Get Your Shit Together

Winding Down for Winter - Food & Fitness Changes for Winter & Postpartum

• Adina Rubin & Diane Teall • Season 4 • Episode 114

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In this episode of Get Your Shit Together we chat about:
🧡 Preparing for postpartum “fourth trimester” hibernation
🧡 Food shifts to make for the fall and winter season
🧡 How to adjust exercise routine when days and motivation are short
🧡 Audio hugs and mindset shifts to carry you through winter and holiday celebrations
🧡 Ways to work with us this winter, and a special announcement

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Adina:

Oh, well, hello. We

Diane:

Hello. Risk takers coming through with a new platform.

Adina:

recording this on a new platform for our last episode of the season, which is, you might think, insane behavior.

Diane:

Yeah. Thrill seekers. But you know what? Let's just, we're going for it. We're going for it

Adina:

Yeah, I mean, just what is this season's tech business? Ugh.

Diane:

Yeah, send thoughts and prayers and we were just here because we recorded on what, like Monday and this is Wednesday, um, for those of you who are listening, text stuff, all the things that we go through.

Adina:

Just like, don't get in our way. Let us just put out good content, make the girlies laugh, teach them some things.

Diane:

Yeah, we're winding down, we're winding down this season winding down an actual season of fall into winter into hibernation station mode. I have been winding down in my enclosure. late into the third trimester, I got to leave my enclosure today and, um, that was quite nice. But lots of things changing seasonally and we're entering new chapters, so some good stuff to chat about.

Adina:

Yeah, I'm excited. I hope, uh, the tech is with us.

Diane:

Yeah, well, since I last chatted with you, what are you consuming? What's new?

Adina:

Okay. Well, on the media front, I did all of my homework. I watched Martha and I watched Babes as well.

Diane:

A I'm so excited because usually I have media homework.

Adina:

Yeah.

Diane:

Yeah,

Adina:

Um, okay. Here are my thoughts. I'll start with Martha. I feel like we grew up on like the tail end of the whole Martha thing. So I kind of like, I knew her as this lifestyle brand. I, Vaguely remember her going to jail, but not knowing the details. So thinking like she must've done something horrible. Like, I feel like I thought she murdered someone. And then kind of like finding out about the Snoop thing later on and being like, Martha and Snooper friends. Like I didn't. I didn't have the string pulling the pieces together, you know, um, my mic is looking a little loud, so I'm just trying to figure out if I can.

Diane:

She was, the original influencer, kind of

Adina:

Yeah. Before they mentioned that, that's like the thought that kept going through my head as she was starting to like build this brand. So I think as a person. With that experience of Martha's existence, I really enjoyed it. Cause like I loved them stringing the story together for me. I loved all the archival footage, obviously. I loved the like stuff with Snoop at the end. Like it was very fun to like watch and actually understand the whole story. I didn't think it was like a great documentary from the perspective of like. It didn't really have a take. It was just kind of like, here is what happened, you know? know.

Diane:

I thought there was a butt coming in there.

Adina:

Yeah. I really enjoyed it. I did really enjoy it. I just thought it could have been a little bit better.

Diane:

Like they didn't show, I know there were some, there was some commentary from friends or other people, but I kind of liked that it was all about her and I wonder how much she produced it. And. sense. The format I love, although I really liked the petty and the sass. Like when she's talking about ladies, if your man cheats on you, leave him. And the producer's like, didn't you cheat on your man? And she's like, well, yeah, but that, that didn't mean anything. And like, that's not what we're talking about is basically a reaction.

Adina:

Which by the way, it would make it so much funnier if she was like making most of the decisions on the doc. Cause like she kept in things that didn't make her look great. Like the fact, like it's, that's how crazy she is that like,

Diane:

Post journalist and she was like, she was writing all kinds of things about me. She's dead now. Thank God. No one has to read her writing. I was like Martha, but I was pretty impressed. I, I've always loved her. And even a I was still buying her. It's a special edition magazine that she comes out with in the fall before Halloween. She goes all out for Halloween and her costumes are always really, really good. But, um, I just saw a TikTok I guess, a segment on her show after she Served her time and she's showing this nativity scene that she made prison during like her rec time

Adina:

The crocheted poncho was just like amazing when she comes out in that poncho. I love it. Um, it's like, everyone in prison is so talented. Like,

Diane:

I want to go to prison. What know. Haven't decided yet,

Adina:

Yeah, just needs any time to focus on my gym and my art.

Diane:

Which you could do in prison! Uh, she didn't like the coffee or the food, I'm sure I wouldn't either. I really do like, so after the doc came out, I guess it's sold at Walmart, I'm sure other places, have you seen the Martha on the mantle or the Snoop on the stoop? So, Elf on the Shelf, I know it's not a Jewish thing, but maybe you could have a Martha on a mantle for just no reason.

Adina:

Love it.

Diane:

Yeah, it's not a religious thing.

Adina:

Some people, There actually is like an off brand one that's like mench on a bench, and it's like a little, a little Jewish, a Jewish elf, um, with his, like, yeah, it's cute,

Diane:

And starts on Christmas, so like we'll have holiday like same time.

Adina:

I know it's fun. Veronica and I were talking about that because we were planning the club holiday events, and we're like, what an exciting year. Um,

Diane:

Babes,

Adina:

Okay. Wait, wait. There was one thing I want to say about Martha before I move on to babes. Let me just remember what it was. Oh, yeah. I mean, we can all agree, like, visionary. Like, she is brilliant. And just, like, the way she saw the landscape of human interest before this became a thing was just, I couldn't get enough of thinking about that.

Diane:

ahead of her time. She's been a model. She was on Wall Street. She's just business woman.

Adina:

crazy.

Diane:

personally.

Adina:

Love her. Um, I mean, yeah. And the roast is just, like, it's perfect. It's so good. Oh, yeah.

Diane:

So babes, tell me what you think about it.

Adina:

Okay. As you said, as you imagined, loved it. What's not to love? Like Alana, I think the really fun thing about her is like, obviously she's hilarious, but I love how she's never really like acting. She just kind of like is being Alana. So like, it felt very reminiscent of her Broad City character. It also felt very reminiscent of just like the buddy comedy of Broad City. Um, and just how she always.

Diane:

in there.

Adina:

Yes, so funny, and also I love, it's something I love about her and Maya Rudolph, sometimes the way that the two of them pronounce words is just so funny, and like my mouth can't even replicate it, like I can't make the sounds that she makes, like she's, she, she referred to sexual intercourse and called it like chachual, like there were so many CHs in it, like I couldn't even be able to say it. It's

Diane:

remind me of

Adina:

funny.

Diane:

except I think Maya has more range in like the characters that she can play

Adina:

Totally. But that, that similarity just like, Oh, it makes me laugh so hard. Um, yeah, I thought it was great. I thought, you know, it's, it's that buddy rom com and sorry, this mosquito is really distracting me. Please get out of my house.

Diane:

What I learned watching that movie was to get pregnant and have your best friend deliver your baby.

Adina:

Yeah, that's what it taught us. That's exactly what that taught us.

Diane:

My childhood bestie, like my longest bestie, was a doula for a while. And someone asked me, they're like, is she going to deliver your baby? I'm like, or help you deliver your baby? I'm like, she lives out of state. But if she was here, she totally would. If she wanted to be on call. Because as we learned, they can do whatever they want.

Adina:

Yes.

Diane:

Could have a baby next week. Could have a baby a few weeks from now.

Adina:

That's the craziest, the craziest time when it's like, could be tomorrow or in six weeks, you just

Diane:

I think we might have, maybe we've talked about this, but I'm sure anyone who has been pregnant can relate. People are like, what's your due date? And I just hate giving a date because I'm like, babies don't care. Unless, some people do have scheduled inductions or C sections or whatever, but, uh, I don't know. Whenever she wants to get here.

Adina:

see ya, see ya soon. Um, yeah,

Diane:

me and ask.

Adina:

that's our, uh, that's our media over here. What are you watching?

Diane:

I haven't been watching as much. I've been listening. So speaking of the original lifestyle influencers, we know that we love Ina Garten, barefoot Contessa.

Adina:

We love her.

Diane:

And I started rewatching her, um, her show. It's actually not called Barefoot Contessa. What is it called? Anyway, there's 16 seasons of it and they're 20 minutes long, all

Adina:

She does have a show called Barefoot Contessa, but maybe that was later.

Diane:

It's, um, well that was, and that was the name of her store. And she also now has her own show where she's inviting different celebrities on and it's, um, the production is much nicer. It's more recent, of course. And, um, But she has 16 seasons of this. So I was rewatching that, but she just released her memoir last month. And I've been listening to it and it's read by her. And I just love hearing how she came to Barefoot Contessa and she's just, just does her own thing. And Jeffrey, her husband, just

Adina:

Yeah, what's their deal?

Diane:

he was like off in Tokyo and like they would visit each other once a month

Adina:

Is she Jewish?

Diane:

shit. And

Adina:

He's Jewish?

Diane:

she is Jewish. I think they both are. She's, she's Jewish.

Adina:

Okay, I remember reading, maybe there was like a profile on her in like Vanity Fair or something a few years ago that I read and I was like, I didn't know any of this.

Diane:

Yeah, she's fascinating. And she, um, I don't think that they lived together for a while. And that was just like their arrangement and the episodes. So it's always like Jeffrey at the end, like popping in with a nice bottle of wine. And they're super cute together. But anyway, the memoir is called Be Ready When Luck Happens. And I just love hearing how she was, I think, working in government for a while. And she was like, this is not fulfilling. And she loved this little retail store that she had in the Hamptons. And it just turned into little empire and she's just the cutest and I love all of her sayings like, and who wouldn't like that? And how fabulous is that? Also the you know, the theme song. It

Adina:

I think the show is called Barefoot Contessa, is it not? Get a little look up going

Diane:

as I heavy breathe.

Adina:

and clickety clack.

Diane:

It should be called Barefoot Contessa, but I remember seeing it and I was like, why are there 16 seasons and it's not actually called, uh, and then now she has Be My Guest.

Adina:

Was does she didn't have a show at any point called Barefoot Contessa?

Diane:

I swear on my HBO Max, it, oh, it's Back to Basics. Maybe it was called Back to Basics and then they changed it to Barefoot Contessa later. But on the HBO app it says Back to Basics, and there's like 16 seasons.

Adina:

Well, this is interesting. Put that conversation to bed. Anyways, so what you've been eating?

Diane:

On the food front, Diane Bakery Cafe is in full swing, that's what I'm calling it, over here. And I, in the last couple days, made another sourdough loaf, and I started making sourdough English muffins,

Adina:

Yum.

Diane:

I am starting the freezer prep, which we're going to talk in this episode about preparing for postpartum, but just in general, like who doesn't want like a homemade upgraded McGriddle sandwich at the ready? So

Adina:

was a huge English muffin girly, but I don't think I ate them with protein. I think it was just like an English muffin with butter. And it was like, yeah. Hmm. Mm hmm.

Diane:

put butter or peanut butter growing up, but now we get, um, sausage or. Patties pre made from a local farm and we get good cheese. I love making sandwiches out of those. So sourdough hotline. I think that my kitchen is still warmer than I think it is because the dough was very sticky and I didn't think that I left it out too long, but still everything worked out. So. my first pass, it was, it was pretty, still turned out pretty well, but my dough for both my sourdough loaves and my English muffins have been a little sticky, which I'm understanding can be from under proofing or overproofing.

Adina:

It's tricky. She's a tricky little bit.

Diane:

which, one is it? And still somehow it bakes up fine, but like the amount on my thingies

Adina:

Mm hmm.

Diane:

need to go because I can't be baking with.

Adina:

Yeah. It just gets caked in under there. No.

Diane:

have a nail brush, so we are sanitary. Don't no mistake, but I'm really liking sourdough English muffies. And other than that, I've been very grateful that Neil has been chef last month, chef. Yes, chef. He'll say, what would you like for dinner? And what were you thinking you'd like for breakfast? And it's such a love language. And

Adina:

Am I allowed to change my mind by tomorrow morning?

Diane:

Which does, yeah, that definitely happens. He'll say, I packed away this lunch for you and you didn't eat it. And I like ate something completely different. I'm like, yeah, sorry. Baby wanted something else, but he'll also like, I'll have dinner. And then he'll say, would you like some beef broth?

Adina:

Why, yes.

Diane:

it has been so on that alone, I want to stay Prague,

Adina:

It's nice.

Diane:

know he will also be helping big time postpartum. I'm just like, Oh, the service here, the service here is great. Five stars. So I'm eating whatever Neil's making at

Adina:

We love it. We love that for you. That's nice. Uh, I don't think I've done anything too interesting around here. I feel like that's when my answer a lot recently, but I actually did make peanut butter granola just on a whim

Diane:

Yum. And what are you eating it with? Just like straight to the dome,

Adina:

sometimes. Cause you know, I'm not a yogurt girl. Uh, but I did have it on some vanilla ice cream, which was quite nice. It's a pretty simple recipe. It was just oats. And then I just mixed together like peanut butter, coconut oil. A little vanilla and some honey.

Diane:

bake crack it up.

Adina:

Yep.

Diane:

I am in my six dates a day.

Adina:

Oh, yes. Let's go. What are you putting in there? butter.

Diane:

Butter with sea salt or peanut butter with sea salt. Or, oop, just kicked something over here. Or I'm braising chicken thighs with caramelized lemons and onions or shallots and dates. I think I've shared that recipe before. It's from Alison Roman's, uh, Nothing Fancy. It's an entertaining recipe, aka I will have leftovers, so it's for me and Neil.

Adina:

Wait, but, and then you eat the dates, the cook date. Okay. Cause I used to make like, I would make lamb shanks with like some dried fruit in there and whatever, and I love the way they flavor the lamb, but I didn't like to like eat the dates in Africa.

Diane:

You didn't like it after?

Adina:

I don't know. I like,

Diane:

them out, but I, I like them.

Adina:

yeah, I do dates. Um, we used to make for my kids, we would call them like date truffles and I would just do dates and then stuff them with butter and like roll them in some chopped chocolate. And that was nice.

Diane:

And who's unfamiliar, and, I was going to say this was just anecdotally, but actually I was talking to my midwife about it. And there is research that shows this helps soften your cervix. Is eating six dates a day can help with preparing for labor.

Adina:

There's a lot of stuff like that. That's like, Oh, this could help at the end of your pregnancy. And it's like. Why not? Like I'll drink raspberry tea. Like

Diane:

need food and carbs, so why not?

Adina:

I'll eat date.

Diane:

Yeah,

Adina:

So how soft your cervix is. No,

Diane:

so, yeah, getting ready for winter winding down. So today's episode, we're winding down this season, which went fast, but also didn't where we had all these stupid tech issues. Um, But, yeah, it's a nice time to wind down before the holidays. We both have a lot going on and we know that there's a lot of chaos that can come with this time of year. And also a lot of things that shift both in preferences for food, for movement, for lifestyle. Because, at least here, it gets dark by 4 o'clock. So, the routine I had going for a walk at 9 p. m. July. is not it anymore.

Adina:

no. Yeah. It's, this is the season of shifts and there's a lot of fun stuff we wanted to talk about. I think we're going to chat through some like practical stuff for how to support shifts and then. Some mindset stuff that we want to think about going into fall, winter, holiday seasons. We've done a lot of episodes about this time of year in the past, but just given our, you know, our current perspective and our fresh takes and what we've been noticing with clients. So it'll be a fun one.

Diane:

Right. And I know there are some, I put a poll on my story asking people, just curious, like what stage are you in or what describes you best? Uh, do you want to get preg at some point in the next year? Are you preg? Are you done being preg or never want to be preg? There were a good amount who are pregnant or want to be pregnant soon. So maybe you cue this episode up any other time, if you're looking towards. the wintering or the hibernation season that is the fourth trimester. So yeah, it's good for the season, the actual fall season holiday and postpartum season this episode.

Adina:

I too am pregnant. I didn't know. Diane's like, were you going to tell everyone?

Diane:

I didn't know you were going to set up with that delivery. People are going to be like, wait, what? Rewind that 15 seconds. What did you say for the girlies one more time?

Adina:

She's having another baby. Um, Yeah, how cute. Diane and I are pregnant at the same time. I'm being so weird this pregnancy about, like, sharing with anyone, but like, I love you girls so much and it's getting to the point where I'm going to have to announce it on Instagram at some point soon because, like, It's starting to be impossible to not show in my exercise videos.

Diane:

you've been pregnant for a little bit. You've

Adina:

Yes. I'm like 16 plus weeks. Um, and I just figured like the season's going to end and then I'm going to announce it on Instagram. And then the podcast girlies are going to be like, why didn't she tell us first?

Diane:

kept this from us? And I've known, but I did not know you were going to sneak it in there. And I love that.

Adina:

Me neither, honestly, but here we are.

Diane:

Mm hmm. Mm hmm. So you're like, yeah, that's four months in.

Adina:

Yeah.

Diane:

how, how you feeling?

Adina:

We're feeling good. We're feeling great. I'm like, I'm feel great. Thank God. I'm Eating good, moving good. And yeah, first try was like, I was tired and we had a lot of tech issues with the podcast. It was like all these late nights where I was just like,

Diane:

Yeah, A lot of missiles.

Adina:

yeah, missiles, rockets, so fun. And I was definitely a little queasy. I would say like weeks, like six to nine, I was just like going to bed at eight because I was just like, I don't want to be awake anymore because I'm like a little queasy. And.

Diane:

You're like, you know, if I go to sleep, I won't be nosh.

Adina:

Yeah, it worked just fine. And also eggs were not, I was not having eggs for those like three weeks. So

Diane:

Disgusting.

Adina:

we got down with some smoothies. I was loving, like, it was hot summer here, and I was loving just like salty, lemony, freezing protein smoothies in the morning and

Diane:

Yeah.

Adina:

That was working. Yeah, that was working for me.

Diane:

Yeah. All the things we talk about in our pregnancy episodes. Especially the first try with stuff, which we will link for you, but, oh, so excited. You have a good recipe for kiddos over there. So I'm super excited for you

Adina:

I haven't told my kids yet and I'm like a little bit scared they're going to get me, but it's all good. They're going to be excited.

Diane:

you told the podcast girlies first. Well, there was a time in our, in our group chat where the three of us were me, you and our friend, our friend, Kim, we're all preg.

Adina:

Yes. Kim has since had her baby. Um, but yeah, that was really funny. We were talking about how, like, who said that Kim was like, was like,

Diane:

Join us.

Adina:

No, Kim was like, what did Kim say? It was so funny. She was like, people think that the sign of a true friendship is menstruating at the same time, but like, it's really, it's gestating.

Diane:

Yes. Now we're going to open a commune. And so if you want to apply.

Adina:

Come on down.

Diane:

We won't, it won't be a call. Um, well, and you're also getting ready for SGHH prenatal.

Adina:

Yes. I figured I should probably film all those videos with a bump.

Diane:

Yeah, no, that's great. I love that for you. So thanks for sharing with us.

Adina:

Here we are again.

Diane:

So shall we talk about how we wind down seasonally and for the fourth trimester?

Adina:

Why? Yes. Yes, we should.

Diane:

Yeah. So as Adina mentioned, we're going to talk about food stuff, food shifts, movement shifts, some mindset chats, things for the holidays. So let's get into it. So we'll start first with the food stuff. And maybe we've talked about this on other episodes as well, but cool it on the cold stuff. That's the first one that I will give to you, especially if you're someone who lives somewhere where there are four. Five seasons. There's kind of like that weird in between that we get here and Michigan where it's just confused. But this is something that I talked to my nutritional therapy clients a lot about in terms of the digestion is cold foods and really icy Frosty in the thick of winter. It's gonna be less shocking to your digestion That applies kind of year round too. Um, now an exception is, in the middle

Adina:

going to. I'm going to interrupt you for a second because I am going to try to get this mosquito, but keep going. I'm just, you may see my eyes wander.

Diane:

in the middle of summer, or me a month ago running extra hot with all this blood and baby. Like I have had the cooler bevies, but in general, especially for my ladies with slow digestion or digestive issues, having, Very icy drinks all the time year round and through the winter is going to get you out of that rest and digest state. So things are really warming and what a nice way to honor the seasons is it's cold outside, warm up my core, make soups, make those hot lattes and or room temperature water. Like we really don't need frosty ice water at restaurants year round.

Adina:

Yeah, I have a few things to say about this. First of all, like if things are going good with your metabolism, you're probably not craving those freezing cold beverages as the temperature shifts. And if you are, we definitely want to have a look at that. Like I, you know, we've talked about this on previous episodes cause I remember talking about like Ayurvedic. Practices kind of having this right.

Diane:

Yes.

Adina:

like this is something we've been doing forever and if you're, if you're the girl wearing the gloves in New York City, walking around with like ice coffee in the dead of winter, like we might get curious about what's going on with that metabolism.

Diane:

Yeah,

Adina:

But I've been noticing the shift has happened here. Obviously it does not get as cold here as it did in my previous home, but the evenings are getting chilly and I started to like need a sweatshirt in the park when I pick up my kids and definitely on our bike ride home. But I've been noticing that even with. Two ACs a day, two mock cocks a day. I'm feeling dehydrated because I'm just like not chugging my water all day the way that I was when it was so hot and sweaty here. And so that's something I definitely got a remedy. Like I'm still

Diane:

can't chug like a mug of hot broth.

Adina:

So I could When I leave the house, especially like, like I go on a bike, it's not a car, you know, like I already have so much shit with me for the kids for the afternoon. It's like, I show up with their bucket of protein. I have like a bunch of snacks for the afternoon. And then in the trunk of the bike, I always keep like a towel, changes of clothes for them just cause like, and sweatshirts, like it's, it's already at capacity. I can't be futzing with a hot drink and like, You know,

Diane:

Yeah.

Adina:

it's too much. But I've been drinking my I've been drinking my protein, hot chocolate first thing in the morning, which I always do pregnant and postpartum. So basically for the last seven years,

Diane:

Yeah. For a minute. Actually, we have a subscription to and they sent us, because we got this bundle pack of like four of them at a time, they sent us a sample of their seasonal flavors and included like a chai, A chocolate mint. There was a couple of others in there that I was always skeptical of until, uh, I think Neil put half of one in with some milk and made kind of like my salted, my salted fat mocha that if you've been here for a while, you've heard me talk about that years ago on Instagram. It was like my favorite frothy, salty, hot cocoa mocha. so he did that. And then I saw someone who was pregnant and was like, I used to drink a lot of coffee. And I have been able to pare that down and get electrolytes by doing like a normal amount of coffee. She adds ice. She lives somewhere hot, ice, and then she puts part of this like chocolatey electrolyte mix into that and makes like an iced mineral latte.

Adina:

nice. I try to add salt into my hot chocolate in the morning. This is the tricky thing. The salt I use, it's too like coarse

Diane:

What are you using? Not

Adina:

just like. No, just, well, no, that I just use for like decorating cookies. But, um, just like the sea salt that I can get here. But even if when I was using like Redmonds, it's just like a little bit too coarse. So it, Just my my frother can't hang with it, you know, like I have to I guess I would have to dissolve it first It always like makes my frother angry.

Diane:

Yeah, you can find out your ratios.

Adina:

Yeah

Diane:

hot and um, the Ayurvedic note reminded me of my first introduction to it. One of my closest friends in college. I remember going over to her house. She's um, she's Chinese and her mom, um, heard us say something about how we both had, how I had cramps, how I started my period and we wanted ice cream. And she's like, Diane can't have that. Diane can't have ice cream. It's too cold, too cold. So I was like, wait, what? But that's what I'm craving. She's like, no, it's not good for your, your womb. Can't have a cold stuff right now.

Adina:

your womb don't want to be shucking that womb Yeah, I know people get really religious about that postpartum too. Like, you know, the first however many days to only be having broths and warm things and stews. And yeah, those are nice, but like, I gave birth to Ori in September in Tel Aviv. Like,

Diane:

So

Adina:

bet your ass, you bet your ass I made an ice cream, you bet your ass I was making smoothies, like, cold orange juice and pomegranate juice, like, mmm, ice, give me a headache from how cold you are.

Diane:

and you run more hot. I mean, um, last week, Neil and I went across the state to look at some furniture and so we're on this like little adventure, I'm the passenger princess, cause if he's in the car, I'm not driving. And I had to

Adina:

Wait, my kids actually said something really funny about that. They were like, I think my kids think I don't know how to drive.

Diane:

Cause they've only seen you bike for that. They

Adina:

I'm always a passenger princess when we're going somewhere. That's so funny.

Diane:

Donnie peddling all of you or like what? Wait,

Adina:

No, no, I'm saying when we rent a car, when we rent a car,

Diane:

Oh, Yeah.

Adina:

I think they think I can't drive a car because the last time they saw me drive a car was probably when we lived in New Jersey. I don't think, I don't think I've driven a car because we don't have a car here. Yeah, we don't have a car here and we'll like rent a car when we go to do something with family or, you know, some, but Donnie always drives. So I feel like they think I like, don't know how to drive.

Diane:

Yeah, I don't like to well, we're we're driving across the state and it was a brisk day. Okay. It was a brisk day. I did have a dress on like my legs were bare. I think I had like a it was a cotton dress, but like the cotton little layer underneath. I had to roll down the window because I was sweating. Neil had a sweatshirt on. He's cold. And I'm like, it's so hot. And then we got to our destination. I had to put the hair up. I had to drink ice waters. He's like, are you okay? Like I'm the hormones

Adina:

I know sometimes Donnie be like, we shut the air. And I'm like, no, no, we cannot.

Diane:

So I'll just say, if you're not pregnant and you are living somewhere like the Midwest, bringing more warming or room temperature drinks, um, and warming foods in general, which we're going to talk about with eating seasonally and so on. nice for your digestion, but also for your metabolism too, so warming your core and you might even notice a natural preference for these things. Um, but yeah, if you are, like Adina said, it's freezing cold, it's snowing outside, you're still getting that ice latte and you just don't You need to chomp on ice. I think that might even be a question on one of my intakes for clients is like, do you like chewing on ice? Um, there might be a mineral need or something there too, or something else going on, generally speaking for your digestion, for your metabolism, especially if you're on the slow side, let's bring in some more warming or room temperature stuff. That's better for digestion.

Adina:

Yes.

Diane:

Next Eating seasonally, this will be no surprise, but I like to talk about it as we enter fall and things are shifting and people might not be aware of like, because we can get whatever we want at the grocery store, especially here. Like, I could walk into one of our huge grocery stores and get anything from any time eyes, um, what's in season. So here in the Midwest, And a lot of the U. S. like to focus now on root veggies, squash, dark greens, and for some people, if you and your digestion can handle it, cruciferous stuff. So I mean, we see Brussels sprouts, the kale, the dark leafy, sturdy greens, collards, Swiss chard. Um, those are nice if you can digest them or you can cook them down, but really am loving the fall winter squash this time of year. And then the bonus, Benny, beyond, beyond those being generally cheaper because they're in season and fresh. Yeah. Is The different minerals that you can get from them. Um, I really like having people focus on these when they're more symptomatic, have a lot more tummy issues. It's just like those, um, nutrient dense carbs that are local, in season, softer. Delicata squash is my forever favorite because I don't have to cut all the skin and like fight it when I'm cutting it. Um, I'm really liking that with pomegranates,

Adina:

Yum, yum.

Diane:

and like a maple dressing on arugula.

Adina:

Yum.

Diane:

It's so good.

Adina:

That is so yummy. Yeah, I haven't, I actually have not dipped my toe into, like, squashes and stuff. We do have them here, but it just hasn't been part of my routine, and I'm in a season where, like, routine is everything right now, you know, like, we've, we've basically just been doing our fruit and vegetable order on repeat, just, like, keep it simple, obviously, because we're still running from sirens and growing humans and all the stuff. Aww, I love it.

Diane:

to cook and to cut. Yeah. So you're like,

Adina:

things you just got to automate. So,

Diane:

yeah.

Adina:

I've been doing that. But we have been getting down with the citrus. The citrus has been so good here. And, you know, we have, yeah, you know, we have our, like, press juicer. So, I've just been going through Orange juice, like crazy. And the grapefruits have been amazing. The pomelas like, I just can't get enough. And that's also been like a big pregnancy. One for me is just like citrus, lemony, like,

Diane:

Yeah, it is the season. Like I remember growing up, um, what, or even working in an office, like people would send fruit baskets and I was like, Oh, this sucks. Now that I feel like I'm an adult, I'm like, Oh, those nice pairs,

Adina:

That sounds nice.

Diane:

that someone said, give it to me. Yeah.

Adina:

Yeah, I've been like, I also love, like, I'll put in the time to cut a citrus perfectly so that I can sit down and eat like a perfectly supremed grapefruit, you know? Like,

Diane:

Without all the white yuck on it.

Adina:

mm hmm, do that. So then my um, My mock cock that was like transitioning me from summer to fall. I, this was what I was making for like all the holiday celebrations, any meal we got invited to over the holidays. I was squeezing a bunch of grapefruit juice and then I would make a jalapeno simple syrup. And then I would mix that with the grapefruit juice and coconut water and salt rim it. And it was really giving margarita, you know, it was so yummy.

Diane:

I do like a jalapeno margarita mock hug. Actually, um, I've brought this back the last couple of years in the fall. It was like a holiday mocktail guide. I want to say maybe also a bonus inside of my root cause reset course, but like different mocktail drinks that are year me and, um, I started adding some pre made or like you could buy them from the store options because they've gotten a lot better and there is this, I think it's called St. Agrestus. They make, um, A Negroni, a phony Negroni, a

Adina:

That's cute.

Diane:

And then there's also like a smoky, uh, negroni that they have. It's like a mezcal negroni, but the taste very similar to a Negroni. It just sounds alcohol and it's really good. So it's not sweet. It's nice and bitter. And I have found a couple of spicy canned mocktails too. So I mean, whether you're pregnant or you just like don't wanna drink alcohol, there are so many great that are not sweet out there. Now.

Adina:

Yeah, I need to, let me just take a sip of water here.

Diane:

Not OJ.

Adina:

No, it's warm water. Um, I already hit my OJ quota for today, like going after it. And Ory has become such a Mottkak monster. Like it's worse than the grilled cheese. He just like insists on all my beverages and just like, now Donnie this morning was home because. I was bumping up against my 9pm bedtime last night. I was supposed to wash my hair and I was just like, I'm just gonna push it one more day. Can you go to work late tomorrow and I'll just wash my hair in the morning? I don't remember the last time I took a daytime shower. Like, I was like, am I a princess? Like, this is Luxury. Um, anyways, that's how my hair looks.

Diane:

you go to work later so I can wash my hair?

Adina:

No, literally. I mean, look how amazing it looks. It was like,

Diane:

know you're preg, it's like, oh, those curls are poppin

Adina:

yeah, but it was also because I started styling it again, but yeah, it looks amazing. Um, so yeah, I took a shower this morning and Donnie hasn't been here for like already morning nonsense in a while. And he was just like, you have created a monster. He was sitting there and he's like, he was like, can you bring me, he calls coconut water, picky water. He's like, bring me picky water. And so like Donnie pours some coconut water in his cup and he's like, orange juice. Like Donnie pours some orange juice and he's like, a salt. He like pours a salt and then he's like, ice cube. He made him, like, make him an Adrenal Cocktail. Like, oh man. And then he proceeded to drink mine after that. So that was fun. But, um, yeah. We just, we. You are. And she's like, crazy, like crazy. Yeah.

Diane:

out. Yeah, this, eating seasonally, we love it. And in Tel Aviv, citrus season is there. I mean, I remember when we visited February, 2023, still a lot of fresh, delicious citrus here, Midwest in Michigan. It's all about the squash, all about the root veggies. Um, but also to just in general, you might notice that as you enter the colder months, you're having more preference for the warming, like denser carbs, the starchier variety. So,

Adina:

Hang on. I need to deal with this. I have like a craziest tickle in my throat and it's not going away. Are we okay? I don't know. Did I eat the mosquito?

Diane:

I had one on my, we were furniture shopping and talking to a sales associate there. And then later, and Neil was like, you have something on your lip. And it was like a gnat or something that got caught in my lip gloss.

Adina:

Oh,

Diane:

And I was like, she didn't tell me.

Adina:

is that her job?

Diane:

Uh, I, kind of person that if you have something on your face, I will tell you if you have a booger hanging out of your nose, tell you because it's so embarrassing to get back to your car and you realize you've been talking to someone and they didn't tell you.

Adina:

Yeah. And you had like a massive piece of like kale in your teeth. Okay. I think we're okay. All right. Pick it up from seasonal.

Diane:

so seasonally, you might notice that you have a preference, especially if you live somewhere colder, I do, for starchier carbohydrates, those dense carbs, like the potatoes, the stews with sweet potatoes. I mean, maybe it's bread, but, and we like bread all year round. But, I like to

Adina:

say, I feel like I have a preference for potatoes all year round.

Diane:

Yeah, me too. It's just a different, we're cooking them in different ways. But yeah, potato year round. We're like hobbits.

Adina:

I actually, by the way, this weekend I made a brisket. So good. It was just like pretty classic, just like seared on both sides. And then I braised it with some tomato sauce. Cause I didn't have paste. It was just like crushed tomatoes and some red wine herbs, you know, pretty simple, delicious. And what I've been doing is putting. Like halved potatoes around the top while it braises and they turn into like stew potatoes what the Jewish girlies will understand as chill into potatoes like they just get dark and so creamy on the inside and

Diane:

Oh, I love that. Cause you could really beat up a potato and it's really hard to fuck up, which I

Adina:

so good.

Diane:

but I mean, all that to say, like, If you're eating salads in cold raw this time of year, that's not it baby. So the root veggies and the longer cooked potatoes, like really beat those up in sauce or in a Dutch oven

Adina:

yeah, I can get like a, like a herby harvest salad. I feel like, you know,

Diane:

Yeah.

Adina:

squash and pomegranate seeds like you said.

Diane:

yeah, exactly. I like salads that are not salads too, where it's like fennel that's sliced really thin with like apples and lots of parm, um, and

Adina:

and apple is a dynamite combination.

Diane:

It is. And if you think you don't like it because of that bitter taste, one, that's great for your digestion, but two, try roasting it because then it's a lot less aggressive and it pairs well with oranges. This

Adina:

shave it thinner, like get that out on a mandolin. And citrus really cuts that bitterness, like orange juice dressing.

Diane:

is our cooking podcast,

Adina:

Seriously. I think I'm hungry. Dinner.

Diane:

talk about Martha and, uh, and Ina. And who wouldn't like that?

Adina:

Mm.

Diane:

next up we want to talk about not feeling bad about celebratory foods, because holidays are upon us. You've, I mean, you've already had a few. October was heavy Jewish holiday month, but it's Thanksgiving here in the U. S. coming up, Hanukkah, Christmas, all the things, so talked about this on past episodes that will link for you some holiday related episodes, like, should you fast and save those calories for Thanksgiving? No, dinner? NERP. but just a reminder, we want to give to you as we enter that holiday season is don't forget your minerals. You may be hosting that comes with its own stressors, seeing family who might bring up talking about the election or whatever, like,

Adina:

Oh, it's going to be a rough one this year, huh?

Diane:

Yeah, I need, I mean, it can be rough any year, but I know there are a lot of people bracing themselves, clenching their butthole, and just stressing in general about seeing family, so if that's you,

Adina:

Yeah.

Diane:

on the salt, the real sea salt, and water yourself before that family dinner.

Adina:

Yeah, and also, you don't need to drink alcohol if you don't want to. We did an episode about this, wow, what season was that? I was in Englewood, so it's a while ago.

Diane:

That must have been like two years ago, and I realize we're in season four, not three. Yeah, we've been doing it a couple years.

Adina:

Yeah, that was a great episode. Um, so yeah, I, and like we've been mentioning, Diane and I both love like a bitter cocktail, but a bitter mocktail. Is so delightful also like if you can really work on that mocktail recipe where it's got the herbs and maybe some spice or that citrus like it can still hit those notes of like bitter smoky you know what you like out of yeah what you like out of a cocktail but then be really supportive of your stress response instead of wrecking the mood. Your hormones, your sleep, making you make poor choices around family, food, you know, shift that lifestyle. So that's like, again, if you want to drink, that's fine too. But if you're looking to avoid that and trying to really support your health in this season, there are wonderful ways to go about it. And definitely check back with that episode. Cause we dove much deeper

Diane:

Yeah. it on the alcohol. There are a couple, but we've done some around Thanksgiving and late fall holiday season, all about that. And I know that there's a lot of pressure that can come with it or And maybe you find you get around people. It's hard to deny it, or you feel like you have to explain yourself and you really don't, you don't owe anyone an explanation for why you're not drinking. Um, and this next tip goes to you, whether you do decide to indulge in some alcohol or just to help you get set up to feel better around holidays in general, when you're eating celebratory tradition or traditional foods important to your family. Like. We want you to guide yourself with protein forward thinking earlier in the day, um, to give you some longer burning fuel to satiate you and not have these big peaks and valleys in your blood sugar and your energy. Now, we want to preface this by saying that this isn't coming from a diet culture place. We're trying to be good or any of that, but to make you just feel physically better,

Adina:

Yes.

Diane:

by starting with that protein leading with that protein.

Adina:

Yeah. I'm really glad we're having this conversation. We talked about this on an episode we did called, is it diet culture? Are you being a little beach? And still to this day, one of my favorite episodes that we've done, because I think for those of us who grew up in the nineties and went on our journeys with food, with movement, My story and I shared recently on my Instagram stories, I was training on a Saturday night and it was like the first time that I had trained on a Saturday night in years because historically I had trained on Saturday nights because I like couldn't miss a day and like Shabbos would end and I would be like, gotta go burn some calories

Diane:

because

Adina:

then.

Diane:

You're so

Adina:

you know, you know how Shabbos be. Um, but then when I had this like renaissance and tried to distance myself from all that thinking, it became this thing of like, well, I can't train on a Saturday night because that would be toxic fitness culture. It's diet culture, fitness culture. And then now I'm in the season where it's like, am I Making decisions that are not supportive of my health because I'm trying not to be like toxic fitness culture. Like, no, I missed my training session on Friday. I'm a person who trains. I'm not going to miss my training session this week. I want to feel great. I want to reach my goals. And so. Saturday night is the time that I'm available to get this session in and that's fine. And I think it just felt like this huge full circle growth moment for me. And I think it's important to think about this when you approach food. If you had a season of like toxic diet culture stuff or disordered eating behavior, And now you're in this place where you're approaching the holidays and you're like, oh, I can't restrict or I can't have rules about the food because

Diane:

My

Adina:

would mean that I am. Yeah. But like, also we want to feel wonderful and we want to support healthy cycles, our fertility. Maybe you're in a pregnant season and that's something that you want to be thinking about, or you're in a postpartum season and you're trying to really support yourself. really well, wherever you are, protein forward, approaching the holidays with this or approaching any event with that. Like maybe you're going to a more traditional baby shower, not like the one Diane had. And it's going to have a lot of just like little salads and little cupcakes. And you know, you want to eat a protein meal before you go there. Like that is not diet culture for you to be supporting your body. In a wonderful way and making sure that when you do ultimately indulge in all of those carbs around the holidays, because most of the things that other people will bring to the potluck are going to be really carb heavy, really fat heavy, wonderful, but like, let's fill in the protein on our own or when you're building your plate, start with the protein and then you will feel it. So much better. Your sleep will not be interrupted when you were already stressed out being with family or, you know, all of these other things that tend to be that domino effect of just having that

Diane:

much

Adina:

carb heavy sugar heavy meal, um, where you didn't control the ingredients. If you are going to more of a potluck style thing, why don't you offer to bring a protein appetizer or a protein, you know, main, I don't know if you want, you're spending the money on bringing the main to a potluck. your big sister's house, but yeah,

Diane:

everyone.

Adina:

but, but anyways, all of that to say, like evaluate your choices based on what is going to feel supportive to you in this season and not coming from any other noise outside of that.

Diane:

Yes, I love that. And I, I love watching clients evolve the way that they think about themselves, their health, their food to, to a place where I lead with protein first, because I know I, feel better mentally. And physically when I start that way, and I am still enjoying things that are important to me and nourish me on an emotional level or have that, like the nostalgia of grandma's pecan pie or whatever. I'm still having that. But. When I'm starting out my day, I know I want to have a breakfast that leads with protein, or I'm going to make my plate and start in on the protein because I know I'm going to feel better. I'm not going to feel drugged and like asleep an hour later, or they're not going hours without food because they're saving their calories for that Thanksgiving dinner and then snapping their uncle for their political views like, okay. I mean, maybe some of that will still happen, but I, I've done this long enough and gone through the experience of just doing carbs or all the, the don'ts we talk about to know that you will feel better if you are coming at this from a place of like, how can I nurture myself and set myself up to feel good versus just like, in all willy nilly or, you know, thinking about it in terms of being bad. I really hate hearing that language. And I know we've talked about this on past episodes, but

Adina:

Yeah.

Diane:

saving their calories or, Oh, I need to go do that Saturday night training session because I was so bad. Or I have to work off that Turkey, like brace yourself. You will probably still see people talking like that after

Adina:

It's kind of shocking, right? Like you forget it happens and then you're like,

Diane:

and we're in our bubble. So we're like, wait, people still, still do

Adina:

yeah.

Diane:

and I know that people are all in a different place in their journeys too, but I know that if you're here, that chances are you want to reject that and like, not feel like you're, you need to punish yourself after having something you enjoy or, or work something off. You really don't. So we want to show you with this, that you can have food you love and your body through food. The habits and, and mindset reframes that we are offering you today.

Adina:

Yeah, on that note also, like, it is not diet culture if you want to stop yourself from overeating sugar to the point of feeling ill. Like, I am all for indulging in the holidays, like Diane said, I'm all for indulging in the nostalgic foods, and even then. If you know that that's something that's not going to make you feel great. And we've talked about this on episodes before when to make those decisions and how to navigate those based on symptoms and what's going on for you, you can also choose to make upgraded versions of the things that you're used to eating as a child. Like, you know, if you want to now cook it in butter instead of with the margarine, or if you want to make a sourdough version or something that's easier to digest, like that can be a really fun way to like honor those traditions. But in a way that's more supportive of your body, but also if you are going to eat the thing like grandma's pecan pie, like it's okay to have one slice and be like, that was delicious and I'm done now. You know, we don't have to just go nuts because we're being like, it's diet culture to

Diane:

Right. And when you're chronically dysregulated or used to being on that blood sugar rollercoaster, it does feel more like those cravings are in control. But I love when I get the feedback from clients, whether they went through root cause reset or through H through did an HTMI review, or we worked together one on one. They're like, I used to feel like I had to have something sweet, or I was going to like. the fuck out after dinner and now it feels like it's a nice to have and not something that like I have to have I'm going to start itching if I don't have it. Um, but I just love seeing that evolution happen. I'm already thinking of what we're going to do Thanksgiving morning. I love like historically cinnamon rolls and watching the Macy's day parade, like getting up early, having cinnamon rolls, watching Macy's day parade. But then I would knock out afterwards if we just had cinnamon rolls. So what I really have been liking doing is doing like a breakfast casserole with like eggs, sausage, or leading with like something from the farm that we got and like something really nourishing and satiating, and then also having that cinnamon roll and then just releasing the rest. Um, so, you know, you can have both, you can make some adjustments and still feel good.

Adina:

Yeah, and also a wonderful day to train. We've got all that extra sugar, turn it into mouscles.

Diane:

Yeah, not a turkey trot, I did that years ago as a kid, my like first and last run.

Adina:

Yeah.

Diane:

yeah, it wasn't for me, but liked, liked training.

Adina:

Yeah. On that note. Also, if you're in the club, um, we're going to pop some body weight workouts onto the calendars for Thanksgiving weekend, Christmas, New Year's week, just in case you're traveling this way, you can still get after your training sessions. If you so choose.

Diane:

not

Adina:

your kettlebells have not made the trek with you to wherever you are going,

Diane:

Yes. Yeah. The last thing here in this food section too, as far as, and this is outside of the holidays, I mentioned I started prepping the freezer for postpartum, this is something I talk about with clients anytime is making Life easier for future you. So what that can look like. And this granted depends on your, your freezer space and what your living situation is like. We have a deep freezer, but even in our small, our basement fridge, it's a little bit wider. We'll stock stuff in there. And what I'll do is I'll just double or sometimes now even triple recipes and then freeze. a good portion of that. So Neil and I will have dinner, um, from what I make fresh. And then we are freezing the rest for the postpartum season, because I really want us to have convenient foods, but convenient foods also feel good for us. So the sourdough English muffin sandwiches, um, chicken soup. What else have we have on dot on the, uh, Cute meatballs. I'm leading with protein because I know we can easily make sides. I can throw some rice in the rice cooker. Neil can because he'll be my chef.

Adina:

you can also like eat a banana. You know, you always want to lead with the proteins because it's so much easier to find carbs. Um,

Diane:

easier. Yeah.

Adina:

also a note on that, if you are prepping a freezer, one thing that I think is really helpful is to freeze some things in single serve portions, because Yeah, like, if you are a hungry mama, and then you realize that, like, you need an hour and a half to defrost that whole casserole, like, no.

Diane:

We

Adina:

I need to do a frittata in a pan, like,

Diane:

we talked about that because we don't have many. containers and I had this decluttering nesting urge to throw out so many of our beat up containers, but we have these really big glass Pyrex and he's like, well, why don't we just put it on there? Like just much easier to dump it all in there. like, yes. And that's going to take a while to defrost. Like you

Adina:

hmm. I

Diane:

portions. Did you, what did you freeze things in glass? Did you just say fuck it and use aluminum or what?

Adina:

am trying to remember. I didn't do a whole bunch of freezing because, you know Super Cubes? Is that what they're called? They're like silicone, um, ice cube trays, but they're basically a one they're like one cup each cube.

Diane:

Almost cocktail ice cubes, but yeah,

Adina:

really nice for like, soups and stews to do like that, because then you can just defrost one portion really easily, quickly. Um, but yeah, I kind of just I did a lot of fresh food just because I had the Instant Pot and it was just like, I would just throw in a stew or, yeah, um, get ahead of that and then we had friends bring us food for the beginning and then I felt pretty okay to cook like after, you know,

Diane:

Yeah. I want for at least a couple of weeks and I make things fresh, but we also, we don't have much family here or family that cooks. So just want to be extra certain that it's not like, what do you want from the, like this local place that it's, it's going to be greasy. And like, I want to be sure we have some good proteins at the

Adina:

Oh, I just remembered. I feel like maybe I talked about this on a podcast, but actually because my mom doesn't live anywhere near us, she gifted to us, she paid a private chef that lives near here to cook up some stuff for my freezer. So we had like, yeah, such a night, like if you live far away from someone you really care about, like that is such a nice thing to do. And I had a call with the chef before. I had the baby and just talked about food preferences. She ordered all like pasture raised meat for me and she made, yeah, some soups and stews. So that was all in my freezer. Um, in like also small portions and that was perfect. Yeah.

Diane:

are meal trains too, but that can really vary. And, um, some, there are some delivery meal services that I do like that I've had, I've recommended to clients before. Um, but maybe there's someone locally like that is just, just sounds like such a great investment because even though Neil will be more of my chef, like he's going to be tired too. It's an adjustment for him. So trying to I have frozen things in, I know you're not supposed to do this in like the bigger Mason jars. You just have to be careful about the amount of

Adina:

Oh, I do that all the time. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.

Diane:

they could explode. I haven't had that.

Adina:

I think as long as you don't go extreme temperature to extreme temperature, it's okay. And again, leaving that headroom. But yeah, like, let it, let the soup cool off before you put it away.

Diane:

Yes.

Adina:

don't just, like, take it out of the freezer and put it in a pot. Like,

Diane:

No, don't do that.

Adina:

yeah, no, that, that works.

Diane:

changes seasonally. So we're moving from summer to fall winter. What does that look like for you or how would you approach this differently in this season?

Adina:

Yeah, so just as far, not even training, but movement.

Diane:

Yeah.

Adina:

I have been taking longer morning walks because usually I take a walk in the morning and in the evening, and we have just been winding down early around here. Like, we are all sleeping by 9pm. I cannot go any later than that. It's like,

Diane:

are still up on the 5 a. m. schedule, it sounds

Adina:

yeah, Abe has been waking up at 5am. And so, like, Donnie's with him in the morning, so I don't have to get out of bed at five, and he'll entertain himself for a little bit, like, he plays him a mini play once he wakes her up, but we're all up and at them by like six, which is very new for our family, so, like, we need to be sleeping by nine, otherwise no one is functioning the five. Miss Mosquito is back. I'm gonna get it. Hold on.

Diane:

Squish him.

Adina:

Hold on. I don't want to like, oh no, he's gone again.

Diane:

He's gonna bite you if he hasn't already.

Adina:

He may have already. I'm gonna end this call and be like, um, oh, he's sitting right there. Just right there. Should I get up and do it? I don't want to.

Diane:

and do it! Smash it!

Adina:

The problem is I don't want to knock my mic over and risk an issue for us. Anyways, let's just continue. And it is what it is. Um,

Diane:

Early wake up for you. I, I'm a night owl and baby does this thing where she likes to party at 1am and 6am regardless of when I get in bed. It's just like those, they're the time, those are the times that I'm accepting, it. Um, but yeah, the early, early and wind down walks are for, for me key right now because suddenly the sun it's, it's three o'clock here now. It's going to be dark soon. So I like to get out early, get some sun on my eyeballs. We say that year round, but especially when it gets colder, like maybe more apt to stay inside, hunker down. I forced myself to get outside, even in the thick of winter, just bundle the fuck up and get out there. Um, but after we're done recording this, I'll get out there at four before. Like golden hours over to get some of that red light on my eyeballs. But also we do this because indoor air is filthy. And if we're just spending more time inside when it's blizzarding, it's windy, it's blustery, we're not getting enough fresh air. And that's really good for the nervous system. Like after the election, I saw people like with each other online spiraling, like too online. I was like, we all need to eat meat. and go outside. And someone responded and she was like, I was feeling very worked up and I felt so much better after I had stake in a walk. I said,

Adina:

you need those things. Um, yeah, so around here, I've been doing longer morning walks, the sun is still shining, it's still like 75 degrees in the mornings, but just like, yeah, lengthy, lengthy morning walks, and then trying to get movement in throughout the day. Otherwise, I think if you're living somewhere really cold, two things. Number one, like, don't be afraid of being outdoors. You, it's still so good to expose yourself to the elements like Diane was saying, um, just bundle up, get out there. Even if it's once a day, I know it's really hard to bundle up kids. If that's what you have to do to get out there, like. Honestly, after putting mittens on Abe when he was like two years old, that's like one of the reasons we moved to the Middle East. Like Donnie was just like, I can't do this anymore. I am not doing it again. I'm not putting mittens on a toddler. Like it is so hard. Um, so yeah, I get it. It's so hard, but like, just do it. Get out there, bundle up, invest in a walking pad because you still got to move that body. You do. You got to move your body in the winter.

Diane:

That's when I. was using my gym membership the most and, um, the one I was so consistent with my three full time, three full workouts a week right before I got preg, um, was going to the gym and just changing the scenery up like in January, in February. February, it was so easy for me to say, all right, it's three o'clock. It's getting dark. I'm just going to start into dinner prep or just like stare at the wall for a little bit. But if I force myself to get out, or I was sometimes going to the gym and just like walking, like when the weather was really disgusting outside,

Adina:

Yeah,

Diane:

really snowing and I would just walk and read my Kindle a treadmill for a and just also see some gym friends like that was nice too.

Adina:

yeah. No, that's, that's great. And also if your gym has like a sauna, that could be nice.

Diane:

Nils does. Like, that's, I think, mostly the reason he has his membership to the gym that he goes to is they have a nice traditional sauna

Adina:

Mm. So nice. Um, but yeah, a couple of things that I want to be thinking about here. So, like I said, investing in a walking pad can be a really great idea if walks are not happening for you regularly and just be honest about that. Um, And it's not like a, you need to aim for this amount of steps per day. If that works for you, great. Like if you love having like a watch or a pedometer or something that counts your steps, like go for it. If you like to be quiet, but just trying to get movement, like recognizing how little you move throughout the winter, um, or how little you can move throughout the winter. And like, when I was living in New Jersey. I started to realize that my consistency was really dropping when I kept my kettlebells out in the garage and there would be like a few weeks in a row where it was like four degrees every day. That's Fahrenheit.

Diane:

Yes.

Adina:

I had to just like bring a few kettlebells into my office to keep them there just so that I would be more consistent. As you've heard us talk about on this show, I'm All the time, consistency over intensity is always going to be the motto, and being really honest with yourself about what's getting in the way of your consistency. So for me, it was like, I need access to all of my kettlebells so I can get the perfect workout because I need the heavier bells for my deadlifts and the lighter bells for my this and that, you know, like, and then being honest with myself about like, okay, I'm just going to take the most frequently used bells, three of them into my office. And maybe I won't be squatting the perfect amount of load for me to move the needle on my progressive overload, but I'm going to be far more consistent. And with that. I think it's really important for everyone to hear like the whole all or nothing thing really has to go in the winter holidays. Like all or something is a much better mentality for this time of year. And that's not to say like dial it so far down that it's not serving your health, you know, like, but getting to a place.

Diane:

don't have to get 10, 000 steps, but let's get, let's get some steps in there. Let's get some bells in

Adina:

Exactly. Like, don't let the idea of all stray you from just getting something, you know, like that really needs to be the focus. And like, maybe it comes to investing in something that's going to make this easier for you. So like, in my case, investing in a garage heater would have been a really great idea. I did eventually get something, but it wasn't like the safe kind where you could like leave it heating up in there without you, so it still was a little bit of a barrier, but definitely made it much better. And I think it can be a really great season to set some new goals. Cause things can get a little stale, but the reality is that if you're indoors more and there's less like distractions, like we don't have that summer distraction of like, Oh, I just want to play outside all day. Like you can set some really wonderful training goals and you know, Christmas and Hanukkah are really great time to ask for some new kettlebells. Maybe it's time to go up a bell side, which I know a lot of girlies in the club. Need to hear.

Diane:

Yeah.

Adina:

but yeah, it's like a fun. I think it's a can be a really fun season to set some new goals because you can have that just indoor consistency time. And with that, I would say, lean on community

Diane:

And

Adina:

and. That's your booty on a program if you are not already. Like the, the language I can't stand the most is like, Oh, I'm going to, I'll sign up for that program after the holidays or I'll,

Diane:

Mm hmm.

Adina:

will you though? And like, after which holiday after Thanksgiving, after Christmas, after New Year's, cause like, so we're just going to admit that my health will matter to me in three to four months from now.

Diane:

Right. Or maybe it's not that they don't think it matters, but they think, well, I'll have more time, but there's always going to be some something vying for your time. So this, this is something that we're going to encourage you to do is to help yourself now and to get that accountability or that community. Now, um, now in the context of nutrition, or if you're someone who has gut issues, or you're nervous to go into Thanksgiving because of what might happen with your tummy and how you might feel, or if your period has been wrecking you for the past three months, years, even for some, some women I work with, then waiting several more months to try to start to feel better a few more months that you could be feeling so much better. differently. And I know that, that might feel daunting to take something on, but things like my root cause reset program, there's a lot of flexibility in there. You can still enjoy the holidays, but the difference is it gives you tools and distills a lot of the strategy down so that you can go into that Thanksgiving dinner and know like, all right, here is a support that I can take before dinner. That's going to help me digest my food a little bit better. Things are going to sit better. So I'm going to feel better. And And you can apply that now, uh, and then feel so much better by Thanksgiving or by Christmas and go into the new year feeling really good instead of just putting it off and putting up with that have been bothering you for months. Um, Same too with training, right? Like Adina was saying, put something off when you can work it into your routine now? We've done this for several years, each of us in our own craft, that we can anticipate obstacles or, um, help you get the most out of the least in both of these programs. So. If you're telling yourself like, oh, it's just too much to take on, it, or is it restrictive to feel achy and creaky in your body or like you're gonna eat that favorite dish of yours at Thanksgiving and then have diarrhea like 30 minutes later? Like, that's restrictive too.

Adina:

Yeah, it's like, we've talked about this on so many episodes, but it's so easy to look at an investment, a time commitment and think like, Oh, I'm going to put that off till I have more time. But the reality is, life is going to keep lifing. It's just how life be and if we can navigate a season with a lot of interruptions and a lot of travel and family time and figure out how to fit training into that and let me just be clear that it is far easier to fit training into that when you are in a supportive community when you are on a program and it's not like Oh, I think I'm going to work out today, but like, oopsies, all this other stuff came up and I didn't even have the capacity to think of what I was going to do in the gym versus I open my training app. I see the exact workout I need to do today. I see the exact workout that I could swap it for if I don't have access to my kettlebells because I'm traveling. oh, maybe I was feeling a little bit of a mindset hiccup and then I open up the community and I go into the accountability space and I see everyone posting their workouts and their sweaty selfies and cheering each other on and I'm like, Oh, wait a minute. I am a person who trains like I can do this. I can, Before I finish packing my bags for the Thanksgiving road trip or whatever the thing is that we're doing, like, I have these 30 minutes to dedicate to myself so that I feel better when I'm sitting in the car and my hips don't hurt and my SI joint doesn't hurt and I don't have all those creaky pelvic floor symptoms that I was dealing with prior to this. So, we always say it, the motion is the lotion. Don't just struggle through this season and then be like, Why don't I feel good? Why does everything hurt? Like, get the support that you need, be a part of a community, be on a program, you will feel a million times better.

Diane:

Yes, don't you know it and our clients like seen like clients that start sooner or instead of that January push to be more successful because they're more connected to that like giving to themselves now instead of like waiting for this unicorn of a time. You know, so that on the lifestyle front for fall winter, some things that we change, I'll just kind of rapidly go through a couple of top of mind favorites here. Kind of already talked about the getting the sunlight when we can, but I've been waking up earlier and closing down earlier in big part right now, because exhausted by three this ninth month of pregnancy, but I'm just closing down and really Trying to be one with the seasons and then overnight too. This is something I love year round, but especially in the fall winter is the humidifier. I've talked about the humidifier on our, I think wellness products worth the hype. So worth it for my skin for breathing overnight, especially with pregnancy congestion, but also with indoor air. Um, humidifier from Canopy. You can put it in the dishwasher. It doesn't mold. gone through many a humidifier that have too many nooks and crannies, and this one good on the dresser. It doesn't like visibly mist. It just makes your bedroom feel so much better.

Adina:

Nice. We need dehumidifiers around here, but.

Diane:

Yeah, we have one of those in the basement because basements do their thing. Um, also on that same episode, and I think they'll probably be doing a sale soon. Aerodactyl.

Adina:

Hm.

Diane:

humidifiers. You probably see the top of mine. I didn't turn it off for this episode, um, you know, on the subject of indoor air not being great. We have our windows closed. Every home is going to have a microbiome and have its own stuff in it. But those have made such a difference since we got that for our sinuses for overnight. If you live in an older home or if you're renting, there are different sizes. So really, really love those. Um,

Adina:

item.

Diane:

and I'm just thinking of, because I'm, this is my to do this week, I gotta have it ready because I could be bracing for the marathon of labor anytime is I was setting aside like things I want to wear at the birth center. Um, do I want to say, have I said that I was going to a birth center? I think I did. Whatever, that's the intention. My printfresh pajamas. I love this brand because they're so vibrant. They're like organic cotton. And there's something about a matching set I love. But they have robes, so I'm bringing a robe. And I'm just all about the comfy cotton layers. Especially in the fall winter. So matching set. I

Adina:

Yeah. Ugh.

Diane:

I hate being sweaty. When

Adina:

it makes you so sweaty.

Diane:

layers and matching sets they even had like a lighter flannel which I thought that I'm when I'm around the house, but I won't be Winnie the Pooh or I'll be ripping that off.

Adina:

Yeah, Diane's gonna do like the, she's gonna do the bloomer with the bralette and the open robe over it.

Diane:

Yeah, that's that is

Adina:

That's gonna be your postpartum uniform, I can see it now.

Diane:

I can already see it. We were joking about like what might happen in labor and like, I know I'm already running hot, but I hear that you get really hot and sweaty in labor. And I remember our midwife was like, there's always a point where women lose the modesty and they just like take off all their clothes or just whatever. And at first I was like, I'm shy about that, the thought of that. And then I thought, watch, I'm going to like get there and just like immediately take off all my clothes. They'll be like, wow, Diane, you're, this is really early. And I'm just be like, I'm hot.

Adina:

You know the uh, the scene from Parks where Andy tries to run, he's on that track. And he just like lays down and starts taking off all his clothes and he's like, Running is impossible! That's how I see you in labor. It's like,

Diane:

naked or Winnie the Pooh.

Adina:

yeah we gotta put that on the feed.

Diane:

Yeah, shirt on, bottomless. Yeah. at 115.

Adina:

Yeah, wait, let's let's get through these quick. Um, okay, couple of quick fall winter mindset shifts. We've touched on some of these before, but you've heard me say it. You've heard me say it before. I love when you show up in my DMs and tell you that this changed your life because changed mine too. But. I am a person who trains repeating this as a mantra, especially in that fall winter season, because there are so many people out there who again are going to wait for the holidays to end or are going to wait for Jan one to buy their fitness program or renew their gym membership that was crusty dusty for a while. And. Here's the thing. We are doing this for life. Okay? We are training for life, for health, for longevity. A few holidays and a little cold weather cannot get in the way of your fitness and the life that you want for yourself. So the strength that we want for ourselves, the health, the longevity, how we would like to show up for our families, like a couple of holidays cannot get in the way of that. Okay? So, It's okay if you want to take time off for the holidays, but continue to repeat to yourself, in the months that become really hard, to move your body and to get outdoors and to prioritize movement, I am a person who trains. I also am a person who walks. Just because it was easier to do it in the summer, I still am going to move my beautiful body. Even if it's on a walking pad, even if it's at a treadmill at a gym,

Diane:

we're

Adina:

I'm going to,

Diane:

I'm going to get something.

Adina:

yes, go on a beautiful winter hike. Do it. Get those micro spikes. Get out there. It's so lovely this time of year. Um, yeah, I'm a person who goes outside. Just like these are mantras that you need to be repeating to yourself in the winter because it can get really hard. But the more you believe it about yourself, the more it becomes true.

Diane:

Or

Adina:

And then, Yeah. Yes. Yeah.

Diane:

cosplay it or cosplay it, however they say, like, try it on like as a character until you feel it. Um, I want to add one in here just because this is fresh in my mind. And I love that I have one on one clients that I can talk to like this. But I had a client who we were celebrating that she had a Bristol four to the poop sunk to the, but that's for anyone who's unfamiliar, a perfect poop, sinks to the bottom. And she's like, am I better than that? Everyone, like it sinks to the bottom, clean, white, all of that. And I was like, I said to her, are you a girl who poops or a bitch who shits? And she's like, I'm a bitch who shits. I do have breast so far poops. So like you could claim that too. If your digestion has been acting out. So

Adina:

And then on that note, I just wanted to close the mindset section with this. I was just like, Diane's making herself crack up over here. Um, and another one I think is important is I am a person who rests and doesn't feel guilty about it because The reality is it is a slower season, especially if you're entering a postpartum season. And yes, we are people who prioritize our training. We are people who prioritize our movement, but rest is so important in balance with all of that. And especially if it's a season where you need to get your ass in bed, right? are postpartum, let's go the to-Do list can wait and we are not gonna be feel feeling guilty about the rest that we take in this hibernation season.

Diane:

Yes. And I have to have people like, this is still something I'm practicing. And I think I've been fortunate to have a lot of energy through most of this pregnancy. Like I am winding down at like three and four sometime, but I still feel mostly good. And I put this on my story because the other day I was preparing for my friend Topsy to visit. she was in from California and I had some other things I was doing like work and personal related. And I texted my bestie and I was like, bitch, I need you to tell me if I'm doing too much. she said, I can already tell before you've said anything that you're doing too much and you should lay down because I was going to cook and I was going to do all this stuff. I was like, my friend's coming. I got to make a meal. And I did laundry and I had Like a client plan array. And she was like, you need to go out to dinner. Just calm down, rest,

Adina:

Hard to do.

Diane:

Uh huh. So here's how to work with us this winter. I know we've peppered some of that in here, but I'll kick this off because if you haven't heard already, I'm going on maternity leave soon. I'm actually, this is my last week of client work and feeling bittersweet about it because I. I'm obsessed with my one on one clients and I love voice messages from them. I love hearing how they're doing. And I've said, please like still keep in touch personally on Instagram. Like I might be bopping on there postpartum when I'm trapped with a newborn at some point, like,

Adina:

I love how on the YouTube she's showing us a phone, like we all don't know where Instagram is.

Diane:

to grab something. I'm like getting fidgety. Um, But please keep in touch personally, but I'm winding that down this week, closing down things like lab services, HTMA, or one on one coaching until spring 2025 ish. I don't have a hard return date because this is my Yeah, TBD. So I had some clients who were like, okay, I'm ready to book my retest or for my HTMA or blood work or stool test. And I'm like, Hold your horses, but one on one clients who I've already worked with, you will have first dibs. I'll contact you via email when I am ready or when I do open spots again. But for anyone else, things like my root cause reset course, study digestible. way to sort your gut out, your butt out, your energy, start working towards building a healthy, happy cycle. And that is my OG course. So Root Cause Reset will be around as well as a couple of smaller workshops that I've done in the past that are evergreen. I have a couple of seasonal fall winter things. So look out for those. If you're looking for a taste of nutritional therapy, things that you can DIY that help you get the most out of the least, So that's how we can work together and keep in touch and yeah, keep in touch on the gram personally. I hearing from you.

Adina:

We love it. We're wishing you the best, Diane. And, uh, also TBD on a podcast return date because I am due spring 2025, so we'll have to see where we land on that

Diane:

Yeah. it'll be

Adina:

um, truly, and then as far as getting strong with me this time of year, first of all, I'm going to put in the show notes, a link for. My black Friday email list, because I'm doing one of those really fun gamified sales that I've done in the past. So if you've been around for one of those, you know, you want to be on that list and you want to act fast. Um, so we're going to be doing a lot of fun stuff for the rest of November and December. So I will put that link in the show notes, make sure to get on that list as soon as possible. And then as always available to you is STHH, which is a self paced program.

Diane:

Strength training for happy hormones.

Adina:

It is a wonderful strength and power program that you can do from home in your PJs, and it'll help you to gain energy and get strong and just feel wonderful inside of that body. And then we also have a self paced program, which is STHH Postpartum, which has a lot of It's a lot, it's also a, well, it's longer because it has also just six weeks of breathing, reconnection, repatterning, all that stuff. And a lot more education around the specific postpartum season, practical tips for things like getting out of bed, pooping, baby wearing, all that stuff. And then it just has a lot more education around pelvic floor, core rehab, all of that stuff. And yes, I'm gifting it to my dear friend, Diane, of course, so she can dive in there and feel wonderful. So if you are not sure if STHH, Donnie, you are clanging so much down there.

Diane:

He's like, y'all are past your typical recording time. Wrap it up.

Adina:

No, he goes, it was one fork. Chill out. Okay. We hear it on the recording. Um, anyways, if you need help deciding if STHH or STHH postpartum are right for you, please reach out to me because I will help guide you in that decision. And then if you have done one of our foundational programs before, what are you doing not being in the club? What are you doing trying to train on your own? We are having such a good time. The programming is amazing. We drop a new training block every 12 weeks and we are having so much fun. So much fun in this brand new block that just dropped. You can always join us during a training block. We'll tell you exactly how to pace yourself based on when you join us. And also in there, we are doing a few really fun challenges throughout the holidays to help keep you accountable. You can win some fun prizes. Our prizes are really good. So yeah, it's a wonderful time to join and get the support that you need so that you can be a person who trains and you can stay strong and energized and capable and independent, and just have a grand old time this fall winter season.

Diane:

Wow. Well, that makes me feel like I could kick a door off its fucking hinges.

Adina:

go.

Diane:

Let's go girls. As

Adina:

Let's go. Yes.

Diane:

think about any trading in there. I just open it up. So get you in the club or if you have gut stuff, butt stuff going on, get in Root Cause Reset so you can be a bitch who shits Bristol Forest. And of course, water yourself with a stiff mocktail, a bitter one. It's always nice, a salty one. And we you

Adina:

unclench that b hole specially this holiday season. And if, uh, we don't see ya, happy holidays, happy new year. We love you so much. We will update you on all things baby rodeo

Diane:

Yes.

Adina:

uh, catch you next season.

Diane:

Yeah. Love you. Bye.

Adina:

Bye girls.