of Beauty’s Dirty Secret and is ready to share all the dirty secrets we need to know regarding skincare.

In this episode you’ll learn:

• The skincare ingredient that is making you fat, sick and forgetful.
• The best ingredients found in skincare products.
• Water based products vs oil-based products.
• Why oil-based products won’t make you break out.
• The coconut oil/olive oil skincare hack you need to know.
• Whether or not you should be buying organic or vegan skincare.
• The connection between diet and complexion.
• Skincare ingredients to avoid when fighting off acne.
• Trina’s step-by-step guide to purchasing the right skincare.
• Common toothpaste ingredients to avoid.
• The affect these ingredients have on our health
• How to select the healthiest deodorant and toothpaste.

Find more from Trina:

@primallifeorg

@trinafelber

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