Coach Mike Millner joins us to talk about neurotyping and metabolic priming. Neurotyping is how your personality fits in, we are all different, therefore not one 'diet' or one set of macros works for everyone, its an individual approach. He talks about how you can mold your brain to create new patterns, we do have the ability to change and it starts with your mindset. 

Mike's podcast is called Mind Over Macros, because your macros aren't the end all, be all. There isn't one set of macros for everyone, they are unique to an individual.

He also discusses his book, The Personality Diet. He was one of those people who would spend the week trying to make up for his weekend indulgences, until one day it hit him...'What if my weekend indulgences are a direct result of my weekday restrictions??" This is how Mike got out of all or nothing thinking, now he incorporates a drink or two during the week or more or none, he finds the balance.

Metabolic Priming. Why it's hard to get people to eat more but it's exactly what they need. What's the difference between "reverse dieting" and "metabolic priming". Think of metabolic priming as preparing your body for next years fat loss. He mentions that he didn't know how bad he felt, until he felt better! You don't want to spend your time in a fat loss phase, it can mess with your sex drive, mood, energy, hunger. 

Mike discusses the different toggles for our metabolism so you can find the balance. Lifestyle lean is going to look different then photo shoot lean and no one quite understands what can go into 'photo shoot lean' he's moody, hungry all the time, his gf hates him, no sex drive.

Mike also talks homeostasis, this is when your body sees no immediate threat to its survival. Our bodies crave it, because your body wants to keep you alive and the biggest treat to your body's survival is stress!!! We need to learn how to send a safety signal to let our body know we are ok, rather then the stress signal. 

Mike believes what we need more of in the state of nutrition coaching/weight loss industry is communication, awareness and education. Ask the open ended questions in hopes that your client or an individual might come to a realization of their journey on their own.

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