Ingredients for Life #24: Managing Lifestyle Challenges

In this episode, Romy, Michael and Lorrie talk about connections between food and emotional triggers, and the changes that the “ah-ha” moments can bring about.

They also chat with one of Romy’s clients, Bonnie, about how she manages and maintains her healthy lifestyle while also managing Type 2 Diabetes entirely with diet and exercise.

Ingredients for Life #23: Routines for Exercising and Eating

In this episode, Romy, Michael and Lorrie talk about creating exercise routines and different techniques you can use to plan your exercise time and stick to it.

They also talk about how to shop for groceries, how to make the lists, and what “convenient” foods to keep in the refridgerator so you won’ tbe tempted to go out for fast food or bad snacks.

Ingredients for Life #22: Cheat Meals and Mindful Eating

In this episode, Romy, Michael and Lorrie talk about fitting cheat meals into your new eating habits, how important they can be, and how not to let a cheat meal slide into becoming a fall off the new eating lifestyle.

Ingredients for Life #21: Eating Routines

In this episode, Romy, Michael and Lorrie talk about getting back into a healthy routine after falling out of the habit for a little while, and about jumpstarting/shocking your body out of an eating or exercise routine plateau.

Romy and Lorrie also talk about the challenges facing people with strenuous schedules, and how to schedule 5-6 meals per day in and around such a busy day.

Ingredients for Life #20: Core Training

In this episode, Romy gives a few tips on core training, what muscle groups you need to train and why it’s important to properly train them.

Plus, Romy and Michael answer a few more listener questions!

Ingredients for Life #19: Listener Questions

In this episode, Romy touches on the importance of preserving lean muscle mass while losing fat, and how exercise helps mitigate the effects of stressors present in your life.

Plus, Romy and Michael respond to the many questions sent in by YOU, via emails and voicemails!

Ingredients for Life #18: Choosing Your Foods

In this episode, Romy and Michael start off with a question from the live audience asking for some information on the story behind the egg whites/egg yolks debate.

Later, one of Romy’s clients, Melinda, shares the story of her weight loss journey, and how she’s been able to stay successful progressing towards her goals. She elaborates on meal planning for herself and her family, food costs, about the experiment she ran on pricing healthy foods vs “regular” foods, and more.

Ingredients for Life #17: Getting Back on Track

In this episode, Romy and Michael talk about dealing with setbacks in weight loss and fitness, and how to overcome those setbacks and get back on track.

It is possible to be eating right and exercising properly and still experience setbacks because of not providing your body with enough food to maintain the new healthy lifestyle you’re living!

Ingredients for Life #16: David Ingalls, Zing Bars

In this episode, Romy chats with David Ingalls, registered dietician and co-founder of Zing Bars (Romy’s favorite bar!)

David tells the story of how Zing bars came into being, in terms of developing the nutrition bars, being aware of food allergies when creating their products (making sure they don’t include gluten, corn syrup, and other products).

Ingredients for Life #15: The Connection Between Sleep and Exercise

In this episode, Romy, Michael and Jeffrey talk about how schedule changes and shifts in sleep patterns can affect the new eating habits and workout patterns you may be working to build.

Regular exercise can not only improve your sleep, but also improve mental clarity and stress levels, and sleep deprivation can affect the hormones that can help you lose weight.