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On this episode of RNT Fitness Radio I'm joined by Sharmilee Patel, who has been with us since November 2024. Her trigger moment was a combination of a few things:

• The 35-40 lbs she'd been carrying for two decades, since the birth of her two children, that simply wouldn't shift

• Reaching her early 50s and experiencing menopause, and seeing high cholesterol in her annual blood test

• Plantar fasciitis, which was starting to affect her ability to walk and her day-to-day life

Since then, she's dropped 40 lbs and gone well beyond what she ever expected. Perhaps the biggest win of all: as a lifelong insomnia sufferer, she now falls asleep almost as soon as she hits the pillow, rather than the two to four hours she used to lie awake.

She was also diagnosed with hypothyroidism many years ago, and as a result believed getting into shape was simply never going to be possible for her. But her journey with RNT over the past 18 months has completely changed that belief, and she's gone on to inspire many others to join RNT and take charge of their own health.

At her daughter's wedding a few months ago, she was continuously mistaken for the bride's sister rather than her mother, which is surely the ultimate compliment.

I'm excited for you to listen to this one. So without further ado, let's dive in.

Chapters:

0:05 Introduction

2:24 Two Decades Of Stuck Weight

4:39 The Hypothyroidism Diagnosis

6:38 Rock Bottom: Plantar Fasciitis And Menopause

8:39 Joining RNT At Thanksgiving

10:49 The Rock Bottom Moment In Depth

14:04 Clean The Palate Phase

16:26 First Day In The Gym

18:10 Process Phase: Travel And Meal Prep Strategies

24:04 Cultural Food Adjustments

25:15 Biggest Challenges: Steps And Insomnia

27:45 Beating Insomnia: Screen Time And Journaling

29:13 Weight Loss Results And The Photoshoot Decision

31:38 Daughter's Wedding: Mistaken For Sisters

35:16 Lessons Learned: Protein, Sleep, And Boundaries

40:16 Investment Phase: What's Next

42:56 Advice For Women Considering RNT

45:42 Closing Thoughts

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Why does your partner sometimes resist your fitness transformation, even when they say they support you?

In this episode, Akash and Ed break down the three phases where relationships tend to hit friction on a body transformation journey: the conversation before you even sign up, the moment your partner realizes how much is actually going to change, and the long-term shift once you're in shape and staying there.

They cover the different "buyer" archetypes people fall into when starting a program (including the ones who join in secret), why preaching to your partner almost always backfires, and how to ask for support in a way that actually works. Akash and Ed also share their own relationship habits, from a weekly five-point check-in ritual to how they've learned to divide training time with their own wives, and close with a simple but important point: if you wouldn't want your partner to overhear how you talk about them, that's a sign the conversation needs to happen directly.

Whether your partner is fully on board, quietly skeptical, or actively pushing back, this episode gives you a framework for navigating it, without turning your transformation into a source of tension at home.

Chapters:

0:05 Intro

1:02 Why Partners Resist Your Transformation

2:39 Phase 1: Before You Even Sign Up

5:48 Phase 2: Realizing What They Signed Up For

15:45 Phase 3: The Long Game

18:34 Getting Over the Resistance

21:16 Relationship Check-Ins and Marriage Talk

23:29 Avoiding Small Talk

24:08 The Preaching Trap

30:21 Reframing the Partner's Fears

30:28 Marathon Banter

30:53 Following Through and Specific Asks

33:48 Kids Logistics and Lockdown Lessons

35:46 Training Separately, Together

39:05 You Don't Need Matching Intensity

40:09 Paddle and Personal Purchases

42:20 The Weekly Relationship Check-In Ritual

44:45 Final Words

46:51 Outro

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On this episode of RNT Fitness Radio, I'm joined by Dr. Margi Patel, a dentist and mum living in the state of Georgia in the US, who is nine months into her journey with RNT and so far over 60 lbs down. She's on a truly remarkable journey of changing her habits, her lifestyle, her mental health, and her overall well-being.

For Margi, the trigger that hit home was seeing an HbA1c of 6.4 in a lab test. The moment she saw that number, she couldn't sleep all night, and shortly after, she came across RNT and knew it was the solution to get her back on track. Fast forward eight months, and not only is she 60+ lbs down, but her labs now show an HbA1c of 5.1, which is genuinely life-changing and life-extending, as she's avoided diabetes through this journey.

Margi's checkpoint is coming up in the next couple of months, so this is part one of her story, as we're still en route to that milestone, and I'm excited for her to reach it. What's especially cool is that only a few months into her first year, Margi committed to her second year, and recently committed to her third, knowing the power of the long-term journey with us at RNT. She's here for the full multi-year, five phase experience, not just to get in shape and move on. So let's dive in!

Chapters:

00:05 Introduction: Margi's Story

01:24 Welcome to RNT Fitness Radio

02:23 The Trigger Moments That Started the Journey

08:26 Choosing a Holistic Approach Over GLP-1s

11:01 Life Before RNT

17:06 Current Lab Results

19:16 Navigating Family and Cultural Judgment

27:17 A Word From RNT Fitness

27:50 The Conversation With Her Husband

33:52 Committing to Year Two and Year Three

37:21 Fitting Back Into Old Clothes

39:44 Balancing Motherhood, Work, and Training

43:12 Energy, Mindset, and Confidence

46:44 Becoming an Inspiration for Other Women

48:19 Advice for Anyone Fearing Judgment

49:39 Family Coming Around, Parents Join RNT

51:38 What Almost Kept Her From Starting

53:57 Looking Ahead to the US Event

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