A Better Way with Kersten Kimura Kersten Kimura

It’s time for another success story!

My guest today is Jerrica Johnson.

Jerrica shares her story about the ups and downs with her health, and one part of this is also gaining and losing weight multiple times.

She tried everything to get her weight down: She eliminated all carbs from her diet, then all meat and eggs: she ate just one meal a day and did water fasts. She also did way too many HIT and cardio workouts, more than what her body was able to recover from.

At first, it “worked” and she lost a lot of weight. But after some time, she started noticing changes like irregular periods, hot flashes, achy joints and weight gain. Eventually, no matter what she tried, she could not lose weight anymore.

Her doctor’s advice was this: She should go on hormone replacement therapy. Jerrica figured that given her age (26), there had to be a better, more natural solution.

After lots of searching and Googling, she came across my YouTube channel and contacted me. That was about 7 months ago.

To her surprise, starting to eat more and starting weight lifting were the solutions to her problems. She is feeling a lot stronger now, her energy is back, she has lost weight and gained a lot of muscle, periods normal again, and she feels like a new person!

I hope you enjoy today’s episode.

Check out Jerrica’s Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/jerrthehooman/

and join our Fit & Fueled facebook group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/3749310108425193) where she has shared her progress many times!



 

Also check out my guide on how to plan out your fat loss for one year. You can find the guide here: https://kerstenkimura.lpages.co/fat-loss-phases/

Join my FREE Facebook group, called Fit & Fueled! I’m going LIVE there every Monday and sharing information that won’t be found anywhere else. Join here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/3749310108425193

Get my free calorie guide called Lean Ladies Calorie, Protein and Workout Guide: https://kerstenkimura.lpages.co/lean-ladies-blueprint/

Check out some inspiring success stories: https://kerstenkimura.com/client-success/

To work with me, fill out the application here: https://kerstenkimura.com/apply

Get in touch with me:

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There are 3 types of personalities when it comes to fitness working out:

1. The one who is obsessed with every workout, can’t miss one, and beats herself up when she doesn’t do everything perfectly.

2. The one who is very inconsistent with workouts, more workouts are missed than done, and she wonders why she is not getting results

3. The one who I call the Middle Ground person — she has a healthy, balanced approach to fitness, she is consistent with her workouts but also knows when to take a break to rest and recover and without any guilt.

Check out today’s episode to learn about each type and see who do you resonate with the most!



 

Also check out my guide on how to plan out your fat loss for one year. You can find the guide here: https://kerstenkimura.lpages.co/fat-loss-phases/

Join my FREE Facebook group, called Fit & Fueled! I’m going LIVE there every Monday and sharing information that won’t be found anywhere else. Join here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/3749310108425193

Get my free calorie guide called Lean Ladies Calorie, Protein and Workout Guide: https://kerstenkimura.lpages.co/lean-ladies-blueprint/

Check out some inspiring success stories: https://kerstenkimura.com/client-success/

To work with me, fill out the application here: https://kerstenkimura.com/apply

Get in touch with me:

Blog: https://kerstenkimura.com/blog

Check out some client success stories: https://kerstenkimura.com/client-success/

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Us women are so used to the message that we have to lose weight, no matter what. We hear it all the time.

But here’s the thing: If you are a woman who is 40 years old or older, you need to stop dieting all the time and start putting much more emphasis on muscle building! Yes, it is true that hormonal shifts after 40 can make maintaining our body composition a bit more difficult, but that also means that there’s even more reason to become very intentional about HOW we treat our bodies. Intense diets and HIT classes are not the way to go about it.

It’s common to say that hormones are wrecking our health and that our metabolism just gets so slow and there’s nothing we can do about it. But it’s not true – we can strength train, and that’s really the most beneficial thing we can do.



Also check out my guide on how to plan out your fat loss for one year. You can find the guide here: https://kerstenkimura.lpages.co/fat-loss-phases/

Join my FREE Facebook group, called Fit & Fueled! I’m going LIVE there every Monday and sharing information that won’t be found anywhere else. Join here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/3749310108425193

Get my free calorie guide called Lean Ladies Calorie, Protein and Workout Guide: https://kerstenkimura.lpages.co/lean-ladies-blueprint/

Check out some inspiring success stories: https://kerstenkimura.com/client-success/

To work with me, fill out the application here: https://kerstenkimura.com/apply

Get in touch with me:

Blog: https://kerstenkimura.com/blog

Check out some client success stories: https://kerstenkimura.com/client-success/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kerstenkimura/

Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/kerstenkimura/

This episode is for more sensitive people who may be impacted by stress stronger than less sensitive people.

The problem is that in our society, the push harder, go faster, do more mentality is glorified, so people think that they need to do all this to be valuable.

So they take on more work responsibilities, more extra tasks for their kids’ school, and when it comes to working out, they think that they need to do MORE to get better results.

But this often leads to burnout!

My message today is this: Just because we can handle all that stress, doesn’t mean that we should take on all that stress because from our health perspective it’s often more than optimal. If you’re a highly sensitive person, you need to find ways to reduce stress, not add more.



Also check out my guide on how to plan out your fat loss for one year. You can find the guide here: https://kerstenkimura.lpages.co/fat-loss-phases/

 

Join my FREE Facebook group, called Fit & Fueled! I’m going LIVE there every Monday and sharing information that won’t be found anywhere else. Join here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/3749310108425193

Get my free calorie guide called Lean Ladies Calorie, Protein and Workout Guide: https://kerstenkimura.lpages.co/lean-ladies-blueprint/

Check out some inspiring success stories: https://kerstenkimura.com/client-success/

To work with me, fill out the application here: https://kerstenkimura.com/apply

Get in touch with me:

Blog: https://kerstenkimura.com/blog

Check out some client success stories: https://kerstenkimura.com/client-success/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kerstenkimura/

Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/kerstenkimura/

Today’s episode is based on questions that I have been receiving from my newer nutrition clients who are just learning about macros. But even if you have been tracking for a while, you may still struggle with accuracy — this episode is for you too!

You’re going to learn:

– Which meals are the easiest to track

– What you should know about packaged foods

– Which are actually high protein foods and which aren’t

– How much real food vs processed foods you should eat

– Why including some sweets into your diet might be a good idea for some people

– Why you always need to log before you eat

– Strategies for not going over your macros even when you eat out.



 

Also check out my guide on how to plan out your fat loss for one year. You can find the guide here: https://kerstenkimura.lpages.co/fat-loss-phases/

Join my FREE Facebook group, called Fit & Fueled! I’m going LIVE there every Monday and sharing information that won’t be found anywhere else. Join here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/3749310108425193

Get my free calorie guide called Lean Ladies Calorie, Protein and Workout Guide: https://kerstenkimura.lpages.co/lean-ladies-blueprint/

Check out some inspiring success stories: https://kerstenkimura.com/client-success/

To work with me, fill out the application here: https://kerstenkimura.com/apply

Get in touch with me:

Blog: https://kerstenkimura.com/blog

Check out some client success stories: https://kerstenkimura.com/client-success/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kerstenkimura/

Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/kerstenkimura/

Today’s episode is a very special and near and dear to my heart.

My guest Amanda and I met in group coaching for people experiencing Mindbody symptoms – also know as TMS. This is a condition where pain or other chronic symptoms are not caused by physical problem but they originate from a heightened nervous system and stressed brain.

Amanda experienced a variety of symptoms, from different pains to double vision to chronic fatigue. They took 13 years of her life and at times she was bedridden, unable to leave her house.

During these times, she felt helpless and hopeless, but she kept searching for solutions. Until one day she came across the concept of MindBody syndrome or TMS, and this is where her recovery started. There was NEVER anything wrong with her physical body.

In this interview, you learn:

– The story of her mysterious symptoms and fatigue

– How she learned about TMS and started using the MindBody tools to overcome her symptoms

– When she started to feel better, she started eating a lot more — and gained weight

– How she got started with strength training and signed up for nutrition coaching with me

– The amazing results she has seen — not only physically but also (and perhaps more importantly!) mentally.

Her transformation has been truly amazing and I could not be happier for her. Amanda’s story is also a great testament to the fact that strength training is an incredible empowerment building tool for sensitive people!

Here are the TMS coaches who have helped both of us and who we mentioned in today’s episode:

Nichole Sachs: https://www.instagram.com/nicolesachslcsw/

Alan Gordon: https://www.instagram.com/alantgordon/ and https://www.instagram.com/painreprocessingtherapy/

Dan Buglio: https://www.youtube.com/@PainFreeYou

Jim Prussack: https://www.youtube.com/@healingchronicpain-thepain3727



Also check out my guide on how to plan out your fat loss for one year. You can find the guide here: https://kerstenkimura.lpages.co/fat-loss-phases/

Join my FREE Facebook group, called Fit & Fueled! I’m going LIVE there every Monday and sharing information that won’t be found anywhere else. Join here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/3749310108425193

Get my free calorie guide called Lean Ladies Calorie, Protein and Workout Guide: https://kerstenkimura.lpages.co/lean-ladies-blueprint/

Check out some inspiring success stories: https://kerstenkimura.com/client-success/

To work with me, fill out the application here: https://kerstenkimura.com/apply

Get in touch with me:

Blog: https://kerstenkimura.com/blog

Check out some client success stories: https://kerstenkimura.com/client-success/

Instagram: https://www.