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Today I have a bit of a different episode for you.

I’m going to be asking you a lot of questions about your diet, your weight, your current health, your running performance, and a few other things.

The reason for this is that I want you to consider how your current diet might be affecting you.

Most people don’t pay much attention to their diet unless they suddenly find themselves overweight or their doctor wants to put them on some medication. I’m kidding, of course, it never happens suddenly, it’s a slow, gradual process.

The point is, this episode is all about you and your diet. Think about your current state of health and fitness as I talk about diet here today.

By the end of this episode, I want you to have a clear understanding of the effects of your diet on health and sports performance and help you decide whether or not it’s time to finally change your diet.

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. It’s such a negative word, isn’t it?

What do you think of when you hear the word “failure”?

If you’re like most people, you probably think of something you tried but were not successful. It didn’t work. You failed.

And then it brings up all these feelings of disappointment, regret, and defeat.

Failure means you were defeated. You lost. It’s over. The end.

But what if there was a totally different way to think about failure? What would it look like if you learned how to fail properly?

That’s what I’m talking about here on the podcast today, so get ready to learn a whole new way to look at failure, failing, what it means to fail, and how to fail properly.

Interested in one-on-one 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 personal coaching here: www.runningleanpodcast.com/apply

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One of the biggest misconceptions about losing weight is that requires a ton of willpower.

If you have enough willpower you’re good to go, but if you don’t – you’ll probably just fail.

This couldn’t be further from the truth! Willpower helps, but it will only get you so far.

There are other forces at work that have to be addressed if you want to lose weight and be able to keep it off for good.

In this episode of the podcast, I’ll explain why willpower doesn’t work and what you should be focusing on instead.

I’ve just opened my brand-new, immersive coaching program called The Running Lean Coaching Project. This program combines the best elements of my group program and also includes personal, one-on-one coaching with me to help you get all the knowledge, guidance, encouragement, and accountability you need to hit your weight loss goals.

Join The Running Lean Coaching Project where the project is YOU.

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In my coaching practice, I’ve helped hundreds of runners ditch old bad habits and create ones.

This is really the core of the work we do together – creating new habits that get you to your weight loss and running goals.

So when it comes to changing a habit, I know what works and what doesn’t work.

I’ve also seen a lot of people make the same mistakes time after time.

So today I’m going to share a few of the biggest mistakes of habit change that I’ve seen.

These are the things that people do that make it very hard to create any kind of lasting change in their habits.

And my hope is that this will help you to avoid making these same mistakes yourself.

I’ve just opened my brand-new, immersive coaching program called The Running Lean Coaching Project. This program combines the best elements of my group program and also includes personal, one-on-one coaching with me to help you get all the knowledge, guidance, encouragement, and accountability you need to hit your weight loss and running goals.

Join The Running Lean Coaching Project where the project is YOU.

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If you want to make big changes in your life, then a lot of things in your life are going to have to change.

The problem is that most people do not like to change things!

They want to lose weight but they don’t want to give up junk food.

They want to get stronger but they don’t want to lift any of those heavy weights.

Most people have big lofty goals but want to change as little as possible.

You know that this doesn’t really work, right?

So today, I’m going to offer up an alternative way of doing things, something I call “total immersion.”

I think you’ll get a lot out of this episode, especially if there are big things you want to accomplish in your life.

I’d love to see you at my upcoming workshop, 5 Simple Steps to Becoming a Leaner, Stronger Runner.

Learn how to get leaner, become stronger, and transform yourself into the healthiest and most badass version of yourself yet.

In this free LIVE WORKSHOP, you’ll learn:

I’m super excited about teaching this LIVE so I hope you’ll join us! It should be an informative and FUN event!

Click here to learn more and sign up now.

Be sure to join the discussion in the Running Lean Community on Facebook! If you listen to this podcast, you HAVE to come check out our Facebook group, the two go hand-in-hand. Join here (it’s totally free!): www.facebook.com/groups/runninglean

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If you want to lose weight and be able to keep it off for good, you have to shift your mindset.

I think you probably know this by now since I talk about it all the time.

But there’s a reason why I spend so much time on this subject – it’s because it’s one of the most important factors in whether or not you keep the weight off permanently.

Getting leaner and stronger is mostly an inside job.

So today, I’m going to share with you perhaps the biggest mindset shift you have to make if you want to create healthy new habits that last for life.

I’d love to see you at my upcoming workshop, 5 Simple Steps to Becoming a Leaner, Stronger Runner.

Learn how to get leaner, become stronger, and transform yourself into the healthiest and most badass version of yourself yet.

In this free LIVE WORKSHOP, you’ll learn:

I’m super excited about teaching this LIVE so I hope you’ll join us! It should be an informative and FUN event!

Click here to learn more and sign up now.

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

Be sure to join the discussion in the Running Lean Community on Facebook! If you listen to this podcast, you HAVE to come check out our Facebook group, the two go hand-in-hand. Join here (it’s totally free!): www.facebook.com/groups/runninglean

Haven’t left a review yet? All you need to do is go to www.runningleanpodcast.com/itunes, scroll down, and tap the stars! You can also write a quick review. Thank you for your support of the show!

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When you set out to reach big goals like losing weight and getting fit, you will eventually come face-to-face with all your fears and insecurities.

Even just thinking about changing your diet can get you feeling pretty anxious.

You might even just say “no thanks” to the whole idea so you won’t have to deal with all the negative stuff that’s bound to come up.

But I want to offer another approach. I want you to think about what it would feel like to actually deal with all of those fears instead of trying to avoid them.

So in this episode, I am spending some time talking about overcoming weight loss fears and insecurities.

This is a topic that’s been on my mind a lot lately and it’s a powerful skill that you can learn – if you’re willing to face your fears head-on.

I’d love to see you at my upcoming workshop, 5 Simple Steps to Becoming a Leaner, Stronger Runner.

Learn how to get leaner, become stronger, and transform yourself into the healthiest and most badass version of yourself yet.

In this free LIVE WORKSHOP, you’ll learn:

I’m super excited about teaching this LIVE so I hope you’ll join us! It should be an informative and FUN event!

Click here to learn more and sign up now.

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

Be sure to join the discussion in the Running Lean Community on Facebook! If you listen to this podcast, you HAVE to come check out our Facebook group, the two go hand-in-hand. Join here (it’s totally free!): www.facebook.com/groups/runninglean

Haven’t left a review yet? All you need to do is go to www.runningleanpodcast.com/itunes, scroll down, and tap the stars! You can also write a quick review. Thank you for your support of the show!

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When it comes to making lasting habit change, there are two main areas of “work” that you have to address.

There’s the outer work, which is what to do and how to do it, and then there’s the inner work, which is all about making profound shifts in your mindset.

Most people only focus their attention on the outer work. “Just tell me what to do”, they say.

But the outer work is only a small fraction of the game.

If you want better results for yourself and want to create new habits that last, you have to shift your focus internally. You have to start working on your inner game.

In this episode, I’m taking a deep dive into what it means to be winning the inner game and why it’s a critical component of becoming a leaner, stronger runner.

I’d love to see you at my upcoming workshop, “5 Simple Steps to Becoming a Leaner, Stronger Runner”.

Learn how to get leaner, become stronger, and transform yourself into the healthiest and most badass version of yourself yet.

In this free LIVE WORKSHOP, you’ll learn:

I’m super excited about teaching this LIVE so I hope you’ll join us! It should be an informative and FUN event!

Click here to learn more and sign up now.

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

Be sure to join the discussion in the Running Lean Community on Facebook! If you listen to this podcast, you HAVE to come check out our Facebook group, the two go hand-in-hand. Join here (it’s totally free!): www.facebook.com/groups/runninglean

Haven’t left a review yet? All you need to do is go to www.runningleanpodcast.com/itunes, scroll down, and tap the stars! You can also write a quick review. Thank you for your support of the show!

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Have you ever found yourself wishing your life was somehow “better”, that there was some future version of yourself that was leaner, stronger, and healthier?

Of course you have, we all think about stuff like this, and there’s nothing inherently wrong with it.

The problem is when you are so focused on what you DON’T have, that it completely consumes you.

When you are obsessed about where you’re NOT, that’s when things begin to break down for you.

Today, I’m talking about the difference between being in the gap and being in the gain.

When you’re in the gap, you only see the negative, you never feel like you measure up, and making progress toward your goals is virtually impossible.

There’s a better way to think about all of this, and it’s called being in the gain.

When you’re in the gain, you are focused on the positive, you feel more energized and motivated, and you begin to make significant progress.

Today on the podcast, I break down why getting out of the gap and into the gain is so important for your long-term health and fitness goals.

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

Be sure to join the discussion in the Running Lean Community on Facebook! If you listen to this podcast, you HAVE to come check out our Facebook group, the two go hand-in-hand. Join here (it’s totally free!): www.facebook.com/groups/runninglean

Haven’t left a review yet? All you need to do is go to www.runningleanpodcast.com/itunes, scroll down, and tap the stars! You can also write a quick review. Thank you for your support of the show!

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Today I have a very special guest for you.

I recently sat down with Melanie Millaway and we had a candid conversation about her experience of changing her diet and getting fat-adapted.

But the real change didn’t happen on the outside. Yes, she lost weight. Yes, she improved her running performance. Yes, she has more energy now and yes, she generally feels a lot better.

But the real change happened on the inside. Melanie made a massive shift in her mindset.

And I just have to say that this is the real work we do here in my coaching program.

You learn how to become a leaner, stronger runner, but you do it by making the internal shift, just like Melanie did. I’ll let her tell you more about that.

Here’s the thing, the way you look on the outside, for example, your current weight, is just a reflection of the internal work you are doing or not doing.

If you’re unhappy with the way you look and feel and you want more for yourself, then you have to do the inner work.

This is the work that Melanie did and in this episode of the podcast, she shares how she’s absolutely transformed her life from the inside out.

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

Be sure to join the discussion in the Running Lean Community on Facebook! If you listen to this podcast, you HAVE to come check out our Facebook group, the two go hand-in-hand. Join here (it’s totally free!): www.facebook.com/groups/runninglean

Haven’t left a review yet? All you need to do is go to www.runningleanpodcast.com/itunes, scroll down, and tap the stars! You can also write a quick review. Thank you for your support of the show!

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