Do you ever find that you keep doing certain things and you just can't seem to stop? Have you ever taken a harsh look at ways that you might be self-sabotaging?    If you're not familiar with the term buffering, I'm teaching you all about it today.    • Learn to identify ways that you buffer so you can change them • Learn the most common forms of buffering  • Learn to identify ways that you avoid emotions in order avoid pain which prevents personal growth • The difference between self-sabotage and buffering • The difference between buffering and self-care   Shop: https://etsy.com/shop/fitfizz Coaching: https://fitfizzstudio.com   

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87: Buffering and Escapism: Are You Self-Sabotaging?

Have you ever been told that your standards are too high? Do you have a hard time meeting your own high standards? Do you ever feel frustrated or anxious that you can't ever seem to get certain things done? If you said yes to any of those things, keep listening because that's today it's all about perfectionism and procrastination and believe me, I GET IT!  We're going to look under the hood and make some sense of why do these things.   Learn:  • How perfectionism and procrastination are fear-based  • How these behaviors can stem from childhood or trauma (so it's not your fault) • How I broke up with perfectionism • What is revenge procrastination?  • How to actively change these behaviors if you want to     In case you're a new listener, welcome. I am Kelly Wilson. I’m the owner of https://fitfizzstudio.com and I’m a personal trainer, nutrition coach, behavior change specialist, autoimmune disease educator and I’ve worked in the health and fitness industry for over 25 years. I am here to help you ditch the gimmicks, finding strength through your struggles, give you the knowledge for making the smartest choices for your own health, and remind you to celebrate victory all along the way!    The information shared is for educational and informational purposes only. Nothing should be interpreted as an intent to diagnose, treat, cure, heal, or prescribe. 

86: Perfectionism and Procrastination

  Did you know that people pleasing behaviors are fear-based? And most fear-based behaviors have roots in trauma. People pleasing can definitely stem from trauma.   Nobody chooses to be a people-pleaser. Listen to find out what it's all about, where it comes from, what to do about it and what to if you're not ready to accept if you might be a people-pleaser.   I’m Kelly Wilson and I’m the owner of fitfizzstudio.com and I’m a personal trainer, nutrition coach, behavior change specialist, autoimmune disease educator and I’ve worked in the health and fitness industry for over 25 years. I am here to help you ditch the gimmicks, finding strength through your struggles, give you the knowledge for making the smartest choices for your own health, and to remind you to celebrate victory all along the way!   The information shared is for educational and informational purposes only. Nothing should be interpreted as an intent to diagnose, treat, cure, heal, or prescribe.   Website: https://fitfizzstudio.com

85: People Pleasing

How can you improve eating habits if you're never at home? I know that many people are still at home more than ever (thanks, COVID-19) but there are people like truck drivers, hospital workers, hair stylists, nail techs, construction workers, teachers, the people who sanitize buildings, and many other professions who are serving the public all day who can't always depend on conveniences like kitchens or break rooms to make eating healthy meals easier. This episode is for you! Even if you don't have access to a way to heat up any food and you have to eat in the car. This advice applies to all of these on-the-go people and therefore it can certainly apply to anyone who is at home or working in an office with traditional lunch breaks.    The key thing here is being prepared! I'm going to give you several ways to do that so that you can successfully change your eating habits rather than just grabbing the nearest fast food all the time. Find out the three main categories for how to prepare to make healthy food choices when you're not at home plus a bonus!    Episode webpage for more info: https://fitfizzstudio.com/podcast    Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/kellywilson   Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/fitfizzenergyoasis 

84: How to Improve Eating Habits When You're Never at Home

Happy new year! It's that time of year where fitness gimmicks are rampant. Listen to my 10 harsh truths while we talk about Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs.    For more information from this episode, visit https://fitfizzstudio.com/podcast   

83: Hierarchy of Needs and Harsh Truths About Fitness

Complaining is never really complaining. Think about that. Today's episode is short and sweet, but you might be able to learn a lot about having empathy.   It's pretty easy to recall a time when you or someone else said "stop complaining". As the title of the show states, complaining is never really about just the complaint itself. Yet we often classify a complaint as simply that.    There is a desire inside of every complaint. There is an unmet need.    I don’t see complaints. Ever, really. I really, really don't.   What I do see: • people who are misunderstood • people expressing their sincere thoughts • people who have no other outlet to vocalize how they feel about something • people who have no one to hold space for them • people who are hurt • people who are depressed • people who are in pain • people who’ve been betrayed • people who feel alone • people who are exhausted • people who are at a breaking point • people who are adjusting to change or struggling with changes in life • people who have no one to turn to for talking about things • people who are in active trauma or unhealed trauma   I don't see complainers. I see people who want to be seen, heard, and people who need empathy.   I challenge you to look deeper the next time you're about to label something as a complainer. There's a need not being met. If you don't have the emotional space to go deeper or to fill that emotional need, at least be decent enough to acknowledge they have some kind of frustration, pain, or unmet need rather than dismiss it as "complaining".   I'm Kelly Wilson and I'm the owner of fitfizzstudio.com and I’m a personal trainer, nutrition coach, behavior change specialist, autoimmune disease educator and I’ve worked in the health and fitness industry for over 25 years. I am here to help you ditch the gimmicks, finding strength through your struggles, give you the knowledge for making the smartest choices for your own health, and to remind you to celebrate victory all along the way! The information shared is for educational and informational purposes only.    Nothing should be interpreted as an intent to diagnose, treat, cure, heal, or prescribe.    

82: Why "Complaining" is Never Complaining

 My guest today is Dr. Kevin Jackson who is sharing information on his research that he's done on concussions and traumatic brain injuries.     Kevin has a doctorate in animal science with a specialization in reproductive physiology. He is a former research scientist at the University of Illinois and he is currently a Clinical Program Manager.       Some highlights in today's show:      • Kevin's experiences with playing football at U of I and concussions     • How his career led him into doing research on traumatic brain injuries     • The cooling helmet that he developed to assist in recovery from concussions and TBIs     • What you should and should not do if you're with someone who has severely hit their head     • Short-term and long-term consequences and recovery from concussions and TBIs     • Long-term mental health for former athletes     • lots more!       Here is a video from the University of Illinois where Kevin has worked with the football team. This video explains some of his research and you can see the different versions of cooling helmets that he spoke about on the show.    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EM7wjBc9xSc     For more information visit https://fitfizzstudio.com/podcast       I'm your host, Kelly Wilson, owner of fitfizzstudio.com and I’m a personal trainer, nutrition coach, behavior change specialist, autoimmune disease educator and I’ve worked in the health and fitness industry for over 25 years. I am here to help hold yourself to new standards of healing, personal growth, behavior change, and transformation...to give you the knowledge for making the smartest choices for your own health, and to remind you to celebrate victory all along the way!     The information shared is for educational and informational purposes only. Nothing should be interpreted as an intent to diagnose, treat, cure, heal, or prescribe. 

81: Concussions and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) with Dr. Kevin Jackson

Let's talk about concussions and traumatic brain injuries (TBIs). I think this is important stuff to have a baseline knowledge of this because you truly never know if someone in your life will have an accident and you might not have immediate access to doctors.       The first thing people think of when they hear the word concussion is probably football or car accidents. From all of my years of being on dance teams at various football games, it's always a serious matter when you see someone take a hit and everyone on the sidelines starts whispering the word concussion but I remember many times being on the sidelines and wondering how all of these people knew right away to say "Oh it's probably a concussion". My mind always thinks "but how do we know if it's a concussion?"     In case you have not heard the term traumatic brain injury (TBI) before, a concussion is a type of traumatic brain injury and concussions usually fall into the category of mild TBIs. It's not as serious of a TBI as one where there is a brain hemorrhage, but the soft tissue of the brain has bounced against the hard surface of the skull fairly hard. It can have a long list of consequences if left untreated.       For people who might have experienced a concussion many years ago, there are still restorative things you can do if you still experience symptoms many years later which I'll also talk about.       Some highlights in this episode:     · common causes       · acute and long-term symptoms     · primary and secondary injuries       · supplements and nutrition       For all of the details discussed in this episode, please visit https://fitfizzstudio.com/podcast     Join the FitFizz Pod Squad: https://patreon.com/kellywilson      I'm Kelly Wilson, owner of fitfizzstudio.com and I’m a personal trainer, nutrition coach, behavior change specialist, autoimmune disease educator and I’ve worked in the health and fitness industry for over 25 years. I am here to help hold yourself to new standards of healing, personal growth, behavior change, and transformation...to give you the knowledge for making the smartest choices for your own health, and to remind you to celebrate victory all along the way!       The information shared is for educational and informational purposes only. Nothing should be interpreted as an intent to diagnose, treat, cure, heal, or prescribe.  

80: Concussions and Traumatic Brain Injury

Jason Colley is sharing tons of great info on the show today! We covered a lot so be sure to listen to the whole episode. All of these golden nuggets of information apply to all fitness and ability levels.       Jason is a personal trainer and strength coach. He has a BS in Exercise Science and Strength and Rehabilitation, he's a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist, he's an expert when it comes to performance and recovery systems, he's the owner of  http://prsystemstraining.com/     Here are some things he shares on this episode:     • Bracing with the body and rooting the feet to optimize your performance     • Different types of breathing while you're doing training and running and why they matter     • Proper lifting shoes     • Tips for runners     • Tips for lifters     • Plantar fasciitis     • and tons more!     Follow Jason on Instagram and check out his informative videos:  @JasonColleyPRs     Jason's website:  http://prsystemstraining.com/  

79: Interview with Jason Colley on Breathing, Movement and Plantar Fasciitis

 Last week I explained what medical gaslighting is. Today I'm giving you 11 ways to empower yourself if you find yourself being medically gaslit.         You can see the full list on the episode page at fitfizzstudio.com/podcast so you can refer back to it, save it and share it.         In this episode, you'll learn how to shift your preparation, language, and mindset so that you'll never leave the doctor feeling defeated or hopeless again.         Patreon https://patreon.com/kellywilson        Facebook group:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/FitFizzRawEnergyOasis/         Leave me a voice message or ask a question:  https://www.speakpipe.com/fitfizz       Order lab tests on your own: https://fitfizzstudio.com/lab-testing       Set up personalized coaching session: https://fitfizzstudio.com/coaching       My name is Kelly Wilson, owner of fitfizzstudio.com and I’m a certified trainer, nutrition coach, behavior change specialist, autoimmune disease educator and I’ve worked in the health and fitness industry for over 25 years. I am here to help you ditch the gimmicks, finding strength through your struggles, give you the knowledge for making the smartest choices for your own health, and to remind you to celebrate victory all along the way!       The information shared is for educational and informational purposes only. Nothing should be interpreted as an intent to diagnose, treat, cure, heal, or prescribe.     

78: Dealing With Doctors and Medical Gaslighting (Part 2 of 2)

Have you or a loved one have ever been undiagnosed, misdiagnosed, or had doctors dismiss your very, very real symptoms? That's medical gaslighting. It's harmful and all too common.       No matter how much you like a certain doctor, how much you trust them, how highly recommended they are, or even if they're said to have the top credentials in the world, I think that society as a whole could use a dose of trusting doctors slightly less. I know that might be a hard pill to swallow for some people but keep listening to today's topic to see why. And it's not for the sake of thinking they're not smart, but to remember they are human too and try not to put them on a pedestal the way our society as a whole tends to do. This also relates back to everything I talked about last week in terms of why I think the phrase "be your own best health advocate" can be misleading.     Have you or a loved one ever had repeated trips to the doctor with no diagnosis? Or no real diagnosis? Or a situation where you tell the doctor what hurts or how something feels and it seems like they barely pay attention or act like you're not experiencing what to you tell them you're experiencing? I've had all of these things happen. I've mentioned bits and pieces of my own story on several other episodes and today we're pulling a lot of that together.     It's something called medical gaslighting that far too many people experience and I'm talking about it because for me, learning this term was a key turning point in having the language I needed in order to fire doctors who were failing me (time and time again) and to take back my power in regards to my health.       Medical gaslighting is when a doctor or other healthcare professional downplays, overlooks, or dismisses symptoms that a person is having.         Some examples of what medical gaslighting sounds like are:       "No, I don't think you need that test."       "It's not really that serious."       "Let's just wait and see how you are in 6 months"       "Just try to do more yoga and eat more salads...I really think you're fine"       "I think there's nothing really wrong other than you might be a little depressed so let's prescribe you something for that."         Also in today's episode:       • 3 main reasons why doctors' hands are somewhat tied when they end up medically gaslighting patients       • Taking more of a stand for what your rights are with doctors       • Some of the ways that I was severely medically gaslit over the years by doctors and how I put an end to it.       Find me on social media @fitfizz       Leave me a voice message: https://www.speakpipe.com/fitfizz         Schedule a 1-on-1 coaching session: https://fitfizzstudio.com/coaching         My name is Kelly Wilson, owner of fitfizzstudio.com and I’m a certified trainer, nutrition coach, behavior change specialist, autoimmune disease educator and I’ve worked in the health and fitness industry for over 25 years. I'm here to help you ditch the gimmicks, finding strength through your struggles, give you the knowledge for making the smartest choices for your own health, and to remind you to celebrate victory all along the way!       The information shared is for educational and informational purposes only. Nothing should be interpreted as an intent to diagnose, treat, cure, heal, or prescribe.

77: Dealing With Doctors and Medical Gaslighting (Part 1 of 2)

 Suzy Goodwin of the Run Lift Mom podcast is joining us today!   Suzy is a marathon runner who also enjoys lifting, she's the mom of 4 young kids (3 of which are triplets), and she's very passionate about uplifting women and guiding other moms through their fitness journey. For the dads listening, she's got some good advice for you too and also for any non-parents listening.   Highlights in this episode: • The official world record that Suzy once held • How she started running, kept running and made time as a busy mom and military spouse • Injury prevention for runners • Her best advice for prioritizing time as a parent • Life hacks for getting out of bed before the kids demand your attention • Re-exploring her "why" for staying active since COVID   Here are all of Suzy's links where you can find out more about her and her podcast, plus links to other resources she mentioned in the show today!   Run Lift Mom Website: https://runliftmompod.com/   Run Lift Mom Podcast: https://runliftmompod.com/podcast/   Zyia Activewear: https://www.myzyia.com/RUNLIFTZYIA/shop/catalog.aspx   Suzy's Instagram: @runliftmompod   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/runliftmompod   TikTok: @runliftmom   YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCx-zdnnN85gltYei1AtXRMg   Simon Sinek's book, Start With Why https://www.amazon.com/dp/1591846447/?ref=exp_fitfizz_dp_vv_d   Charge Running App: https://www.chargerunning.com/    

76: Suzy Goodwin from the Run Lift Mom Podcast: Parenting Priorities and Staying Active

What does it truly mean to "be your own best health advocate"? I thought I knew, but it wasn't until my health was at rock bottom that I was forced to realize what it really meant. If you're thinking to yourself that it seems pretty obvious how you should be your own best health advocate, I hope you'll listen with an open mind because it goes deeper than you might initially think.       Looking back at my own health timeline I can see that I was never really my own best health advocate until around 2017. I say I was forced to start doing so because I was jobless, didn't have health insurance, and couldn't even afford food so paying a doctor out of pocket certainly wasn't an option. This happened while I was in the most pain of my life and my health was the worst it had ever been. I was forced to start figuring things out on my own.       Prior to that, I behaved like so many other people who are taught to blindly trust doctors. Before my epiphany, I thought that being my own best health advocate simply meant that if my doctor told me to do something that sounded ridiculous, I wouldn't do it. Or I thought that if I was diagnosed with cancer, I'd get a second opinion if my insurance covered it. That's what it meant to be my own best health advocate, right? Wrong. Oh so wrong.     I'm not saying anyone should place blame on themselves if they haven't been their own best health advocate but the whole reason for this episode is to hopefully help you see things in a new way. I don't want you to have to suffer for years unnecessarily as I did.       I always strongly recommend that everyone works with a functional medicine doctor or integrative doctor for anything relating to autoimmune conditions, migraines, chronic pain, chronic illness, or anything that you've been struggling with for years and feel like you simply can't get true help or answers from a general practitioner or even a specialist of any kind. If they keep prescribing drug after drug and nothing really gets fix you're long overdue to take your power back, see a functional medicine doctor and learn to be your own best health advocate for real.     Also in this episode:     • Examples of ways that are not being your own best health advocate     • Examples of ways that actually are     • Personal downfalls of mine when I was not being my own best health advocate and how I learned to change that     Set up a 1-on-1 coaching session with me: fitfizzstudio.com/coaching     Facebook group with resources to find a functional medicine doctor near you: https://www.facebook.com/groups/FitFizzRawEnergyOasis/

75: Be Your Own Best Health Advocate: How I was Misled By This Phrase

 Today's topic is carrageenan. It's a plant-based ingredient that's in many foods and a lot of people can also have a sensitivity to it. For those who are affected, they're often in the dark as to what the culprit of their discomfort is. That's why I'm bringing this to your attention today.     Carrageenan is something that's added to foods and pharmaceuticals to emulsify them, to thicken liquids, or to give them a gel-like consistency. Carrageenan itself comes from red edible seaweed, or sometimes it's called Irish Moss. So it is a natural plant product, therefore it IS in many foods that are labeled as vegan but it's also highly inflammatory for many people.     Also in this episode:     • What kind of symptoms you might experience with a carrageenan sensitivity     • What kind of foods contain carrageenan     • Other names for carrageenan that you'll find on food labels     • How carrageenan creates inflammation     • Be careful of false information about carrageenan     • How to find out which brand/foods contain carrageenan     • What does GRAS mean and why to be cautious when you see this label     Find me on social media @fitfizz and let me know what you thought of this episode and if you learned anything. Or you can leave a review on Apple Podcast, OR, you can leave me a voice message or ask a question that I might read on the show by going to  https://www.speakpipe.com/fitfizz       Patreon       I’m Kelly Wilson, owner of fitfizzstudio.com and I’m a certified trainer, nutrition coach, behavior change specialist, autoimmune disease educator and I’ve worked in the health and fitness industry for over 25 years. I'm here to help you ditch the gimmicks, find strength through your struggles, give you the knowledge for making the smartest choices for your own health, and to remind you to celebrate victory all along the way!         The information shared is for educational and informational purposes only. Nothing should be interpreted as an intent to diagnose, treat, cure, heal, or prescribe.    

74: Carrageenan: A Common Food Additive That Might Affect Your Health

 Have you ever heard of the hope molecule? It's pretty cool.   You already know that when it comes to movement, something is better than nothing. You've also probably heard of endorphins, and we know that serotonin is our happiness hormone, so it's good to do things that give you an extra hit of serotonin such as getting exercise, meditating, or spending time in nature. But there's more to it.   Why does it feel so great most of the time to sweat, and push limits, and move heavy things, and run long distances, and dance like nobody's watching — or if you're like me to dance like everybody is watching?   There is something nicknamed the Hope Molecule which is responsible for this. So even though it can be fun to think of the body as "magic", there obviously is something scientific happening in the chemical soup known as the human body.   Also in this episode: • How to activate "the hope molecule"   • How the hope molecule activates our feelings of hope and courage   • The role of myokines in the body   Leave me a voice message: https://www.speakpipe.com/fitfizz   https://fitfizzstudio.com/coaching   In case you're new to FitFizz, I’m Kelly Wilson, owner of fitfizzstudio.com and I’m a certified trainer, nutrition coach, behavior change specialist (as in — I'm certified in knowing how to help people change their unhealthy behaviors), autoimmune disease educator and I’ve worked in the health and fitness industry since soon after Suzanne Summers started selling the Thigh Master back in the 90s. I'm here to help you ditch the gimmicks, find strength through your struggles, give you the knowledge for making the smartest choices for your own health and to remind you to celebrate victory all along the way!    The information shared is for educational and informational purposes only. Nothing should be interpreted as an intent to diagnose, treat, cure, heal, or prescribe.  

73: Why It Feels Good to Move: Magic in our Molecules

FitFizz is here to help you ditch the gimmicks, find strength through your struggles, give you the knowledge for making the smartest choices for your own health and to remind you to celebrate victory along the way. I’ll be sharing 20+ years of professional experience in the health and fitness industry as well as my personal experiences with autoimmune disease. My knowledge — and my mistakes — can now be your empowerment! Life is hard, but living healthier doesn't have to be.

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