Episode 97

The New, New Normal

Published on: 9th June, 2021

When the pandemic began and we realized quarantine would last longer than a couple weeks, we called it "the new normal." Now as we start to return to pre-pandemic activities and life, we have a new, new normal. This week Jenn walks us through both the high level and the nitty gritty for this next phase of our lives and wellness. This truly is a life change and thinking about it as such will be the difference maker. Listen now so you're ready as each moment arises.  

Outline:

  • Welcome back & catch up with Brandy
  • Intro today's topic - how we emerge from quarantine and maintain or reclaim our health & wellness
  • #1 is a little self-compassion
  • The awkward moments...with others & with ourselves
  • Dealing with potential pandemic weight gain
    • How we measure progress & the barometers we're using for success
    • BMI vs energy, sleep, stress, self-confidence
  • What do we want to keep from what we've learned this last year?
    • Boundaries
  • Think of it as a life change & Jenn's Bullseye of Change
    • Rethink some of your new habits, like that giant water jug
  • Returning to the office
    • Meals at home, new lunch spots, packing lunch
    • Morning & evening routines
  • Eating out
    • Swapping what you eat at different times of the day
    • Grocery store
    • Social settings
    • Menu tips
    • Drinking alcohol
  • New goals
  • Exercise & activity
    • Deconditioning
    • Schedule
    • Thinking through all the pieces required to make it happen
  • Wrapping it up, Jenn puts a bow on it

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Quotes:
"Instead of going back to what it was before...can we be better? Can we go back to something that's better than we were before?" - Jenn Trepeck
"By thinking about it now, it makes it a whole lot easier to do the thing." - Jenn Trepeck
"Am I eating out as an at-home meal replacement or because it's an occasion?" - Jenn Trepeck
"Let's focus on the dining experience, not just the food." - Jenn Trepeck  
"Decide how you want to feel at the end of the meal and how you want to feel tomorrow." - Jenn Trepeck
"Approach each situation from where we are now rather than where we think we were before the pandemic began." - Jenn Trepeck
"Small steps in the same direction lead to huge distance over time." - Jenn Trepeck

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About the Podcast

Salad With a Side of Fries Nutrition, Wellness & Weight Loss
What to eat and when to cheat! Let's decipher between all the “diets” out there. You know what to do but it itsn't working. In fact, your diet could be making you fatter.

Ever wondered if cryo-freezing your fat cells would really work? Should you try acupuncture? A hypnotist? If you do, how do you know if someone’s good?

Salad with a Side of Fries is the podcast that will answer all these questions and more! Talking wellness and weight loss for real life, because most of us are going to drink, eat out, skip the grocery store and who wants a life without fries or dessert?! Host Jenn Trepeck’s expertise as an optimal health coach, in practice for over a decade, along with experts in various modalities will clear up the myths, mis-information, bad science and marketing to reveal the truth of HOW TO EAT and HOW TO CHEAT!*



*These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This podcast, its content and guests are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.

About your host

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Jennifer Trepeck

“My passion for nutrition and helping others stems from “kicking my food issues” with my own weight management saga.” ~ Jenn

I believe that the greatest accountability is paying it forward! That’s why I teach the nutrition education we are all supposed to know but no one ever taught us, along with the science behind food, fitness, and health.

After I graduated from the University of Michigan Ross School of Business, I founded Better Life Now LLC while working full-time in hedge funds. In 2019, I took my practice from side-hustle to full-time self-employment and launched my podcast, Salad With a Side of Fries. On the show, we offer science-based tips and tricks for how to achieve wellness and weight loss for real life – because who wants a life without fries or dessert?!

Topics we tackle on the podcast include debunking fad diets, food myths, misinformation in marketing, bad science, and general nutrition. I encourage guests whose expertise is different from my own focus on weight management to bring their unique, fact-based perspectives to talk about subjects they are educated in and passionate about.

Due to my decade-long experience of working with clients, I have gained insight into the health and food industry and the how-tos of building a business.

Some specific health and wellness topics I can speak to include debunking fad diets, exposing the BS we are fed by the food and diet industry, how the people around us can positively and negatively impact our health journey, and shifting mindsets in order to overcome inappropriate barometers of success to instead achieve happy, healthy, and meaningful change.

On the subject of business, I can help you by teaching my critical pieces every entrepreneur should know, how to make your side-hustle into your full-time job, ways to sustainably achieve success without burning out, contemporary networking, and how to prioritize wellness while pursuing your projects.

When I find some free time, I’m typically working out at Physique57, discovering hidden gem restaurants in NYC, or traveling to spend time with friends and family.

I’d love to have an in-depth conversation with you, whether it’s leveling up in business or debunking food myths!