Calorie Conundrum Podcast

I would first like to thank all the guests that have made this podcast possible. Sharing our stories and lessons learned we can help others who may otherwise struggle for years and not know there may be solutions to their problems. I would also like to thank the listeners of the Calorie Conundrum Podcast. This podcast has been quite a bit of work to put together and it would all be wasted effort if there were nobody to listen to this information. Because of this I would also like to ask a favor. If you have listened the Calorie Conundrum Podcast and enjoyed it please share it with someone you know that may be in need of hearing these different ways of thinking. The slogan for the podcast is Expanding the Weight loss conversation beyond just calories but this mentality or way of thinking can be applied to health in general. The basic premise is if you are sick, overweight, or in pain and what you have tried in the past hasn't worked, keep searching. The answers are out there and I hope that this podcast can lead you towards the answers you are looking for. In the first episode of seasion 2 episode…021 - Calorie Conundrum's Mission, Vision, Core Values – I expand on the why behind the podcast. Listen to this podcast and let me know if you are in line with our mission. On episode022 - Anxiety and Weight Loss with Jodie Ellenor – we discuss a very common but rarely discussed struggle for many trying to lose weight. On episode…023 - What You Need VS What You Want with Carl Weston – We talk about the fundamentals of health and how sometimes what the body needs is different from what you may want. On episode…024 - Gaining Health to Lose Weight with Jimmy Moore – I sit down with the one and only Jimmy Moore a true pioneer in podcasting, self-experimentation, and sharing helpful information. On episode… 025 - Exploring Calorie Density with Chef AJ – We talk to the Vegan Chef Chef AJ and she drops numerous truth bombs that you must hear for yourself. On episode… 026 - The Answer to All of Your Health and Weight Loss Questions I do a solo episode and whether you lose weight or not may depend on if you listen to this episode. On episode… 027 - Fasting for Health with Chris James – We talk about one of the most powerful healing tools known to man. On episode…028 - The Pizza Diet with Chef Pasquale Cozzolino – we talk about how Chef Pasquale ate pizza and lost weight. In episode…029 - The 3 Problems with IIFYM with Coach Strick – I talk about some of the issues I have with the If It Fits Your Macro diet philosophy. In episode…030 - Environmental Toxins and Your Weight with Lara Adler – We discuss the ever increasing toxins and how they may be affecting your weight. On episode…031 - Jillian Michael's Calorie Counting Critique with Coach Strick – I do a critique of a youtube video posted by fitness guru Jillian Michaels where I disagree with most of her arguments for weight loss. In episode…032 - The Invisible Soda with Coach Strick – I talk about a new way of looking at diet and weight loss that could change the way you look at food forever. On episode…033 - The Dark Side of Social Media with Laura Lux – We discuss how trying to look good for the camera may not be good for your mental health. On episode…034 - Champion for Weight Loss with Coach Strick – I once again talk about why I started this podcast and my desire to help those in desperate need. On episode…035 - Your Wellness Detective with Berna Khoury – We discuss why you may need a detective to help you with your health. In episode…036 - LivFitFuel with Olivia Ruth Estela – we discuss new and unique ways to approach weight loss. On episode…037 - Six Miles to Supper with Kayla Cox – We talk about losin

Listen as Detox expert Wendy Myers talks about the chemical and metal toxins that are in our environment and why it is important to avoid and detox them. Wendy is founder of MyersDetox.com. She is a heavy metals detox expert and functional diagnostic nutritionist in Los Angeles, CA. She is the #1 bestselling author of Limitless Energy: How to Detox Toxic Metals to End Exhaustion and Chronic Fatigue. Wendy hosts the Myers Detox Podcast about all things related to detox. She's passionate about educating people on the importance of detox to live a long, disease free life. She created the revolutionary Myers Detox Protocol and Mitochondria Detox programs after working with thousands of clients around the world.

On today's episode we sit down with Amaya Shiva CEO of Siddha Labs to discuss Ayurveda and your health. Amaya was inspired to help others on their journey to Higher Wellness and Purpose after her own tremendous transformation through Āyurveda and emotional repatterning. She used to suffer from dis-ease that left her barely able to walk for weeks for over 15 years and lived in constant stress and anxiety. This led her to the relentless investigation of all things medicine and, eventually, Āyurveda, the oldest medical science in the world. You can find out more about Amaya on Instagram @amayashiva or on her website siddhalabs.com. Let's hear what Amaya has to say about Ayurveda and your health. 

Kayla was an obese mom of three, when in 2014, she was tagged in a photograph on Facebook, and could barely recognized herself.  Tired of riding the weight loss roller coaster, she decided to figure out once and for all how to lose the weight and keep it off, eating whatever foods she wanted. She eventually found success with intermittent fasting, and after maintaining her initial weight loss for about a year, she started her Youtube channel, Six Miles to Supper, which has since grown to over 49,000 subscribers. She wrote a book detailing her relaxed, sustainable approach to weight loss called, The Laid Back Guide to Intermittent Fasting: How I Lost Over 80 Pounds and Kept It off Eating Whatever I Wanted. Let's hear how six miles to supper has led to significant and sustainable weight loss. 

Listen as Coach Strick sits down with Olivia Estela of LivFitFuel to discuss what it means to be a coach and how using small steps in her coaching programs are getting big results for her clients.Olivia Estela is a Harvard Graduate and the CEO and Founder of LivFitFuel, LLC. Since 2017 Olivia and her LIVFITFUEL programs have helped 100's of women experience life-changing health and body transformations.Her secret? Proven, research-driven methods that continue to work with tens of thousands of women of all shapes, sizes, and lifestyles.As a Certified Nutrition Coach through Precision Nutrition, she has been trained by the best of the best. Their team of experts includes the top Ph.D.s, nutritionists, counselors, researchers, and specialists in the world.Her deep health coaching method does more than just teach you how to exercise and eat better. You'll also develop the mental and emotional skills you need to experience the confidence and freedom a healthy lifestyle has to offer. Her coaching, community, and programs simplify everything and equip you with the right knowledge and skills every woman needs to feel healthy, strong, and confident in their life and body.IG: @oliviaruthestela https://www.instagram.com/oliviaruthestela/Website: livfitfuel.com

In this episode of the calorie conundrum podcast Coach Strick interviews Berna Khoury better known as Your Wellness Detective on Instagram. We talk about Berna's health history and how it lead to her pursuing a career as a health coach. These issues although common are not normal and Berna intuitively knew this and began searching for the answers to her health problems. Her search led her to Functional Diagnostic Nutrition (FDN) where with the help of another health coach and was able to find a new level of health. 

Listen is as Coach Strick explains why he believes the Calorie Conundrum Podcast is a Champion for Weight Loss.

On today's episode Coach Strick sits down with Australian born social media influencer Laura Lux. They dive into the body and food issues Laura has experienced through the years and some she is still dealing with today. Laura has a unique perspective because she was a social media influencer before being a social media influencer was a thing but she still dealt with some of the same issues girls are dealing with today. Listen in and notice if you have any of the same food or body issues Laura describes in this podcast. 

How would you feel if the food you know is not good for you was invisible?In this episode of the Calorie Conundrum Podcast Coach Strick talks about his ideas of having core values around food and shares a blog post from 10 years ago titled The Invisible Soda.Listen to this short episode and think about some foods that would benefit your health if they were invisible. 

On today's episode Coach Strick critiques the famous trainer and t.v. star Jillian Michael's weight loss philosophy. In this one 12 min video on Youtube which has over 350,000 views Coach Strick finds many issues and explains them all in this episode. By the end of this episode you will have a more clear understanding of what we mean by Calorie Conundrum. 

Lara Adler is an environmental toxins expert and educator and certified holistic health coach. She has spent her career studying and researching what she believes is the biggest missing piece of the health and wellness puzzle, environmental toxins. She works now to help educate other professionals and the public around this topic. In this podcast we talk about some common environmental toxins, where they are found, how they affect your health, and what to do about them. We also discuss obesogens and chemically induced weight gain and why these toxins may make losing weight that much more difficult. Listen and learn why the  calories in and calories out theory is not the only thing affecting you health and weight loss. 

The If It Fits Your Macros Diet or IIFYM for short took the diet scene by storm a few years back. The basic premise of the IIFYM Diet is that you can eat whatever you want and nothing is off limits as long as you hit your Macros for the day. Yes you can make your cake and eat it too, but before you do listen in as Coach Strick discusses The 3 Problems with the IIFYM diet.

In each episode of the Calorie Conundrum Podcast there are some golden nuggets of information and this episode was no exception. Chef Pasquale talked about the quality and the preparation of food and how important that is, he discussed the importance of knowing what is in the food you are eating, and how sugar is addicting. He also hit on one the topics that I am very passionate about and is what I call having nutrition core values or core values around the food you consume. Listen in as Chef Pasquale tells us about the Pizza Diet

On today's episode of the Calorie Conundrum Podcast Coach Strick sits down with wellness coach Chris James. Chris is a self-taught holistic wellness coach and creator of "A Healthy Alternative" wellness brand. With over 140k followers, Chris teaches others how to heal using the body's natural resources. Chris believes that water fasting should be at the epicenter of one's wellness journey. Through personal experimentation and documentation, he shows others how to perform fasting safely and effectively.  He has had much success aiding others as they heal from diabetes, obesity, infertility, and many other debilitating diseases. He also shares testimonials from those who have had success utilizing water fasting and other techniques. Chris's goal is to provide information that inspires his viewers to take action. This is why his closing statement is "The Application Of Knowledge Is Power." In this podcast learn about the power of fasting and how the quality of your water can affect your health. 

Do you have questions about your health and weight loss?If you are like most people you are probably overwhelmed with the amount information about health and weight loss available today. Questions like...What diet should I follow?How many calories should I consume? How many steps should I get a day? Should I do a detox?Should I take supplements? Should I meditate?Should I try fasting?Should I buy a peloton? Coach Strick answers all these question in this episode of the Calorie Conundrum Podcast. 

In this episode Coach Strick sits down with author and long time vegan Chef AJ. As the first Vegan on the show she brings many new ideas that can help you achieve the health and body you desire. Information about nutrient density, the perils of process food, and ideas on how to make a healthy diet work for you. Chef AJ has experienced a wide range of food related health problems to include: being an overweight child, dealing with eating disorders, being a fat vegan, and finally shunning process food. Listen in as we expand the weight loss conversation beyond just calories by exploring calorie density.

On today's episode Coach Strick sits down with author, speaker, and podcaster Jimmy Moore. They discuss many different ideas that are rarely heard in mainstream health and fitness information. From losing and gaining weight to eating mostly fat to discussing the education doctors receive to dealing with haters Jimmy has experienced all this and plus more and I am so grateful he was able to be on the show today and share his expertise.  FInd more about Jimmy at his website www.LLVLC.com

Sometimes when it comes to our health and weight loss the answer to a problem we are facing is not to go harder. Often times in today's society the only answer we know when it comes to losing weight is to eat less or exercise more. In this episode Carl Weston discusses this issue and explains how assessing your individual situation is the key to lasting results. Carl talks about how the lockdowns have effected his business and how he is still seeing result with people with no or minimal exercise. This episode is a reminder of the basics of health and weight loss and that sometimes we should do what we need not what we want.

Do you feel stressed out? Is anxiety holding you back from achieving your goals?On today's episode we have anxiety expert Jodie Ellenor on to chat about anxiety and how it can affect your health and weight loss. We discuss what anxiety is (psst you may be dealing with it), how anxiety trips us up, things that make it worse, and ways to reduce or eliminate anxiety. Pay attention to all the great information in this episode. 

Join Coach Strick as he begins season 2 with a discussion about Calorie Conundrum's Mission, Vision, and Core Values. Learn why the Calorie Conundrum Podcast is expanding the weight loss conversation to beyond just calories and why improving the health of the individual is the first step toward a better world. If you are aligned with this Mission, Vision, and Core Values follow Calorie Conundrum on social media @calorieconundrum on Facebook and @Caloriecon on Instagram and Twitter. 

On today's episode Coach Strick reviews season 1 of the Calorie Conundrum Podcast. Episode 1 - The Calorie Conundrum Story with Coach StrickEpisode 2 - The Smarter Science of Slim with Jonathan BailorEpisode 3 - The Ultimate Linchpin for Health and Weight Loss with Dr. Sarah BallantyneEpisode 4 - The Next Generation of Health Practitioners with Brendan VermeireEpisode 5 - What is a Calorie with Coach StrickEpisode 6 - The Challenges of Weight Loss with Danny JohnsonEpisode 7 - From Fitness to Functional Medicine with Dr. Jerome CraigEpisode 8 - The Weight Loss Black Box with Adam KosloffEpisode 9 - From Chronic Disease to Recovery with Sue IngebretsonEpisode 10 - The 3 Times You May Want To Count CaloriesEpisode 11 - F*ck Calories with Dr. Krista Scott-DixonEpisode 12 - Happy Calories with Carmela RamaliaEpisode 13 - Road to Recovery with Damian and Heather DubeEpisode 14 - The Problem with the Calories In Calories Out Mindset Episode 15 - Metabolic Flexibility with Dr. Mike T. NelsonEpisode 16 - Dying in Health, Not Sickness with Chelsie WardEpisode 17 - Smash the Fat with Sam FelthamEpisode 18 - Weight Loss Success Weight Loss Struggle with Brian RicheyEpisode 19 - A Foundation for Health with Dani ConwaySeason 2 set to start April 5th 2021Thanks!

On today's episode Coach Strick ask the health expert Dani Conway how a woman in her 40's should go about losing weight. Her answer is simple, but it is exactly what you need to hear before you embark on your weight loss journey. And Dani should know as she was 65 pounds overweight on a low calorie, fat free diet, doing hours of cardio a day. Dani has been in practice over 13 and has been a Functional Diagnostic Nutrition practitioner for over 10 years, a Kalish Method Practitioner for 12 and specializes in weight loss, fat loss, hormone and gut health by using a customized approach; looking at everything from Macros to  functional lab testing. Dani works with clients online from around the world and you can find out more about her on her website nutritionthenaturalway.com Let's hear what Dani has to say about the foundations to health and weight loss. 

Do you have a significant amount of weight to lose? If so, in this episode, Coach Strick sits down with Brian Richey to discuss his Successes and Struggles with weight loss that took him from over 420 pounds to his current weight of 185 pounds. Many lessons can be learned from Brian's experiences and hopefully they inspire you to live a healthier life. 

On today's episode Coach Strick sits down with Sam Feltham of Smash the Fat and they discuss Sam's 3 diet experiments he conducted on himself. Sam ate 5000 calories for 21 days using 3 different diets. He gained weight on all three but the amount varied greatly depending on what he ate. Listen in as Sam describes his experiments and hear the unbelievable results he had. 

Sometimes you have to go looking for answers. That is what today's guest did when after working as a nurse and experiencing the conventional medical system first hand as a patient she found her health and vitality declining. Through much study and research Chelsie was able to correct her health imbalances by addressing the root cause of the problem. Using her past experiences with behavior analysis, nursing, and healing her own body Chelsie now help others to do the same. Listen in to hear Chelsie's thoughts on Dying in Health, Not Sickness. 

On today's podcast Coach Strick sits down with Dr. Mike T. Nelson to discuss the concept of metabolic flexibility. Dr. Mike explains what metabolic flexibility is and why having it is important for health and weight loss. 

Join Coach Strick as he takes you on a typical woman's weight loss journey. He shows how the traditional calories in calories out mentality is flawed and how some people may see fast weight loss results initially but are often times being unintentionally harmed by doing what they believe to be right. 

Sometimes health can be elusive and many today are finding themselves suffering and struggling to survive but the medical system has no answers. Diagnosed with multiple diseases Heather found herself smack dab in the middle of a full on health crisis. Together with her husband Damian they worked to identify underlying root causes and ultimately discovery their own road to recovery. This story is sure to inspire you no matter where you find yourself on your health journey. 

Join Coach Strick as he sits down with Carmela Ramaglia of happycalories.com to discuss her journey of suffering from anorexia and the effects of traditional weight loss recommendations to discovering Happy Calories and a better way to lose weight and be healthy. There are many hidden gems in this episode that the calories in calories out philosophy just doesn't address. Listen in and see if you resonate with Carmela's ideas about happy calories. 

In this podcast archive interview Coach Strick sits down with Dr. Krista Scott-Dixon of Precision Nutrition fame. They discuss many of the ideas that can be found in the eBook Dr. Krista wrote titled "F*ck Calories" that can be found on her website www.stumptuous.com. Everything from coaching, to eating disorders, to the problems of traditional methods for losing weight are covered and many other nuggets of knowledge can be found. 

As you may already know Coach Strick is not a fan of counting calories but in this episode Coach Strick discusses the three times he would recommend that you count calories. Listen closely and you will learn the fatal error many people make when trying to lose weight and more tips on how to track your food. 

Listen in as Coach Strick sits down with author and speaker Sue Ingebretson as she tells her story of being diagnosed with multiple chronic diseases and being prescribed many medications to ultimately recovering and then using what she learned in her journey to help others lessen or eliminating their chronic diseases. I hope this podcast gives you hope if you are suffering from a chronic disease and it gets you thinking about your health in different ways. 

In this episode of the Calorie Conundrum Coach Strick sits down with Adam Kosloff and they discuss the idea of the weight loss black box. This is an interesting concept and very closely relates to how Coach Strick thinks about weight loss and is one of the reasons this podcast was created. If you watch the T.V. show South Park then you will appreciate this episode and even if you don't hopefully this idea gets you thinking differently about weight loss. 

Listen in as Coach Strick sits down with Dr. Jerome Craig. Dr Jerome was first a personal trainer then a massage therapist then a chiropractor and college instructor and finally he finds himself working as a Certified Functional Medicine Practitioner.Dr Jerome brings his many years of experience to the conversation and educates the listener about the basics of what it take to lose weight and more importantly have health and vitality. 

Every year many people attempt to lose weight. The strategy is often the same no matter how many times they have failed in the past. Eat less and exercise more. In this episode Coach Strick chats with Danny Johnson about what happens when the traditional exercise more and eat less methods don't work.Learn Danny's top three recommendations to help your body regain health so that you can have the weight loss and energy you are looking for. This is a classic case of "it not working" and it highlights only a few of the many challenges of weight loss and how Danny overcame them. 

What is a Calorie?Often vilified. Often feared. Everyone knows that if you eat too many calories you will gain weight but do you know what a calorie is?In this episode Coach Strick talks about what calories are, a little bit about the history of calories, and a few of the issues around the Calories In Calories Out mentality. Listen with an open mind and begin to question the way you have thought about calories. 

Join Coach Strick as he sits down with the Holistic Savage Brendan Vermeire. They discuss aspects of health and weight loss that are often overlook by many conventional practitioners. Brendan talks about his work in the functional medicine field and describes what he believes is the Next Generation of Health Practitioners. While some of these ideas may seem foreign at first they all convey a message of hope. That is, if you ask the right questions you can find and address the causes of you health or weight issues. 

Join Coach Strick to hear the story behind the Calorie Conundrum Podcast and how he came to realize that the whole Calories In Calories Out mantra being promoted in the health and fitness industry was not as simple as many were claiming. His experience and research led him to discovery many different things that effect health and weight loss that are often not discussed in conventional conversations about these topics. This podcast gives the listener a history of the Calorie Conundrum Podcast and an idea of what's to come. 

In this episode of the Calorie Conundrum Podcast Coach Strick interviews Dr. Sarah Ballantyne, best selling author and founder of the thepaleomom.comDr Sarah discusses what she calls the linchpin of health and weight loss... Sleep. She dives deep into the science with the hope that you as the listener will be convinced to get your beauty sleep. But not only for looks and aesthetics but for many different aspects of health including brain and hormonal health. This discussion will get you thinking about the importance of sleep and will have you reconsidering your bed time. 

Have you ever tried to lose weight? In this episode of the Calorie Conundrum Podcast Coach Strick interviews Jonathan Bailor, best selling author of the books The Calorie Myth and The Sane Solution. Jonathan shares his ideas about the Laws of Thermodynamics, what happens when you use the conventional calories in calories out method to lose weight and why that is not the goal, and much more. This discussion will get you thinking about weight loss in a new way and help you to understand that there is more to weight loss than eating less and exercising more.  Go to CalorieCunundrum.com to learn more.