Bad Body Image Day, PMS Cravings, & Night Snacking (Your Real Life Situations Part 3)
Capable & Worthy: Fitness, Nutrition, & Mindset for People Who Don't Want Life to SuckShow Notes
In today’s episode, we’re diving into something that so many of us experience but don’t always catch in real time - how life stress quietly bleeds into body image, which then bleeds into our decision-making. We share some very real moments from our own weeks where everything felt like it was piling on, and we had to very intentionally adjust our lenses.
We move beyond that into nighttime snacking even when you’re not hungry, PMS cravings, fatigue, and navigating injuries that keep interrupting your strength training.
This episode is all about staying grounded in what’s actually true and continuing to take respectful action, even when things aren’t perfect.
“What you see in the mirror on any given day is not the boss of you and how your day goes.” - Amy Rudolph
“Sometimes it’s really as simple as: This isn’t helpful. I don’t have time or energy for this - moving on.” - Iris Deadlifts
This week on Capable & Worthy: Fitness, Nutrition and Mindset for People Who Don’t Want Life to Suck: Why stress, poor sleep, and emotional overwhelm can distort body image How catching negative self-talk in the moment and shutting it down is a powerful skill The correct way to use progress pictures How to curb nighttime snacking even when you’re not hungry Do you say yes or no to a snack? How to manage and IMPROVE PMS cravings and fatigue How movement often improves fatigue in general Injuries don’t mean stopping - there is almost always a way to modify and keep moving forward
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