Ep208: Understanding Burnout-Related Weight Loss Resistance With Megan Brynok, FDN-P

In this episode, Tina speaks with Megan Brynok, a Board Certified Holistic Health Practitioner, and an FDN Practitioner on the Carrots ‘N’ Cake coaching team. She discusses the importance of understanding your body better, especially in relation to stress, burnout, and weight loss. Megan discusses: - What motivated her to become a functional practitioner - Her personal experience with metabolic damage - How stress affects weight gain and weight loss resistance - What burnout feels like and its associated symptoms - What to do when the body stops responding to weight loss efforts - What burnout looks like on functional tests - Actionable steps to start improving your health now - Her advice for staying motivated when progress is slow - How to use cycle syncing to support your fitness goals Apply for functional testing & 1:1 coaching: https://forms.gle/JT74yhBgxQZRQvgZA 5 Why’s Exercise: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1q9v0nwfE8APo4PCHCNWcUubSfXDG1v4rmPT-BROoZpI/edit?usp=sharing Cycle Syncing Masterclass: https://programs.carrotsncake.com/offers/zo9eeghA Connect with Tina Haupert: https://carrotsncake.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/carrotsncake Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carrotsncake YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/carrotsncake Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/carrotsncake/ About Tina Haupert: Tina Haupert is the owner of Carrots ‘N’ Cake as well as a Certified Nutrition Coach and Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner (FDN-P). Tina and her team use functional testing and a personalized approach to nutrition to help women find balance within their diets while achieving their body composition goals. Connect with Megan: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/meganjoy_wellness/ About Megan Brynok: Megan Joy Brynok is a Board Certified Holistic Health Practitioner, Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner, and Founder of “Her Lifestyle Medicine”, where she specializes in hormones, gut health, and metabolic health. She has been a passionate advocate in the health, fitness, and medical space since 2011 serving patients and clients with experience in nursing, ultrasound, personal training, health & nutrition coaching, being on a clinical advisory board to support other practitioners, and even years of bikini bodybuilding competitions. Megan's mission is based in educating and empowering other health-conscious women to take their power back and take control of their health, Megan has coupled her unique story of her own health struggles with her robust education, professional experiences, and her passion for empowering women to embark on what she feels is a necessary and revolutionary movement in women’s health. As a sought-after health expert, her work can be seen in publications such as Authority Magazine, Thrive Global, Women's Health Magazine, amongst many podcasts and virtual health summits.