Stop Giving Your Hormones The Credit For What Your Habits Are Doing

Stop Giving Your Hormones The Credit For What Your Habits Are Doing

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2604175/fan_mail/new] Alicia angelishfit [https://www.instagram.com/angelishfit/#] back. And so is the nonsense. Previous episodes are linked below The banana smoothie debate has returned, cortisol is trending again, and the wellness grifters are getting more desperate by the week. In this episode,  Greg and Alyssia do what they do best — cut through the noise, call out the patterns, and say the things that tend to get people on the internet very upset. This one covers a lot of ground. GLP-1s and what they actually do (hint: it's not magic). The difference between a calorie deficit and starvation. Why women in their 40s and 50s are being told the things that worked in their 20s don't work anymore  and why that's a lie.  What METROREXIA is and why optimising everything might be the new disordered eating. And the moment Greg asks Alicia to choose between Clark Kent and Superman and what her answer reveals about every client who's ever said they can't change. If you've ever caught yourself listing every reason why your body won't cooperate while avoiding the one question that matters this episode is for you. What they get into: * Why cortisol is the new insulin is the new inflammation — and who benefits from you believing that * The 65-attempt statistic and what it tells you about who becomes successful in a body transformation. * GLP-1s: who they're for, who's abusing them, and what happens when Canada gets generic versions * Why calling a calorie deficit "disordered eating" is a marketing move, not a medical opinion * The Delulu Zone 800 to 1,200 calories and why that gap is so hard to argue with * Verdicts versus decisions, and how one of them shuts down every other possibility * What a sink full of dishes has to do with self-love * Why muscle is the only luxury item you genuinely cannot buy * Alicia's 12 days in Madagascar and what it actually means to train for your life The line that landed: "Future me wouldn't want me to eat like an asshole today." You can find Alicia here https://www.angelishfit.com/ [https://www.angelishfit.com/] Previous Episodes Menopause and Fat loss [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2604175/episodes/18910918] Age is Just a Number [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2604175/episodes/18910937-age-is-nothing-but-a-number-w-alicia-reitz.mp3?download=true] The Menopause Marketing Lie  [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2604175/episodes/18910883-the-menopause-marketing-lie-with-alicia-reitz.mp3?download=true] Meno and Perimenopause weightloss  [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2604175/episodes/18910918-perimenopause-menopause-weightloss-strength-with-alicia-reitz.mp3?download=true]

Why Everything You've Tried Has Failed (And It's Not Your Hormones)

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2604175/fan_mail/new] She's tried the diets. She's done the programs.  She's read the social media posts telling her it's her hormones, her perimenopause, her metabolism and some part of her almost wants it to be true.  Because if it's that, at least it's not her. But what if the real blocker isn't her body at all? In this joint episode, Greg Fearon (The Identity Architect) and Ashley Beeman — fitness coachand four-time bodybuilding competitor with Hashimoto's and perimenopause  get into the conversations most coaches won't have in public. What they cover: * Why the women who fly aren't the ones with perfect weeks, they're the ones who show up anyway * The identity trap: when your diagnosis becomes your personality * Why calorie deficit isn't an attack on you and why it feels like one * What dedication actually looks like (Ashley's been in prep since January. Three hours a day. Same food. The scale didn't move for 12 weeks.) * GLP-1s, perimenopause, and the thing nobody wants to say out loud: none of it works without the boring basics * The grieving process nobody tells you about when you start levelling up * Why the women they both work with aren't coming to them for weight loss — even when that's how the conversation starts The line that says it all: "I don't really care about my clients' weight. I care about how they're showing up as the person they said they wanted to be." If you're done fighting your body and ready to figure out what's actually in the way this one's for you. You can Find Ashley by clicking here [http://linktr.ee/ashleybeeman]

You're Not Undisciplined. You're Operating on the Wrong Identity with Kev Chiche

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2604175/fan_mail/new] Most people think they have a discipline problem. They don't. They have an identity problem  and they're trying to build a next-level life on an operating system that was never theirs to begin with. In this episode, Greg sits down with psychologist and personal branding strategist Kevin Chiche to explore why the blueprint approach always fails, why motivation doesn't disappear (it just moves), and why the real work — on identity — has to come before anything else. They cover: * Why separating health, career, and relationships keeps you stuck * The real reason your motivation fades halfway through every program * What "verdicts" are doing to your progress and how to stop delivering them to yourself * The secondary benefit hiding behind every habit you can't seem to break * Why business feels almost clunky and uninspiring * Why Greg doesn't talk about nutrition for the first three months with new clients — and why that's the whole point If you've ever followed every step and still ended up back at square one, this one's for you. Connect with Kevin: linkedin.com/in/kevin-chiche

Why Your Weight Won't Move The Conversation Nobody's Having

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2604175/fan_mail/new] You've tried everything. The clean eating, the 5am gym, the macro tracking, the personal trainer. And for a while — some of it worked.  Then it stopped. If you're a high-achieving woman who's hit a wall with your weight and can't figure out why nothing is sticking, this episode is for you. And I'll warn you now: the answer isn't what you've been told. In this episode I'm talking about what's actually behind weight loss plateaus in high-performing women — and why the standard advice keeps failing them. We go into the real physiology of chronic stress and what it does to your hormones, your hunger, and your ability to recover. We talk about the self-abandonment pattern that almost every woman I work with is living inside without realising it. And we get into the identity piece that nobody else is addressing — the reason every plan you start eventually collapses, no matter how good it is. This isn't another episode about calorie cycling or metabolic adaptation. It's the conversation that comes before all of that. The one that actually changes things. If you're done with programmes that treat the surface without going near the root, book a consultation call at HERE [https://calendar.app.google/uK51SNAnxd82W2g97] and let's talk about what's really going on.

It Wasn't the Hormones. It Was the Calendar.

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2604175/fan_mail/new] She had done everything right. HRT sorted. Menopause specialist consulted. Bloods optimised. Every recommendation followed. And the weight still wasn't shifting. In this episode I walk through exactly what happened when I worked with a senior HR director who arrived convinced her problem was hormonal — and what we actually found when we looked at her real life instead of her lab results. I also break down the method I use in the early stages of working with every client. Why I never hand over a meal plan in session one. What I look for before I design anything. And why the plan is almost never what fails — but what happens to the plan always is. If you've invested in the right things and the result still isn't holding, this episode is worth your time. To book a call go here  [https://calendar.app.google/wEq25QgEwJLtYYAA8]