The Fit Nurse Diaries

The Fit Nurse HOTSEAT: Behind every coach in the Fit Nurse Movement is a story you would never guess from the photos. In this hot-seat episode, Courtney pulls four of her coaches into the chair and asks powerful questions about transformation, resilience, and what it really takes to become your 2.0 version.As you’ll soon discover, these women are not Fit Nurse Movement coaches because their journeys were perfect. They’re coaches because they lived the struggle, chose themselves, and now help other women do the same.Tune in to hear about: 🩷Why your fitness journey does not need to be perfect to be successful🩷How nurses and busy women can lose weight while working long shifts🩷Why self-talk, confidence, and identity are key parts of transformation🩷How to rebuild your life after grief, trauma, burnout, or rock bottom🩷How strength training, nutrition, and accountability can change your life🩷What it means to become your “2.0” version🩷Why putting yourself first is not selfish… it is necessary🩷Why the FitNurse Movement is about so much more than fat lossKey Moments:00:00:00 Intro00:03:20 Pulmonary Embolism Story00:07:00 Talk To Yourself Kindly00:10:00 80-Pound Loss00:14:00 Cat Takes The Seat00:17:00 Surviving Abusive Marriage00:18:40 Loving Alan Through Cancer00:25:40 Golden Retriever Myth00:30:20 COVID Nursing Broke Her00:32:40 Rock Bottom Is Foundation00:43:40 Lowest Moment00:47:40 Transformation Story00:52:20 Choose You Always-🩷Connect With Me🩷https://www.instagram.com/thefitnursemovement/https://www.instagram.com/courtneymarybb/-🩷About The Fit Nurse Movement🩷The Fit Nurse Diaries Podcast is brought to you by The Fit Nurse Movement - the only fitness and weight loss coaching program made specifically for nurses, by a nurse. It’s designed to help you feel strong, sexy, and energised even on your busiest shift weeks.-🩷Join the Fit Nurse Movement today🩷https://thefitnursemovement.com/bc-joinnow891392

Most nurses’ fitness journeys die in the first month. Work gets busy, someone needs you, or maybe an injury hits. Before long, you quit.This episode shows you how to break that loop for good.In this episode of The Fit Nurse Diaries, Courtney Brooks shares 12 years of real lessons on weight loss, mindset, and building a healthy lifestyle that lasts. You’ll hear how Courtney went from failing classes to going pro on a bikini stage. How she kept training after her mom passed. And how she built the Fit Nurse movement out of grief and used the gym to heal.She also breaks down why cutting and bulking keeps you stuck, why the ‘boring basics’ beat every fancy plan, and why a fresh identity is the secret key to fat loss, body confidence, and lasting change.Tune in to hear about: 🩷The one defining moment that ended Courtney's old life for good🩷How to keep training when life hits hard, grief, work, family, or injury🩷Why slow results are not actually failure, instead they’re a signal that you’re on track🩷The one habit that beats every cutting and bulking plan🩷How to use the gym to heal, not just to lose weight🩷The mindset shift that took Courtney from losing on stage to going pro🩷The four basic habits that build a fit nurse lifestyle for lifeKey Moments:00:00:00 Intro00:03:30 Hot chocolate dinners00:05:00 Sick of myself moment00:06:40 Laying the bricks daily00:08:00 Identity shift required00:09:20 First competition heartbreak00:11:30 Going pro00:12:40 Losing mom00:15:00 Meeting my mindset coach00:17:20 The birth of Fit Nurse00:18:40 Skip the fancy stuff00:20:00 Same path equals same outcome-🩷Connect With Me🩷https://www.instagram.com/thefitnursemovement/https://www.instagram.com/courtneymarybb/-🩷About The Fit Nurse Movement🩷The Fit Nurse Diaries Podcast is brought to you by The Fit Nurse Movement - the only fitness and weight loss coaching program made specifically for nurses, by a nurse. It’s designed to help you feel strong, sexy, and energised even on your busiest shift weeks.-🩷Join the Fit Nurse Movement today🩷https://thefitnursemovement.com/bc-joinnow891392 -🩷Connect With Me🩷https://www.instagram.com/thefitnursemovement/https://www.instagram.com/courtneymarybb/-🩷About The Fit Nurse Movement🩷The Fit Nurse Diaries Podcast is brought to you by The Fit Nurse Movement - the only fitness and weight loss coaching program made specifically for nurses, by a nurse. It’s designed to help you feel strong, sexy, and energised even on your busiest shift weeks.-🩷Join the Fit Nurse Movement today🩷https://thefitnursemovement.com/bc-joinnow891392

Being a fit nurse is less about restriction, skipped meals, or saying no to every birthday - and more about building a sustainable fitness lifestyle. One that works for busy nurses who juggle shifts, workouts, steps, eating out, and a full social life.This episode of The Fit Nurse Diaries shows you how fitness for nurses can be a real lifestyle... Instead of another short phase that only works when life is quiet.Using my partners birthday as a real example, you’ll learn how to enjoy life and have a healthy a body.Because the truth is - you do not have to pick between being fit and having a life. You can have both.In this episode, you’ll discover:🩷 How to make fitness fit your nurse life instead of building your life around a strict diet🩷 The number one key to staying consistent on long shifts (it’s not what you think)🩷 The sneaky ‘front-loading’ technique that forces you to be more consistent the entire week🩷 How to enjoy cake, eating out, and time with friends with zero guilt🩷 Tips to balance nursing shifts, workouts, and social events🩷 How to actually plan ahead to stay on track during birthdays, dinners, and busy weeks🩷 The "four-burner" method that helps you focus on the habit you struggle with mostKey Moments:00:00:00 Intro00:00:43 Mindset shift for nurses00:01:33 The four-burner stove method00:02:48 Planning around weekend events00:03:42 Early week front-load00:04:40 Flexibility with food and nights00:05:30 Lean choices at restaurants00:06:00 Future-pacing your 2.0 self00:06:45 Vlog-🩷Connect With Me🩷https://www.instagram.com/thefitnursemovement/https://www.instagram.com/courtneymarybb/-🩷About The Fit Nurse Movement🩷The Fit Nurse Diaries Podcast is brought to you by The Fit Nurse Movement - the only fitness and weight loss coaching program made specifically for nurses, by a nurse. It’s designed to help you feel strong, sexy, and energised even on your busiest shift weeks.-🩷Join the Fit Nurse Movement today🩷https://thefitnursemovement.com/bc-joinnow891392

If you're a nurse who struggles with body image, gym confidence, dating rejection, or constantly chasing validation - this episode of The Fit Nurse Diaries shows you where real self-worth actually comes from.(Hint: it's not your body, the scale, or someone choosing you).Courtney sits down with Fit Nurse Movement coach Elise to unpack women's confidence, body image, and self-worth - plus the internal work every nurse needs to actually feel good in her own skin.This one's for any woman who's stood in front of the mirror and thought, "I’m not good enough," scrolled Instagram and felt small, or read a rejection text and immediately blamed her body.Courtney and Elise get real about their own bodybuilding competition days, the social media comparison trap, and dating insecurity that follows so many high-achieving women - especially nurses.Then they break down what it actually takes to step into authentic confidence.Tune in to hear about:🩷 Why looking fit doesn't always mean you feel confident🩷 How comparison wrecks women's body image and self-worth🩷 The link between confidence, fitness, dating, and relationships🩷 Why dating rejection doesn't define your beauty or value🩷 How childhood beliefs quietly shape adult confidence🩷 Why internal healing is the missing piece in your fitness journey🩷 How self-sabotage shows up in your health, body, and career as a nurseKey Moments:00:00:00 Intro00:01:02 Welcome Coach Elise00:02:23 Confident Body But Empty Inside00:04:50 Where Comparison Starts00:06:50 Awareness Killed My Confidence00:09:20 Dating And Rejection00:11:50 How The Internal Fixes The External00:15:20 Stay In Your Own Lane00:18:50 Three Things I Love00:22:20 The Self-Sabotage Spiral00:27:20 The Missing Piece00:30:50 Need Versus Choose00:34:20 Become Your 2.0 Self-🩷Connect With Me🩷https://www.instagram.com/thefitnursemovement/https://www.instagram.com/courtneymarybb/-🩷About The Fit Nurse Movement🩷The Fit Nurse Diaries Podcast is brought to you by The Fit Nurse Movement - the only fitness and weight loss coaching program made specifically for nurses, by a nurse. It’s designed to help you feel strong, sexy, and energised even on your busiest shift weeks.-🩷Join the Fit Nurse Movement today🩷https://thefitnursemovement.com/bc-joinnow891392

You can go on vacation, eat out, enjoy the food, and still feel confident in your body. In this episode of The Fit Nurse Diaries, Courtney breaks down how she navigated eating in Thailand using flexible dieting, balanced meals, protein-first choices, and sustainable weight loss habits - without falling into the restrict-and-binge cycle.This episode is all about building a sustainable lifestyle as a nurse, instead of relying on restriction, strict meal plans, or the “I’ll restart Monday” mindset. You’ll learn how to eat healthy on vacation, make better restaurant choices, prioritize protein, understand portions, and use flexible dieting - so you can feel confident, energized, and proud of your choices.If you’ve ever struggled with food guilt, overeating after restriction, bloating on vacation, or feeling like you’ve “fallen off track,” this episode will help you shift your mindset and build habits that actually last.In this episode, you’ll learn:🩷How to eat healthy on vacation without feeling restricted🩷Why extreme dieting often leads to overeating and guilt🩷What to look for when ordering meals at restaurants🩷Simple restaurant swaps that support your fitness goals🩷How to stay consistent with workouts, steps, and nutrition while traveling🩷How to stop the restrict-and-binge cycle🩷The “four girlfriend method” for building balanced meal while travelingKey Moments:00:00:00 Intro00:01:20 Lifestyle over restriction00:04:40 The feast trap00:11:20 The Four Girlfriend Method00:14:20 Smart restaurant swaps00:17:40 The 80/20 diet00:21:00 Protein every meal00:24:00 Built to last-🩷Connect With Me🩷https://www.instagram.com/thefitnursemovement/https://www.instagram.com/courtneymarybb/-🩷About The Fit Nurse Movement🩷The Fit Nurse Diaries Podcast is brought to you by The Fit Nurse Movement - the only fitness and weight loss coaching program made specifically for nurses, by a nurse. It’s designed to help you feel strong, sexy, and energised even on your busiest shift weeks.-🩷Join the Fit Nurse Movement today🩷https://thefitnursemovement.com/bc-joinnow891392

Welcome to the very first episode of the Fit Nurse Diaries podcast.I'm Courtney Brooks, and this is the origin story behind a community now serving 230+ active nurses who refused to trade their health for their nursing career.Today I'm sharing the full arc, including travel nursing through COVID, five night shifts a week on a locked-down unit, and the hour commute each way.You'll also hear about the weight gain that followed and the coach who handed me a 14-exercise fitness plan, a 2-hour workout, and zero understanding of what a real nurse's shift looks like.Then I walk you through exactly how I rebuilt a simple, sustainable plan that actually works for busy nurses.If you're a nurse who feels burnt out, exhausted on your days off, or like you barely recognize yourself in the mirror, this episode is for you.Hit play, hit follow, and let's change what being a healthy nurse actually looks like.Tune in to hear about:🩷 Why nurse burnout isn't just physical (and how it quietly impacts your identity)🩷 The reality of balancing fitness and nutrition with 12-hour shifts and high stress🩷 What happens when traditional fitness advice doesn't fit a nurse's lifestyle🩷 The shift from relying on motivation to building sustainable healthy habits🩷 How small, realistic changes rebuild your energy and confidence over time🩷 The role of mindset, support, and environment in long-term weight loss🩷 Why taking care of yourself actually makes you a better nurse, never worseKey Moments:00:00:00 Intro00:03:20 Travel nursing during COVID00:06:40 Rock bottom in the mirror00:10:00 Building my own plan00:13:20 Results change everything00:16:30 The calling answers back00:19:40 The podcast missionIf this episode resonates, make sure to subscribe and follow along each week for more real talk on fitness, health, and life as a nurse.-🩷Connect With Me🩷https://www.instagram.com/thefitnursemovement/https://www.instagram.com/courtneymarybb/-🩷About The Fit Nurse Movement🩷The Fit Nurse Diaries Podcast is brought to you by The Fit Nurse Movement - the only fitness and weight loss coaching program made specifically for nurses, by a nurse. It’s designed to help you feel strong, sexy, and energised even on your busiest shift weeks.-🩷Join the Fit Nurse Movement today🩷https://thefitnursemovement.com/bc-joinnow891392

If you're a nurse who feels exhausted, bloated, and disconnected from your body… you just found the fitness podcast for nurses that changes everything.Right now, more nurses than ever are dealing with burnout, weight gain, long shifts, and the pressure to "have it all together." But behind the scenes, our health keeps slipping. And nobody in the fitness world is really talking about it.The Fitness Nurse Diaries Podcast is hosted by me, Courtney Brooks. I’m the founder of The Fit Nurse Movement and a former nurse who struggled with my own weight, energy, and confidence while working the floor. I tried every diet, hired coaches and nothing stuck. Because as you’ll discover, none of it was built for nurses.In each episode of this podcast for nurses, I share the real stuff most nurses experience but rarely say out loud. Things like night shift weight gain, bone-deep exhaustion on your days off and the "fraud feeling" when your habits don't match the advice you give your patients. You’ll also hear about the chaos of travel nursing and eating out on the road.And let me be clear here - I won’t be sharing yet another strict diet or unrealistic routine, because those don't work for shift workers. If you want to feel confident, energized, and in control of your health again without sacrificing your nursing career, hit subscribe. Then come find me on Instagram at @thefitnursemovement and DM me your biggest struggle. I read every message, and yours might get featured on an upcoming episode.-🩷Connect With Me🩷https://www.instagram.com/thefitnursemovement/https://www.instagram.com/courtneymarybb/-🩷About The Fit Nurse Movement🩷The Fit Nurse Diaries Podcast is brought to you by The Fit Nurse Movement - the only fitness and weight loss coaching program made specifically for nurses, by a nurse. It’s designed to help you feel strong, sexy, and energised even on your busiest shift weeks.-🩷Join the Fit Nurse Movement today🩷https://thefitnursemovement.com/bc-joinnow891392