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Kim Kardashian's Trainer, Melissa Alcantara, shares how to FINALLY break free from a rut

Digest This

Digest This

Nutrition, Religion & Spirituality, Alternative Health, Health & Fitness

4.71.1K Ratings

🗓️ 3 May 2023

⏱️ 65 minutes

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74: ***WANT TO GET OUT OF THAT RUT?*** Melissa Alcantara (Author of FIT GURL, The Total Body Turnaround) is here to share her personal story of how she gained and lost 70 pounds while pregnant, how Kim Kardashian discovered her and how she became her trainer + tips and tricks on how to FINALLY break free from the rut you may be in within your health and fitness journey. Topics Discussed: Kim Kardashian’s meals How Melissa got back into shape Changing your mindset to reach your goals Macros vs. calories How to stay motivated and set yourself up for success Healthy food Social media Check Out Melissa: Website Instagram YouTube Book: FIT GURL, The Total Body Turnaround Sponsored By: LMNT Go to: www.drinklmnt.com/digest to get 8 FREE packs Check Out Bethany: Bethany’s Instagram: @lilsipper Bethany’s Website My Digestive Support Protein Powder Gut Reset Book Subscribe to my weekly newsletter (Friday Finds) www.lilsipper.com/subscribe As always, if you have any questions for the show please email us at [email protected].  And if you like this show, please share it, rate it, review it and subscribe to it on your favorite podcast app.

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0:00.0

Every Monday, I was on a new diet.

0:01.8

The moment I decided for real, I need to do something.

0:06.3

You know, I don't need to know the exact path that I'm going to take.

0:09.5

I don't need to know all the answers right now.

0:11.6

That's what stopped me in the past.

0:13.3

It wasn't about that anymore.

0:14.6

It was about feel that you are doing something about the issue at hand and feel uncomfortable, feel all of those things,

0:23.3

and you are taking the right steps because without feeling all those things, then you're

0:28.4

just doing the same thing you always do.

0:32.8

Hey guys, welcome back to The Digest This Podcast. I'm your host, Bethany Cameron, and today on the show we have Melissa Alcantara.

0:41.4

She is better known for training Kim Kardashian, but she's also known as Fit Girl Mel on Instagram with over a million loyal fans and followers. She is the author of the book

0:58.0

Fit Girl, The Total Body Turnaround, and creator of Fit Girl Mel app containing at-home workouts,

1:06.6

meal guides, macro classes, and so much more. When Melissa was pregnant in 2011, she was sick and constantly exhausted.

1:17.2

Her pregnancy was so difficult that she dropped out of college and began to eat everything

1:22.5

from donuts to cheesecakes to pizza.

1:25.6

And she made a commitment to lose the baby weight and transform her body.

1:32.3

But she couldn't have imagined how much it would change her life.

1:37.8

And she's here today to share her story and inspire you to get out of the rut.

1:45.7

All right, you may not know this about me, but every morning before I drink my daily coffee,

1:51.0

I actually drink electrolytes first. There's two reasons I do this. One, your body is naturally

1:57.6

dehydrated from the previous night's sleep and is craving hydration. And two,

2:03.2

coffee actually dehydrates you, even though it is technically a liquid. So rule of thumb,

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