Ditch the scale, grab the kettlebells. Host Colleen Conlon delivers no-BS fitness advice for women ready to choose STRONG over skinny. This season brings you raw conversations about kettlebell training, breaking free from diet culture, and building muscle that actually serves your life. Whether you're picking up your first kettlebell or leveling up your strength game, Colleen shares the mindset shifts and training strategies that transformed her life—and will transform yours too. This isn't about becoming smaller, it's about becoming unstoppable. 3 new episodes weekly for dangerous women who lift heavy and live boldly.
Ditch the scale, grab the kettlebells. Host Colleen Conlon delivers no-BS fitness advice for women ready to choose STRONG over skinny. This season brings you raw conversations about kettlebell training, breaking free from diet culture, and building muscle that actually serves your life. Whether you're picking up your first kettlebell or leveling up your strength game, Colleen shares the mindset shifts and training strategies that transformed her life—and will transform yours too. This isn't about becoming smaller, it's about becoming unstoppable. 3 new episodes weekly for dangerous women who lift heavy and live boldly.
Hello Kettlebell queen! In this episode, I'm breaking down everything about fat loss phases, from whether calorie deficits actually work (spoiler: yes, when done right) to my 20-week cut that took me through Halloween, Thanksgiving, AND Christmas without missing a single event.
What we're diving into:
✨ Why calorie deficits work (and when they don't—hint: stress, sleep, chronic dieting)
✨ My gradual 20-week cut from 2400 down to 1400 calories
✨ The "whoosh effect" that made me think nothing was working
✨ How to navigate holiday parties while staying on track
✨ Eating for volume so you don't feel like you're starving
✨ Why tracking accurately in GRAMS actually matters
✨ Managing energy drops, mood changes, and social situations
✨ When NOT to start a cut (looking at you, chronic dieters)
✨ Why focusing on ONE goal beats trying to do everything at once
The truth bomb: A cut is a PHASE, not a lifestyle. If you've been dieting at 1600 calories for 10 years, you're not in a phase—you're just existing in misery. This is about going into the fire strategically and getting the hell out.
I'm sharing the raw reality of dropping to 1400 calories in my final four weeks, why I almost lost my shit playing board games with family, the strategic approach that let me crush social events without derailing progress, and why people who claim "calorie deficits don't work" are usually lying about their tracking. Plus the hard truth about why you can't hit PRs and lose fat simultaneously—pick your horse and focus. If you're ready to do a cut the right way or wondering why yours isn't working, this episode is for YOU.
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Produced by: Podcast & Co.
Recorded In: Podcast & Co. Studio in Las Vegas