Today, Kim Schlag joins us to talk about how lifting weights for the first time in her forties changed her life forever, and how she came to coach women aged 40+ to unravel the diet nonsense they’ve believed for decades. We talk about Kim’s philosophy around the phrase “fitness meets you where you are,” how she learned to enjoy vegetables for the first time in her forties, stepping outside our comfort zones, and how slightly shifting our identity without overhauling everything can help us reach our goals.

We talk about shutting up our “inner mean girl voice,” carbphobia, why lifting weights is so beneficial for women in midlife and menopause, what to do if you’re nervous and new to a gym, how rushing to get to the end result is detrimental, every day as a chance to practice, treating ourselves as a science experiment instead of a pass/fail, weight loss struggles in menopause, and managing menopause symptoms.

And so much more…

“The cool thing about self-compassion is not only does it feel better, it’s actually more constructive. It actually works better to get you to your goal. Somehow, we think it’s going to work better to beat ourselves to our goal, and it just doesn’t.”

- Kim Schlag

“It’s really important for women to realize that being in menopause is not a sentence that you’re going to be overweight or perpetually gain weight. There’s nothing like ‘my hormones have flipped some big switch and now I cannot lose weight’ – that is just not the case. I work with women in menopause, they lose weight all the dang time. A huge piece of the puzzle here is managing your menopause symptoms.”

- Kim Schlag

This week on Tater Talks: Two Bitches Talk Fitness:

·       How fitness meets you where you are

·       Learning to enjoy vegetables

·       Stretching outside our comfort zones

·       What to do if you’re new and nervous at the gym

·       Treating ourselves as a science experiment vs a pass/fail

·       Every day is a chance to practice

·       Weight loss struggles in menopause

·       Symptoms of Menopause

·       Why women gain weight in menopause

·       Does metabolism slow down with age

·       Retaining strength and independence while aging

·       Overcoming Carbphobia

Resources Mentioned:

·       Kim Schlag Fitness on Instagram

·       Fitness Simplified Podcast

·       Fitter After 40

·       Kim Schlag Fitness Website

·       Decades of Strength Podcast

·       Kim Schlag Fitness on Youtube

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