Today's email was going to be about how the holidays may be "crazy busy"... But when is life not? When have you ever had a 2-3 month stretch where fat loss was convenient? Obviously never. Which is a reminder people need this time of year when they're kicking the fat loss can into January, when things will be similarly busy—like they always are. But after I began writing about this topic, I thought of several other reminders you may need to hear today: 1) The holidays aren't as unique as...
4 days ago • 2 min read
One of my clients recently hit her goal of weighing under 88 kilos. So we talked about the next milestone that makes sense for her, and she mentioned 85 kilos: "So short term goal after 90kg was 88kg, with a comfortable goal of 85kg. I used to be very happy at this weight." Cool! We can make this happen. But here's what she and I talked about next: Her habits when she weighed 85 kilos What she liked about her look at 85 kilos How she felt at 85 kilos Because the answers to those questions are...
7 days ago • 1 min read
Earlier this week, I dropped the season finale of Transformation Talks: Reaching Your Goals No Matter Your Schedule, Staying on Track While Traveling, & Tangible Mindfulness Strategies with Josh Grimm A mouthful, yes. But for just 28 minutes, it's a pretty loaded episode. Like myself, Josh works with particularly busy clients with demanding careers, packed social calendars, and a lot of travel obligations. So we focused on: How Josh designs plans for his busiest clients (1:56) Why it's wise...
11 days ago • 1 min read
Wake up early. Around 5AM since I write better when it's dark, and nobody's up. Laptop open right away, phone nowhere to be seen. Client check-ins—all via email for better organization and communication quality. Wi-Fi off right after. A short piece of plain text content, based on that day's conversations with clients, or something going on in my life that could be helpful to you. Shared as a newsletter email, Facebook post, or anywhere else the words matter most—no thumbnails, hooks, fancy...
14 days ago • 1 min read
Here are one of my client's last four bodyweight averages: 226.71 225.55 (-1.16) 223.76 (-1.79) 225.4 (+1.79) Quick note before we go any further: The ONLY scale data worth looking at is your weekly averages over 2-3+ week periods. Anything less than that is too heavily impacted by carbs, sodium, meal timing, gut content, workouts, water, and other things that have nothing to do what we're actually trying to monitor: Changes in fat, specifically. When we talked about this Week 4 increase...
18 days ago • 2 min read
I had a great chat with a client last week about the real value of coaching. Over the last five weeks, she didn't lose any weight, and "felt guilty about that because she's paying me." But her maintaining her weight is actually a HUGE win. Here's why: She had a ton going on: long travel days, road trips, fun plans, and way more meals out than usual. But thanks to how well she planned, the questions she asked, and the way she leaned into structure and accountability: she kept her calories in...
22 days ago • 1 min read
My usual training partner left for Brazil last week, so I've been doing solo workouts since. Until Tuesday. Another gym friend, Javier, happened to be training legs, too—so we did Hack Squats together. If you've ever been trained by me, or coached by me, you know what happened next... Within minutes, I was pushing him to slap more plates on the machine and eke out more reps. He's strong as hell, so he took the challenges in stride. A few minutes later, another gym friend—yes, there's a big...
25 days ago • 1 min read
If you're somebody who "gets bored eating the same things," my 3-Tupperware Diet may not seem like it's for you. But I have to ask: Are you cool with spending more time at the grocery store? Spending more time choosing your meals? More time cooking and cleaning? More time and bandwidth tracking every day? If you are cool with that for the sake of more meal variety... have at it. But I do find that when people give a simpler approach a chance, they never go back. What you "give up" in variety,...
28 days ago • 2 min read
I hired an immigration lawyer on Tuesday. He's going to be helping me with a new visa process that I also started on Tuesday. (I know, I know. The saga continues.) To date, I haven't worked with an immigration lawyer in an ongoing capacity. Just one-off consults to be respectful of their time and expertise. The visas I've been pursuing should be doable on my own—on paper. So that's what I've tried. But after a while, if continuing to try things on your own hasn't produced the result you're...
about 1 month ago • 2 min read