Summary

In this episode of The Chasing Health Podcast, Chase and Chris dive deep into a common summertime mindset: feeling like it's the worst time to focus on your health. They talk about how many people delay their goals because of vacations, cookouts, or busy schedules, but that just keeps you stuck in the same cycle year after year. Instead, they encourage you to work on building better habits that fit your life now, not later. They break down how real coaching is different from just dieting, it's flexible, realistic, and helps you enjoy your summer while still making progress. Whether it’s learning how to enjoy that cookout without guilt, or how to shift routines as summer schedules change, this episode shows you that summer can be a starting point, not a setback.

Chapters

(00:00) Why Summer Feels So Hard for So Many(01:36) "There's Always Something": The Year-Round Excuse Loop(03:18) Dieting vs Coaching Through Summer(05:07) How Our Clients Are Winning Without Being Perfect(07:00) Life Doesn’t Pause—So Why Should Your Goals?(10:29) Dirty Keto, Real Coaching, and Building Flexibility(12:53) Coaching Through Real Life (Even Grad Parties & Ice Cream)(14:35) Planning for Success, Not Perfection(16:51) Tools to Navigate Events Without Diet Guilt(19:06) Breaking the Cycle of Falling Off & Starting Over(22:04) "I'll Start After…" Is Keeping You Stuck(24:23) Changing Routines? Build Better Ones Instead(28:14) When Diets Feel Forced, Coaching Feels Free(29:43) Coaching Is for the Messy, Not the Perfect(31:11) You Don't Wait for Things to Be Perfect to Get Help(32:35) You Need Real Support—Not Just Your Husband(34:31) August Regret vs. August Gratitude: Start Now(35:51) Free Strategy Assessment to Help You Navigate Summer

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