The StressLess Lifestyle

Why is Rare Disease day important? Because when you're questioning yourself, your sanity, and wondering "why is this happening and what the heck can I do about it?" having support and answers is LIFESAVING.

More than answers to "what" and "why" is the "how" and for many people living with rare diseases the "how" is not easy to come by. There is not a cure for a lot of rare diseases so having a special day to point them out and advocate for them is a way to bring money into the research towards cures. It's a way to help people living with rare diseases get the help they need and to be able to live life just a little bit easier, a bit closer to how everyone else gets to live!

I share the 2 rare diseases (really 3 but one isn't that rare) that we have in our family *with permission from my kids* and how it affects their lives and why advocacy is important.

The links to oganizations mentioned in the podcast:

CURED Foundation: Eosinophilic Disease research fundraising and advocacy

National Organization for Rare Disorders: Information, news, events and support for those with rare diseases www.rarediseases.org

Genetic and Rare Disease information Center: find info on Idiopathic Juvenile Osteoporosis GARD: https://rarediseases.info.nih.gov/

The ADINA act:

Elija's Law mentioned : (not a rare disease but many rare diseases come with allergy-like presentations, like EOE is immune-mediated allergy)

Stay tuned for others as we head into an allergy info week too!

I talk with a lot of people and 99% of the time we're discussing their goals. Whether they're past clients or people who find out what I've done with my business, they always ask about goals. I do love that! But what I don't love is that most people tend to have a distorted view of what their end-goal should look like. They also have a twisted view of how easy it can be to reach their goal.

I blame the fact that we're inundated with images day in and day out of people who:

- have an unusual amount of time on their hands

- Started their goal years before they admit

- fake images

- inaccurate results

...the list goes on.

But I also blame ourselves for not understanding who we are NOW vs who we used to be.

I hope you learn something....

Are your workouts giving you the body change you're looking for? Is nutrition more important than fitness for body change? I get asked to coach people in either fitness OR nutrition so I get to talk about this a lot. My answer is always the same.

Body change and health are 2 separate goals. Both are goals most people share, but not everyone wants to see their body changing! Some people simply want to be healthy, have balanced hormones and feel great. Others want all of that plus looking like they work for it...I'm here for ALL of those goals. If someone tells me they "don't care what their body looks like" I'd probably think they're lying to themselves but that's for them to figure out. Looking good is important. But what if you keep trying and the looks never change? That's about when people seek me out, when they feel like they've done everything and work their tails off in the gym but the looks just aren't changing.

Only taking 1:1 clients by referral at the moment.

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Tracking macros can be food freedom, it really can. How do I know? Because it is how I found it and how I help some of my clients.

I found that at a time, after some drastic fitness endeavors, I no longer trusted myself with my nutrition and my food choices. As someone who was never disordered in eating, who was certified in personal training and as a nutrition specialist, it was very frustrating.

I find with my clients right now I have this coming up a lot for them as well. This is especially true with a certain population of my clients. Hope you learn something!

Controversy sells. Being wildly specific is catchy and makes it look like you know what you're talking about, no matter how outrageous the claim. I find the most extreme information spreaders are the most popular, and it's annoying. But it's most annoying in that it's not sustainable for the people they're "trying" to help. (By "trying" I mean sell their supplements blood tests or books to.)

I almost left the fitness and nutrition (wellness as a whole basically) online world for good, I was done. But what I found was that I needed to be treating my business as I treat my clients...with REAL Expectations. I approach clients with reality in mind and I needed to shift that for myself as well. Did that change anything for you, the listeners, or my clients? nope. I have seen such positive change in people from learning to be a bit more flexible and less rigid that I decided to make that part of my coaching philosophy.

I am a science-based fitness and nutrition coach and I have always based my advice and programming on things that are proven. But there are things that are proven, or on-their-way-to-being-proven, that simply don't work for every person. I give examples, like water..it can be killer, but would I ever tell you to stop drinking it? I would be a crappy coach if I did.

Take a listen, I'd love for you to see how I shift my approach as life changes for me and as my clients needs and goals change. Why I am not "anti-extreme" measures but how I lived that way and learned from it as a coach.

Many people know about carb cycling and many people have done it and succeeded while many have tried it and "failed". It is not for everyone. When someone "fails" one way of eating for fat loss they tend to jump right to another way of eating, that next one coming back in popularity might just be calorie cycling. Have you heard of it? I'll explain the difference between carb cycling and calorie cycling (they can even be done together!). One question I get a lot is "do I really have to carb cycle to lose weight?" and the answer is "no, but it sure helps!". I will discuss the 3 reasons why carb cycling is helpful in life:

1) You can still eat within your fat loss (or healthy maintenance) goal and be a social person.

2) You can satisfy cravings and fit in MORE of the foods you love rather than keeping to tiny portions.

3) It plays well with hormones....not for everyone and not a cure, just helps a TON when you're dealing with hormonal issues (ie. cravings or bloating) as well.

As always I hope you learn something!

*not taking new clients at this time. Enjoy learning from me for free :)

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Is eliminating foods good for you? Is eliminating specific ingredients better for your overall health? What if trying to eat whole foods all the time and cooking from scratch and avoiding all these "no" foods is ACTUALLY causing more harm to your overall health and lifestyle?

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This is a fitness episode. In chatting with a few friends and clients it has become apparent that not everyone is doing workouts that are benefiting them in the way they wish. Some are doing workouts that are great but not actually giving them the results they want. Some people do workouts with the illusion that they are "killing it" and hitting goals and PRs but what they TRULY want is better health and body change and neither of those are happening. Hitting PRs and competing are amazing feats but.....

Why are YOU working out? What is your TRUE reason for hitting the gym or moving your body and is your workout routine actually making that happen? I think you'll have that answer after listening. Need advice? Just ask. I aim to teach and to help. I'm not signing up new clients at all so everything right now...just for you to ask, no catch. You can findover r400 workouts on-demand to do at home or at the gym, bodyweight or weighted...

... but I'm not taking any new members that workout live with me or 1-on-1.... find that on-demand here: www.stressless-lifestyle.com/on-demand (but, as I mention in the episode, not everything is for everyone and you need to know what your goal is and pick workouts accordingly.)