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Summary of Transcript:
So it’s really interesting to have that conversation with them and show them that it’s not about your appearance. It’s about how you feel, and that’s the message that I want to give to them is that it’s about how you think, and that’s what matters, and that’s what we should focus on is how do you feel in your body And how do you believe in your mind and that’s what matters, and that’s what we should focus on.
In this YouTube video, Drew Manning explains his journey of gaining 75 pounds of fat in 2011 to gain empathy for his clients. He has decided to do it again in 2020, as a 40-year-old, to bring more compassion to the health and fitness industry. He explains that people often feel shame and self-hate regarding their body image, which stems from social media, movies, TV shows, and magazines. He also talks about how he talks to his daughters about their body image and health, emphasizing that it is not about what they look like but how they feel that is important.
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Summary of Description:
This episode of Health Theory covers the struggles of getting back into shape, body image, self-sabotage, self-worth, self-awareness, the importance of doing hard things, and finding a community for support. Tom Bilyeu and health and fitness expert Drew Manning discuss how to approach body image in a healthy way, why we self-sabotage ourselves when starting on a fitness journey, how to understand our self-worth, how to become more self-aware, and the importance of finding a community to struggle with along the way.
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Kicking Off Your Fitness Journey with Drew Manning
2020 has been a difficult year for many of us, and it can be hard to get motivated to start a fitness journey. It can be especially difficult if you’re out of shape, overweight, or unhealthy. Fortunately, health and fitness expert Drew Manning is here to help. On this episode of Health Theory, Tom Bilyeu is joined by Drew Manning to discuss his incredible journey of going from fit to fat to forty and what he’s learned along the way.
Understanding Your Struggles
Drew shares why people have such difficult experiences when overweight and how to approach body image healthily. He shares why we self-sabotage ourselves when starting a fitness journey and how to understand our self-worth. He also discusses why doing hard things is mentally and physically good for us and the importance of finding a community to struggle with.
The Power of Doing Hard Things
Drew shares his inspiring journey of running 100 miles and how people do diets improperly. He shares what ultimately drives him to return to his healthy ways and why the first two weeks are the hardest when starting. He discusses the importance of tracking his blood work and how eating unhealthy has affected his libido. He also shares the importance of finding your community in your journey and explains his approach to the Mediterranean ketogenic diet.
Connect with Drew
If you want someone to help you on your fitness journey, follow Drew’s journey and connect with him. You can find him on his website, fit2fat2forty.com, as well as on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok.
Starting a fitness journey can be daunting, but with the help of Drew Manning and his inspiring journey, you can kickstart your fitness journey and start living a healthier lifestyle.
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Source Description
Are you struggling to kickstart your fitness journey? Has 2020 knocked you back, and you’re finding it difficult to get back up and push yourself physically and mentally?
On this episode of Health Theory, Tom Bilyeu is joined by health and fitness expert Drew Manning to discuss such matters and more as they explore Drew’s incredible journey of going from fit to fat to forty and what he’s learned along the way. They discuss the unique struggles people face when out of shape, overweight, or living an unhealthy lifestyle, how to approach body image healthily, why we self-sabotage ourselves when starting on a fitness journey, how to understand our self-worth, how to become more self-aware, why doing hard things is good both mentally and physically for us, and the importance of finding a community to struggle with along the way.
SHOW NOTES:
Fit 2 Fat | Drew shares why he is again undergoing extreme transformation. [0:55]
Struggle | Drew claims why people have such difficult experiences when overweight. [3:50]
Body Talk | Drew shares how he approaches discussing body image with his daughters. [5:42]
Parenting | Drew discusses parenting and the curveballs he faces. [8:46]
Physical | Drew discusses why he pushes his children to explore athletics and sports. [10:26]
Drive | Drew shares where his drive to pursue health comes from. [12:22]
Differences | Drew discusses the differences between feeling healthy and unhealthy. [13:38]
Self-Sabotage | Drew discusses the internal criticism that keeps us from going further. [16:45]
Self-Worth | Drew shares how you can develop self-worth and stop self-sabotaging. [19:00]
Self-Awareness | Drew shares ways you can practice becoming more self-aware. [20:50]
Hard Things | Drew discusses the power of doing hard things. [22:08]
Running 100 Miles | Drew shares his inspiring journey of running 100 miles. [23:38]
Diets | Drew shares how people do diets improperly. [28:10]
Blood Work | Drew discusses the importance of tracking your blood work. [31:27]
Hormones | Drew shares how eating unhealthy has affected his libido. [33:00]
Why? | Drew shares what drives him to return to his healthy ways ultimately. [34:43]
Pushback | Drew discusses why the first two weeks are the hardest when starting. [36:01]
Not Alone | Drew shares the importance of finding your community in your journey. [38:05]
Keto | Drew explains his approach to the Mediterranean ketogenic diet. [39:04]
Comparisons | Drew discusses the blood results he will be comparing while dieting. [42:27]
Connect | Drew shares where you can follow his journey and how to connect with him. [43:01]
QUOTES:
“What happens is, as we grow up, I think we become attached to our thoughts, we become attached to our stories, and we become attached to our emotions. And so in those moments, we’re just being pulled in all these different directions based off of how we react to situations…” [19:09]
“There was another part in my head that said, “Look, this is going to suck. It sucks right now. This is uncomfortable. This feels like hell, but guess what? All this hell, all this pain is temporary.” [27:14]
“It’s not about getting ‘the body,’ it’s about falling in love with the process because you’re worth it. Not because you hate yourself and you want to look skinny, but because you’re worth it to live a healthy lifestyle.” [37:51]
FOLLOW DREW:
Website: fit2fat2forty.com
Facebook: facebook.com/fit2fat2fit
Instagram: instagram.com/fit2fat2fit
Twitter: twitter.com/fit2fat2fit
TikTok: tiktok.com/@fit2fat2fit
