Fearlessly You with Coach Sparkles

Sharing an update with all my podcasting buddies!  The last year has been full of ups and downs and today I'm sharing my personal health journey.

On today's episode we have a special guest, Lindy!  Lindy is a local friend and inspiration.  Today we share our journeys to choosing to ditch drinking and discovering life on a new level.  

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On today's episode I'm excited to welcome the very first Fearlessly You guest- Ahuva Magder Hershkop! Ahuva is a registered dietician who specializes in helping families ditch mealtimes stress and raise intuitive eaters.

This episode is pure gold! We are talking about how to talk to your family about the scale, nutrition, fitness and your weight loss journey instead of being the ragey mom on a health kick. At the end we are answering all your questions about sugar, getting support from family and how we handle dessert in our homes.

This episode is for you if...

• you've ever struggled with getting family support for your weight loss journey
• you want to help your family eat more fruits and veggies
• you want help answering questions about desserts, sugar, and personal nutrition choices
• or just want to tips for navigating a health or weight loss journey without causing diet drama for your kids

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In this episode we are calling out lies & taking action during the holidays.  The next 20 minutes will help you stop waiting to start over in January and commit to making a daily plan every day in December.  Enjoy!

This year I decided I wanted to create habits that give my body love and care that had nothing to do with weight loss, so I created a self-care kit that I bring out when I watch TV at night.

Congrats to this weeks Fearless 5 Journal Winner: TIA!! 

If you're not familiar with my Fearless 5 journals, this journal was inspired by my own journey to become a healthier & happier version of myself without the diet drama. It is so much more than a food journal- it has habit trackers, daily prompts for gratitude, goals, better body image and beyond. You can grab your Fearless 5 Journal on Amazon, link is in the shownotes.

Have you ever wanted to change, to grow, to fly but felt weighed down by the opinions of others?  This podcast is for you.  Coach Sparkles shares her experience starting and stopping a "75 Hard" and what she learned in the process.

When it comes to flavor, fats (both added and naturally occurring) help pack a punch!  But when it comes to nutrition, it's also important to make sure your overall nutrition intake is in alignment with your goals.  In this episode, Coach Sparkles shares 4 ways she is reducing her fat consumption to continue fat loss without sacrificing flavor or falling into diet drama.  

Today we are talking about OVEREATING!  I'm sharing what I've been learning and discovering along the way to end overeating as well as some questions to ask yourself.  

In this Mother's Day episode I wanted to encourage you to show up for yourself the way you show up for your family.

Podcasts & Bloggers Mentioned: 

The Purpose Show: https://alliecasazza.com/

Mother Like a Boss: http://www.kendrahennessy.com/

A Purpose Driven Mom: https://apurposedrivenmom.com/home-page-2/

Happy As a Mother https://happyasamother.co/

Stylist Jammie Baker https://jammiebaker.com/

Have you been sold a lie that weight loss is a miserable, restrictive process? It doesn't have to be that way!  Come join me as I give you tips to make your weight loss journey amazing. 

Have you ever said "I feel restricted" then avoid to take any action that can take you towards your goals?  In this episode we call about how restriction is a MINDSET not a feeling and how to move towards healthy restraint and reach your goals. 

New Year, New me!  2021 is off with a bang during this discussion about how new diets are just a shiny distraction from our old crummy thoughts that keep us stuck.  

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Today I'm challenging one of the biggest misconceptions of weight loss- it has to be hard.  I've been challenging this recently in my own life and wanted to share what I've done to make weight loss easier for myself.

Today I'm sharing tips for staying on track during travel.

My travel mantra: Do the best I reasonably can in the situation you are in.

1) Know your common pitfalls

2) Ask how you can level up

3) Make a reasonable plan.

Do you end your day stressed, exhausted, overwhelmed and more?  Here's how I decided how I wanted to end my day and how I created comfort without food.  

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Today I wanted to a moment and share something that has been heavy on my heart for awhile and it wasn’t until recently I felt comfortable sharing this side of my life. The side I'm referring to is the side of me that is a strong believer in Christ and also how my life as a Christian relates to my business and my weight loss journey.  Today I'm challenging you to ask yourself some tough questions and invite God into your weight loss journey.

• Blog: Dieting, The new American Religion
• Have you ever included God in your weight loss journey? 
• What would bringing God into your weight loss journey look like for you? 
  • Have you avoided this in the past?
• God's Plan vs the World's Plan for your body
• God's Plan for your relationship with food

What to do if you overate during the holidays : 

1. Do a thought download
2. Eat when you're hungry
3. Make a new, realistic plan for today
4. Live, learn and move on without judging yourself

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This episode is a bonus episode from my FREE Make-a-Plan Challenge.  It was so good and there were so many excellent questions I had to share it with you.  Here's what's in store: 

• Updates to Fearlessly You Launch 
• Excerpt from Make to Crave Devotional 
• What questions to ask if you want to change or go off plan
• Binge Eating vs Overeating
  • What to do if you overeat or eat off your plan 
  • What to ask yourself if you want to eat
  • What to do if you want to eat but you're not hungry
  • Emotional eating is more than sobbing into a bowl of ice cream

So today we are going to talk all about breaking bad habits. Last week we went deeper into nighttime snacking, and this week we are going expand on that a little bit.

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Today we are going to talk about how to change you thoughts so that you can finally get the results you want. Now before we start this I want to be clear: this podcast isn't a puppies and unicorns method to magically become a happy, positive person and ride off into the sunset to live happily ever after. That's not real life. This isn't about avoiding pain or circumstances that are difficult. That's not real life. That's not real life. This is about learning how to think differently in those situations using what I call the 4 A's.

• Awareness
• Acknowledge
• Ask Questions
• Act

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Today's podcast is all about how to stop relying on motivation and start reaching your goals.  

• Why are people unmotivated?
• Writing a new story about motivation
• What you can do NOW to start taking action.

If you like what heard about the thought model, make sure to get your hands on my Fearless 5 Journals!  These journals help practice gratitude, better your body image, become aware and reframe your thoughts, create your daily plan and so much more.  

Every Friday morning at 9am CDT I go live on Facebook to answer your questions!  This week we are talking about how not feel restricted during weight loss.

Thank you for joining me this week on the Fearlessly You Podcast!

Disclaimer: This podcast will be touching on some sensitive topics regarding pregnancy loss, miscarriage and infertility. I am not a medical professional and am just a woman who has been there, done that and doesn't want anyone to go this alone.  

In this podcast we'll talk about:

*My personal experience with multiple miscarriages

*Ways to support yourself if you're going through a pregnancy loss

*How friends and loved ones can support someone experiencing pregnancy loss

*Supporting a friend going through infertility

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I am coming to you LIVE on a very early Saturday morning to  talk all about planning on weekends.

Weekends don't have to be all or nothing.  Let's get real about our current thoughts and behaviors about the weekends and start making plans that don't leave you starting over Monday.  Don't forget to join me the next Coffee and Coaching session on FB live! 

Do you struggle with snacking? This episode is for you! Here are three questions to ask yourself before you start reaching for that snack when you’re not hungry. 

Have you ever found yourself experiencing weight gain, frustration, or "falling off the bandwagon" and sitting in a cesspool of shame and frustration?  This episode is for you!

Today I open up about the mental changes that have taken place during my weight loss journey.  The ways I've tackled diet drama, reconciling diet culture with weight loss goals, my beliefs about weight loss, and how I changed the way I talked about my body and behaviors. 

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You've heard me talk about the 5 habits that have helped me lose 30 pounds (and counting)- this episode gives a peek into the Fearless 5 system using in the Sparkle Squad and the Fearless 5 Journals now for sale on Amazon!  

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Are you ever in the middle of a meal when you notice you are satisfied, but want to keep eating?  This episode is for you! 

Happy new year! This unscripted episode is all about taking a step back from urges to jump on the diet roller coaster/responding to panic driven actions and embracing where we are and where we want to be. Change happens over time- let’s make 2020 your year of compassion, respect and results.