Running Lean

One of the biggest problems people talk about when they can’t seem to take action toward a goal is feeling like they are stuck.

Feeling stuck can literally stop you in your tracks, make you lose all motivation, drain you of any willpower you might have had, and make you feel pretty terrible.

The solution then becomes pretty simple – get yourself unstuck.

But what does that even mean? How do you get yourself unstuck when you can’t seem to make any progress at all?

What do you do when you feel like you’re unable to do anything?

That’s what I’m here to share with you today.

This episode of the podcast is all about getting unstuck. I’ll share some ideas for getting yourself out of stuck mode and into action mode so you can keep making progress toward all your health and fitness goals.

When you’re finally ready to get yourself unstuck – join the Coaching Project and get all the support you need to become the healthiest, most badass version of yourself.

Interested in working with me in a one-on-one setting? Get the personalized guidance, support, and accountability you need to lose weight, become fat-adapted, and do it in a way that supports your long-term health and fitness goals. Click here to learn more and apply for coaching.

If you’re a runner and you struggle to lose weight, then I have just the thing to help you get started on the right track.

I put together a brand-new, fun (and free) training just for you called “5 Simple Steps to Becoming a Leaner, Stronger Runner”

I will teach you how to lose weight the RIGHT way and keep it off for good…without running a million miles a week!

Here are a few things that you’ll learn in this in-depth training…

You will learn how to crush your weight loss goals AND your running goals directly from me – The Weight Loss Coach for Runners.

If you’re ready to get leaner and stronger, run faster and longer, and become the healthiest, most badass version of yourself, then you need to check out this free training now!

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If you want different results you have to do things differently, right?

But doing things differently requires some work, it’s an uncomfortable process, and honestly, this is why most people refuse to change.

But what if you could make change easier?

What if you could replace a bunch of your bad habits with good ones?

That would be amazing, right? That’s the basic premise of developing good habits – make living a healthy lifestyle automatic and easy.

But again, most people won’t do the work to change habits because change is hard and doesn’t feel good, not at first anyway.

So today I’m going to give you some tips on getting started with habit change. Because if you can just get started you can start making progress. Change won’t happen if you never start, so let’s get started shall we?

Interested in working with me in a one-on-one setting? Get the personalized guidance, support, and accountability you need to lose weight, become fat-adapted, and do it in a way that supports your long-term health and fitness goals. Click here to learn more and apply for coaching.

If you’re a runner and you struggle to lose weight, then I have just the thing to help you get started on the right track.

I put together a brand-new, fun (and free) training just for you called “5 Simple Steps to Becoming a Leaner, Stronger Runner”

I will teach you how to lose weight the RIGHT way and keep it off for good…without running a million miles a week!

Here are a few things that you’ll learn in this in-depth training…

You will learn how to crush your weight loss goals AND your running goals directly from me – The Weight Loss Coach for Runners.

If you’re ready to get leaner and stronger, run faster and longer, and become the healthiest, most badass version of yourself, then you need to check out this free training now!

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One of the most confusing topics in the health and fitness world today is…what should I eat?

There is just so much noise out there on social media, in the news, and even on podcasts.

And almost every one of the principles someone says you need to follow is contradicted by some other principle that someone else says you need to follow.

Just about every person I talk to tells me how frustrating all of this is and honestly, it’s probably the number one reason why I do what I do.

I became a coach to help you navigate around all of the BS and figure out exactly what you should eat and shouldn’t eat so that you can achieve your own personal weight loss and running goals.

So today I’ll explain why what’s out there in the media is so confusing and what you should do instead.

By the end of this episode, you’ll have a much better understanding of the complexity of the question, “What should I eat?”, and have a few simple steps you can take right away to help you get started on your own weight loss journey.

Interested in coaching with me? Get the personalized guidance, support, and accountability you need to lose weight, become fat-adapted, and do it in a way that supports your long-term health and fitness goals. Learn more and apply for coaching here: www.runningleanpodcast.com/join

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One of the biggest fears you face when you set out to better yourself is the fear of being criticized.

You want to lose weight but you are so afraid of what people will say about you that you quit or you never even start in the first place.

The fear of being criticized is one of the three main reasons why most people don’t succeed with losing weight or with anything else for that matter.

The other two are the fear of failure and the fear of success which I talked about in the last two episodes.

Today, I’m taking a comprehensive look at the fear of being judged and criticized and how dealing with criticism might be one of the most important things you do on your journey to becoming your best self.

Interested in coaching with me? Get the personalized guidance, support, and accountability you need to lose weight, become fat-adapted, and do it in a way that supports your long-term health and fitness goals. Learn more and apply for coaching here: www.runningleanpodcast.com/apply

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Failure, or rather the fear of failure, is perhaps the biggest reason why you do not achieve the important things you want for yourself.

People are so afraid of failure that oftentimes, they never even try.

They decide ahead of time that failure is inevitable and so they quit before they ever get started.

The truth is, failure is always going to be part of the process.

Instead of fearing failure and giving up, you need to reframe what failure means for you.

So in this episode of the Running Lean podcast, I’ll explain exactly how reframing failure can help you reach your weight loss and running goals.

Interested in coaching with me? Get the personalized guidance, support, and accountability you need to lose weight, become fat-adapted, and do it in a way that supports your long-term health and fitness goals. Learn more and apply for coaching here: www.runningleanpodcast.com/apply

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Fear of success is probably something most people aren’t aware of.

If you ask people why they can’t seem to reach a particular goal, they will come up with all kinds of reasons, excuses, and stories, and they’ll almost never say “fear of success”.

But fear of success is a real thing and today I want to bring this into your sphere of understanding.

I want you to become so keenly aware of your natural fear of success and what it looks like that you’ll never have to fall prey to it again.

In this episode, I’ll explain what fear of success is and how overcoming your fear of success can be the key to achieving your weight loss goals.

Interested in coaching with me? Get the personalized guidance, support, and accountability you need to lose weight, become fat-adapted, and do it in a way that supports your long-term health and fitness goals. Learn more and apply for coaching here: www.runningleanpodcast.com/apply

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When it comes to proper hydration, most runners are all over the place.

I get it, it’s a little confusing…how much should you drink, how often, should you only drink water, what about electrolytes, is Gatorade the best option, etc.

So today I want to end the confusion for you.

I want to give you a very clear understanding of what hydration actually means and how to do it properly.

That’s why I’m calling this one, “The Ultimate Guide to Hydration for Runners.”

You will learn what hydration means, the role electrolytes play in hydration, how to hydrate before, during, and after exercise, how coffee affects hydration, and loads more.

So sit back, maybe grab some pen and paper so you can take notes, and enjoy The Ultimate Guide to Hydration for Runners.

Interested in coaching with me? Get the personalized guidance, support, and accountability you need to lose weight, become fat-adapted, and do it in a way that supports your long-term health and fitness goals. Learn more and apply for coaching here: www.runningleanpodcast.com/apply

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If you’ve ever struggled to lose weight and keep it off, then this episode is for you.

There are many different ways to lose weight – cutting calories, cutting carbs, cutting out snacking, more fasting, eating less meat, eating only meat, eating only cabbage and celery, and on and on…

Some of these weight loss methods are more successful and more sustainable than others, but they all work to some degree for some people.

Despite all of these different weight loss methods and their relative effectiveness, there is ONE master principle you MUST follow if you want to achieve long-term weight loss success.

This one principle will also enable you to achieve success in every other aspect of your life, not just in terms of your health and fitness.

So in this episode of the Running Lean podcast, I’ll share this one master principle with you that will show you exactly how to achieve weight loss success.

Interested in coaching with me? Get the personalized guidance, support, and accountability you need to lose weight, become fat-adapted, and do it in a way that supports your long-term health and fitness goals. Learn more and apply for coaching here: www.runningleanpodcast.com/apply

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There’s a lot of conflicting information out there in the world today about proper nutrition, the best ways to lose weight, what types of exercise are best for weight loss, and on and on.

But I think we can all agree on one thing: if you want to lose weight, you have to burn fat.

Losing weight means reducing the amount of fat you have stored in your body, period.

When you look at yourself in the mirror naked, you see exactly where this fat is.

That’s the stuff you want to get rid of, but how do you do it?

Maybe you’ve tried running it off and you’ve made some progress with that, but maybe not.

For many of us running just doesn’t move the needle at all.

There are lots of ways to reduce body fat and today I’m going over the 3 proven ways to get your body burning fat so you can lose weight and improve your running performance.

Interested in coaching with me? Get the personalized guidance, support, and accountability you need to lose weight, become fat-adapted, and do it in a way that supports your long-term health and fitness goals. Learn more and apply for coaching here: www.runningleanpodcast.com/apply

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Have you ever felt hungry? I know stupid question, of course, you have.

We’ve all felt hungry, we all know exactly what hunger feels like.

But did you know that not all hunger is “real” hunger?

Sometimes what you think is real hunger is just a mental or emotional response to your current situation.

Stress, boredom, or even social situations can cause you to feel the need to eat, but are you experiencing real hunger in those moments?

Today I’m going to break it all down for you and help you understand the different types of hunger so that you can take back control of how often and how much you eat.

Understanding the different types of hunger is key to you being able to lose weight and keep it off for good.

Interested in coaching with me? Get the personalized guidance, support, and accountability you need to lose weight, become fat-adapted, and do it in a way that supports your long-term health and fitness goals. Learn more and apply for coaching here: www.runningleanpodcast.com/apply

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