A few months ago, my exercise routine stopped working for me. I’d been focusing on strength training for years, but I just didn’t want to go to the gym anymore. I felt super apathetic.

At first, I chalked it up to bad sleep and low energy. But then I realized that some sneaky Menopause 101 messaging was actually holding me back from doing what felt right for my body.

In this episode, I take you behind-the-scenes on how I noticed I was falling off track and the method that helped me return to movement again.

Tune in to hear about:

• How to bridge the Knowing-But-Not-Doing gap
• My experience with Orange Theory as a cardio-skeptic
• How to find the triggers that get you off track
• Polarity lessons I’ve learned from HIIT classes
• The results I’ve noticed with my sleep, my energy, my mental health, and my weight since reintroducing cardio

Mentioned in this episode:

• Next Level by Dr. Stacy Sims
• Listen to Dr. Stacy Sims on Insatiable podcast
• Try a free Orange Theory class
• Get my free Masterclass: Untangle Your Food Triggers: Catch Yourself Before You Fall Off Track
• Learn about the Truce Coaching Certification
• Special thanks to Juliet for her expert guidance. Learn more or work with Juliet here.

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Our Body Stories series is back with another installment of my friend Sas Petherick’s intentional weight loss journey.

We’re three months in now, and she’s discovering how her new routines are integrating into her daily life and reshaping her identity in the process.

Tune in to hear us unpack the emotional body, the power of habits, and how to actually stop treating food as an escape.

We discuss:

• Self-authoring and redefining what it means to “work out”
• How to cultivate self-compassion without resignation
• Ways that Sas is handling “bad days” without turning to food as an escape
• Rated of Perceived Exertion (RPE) & the reasons we underestimate our ability
• Why support from others is so important
• The Kardashians' new food product
• How much weight Sas has lost so far (stick around to the end for that!)

More about our guest: Sas Petherick believes that healing our self-doubt is one of the most important contributions we can make to ourselves, our families, our work, and the world.

Sas holds a Master's degree from Oxford, and her research on self-doubt was published in the International Journal of Coaching and Mentoring. She has developed an evidence-based, trauma-informed, ICF-accredited coaching methodology for cultivating self-belief.

For over a decade, Sas has coached with hundreds of women experiencing self-doubt in their professional and personal lives. Sas hosts the top 1% rated self-doubt podcast Courage & Spice which has enjoyed over half a million downloads. She is also an accomplished speaker and has developed coaching workshops and programmes for clients like BBC Worldwide and Pinterest. Her writing has appeared in numerous magazines.

After 25 years in the UK, Sas currently lives by the beach in Tāmaki Makaurau, Auckland, with her partner Ash and pooch Bohdi, imagining a post-capitalist world, exploring consciousness, and listening to obscure UFO podcasts.

Connect with Sas Petherick:

• Visits Sas’s website
• Follow Sas on Instagram
• Subscribe to Sas’s newsletter Courage & Spice

Mentioned in this episode:

• 291. How to Lose Weight AND Love Yourself (because you can do both!) with Sas Petherick [Body Series #1]
• 295. “We’re the Brave Ones” — Discipline vs Devotion, Macros & Being “Sporty” with Sas Petherick [Body Stories Series #2]

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Today we continue our Body Stories series with Sas Petherick!

She joined me on Insatiable last month (listen here!) to talk about her intentional weight loss journey. This week she returns so we can catch up on how things are going one month in.

Tune in as we explore public weight loss, before and after photos, psychological flexibility, how it feels to eat more calories, healing our childhood wounds around sports, and more.

And if you relate to anything in this episode, join me (Ali) for Your Emotional Eating Blueprint this spring! You can enroll or sign-up for a free sneak peek here: https://alishapiro.com/blueprint/

We discuss:

• Why we shouldn’t judge a celebrity (or anyone) who loses weight
• How it feels to be bombarded by before & after photos
• Rejecting weight loss as a “hero’s journey”
• Discipline vs devotion & the myth of consistency
• Where Sas is going for support with eating, food & workouts
• How Sas felt when her trainer suggested she eat more calories per day
• Learning about macros & how they impact satiation
• The stories we have around sports & who’s “sporty”
• What’s shifting for Sas around movement & being active

More about our guest: Sas Petherick believes that healing our self-doubt is one of the most important contributions we can make to ourselves, our families, our work, and the world.

Sas holds a Master's degree from Oxford, and her research on self-doubt was published in the International Journal of Coaching and Mentoring. She has developed an evidence-based, trauma-informed, ICF-accredited coaching methodology for cultivating self-belief.

For over a decade, Sas has coached with hundreds of women experiencing self-doubt in their professional and personal lives. Sas hosts the top 1% rated self-doubt podcast Courage & Spice which has enjoyed over half a million downloads. She is also an accomplished speaker and has developed coaching workshops and programmes for clients like BBC Worldwide and Pinterest. Her writing has appeared in numerous magazines.

After 25 years in the UK, Sas currently lives by the beach in Tāmaki Makaurau, Auckland, with her partner Ash and pooch Bohdi, imagining a post-capitalist world, exploring consciousness, and listening to obscure UFO podcasts.

Connect with Sas Petherick:

• Visits Sas’s website
• Follow Sas on Instagram
• Subscribe to Sas’s newsletter Courage & Spice

Mentioned in this episode:

• 291. How to Lose Weight AND Love Yourself (because you can do both!) with Sas Petherick
• 269. Let’s Get Triggered: Oprah, Ozempic, and Our Outrage
• Registration for Your Emotional Eating Blueprint is now open. You can enroll or sign-up for a free sneak peek here: https://alishapiro

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