The Lifestyle Way

In this episode, I am talking all about how to keep getting back into your routine simple. No need to punish yourself for the past, overdo it, or make a long list of tasks that only leads to more overwhelm. Instead, we'll focus on how to reset with ease and clarity—so you can actually stick with it this time. Because the goal is progress, not perfection. You don't need to do it all; you just need to do something. Let's ditch the all-or-nothing mindset and create a sustainable routine that works for you, not against you.

In this episode I am tackling the reality of old habits and how they never fully go away—they're always waiting to creep back in, especially when we're at our weakest. But the good news? Being aware of these habits and having the right tools can help you break free faster and avoid getting stuck in the same old patterns. I'll share practical strategies for recognizing when you're slipping, tools to help you reset quickly, and why self-compassion is key in this process. If you've ever struggled with falling back into old routines, this episode is for you!

In this episode, I dive into the topic of cardio training for fat loss and answer the big question: do we really need to do specific cardio to lose fat? Spoiler alert: the answer might surprise you! I break down the myths and misconceptions around cardio and fat loss. This episode will help you understand what actually matters for fat loss and how to approach it in a way that fits into your lifestyle!

In this episode, I'm diving deep into my personal journey with fitness and nutrition, revealing how ‘The Lifestyle Way' was born, and sharing some untold stories I've never talked about before.

In today's episode, we're diving into the importance of getting back into routine now that the kids are back in school, a life lesson I learned from my daughter, and what my most successful clients understand about achieving lasting fat loss.

The best thing to do when this happens is this…

Losing weight can be challenging, and it's important to recognize this and have an honest conversation with ourselves about how being overweight and unhealthy is difficult, but striving to be fit and healthy is equally tough, though the latter offers the rewarding outcome of improved well-being and vitality.

I get a little personal here on the journey I'm going through. On the obstacles I'm working on overcoming. I share with you some real shit that I'm experiencing. It's worth a listen. Could help you too.

I think you're going to relate to this one when it comes to logging food. I also talk about a tip I do so you can keep hunger more in your control and not feeling like you're going to eat your arm off. This tip keeps me consistent and keeps the progress happening.

In this episode I talk about all the crap I'm seeing on social media about do this for your hormones, metabolism, etc…and also answering an amazing question from a client about the summer time.

A lesson I taught my kids this week about embracing discomfort. This lesson was about more than just that single activity; it was about understanding that discomfort is a natural part of growth and learning. By becoming comfortable with being uncomfortable, they discovered their inner resilience and strength, which will serve them well throughout their lives. We all need this reminder or lesson. It's worth a listen.

You know what that thing is that you've been putting off. Well it's time to do something about it.

My IG got hacked and it forced me to do this. When life throws lemons at me, what if we see that as the universe nudging us to start squeezing and make some damn good lemonade.

Our top three tips to focus on to keep us in the game. It can be hard to navigate our mind, so we unpack that in today's episode and give you our tools and insight to help you navigate when we feel discouraged, want to quit or just mentally feeling overwhelmed with it all.

We tell you our intentions for 2024, break it down on how to set goals for yourself and just the honest truth on New Years Resolutions.

Are these labels effecting our ability to lose weight and become our best self? What are Doctors doing for this and does it work? We cover it ALL with Cara!! @merakfunctionalwellness

From Chron's Disease, future diabetic to exploring the extreme dieting and not seeing any results. To this… “Even if your progress takes two years. You have to live those two years no matter what. So you can either live them and stay the same if not get worse or you can live them and become your best self and get the progress you are wanting.”

In this episode we make some small talk on navigating all the festivities, our approach and advice on where you may be in your journey and what's going to best fit you. And of course some honesty talk on what happened to me this weekend! LOL! Gotta listen to find out.

In this episode we get into a real conversation that some might not want to hear but need to hear. We also talk about our upcoming Holiday Challenge and why everyone should do it!

In this episode we walk through a lot of common thoughts and actions that we do thinking that it's best to get results. We also talk about someone we aspire to look like and seeing what they eat and judging how they eat by one meal or snack. And last but not least walking through the seasons of not being in our normal routine and how it can shaft us sometimes.

In this episode we go through some of the struggles we face when it comes to working on ourself and making ourself a priority and how to overcome them with tips and tools to be successful with this. We also go over how to lose belly fat or targeted fat areas.

In this episode we dissect the things we see on social media and call out if it's True AF or BS. We have to take what we hear and see on social media with a grain of salt and then form our on opinion on it. So that's what today's episode is on. A too good to be true diet with no guidelines or rules, can too much protein make fat and the good ole metabolism diet.

Marriage, being a parent, relationships, our health, religion, our careers, our co-workers, our employees… All of these take work, effort and intention… But we are human and some things go under the radar until we realize how bad it's suffering and then we don't know how to make it right again because we feel like it's too far gone. And I think this is the thing that gets us in the most trouble is feeling overwhelmed on not knowing where to start again and believe that it's all just too far gone. So we ignore it and just keep living in misery…

In this episode we talk about the number one habit our most successful clients do. We also talk about if we should cut calories on days we don't workout and if of course always sprinkle in small talk and mindset shit.

In this episode we talk from Botox, to serious life issues and some tools that can further help us make it happen EVEN WHEN WE ARE HUMAN.

This episode is like taking a walk with a friend and laying the truth down on why we might not be seeing results and focusing on what we can add in.

The most unprofessional podcast you'll probably ever listen to. But it's real, so gear up for a nice walk or coffee or tea and listen to what we have to say about hormones and nutrition.

In this episode we honestly talk about A LOT of things. It's couch talk at it's finest. So grab your drink if choice or put your ear buds in and go for a nice walk.

Ashton and I get into health issues that some are inevitable and some are out of our control, but one things for certain…and you might not like this answer. But you'll have to listen to the show to find out.

You're just going to have to give this one a listen. It's another couch talk episode, so garb your favorite drink, get cozy and listen up.

In this episode we talk about some personal things that life throws at us, understanding that there are points in our life where we aren't going to be moving backwards, but we also aren't going to be moving forward either and that's OKAY! Because maintaining is still a challenge. Also, what our day looks like before a party.

In this episode we literally are talking about things very casually about getting back into a routine and how to address the holidays when you're doing holiday and vacation and then holiday again. Just all the things going on.

In the diet industry we were either taught that eating low protein will help us lose weight, eating carb free is the way to go to lose fat or fat is the reason we are fat, so go fat free. When it's just simply not true. The only reason you will lose weight initially from doing something like that is because you're cutting your calories. Learn more about what we are talking about in this episode.

Get your head out of the gutter, it's not what you think it is. But you will have to listen to find out!

In this episode Ashton and I are sippin on something special, that kind of made us feel a little tipsy. But in all seriousness we talk about our vacations and about the upcoming challenge that we are all doing together! You're not going to want to miss this one. It gets deep.

In this episode we talk about sleep and how it can effect us in moving forwards or moving backwards. We go into detail what it does to our body, how we can fix it and what we can take to help our sleep be the best it can be. We also do some Q & A at the end of the show, so make sure you listen to the entire episode.

In todays show we aren't being a Debbie downer about drinking but we are sharing some hard truths and ways we can still enjoy ourself but it not be damaging to our progress. The things I learned about alcohol, honestly shocked me. This is a must listen episode.

If we go on this journey and all we want to do is diet…we'll first of all we can diet into a diet. There's phases of the journey. Looking at it this way really helps us enjoy this process and not constantly be trying to cut.

In today's show we talk about some of our favorite TV Shows to real life shit and even answer some questions about bouncing back after baby, intermittent fasting to high intensity workouts with age and hormones.

In this episode we talk about navigating Summer Vacations and Weekends and how not to feel like a beached whale when we come back. Mullet your weekend, folks, that's it! We got some real talk on here and also our new monthly word for June.

In this episode we go through the steps of shifting our mindset on dieting and all the things we should be implementing and understanding to make our results successful and keep them that way.

We can have all the tools, all the consistency and even reach our highest goals for ourself…but if we don't have the right mindset we'll still feel unhappy with ourself. Or…our mind can even prevent us from ever getting there. In this episode we talk A LOT about the mind, how we can exercise it to start kicking some ass.

I'm sure this is a wondering you might have if you just started on have been on the logging journey for quit some time. In this episode we dive into this and what our thoughts are on it.

We go into a lot of real talk in this episode as well as a lot of fun talk too about the move Deep Water.

In this episode we talk about taking care of specific balls and when we do, everything else will fall into place.

We all go through struggles on the daily, especially right now that just makes life freaking hard. It makes us feel like we are in a funk and the first thing to go is taking care of ourself. In this episode we talk about our personal stories and how we navigate through the struggles but yet still making ourself a priority because it's that damn important.

I always taught the why, but never really the how. The how on how we can execute and steps to implement on a weekly and daily basis for our life to kick ass.

In this episode we talk about our struggles and how you're not alone in sometimes feeling or acting the way you do. We can overcome this, listen to some tips on what helps us.

In this episode we talk about the Holiday's and go through some tips on how we can navigate through the parties without being stressed.

In this episode we talk about how basic The Lifestyle Way is and how much society has played tricks on us, making us think that in order to make ourself better that it needs to be hard, restricted and we need to be starving ourself.

In this episode we talk about how there are so many of us who think different than what is being portrayed.