The Salad With a Side of Fries podcast is hosted by Jenn Trepeck, discussing wellness and weight loss for real life, clearing up the myths, misinformation, bad science & marketing surrounding our nutrition knowledge and the food industry. Let’s dive into wellness and weight loss for real life, including drinking, eating out, and skipping the grocery store. This week Jenn is on a mission to remove the overwhelm that many people experience while on a wellness journey. She walks through the foundational pieces of health, shares tips and tricks to get started, how to put blinders on when it comes to all the fad diets out there, and how to build momentum. If you are just starting your wellness journey or always find yourself “falling off the wagon,” this episode is a must-listen! Tune in to learn the best approach to a healthy, long-term way of life!IN THIS EPISODE:●   [7:12] What creates overwhelm with wellness & weight loss? ●   [9:20] How do we start building a wellness journey?●   [12:53] The best breakfast options to create success.●   [14:43] How does blood sugar impact weight gain/loss?●   [17:03] What is the food frequency, and how should we build our meals and snacks?●   [20:43] What is the best way to track our progress, and what should we track (food, water, etc.)?●   [23:23] How often should you weigh in? What else should you look at instead of the number on the scale? ●   [26:52] How can you create accountability?●   [33:05] What’s the best way to start with exercise and movement?●   [40:15] Jenn highlights some of the challenges that pop up for many people.●   [47:50] How do we adjust our mindset for long-term success? KEY TAKEAWAYS:●   Find one thing you’d like to improve and start with that. Take the small steps and then build week to week. Starting small leads to consistency, which then leads to long-term results.  ●   We store fat when our blood sugar is too high or too low. Keeping the blood sugar in the middle zone is when we aren’t storing fat. When we consistently keep blood sugar in that middle zone, our body will release the fat stores it has been holding on to because it realizes we don’t need them. ●   The right form of exercise is whatever is right for you. The right time of day for exercise is whatever is right for you.QUOTES: “We have to look at what's happening, look at what our priorities are, how are we feeling now, how do we want to feel, and then think about how to get there. One of the things that I also want everybody to know is that sometimes the more symptoms we have, the more things that are bothering us, the simpler the solution.” - Jenn Trepeck“Protein and fiber at every meal makes removing fat no big deal.” - Jenn Trepeck “We’re looking for consistency because it's not one day that gets us to where we want to be. We got here over time, we’re not going to get to the next place instantly, but really looking for what we do consistently. What are the habits that we repeat, that's what is going to determine our health outcomes and what happens next in all of those results.” - Jenn Trepeck “Stop trying to ‘get back’ because inherently in that, we’re focused on what's not now in a negative way, meaning when we say, I'm trying to get back to that. What our brain thinks of is everything that was then that's not now, and what we focus on expands.” - Jenn TrepeckRESOURCES:Become A Member of Salad with a Side of FriesJenn’s Free Menu PlanA Salad With a Side of FriesA Salad With a Side of Fries Instagram