26. #26: Susan Niebergall on Health, Nutrition and Living Your Best Life.

On Episode 26, we are joined by online weight coach Susan Niebergall. Susan got her start in the fitness industry a little under a decade ago when she met her instructor now turned business partner Jordan Syatt. Together they run the Inner Circle, an online group coaching programming. On her own she runs Susan Niebergall Fitness where you are brought into a one-on-one coaching style ran by Susan herself. Her motto as spread across her known social media platforms and book “Fit At Any Age: It’s Never Too Late.” Today she takes the time to sit down with us and talk about various ideas, thoughts, and concerns that she has seen, experienced, or helped others without through the fitness and neutron world.

Important Points:

0:01 - Susan takes us through her history and just how she has risen to the fitness guru and social media influencer she stands as today. Like many others she had to come to terms with her constant yo-yo dieting would not sustain anything with how many drastic restrictions she kept adding.

0:05 - She finally made a turning point and hired a coach for proper guidance and programming. And here is where she learned herself that at 54, it is never too late. A cosmic shift. Not only in-terms of a number on the scale but physically, mentally, and emotionally.

0:07 - The first step. Susan recommends not taking the time to learn another app, and quite literally on a piece of paper, write down everything you put into your mouth in a day. Heightened and honest awareness is where it has to start.

0:09 - The second step. From the exercise perspective, start with walking. Inside or outside, and for only 5 minutes, make it non negotiable and from there it will grow.

0:13 - Once you are conscious about what you are eating, then it is time to start tackling the quantity in which you are eating. Binging is usually a result of overly restricting calories.

0:21 - Susan’s most underrated hack: Keep meals simple. Planning ahead is necessary in order to never wing nutrition throughout the day. She recommends planning it a day ahead of time.

0:25 - If issues keep coming up everyday, you are making the choices to make them come up everyday. And you need to reevaluate and start keeping those promises to yourself and remember that WE are in total control.

0:28 - With family and significant others it requires a conversation about what you are trying to do and what they can do to help. Them being uncomfortable may come from people not feeling comfortable with themselves.

0:33 - Strength training allows muscle mass to build and that makes the difference. Find an exercise that you love but add strength training somewhere in your life because it is too important for you not to.

0:36 - Mental and emotional health benefit from strength training. You become confident in so many aspects of your life because you start to understand the control you have over yourself.

0:49 - We under-eat our meals and overeat our snacks. Which only leaves us reaching for more.

0:59 - Our emotions can’t rule the show! Persistence of logic and our reactions to these factors is what keeps us moving forward.

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