Episode 4: How I Got My Healthiest Body Back

In Episode 4 I discuss how I got my healthiest body back in 2025. We will discuss mid-life challenges and how easy it is to let a few extra pounds sneak up on us. But the good news is…there are sustainable changes we can make to our lifestyle that will help us to be the healthiest version of ourselves.

So pour a glass, settle in, and join me as we begin this journey together.

Show Notes:

Let’s face it friends, putting on a few (or more) extra pounds sure seems to get easier as we age! There are several reasons for that, we can explore that topic more another time, but today I’d like to talk less about the why, and more about what I did when it happened to me. I’d like to share what I did when those extra pounds snuck up on me the last couple of years. I’m no expert, or licensed dietician, but I am someone who has done my share of research on the topic to help get myself back to where I was before. I’m talking about the comfortable weight and size that feels best to me. I bet we all have a happy place in that regard!

• I personally lost around 20 pounds in a 6 month time period
• Used My Fitness Pal to begin tracking my food
• Used an online calculator to calculate my daily calories goal in order to reach desired weight
• Used a food scale for proteins, and other measuring tools to measure my food
• Prioritized protein
• No off limit foods, just off limit quantities…so, I allowed myself to eat what I wanted sometimes, but just not all I wanted. Ex. If I craved a hamburger, I would eat one, but only half and I was full anyway
• 3 meals a day, snack only if I was really hungry, but I tracked snacks too so those calories had to be part of my calorie deficit for the day
• I did not cut out alcohol, but on days I drank, those calories counted and were tracked
• Lots of movement! I walk around 4 miles every morning, and move a lot during the day. I am not very sedentary. I lift weights 3-4 days a week for around 20-30 minutes.
• Prioritized home meals and shop the perimeter of the grocery store where I buy fruit, vegetables, and meats.
• I keep my refrigerator and pantry stocked with the foods I know make my body feel the best.
• I know what makes me feel good and what doesn’t and try my best to remember that when buying foods or eating out.
• The most important aspect of all to me is sustainability. Fad diets, extreme dieting, etc. is not sustainable.

Closing Toast

Thank you for joining me as we sipped, savored, and reflected on this beautiful life we’ve been given.

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