Moments With Mairéad

What have you learned this week? In this episode I'm sharing my learnings from the week, and they all come back to one thing: being kinder to yourself.

We talk about celebrating what your body can do, meeting yourself where you're at (even in a low-energy season), aiming for excellence over perfection, learning from people a step ahead of you, and why asking for help is a strength, not a weakness.

Takeaways:

• Celebrate what your body can do
• Meet yourself where you're at, not where you think you should be
• Aim for excellence, not perfection
• Learn from those a step ahead, and lift up those just starting out
• Asking for help is resourcefulness
• Your worth isn't tied to your achievements

What was your learning this week? Send it to me on Instagram @maireadseoighecoaching.

After nutrition, what's the next big needle mover for fat loss? It isn't the hour you've been squeezing into your day and stressing about. It's something far more everyday.

In episode three,I break down the four ways your body burns calories (BMR, the thermic effect of food, planned exercise and NEAT) and explains why NEAT is often several times bigger than your workout. You'll also hear:

• Why strength training still matters, and what it actually does for you
• Why less than 2% of your week is spent in planned workouts, and where the other 97% goes
• What the research says about the 10,000 step "rule"
• Easy ways to move more on the days when the planned walk isn't happening, from parking further away to taking calls on the move
• A one-week challenge: pick one small thing and stick with it

Movement isn't a punishment or a way to earn your dinner. It's one of the ways we look after ourselves.

This episode is general education, not medical advice. If you have an injury, a health condition or are postpartum, check in with your health professional before changing how you move.

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In this episode, I share my personal journey with food, from being an underfuelled, fussy eater as a child and athlete, to becoming the nutrition coach I am today.

I break down my real approach to nutrition, including:

• Why I coach from a whole-food-first approach (and what that actually looks like day to day)
• My honest take on calorie deficits, and why crash dieting backfires
• How tracking with MyFitnessPal can be a tool for awareness, not restriction
• The fibre-gut-hormone connection, and how it's helped manage PCOS/PMOS
• Why there's no one-size-fits-all approach to nutrition

Whether you're trying to lose body fat, feel more energised, or just build a healthier relationship with food, this episode is full of practical, no-nonsense takeaways.

I hope you take value from this episode!

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