Today’s episode is HEAVY but I think it will be extremely valuable. We’re going through 13 lessons about fat loss and life that I feel we’ll be extremely helpful in your pursuit of your goals. And honestly, these 13 lessons about fat loss are super applicable to EVERY aspect of your life! These will help you conquer goals related to health, fitness, careers, relationships, finances and so much more. I’d love for you to send your thoughts and feedback! Let me know what you think and let me know what you’d add!
We’re getting awfully personal in today’s episode! Yep, we’re tackling loose skin after weight loss and what you can do about it. We’ll talk about how often loose skin is a true problem, when it’s actually NOT loose skin but actually just stubborn body fat and we’ll get into practical strategies for improving the structural integrity and elasticity of your skin via diet, lifestyle and (maybe) supplementation. We’ll wrap up with my own personal experience with loose skin, my skin removal surgery and alllllll the intimate details!
Last week I aired an episode discussing 10 reasons you need magnesium for fat loss and health. It was a pretty awesome show and it generated a ton of great questions! The volume and quality of questions clearly indicated the need for a second show! In today’s Q&A episode we’re answering those questions and diving into deep detail about how magnesium works in the body. Specifically, we’re going to talk about magnesium for PMS and how it impacts cravings (especially those for chocolate) and headaches. We’re also going to talk about how magnesium impacts workout performance and how & why athletes have different magnesium needs. Lastly, we’ll dive into more about supplements, topicals and epsom salts. If you have questions, suggestions, challenges or other topic lists, make sure you’re on the free VIP email list so you can share them with me ASAP! I want to hear from you!
Grilling season ain’t over yet!!! You guys know I’m a HUGE fan of two things:
Brussels sprouts
Easy recipes (bonus points for those with little to no clean up!)
It doesn’t get much easier than this one! Annnnnnd – it’s freakin’ good. Eating for fat loss SHOULD be delicious! You should enjoy every single meal. Food is good and life is short! If brussels sprouts aren’t your thing – don’t eat them! It’s that simple! Identify what foods YOU love and eat THOSE! It’s not enough to get physical satisfaction from your food. You have to get emotional/psychological satisfaction, too. Otherwise, as soon as you finish the last bite you’ll be trolling through the kitchen looking for “something else” even though you aren’t physically hungry.
I build my meals around foods I love. Here are some of my personal faves:
Coffee (yeah, this counts. I’m never giving it up)
Bacon
Salmon
Beef
Bison
Brussels sprouts
Chicken thighs
Almonds
Apples
You should have a similiar list and make sure to find foods that work for your lifestyle that you really, really enjoy.
Enough already, right? The recipe. It’s so freakin’ simple. Let’s do this.
Grilled Brussels Sprouts with Garlic & Bell Pepper
Raw brussels sprouts (for the love of God, please don’t use frozen)
1/2 red bell pepper, cut into strips
3-5 cloves of garlic, whole (this doesn’t mean 3-5 bulbs. That’s different. That’s for vampires. 3-5 individual cloves, depending on how much you love garlic. We’ll be grilling these whole. Not chopped. You can obv chop them if you don’t want to nosh on a delicious grilled clove. Personal preference rules)
2 tbsp melted butter
Salt & pepper to tasteFire up your grill! If mine is on medium-high, that’s around 500 degrees. That’s what I roll with but just adjust your cooking time accordingly.
Chop the stem-end off your sprouts and then cut them in half. Remove any loose outer leaves.
Grab a big piece of tin foil.
Lay those brussels on the foil and add the chopped bell pepper and garlic cloves.
Drizzle the melted butter over the veggies.
Add salt and pepper. I don’t love pepper so I’m pretty sparing with it. On the flip side, I love me some salt! I probably add a couple tsp of salt.
Fold it up into a foil pouch.
Place it on the grill and close the cover.
I choose to cook mine for 10-12 minutes because I like my brussels still kinda crunchy. If you want them softer, cook them longer!
Voila! Eat up!
I love the way the brussels get a little charred on the grill, even when in foil. And I love that there are so few dishes and almost no clean up! If you don’t have a grill or you want to make this in the dead of winter, no worries! More often than not, I saute my brussels in a skillet. Or you could bake them in the same foil pouch. So many options! Do what works for you!
I recently wrote a blog post about why you haven’t made progress yet and it generated a lot of discussion and a whole bunch of practical questions. In today’s episode, we’re diving a little deeper into that blog post to answer questions and provide support in finding out why you haven’t done it yet. Why you haven’t lost weight. Why you haven’t changed your eating habits. Why you haven’t been consistent. And more importantly, we’ll help you take the steps you need to make those changes and start consistently getting results!
We’ll discuss specific strategies for overcoming each of these roadblocks so you can start getting consistent results and reduce your frustration once and for all!