My guest today, Drew Manning, is a health and fitness coach, NY Times Best Selling Author of Fit2Fat2Fit, Host of The Fit 2 Fat 2 Fit Experiment Podcast and a Motivational Speaker. Despite all the struggles, he was able to lose all the weight he had put on, following different diets and exercise programs. Now he is less than two months out from gaining 70 lbs for the second time as he approaches his 40th birthday and the halfway mark of his fit to fat to forty. He will be inviting you to lose the weight with him starting on January 3rd. In this episode, we cover several key topics including:
- ️Getting fat on purpose
- The mental and emotional journey
- ️How people misdiagnose problems and solutions
- How to avoid the biggest mistakes when starting Keto
- Intermittent Fasting and Keto
- Finding the balance from being too Fit or too Fat
- My 40th birthday kicking off the journey on getting back to Fit
SHOW NOTES
- People didn’t think I understood how hard it was for them [02:20]
- Getting fat on purpose [03:05]
- I wasn’t prepared for the mental and emotional aspect of that journey [03:25]
- Transformation is more than just the body [04:25]
- Initial Symptoms: Brain fog, lack of motivation, fatigue [05:33]
- Secondary Symptoms: Hormones, personality changes, ability to handle stress [06:50]
- Misdiagnosing problems and solutions [08:08]
- Emotional discipline is the hardest [08:30]
- Parents should be forgiving of themselves [10:55]
- Losing weight should never be about being skinny or having a six pack [12:15]
- Dirty Keto, Paleo, Vegan diets [15:50]
- My blood work before and after these diets [17:10]
- How to avoid the biggest mistakes when starting Keto [18:45]
- Keto flu and a gallon of water a day [19:15]
- Tip: Hit the Protein #, Use Carbs as a ceiling, and Fat as a lever [19:45]
- Intermittent Fasting and Keto [21:13]
- Finding the balance from being too Fit or too Fat [22:42]
- Shifting your mindset and perception [24:00]
- Define what your sustainable happy balance is [23:40]
- My 40th birthday kicking off the journey on getting back to Fit [25:00]
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