Overcoming Adversities with Sarah Machemer

Ingrained & Balanced

Sometimes it takes experiencing a significant health event to realize the importance of maintaining wellness. A physical condition may result from an unhealthy lifestyle or be a sign that healthy change is necessary. That said, making beneficial habit changes to achieve a healthier and more balanced life can help people overcome their health-related adversities.

Ingrained & Balanced is a podcast about health, fitness, and a well-balanced lifestyle. On this episode, hosts Lonnie and Marty are joined by guest speaker Sarah Machemer, a strength training, and fat loss coach who helps clients online to live a healthier and more well-balanced lifestyle through her approach, called be.FIT by Sarah. Sarah explains how her Crohn's disease diagnosis began her journey of adjusting her wellness habits to continue living a healthy and fulfilled life.

Listen to Lonnie, Marty, and Sarah discuss overcoming adversities with healthy lifestyle habits.

Introducing Sarah (0:05)

This episode begins by Introducing the special guest speaker Sarah Machemer, a strength training, and fat loss coach. Sarah had to overcome health-related adversities as a part of her wellness journey. After receiving a diagnosis of Crohn's disease, she was forced to make habit changes to live a healthy lifestyle and maintain her physical fitness. She joins Marty and Lonnie on the show to discuss her health habits and advice for leading a healthy life while having a physical illness.

Sarah's journey to becoming an entrepreneur. (2:13)

Sarah's journey to where she is today was highly impacted by her diagnosis of Crohn's in college. She explains the process of learning to care for her body and safely manage her autoimmune disease by watching her diet, alcohol consumption, daily habits, and stress levels. After experiencing high stress, she noticed a decline in her health, and eventually, she developed Pyoderma. Her health journey continued to take ups and downs, and she realized the importance of maintaining her physical wellness to keep her condition at bay.

Why don't doctors tell you anything about diet? (7:11)

Sarah shares her experiences receiving treatment at the University of Chicago for Crohn's disease. Despite the organization's reputation for providing peak gastrointestinal care, she explains that doctors neglected to explain the effect that her alcohol consumption and other habits had on her condition. She has since learned and preached the importance of nutrition and gut health for those with her illness. Lonnie, Marty, and Sarah hold a discussion about the need for doctors to advise patients on the importance of dietary health rather than just suggesting medication as a form of treatment.

Where did you get the ideas for the changes you made? (13:17)

In order to get better, Sarah had to completely change her lifestyle. She describes the adjustments she made to her habits to improve her diet, stress levels, and overall health. Sarah hadn't always maintained healthy nutrition, having had an eating disorder as a teen and undergoing strict diets during her years as a gymnast and bodybuilder. However, she explains how her intuitive ideas led her to make these lifestyle changes and how nourishing herself with healthy food positively impacted how she felt.

The shift from looking good to feeling good. (18:44)

In the past, Sarah would exercise with a focus on her physical appearance. Today, she instead focuses on gaining the proper exercise and nutrients to improve how she feels, both physically and mentally. She shares how she reached her moment of realization that prompted this shift in focus and how her new lifestyle habits have helped her reduce her stress levels and continue to live a healthy, fulfilling life.

How to start your day with gratitude. (23:13)

Sarah's diagnosis and treatment served as an eye-opening experience for Sarah and helped her realize her need for healthier habits. She shares her daily routines to maintain her wellness, including practicing gratitude, journaling, and stretching. Sarah also explains how her career transition from pharmaceutical representative to personal trainer helped her feel more fulfilled and aligns with her current views on achieving wellness. She now spreads knowledge about dietary health, strength training exercises, and other healthy living habits to her clients so they can live fulfilled lives.

The importance of knowing your body's needs. (28:35)

Sarah shares some of her personal training expertise with the hosts as they discuss what makes a healthy workout regimen. She believes our society should be less fat-focused and focus more on building muscle to achieve healthy bodies. Additionally, she provides her take on how unhealthy dietary practices can lead to negative symptoms like brain fog.

The importance of eating plant-based. (33:05)

Lonnie, Marty, and Sarah discuss dietary practices for better gut health. They share their thoughts on plant-based diets, healthy protein sources, and foods to combat inflammatory issues. Sarah describes her favorite diet staples for maintaining her gut health as a person living with Crohn's disease and shares her nutritional tips and tricks for listeners.

Routines to wind down at night. (37:50)

To conclude the podcast, Sarah shares her routines for unwinding and reducing stress at the end of the day. Activities like meditation, taking walks, and listening to music are some things that she enjoys to maintain her mental and physical well-being and help her relax before sleeping. Sarah also explains how her platform provides one-on-one virtual coaching and exercise programs to help users maintain their fitness, nutritional health, and accountability.

Links mentioned:

This Episode’s #HealthyHabit - Unwinding with music. To learn more about the benefits - CLICK HERE

be.FIT By Sarah:

https://www.befitbysarah.com/

Sarah’s Twitter:

https://twitter.com/befitbysarah?lang=en

Sarah’s Linkedin:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-machemer-57570417