Where Women Win with Sarah Fechter

"Your Cholesterol Is High" Good. Now Let's Ask Why (Ep. 136)

The phone rings on a Tuesday afternoon. It's the nurse from your doctor's office and she's using her gentle voice and she says, "we've got your labs back and your cholesterol is high" and something happens in your chest. Heat rises up the back of your neck. You're already picturing your arteries. You're already picturing your mother or your father, or the uncle who had a heart attack at sixty one. And by the time you hang up the phone, you have already decided you are going to fix this. You're going to stop eating butter. Matter of fact, you're going to buy the margarine with the little heart on the label. You're going to give up red meat and you're going to cut out egg yolks. You are going to be afraid of food. Starting tonight, I want to stop you right there, right at the kitchen counter before you throw anything away. Because here is what I want to say to that phone call. High cholesterol. Good. Now, can we please ask why it's elevated? We'll explore this question together in this episode. Time Stamps: (0:45) We Have Your Labs Back On Your Cholesterol (3:25) What Is Cholesterol? (6:14) The SWAN Study (7:48) HDL Cholesterol (9:45) Thought Experiment With You (11:25) Simplifying The Science (14:00) What I Won't Give You Today (19:45) Why I Tell You This Story ---------- Apply for SF Coaching Method https://sarahfechter.ac-page.com/sfhq-cc [https://sarahfechter.ac-page.com/sfhq-cc] Complimentary Health Content https://sarahfechter.ac-page.com/Health_Wellness_Community [https://sarahfechter.ac-page.com/Health_Wellness_Community] ---------- Follow Me On Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/sarahfechter.ifbbpro/ [https://www.instagram.com/sarahfechter.ifbbpro/] Check Out My Website - https://www.sarahfechter.com [https://www.sarahfechter.com/] ---------- This Podcast is for general informational purposes only and does not constitute the practice of medicine, nursing, other professional health care services, or any professional practice of any kind. Any reliance on the information provided in this Podcast is done at your own risk and Sarah Fechter Fitness LLC expressly disclaims any and all liability or responsibility for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, consequential or other damages arising out of any individual use of, reference to, reliance on, or inability to use, this Podcast or the information presented in this Podcast. All contents and design for this Podcast are owned by Sarah Fechter Fitness LLC. Always consult your professional team before beginning any exercise or nutrition program.

A Perimenopause Guide for the Partner Who Loves Her (Ep. 135)

We're going to get intimate today and who I typically speak to will be a little different today. I have coached women from the floor of my own life. I have presented on stages, sat across from hundreds of clients in person and online, and have shown up as the strong one, the leader, the one with all the answers. Even on the very mornings I felt like a shell of the driven, ambitious, sure of herself woman I knew I was. I've lifted other people up while I was the one on the ground. And if you are a mom listening today, you already know exactly what that is. You can relate because you do a version of it every single day. You show up. You are present for your kids, your partner, your work. While underneath it all you feel like there is almost nothing left of you. Let me tell you about why I can sit in this right beside you. Twenty six years working with women's health and their bodies. Ten years competing as an IFBB pro. And right now, at almost forty six years old, I am walking through perimenopause myself with nearly four years of hormone support behind me. So nothing I say today comes from a textbook or from some far off shore I have never stood on. I want this episode to be a resource for the partner who loves their significant other unconditionally but is navigating the ups and downs of perimenopause with them and isn't sure what to do. I will tell you what me and my husband have gone through when it comes to this and remind you that it isn't selfish for her to take care of herself and what that looks like. Time Stamps: (1:45) Mom Guilt (3:50) When It's Too Late (10:52) Why Communication Is Key (23:50) The Slimfast Era (26:20) It Is Not Selfish To Take Care Of Yourself ---------- Apply for SF Coaching Method https://sarahfechter.ac-page.com/sfhq-cc [https://sarahfechter.ac-page.com/sfhq-cc] Complimentary Health Content https://sarahfechter.ac-page.com/Health_Wellness_Community [https://sarahfechter.ac-page.com/Health_Wellness_Community] ---------- Follow Me On Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/sarahfechter.ifbbpro/ [https://www.instagram.com/sarahfechter.ifbbpro/] Check Out My Website - https://www.sarahfechter.com [https://www.sarahfechter.com/] ---------- This Podcast is for general informational purposes only and does not constitute the practice of medicine, nursing, other professional health care services, or any professional practice of any kind. Any reliance on the information provided in this Podcast is done at your own risk and Sarah Fechter Fitness LLC expressly disclaims any and all liability or responsibility for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, consequential or other damages arising out of any individual use of, reference to, reliance on, or inability to use, this Podcast or the information presented in this Podcast. All contents and design for this Podcast are owned by Sarah Fechter Fitness LLC. Always consult your professional team before beginning any exercise or nutrition program.

You Can Take the GLP-1. Can You Hold the Result? (Ep. 134)

Right now, someone in your life is on a GLP one. Maybe it's you. Maybe it's half of your group text and everyone keeps asking the same question should I take it. I want you to hear me because there is a more important question underneath that one and it's one that actually decides what happens to your body. You can take the GLP one. The real question is whether you can hold the result. I've spent twenty six years in the health and nutrition industry, and I sit at the head seat of the SF coaching method. I'm on every inquiry call we take. I read every single application that comes through the doors. We have coached hundreds of women since these medications arrived, and I need to be honest with you about what that gives me because it shapes everything I'm about to say. The research on these drugs is real, and we're going to get into that today. The studies are good, but there is something we do not have yet and no one does. We do not have a long term picture. Nobody can tell you what the woman who started one of these medications at thirty eight is going to look like at seventy eight years old. What will her bones look like? What will her muscle look like? What will her metabolism look like after decades of the medication? Those studies have not been written because the time has not passed. In this episode we're diving into the full picture when it comes to GLP-1 use so you can be properly informed. Time Stamps: (0:48) Should You Take The GLP-1? (1:42) Lack of Longitudinal Studies (5:12) The Fat Loss Era's I've Experienced (8:28) Why The Food Noise Is Loud (10:00) Starting With Muscle (11:47) Hair Loss (16:40) What Applying Means For You ---------- Apply for SF Coaching Method https://sarahfechter.ac-page.com/sfhq-cc [https://sarahfechter.ac-page.com/sfhq-cc] Complimentary Health Content https://sarahfechter.ac-page.com/Health_Wellness_Community [https://sarahfechter.ac-page.com/Health_Wellness_Community] ---------- Follow Me On Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/sarahfechter.ifbbpro/ [https://www.instagram.com/sarahfechter.ifbbpro/] Check Out My Website - https://www.sarahfechter.com [https://www.sarahfechter.com/] ---------- This Podcast is for general informational purposes only and does not constitute the practice of medicine, nursing, other professional health care services, or any professional practice of any kind. Any reliance on the information provided in this Podcast is done at your own risk and Sarah Fechter Fitness LLC expressly disclaims any and all liability or responsibility for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, consequential or other damages arising out of any individual use of, reference to, reliance on, or inability to use, this Podcast or the information presented in this Podcast. All contents and design for this Podcast are owned by Sarah Fechter Fitness LLC. Always consult your professional team before beginning any exercise or nutrition program.

The Longevity Conversation Women Should Be Having (Ep. 133)

What if we stopped asking how much do I weigh and started asking how well am I aging? Sit with that question for a moment. Before we go any further, I want to tell you why I do this work. My mom died at the age of forty six forty six, and several years later I sat with my dad through his own cancer diagnosis. Those two experiences rewrote how I think about health, what matters, what doesn't matter, and what we still have the power to influence while there is time. Twenty six years into this industry, I am not interested in giving a woman another diet, another challenge, another meal plan. I am interested in helping you build a body and a life that will continue to show up for you for as many years as you are given. That is what longevity actually means, not Silicon Valley's billionaires trying to live to be one hundred and twenty years old, not a cabinet full of peptides and supplements. Whether you can get off the floor at the age of seventy five, whether you can travel and explore the world at age eighty, whether the body you are building right now is going to support the woman you become. This episode is for you if have been chasing the scale for fifteen years and you are exhausted by it, if you have tried three, four, five programs that promised you everything and delivered almost nothing. If you are bloated, tired, your energy is gone, your sleep is broken, and you cannot figure out why your body stopped responding the way it used to. If you are sick of being your own coach in a sea of contradictory information from people who have not earned the right to give it. This episode is for you. Time Stamps: (0:54) Why I Do This Work (1:58) Who This Episode Is For (5:50) The Role of Muscle (10:20) What's Left Out Of The Longevity Conversation (18:20) Improvements I See In Women (20:25) Working With The SF Coaching Method ---------- Apply for SF Coaching Method https://sarahfechter.ac-page.com/sfhq-cc [https://sarahfechter.ac-page.com/sfhq-cc] Complimentary Health Content https://sarahfechter.ac-page.com/Health_Wellness_Community [https://sarahfechter.ac-page.com/Health_Wellness_Community] ---------- Follow Me On Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/sarahfechter.ifbbpro/ [https://www.instagram.com/sarahfechter.ifbbpro/] Check Out My Website - https://www.sarahfechter.com [https://www.sarahfechter.com/] ---------- This Podcast is for general informational purposes only and does not constitute the practice of medicine, nursing, other professional health care services, or any professional practice of any kind. Any reliance on the information provided in this Podcast is done at your own risk and Sarah Fechter Fitness LLC expressly disclaims any and all liability or responsibility for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, consequential or other damages arising out of any individual use of, reference to, reliance on, or inability to use, this Podcast or the information presented in this Podcast. All contents and design for this Podcast are owned by Sarah Fechter Fitness LLC. Always consult your professional team before beginning any exercise or nutrition program.

Stop Apologizing for Wanting Help (Ep. 132)

Today's conversation is going to feel a little different than some of our recent episodes. We've spent a lot of time talking about hormones, perimenopause, menopause, metabolism, inflammation, histamine, nervous system regulation. And we'll go right back to all of that. But today I want to talk about something sitting heavy on my heart. And this might be one of the more personal episodes I've recently recorded. It might even feel a little unhinged at moments. And I'm okay with that, because after a series of conversations I've had recently, I can't not talk about this. And over the last few months, I've noticed an uptick in a pattern I've watched throughout my entire career. And after more than two decades coaching women through fat loss, metabolic health hormones, and disease prevention, there's one theme that keeps surfacing. Lately it's showing up more. I've talked with women in their thirties who don't feel at home in their own bodies after having kids. Women entering perimenopause, watching their sleep, mood, and energy change in ways they don't understand. Women in menopause who have spent years caretaking for everyone else and are now wondering what happened to the version of themselves they used to know and many have already seen doctors. Many have ordered every lab panel the internet has to offer. Many have spent years researching and trying to figure it out alone. What grabs my attention isn't that they're struggling, it's that so many of them are apologizing for wanting help. They're apologizing for wanting guidance, for wanting to feel better. That's the problem. Somewhere along the way, asking for help started requiring justification. We'll dive into my honest thoughts about this and why I believe you need to stop apologizing for wanting help. Time Stamps: (2:00) Apologizing For Wanting Help (3:34) What I've Been Seeing (7:02) Lack of Awareness and Misunderstanding of Support (9:10) Money and The Investment (12:40) "You Should Already Know How To Do This" (18:20) Support vs Defensiveness (19:45) The Future Versions of Ourselves ---------- Apply for SF Coaching Method https://sarahfechter.ac-page.com/sfhq-cc [https://sarahfechter.ac-page.com/sfhq-cc] Complimentary Health Content https://sarahfechter.ac-page.com/Health_Wellness_Community [https://sarahfechter.ac-page.com/Health_Wellness_Community] ---------- Follow Me On Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/sarahfechter.ifbbpro/ [https://www.instagram.com/sarahfechter.ifbbpro/] Check Out My Website - https://www.sarahfechter.com [https://www.sarahfechter.com/] ---------- This Podcast is for general informational purposes only and does not constitute the practice of medicine, nursing, other professional health care services, or any professional practice of any kind. Any reliance on the information provided in this Podcast is done at your own risk and Sarah Fechter Fitness LLC expressly disclaims any and all liability or responsibility for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, consequential or other damages arising out of any individual use of, reference to, reliance on, or inability to use, this Podcast or the information presented in this Podcast. All contents and design for this Podcast are owned by Sarah Fechter Fitness LLC. Always consult your professional team before beginning any exercise or nutrition program.