Transform Your Life Podcast

Natalie Matthews is a vegan chef, cookbook author, and IFBB Pro!  She is passionate about sharing healthy vegan recipes and her personal journey to the stage to inspire people to live an active, healthy, and compassionate lifestyle. She is determined to break the stereotypes that vegans are weak and can't build muscle on a plant-based diet.

In today's episode:

• The benefits of choosing a VEGAN DIET

Natalie's cookbooks and other awesome VEGAN BODYBUILDING resources

You can connect with NATALIE on

• Instagram:@fitveganchef

Laurin Conlin started Team LoCoFit with the mission to redefine healthy within the fitness industry. As a competitor within the industry, she saw both a lack of education and quality from many coaches. That is why Team LoCoFit focuses on quality coaching, putting the clients long term interests first and taking an educated, evidence based approach to all matters.

Laurin’s interest of nutrition started from a very disordered place; as she was anorexic for many years growing up. Her interest then shifted to nutrition and performance as a track and field athlete in high school, to then an amateur bodybuilder. She competed for several years as an NPC Figure competitor before making the switch to the Bikini division. In 2014, she won the overall at NPC Nationals in Bikini, earning her professional status. Laurin has competed for several years as an IFBB Bikini pro since.

She attended the Florida State University for her undergraduate degree, pursuing a Bachelors in Exercise Science. She then went on to complete her Masters in Exercise Science from University of South Florida in Dr. Bill Campbell’s lab. Laurin’s Masters research focused on how different dieting strategies effect weight loss and weight regain. Particularly, looking at a ‘flexible’ diet where no foods are excluded versus a meal plan, where foods were excluded. Her research was the first study to directly examine this relationship between these two diets.

Laurin travels to give lectures and seminars on a variety of topics including nutrition, training, psychological aspects of dieting, running a business and more. She hosts two podcasts, Redefine Healthy Radio and The UNglamorous Life. Additionally, Laurin works with several companies within the industry who align with her values and provide the best products and services within their market.

In today's episode

• What first time competitors need to know

You can connect with Laurin through her website

https://www.teamlocofit.com/

INSTAGRAM @laurinconlin @teamlocofit

Jill Coleman launched her personal brand at JillFit.com in 2010. Her 16-year journey in the health and fitness industry began when she got her very first job at a gym just for the free membership at 15!

Since then, Jill's spent her time getting an education in exercise science and nutrition, competing in fitness competitions, landing several national covers for fitness modeling and plenty of business growth. Her work has been featured in SELF magazine, Family Circle, SHAPE, Women’s Health magazine, Prevention magazine and many online news outlets like Yahoo Health, LiveStrong.com and AOL’s That’s Fit.

Jill's passion lies in coaching in the areas of mindset, body and business, which she does via her flagship program, The Best Of You (BOY) Coaching Club mentorship, as well as a few signature online programs, like the Mindset Makeover, the Food Obsession Boot Camp and my 52-week exercise program, the Total Training Experience (TTE).

• What is #Moderation365? 

Connect with Jill - 

INSTAGRAM @jillfit @moderation365

In today's episode, Ange shares the top 8 dieting MISTAKES that could be holding you back from achieving your fat loss goals. 

The truth is that pretty much any diet will work if it is applied correctly. Whether you eat carbs, meat, dairy, gluten, etc. doesn’t really matter much (unless you have an allergy). What really matters most is whether you can sustain a caloric deficit and adhere to the dieting strategies you choose. With that being said, there are many mistakes that will make it much harder for you to lose weight. In fact, some dieting strategies might actually lead to the reverse effect compared to what you had intended. As such, it is important for you to educate yourself on which dieting mistakes are the most harmful to your success.

I don’t think I’ve ever been more excited about getting my period. My last cycle was early 2015 (only had 1 then I was pregnant) and before that, it had been a stretch of about 5 years. The more I learn about hormone health, the more I realize that I’ve been neglecting a major problem in my life for many years. With the help of Vince Pitstick of Nutrition Dynamic, my cycle has come back and libido is on the rise alongside. ⁣

In today's episode I explain all of the hormone healing protocol that we used to get my menstrual cycle back. 

In today's episode, Ange shares all of her top strategies to make a healthy habit stick. 

Monica Cianfrini is a wife, mother of two and owner of a personal training company called Stronger You.  She trains out of her studio in Dundas, in-home and online.

Monica earned her PRO cards in the Bikini and Fitness Model Category with the UFE after having her first child.  She become super passionate about the importance of core rehabilitation after having her first child and still wanting to compete at a high level.  She felt frustrated with the lack of support provided after having a child and especially the lack of information for how to carefully return to exercise.  “Having a baby is not a small process your body goes through, many women deserve more resources to help them safely return to exercise and get their body and especially core strong again.”

She has made a free mini video series with a Pelvic Floor Physiotherapist Dianna Moulden, about postpartum education:

-“What is Diastasis Recti”

-“How to Assess Diastasis Recti”

-“What Exercises Can I Start with Postpartum”

These videos can be found on her Stronger You Dundas Facebook Page.

Monica just had her second child, Adam, who is 3 months old.  She is getting back in shape after baby number two and is really excited to continue growing her Stronger You business to help others, especially moms, live stronger, healthier and happier lives.  

In today's episode...

• Monica's background with competing and what a prep looks like as a mom.

You can connect with Monica on 

FACEBOOK or INSTAGRAM

Jenn Pike, Medical Exercise Specialist, Holistic Nutrition and Lifestyle Expert and Bestselling author of “The Simplicity Project~ A Simple, No-Nonsense Approach To Losing Weight & Changing Your Body Forever! Jenn is the founder of The Simplicity Project and her revolutionary women’s health course - The Hormone Project.

Her true passion is educating young girls and women on the incredible knowledge and power their bodies hold.

Jenn is host of Simplicity TV, an International Speaker and regularly contributes her holistic expertise to publications, television and radio shows such as Breakfast Television, Global, CTV, CHCH and Rogers. Jenn sits on the Advisory Board for STRONG Fitness Magazine as contributing Holistic Nutritionist.

As an inspired Wife and Mom of two she understand that true wellbeing is a journey to be enjoyed not a struggle to be forced.

Jenn inspires women and Mama’s to create more Simplicity and Ease in all you do.

In today's episode: 

• What is estrogen dominance?

Connect with Jenn: https://jennpike.com/

The current year is coming to an end, and it’s time to review how it went. Self-reflection is vital if you want to live your life by design. Just as you should review each day, week, and month, at the end of each year you should set aside a block of time to review the year and reflect on it.

This will allow you to do all of the following:

One of the best ways to review your year is by asking yourself questions. Sit down at your computer, or take out a notebook and a pen, and fill out the answers for the following year-end reflection questions:

1. The most important goal that I achieved this year was:

2. My biggest fitness accomplishment was:

3. My biggest career accomplishment was:

4. My biggest relationship accomplishment was:

5. These are the skills I acquired this year:

6. A big mistake that I made this year—and the lesson that I learned as a result—was:

7. An obstacle or a challenge that I overcame this year:

8. This year, I learned the following about myself:

9. Here’s something I learned about other people:

10. This made me laugh the hardest this year:

11. The most fun I had all year was:

12. My best memory of the year was:

13. My biggest regret of the year was:

14. My biggest disappointment of the year was:

15. The books I read this year were:

16: I adopted this new positive habit:

17. I dropped this negative habit:

18. Here’s how I grew emotionally this year:

19. Here’s how I grew spiritually this year:

20. If I could change one thing about this year it would be:

21. My biggest time waster this year was:

22. Here’s a great time-saving hack I learned this year:

23. What I am most grateful for this year is:

24. Here are three words that would sum up this year:

If you're gonna give this a try for the first time, I'd love to know! Send me a DM to let me know how it goes. 

Karen is certified as a Holistic Nutritionist, Strength & Conditioning Specialist, Health and Life Coach. She is a Body Transformation & Mindset Coach and has over 18 years of experience helping women to become fit and confident.

As a former competitive figure skater and fitness athlete for most of her life, Karen has overcome a lot of personal struggles throughout her journey to achieve her own body & mind transformation.  From overcoming binge eating, body image challenges, self-sabotaging and a perfectionist mindset, she has now found a lifestyle and body that she loves and that is sustainable without feeling obsessed.

Karen offers women of all backgrounds the opportunity to better their lives through guided fitness, nutrition and mindset coaching. She has helped hundreds of women to experience profound life transformations during her career and continues to look for opportunities to work with women who are on the journey to changing their lives for the better no matter where they are in life.

Karen’s passion is to empower, educate and to Redefine women’s bodies and lives through Body Confidence, Nutrition, and Physical Fitness.

In today's episode:  

• Karen's struggle with yo-yo dieting and binge eating

website: https://karen-gallagher.com