Little changes can make all the difference in your family's health. Our bodies need the nutrients fresh food contains. Processed foods may seem easier at the time but the toll it takes on our bodies is enormous. If you want to feel better, lose weight and increase your energy levels try a green smoothie. It’s as simple as dumping vegetables and fruits in a blender. It’s nature’s pharmacy in a glass.
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[4:18] So are you Robyn or Green Smoothie Girl
[5:15] Robyn’s very real journey of health problems
[9::25] And one day she unintentionally made her first green smoothie
[10:32] Little changes made her kids healthier
[15:34] Tips for kids - Get sugar out of your house!
[16:11] We stopped getting sick when we stopped eating the processed food
[16:22] Wife Swap started a rush of hits on Greensmoothiegirl.com
[17:47] She pays her son to make the smoothies and to do the dishes
[18:25] What exactly is Robyn’s green smoothie
[20:30] The difference between juicing and whole food blending
[27:31] Robyn’s everyday exercise routine
[31:00] A cheat food is chai tea, iced coffee, wine and chocolate
[34:41] We are what we eat
[37:28] Balance is overrated just do the best you can
[40:12] The Lightning Round
[43:13] Compassion for people who are overweight
[44:35] Be the Change Tour is coming up
GreenSmoothieGirl's PINK Breakfast Smoothie!
1 1/2 cups coconut juice
1/4 cup raw cashews
2-4 large dates, pitted
1 large chunk of a raw beet, peeled
1 large carrot, in chunks
12 large frozen strawberries (or a 10 oz. bag)
Blend all but strawberries in a turbo blender until smooth. Add strawberries and blend 90 seconds until smooth. Enjoy immediately!
Note: I like to ferment my coconut juice using water kefir grains, for probiotics for gut health! I keep it on my counter every day, to drain off into my blender, and "start" some new "coconut juice kefir."
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Wait, what? It’s true, Melissa is a New York Times bestselling co-author, a mother, she’s super smart and has great hair. You may be thinking it isn’t fair, but Melissa pushed reset on her old eating habits and makes deliberate decisions about what she puts in her body. Her Whole30 program, which she designed with her husband Dallas, provides tools and resources which put people on the path of better health and overall wellness. She explains why it’s not the best idea to integrate a vegan diet or intermittent fasting into the program and how the program will change your life in just 30 days.
Key Takeaways:
[:52] Quest Nutrition
[1:31] Dollar Workout Club is an amazing program
[4:48] The whole30 is a program which pushes the reset button
[6:29] Focus on the positives of the 30-day program
[9:56] Drew’s experience with the Whole30
[13:05] The absence of trigger foods is a compromise at 30 days
[14:30] : (
[14:52] It’s about changing habits, chewing gum is a stress response
[16:44] The Whole30 & intermittent fasting don’t combine well
[20:44] Vegans can implement pieces of the program
[23:54] Feeding your child for better health
[29:23] Articles on how to get your family on board with the program
[31:00] This is designed to be a short-term dietary reset
[34:08] I’ve learned to make conscious, deliberate decisions about what I eat
[36:23] Leak alert - Happy, healthy pregnancies project
[39:27] Setting expectations with family, friends and colleagues
[44:47] The Lightning Round
[45:25] Paleo in the media
[51:23] Emotional relationship with food
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Getting your fitness groove on is difficult at first. Fear of being judged at the gym can cause you to skip your workout. But what do you do when you really want to lose the baby weight, tone your muscles and make yourself healthier and happier? Try focusing on only the things you are able to change and make small, attainable goals for yourself. Lynn’s soul sister and stunt double, Natalie, shares with us how her honesty led her to a new career, a healthier life and gained her millions of followers. Plus, 3 grocery store hacks you can use to buy nutritious, tasty food for less money.
Key Takeaways:
[:59] Pumpkin Pie Quest Bar - Yes please and follow it up with a Dollar Workout Club Video
[3:28] Natalie never thought she would be in the health and fitness industry
[5:01] Without 12-week trainer my fitness journey may not have happened
[6:10] Finding ways to make eating healthy taste good
[8:30] We were swimming in student loan debt, so I needed to work
[14:32] I used exercise as self-care when I reached mommy burnout
[17:35] Getting women on the same page
[19:30] Frustration about my body changes and no one talked about it
[21:20] Natalie’s #ownit campaign - Focus on things you can change
[27:00] Helping with the Perfectly Imperfect campaign
[28:47] There have been mean comments
[29:36] Men have insecurities and inadequacies too
[31:47] Dave Ramsey Podcast
[33:05] Natalie’s grocery store hacks
[39:10] Dealing with a spouse who is not on board
[43:07] Lynn survives being thrown under the bus by Drew, again
[44:10] It’s a difficult situation discussing your fitness goals with your spouse
[47:30] A 3rd child?
[48:20] Natalie would do a fit2fat2fit journey
[50:30] The Lightning Round - Accidents happen
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Matt shares with us the responsibilities of an executive producer for a weight loss, reality show. Extreme Weight Loss works with clients, who have over 200 pounds to shed, for over a year. It starts with setting proper expectations and creating weight loss goals for each individual and ends with skin reduction surgery for the clients who meet their goals. The shows’ producers and hosts become friends, confidants and cheerleaders with the clients as they feel the pressure to succeed. And, when the show is finished filming you move on to next season’s clients.
Key Takeaways:
[:39] Quest nutrition uses high-quality ingredients
[2:44] Who is Matt Assmus and what does he do
[7:55] Extreme Weight Loss, creating the show
[11:17] Setting proper expectations for weight loss
[12:46] Skin surgery after losing 50% body weight
[14:38] Chris & Heidi develop individualized plans for each person
[15:57] Casting looks for people who are at their last resort
[19:10] We naturally brought in Heidi
[21:44] Chris believes everybody’s story
[23:44] Putting pressure on the clients to reach their goals
[27:21] Clients support each other and are given local trainers
[30:11] How many people gain the weight back after the show
[31:19] Staying in the public eye helps people keep the weight off
[33:57] It’s hard for clients to be invisible after being on the show
[34:50] There is no transition program after the show
[36:21] If you’ve lost 200 lbs. you are an inspiration to many
[37:51] A viewing party let me see the effects our show is having
[42:00] Weight loss shows bring obesity to the forefront
[46:22] We wanted to show the effects of the weight loss other than the weight loss
[47:32] The Lightning Round
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