Boot Camp Challenge Lori Patterson

Hi, my friends, I hope you are having a most awesome day!
Guess who’s back in the house? Our very own mental health guru and BCC legend, Kayla Burton! It’s like a family reunion, and everyone’s invited!
Kayla’s been part of our BCC fitfam for over two decades now. She’s not just an alum; she’s a full-blown LPC and with her own practice, Burton Counseling, LLC. Talk about an overachiever! 😊
In our latest pod, we tackle the notorious seasonal depression – yep, the one with a fancy name, Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). And we’re diving deep.
We’ll be deciphering the fine line between the Winter Blues and SAD like we’re on some kind of emotional CSI mission. And Kalya’s got the lowdown on recognizing those tricky warning signs.
And hold on to your sunlamps cuz we’re uncovering the ultimate mystery; how to start asking those big questions, and guess what? It starts with Y-O-U. Yep, you heard that right. You’re gonna have to spend some quality time with yourself.
If that’s not enough, Kalya’s sharing with us some awesome resources and tips on finding your own therapist. Plus, she says we all need a vacation. Oh, yes, please!
Thank you, as always, for your brilliant suggestions and questions. You are so wicked smart!
Love you,
Lors
xoxo

Hi, my friends, I hope you are having a most awesome day!
I invited back one of our most favorite guests, Abby Langer, a Toronto-based registered dietitian and the author of the best-selling book, Good Food, Bad Diet. 
If you haven’t met Abby yet, here’s a quick rundown;
-    She is the author of the bestselling book, Good Food, Bad Diet.   
-    She is a total gangsta when it comes to myth-busting. Like straight up in her blogs, on her social media, in the national news organization, and on our podcast. She has no problem calling out the charlatans and dares us to look at the truth. #truthteller
-    She’s funny and wicked smart. And she cusses, which makes me laugh.
Here are some of the topics we covered in this episode;
-    Gut health (yep, those supplements are a LIE).
-    Diet Coke will kill you (again, another LIE).
-    Can you get enough estrogen from food (nope!).
We also talk about the new weight loss drugs (Wegovy and Mounjaro) and how they are changing the world, how changing your diet is so much more than just changing your food, and loads more.  
If you have any time, I would LOVE for you to listen to Abby. I am so excited to share her knowledge, education, and her sense of humor with you. She is amazeballs!
One more thing, please continue to send me your ideas, comments, and suggestions (Abby Langer was one of them!). YOU are why I do what I do.
Love you,
Lors
xoxo
PS: If you want to follow Abby on social, her Instagram is @langernutrition, Twitter - @langernutrition, Facebook – Abby Langer Nutrition.

Tony contracted the Covid virus on Christmas Day, 2020. And seven months later is still dealing with lingering side effects.
Fatigue, check.
Heavy legs, check.
Head full of pressure, check.
Itchy skin, check.
Brain fog, check.
Loss of taste and smell, check.
The list goes on…
Until yesterday. Seven months later as fast as he lost it, it came back. 206 days later.
And it was so emotional. We laughed and we cried. And ran around smelling all the things. And tasting all the things. And then smelling all the things again.
And, if you know my husband, I give you zero guesses on his first meal. Yep, it was pizza.
It was a pretty amazing day.
And as we were talking throughout the day, I asked him what was the one thing that got through all those long months. He said hope.
So, I asked him if we would join me on a podcast to share his story with you and to hopefully, bring YOU hope.
And, he said yes. Cuz he’s awesome like that.
So, grab your coffee, wine, or your running shoes and hit play.
One more thing, if you are still struggling with Covid, keep the hope. We feel you and we are praying for you.
Again, so appreciate you taking the time to listen to our podcasts and share your thoughts, ideas, and comments. And, if you have any topics, you would like us to discuss in future podcasts, please email me and let me know. The best ideas always come from you.
Much love,
Lors and Tony

You can’t cheat sleep.
Over the years, we’ve learned to sacrifice sleep. I’ll just stay up later, I’ll wake up earlier…
But, you’re actually sacrificing so much more than your sleep. By shortchanging your sleep, you are compromising:
Your mood
Your performance
Your hormonal balance
Even your immunity
And, so much more…
We sat down and talked with Dr. Joseph Ojile of the Clayton Sleep Institute in St. Louis and learned some things that will change the way you think about sleep.
First, start thinking of sleep as a pitcher of water.
When you go to sleep at night, your pitcher is empty. While you sleep, you are filling up that pitcher with water, or energy.
As you go throughout your day, you are emptying out that pitcher.
If you are sleep deprived, you are pouring from an empty cup.
If you are constantly moving around your sleep/wake times, your hormones can’t keep up. They’re misaligned. It’s as if you got on a plane and flew to Paris. You’ve effectively given yourself jet lag and you didn’t even get to see the Eiffel Tower.
Dr. Ojile gave us so much great intel, including:
The positive results they’ve seen from low dose melatonin (Exactly how much to take and when to take it) How sleep and weight loss are related How much sleep you need (it’s written in your genetic code) What to do when stressors wake you up in the middle of the night AND, you know what's crazy? Most of us are doing the exact OPPOSITE of what we need to be doing and, in effect, we are training our brain to continue to keep waking us up in the middle of the night.
While 2020 has been a challenging year, many people have used it to really dig down into better sleep habits, exploring what works best for them. Don’t expect bad sleep habits to be fixed overnight. Just like with exercise and diet, it takes consistency and stability.
We’ve jam-packed all this intel and more into this podcast for you!
The Clayton Sleep Institute is a leader in diagnosing and treating a full range of sleep disorders, providing both in-clinic and home sleep tests. Talk to your doctor about seeing them because – at the end of the day - sleep is the most basic form of self-care.
Learn more about them at claytonsleep.com.
Again, so appreciate you taking the time to listen to our podcasts and share your thoughts, ideas, and comments.  And, if you have any topics you would like us to discuss in future podcasts, please email me and let me know.  The best ideas always come from you.
Much love, xoxo
Smiles, 
Lors 

I hope you are having a most amazing day! 
Get your listening ears on cuz this episode is FULL of nutrition questions, answers, and shockers!
And, to answer these questions, I invited back one of our favorite guests, Sarah Weitz, MS, RD. Since our last visit, she was super busy getting promoted to the Administrative Director at the Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine AND becoming a Certified Culinary Medicine Specialist. Sarah, you’ve been busy, girl!
And, she shared so much of her knowledge with us. These are the questions YOU have been asking so Sarah was here to answer. Here are just a few we talked about:
Can mushrooms help decrease memory loss and dementia? What is inflammation and what foods do we need to eat to reduce it? What are the only two types of plants that contain complete proteins? (Vegetarians and Vegans, listen up!) Does soy cause cancer? Does a plant-based diet help with autoimmune diseases? And tons more!
I always love conversing with Sarah on all things diet and nutrition.  And, I hope you do, too! 
So grab a coffee or wine or lace up your running shoes and hit play. We packed a whole lotta info in this one!
And, I know I say this often, but I am so thankful for YOU.  I so appreciate you taking time to listen to our podcasts and share your thoughts, ideas, and comments.  And, if you have any topics you would like us to discuss in future podcasts, please email me and let me know.  The best ideas always come from you.
Much love, xoxo
Smiles, 
Me     

Hey friends, I know it’s been a minute since we last chatted! How are you holding up? Every time I think things can’t get crazier, they do. 2020, sit down.
Today I wanted to share our latest podcast with you. I invited three amazing women to share their stories and WOW, share they did.
First up was Tracy Bariani, a Boot Camp Challenge® camper, mom, wife and survivor of a very aggressive form of breast cancer. My biggest walk away after hearing her story…every day is a GIFT. Oh, and she is one of the strongest women I know.
Next up, I chatted with Stacy Cody. Yep, she has been a guest on our show a few times sharing all the fashion inspo with us. On this day, she updated us on her journey of weight loss and disease.
And, lastly, I talked with Elizabeth Pate. She is our newest Boot Camp Challenge® camper and she has lost 12 pounds during this pandemic. And, she did it virtually.  And, she did it with no friends and no family (they just relocated before the pandemic). And with two littles running around. Yep, wait to hear her journey.
Ok, friends, grab a coffee, wine, water, and push play. I know these women will inspire you as they have me.
Love you,
Lors