With 15 years of professional experience in health and fitness, Michael Stanwyck probably finds maintaining a healthy lifestyle easy. Yet he admits he still struggles just like everyone else who gets tempted to eat a small piece of cookie or skip a workout for the day.

He also recalls how they struggled during the early days of creating a program for the CrossFit community. As self-improvement junkies, they combined what works in the self-improvement world and apply it to their community. That was the start of the Whole Life Challenge. It has helped participants not just with weight loss, but with their lifestyle and relationships.

In this episode, he explains the challenges of creating a program, how they came up with the Whole Life Challenge, and he even shares transformation stories that made a mark, an affirmation of the community they have built that continues to lift each other.

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Quick Guide
01:51 Introduction
09:55 The immediate feedback loop helps
11:27 How the Whole Life Challenge delivered results
24:09 Everyone struggles, the whole process takes time
28:19 The seven daily habits of the Whole Life Challenge
35:22 Its more than just weight loss
46:24 How to participate in the Whole Life Challenge
53:49 Closing and contact information

Get to know our guest
Michael Stanwyck has been involved with health and fitness since he was 18 years old. He is the co-founder of the Whole Life Challenge.

“ All of this stuff is, it's not just diet and exercise. It's being very intentional about listening to your body, what it needs, what your mental health is, your mental health is going to contribute your physical health. Your physical health is going to contribute your mental health.” - Michael Stanwyck

Connect with him
Twitter: https://twitter.com/wholelife
Website: https://www.wholelifechallenge.com/

Episode snippets
10:26 - 11:02 - Immediate and short-term consequences
13:59 - 14:56 - You are doing something you want to be doing
17:30 - 18:18 - Take incremental steps towards your goal
20:35 - 21:20 - Trading a point for a cookie bite
24:29 - 24:56 - Even someone who’s fit will still struggle
36:06 - 37:01 - How the Whole Life Challenge improved a family’s relationship
44:44 - 46:00 - Compassion for yourself

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