Just Get Fit with Nikki

As a nutrition coach I sometimes have women come to me hoping to lose "X pounds". My question is then,

-when was the last time you were that weight?

-what did you do to get to that weight?

-how long were you able to maintain that weight?

My questions are 2 fold. They give me a lot of important information, but they also encourage people to reflect on the goals. Is getting back to your high school weight after having 2 kids realistic considering you played on 3 sports teams in high school? Is getting back to a weight you only achieved by starving yourself and over exercising, really a healthful goal.

Not everyone wants to hear these things. Sometimes I never hear from women again. But my focus is always going to be on helping women find a healthy & sustainable way of positively impacting their body composition and relationship with food & fitness.

Do you struggle with overeating? It can be hard not to restrict food and over exercise after a binge or large meal! Listen to my tips on what to do next.

I use to eat 5 or 6 meals a day because I thought it would speed up my metabolism. But what it really did was cause me to get use to eating when I wasn't hungry and mess up my hunger cues. When I started to focus on eating only when I was hungry it was surprisingly difficult for me to identify what true hunger felt like. It blows my mind how so many of us, myself included, disregard our hunger and eat out of habit, boredom or simply because something tastes good. In this podcast I talk about how I went from eating lots of small meals and snacks to eating 2-3 larger meals and feeling so much better.

If some of your New Year's resolutions involve breaking bad habits, give this a listen. There's nothing wrong with wanting to make a change, but how you approach it matters!

As a nutrition coach, 95% of my clients want to lose weight. While weight loss seems simple in theory, I've learned it's often more complicated than consume less calories than you burn. I was someone who struggled for years to lose fat and maintain that progress until I started doing this. If you feel like you're constantly starting over, have a listen!

The holidays are a wonderful time of year! Full of lots of fun parties, events and Christmas parties. That being said, I know this use to be a very stressful time of year for me. I often felt very out of control with my eating. I use to struggle to maintain my weight and would often start January with a big cleanse, diet and restrictive eating and excessive cardio. Not anymore! Learn some of my strategies for finding balance during this busy time of year!

Reduce your 𝙁𝙊𝙊𝘿 𝘾𝙍𝘼𝙑𝙄𝙉𝙂𝙎! I get a lot of questions about cravings, binge eating and if I eat "junk food". I'm all too familiar with restrictive eating and labeling foods "good" and, "bad". I've given up foods cold turkey, and ignored cravings only to binge that food, feel sick, and like a failure for not being able to say no.

It's a horrible way to live and only instills an unrelenting cycle of restriction, over eating and shame. But it doesn't have to be like that! Listen now to learn how I deal with cravings and how I've reduced them.

Do you work real hard to look your best on vacation only to go YOLO and eat all the things? I think it is super important to be able to enjoy yourself GUILT FREE on vacation. In the past I really struggled with finding my balance between "Vacation Mode" and my regular routine at home. In the past I'd go on vacation and eat things simply because I was on vacation. I would disregard my hunger cues, eat a lot more food than usual and come home feeling...less than great. This would then lead to extremes like adding lots of cardio to my day, skipping meals and living off salads so basic it could be considered grass. Going on vacation soon? Give this a listen!

Starting a PUBLIC health & fitness Instagram can be scary! Being vulnerable can be terrifying. I get it! What are people going to think? What is no one sees? What if my friends see? If you're thinking about starting a health and fitness account have a listen!

Some real talk in this episode! I don't know about you guys, but when the weather changes, and the days get shorter and cold, everything gets a bit harder. Working out, eating well, simple tasks like folding my laundry and getting out of the house all feel like a struggle. If you're feeling the same way have a listen!