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Dive into my best tips for sustainable weight loss, vibrant health, and unstoppable body confidence.

Episode 151: What is EFT Tapping and How Can it Help You Reach Your Goals?

May 03, 2022

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Have you ever heard of tapping?
 
I had seen it around social media and heard about it from a few friends where you tap on various meridian points throughout your body (you know, like in acupuncture) while repeating certain phrases. 
 
Supposedly it can help with limiting beliefs, trauma, anxiety, depression, and even food cravings.
 
But honestly, I was a bit of a skeptic. 
 
That is until a few weeks ago when one of the girls in my business mastermind connected me...
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Episode 150: Can Food Sensitivities Impact Your Weight??

Apr 26, 2022

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When I was a young dancer, all I wanted was the body to match the hobby.
 
I looked at the toned abs of my older sister with envy and lamented the soft stomach I saw highlighted in my leotard.
 
At the time I was dancing regularly and working out outside of classes. I was constantly reading nutrition books, jumping on and off diets, promising myself I wouldn't eat pretzels, carbs, sugar, fill-in-the-blank. 
 
It seemed no matter what I did, I would never have the body I dreamed...
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Episode 149: How I'm Surviving an 8-Month Elimination Diet

Apr 19, 2022

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 I have a confession to make. My name is Kat, I am a gut health coach, and I just got diagnosed with 2 major gut problems: H Pylori and SIBO.

Is there part of me that's embarrassed? Sure. The perfectionist in me doesn't want to admit that as a health coach I still have health problems. 

But the truth is, I have 20 years of damage to make up for. 

Just to give you a little background on me.

  • When I was a baby, I had to be put on antibiotics when I was admitted to the hospital. Studies show...
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Episode 148: How to Eat More Produce Without It Going to Waste

Apr 12, 2022

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We all know we should be eating more fruits and vegetables, right? They're low in calories and high in nutrients, fiber, and water... basically the perfect weight loss food AND there is no better fuel for your gut health.
 
But I constantly hear from my clients how any time they load up on produce, half of it ends up rotting in their fridge and going to waste.
 
So today we're going to fix that with some simple shopping, cooking, and storing hacks so you can feeling confident filling your...
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Episode 147: "Why Do I Keep Doing This to Myself?"

Apr 05, 2022

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Picture this: It's the weekend. All week long you've been doing so well with you're eating, getting your workouts in, doing your self care. But here you are, elbow deep in a bag of greasy potato chips, asking yourself, "Why do I keep doing this to myself?"

Or maybe your problem isn't binging on the weekends. Maybe you're sitting at a restaurant with friends and family. Everyone is having a good time, ordering delicious food and enjoying a cocktail, and you're sitting there with your dry salad and lemon...

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Episode 146: 4 Steps to Fix a Broken Gut

Mar 29, 2022

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Last week I posted a video on Instagram explaining why the health of our gut is essential on our weight loss journey (especially when you feel like you’ve already tried everything).

To recap, your gut microbiome…

Impacts your metabolism, appetite, and fat storage.

Can cause overwhelming sugar and carb cravings.

Has the power to cause mood disorders, anxiety, and depression via the vagus nerve (which obviously may influence emotional eating).

Affects your blood sugar response to food (the...

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Episode 144: What Causes Weight Loss Plateaus and How to Break Through

Mar 15, 2022

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Weight loss plateaus. 

They are annoying. Frustrating. Defeating. Discouraging. And all around sucky. 

They also are inevitable on any weight loss journey, so instead of fighting the unavoidable, let's understand why they happen and what you can do to get that scale moving again (without doing anything you're going to regret later).

Why do plateaus happen?

When you start to lose weight you tend to lose it quickly because - spoiler alert - a good amount of it is water weight. Initially your body...

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Episode 143: How to Do a Cleanse the RIGHT Way

Mar 08, 2022

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Summer is quickly approaching and with the season of bikinis and short-shorts upon us, you may be contemplating the idea of a 'cleanse' or 'detox' to tighten up those trouble zones.

Maybe you're thinking it would be good to erase some of the damage done to your body over the holidays.

Maybe you want to drop some left-over covid weight.

Maybe you're trying to get a handle on those sugar cravings before that beach vacation.

Whatever the case may be, let's talk about cleanses, detoxes, and...

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Episode 141: Secrets of a Health Coach... How to Beat the Belly Bloat!

Feb 22, 2022

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This is it folks... the day you've all been waiting for... the day that I, Kat Spangler, share how to get. slim. quick.

Now if you know me at all, you know this is a very big divergence from my usual mission.

I am NOT a 'quick fix' weight loss coach. Crash dieting to drop a few fast pounds is unsustainable, often unhealthy, and usually causes more weight gain than weight loss in the long run. 

BUT... there is one tiny exception to this rule:

Quickly reducing bloating. 

When you...

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Episode 140: Sugar Alternatives... The Good, The Bad, and the Yucky.

Feb 15, 2022

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Sugar alternatives. They seem like a good idea... Some boast they don't raise your blood sugar. Many have zero calories. Sounds like the perfect weight loss ingredient, right?

Well, the truth is... it depends. 

Because just like not all carbs are created equal, not all sugar alternatives are created equal. And while some are perfectly safe to enjoy in small amounts, others should be avoided like the plague. 

So here are some things I want you to keep in mind before we dive...

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