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Hey Fitfam, I am so excited to share today's brand-new podcast episode with you! In this episode, I sit down with one of our most favorite BCC partners, registered dietitian, Rachael McClellan. And, we answered YOUR questions about food, sugar cravings, weight management, and menopause. Here's a little peek at what we dove into 

Celebrating the campers, trainers, and moments that built our FitFam. Hey Fitfam

Fitfam, this week on the podcast, I had the most fun sitting down with our returning guest, Sarah Weitz, RD, to talk about some of the biggest questions women over 45 are asking right now.  And, in case you are new to our crew, Sarah Weitz is a Registered Dietitian who has been working with BCC for over 15 years to provide evidence-based nutrition education for BCC trainers and campers. She is a Director of Operations for the Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine, a senior academic specialist in curriculum development, and also teaches histology, pathology, and Medical Nutrition Therapy for first- and second-year medical students. We went deep on peri/menopause, GLP-1 weight loss medications, protein, and creatine, and wow, the takeaways were so good! Here are a few of the questions she answered... Do you need extra protein if you’re on a GLP1 shot? Should you eat before you work out? If so, what? Do you need protein shakes or supplements? What supplements are recommended when you're in p

Hi, my friends, I hope you are having a most awesome day! Guess who’s back in the house? Our very own mental health guru and BCC legend, Kayla Burton! It’s like a family reunion, and everyone’s invited! Kayla’s been part of our BCC fitfam for over two decades now. She’s not just an alum; she’s a full-blown LPC and with her own practice, Burton Counseling, LLC. Talk about an overachiever!

Hi, my friends, I hope you are having a most awesome day! I invited back one of our most favorite guests, Abby Langer, a Toronto-based registered dietitian and the author of the best-selling book, Good Food, Bad Diet.  If you haven’t met Abby yet, here’s a quick rundown; -    She is the author of the bestselling book, Good Food, Bad Diet.    -    She is a total gangsta when it comes to myth-busting. Like straight up in her blogs, on her social media, in the national news organization, and on our podcast. She has no problem calling out the charlatans and dares us to look at the truth. #truthteller -    She’s funny and wicked smart. And she cusses, which makes me laugh. Here are some of the topics we covered in this episode; -    Gut health (yep, those supplements are a LIE). -    Diet Coke will kill you (again, another LIE). -    Can you get enough estrogen from food (nope!). We also talk about the new weight loss drugs (Wegovy and Mounjaro) and how they are changing the world, how changing your diet is so muc

Tony contracted the Covid virus on Christmas Day, 2020. And seven months later is still dealing with lingering side effects. Fatigue, check. Heavy legs, check. Head full of pressure, check. Itchy skin, check. Brain fog, check. Loss of taste and smell, check. The list goes on… Until yesterday. Seven months later as fast as he lost it, it came back. 206 days later. And it was so emotional. We laughed and we cried. And ran around smelling all the things. And tasting all the things. And then smelling all the things again. And, if you know my husband, I give you zero guesses on his first meal. Yep, it was pizza. It was a pretty amazing day. And as we were talking throughout the day, I asked him what was the one thing that got through all those long months. He said hope. So, I asked him if we would join me on a podcast to share his story with you and to hopefully, bring YOU hope. And, he said yes. Cuz he’s awesome like that. So, grab your coffee, wine, or your running shoes and hit play. One more thing, if you are

You can’t cheat sleep. Over the years, we’ve learned to sacrifice sleep. I’ll just stay up later, I’ll wake up earlier… But, you’re actually sacrificing so much more than your sleep. By shortchanging your sleep, you are compromising: Your mood Your performance Your hormonal balance Even your immunity And, so much more… We sat down and talked with Dr. Joseph Ojile of the Clayton Sleep Institute in St. Louis and learned some things that will change the way you think about sleep. First, start thinking of sleep as a pitcher of water. When you go to sleep at night, your pitcher is empty. While you sleep, you are filling up that pitcher with water, or energy. As you go throughout your day, you are emptying out that pitcher. If you are sleep deprived, you are pouring from an empty cup. If you are constantly moving around your sleep/wake times, your hormones can’t keep up. They’re misaligned. It’s as if you got on a plane and flew to Paris. You’ve effectively given yourself jet lag and you didn’t even get to see the

I hope you are having a most amazing day!  Get your listening ears on cuz this episode is FULL of nutrition questions, answers, and shockers! And, to answer these questions, I invited back one of our favorite guests, Sarah Weitz, MS, RD. Since our last visit, she was super busy getting promoted to the Administrative Director at the Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine AND becoming a Certified Culinary Medicine Specialist. Sarah, you’ve been busy, girl! And, she shared so much of her knowledge with us. These are the questions YOU have been asking so Sarah was here to answer. Here are just a few we talked about: Can mushrooms help decrease memory loss and dementia? What is inflammation and what foods do we need to eat to reduce it? What are the only two types of plants that contain complete proteins? (Vegetarians and Vegans, listen up!) Does soy cause cancer? Does a plant-based diet help with autoimmune diseases? And tons more! I always love conversing with Sarah on all things diet and nu

Hey friends, I know it’s been a minute since we last chatted! How are you holding up? Every time I think things can’t get crazier, they do. 2020, sit down. Today I wanted to share our latest podcast with you. I invited three amazing women to share their stories and WOW, share they did. First up was Tracy Bariani, a Boot Camp Challenge® camper, mom, wife and survivor of a very aggressive form of breast cancer. My biggest walk away after hearing her story…every day is a GIFT. Oh, and she is one of the strongest women I know. Next up, I chatted with Stacy Cody. Yep, she has been a guest on our show a few times sharing all the fashion inspo with us. On this day, she updated us on her journey of weight loss and disease. And, lastly, I talked with Elizabeth Pate. She is our newest Boot Camp Challenge® camper and she has lost 12 pounds during this pandemic. And, she did it virtually.  And, she did it with no friends and no family (they just relocated before the pandemic). And with two littles running around. Yep, wa

Hi my friend, I hope you are surviving, managing and maybe even thriving during this unprecedented time in history.   In this episode, I am sharing with you a Facebook LIVE I did with Kayla Burton, BCC trainer and mental health expert on social injustice and racism. It is powerful, informative and enlightening. We dive right in and it was our goal to do so without judgment. Here are just a few nuggets we bring to the talk:   - How do I explain racism to my children? - Is racism systemic in law enforcement? - How do we make real change? - The number we thing we can ALL do to help wipe out racism.   As always, thank you so much for taking the time to listen to our podcast. If you would like to reach out to Kayla for additional information, please email me at lori@bootcamp-challenge.com and I will connect you.     Love you hard,Lori xoxo

Hey my friends, Firstly, I hope you are healthy. Secondly, I hope your loved ones are healthy. Lastly, isn’t this just insane?! Because we are in an unprecedented time and the first pandemic for ALL of us, I wanted to invite on this episode one of our BCC campers who is also on the front lines of this battle. She is a doctor who agreed to spend some time with us answering our questions and bringing us some reassurance on how we can win this war. Here are a few of the questions she addressed: • What are the symptoms of the COVID-19 virus? • How do I know if I have the virus or if it is just allergies? • What are steps I can take to protect myself and my family? • Can my children play outside with the neighbors if we have all been quarantined? And loads more. Thank you, Doctor for spending time educating us on how we can stay healthy. Thank you for taking care of us when we are ill. And, from the bottom of our hearts, thank you for showing up every day to fight this battle for us. And, for the rest of you, plea

Hey chicas, O.M.G! Meal planning 101 just dropped and you are going to poop your pants! Okay, hopefully that won’t happen, but the intel dropped in this episode is amazeballs. On this weeks’ episode, I am introducing you to Jessica Stafford, Registered Dietitian, Nutritionist and owner of Simple Nutrition, LLC. We had the best convo, and I can’t wait to share it with you! A few of our topics: • The most despised question asked of moms, and how to answer it • Frozen vs fresh veggies: which is the best • The best way to shop the grocery story • How the grocery stores market to you, and how to stay aware • How to remove 50% of sodium from your diet with just water • The one nutrition strategy that will guarantee better health And, my most favorite line, “Nutrition should be simple, not hard.” I so agree. So, chica’s, grab a coffee or some wine or take a walk or take a bike ride and hit play on this podcast. I can’t wait to share with you. Xoxo As always, thank YOU so much for your suggestions, questions and idea

Hey chica’s, I hope you are having a fabulous day! On this weeks’ episode, I am introducing you to Brooke Kalisiak PT, DPT, WCS and owner of Legacy Physical Therapy, LLC. And, OMG, we had the BEST conversation! We talked about bladder leakage, pelvic organ prolaspe, orgasms and so much more.  But, I am ahead of myself. Let’s go back to Dr. Brooke. Dr. Brooke Kalisiak is a Board Certified Women’s Health Physical Therapist. She opened Legacy Physical Therapy in January 2008 in St. Louis, Missouri to offer specialized pelvic rehabilitation services to the public.  She has a passion for helping women and men enjoy healthy active lifestyles, restoring dignity and confidence in bladder, bowel, pelvic and sexual function without relying on pain medicines or surgery. Her mission is to educate the public about the importance of pelvic health.  And, she is an awesome educator! Here are a just a few of the questions she answered and topics she covered: - The best exercises to strengthen the pelvic region - How making on

Hey chica’s, I hope you are having a fabulous day! On this weeks’ episode, I am introducing you to my sweet, amazing friend, Lindsey Rainwater. She is a wife, mother of two, consultant, entrepreneur and founder of an organization called Women in Fitness Association (WIFA). Lindsey and I met over ten years ago when we were both working and speaking at fitness conferences. Lindsey was in her twenties, single and hustling to build her career. And, unbeknownst to most of us, was struggling with alcohol. Over the last decade, Lindsey moved through sobriety, married the man of her dreams, had two beautiful babies and became the founder of a non-profit to support women in the fitness industry. Watching her navigate through such high highs and low lows with such grace and thankfulness inspired me to invite her on our podcast to share with you her tips and secrets for creating the life she loves. As we dive into the conversation, Lindsey shares with us how self awareness helped her move through the troubling times in

Hey chica’s, I hope you are having a fabulous day! On this weeks’ episode, we dive head first into the topic of infertility. I want to start by sending so much love and thanks to my guest, Laura Michel, aka, Michel-Macher, who was so courageous and transparent as she shared her story. Thank you, Laura for being your amazing self and your sense of humor on this topic. I also want to send some love to Chris (husband) for being so open and cool with Laura sharing the part of the story that belongs to him.   And, I want say thank you to all you listeners who have requested this topic. Because of you, we are talking openly and honestly about the challenges of infertility, the heartbreak of miscarriages, the emotional roller coaster of conception and the devastation of loss. Over the last few years I have had the privilege of walking along side Laura through her journey as her and Chris tried to bring a baby into this world. I was so struck my Laura’s self confidence, her abundance of hope and her appreciate for he

Hey chica’s, I hope you are having a fabulous day! On this weeks’ episode, I invited Dr. Margaret Wehrenberg, Psy.D., (no relation to the movie theater people) to chat with you about anxiety, stress and worry. And, OMG, she was amazing! Firstly, check out her resume: she is a coach and therapist, an author and an international trainer and speaker on topics related to psychotherapy for anxiety and depression, stress management and optimizing anxiety for achievement. Boom. Secondly, she goes into to depth and explains the science of anxiety: why we do it, how we do it, and the benefits/pitfalls to our minds and bodies.   Lastly, she shares SO MANY techniques and strategies to move through worry and anxiety. And, some of them, you can do all by yourself and cost ZERO dollars. She also dives into the following: How you can actually develop an anxiety disorder. One of the biggest contributors to activating anxiety. (This shocked me). The difference between worry and anxiety. The BEST strategy to shift your mind w

Hey chica’s, I hope you are having a fabulous day! Today I welcome back Stacy Cody, stylist and fashion connoisseur. But today we are not talking about fashion. We are talking about Stacy’s wellness journey. It begins over twenty years ago when she gained 22 pounds in four weeks. She continued to gain weight in 10 and 20 pound increments with no answers. She went to her doctors and was told she just needed to east less and move more. They also said she had no will power. And, they said she had no disease. All of these statements were wrong. Over the past five years I have watched Stacy move through this challenge. I’ve watched her frustration of not understanding what her body was doing. I’ve seen her anger at trying all the things to lose weight and nothing working. I’ve witnessed her fatigue in fighting for her wellness. And, within the last 36 months, Stacy has finally found some answers, had some breakthroughs and has seen a weight loss of 50 pounds. So, I asked her to share this most personal and intimat

Hey chica’s, one of the most requested topics for a podcast is coming to you today! Today’s episode - Menopause.  So many of you are going through this, have gone through this or are beginning to think about going this. And, I’m not gonna lie, it is trying time.   It is very common to struggle with sleep, to experience a weight gain, and to want to seriously punch people in the face. But I want you to know there is an end, and there is help. Tons of it.   Firstly, we are going to talk about it so you don’t feel crazy.   Secondly, you can talk to your medical team about it so you don’t feel crazy.    Thirdly, you can go to your doctor and get drugs to you don’t feel crazy.  See, lots of solutions for you.  And, I talk about many more. Here is list:  Can I lose weight during menopause?  What can I do about hot flashes?  Is it normal to think about death constantly?  What is dry vagina?  How do you keep your sex life on track during this time?  So, chica’s, grab a cocktail, you will probs need o

Hey my friends, today I am introducing you to my friend, Virginia Kerr. Virginia is well known around the St. Louis area as a television news anchor and the host of a show called The Thread St. Louis. Virginia also just outed herself on Instagram as struggling with alcohol. I met Virginia a few years back while working on her show. We did a segment together and had a blast. We laughed, cut up and I think we actually got yelled at by the producer to get back to work! When I drove home that day I remember thinking she definitely had it all together. A successful career in television. A happy marriage. An amazing healthy, son. One evening as I was scrolling through Instagram, I came across one of her posts. It was November 8th, 2018. She just shared she drank two bottles a night of Chardonnay. And she didn’t want to do it anymore. Honestly, I was shocked. Not that she drank two bottles of wine, but that she was “outing” herself on Instagram. And, asked us to hold her accountable! As I continued to follow h

Hi my friends, I hope you are having a most awesome day! You who watch me on a regular basis know one of my number one initiatives is to get everyone moving. And, by everyone, I mean 77% of the US population. This is the number the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported of inactive adults – or people who did not exercise on a regular basis. This both saddened me and made me mad. So, I’ve decided I am going to move that needle, and the next time that report comes out, it will be 76%, then 75% and so on. And, while I am a crusader and outlier fo-sho, I LOVE when other peeps have the same vision, same determination and some big coglioni’s (that’s Italian like our guest this week J) to make a difference. And, one of these peeps is Bryan Daddio. Daddio is the creator of a platform called TurboTrack.Me. This platform allows trainers like me to provide YOU workouts anywhere, anytime and on your phone. I was so excited when Daddio shared what he was creating. I was stoked he was seeing around the cu