The Sugar Freedom Show

I order to become seriously overweight, I had to engage in some serious overeating.  Bread, sweets, and chips were my downfall, and even when they stopped providing me with any real enjoyment I couldn't stop until the bags and cartons were empty.

Even though I've been at a healthy weight for more than seven years now, I can still be caught off guard, and end up consumed by sugary, starchy, salty, snacks.  

In this episode of The Sugar Freedom Show I descroibe how I get off of the sugar train, and I hope that my story can help you if you ever find yourself in the middle of a bout of serious, unwanted overeating.  In addition, I share the foods that help me recover from the terrible junk food hangover I always get as a result of eating my trigger foods.  My entire eating program, which helped me manage my food addiction and get to a healthy weight, is available at www.sugarfreedom.com.  For more information, free sample meal plans, and recipes, take the sugar addiciton quiz at www.sugarfreedom.com/blog.

Note:  Please hold or fast forward from minute 1:24 to minute 3:00 of the podcast as Dawn was briefly off air.   Don't miss the great tips in this podcast.  

Dawn promotes an active life with the energy to live by using sound nutrient timing that is easy to follow with functional strength and HIIT exercise as the means to put on muscle and balance the body. She coaches people (mainly women) into lives filled with  energy, wellness, sound nutrition, a strong and balanced body, and a calm mind. 

 

Dawn co-owns Michigan Kettlebells Strength & Training Center with her husband Craig. She is certified in Fitness Training, and Sports Nutrition, and do personal and small group training for women only. She has  been a contributor to Oxygen Australia, Cygen Labs.com, Suggestic.com fitess and nutrition site, LiveFitter.com in Seol Korea, and a guest speaker for fitness events, and women’s groups on aging with strength. 

 

Dawn received trophies in the Figure division in bodybuilding at 50 years old, and she has also competed in Kettlebell Sport.  Dawn was actually quite overweight in the past.  She weighed more when She was counting calories, and doing endless cardio than she did at 36 years old when she  had her son!  She'll tell us how she transformed her body and and her energy levels, and how you can too at 50+ years old!

Sharon Smales shares her success story with the Sugar Freedom audience.   When it comes to taking up healthy eating and smart training, it's encouraging to hear how other women manage to incorporate positive change with a positive attitiude.  Too often we hear that losing fat is too hard, and that keeping it off is nearly impossible.  Sharon's story of long term weight loss and maitenance will give you plenty of inspiration, along with real world tips for how to do it yourself.  

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As a fitness studio owner and nutrition specialist, It's important for me to be clear on what my job is.   Quite simply, it is to give you all of the tools and instrucion I can to help you create your ideal body.  I'll share a secret with you.  The best way to get what you want is to help other people get it too, so every podcast, meal plan, or training session I create for you helps me reach my goals for health, happiness, and fulfillment.

 Listen in for three keys to developing your ideal body plan.  

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The Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee removes the upper limit on fat consumption in its recommendation to the US Department of Agriculture.

Plus, Catherine's top ten foods for fat loss.

Catherine shares the techniques she uses to look her best on picture day.  The Turbulence Training Transformation Contest is wrappoing up in 2 weeks and Catherine will be entering the "Pro" division.  Her clients at Gordon Studio have achived stunning fat loss and figure transformation results, and she wants to pass what's working along to you.  What's one important tip she will be sharing today?  When following a low carb high fat eating plan, use Sugar Free Dry Bullion Base in warm water as a cure for "Low Carb Flu."

As we come into the last 2 weeks of the Sugar Freedom 6 Week Challenge, it's time to hear about Catherine's top fat releasing tips.  Drink your tonic, get in 8 glasses of water, satisfy and quiet your appetite in order to get the results you deserve.  Catherine reveals her book of the week: Keto Clarity by Jimmy Moore with Eric C. Westman, MD.

Weekly Recipe: Beef Taco Filling.  I use this to fill Red Cabbage leaves.  Simply serve with taco shells for your family members and guests who don't need to go Keto.

1lb grass fed ground beef, 1 yellow onion, chopped, 4 cloves garlic, minced, 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin, 1/4 teaspoon salt, 1 cup shredded sharp cheddar sheese, 1 jar organic salsa.  In a large skillet combine onion and ground beef and cook until beef is no longer pink.  Add garlic and cook 1 minute. Drain fat and put in your slow cooker. Add cheese, salsa, cumin, and salt.  Cover and cook on high for 3 hours or on low for for 5 hours.  Add tomatoes and shreeded lettuce if desired, and wrap in cabbage leaves to serve.

A wise man once asked me, "How can you make your program as simple as possible?"  Today, I answer that question, give you a book recommendation, and more.  Plus, my simplest strategy for setting, and getting, your goal.

Sample Meal Plan

Breakfast: 2 Eggs fried in butter

Vegetable Stir Fry

2-3 Slices Uncured Bacon

Lunch:

Grass Fed Ground Beef 3-4oz

Vegetable Stir Fry

Red Cabbage Leaves For Wrap

Zesty Sauce and avocado Slices

Fill wraps with ground beef, vegetables, and avocado.  Dip in zesty sauce and enjoy.

Dinner:

3-4 oz Oven Baked Salmon topped with Crushed Macadamia Nuts

Large Green Salad with Raspberry Vinaigrette

1C Strawberries topped with Whipped Heavy Cream and Crushed Macadamia Nuts

Catherine shares her sugar elimination strategies.

 We are starting week 3 of a Six Week Sugar Elimination and Fat Loss Challenge, and I will be creating these coaching podcasts each Monday and Friday to help keep your motivation strong.  You can find tips, menus, book recommendations, and other tools for fat loss success here on the Sugar Freedom Show.

Look forward to this time next year.  What do you want to have accomplished?  Let's make this the year we say good bye to sugar and the foods that stand in the way of our health and happiness.  What are the things that you want to do this year that would be made easier by vibrant heath and energy?  Catherine Gordon ACE/CTT and the author of Sugar Freedom describe the top two strategies that will help you reach your goals this year.