On this episode of the Calorie Conundrum podcast Coach Strick explains what the Calorie Conundrum is and gives multiple examples. He shows how instead of blaming his clients for their failed weight loss attempts he asked better questions. These questions paired with more and more new information are causing us to rethink the conventional calories in vs calories out model.  After discussing the Calorie Conundrum Coach Strick gives a brief summary of season 3 which included... Episode 41 -...

On today’s episode we have Dawn Cuckow.  Dawn struggled with her own issues with disordered eating but it was her debilitating PMS pain that sent her searching for answers. After finding out that when she changed her nutrition, she was able to completely eliminated her PMS pain Dawn changed careers.  Dawn is now a nutritional therapist, weight loss coach, and bestselling author of the book “The Body Effect”. Her method gets to the root causes of why your body is blocking your weight loss, so...

On today's episode Coach Strick sits down with founder of the Institute for the Psychology of Eating Marc David.  Marc is a nutrition expert, consultant, speaker, and host of the Psychology of Eating podcast. He is also the author of the bestselling books Nourishing Wisdom: A Mind Body Approach to Nutrition and Well-Being and The Slow Down Diet: Eating for Pleasure, Energy, and Weight Loss.  Marc was able to call upon his years of experience and knowledge to create The Institute for the...

On today’s episode we have hormone and fat loss specialist Tanya Pennington-Miller. She is the founder of Nourish to Thrive her remote nutritional therapy practice that helps woman across the country lose stubborn weight by balancing their hormones through nutrition and lab testing. Tanya is a functional nutritional therapy practitioner that has competed in national figure competitions and Crossfit competitions in the past and stays active by running Spartan Races and riding mountain and dirt...

Fasten your seatbelt as our guest Leslie Davis takes us on a journey of weight loss and self discovery. In her book "You Can't Eat Love" Leslie has many helpful analogies relating weight loss with a road trip and shares many of those in today's episode.  Weight loss can be a struggle and as Leslie says “When you hit a traffic jam in life don’t park your car, don’t get out, don’t walk home.” So, sit back, relax, and get ready to take this journey with your very best friend in the whole wide...

If you have listened to this podcast in the past, you know that we often discuss many of the things that affect your weight loss other than the traditional calories in calories out philosophy.  Things like your sleep, food quality, toxins, and your microbiome. But today I would like to talk about how to use some of the more traditional weight loss tools in more holistic ways.  On today's episode Coach Strick discusses 7 free or cheap weight loss resources. 

Jenn is a Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner that supports busy, health-minded professionals in taking back control of their health by giving them access to the right lab tests and resources so they can find the missing pieces of their health puzzle.  Using her vast experience in fitness training and health coaching which include overcoming her own health challenges Jenn creates personalized health-rebuilding programs for clients that are realistic and sustainable for long-lasting...

On today’s show we have the Trainer’s trainer Kiki Smith. Kiki is a self-proclaimed carb queen with over 20 years in the fitness industry and has help countless women over 40 lose weight. She is the creator of the website eatmore2weighless.com and host of The diet rebel method with Kiki Smith Podcast.  Coach Strick and Kiki discussed not so popular methods to lose weight including weight training, eating more, reducing cardio, and even bulking up! Listen in and see how your weight loss...

I would first like to thank all the guests that have made this podcast possible. Sharing our stories and lessons learned we can help others who may otherwise struggle for years and not know there may be solutions to their problems. I would also like to thank the listeners of the Calorie Conundrum Podcast. This podcast has been quite a bit of work to put together and it would all be wasted effort if there were nobody to listen to this information. Because of this I would also like to ask a...

Listen as Detox expert Wendy Myers talks about the chemical and metal toxins that are in our environment and why it is important to avoid and detox them. Wendy is founder of MyersDetox.com. She is a heavy metals detox expert and functional diagnostic nutritionist in Los Angeles, CA. She is the #1 bestselling author of Limitless Energy: How to Detox Toxic Metals to End Exhaustion and Chronic Fatigue. Wendy hosts the Myers Detox Podcast about all things related to detox. She’s passionate...

On today's episode we sit down with Amaya Shiva CEO of Siddha Labs to discuss Ayurveda and your health. Amaya was inspired to help others on their journey to Higher Wellness and Purpose after her own tremendous transformation through Āyurveda and emotional repatterning. She used to suffer from dis-ease that left her barely able to walk for weeks for over 15 years and lived in constant stress and anxiety. This led her to the relentless investigation of all things medicine and, eventually,...

Kayla was an obese mom of three, when in 2014, she was tagged in a photograph on Facebook, and could barely recognized herself.  Tired of riding the weight loss roller coaster, she decided to figure out once and for all how to lose the weight and keep it off, eating whatever foods she wanted. She eventually found success with intermittent fasting, and after maintaining her initial weight loss for about a year, she started her Youtube channel, Six Miles to Supper, which has since grown to over...

Listen as Coach Strick sits down with Olivia Estela of LivFitFuel to discuss what it means to be a coach and how using small steps in her coaching programs are getting big results for her clients. Olivia Estela is a Harvard Graduate and the CEO and Founder of LivFitFuel, LLC. Since 2017 Olivia and her LIVFITFUEL programs have helped 100’s of women experience life-changing health and body transformations. Her secret? Proven, research-driven methods that continue to work with tens of...

In this episode of the calorie conundrum podcast Coach Strick interviews Berna Khoury better known as Your Wellness Detective on Instagram. We talk about Berna's health history and how it lead to her pursuing a career as a health coach. These issues although common are not normal and Berna intuitively knew this and began searching for the answers to her health problems. Her search led her to Functional Diagnostic Nutrition (FDN) where with the help of another health coach and was able to find...

Listen is as Coach Strick explains why he believes the Calorie Conundrum Podcast is a Champion for Weight Loss.

On today's episode Coach Strick sits down with Australian born social media influencer Laura Lux. They dive into the body and food issues Laura has experienced through the years and some she is still dealing with today. Laura has a unique perspective because she was a social media influencer before being a social media influencer was a thing but she still dealt with some of the same issues girls are dealing with today. Listen in and notice if you have any of the same food or body issues Laura...

How would you feel if the food you know is not good for you was invisible? In this episode of the Calorie Conundrum Podcast Coach Strick talks about his ideas of having core values around food and shares a blog post from 10 years ago titled The Invisible Soda. Listen to this short episode and think about some foods that would benefit your health if they were invisible. 

On today's episode Coach Strick critiques the famous trainer and t.v. star Jillian Michael's weight loss philosophy. In this one 12 min video on Youtube which has over 350,000 views Coach Strick finds many issues and explains them all in this episode. By the end of this episode you will have a more clear understanding of what we mean by Calorie Conundrum. 

Lara Adler is an environmental toxins expert and educator and certified holistic health coach. She has spent her career studying and researching what she believes is the biggest missing piece of the health and wellness puzzle, environmental toxins. She works now to help educate other professionals and the public around this topic. In this podcast we talk about some common environmental toxins, where they are found, how they affect your health, and what to do about them. We also discuss...

The If It Fits Your Macros Diet or IIFYM for short took the diet scene by storm a few years back. The basic premise of the IIFYM Diet is that you can eat whatever you want and nothing is off limits as long as you hit your Macros for the day. Yes you can make your cake and eat it too, but before you do listen in as Coach Strick discusses The 3 Problems with the IIFYM diet.

In each episode of the Calorie Conundrum Podcast there are some golden nuggets of information and this episode was no exception. Chef Pasquale talked about the quality and the preparation of food and how important that is, he discussed the importance of knowing what is in the food you are eating, and how sugar is addicting. He also hit on one the topics that I am very passionate about and is what I call having nutrition core values or core values around the food you consume. Listen in as Chef...

On today's episode of the Calorie Conundrum Podcast Coach Strick sits down with wellness coach Chris James.  Chris is a self-taught holistic wellness coach and creator of "A Healthy Alternative" wellness brand. With over 140k followers, Chris teaches others how to heal using the body's natural resources. Chris believes that water fasting should be at the epicenter of one's wellness journey.  Through personal experimentation and documentation, he shows others how to perform fasting safely and...

Do you have questions about your health and weight loss? If you are like most people you are probably overwhelmed with the amount information about health and weight loss available today.  Questions like... What diet should I follow? How many calories should I consume?  How many steps should I get a day?  Should I do a detox? Should I take supplements?  Should I meditate? Should I try fasting? Should I buy a peloton?  Coach Strick answers all these question in this episode of the...

In this episode Coach Strick sits down with author and long time vegan Chef AJ. As the first Vegan on the show she brings many new ideas that can help you achieve the health and body you desire. Information about nutrient density, the perils of process food, and ideas on how to make a healthy diet work for you.  Chef AJ has experienced a wide range of food related health problems to include: being an overweight child, dealing with eating disorders, being a fat vegan, and finally shunning...