Remodeling Clay Podcast: Episode #038 – Finding Balance w/ Amy Latta

Episode #038 – Finding Balance w/ Amy Latta

In this episode, Clay welcomes Amy Latta (@IAmAmyLatta) to the show to talk health, fitness, self-worth, diets and how to find the balance of all of them. He also issues a CHALLENGE OF THE WEEK centered on finding the right balance instead of just the simplest.

Talking Points & References

Intro
- Life in “Apple-ville”
Amy Latta
- Origin Story
  - From a long line of nomads
  - Health & Fitness did not come naturally – not athletic
- Changing her Health & Fitness focus
  - Very average kid who hated her body but didn’t do anything
  - Didn’t get serious about fitness till mid-20’s
  - Lost and gained a lot of weight
  - Three years ago – having health issues, challenged a doctor on whether it might be diet and not something that needed a prescription
  - Did her own research and turned out to be a severe allergy that would have gone undiagnosed without taking control of her own journey
  - Food really effects our bodies far beyond the “skinny stuff” that we focus on
  - After Dad passed away (too soon)… knew that she wanted to help people
- Self-Worth
  - The idea came from actively coaching people through very specific programs and challenges
  - People lost weight, but they didn’t maintain because they always wanted to go back to “normal”
  - Tipping point came when her teenage daughter asked, “How is the diet going?”
  - Never wanted my children to think I was in a perpetual state of restriction
  - When we look in the mirror, we always look at what’s awful
  - We treat diet and exercise as a punishment for bad behavior
  - Self-worth is looking in the mirror and not seeing how you’re going to punish your body, but how you’re going to cherish it.
- The Balance between Self-Worth and Health
  - Finally working through this right now
  - I’m no longer driven by this, but it’s a VERY delicate balance
  - You do need to make a change, but it has to be the right way
  - I don’t want to use your disgust to motivate you, I want to use the love.
  - The marriage of self-worth and practical diet and exercise is where we need to focus
  - Saying “this is MY life” is so critical
- What is the Health & Fitness world doing right these days?
  - Growing the idea that the food that you put in your body (and the quality of it) is critical
  - We need to teach our kids how to cook and how to choose good food
  - Stress the importance of the exercise that works for you
- Fitness as a status symbol
  - The best exercise is the one that works for you
  - The only thing that matters is the exercise that gets you up every day
- Messages to teenagers
  - Every generation says how much things have changed
  - Our children NEVER get a break
  - We are now our own media
- The pressure of fitness
  - Starts early – grade school
  - Very early you’re made to feel that you have unattractive body parts
- What can we change?
  - It’s important for adults to be able to look in the mirror and like what they see
  - It’s not easy and requires great persistence
  - Write down all of the things you DON’T like about you
  - Write down all of the things you like
  - Go back to the negatives and find a counterpoint
  - Look at your negatives and find what’s good about them
- The BEST VERSION of Amy Latta
- Find Amy Latta online

Challenge of the Week
- Balance
Wrap-Up
- Rate and Review us on iTunes!
- Amazon link

Quote(s) of the Week

“Self-worth is about looking at your negatives and seeing what is great about them” – Amy Latta

More About Our Guest

Amy Latta is a writer, speaker, coach, personal trainer (the fun kind), and Certified Nutrition Coach (not the food-police kind). Blend this together with brave and silly, and you have someone who helps others live healthy lives – mind, body, and soul. Amy shares her journey so others can discover their self-worth and be inspired to grow. She’s a wife and mom/stepmom to three kids.