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We are happy to bring you an interview with WAG’s Director of Marketing and Trader Joe’s aficionado, Coach Ali Macy! Ali is an avid CrossFitter, nature enthusiast, traveler, photographer, and loves to write. With over six years of coaching experience, Ali prides herself in showing her clients how to feel confident in their bodies and with food choices to achieve their results. Enjoy! Links: Follow Ali on Instagram: @ali-macy123 Article: I’m a Trader Joe’s Obsessed Nutrition Coach - Here’s What's in my Cart! Article: Macro Friendly Shopping at Trader Joe's If you liked this podcast, be sure to leave us a review! Learn more about becoming your happiest, healthiest self at www.workingagainstgravity.com. Follow us on Instagram at @workingagainstgravity and on Twitter at @insidewag.

In today’s episode, we are happy to bring you an interview with WAG’s Director of Coaching, Brittany Werner! She is a registered dietitian, mother of three, a CrossFitter, and has over 6 years of experience coaching clients. She shares her insights on letting your coach take the reigns, seeing the obstacle as the way, and realizing that if you’re not willing to learn, no one can help you, but if you’re eager to learn, no one can stop you. We hope her words of wisdom help you become truly unstoppable! Links: Follow Brittany on Instagram: @brittanyrdn If you liked this podcast, be sure to leave us a review! Learn more about becoming your happiest, healthiest self at www.workingagainstgravity.com. Follow us on Instagram at @workingagainstgravity and on Twitter at @insidewag.

Happy new year, everyone! We're kicking off 2023 with Coach Brittany and Coach Ali discussing how to set reasonable and obtainable goals for the new year. In this episode, we share our opinions on new year's resolutions, discuss goals we achieved last year, and how to break big goals into smaller actionable steps to feel more successful and build momentum. Join us as we dive into understanding why motivation is created from the actions you're willing to take! Download our FREE Goal Setting Guide! Links: Follow Josh on Instagram: @coachjoshholton Follow Chris on Instagram: @thebossom Follow Brittany on Instagram: @brittanyrdn Follow Ali on Instagram: @ali_macy123 If you liked this podcast, be sure to leave us a review! Learn more about becoming your happiest, healthiest self at www.workingagainstgravity.com. Follow us on Instagram at @workingagainstgravity and on Twitter at @insidewag.

On today's special holiday episode, your co-hosts Josh and Chris are sharing audio clips from fellow WAG Coaches with their favorite nutrition tips to tackle the holidays. We'll also expand on these ideas with our own feedback and our personal tips to manage your nutrition through the holiday season with confidence and grace! Links: Follow Josh on Instagram: @coachjoshholton Follow Chris on Instagram: @thebossom If you liked this podcast, be sure to leave us a review! Learn more about becoming your happiest, healthiest self at www.workingagainstgravity.com. Follow us on Instagram at @workingagainstgravity and on Twitter at @insidewag.

We are excited to introduce our new podcast - Inside WAG Nutrition Podcast featuring your co-hosts Josh Holton and Chris Bossom! In our inaugural episode, we interview coach Chris Bossom. With a decade in the fitness industry and over 6 years as a WAG nutrition coach, Chris has a lot of experience and wisdom to offer WAG clients. We hope you enjoy getting to know us and those working directly with clients behind the scenes at WAG! Links: Follow Chris on Instagram: @thebossom If you liked this podcast, be sure to leave us a review! Learn more about becoming your happiest, healthiest self at www.workingagainstgravity.com and on Instagram at @workingagainstgravity.

We are excited to introduce our new podcast - Inside WAG Nutrition Podcast featuring your co-hosts Josh Holton and Chris Bossom! In our inaugural episode, we interview coach Josh Holton. Josh has been a WAG Nutrition coach for over 5 years, a loving husband and father, and a music fanatic. We hope you enjoy getting to know us and those working directly with clients behind the scenes at WAG! Links: Follow Josh on Instagram: @coachjoshholton Follow WAG on Instagram: @workingagainstgravity If you liked this podcast, be sure to leave us a review! Learn more about becoming your happiest, healthiest self at www.workingagainstgravity.com and @workingagainstgravity on Instagram.

What if you could feel comfortable in your skin all the time, not just for a season? In today’s episode, Adee and Michael are talking about ways you can sustain your progress and results over a long period of time. With a new mindset and a few practical strategies, you can build a system of habits that allows you to maintain a body you love forever. Tune in to hear: 2:45 - How the behaviors that *got* you fit and the behaviors that *keep* you fit will be different 4:30 - The power of grit and perseverance 6:05 - Why people often struggle with motivation during maintenance 9:15 - How to change your strategies when what has always worked stops working 11:40 - 5 strategies to help you stick with it long-term   We’ll be taking a quick break from recording new episodes to create space for some brainstorming and creativity in order to make this podcast the most productive for our listeners (you!) If you have an idea you’d like to share, please email us at info@workingagainstgravity.com. Want to be the first to know when new episodes are released? iTunes! (https://apple.co/2Y4Qn7h) Spotify (https://spoti.fi/3gU2Tz4) Stitcher (https://bit.ly/3eQR0Ir) Also, podcast reviews are pretty darn important to iTunes (and other platforms). The more reviews we receive, the more likely we’ll be to get this podcast and message in front of more people (something about iTunes algorithms?). We’d be extremely grateful if you left a review letting us know your favorite part of this episode!

Emotional Eating: what is it and how can you gain control? Almost all of us will deal with this struggle at some point in our life. In today’s episode, Michael and Adee are sharing their experiences with emotional eating, discussing ways this might present itself in your own life, and offering seven powerful strategies to overcome this common roadblock. Tune in to hear: 1:30 Michael’s own recent experience with emotional eating 2:45 Why talking about this struggle is important 4:00 Ways emotional eating might present itself in your life 6:30 The cycle of emotional eating 8:15 Seven strategies to gain control over emotional eating Want to be the first to know when new episodes are released? iTunes! (https://apple.co/2Y4Qn7h) Spotify (https://spoti.fi/3gU2Tz4) Stitcher (https://bit.ly/3eQR0Ir) Also, podcast reviews are pretty darn important to iTunes (and other platforms). The more reviews we receive, the more likely we’ll be to get this podcast and message in front of more people (something about iTunes algorithms?). We’d be extremely grateful if you left a review letting us know your favorite part of this episode!

This week’s episode is a deep dive with Adee! Michael interviews Adee on her nutrition coaching journey, her personal struggles and triumphs with dieting, and how the fitness industry has evolved. Listen in for a real conversation about everything from the ups and downs of owning a business to searching for motivation and more! Tune in to hear: 1:35 - How Adee got her start in nutrition coaching 4:15 - Adee’s growth as a coach over the past 7 years 6:45 - Adee’s strategies for building strong and effective coach-client relationships 8:30 - Adee’s biggest struggle as a coach and business owner 11:30 - Lessons learned on taking things too personally 13:45 - How the attitudes and goals of athletes have shifted in recent years 16:00 - The differences between eating for performance and eating for leanness 17:30 - How eating trends have changed in the CrossFit community 20:00 - Adee’s personal journey with dieting and body composition change 25:00 - How coaching experience has transferred over to parenting   Want to be the first to know when new episodes are released? iTunes! (https://apple.co/2Y4Qn7h) Spotify (https://spoti.fi/3gU2Tz4) Stitcher (https://bit.ly/3eQR0Ir) Also, podcast reviews are pretty darn important to iTunes (and other platforms). The more reviews we receive, the more likely we’ll be to get this podcast and message in front of more people (something about iTunes algorithms?). We’d be extremely grateful if you left a review letting us know your favorite part of this episode!

There’s something profoundly satisfying about putting pen to paper and writing down your inner thoughts. Journaling allows you to experience what’s going on inside your head, process it, and think about it in a different way.    Today’s episode is a deep dive into how and why you should make journaling a consistent part of your daily routine. Michael and Adee offer practical tips and strategies to make journaling a habit, provide some of their favorite journal prompts you can try, and share how journaling has changed their own lives.    What you’ll hear:  2:15 The benefit of getting your thoughts out on paper 3:30 The practice of morning pages 4:30 Noticing patterns in your journaling 5:45 Michael’s experience reading through old journal entries 6:30 How journaling can be a form of self-therapy 8:40 Using journal prompts for a more effective practice 10:00 Adee and Michael’s favorite journal prompts you can try 11:40 Creating a consistent journaling practice 13:30 Turning your practice into an unbreakable habit   Want to be the first to know when new episodes are released? iTunes! (https://apple.co/2Y4Qn7h) Spotify (https://spoti.fi/3gU2Tz4) Stitcher (https://bit.ly/3eQR0Ir)   Also, podcast reviews are pretty darn important to iTunes (and other platforms). The more reviews we receive, the more likely we’ll be to get this podcast and message in front of more people (something about iTunes algorithms?).   We’d be extremely grateful if you left a review letting us know your favorite part of this episode!

We all know that sex is one of the most important parts of romantic relationships, but so many people don’t like to talk about it. But Michael and Adee believe it’s important to discuss, and it doesn’t have to be controversial. In this episode, they unpack four practical strategies and mindsets for improving your sex life. These tools have helped them to get through the natural ebbs and flows that happen in any relationship, and they can help you in your relationship, too! Topics: 03:03 – Why talk about sex? 03:54 – Masculine and feminine energy 11:22 – Spending time apart 17:21 – Impressing and surprising your partner 23:42 – Talking about your sex life 25:59 – Accepting the ebb and flow Links: To read more of Esther Perel’s work: https://www.estherperel.com If you liked this podcast, be sure to leave us a review! Learn more about becoming your happiest, healthiest self at www.workingagainstgravity.com and @workingagainstgravity on Instagram.

Why is it that the person you’re closest to is also the person you’re most skilled at pissing off? Today’s episode is about 8 surefire ways to piss off your partner. Michael and Adee are giving examples from their own relationship and sharing some ways they’ve overcome annoyances to meet each other’s needs. What you’ll hear:  1:20 Giving unsolicited advice 2:40 Expecting too much attention 3:45 Failing to follow through on a commitment  4:40 Ignoring your partner 6:45 Spending too much time on your phone 7:30 Not acknowledging your partner’s pain 8:30 Trying to fix everything instead of listening 9:35 Changing the subject when they’re excited about something Want to be the first to know when new episodes are released? iTunes! (https://apple.co/2Y4Qn7h) Spotify (https://spoti.fi/3gU2Tz4) Stitcher (https://bit.ly/3eQR0Ir) Also, podcast reviews are pretty darn important to iTunes (and other platforms). The more reviews we receive, the more likely we’ll be to get this podcast and message in front of more people (something about iTunes algorithms?). We’d be extremely grateful if you left a review letting us know your favorite part of this episode!

What do you do when your clients need more than a cheerleader? Do you feel confident giving them some tough love? Giving constructive feedback is an art, and can be critical for your clients to achieve real behavior change. Today’s episode is all about how to tactfully and effectively deliver honest feedback. Michael and Adee are sharing their own experiences as coaches so you can learn how to give the tough love your clients need in a way that maintains their dignity and strengthens your relationship.  What you’ll hear:  5:40 Michael’s experience with aggressive feedback  9:05 Adee’s background as a nutrition client receiving honest coaching and how that impacted her own coaching style 13:00 Questions to ask before giving advice  14:40 The Feedback Sandwich  17:00 How giving incorrect feedback can still be constructive 20:15 A template for giving feedback  Want to be the first to know when new episodes are released? iTunes! (https://apple.co/2Y4Qn7h) Spotify (https://spoti.fi/3gU2Tz4) Stitcher (https://bit.ly/3eQR0Ir) Also, podcast reviews are pretty darn important to iTunes (and other platforms). The more reviews we receive, the more likely we’ll be to get this podcast and message in front of more people (something about iTunes algorithms?). We’d be extremely grateful if you left a review letting us know your favorite part of this episode!

In today’s episode, Adee and Michael are sharing one of the biggest parenting lessons they have learned so far: your attitude about an experience is more important than the experience itself. While expecting, Adee and Michael heard many negative stories about parenting such as, “Say goodbye to your weekly date night” or, “You’ll never sleep again.” Recently Adee posted about her own positive experience as a new parent on Instagram and sparked a lot of conversation. This episode is a deep dive into how you can create your own story through the power of a positive attitude. What you’ll hear:  3:15 - The negative advice Adee and Michael received when expecting their first child 6:05 - How to manage expectations of pregnancy, birth and parenthood 9:00 - Why sharing a balance of positive and negative experiences on social media is helpful 14:00 - Accepting reality and avoiding negativity 16:05 - The biggest parenting lessons Adee and Michael have learned so far Want to be the first to know when new episodes are released? iTunes! (https://apple.co/2Y4Qn7h) Spotify (https://spoti.fi/3gU2Tz4) Stitcher (https://bit.ly/3eQR0Ir) Also, podcast reviews are pretty darn important to iTunes (and other platforms). The more reviews we receive, the more likely we’ll be to get this podcast and message in front of more people (something about iTunes algorithms?). We’d be extremely grateful if you left a review letting us know your favorite part of this episode!

Let’s talk about eating intuitively. Maybe you’ve been tracking your food for a while and you’re curious about shifting to a more intuitive way of eating.  Maybe your lifestyle no longer supports precise weighing and tracking.  Maybe you want to get more in touch with your body and trust its signals rather than relying on external measures of success (like hitting your macros and your body weight on the scale).    This kind of shift can feel a little scary. You may have questions like: “Will I lose all the progress I made while I was tracking food?” “Can I really trust myself and my body without monitoring my intake?” “Where does the scale come into play? Should I weigh myself and use that as a marker of progress?” In our latest episode of the WAG podcast, Adee answers these questions and many more during a live coaching session with former WAG member Klaudia Rossol.  Klaudia spent several months strictly weighing and tracking her food. Since then, she has shifted to intuitive eating. She has come to Adee with concerns about whether intuitive eating is right for her and whether she’s doing it correctly.  If you are curious about intuitive eating and how to trust your body’s signals, you’ll love this episode!  We would love to hear from you! If you have a question you want us to answer on the podcast, let us know by leaving a voicemail at workingagainstgravity.com/podcast. And don’t forget to follow along @workingagainstgravity on Instagram and leave us a review wherever you listen to podcasts!   Topics:  02:20 – Klaudia’s story, including why she applied to be coached 03:45 – Tracking started to cause Klaudia anxiety 04:45 – Klaudia wanted to try intuitive eating vs. strict tracking but was scared 06:30 – How to trust the process and get comfortable with intuitive eating 06:41 – Adee’s explains that changing your method of eating is scary for everyone 07:31 – How Michael’s experience in Alcoholics Anonymous connects to food 08:37 – Asking Klaudia questions about her experience shifting to intuitive eating 12:14 – Intuitive eating is less clear-cut than rigid tracking (which is scary) 15:13 – Wanting to weigh a certain amount vs. where your body feels best 16:50 – We do not truly control the scale weight  18:05 – Would Klaudia be open to letting go of the scale? 24:30 – The scale number may be dictating Klaudia’s definition of success 26:22 – Don’t have to associate intuitive eating with losing aesthetic goals  30:50 – Becoming disciplined in one area leads automatically to discipline in others 36:14 – Adee hasn’t tracked food in a long time but still checks in with coach weekly 37:44 – The scale may be your biggest obstacle in intuitive eating  45:35 – Adee’s tips for successful intuitive eating (“lead domino”) 50:40 – Adee is an Obliger (from the Four Tendencies); she needs accountability 53:54 – When did Adee feel comfortable intuitive eating?    Links: Working Against Gravity Nutrition Coach Certification

Sharing and confiding in others can oftentimes be a scary thing. In today’s episode Adee and Michael share some useful tips on how to navigate touchy subjects, asking the right questions, and how to become a safe place for other people.    What you’ll learn: 15:35 - Acknowledgement  18:30 - Practice patience  20:30 - How and when to give advice  We would love to hear from you! If you have a question you want us to answer on the podcast, let us know by leaving a voicemail at workingagainstgravity.com/podcast. And don’t forget to follow @workingagainstgravity on Instagram. Want to be the first to know when new episodes are released? iTunes! (https://apple.co/2Y4Qn7h) Spotify (https://spoti.fi/3gU2Tz4) Stitcher (https://bit.ly/3eQR0Ir) Also, podcast reviews are pretty darn important to iTunes (and other platforms). The more reviews we receive, the more likely we’ll be to get this podcast and message in front of more people (something about iTunes algorithms?). We’d be extremely grateful if you left a review letting us know your favorite part of this episode!

This one is for all you praise junkies out there! In today’s episode Adee and Michael share their stories on improving your sex life, feeling more connected, and breathing new life into your relationship all through the power of praise. Tune in to learn how practicing gratitude in your relationships can transform your love in more ways than one.    What you’ll learn: The power of gratitude Improving your sex life Being more present and connected with those around you   Resources mentioned in today’s episode: The Way Of The Superior Man - David Deida   We would love to hear from you! If you have a question you want us to answer on the podcast, let us know by leaving a voicemail at workingagainstgravity.com/podcast. And don’t forget to follow @workingagainstgravity on Instagram.   Want to be the first to know when new episodes are released? iTunes! (https://apple.co/2Y4Qn7h) Spotify (https://spoti.fi/3gU2Tz4) Stitcher (https://bit.ly/3eQR0Ir)   Also, podcast reviews are pretty darn important to iTunes (and other platforms). The more reviews we receive, the more likely we’ll be to get this podcast and message in front of more people (something about iTunes algorithms?).   We’d be extremely grateful if you left a review letting us know your favorite part of this episode!  

Have you ever felt paralyzed from having too many options to choose from? Well this episode is all about building trust in yourself and unlocking your inner guru, so that you can live life with less resistance, more peace of mind, and higher productivity. In today’s episode Adee and Michael are talking about trusting your intuition, how emotions can impact your logical brain, and the power of journaling. What you’ll learn: Connecting with your intuition Building self esteem 3 Steps for unlocking your inner guru We would love to hear from you! If you have a question you want us to answer on the podcast, let us know by leaving a voicemail at workingagainstgravity.com/podcast. And don’t forget to follow @workingagainstgravity on Instagram. Want to be the first to know when new episodes are released? iTunes! (https://apple.co/2Y4Qn7h) Spotify (https://spoti.fi/3gU2Tz4) Stitcher (https://bit.ly/3eQR0Ir) Also, podcast reviews are pretty darn important to iTunes (and other platforms). The more reviews we receive, the more likely we’ll be to get this podcast and message in front of more people (something about iTunes algorithms?). We’d be extremely grateful if you left a review letting us know your favorite part of this episode!

Having a solid morning routine can help get your days off to a great start, decreasing your stress and increasing your productivity. On today’s episode, Michael and Adee describe their consistent morning routine and offer some helpful tips for building one of your own. They also explain how starting with one small change can dramatically improve your mornings and your life. Topics: 02:53 – Why morning routines matter 07:36 – Discovering the morning routine 09:13 – Going to bed earlier 10:04 – Michael and Adee’s consistent routine 10:57 – Meditation and breath work 13:19 – Yoga  13:59 – Journaling  15:34 – Goal setting 16:16 – Starting small 18:34 – Building a routine We would love to hear from you! If you have a question you want us to answer on the podcast, let us know by leaving a voicemail at workingagainstgravity.com/podcast. And don’t forget to follow along @workingagainstgravity on Instagram and leave us a review wherever you listen to podcasts! Resources mentioned: The Perfect Day Formula by Craig Ballantyne

Have you ever felt like you were stuck in a vicious cycle of always wanting the next new thing? This is called the hedonic treadmill - wanting too much and never feeling fully satisfied. In this episode, Adee and Michael are going to teach you how to do the opposite! Tune in for 4-tips on how to start appreciating what you already have and how to get off the never ending hedonic treadmill for good.  What you’ll learn: The hedonic treadmill Negative visualization (14:25) Self-denial;/ stoic challenges (17:30) Practicing gratitude (21:00) We would love to hear from you! If you have a question you want us to answer on the podcast, let us know by leaving a voicemail at workingagainstgravity.com/podcast. And don’t forget to follow @workingagainstgravity on Instagram. Want to be the first to know when new episodes are released? iTunes! (https://apple.co/2Y4Qn7h) Spotify (https://spoti.fi/3gU2Tz4) Stitcher (https://bit.ly/3eQR0Ir) Also, podcast reviews are pretty darn important to iTunes (and other platforms). The more reviews we receive, the more likely we’ll be to get this podcast and message in front of more people (something about iTunes algorithms?). We’d be extremely grateful if you left a review letting us know your favorite part of this episode!