Feb 11, 2025
Amy Hudson sits down with Gerianne Cygan, the Co-Founder of the Exercise Coach, to discuss what it takes to achieve a Metabolic Comeback.
They discuss why most diets fail, how yo-yo dieting leads to more fat gain over time, and why strength training is essential for sustainable fat loss. Tune in to hear how you can reset your metabolism, boost energy, and break free from the diet cycle for good.
- Amy starts by explaining why most diets fail and why 95% of people regain all their weight within a year.
- Gerianne talks about the unsustainability of the yo-yo diet and how losing weight without strength training means losing both fat and muscle.
- The one thing that will change your weight loss approach. Understand that fat loss is not the same as weight loss. Losing weight means you lose both fat and muscle.
- Gerianne talks about systemic inflammation. This hidden troublemaker at the cellular level is linked to chronic diseases like cancer, heart disease, and diabetes.
- Amy and Gerianne break down the three biggest health troublemakers – systemic inflammation, high blood sugar, and poor digestive health.
- Why high blood sugar is a silent epidemic. Amy shares shocking CDC statistics on prediabetes and its link to future health risks.
- How sugar addiction is fueling chronic diseases in the USA.
- Gerianne shares the key elements of the Metabolic Comeback program. This is a powerful combination of whole-food nutrition and effective strength training.
- Why whole-food nutrition is the foundation of better health. According to Gerianne, eating food in its natural state provides essential nutrients while eliminating harmful additives.
- Learn to simplify healthy eating. Gerianne breaks down whole foods into three macro-categories: proteins, healthy fats, and nutrient-dense carbs.
- Gerianne reveals how the 30-day Metabolic Comeback Challenge can help you fix your relationship with food and reset your metabolism.
- About food villains and why they sabotage your health. Amy explains how processed food, sugar, soy, dairy, and alcohol are blocking your body’s ability to function properly.
- Amy and Gerianne reveal the surprising benefits of clean eating – After 30 days, people naturally crave real food and lose their addiction to processed junk.
- Gerianne shares how eliminating food villains leads to real results. Numerous Exercise Coach clients report weight loss, deeper sleep, higher energy, and a love for cooking real food in just 30 days of clean eating
- Why nutrition alone isn’t enough. Amy explains that nutrition must be combined with strength training to prevent muscle loss during weight loss.
- Gerianne reveals the small shifts in exercise and diet that lead to dramatic improvements in vitality and aging.
- Understand that strength training prevents muscle loss and keeps your metabolism working even while losing weight.
- Amy and Gerianne on why health is more than weight loss--True transformation happens when you build habits that support lifelong nutrition and strength.
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