Calorie deficits aren't complicated, but most women have been taught to approach them in a way that works against them. In this episode, Jen unpacks how your body really burns energy (hint: your workout is a much smaller piece of it than you think), why the "fat burning zone" on cardio machines isn't the hack it's marketed as, and why so many women end up exhausted, under-recovered, and stuck despite doing everything "right." She explains the difference between losing weight and actually changing your body composition, why building muscle is the key to the toned, defined look most women are chasing, and how to build a deficit that lets you eat enough, train hard, and still see real results, without hating the process.

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In this episode, Jen gets real about the beliefs she's had to unlearn as a coach and a former competitor. She breaks down her thoughts on cardio, eating less, why chasing how you look is one of the least reliable ways to actually change it, and walks through the hormonal reasons why eating more consistently often beats white-knuckling a deficit. It's honest, a little vulnerable, and packed with the kind of lessons and confessions that only come from two decades in the industry.

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What happens when a movement built to heal women from body shame ends up creating a different version of it? In this episode, Jen breaks down the origins and impact of the body positivity culture shift, where intuitive eating genuinely helps, where it can hold women back, and why wanting to change your body and loving it exactly as it is right now aren't mutually exclusive. This one's honest, a little confrontational, and long overdue.

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