S7 EP8: We're Training For Life. The Finish Line Is Death.
The Thick Thighs Save Lives Podcast
Constantly Varied Gear
4.9 • 716 Ratings
🗓️ 26 July 2022
⏱️ 44 minutes
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Summary
Katy Ferguson is a gym owner, a personal trainer, a certified nutrition coach, and, as her Instagram handle suggests, a woman who is as strong as a mother. She joins the podcast today to discuss her experiences in the fitness industry, her thoughts on nutrition and fitness, and how people should think about them.
Listen to the episode to hear what Katy has to say about what to do when you’re feeling guilty about letting your fitness or nutrition slide, why constant tracking and very complicated food rules may not be great for you, and how to get back to moving after a lapse.
Topics Discussed in Today’s Episode:
- What to remember when you’re feeling guilt or shame for letting nutrition or fitness slide
- Finding an accountability partner
- The dangers of constant tracking and super complicated food rules
- Building easy meals that aren’t overwhelming
- Fresh vs. frozen foods
- All-or-nothing thinking
- Getting back to moving after a lapse
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| 0:00.0 | you can lose weight. You can lose fat by mindfully eating. You don't have to track everything. |
| 0:05.1 | You can feel, you can get stronger. There's so much power in that. So yes. Do you want to be |
| 0:11.3 | tracking when you're 80 years old? Do you want to be on a diet when you're 80 years old? You don't. |
| 0:16.1 | So you got to learn now because when you're 80, you don't want to be on a diet. And that really hit |
| 0:22.7 | me for me, honestly, when my grandma's friend had passed away. And she's like, now she can be |
| 0:29.9 | in heaven and live free. She can eat whatever she wants. That's what she said. I was like, |
| 0:34.1 | what are you talking about, grandma? |
| 0:39.0 | The big question is this. |
| 0:43.0 | In a world of fake Instagram models and bad diets, |
| 0:47.3 | how do real people achieve their fitness goals? |
| 0:51.6 | We are an army of hardworking women women changing their lives through fitness and health. |
| 0:58.7 | Wherever you are at on your journey, we have the answers to how to make working out and eating |
| 1:05.2 | well a part of your life. Join us in changing the dialogue for women everywhere. Welcome to the Thigh Thighs Save |
| 1:14.1 | Lives podcast. We are so excited today we have special guest Katie Ferguson on with us. Katie is a |
| 1:23.3 | gym owner and also a certified nutrition coach and personal trainer. And she is so lovely in her |
| 1:31.9 | empowering messages, just telling women what they need to know about fitness, nutrition, |
| 1:38.0 | body positivity, helping them fuel their bodies correctly and all doing it while having two littles and kind of finding peace |
| 1:48.8 | with that busy lifestyle. And I really think that Katie is going to be an awesome resource if you |
| 1:55.3 | are kind of feel like you've fallen off track or you feel like you're off the wagon and it's burning down. |
| 2:02.6 | Katie, we're so excited to have you today. Thank you for being with us. Thank you so much for having |
| 2:07.2 | me. It's such an honor. Yeah, I can't wait to just like dive right into it. So tell us a little bit of |
| 2:12.0 | your backstory with fitness and how you got started in this lovely industry. Yes, yes. |
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