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Just One More Cookie
by Amy Kochek
Health is so much more than exercise and eating right - it is all encompassing and all-consuming. And after losing 175 pounds combined, Amy and Abby Kochek are sharing what they’ve learned on their own health journeys. Covering topics from emotional eating to creating healthy routines, this podcast is for anyone that is still on their journey and looking for community, laughter, and practical strategies to become your best self.
Episodes
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The "Why" Behind Health
Sometimes our health goals can be centered around our trauma or experiences we had that made us feel "less than" because of our weight. But when you discover a "why" behind your health journey that is completely connected to you, the ups and downs become more bearable. Not only that, you remove...
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Back to the Basics
Maybe we don't need another program, another pill, another jump start, another expert. Maybe we need to learn the voice of our own bodies. We've made this journey really complicated. Perhaps the answer is in the basics. So, we talk about what getting back to the basics looks like for us. What…
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Disordered Eating and Emotions
Food is an addiction, especially when it's used to mask something in our lives or when we use it as a way to avoid our emotions. Amy knows firsthand the damage this can cause after struggling with bulimia for 10 years. In this episode, we dive into some stories about how Amy's eating disorder…
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You Belong
When you are on a health journey, there are times when you will feel inadequate to your "healthier" counterparts. This can happen when you go to the gym, buy clothes, eat out at a restaurant, etc. In this episode, we talk specifically about the insecurities of walking into a gym and how to…
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Build Your Health Community
It's hard to go it alone, especially on your health journey. So, how do you go about building your ideal community that supports and encourages you along the way? That's what we dive into on this episode. Also, you get a sneak peak into our weekly health calls and we give you some ideas on how to...
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The Trap of Weight Maintenance
For many of us, the BMI has been the guiding light leading us to the weight goal promised land. And we look at the people in the promised land and think, "If only I could get there I would be happier, prettier, fulfilled, etc." But as we hear from people who have achieved their weight loss goals,...
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Body Positivity Movement - Is it Helping or Hurting?
The body positivity movement is a relatively new group, which has sparked many debates and brought to the forefront many voices with different opinions of what "body positivity" really means. In this episode, we talk about the movement itself and then veer off into a journey of talking about our...
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Clean Plate, Fresh Slate - feat. Christine Preston
An area of health that many people struggle with is nutrition. We live in a world with delicious food options everywhere. And the majority of the time, our favorite food choices aren't the healthiest for us. So, when we start making the choice to change our eating habits, we think this means we...
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Reset to Goal Set
We get it - 2020 sucked for a lot of people. But, that doesn't mean we should live in regret and leave all the lessons and growth that may have occurred during 2020. With every resolution and desire for change that you've established for 2021, you must match it with real, measurable goals....
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Choose Plans Not Fads
As we approach a new year - 2021 is sure to introduce new fad diets promising: Quick Easy Results. But the reality is, most fad diets punish your body and put you in a cycle of short term results that you won't be able to sustain. At the same time, they can increase your feelings of guilt and...
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Surviving the Holidays
It's the most wonderful (anxiety-ridden, stressful, gluttonous, goal destroying, overwhelming) time of the year. If you have made any type of health goal, whether that be to lose weight or maintain healthy habits, the holidays can be the perfect time to get off track and never get back on until…
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Just Say NO!
Such a simple word but a word that has so much power. Yet, it's a word that some of us struggle to say. And the result can be resentment, overcommitting ourselves, and living in constant guilt. There are times when we face so many struggles because of the weight of responsibilities on our...
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Health and Fitness at Any Age
With each decade, and sometimes with each year, our bodies drastically change. And because of this, what was once easy or manageable feels like it's impossible. Heath and fitness can get tricky as we age. Hormones, injuries, health issues, apathy, and the amount of work we have to put in can seem...
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Baby Steps - The Cure for Overwhelm
Life can come at us in waves - and we can feel like we are drowning. This is especially true for our weight loss journey. Meal plans, exercise, kale, oh my! When we look at the whole journey, we can get overwhelmed, but when we take baby steps, changes can be easier and stick longer. In this...
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Paying the Price of Excuses
We know we should be doing it. We know that I life would change if we would do it. But, for some reason, we don't. And that reason is, excuses. We all have them. And for most of us, we've got some pretty good ones that are completely valid. But on the other side of excuses is the life that we...
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Healing Family Relationships
Hurt is inevitable, especially when that hurt comes from family members. What we don't realize is, holding on to hurt can turn into anger and bitterness. And the long term effects go beyond just impacting your relationships and how you feel about yourself and the world around you. Bitterness and...
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Break the Cycle of Obesity
There are millions of children that are suffering from obesity. And, maybe we just shrug that number off and think, "They'll grow out of it." But what many, especially parents, don't understand is the emotional and physical consequences of childhood obesity that may follow your child into...
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Permission to sleep more - A LOT more
It's one of the most ignored elements of a healthy lifestyle . . . SLEEP. Many of us have created a habit of neglecting a healthy sleep pattern because: 1. We don't know what that looks like for us. 2. We've trained our bodies to survive off of minimal sleep. 3. We haven't created a night time...
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Building Body Confidence
Most of our insecurities weren’t given to us at birth. In fact, many of us spent our younger years in a state of confident bliss. We were wonderful, the world around us was wonderful, and we didn’t know any different. And then we started to take on insecurities based on ridicule, others’…
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The Weight of Stress
Chronic stress seems like a state that many of us have resigned ourselves to accept. And while stress is a reality, staying in that state can have short term and long term health conditions. So why do we stay in survival mode as stress attacks our mental and physical health? Why do we ignore the...
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Let’s Get Physical
In most cases, we don't need to be convinced about the benefits of daily exercise. And yet, many of us don't have a regular exercise routine incorporated into our daily health journey. In this week's episode, we are talking about some of the trauma and habits we hold on to that are keeping us…
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I Get So Emotional Eating
Emotions are tricky. Especially when your kitchen cabinets are filled with sweet and salty snacks and all things sugar and carbs. Many times, it is much easier to eat than deal with uncomfortable emotions that seem to overwhelm our minds and bodies . So we eat and then are met with the same...
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Coping With Plateaus Without Self Sabotage
The honeymoon stage of a new health journey can be exciting. The results are evident, you're getting compliments, and hope is easily accessible. Then, something changes. The weight stops coming off, the gains are at a standstill, your body isn't responding to your efforts, and you are left with...
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The Balance Between Discipline and Grace
It's one of those words that carries quite a punch. Discipline can be a tool in weight loss that we know about but we struggle to implement it. In this episode, we break down the obstacles to discipline and how to overcome them. If you are looking for results, even in difficult times, this…
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The Turning Point
For most people, it is a moment or a series of events that leads them to a turning point in their lives. This is true for your health journey. Amy and Abby share their own personal turning points that started them on their health journey and encourage those that are at different stages of their…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Health is so much more than exercise and eating right - it is all encompassing and all-consuming. And after losing 175 pounds combined, Amy and Abby Kochek are sharing what they’ve learned on their own health journeys. Covering topics from emotional eating to creating healthy routines, this podcast is for anyone that is still on their journey and looking for community, laughter, and practical strategies to become your best self.
HOSTED BY
Amy Kochek
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Health is so much more than exercise and eating right - it is all encompassing and all-consuming. And after losing 175 pounds combined, Amy and Abby Kochek are sharing what they’ve learned on their own health journeys. Covering topics from emotional eating to creating healthy routines, this podcast...
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