I don't talk about others often, because I like anonymity (weird for someone with a podcast and an IG account) but I love telling people things and also keeping a bit back just for me.  BUT in today's episode I talked about how I have been someone's "sabotager" in the past...for years.  I didn't start off with the plan to talk about it so it's a bit choppy as the self reflection was forming but it's there.  I also talk about the people who I have worked with, or have tried to work with, who were constantly sabotaged.  As I mention in the podcast intro, I'm here to "unravel what we make complicated" and my advice for this was pretty basic...just do it anyways.  Why? How will you keep your family and friends if you change and they don't like it?  Listen for my perspective on it.

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Jumpstart doesn't start until March so no spots available.

No 1-on-1 spots available, more in February.

BUT I do have 1 King sized bed lift for Sedona!! Woo hoo!!  Who wants Greek food??? You and your bestie!

www.stressless-lifestyle.com/exclusive

Tracking your food gets a bad wrap a lot, and for some it isn't helpful, but for most it is VERY helpful.  The difference is in your reasons and your habits.  In this episode I give my top 4 reasons why I believe tracking/logging your food does fit into a healthy lifestyle that focuses on deep health.  *These are by no means all the reasons. Not mentioned was making sure you eat ENOUGH, especially during a muscle building phase or for someone coming off of a long cut or someone who is trying to shift their mindset from an unhealthy "less is best" mindset  to "MORE food for health" mindset (but that approaches the eating disorder situation and I will 100% always refer to a licensed and certified therapist for this.)

Mentioned in this episode:

- FatSecret app (not sponsored, they don't know I exist, I just like how generous they are with the features on their free version)

- The StressLess retreat in Sedona March 23rd-March 26th only 1 room left...it will be AMAZING www.stressless-lifestyle.com/retreat

Currently only booking 1 on 1 EXCLUSIVE clients and have 1 spot left: www.stressless-lifestyle.com/exclusive

As a personal trainer and nutritionist who specializes in women losing body fat and "balancing" their hormones via nutrition I get as ALL of the time how I do this and also talk about it around my own daughters.   Everyone needs to be cognizant of their nutrition, whether they're trying to be heathy or lose fat, as adults we need to be aware of our intake.  Children do not need to be aware of it until certain ages, but they do need to learn to make good choices and be healthy, even as kids.  I talk about ADDING and eating ENOUGH and how nutrition and fitness actually have the same end goal, so why do we talk about them differently?

More about the StressLess Lifestyle: www.stressless-lifestyle.com

We have a retreat coming up in March! Sedona, AZ March 23-26.  1 room available! See info here:  RETREAT

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Do you set goals? Do you do "vision boards"?  Do you set "new year resolutions"?  I did, I have and I didn't.   I have reasons for why this year I talked about setting a "feeling"...as cheesy as it sounds, it will make sense. I also talk about what the 3 things you need to have in order to actually achieve your goals.   It's not necessary to actually achieve every single goal you set, I truly believe some goals are set so you can start working in that direction but you won't always get there, and that's ok.   

January 9th StressLess Nutrition Method here: www.stressless-lifestyle.com/pricing

During this episode I also mentioned the EXCLUSIVE 1-on-1 client relationship option, find that here: www.stressless-lifestyle.com/exclusive

Don't forget about our retreat!  It is in Sedona on March 23-26th, 2023 and you will NOT want to miss this.

Retreat info: www.stressless-lifestyle.com/retreat

Everyone seems to blame all things that go wrong with their health on hormones, I'm guilty of it too! Bad day? Hormones Bloated? Hormones.  Pimples? Hormones. Starving?  Hormones.   In reality, there are so many reasons why you might be gaining weight (eating too much, for example.  Not wanting to eat at home, for example. Not working out like you used to, for example.)  But blaming hormones isn't entirely wrong either, what you'll learn in this episode is that these hormones are all interconnected and that there are some that we can actually control by living a better, healthier lifestyle.   Everyone says they want someone to follow them around and "knock the bad foods out of their mouths" so they stop gaining weight...Now, we all know trainers can't follow you around and you'd be pretty pissed if they actually knocked food out of your mouth. However,  you can take control of your own actions and do things that help actually regulate the hormones that make you feel hungry and make you feel full and by doing that you'll have more control over your hunger and cravings- you'll be your own person following you around knocking food out of your mouth. You'll be your own regulator, as we should all learn to be!

Want to have a flexible metabolism? An understanding of how you like to eat both carbs AND fat and still lose weight or, even better, maintain a healthy lifestyle while eating the foods you love?  www.stressless-lifestyle.com/pricing the next cycle starts January 9th.

As mentioned, we also have the Sedona StressLess retreat coming up in March and you can get info on that here: www.stressless-lifestyle.com/retreat

Today's episode is talking about one of the 6 types of stress that affect your body and your deep health: Environmental stress.  I talk about what that means, what it can do or not do for your health and how you can fix it.  We all have stress, we can't always get rid of it but we can always figure out how to manage it.  Stress affects how your body functions, how your nutrition and fitness work for you and how you respond to other things in life.  When you recognize the stresses you have then managing it becomes easier.

Ways to work with me:

Nutrition:www.stressless-lifestyle.com/nutrition

Virtual Group membership- JumpStart (newbies) & Lifestylers

EXCLUSIVE 1-on-1: Personalized nutrition, stress management. The high-powered woman needs someone to guide them, no fluff, no BS just getting nutrition together that fits into their busy life so they can thrive at their life and career. www.stressless-lifestyle.com/exclusive

Fitness only: www.stressless-lifestyle.com/on-demand (Live-virtual spots are filled currently only on-demand memberships are available)

Find me at: @Nicci_Stressless or @TheStressLessLifestyle

In this episode of The StressLess Lifestyle podcast I discuss setbacks and how they affect the body (why do we feel so bloated?) and how they can actually help you.  I'm not all about that "toxic positivity" and yes, times in life do suck, but there is a way out of it, if you don't see a way out then you get stuck that that setback WILL affect you.  If you find your way out then you can use that setback for forward motion and come out of it even better.  A lot of this information I get from personal experience, learned though psychology studies, my certification in Sleep, Stress Management and Recovery as well as working with nutrition and fitness clients from various walks of life.

I an opening more spots for my 1-on-1 client relationship and you an find information about that here www.stressless-lifestyle.com/exclusive

We are not taking any new members for the JumpStart membership until 2023 but the information is here www.stressless-lifestyle.com/nutrition

email me with any topic ideas here: [email protected]

In this episode I'll touch on 3 goals: 1) fat loss 2) muscle gain 3) healthy life/maintenance and what workouts are best for each of those goals.  Working out, training, exercising -whatever you call that time of your day that you work on your fitness and your lifestyle goals- is a stress on the body and ultimately our goal should be to take care of our overall health and manage our stress and stress responses. Working out in specific ways for specific goals is helpful when it comes to taking care of your central nervous system (stress response) and it can benefit your goal as well.  Cardio, lifting, heavy lifting, light lifting...they all play a part in our overall fitness, lifestyle and longevity but which one you choose is going to be individual. 

In this episode I mentioned the episode on "move more, eat less" you can find that here.

Ways to work with me:

Nutrition: www.stressless-lifestyle.com/nutrition 

Virtual Group membership- JumpStart (newbies) & Lifestylers

EXCLUSIVE 1-on-1: Personalized nutrition, stress management.  The high-powered woman needs someone to guide them, no fluff, no BS just getting nutrtition together that fits into their busy life so they can thrive at their life and career. www.stressless-lifestyle.com/exclusive

Fitness only:  www.stressless-lifestyle.com/on-demand  (Live-virtual spots are filled currently only on-demand memberships are available)

Find me at: @Nicci_Stressless or @TheStressLessLifestyle