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  • The Pressure To Perform

    It’s Monday, 3:45 a.m. and my alarm has just gone off.

    Unlike a typical weekday, where I have approximately 30-45 minutes to let the dog out, feed him, make coffee, catch up on client correspondence and read for a few minutes before freshening up to go to work, I have no extra time.

    On this particular day, I wake up, let the dog out, feed him, make coffee and start getting ready. I have to be at work just before 4:30 a.m. because I am recording a podcast with a guest based in Australia, 14 hours ahead of me.

    Not only that, but I have to be “dialed in and turned on” before my brain even logically knows what in the hell it’s doing.

    Immediately after the 45-50 minute episode, I have to change gears and get ready for a rocking and rolling training block with clients which typically starts right before 5:30 a.m. and ends around 10 a.m.

    The pressure to perform from 4:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. that day is very real.

    And by time the morning training block comes to an end, I feel like I’ve been hit by a truck. I have a handful of hours to write client programs, catch up on client consults, get my own training in, eat lunch and be ready to attack it all again when the afternoon training block begins.

    Pressure is all I know.

    Recently, I was talking with a client who has a very specific, very deep-rooted motivation to lose weight. She is driven, she is nervous and, in her words: “I have a lot of pressure on me to do this.”

    She’s not wrong.

    It was that notion of pressure that I wanted to expand on this week.

    We are all under pressure to perform.

    We are expected to be diligent, responsive parents raising respectful, responsible children.

    We are expected to be hard-working, punctual, self-motivated employees.

    We are expected to be kind, loving, fully attentive partners to our loved ones.

    We are expected to be healthy, health-seeking, and committed to self-improvement.

    We are also expected to be mentally, emotionally and socially stable.

    Is it any wonder why we feel pressure?

    Is it any wonder that we routinely fail at meeting these expectations?

    Is it any wonder that a fear of failure holds us back from greater outcomes?

    Allow me to step back just a few paces on this one…

    I find pressure to be not only necessary but vital. Much like stress, we know that we have to accept a certain degree of it. Wishing for a life without the strain of stress or pressure is not only unlikely, it runs completely counter to any reality we belong to.

    There is a caveat, of course.

    Much of the pressure we feel is self-imposed. We create boxes that are frequently difficult to break out of and set standards that are frequently impossible to reach. Even without the clinical diagnosis of suffering from anxiety, we foster an environment that is impossible to not get anxious with.

    There is an adage that I recently re-heard that goes something like this: If you want to experience success, you need to fail twice as often.

    Now…apply that to your life.

    Apply it to your parenting.

    Apply it to your job.

    Apply it to your marriage.

    Apply it to your training.

    Apply it to your diet.

    If you can give yourself the freedom to do so, knowing that it’s inevitable, you’ll stop chasing perfect circumstances and you’ll start learning how to thrive under pressure.

    You’ll start learning to expect and welcome failure.

    Because failure is where you learn.

    Failure is where you have indisputable data to say: Well, that sure as hell didn’t work. How can I do this differently?

    Attention must be given as well to the very real situation of simply taking on too much. If you are not good at setting boundaries, pressure will make you burn out. And I can tell you from personal experience, burn out makes me do stupid things. However, burn out taught me a lot about myself. That was feedback from failure.

    To my client, and others like her: Don’t fear pressure. Don’t fear failure.

    My client is going to learn a lot about herself, her motivations and her steps to success from her journey. They are uniquely hers. The results of her efforts are far-reaching well beyond what she is trying to do for her health and her body.

    To my fellow coaches and small business owners: Don’t fear pressure. Don’t fear failure.

    Embrace both, anticipate both but know when you have to start setting boundaries for yourself and your mental and physical health. In other words, know how to take care of number one.

    One thing that has helped me reframe how I view pressure and stress in my own life is to remind myself that I essentially have two options: To remain stressed about the areas in my life where I feel the pressure to perform or to be grateful that I’m in the position I am to have the opportunities I do to work through. The mindset shift is something I am still trying to improve.

    The pressure to perform is real. The acceptance of which can get you one step closer to a better life, a healthier mind and a more realistic view of what life can give you.

    Lastly, please don’t confuse the sentiment with the notion of: just hustle harder. Embracing pressure is not the same as acting as if it doesn’t exist. The sooner we can accept what we’re dealing with, the easier it is to find solutions and have peace of mind as well.

  • Revolutionary You! #313-Ruby Cherie: A “Health First” Approach (1 of 4)

    Ruby Cherie returns as my next guest for our newest 4-part series on the show. She was previously on Episodes 96 and 213 which I definitely recommend you check out as well. In this first part, we conquer the reasons why you would benefit from focusing on health before focusing on getting smaller at all costs. Within that, we discuss better sleep, better self-talk, a focus on getting stronger and a focus on challenging yourself with new goals. 

    To learn more about Ruby: 

    http://www.facebook.com/Rubyreneecherie 

    http://www.instagram.com/rubycherie.coachingspecialist 

    To learn more about your host: 

    http://www.jasonleenaarts.com

    http://www.revfittherapy.com

    http://www.facebook.com/jason.leenaarts

    http://www.instagram.com/jasonleenaarts

    You can also like our Facebook page at: 

    http://www.facebook.com/revolutionaryou

    To purchase my book, “A Revolution A Day”: 

    http://www.amzn.to/2R9Larx

    Apple Podcasts OR Stitcher OR Podchaser OR Podbean

  • The Words You Choose

    Several years ago, a young lady (we’ll call her K), started training with us. Initially, her goal was weight loss and she wasn’t new to strength training or a consistent exercise regimen.

    K was working in a high-stress corporate job and had also been dealing with some degree of depression and anxiety which she was on medication for. Like many people, she was hoping that getting her weight in a healthier place and getting some regular exercise would help reduce her stress and also help manage her depression and anxiety, too.

    I always try to overdeliver when it comes to our onboarding and consultations. I want my weight loss clients to have as much information as they’ll need to make the best decisions when it comes to diet adherence and reaching their results.

    However, it didn’t take long in our journey together to see that K was continually getting bogged down with workload and that began rearing its head into her diet plans, too. In other words, more stress resulted in less dietary adherence and, it wasn’t uncommon for her to have to cancel her training sessions last minute because work began to take over.

    We were working together one night and K was relaying some of her frustration to me. She really wanted to see better weight loss results but work and life were spreading her thin and she was having a difficult time keeping every plate spinning in her life.

    I recall going to one of our whiteboards here in the studio where I could draw out some of my thoughts and show her some things that might help so that she had realistic expectations about what she could or couldn’t do based on what life was throwing her way. I thought the conversation went well.

    A few days later, one of my coaches, Megan, was working with me and she asked: “So, what did you say to K the other night?”

    I drew a blank. I knew we had discussed some tactics to help her with her diet plan but I couldn’t quite recall anything more specific than that. I asked Megan what she meant.

    She said, “Well, I know you pretty well and I’m sure you had the best intentions with her but she was really upset about how you approached the conversation. She told me she was ready to leave that night and stop training with us.”

    I was stunned. I had absolutely no idea what I had said or how I had said it that would have upset K to that extent. But when Megan explained it all to me, it had a slightly different feel to it. In other words, what I said and how it was interpreted were two very different things.

    The next time I saw K, I had to bring it up: “Hey, listen…I am so sorry if something I said the other night to you upset you. I would never intentionally do that. I may have not used the choice of words that was best at that moment but I sometimes get carried away in coaching conversations and may have expressed some thoughts that weren’t helpful at the time.”

    K replied: “You know, I know that now but I think it was just one of those things where I wasn’t in a good place mentally and it felt like you were talking down to me. I just didn’t appreciate it.”


    “K, I am so sorry. I would never approach a conversation like that. I know how delicate weight loss can be and I know how much stress it can put on people. I only wanted to help and I would never intentionally do something to offend you.”

    “It’s ok”, she said. “I’m good now. I appreciate you talking to me about it.”

    Nevertheless, K was not a client of ours much longer. That was about 3 years ago.

    And within those 3 years, while the specifics have gotten fuzzier for me over time, the sentiments have not. I constantly have to remind myself that I need to choose my words as carefully as possible because I never know all that my clients are going through or are trying to process at a moment when we’re having a coaching conversation and the last thing I want is to trigger a negative experience.

    It’s not just within the four walls of this business either. It’s in our friendships, our relationships, our marriages, our parenting styles. The words we use and the tone in which we use them are constantly in a battle for effectiveness and as the adage goes: Do you want to be right or do you want to be effective? (There can be a difference…)

    I look back on that conversation with K and it taught me more about coaching than many other scenarios have.

    How can I be the best coach I can be?

    How can I use the best and most accurate words to help my clients?

    Truth be told, it’s both art and skill. Like many things in life, the ability to coach effectively is not unlike dancing: sometimes you lead and sometimes you follow. Honesty and candor go a long way towards producing great results but that means that both parties have to be willing participants.

    Fast forward through those three years and I know I’ve improved as a coach because I keep trying to learn as much as I can. Not only that, but I keep trying to teach those lessons to the rest of my clients because you never know when the wisdom or lessons might sink in.

    And also, a little update on K…

    K left her corporate job recently after going through both a mental and physical shift in her life. She moved away from this area and started a business of her own, coincidentally a coaching business. I’ve continued to follow her throughout the time since she stopped training here and would engage on her posts whenever I could.

    Last week, I decided to reach out and I wanted to share part of that conversation with you: I said “Hey stranger, I’ve been following many of your updates and just wanted to congratulate you on the new ventures. I hope all continues to go great for you.”

    She replied: Hey!!! It’s been forever!!! Thank you for reaching out and sharing that with me. Ironically, this morning I was thinking about something you said to me years ago, which was…. When shit hits the fan you have to figure out what you are going to do so you don’t spiral.

    To which I said: It’s funny you mention that. I still remember (the scenario, not the specifics) when you and I were working through something related to weight loss and I said something that didn’t sit right with you. Megan was the one who tipped her hat that I had upset you which would have never been my intent but sometimes, the words just don’t come the way we want them to. I frequently remind myself of that because, when I think back retrospectively to coaching conversations, I have to ask myself: Did I say that the right way? Did it achieve the right result? Could I have said it better? But as far as the “spiral” goes, it’s interesting because, especially in light of the pandemic, shit totally got weird! And truth be told, I’m still having that same conversation with clients today: What are you going to do when it’s not “perfect”?

    K replied: I don’t remember that upsetting me and if it did, it was what I needed to hear. I was so out of sorts back then and trying everything but getting nowhere. The pandemic is actually when I got my shit together, lost about 30 pounds and started working on my mental health. I have definitely learned it’s not about perfect action – it’s messy action. So keep pushing people in that direction, it was what I needed.

    And I concluded: Well, suffice to say we’ve both evolved since then. Thank you for the learning opportunity. 🙂

    I couldn’t overestimate how much that original scenario with K would inspire and inform many of my coaching sessions afterwards. The “teacher” must always be willing to be the “student” as well.

    This week’s article is just a reminder to any of my fellow coaches (including K) that if we’re paying attention, we stand to learn just as much, if not more, than our clients do. And that process not unlike any process of self-improvement, is ever evolving and rarely perfect.

    The words we choose make a difference. The actions do, too…

  • Revolutionary You! #312-Sohee Lee: Diet Culture Vs. Anti-Diet Culture (4 of 4)

    In the final part of our 4-part series together, Sohee Lee and I tackle the topics of diet culture and anti-diet culture. There was so much for us to sift through in this episode and we both did our best to present both sides of the coin in the most respectful way possible. As one could imagine, there are pros and cons to both stances and we used our time together in the last of the series to try and break it all down. 

    To learn more about Sohee’s work: 

    http://www.soheefit.com

    http://www.instagram.com/soheefit

    http://www.facebook.com/SoheeFit

    To learn more about your host: 

    http://www.jasonleenaarts.com

    http://www.revfittherapy.com

    http://www.facebook.com/jason.leenaarts

    http://www.instagram.com/jasonleenaarts

    You can also like our Facebook page at: 

    http://www.facebook.com/revolutionaryou 

    To purchase my book, “A Revolution A Day”: 

    http://www.amzn.to/2R9Larx

    Apple Podcasts OR Stitcher OR Podchaser OR Podbean

  • To Make You Feel Beautiful

    Answer this: What makes you feel better about yourself?

    -Is it a new outfit?

    -Is it putting on makeup?

    -Is it a pedicure/manicure?

    -Is it a new haircut?

    -Is it more frequent/spontaneous/adventurous intimacy?

    How can you do more of what makes you feel better?

    When will you start?

    Each week (sometimes each day), I get into some fairly personal conversations with my clients. To be honest, I feel like that’s when I learn the most about what makes them tick. I get to step outside of conversations about calories and exercise and peel back the layers of what happens outside of the four walls of RevFit in the lives of my clients.

    A recent conversation with a client brought something to my attention that I wanted to expand on this week with you.

    My client made note of something with her spouse. That when they were more intimate together, the mood in the house seemed to lift up and when moods were better, they ate better too. It might seem strange to correlate a sex life to how we eat but when we feel better about ourselves we tend to reflect that in other areas of our life as well.

    Take a moment and think about any time you may have turned to food when you didn’t feel good about yourself or you were in a difficult/tense time with a loved one. Maybe you didn’t feel appreciated or respected or you simply hadn’t had the same frequency of romance/intimacy/chemistry as before.

    Several months ago, my wife was heading to the mall to pick up a few new articles of clothing. After having Sebastian and committing herself to a consistent training regimen, her body (as most moms can relate to) changed after having a baby.

    Despite the fact that she can claim her body weight is lower than it was when Sebastian was conceived, the shift in focus on her body from say “smaller” to “stronger” resulted in a body that looks different than it used to. So, certain clothes don’t fit the way they used to even though she’s within a range of weight that theoretically they should fit.

    When she got to the mall, she sent me a text and asked: Is there anything in particular you think I should be looking for?

    And my response: Anything that makes you feel beautiful.

    I’ll come back to that.

    Several years ago, I read a book that many others have probably read (or at least have heard of): The Life Changing Magic Of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo. It inspired me to look through my closet and start removing articles of clothing that no longer “brought me joy”. I’ve always loved clothes and I used to spend a considerable amount of money increasing the amount of apparel options I had in my closet.

    However, after reading Kondo’s book, I realized that a lot of my closet didn’t make me feel like my best self. The clothes “fit” in a manner of speaking but I didn’t always feel good about myself with what I was wearing.

    So, I gathered up several trash bags worth of clothing: socks, belts, pants, shirts, coats, shoes, etc. and donated them. If I could look at the article of clothing and either claim that I hadn’t worn it in a while or that I didn’t feel good walking out of the house with it on, I got rid of it.

    It was a strange feeling after doing so because I ended up with a closet that had reduced in size by nearly half, however, what I was left with was clothing that I knew made me feel good about myself. The fit was appropriate, the color worked for me, and, in some cases, it was an article of clothing that I liked enough to have it tailored to fit me better if need be.

    More recently, I’ve been taking more of my non-gym apparel to the dry cleaners because I like the look and feel of a fresh-pressed shirt (no starch, please).

    Nowadays, I’ll routinely remove things from my closet if I haven’t worn them in a while and donate them as well. I only buy a handful of new things each year (aside from what I purchase to wear at RevFit), and I typically will get rid of 1-2 pieces of clothing if I add something new.

    As a result, I may not have as many options to pick from, but I walk out of the house feeling pretty okay with myself (I’ve never been overflowing with self-esteem).

    My wife, by comparison, has enough clothing to open up a boutique consignment shop. I’m not even sure what I would do with myself if I had that many options. Of course, in fairness, she probably thinks the same thing about my book or my record collection…we all have our something…

    But I meant what I said when my wife was at the mall that day and I wanted to relay part of the sentiment to you this week.

    My wife is more beautiful now than she was when we met nearly 12 years ago, and she was really beautiful then, too.

    Part of that comes from how our relationship and marriage has evolved and changed over the years. We’ve both spent periods of that time not feeling good about ourselves and in some way projecting that into our relationship. This has a tendency to cascade into how we dress, how we carry ourselves, how we eat, how or if we are intimate together. It’s funny how that can happen.

    I should also add that beauty is not defined by your shape or size. You can feel beautiful as you are now and still feel as if there are areas you’d like to improve. Suffice to say, beauty is not synonymous with the number on the scale (even though we sometimes think otherwise).

    If I leave you with anything of value this week, I’d like it to be this:

    -Dress in a way that makes you feel beautiful (or handsome, if you prefer)

    -Eat in a way that makes you feel healthy and full of energy

    -Train in a way that leaves you empowered and ready to conquer the next task in your day

    -Sleep in a way that you’re prepared for whatever the next day throws at you

    -Love in a way that you deserve to be loved back (this includes learning how to love yourself)

    Below is a picture of Marissa and I from a recent trip on the bourbon trail in Kentucky. There’s a lot of beauty in this picture (but most of it comes from how we treat each other and better yet, how we treat ourselves).

  • Revolutionary You! #311-Sohee Lee: Diet Troubleshooting (3 of 4)

    In part 3 of our 4-part series together, Sohee Lee and I turn our attention in this episode to diet troubleshoots. Tune in to hear our take on: 


    -Taking in information versus acting on it
    -Underreporting calories
    -Areas of the diet that are easily overlooked
    -Weekend splurges
    -Considerations for energy output and how it affects intake
    -Family dynamics
    -Food environment
    -Maintenance breaks and more


    To learn more about Sohee’s work: 
    www.soheefit.com
    www.instagram.com/soheefit
    www.facebook.com/SoheeFit


    To learn more about your host: 
    www.jasonleenaarts.com
    www.revfittherapy.com
    www.facebook.com/jason.leenaarts
    www.instagram.com/jasonleenaarts


    You can also like our Facebook page at: 
    www.facebook.com/revolutionaryou


    To purchase my book, “A Revolution A Day”: 
    www.amzn.to/2R9Larx

    Apple Podcasts OR Stitcher OR Podchaser OR Podbean

  • To My Sons (Lessons Of Fatherhood)

    To my sons:

    I write this article in the year which marks ten since I lost my own father to cancer. He was, and remains, the greatest man, and almost by default, the greatest father in the world.

    I regret that I cannot and have not been that great as a father to you.

    Let me try to explain…

    I spent 35 years of my life watching the man I called “Dad” be everything in the world to me, to my mother and to everyone who ever experienced him. I didn’t always agree with what he did or how he did it, but he was rarely wrong and I didn’t fully appreciate that until I was well out of my 20s.

    I wish I could tell you that a “good raising” results in a good person. But, sometimes bad things happen to good people and sometimes, good people do bad things. I can assure you, I’ve had my fair share of both.

    I do think that time has taught me to be better, in all ways, but not without my flaws. One of the most significant of which, has been that I’ve rarely known how to relate to you.

    Something bad happened to me when I was a child and even as an adult, I struggle with the effects of that. It took therapy, it took years of self-destruction, and it took people more patient than I to help me through it.

    If I have succeeded at anything thus far in life, it’s that neither of you have suffered in that way. To wit, if I have anything to do with it, no one will ever lay a harmful hand on either of you. You are my sons and I’ll do all I can to protect you from what I went through.

    It was those events, that in some manner of speaking, forced me to forget or black out most of my childhood. I remember very little. Sadly, when my mother, your “Mula” asks me if I remember certain events from when I was around the age of either of you, I just don’t remember much at all. It’s sad, really. I want to remember what being a child was like so that I can give you some of the fonder memories simply because I did have happy moments as a child, I just don’t recall them. Trauma has a way of making us forget a lot…

    To Jackson, my first:

    You may never be able to read and comprehend these words but you were born into a marriage that was on its last legs. Your mother and I just were not equipped to continue our relationship further. We didn’t know when we split that you would eventually be diagnosed with autism and while it likely would not have changed the trajectory of our relationship, it did make us want to be better people for you. I have always and will always credit your mother for being the more mature of us both when things went south and remind me, that from here on out, we would always do what’s best for you. She has been a tremendous mother and she has sacrificed a great deal to give you the very best life that you could have. As a result, you are the sweetest, kindest, happiest and most beautiful boy we could have asked for. I will speak for us both in saying, I truly believe you got our best parts. While you may not remember him very well, because you were only three when he passed away, your Opa loved you so very much. He would be so proud of the young man you are today. I am still shocked to tell people that I now have a teenager. Your mother and I love you so very much and you make being a parent a gift every day.

    To Sebastian, my last gift to this world:

    I have a life with you that I never had with Jackson. I get to be an active, daily part of your life. I get to see you every night when I come home from work. And while we both might be tired from a day of activity/work, I get to hear your sweet voice each night as you head up to your bedroom to say: “Night, night, Dada. I love you.” And it is one of my favorite parts of any day, hearing you say those words to me. You don’t understand this now but you will always, always have to be a support for Jackson. You’re beginning to grasp that Jackson is not quite like you. This will never be a bad thing. You both have this amazing ability to light up any room that you walk into with these magnetizing smiles and bright eyes. Like Jackson’s mother, your mother has done so much to make sure you that you evolve and mature into a talented, charismatic and intelligent little boy. Because I’ve seen it firsthand, I know how hard your mother has worked to give you every opportunity in the world any boy could ask for. We have both tried to work on loving each other and displaying that love in ways that you can grow up in a home as loving and nurturing as the one I grew up in. We love you Sebastian, thank you for making our home brighter and our family bonds tighter each day.

    To you both:

    Take care of one another. My very best accomplishments, as a man, and as a father, have been to make myself better so that I can, in turn, help make you better. Everything I do for you in this world is to keep you safe, keep you happy, teach you to be better men than anything I was and to protect you from roads I chose to travel. Your Opa saw me through some very dark days and no father should ever have to see his son go through those things, in this life or the next. Some day, I will be able to share stories that help you make better decisions in your own life: to cherish your family, to work hard for yourself and your family, and to make the world a better place to live. This is not an easy world to live in and the things you will value most will take hard work to appreciate. This is okay. Work hard, take nothing for granted.

    It is through you both that I am slowly learning how to be the man my own father wished me to be, that he was stolen from this world before he could view it all is a tragedy I can’t adequately express. I know he’s watching over all of us from a better place and a place where he no longer feels pain.

    I will always, always try to be the father you both deserve because as the adage goes: you can’t pick your parents. But your parents can always work harder to show you the love, the attention and the life you both deserve to have.

    With love,

    Dad

  • Revolutionary You! #310-Sohee Lee: Content Creation For Coaches (2 of 4)

    In the second part of our 4-part series together, Sohee Lee is back with another episode tailored more to our fellow coaches. We talk about content creation this week. Sohee has the perspective of the online coach with a very large following and her thoughts on what platforms and what types of posts she feels perform best for her and appropriately target her demographic. I offer my thoughts on content creation from the viewpoint of primarily brick-and-mortar marketing and helps me attract and retain my target demographic. If you’re looking for insight as a fellow coach, you’ll want to dive in.

    To learn more about Sohee’s work:

    www.soheefit.com

    www.instagram.com/soheefit

    www.facebook.com/SoheeFit

    To learn more about your host:

    www.jasonleenaarts.com

    www.revfittherapy.com

    www.facebook.com/jason.leenaarts

    www.instagram.com/jasonleenaarts

    You can also like our Facebook page at:

    www.facebook.com/revolutionaryou

    To purchase my book, “A Revolution A Day”:

    www.amzn.to/2R9Larx

    Apple Podcasts OR Stitcher OR iHeartRadio OR Player FM

  • The Simple Beauty Of A 24-Hour Food Recall

    Shout out to Martin MacDonald and the staff of Mac-Nutrition UNI for introducing me to this handy little tool. While they may not have been the ones to create it, I’ve been using it a lot for many of my client consultations. A 24-hour food recall won’t help every client (I’ve been hard-pressed to find anything that serves everyone equally) but it can be helpful if you’re trying to make some small changes for possibly big results in your diet.

    This is also the first blog of it’s kind I’ve ever written. What I mean by that, is that I want you to interact with me regarding your responses. You can comment below this article if you’d like, comment on Facebook or Instagram where it will be posted, or you can email me directly at jason@revfittherapy.com

    On the day I’m writing this, my diet has been abnormal. I figured this would be as good a day as any to post my own 24-hour recall so that you can put yourself in my shoes and do some investigative work. Much like being able to offer great relationship advice to a friend and not always being aware of your own misgivings in your relationships, you might find that by looking at my day of eating (as uncharacteristic as it is), that you could give me some tips if I wanted to lose weight.

    For the record, I’m not trying to lose any weight (have you seen me lately? I need every damn calorie I can get!) However, what I’d like you to do is “assume” that weight loss, any amount of weight loss is my goal.

    Assume as well that I am, as of now, unwilling to change my dietary style. So, we can pretend that I eat this way every day and I just want to drop some pounds without making a 180 degree dietary turn.

    Intentionally, I will be posting quantities of the foods I ate with some margin of error and I won’t be giving you much detail when it comes to actual serving size or where the food came from.

    Breakfast

    2 cups coffee black

    2 eggs

    4 slices of bacon

    2 thick cuts of turkey breast

    Snack

    1 Vanilla pudding

    Lunch

    4 pieces of fried chicken (breast (2), leg, wing)

    1 buttermilk biscuit

    Dinner

    Baja Fish Taco Bowl (cod, radishes, slaw, Mexican mayo, cilantro, cucumber, avocado, black beans)

    After Dinner

    Bourbon

    1 piece dark chocolate

    And there you have it. One weekend day of eating that does not fit my norm but I consumed it. Now, what would you change about my day if I told you I wanted to eat basically the same way (style of eating) BUT I also want to drop some pounds?

    Bonus Points if you can send me your 24-hour recall and offer the same suggestions for yourself.

    Dieting doesn’t have to be difficult and you can still eat basically the same way you like (with some degree of compromise).

  • Revolutionary You! #309-Sohee Lee: Getting Started With Online Coaching (1 of 4)

    Sohee Lee makes her triumphant return to join me in the next 4-part series of the show. Longtime listeners may remember her first episode with me way back at #77 in August of 2017. It has shockingly been that long since I circled back to get Sohee back on the show. Fortunately, this miniseries makes up for a lot of lost time. In this episode, we cover what we feel to be many of the basics that fellow trainers would need to get started as online coaches. You’ll hear our thoughts on touchpoint expectations, the importance of video calls, setting boundaries between the coach and client in the online realm, scarcity marketing, pricing and much more. 


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