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<v Speaker 1>Okay, So I came across this video online the other

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<v Speaker 1>day and it said something along the lines of clapping

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<v Speaker 1>for all the girls who do whatever they want with

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<v Speaker 1>their bodies and reach their goals however they choose. Welcome

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<v Speaker 1>to the Transformation Station podcast. I'm Christina, owner, operator, and

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<v Speaker 1>founder of the Transformation Station, and this is where we

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<v Speaker 1>talk about getting stronger while navigating real life. If you're

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<v Speaker 1>trying to stay consistent through the ups and the downs

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<v Speaker 1>and everywhere else in between, this is for you. Okay.

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<v Speaker 1>So because of that video, I've been thinking about this

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<v Speaker 1>so much, because I get this over and over again,

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<v Speaker 1>especially as a gym owner. Why are we so invested

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<v Speaker 1>in how other people choose to take care of their bodies?

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<v Speaker 1>And this episode isn't about convincing you to go one

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<v Speaker 1>way or the other or this route. It's not about

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<v Speaker 1>convincing you that something different is going to be better either.

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<v Speaker 1>This episode is simply about respecting that every person has

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<v Speaker 1>the right to make a decision for their own body.

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<v Speaker 1>The reason why I decided to record this podcast today

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<v Speaker 1>is because I thought about someone that popped up in

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<v Speaker 1>my head. One of the members a little while ago,

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<v Speaker 1>she asked if she could talk to me privately, and

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<v Speaker 1>she looked nervous, and I was like, ooh, like, what

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<v Speaker 1>is this about. I hope everything is okay. And she

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<v Speaker 1>told me she had started a GLP one medication, and

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<v Speaker 1>then she awkwardly laughed and said, I felt like I

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<v Speaker 1>was cheating on you, and I felt bad not telling you,

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<v Speaker 1>and that sentence, like the it felt like I was

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<v Speaker 1>cheating on you sentence that made me feel sad. And

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<v Speaker 1>I asked her why she would think that. She said

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<v Speaker 1>that she was worried that I'd be disappointed in her

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<v Speaker 1>because my weight loss journey, I have not used any

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<v Speaker 1>of those tools, and also because I am a gym owner.

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<v Speaker 1>And she was worried also that I would think that

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<v Speaker 1>she was taking the easy way out. And I right

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<v Speaker 1>away I was like, wait, what, like that is not

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<v Speaker 1>the case, That is not true. Why would I be

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<v Speaker 1>upset that someone is trying to improve their health. Anyone's

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<v Speaker 1>decisions for their journey isn't about me. Their journey is

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<v Speaker 1>about them and who they see in the mirror, and

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<v Speaker 1>that is all. My job is to help her feel encouraged,

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<v Speaker 1>to help remove her body to build healthy habits, and

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<v Speaker 1>ultimately my job and my goal is to support her

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<v Speaker 1>in however I can. And that conversation also reminded me

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<v Speaker 1>of something else as well, because over the years I've

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<v Speaker 1>actually lost a couple of friendships because those friends chose

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<v Speaker 1>weight loss surgery. And I didn't lose those friendships because

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<v Speaker 1>I criticize them or judge them, because I never did.

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<v Speaker 1>Everyone has their version of hard. There was one thing

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<v Speaker 1>that I know that somebody said to me once and

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<v Speaker 1>they're like, oh, well, this is the harder way actually,

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<v Speaker 1>and I was like, I don't see it as that.

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<v Speaker 1>Otherwise you probably wouldn't have chose that route. However, I

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<v Speaker 1>don't think that that is the easy way out. I

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<v Speaker 1>think that everything has its own demons at the end

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<v Speaker 1>of the day, Like everyone chooses their version of hard,

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<v Speaker 1>She's going to go through things that are going to

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<v Speaker 1>be very challenging for her that I will never experience.

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<v Speaker 1>I will hear, and I will be the outsider looking in.

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<v Speaker 1>And that's why they have those support groups as well.

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<v Speaker 1>But at the end of the day, my existence is

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<v Speaker 1>not connected to their feelings about their decision. So like

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<v Speaker 1>when people think like, oh, Christina's like she doesn't agree

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<v Speaker 1>with it just because I didn't do it. It doesn't

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<v Speaker 1>mean that I don't agree with it for your unique body,

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<v Speaker 1>and also that's up to you. Like I'm over here

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<v Speaker 1>like drink water in mind, my business, my existence became

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<v Speaker 1>connected to their feelings about their own decision. And this

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<v Speaker 1>story actually is a really good example of this. This

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<v Speaker 1>is going back way before the transformation station. And it

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<v Speaker 1>was actually a client of mine who I did one

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<v Speaker 1>on one personal training, and she was all of a sudden,

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<v Speaker 1>she like ghosted me. She was mad, and then she

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<v Speaker 1>sent me like all these weird messages like comparing her

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<v Speaker 1>beriatric surgery to my breast augmentation. And if you don't

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<v Speaker 1>know what breast augmentation is, it means that I have

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<v Speaker 1>breast and plants that I've had over a decade. And

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<v Speaker 1>that person basically said, well, you changed your body too.

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<v Speaker 1>The thing is is I never actually judged their surgery.

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<v Speaker 1>I didn't say anything negative. I wasn't trying to make

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<v Speaker 1>them feel guilty, and I wasn't even part of that

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<v Speaker 1>whole conversation like that. There was never any words exchanged

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<v Speaker 1>about her having weight loss surgery. But all of a sudden,

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<v Speaker 1>I was defending myself against an opinion that I never

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<v Speaker 1>even actually had, and that that always sticks with me

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<v Speaker 1>because sometimes we assume people are judging us because like

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<v Speaker 1>that's what your mentality is. Maybe someone feels ashamed or embarrassed,

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<v Speaker 1>but I've never judged that, Like I don't. I'm not

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<v Speaker 1>judging you. Maybe when that was first starting to come out,

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<v Speaker 1>I had my opinions on it when I was twenty

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<v Speaker 1>years old. I'm almost forty now. I feel like I

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<v Speaker 1>say that in almost every podcast episode. I'm gonna stop

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<v Speaker 1>saying that I actually thought my last birthday I turned forty,

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<v Speaker 1>but I didn't, so I aged myself before my time.

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<v Speaker 1>But I'm just using that just to show you, like,

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<v Speaker 1>there's there's a difference, and people's ideas and mindsets can

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<v Speaker 1>change based on knowledge and based on experiences that they've

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<v Speaker 1>also had. Because what we're doing in twenty twenty six

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<v Speaker 1>is not the same thing that we were doing in

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<v Speaker 1>nineteen ninety six anyways. So after coaching for so many years,

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<v Speaker 1>that's a big sigh. I've coached people that have lost

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<v Speaker 1>ten pounds. I've coached people and trained people that have

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<v Speaker 1>lost two hundred pounds. There's people that have done personal

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<v Speaker 1>training and group fitness with me who have had bariatric surgery.

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<v Speaker 1>There's people that are taking GLP one medications. There's also

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<v Speaker 1>people that I work with who have lost weight without either.

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<v Speaker 1>And also as well, I've worked with people who don't

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<v Speaker 1>want to lose weight at all. People simply want to

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<v Speaker 1>get stronger, they want to reduce their pain, improve their

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<v Speaker 1>blood pressure, they want to keep up with their kids

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<v Speaker 1>if they have kids. None of those goals are more

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<v Speaker 1>worthy than another. Every person's definition of success and what

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<v Speaker 1>their well being is going to be different. I also

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<v Speaker 1>think that we've attached a lot of morality to weight loss. Somehow,

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<v Speaker 1>We've created this idea that if you struggled more, you

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<v Speaker 1>deserve more credit. This also goes with nutrition. We were

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<v Speaker 1>talking about this actually in our nutrition workshop and a

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<v Speaker 1>couple of us said like, oh, yeah, we eat hummus

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<v Speaker 1>out of a container. And then someone mentioned and they

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<v Speaker 1>actually mentioned this in a kind way, and they said, oh,

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<v Speaker 1>it's really easy to make actually, which I resonate with

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<v Speaker 1>that as well, because I can make it and I

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<v Speaker 1>can also buy it out of convenience. But I also

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<v Speaker 1>brought up, like, there is no grade when I'm when

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<v Speaker 1>I'm talking to someone about nutrition. If you need something

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<v Speaker 1>that's convenient that's going to work for you. Then you

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<v Speaker 1>can buy hummus out of a container that's already pre made.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not gonna shit all over that because that's going

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<v Speaker 1>to be better than the big Mac that you're going

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<v Speaker 1>through the drive through with. And there's no morality to

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<v Speaker 1>do with well, you only drink water, and you drink

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<v Speaker 1>water in the occasional diet coke. Like that's not what

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<v Speaker 1>I'm about. And that's don't show thro shade on people

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<v Speaker 1>for what they put personally into their bodies in their context.

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<v Speaker 1>So we don't think that way about almost anything else, right,

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<v Speaker 1>Like we don't think about that, like, oh, you put

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<v Speaker 1>the premium gas in your car, you put the diesel,

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<v Speaker 1>you put the whatever gas you just putt in regular

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<v Speaker 1>gas in my car. Like we don't judge based on

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<v Speaker 1>those things. We don't say, oh, you wear polyester versus

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<v Speaker 1>you wear cotton. We are more holier than now, Like

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<v Speaker 1>we don't talk about that about but I actually I

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<v Speaker 1>think there might be a religion maybe that does that,

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<v Speaker 1>but like without even knowing that, Like we don't do

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<v Speaker 1>that about anything else, Like people wear glasses, they get braces,

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<v Speaker 1>some people need knee replacements. Hip replacements, people go to therapy,

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<v Speaker 1>some people take medication for blood pressure, anxiety, diabetes ADHD,

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<v Speaker 1>and we generally don't tell people that they should have

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<v Speaker 1>done things naturally. Yet weight loss seems to be different

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<v Speaker 1>in that context, All of a sudden, between nutrition and

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<v Speaker 1>fitness and weight loss, everyone becomes a guru and everyone

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<v Speaker 1>suddenly has an opinion about whether someone needs this or

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<v Speaker 1>needs that, or whether they even earned what they've worked for.

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<v Speaker 1>And this is where I ultimately stand. Okay, if your

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<v Speaker 1>goal is to lose weight, I support you. If your

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<v Speaker 1>goal is to gain muscle, I don't know if that

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<v Speaker 1>would actually record properly, so I'll say that like a

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<v Speaker 1>normal human being. If your goal is to gain muscle,

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<v Speaker 1>I also support you. If your goal is to feel

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<v Speaker 1>comfortable walking into a gym, I also support you. If

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<v Speaker 1>your goal is to stay the exact same weight and

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<v Speaker 1>improve your health, I also support you. Every option has

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<v Speaker 1>its benefits risks, It has its trade offs. Every option

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<v Speaker 1>has its own version of hard and those conversations. Again,

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<v Speaker 1>that is for you and the mirror, and maybe you

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<v Speaker 1>have a fantastic dot, so it's also in between you

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<v Speaker 1>and your medical office. It is not for approval for

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<v Speaker 1>your coworkers, or your family members, or the comment section

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<v Speaker 1>on Instagram or Facebook or whatever people are using anymore.

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<v Speaker 1>Because you are unique and you pick what works for

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<v Speaker 1>you at the transformation station. I have never been someone

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<v Speaker 1>who coaches just one type of person. I coach humans.

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<v Speaker 1>I deal with humans. I love humans of pets too.

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<v Speaker 1>Humans with different bodies. That's who I coach. Humans that

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<v Speaker 1>have different histories, different genetics, different ethnicities, different health conditions,

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<v Speaker 1>different limitations, different goals. If someone walks through my doors

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<v Speaker 1>wanting to improve their life, I don't need them to

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<v Speaker 1>do it the way that I would. I just want

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<v Speaker 1>them to feel supported while they do that. I always

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<v Speaker 1>say that we're under the umbrella of kindness, and kindness

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<v Speaker 1>means recognizing that someone else's body isn't ours to manage.

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<v Speaker 1>If someone's looking to become their own healthier version of themselves,

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<v Speaker 1>the happiest version, or maybe they just want to simply

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<v Speaker 1>live the life that they want to live, I'm going

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<v Speaker 1>to clap for them anyway. All right, everyone, thank you

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<v Speaker 1>so much for listening. If this resonated with you, feel

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<v Speaker 1>free to like, comment, share, subscribe, and they'll see you tomorrow.