12. Carla Santamaria: An Intimate Celebration of Her Health Coaching Journey

Come along with us on a journey of profound transformation and holistic well-being with Carla Santamaria, a trailblazing first-gen woman of color and career coach. Our final session together is an intimate celebration of Carla’s 6 month journey toward personal health. Carla’s testimony is a testament to the not so obvious link between nurturing one's health and nurturing a career, with her achievements in skin health and overall wellness shining as evidence of her dedication to an integrated health lifestyle.

As we hear Carla's story, we see the intentional decisions that have paved her way to self-discovery and a richer, more vibrant life. You'll be inspired by how Carla reshaped her focus, moving from a pursuit of mere weight loss to building physical strength and indulging in the joys of kickboxing and food that helps her feel good. The episode is peppered with empowering discussions on the significance of nourishing oneself thoughtfully, whether it's through organic foods or being conscientious about ingredients like palm oil. We celebrate the subtle yet impactful acts of self-care that have woven into Carla's daily life—a testament to the sustainable joy found in nutritional awareness and the wisdom of investing in oneself.

In our podcast, we don't just talk about health; we break down the very strategies that make wellness attainable even when life's pace quickens. Carla opens up about her approach to maintaining her health regimen amidst travel and a demanding schedule, and how she has retrained her mind to view food choices as strategic sources of energy, rather than simply 'good' or 'bad'. This episode is filled with insights and hope for anyone seeking to prioritize their well-being in a practical yet profound way!

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Transcript

Naihomy: 0:09

Welcome to the Wealthy Generation Podcast. I am your host, naomi Jerez, your Bronx race, dominicana wife, mother of two new BFF and food and holistic health coach. I went from living a surface level healthy life to learning firsthand how to live my best life, rooted in wellness, and get my status back. Whether you're a wellness enthusiast, a food lover or simply curious about creating a healthier, more vibrant life, this podcast is your guide. We're going to dive deep into topics that will inspire you to make positive changes and elevate not only your well-being but those of generations before and after you. Stay tuned for exciting conversations, expert interviews and a whole lot of inspiration that will lead to action. Welcome to the Wealthy, wellthy Generation Podcast with me, your host, naomi Jerez. Hola friends, welcome back to Wealthy Generation Podcast, and that's WELLTHY Wealthy.

Naihomy: 1:21

Today's episode is such a treat because it's not even an official episode. It is the last coaching call that I had with my client, carla Santamaria. It was such a special call the last one that we had together because she basically recapped all of her growth during our time together and during our six months together. It was just such a beautiful conversation of where she started and everything that she had accomplished and where she was at currently in her journey and I asked her permission to see if I could use this last call because it was not intended to be a public-facing recording. It was actually a private recording between her and myself where it was her coaching time. So thankfully, she agreed, lucky us. I am so excited to be sharing this episode, or this call, with you guys because it can really give you a glimpse of everything that food and holistic health coaching with me encompasses. It can give you a glimpse at how you can really change and transform where you currently are in your health and where you can end up or be like the progress that you can make when you decide to make some time and space for yourself in this way. So I just want to, because this is not an official episode.

Naihomy: 3:24

I always give my guests an opportunity to share a little bit about themselves, share where you can find them. So I am actually going to share that with you about Carla, because she's amazing and you should know all about her and what she is up to. So Carla is a first-gen women of color career coach. She helps first-gen women of color job hop their way to six figures and in fact, she has helped women increase their salary by over 350,000 since 2021. When I tell you that she is an amazing career coach, I will tell you she's an amazing career coach and I've said it over and over again where I wish I would have known that someone like Carla or Carla existed when I was working corporate.

Naihomy: 4:37

She brings such value, such insight and perspective as to how to navigate a corporate environment, not only internally, but also if you're looking to switch positions, switch companies. Like this woman will really, really, really get you all together. So that's just the financial achievements that she's helped her clients with. But in addition, there are just like non-tangible results that she has helped her clients achieve, like being more confident in their career and their job interviews and setting boundaries both in and out of the workplace, traveling more, increasing their peace, reaching personal, non-work goals, building community and so so, so much more.

Naihomy: 5:33

And what's really interesting is that in our work together, she realized how important taking care of yourself was to your career, because what ends up happening is that we end up just kind of self-sacrificing ourselves for our jobs in order to make more money, and that is not a good look for anyone.

Naihomy: 6:01

And it was so beautiful to see how, in our work together, she also found value in sharing with her clients how wellness is actually really important for their career, and that's something I'm really passionate about too. We would go off on tangents on her call, just riffing about these things, because I would see over and over again how women of color were just so burnt out in their careers and they would work long hours and they wouldn't eat and they wouldn't take care of themselves and they would end up so, so, so sick. So both Carla and I strongly believe in taking really, really, really good care of ourselves and going after those big, big goals. So Carla also has a podcast. It's called the first gen coach, and you can find her on Instagram at Carla, the first gen coach. Okay, you can go there to learn more about her. Visit her website and see her truly, truly, truly amazing content. All right, so now I am going to let you in on our little private conversation about Carla's experience and her health and wellness journey. I hope you enjoy.

Carla: 7:35

Hello.

Naihomy: 7:37

Hello.

Carla: 7:41

Okay, are we celebrating? We're celebrating.

Naihomy: 7:44

We're celebrating meeting number 24.

Carla: 7:50

Yes, oh my gosh, I can't believe it. Thank you, thank you.

Naihomy: 7:55

Yes, I'm excited.

Carla: 8:01

I'm sorry, what it's a congratulations, thank you. Thank you so much. I am. I was reflecting on it. I mean, you know I got a lot of things to say always, but you go first. No, you go first. So I was reflecting on first of all. I have this light, but I'm wearing makeup.

Naihomy: 8:21

Let me just show you like my skin is like and freaking testing I could tell, like when you're on your walks and your stories, is just like super glowy on its own, like no makeup.

Carla: 8:36

Thank you. And I didn't realize. I didn't realize that I've been realized whatever. Let me just go back. I've kind of been noticing it and then, like this weekend, somebody told me about my skin really is great, and and I think it's two things. One, you know, like I started I signed up for like basically actually taking care of my skin, like my allure. You know like I'm like like multiple steps in my skincare. And then I'm like, wait, is it the collagen?

Carla: 9:05

You know it's a lot of it, right, yeah, and I think it is a little bit and I was realizing that I, over the last six months, I've been just taking better care of myself. You know, like it's even something like taking better care of my skin. That's taking better care of myself. You know, also like letting myself like choose and figure out what is like. For example, look at my nails. I've been going to this nail place for a year because it's right next to my house, but then I'm like it's a little pricey, like why do I go here? You know so, then, for for my birthday, I told my partner to find me a nice one, and so then he did it, and now I'm willing to drive 20 minutes to go to this nicer place, like the way that I'm prioritizing myself, you know. And even, even so, I went to kickboxing this morning again and I was like I'm late.

Naihomy: 10:06

I'm late, you know you won't forget what this morning I went to kickboxing. Oh, kickboxing.

Carla: 10:11

Gotcha, gotcha, gotcha, and, but I was like wanting, you know, like trying to send out an email, and then I, you know, so I, I was like a couple of minutes late and also sorry I was late, I had all that job interview, but I was like, no, and that's. I was driving there and like I had my socks, my shoes, my thankfully like wait, I was like finished getting dressed in the car and I thought of what you posted and I was like, you know, like if you, if it's important to you, you're fine the way. If not, you'll find an excuse, you know. And so I'm just like just really thinking that I have been taking better care of myself, you know, and I, and okay, so I went to Walmart and I bought some chips and I didn't like them. I mean, they were like the soup of llama.

Carla: 10:58

So let's, you know, it's not like there were high quality things to begin with and then I throw them away. You know, like I don't, I don't want this, I don't need this in my body, I don't need to save it for later, for no, like I don't, I can just throw this away and it's fine. Um, so, you know, like it, just I didn't, I'm starting to have this, like over the last week or so, and I'm just like man, like I really am Like taking better care of myself, and that's amazing.

Naihomy: 11:31

So thank you, you're you're welcome, I'm like, but you're doing that.

Carla: 11:37

Thank you. Yes, I am, I am doing it and I am, yeah. Another thing this morning, naomi, my almond butter that I get at Albee is organic, so I was like, yeah, organic. Today I looked at the back of it and I'm like the shit has palm oil. I've had this almost every day for the last six months. It's okay.

Naihomy: 11:57

It's okay. It's okay, remember. You learn new things every single day, and those are the type of things that get you the ones in in Whole Foods, too. If it says peanut butter spread, it has palm oil inside.

Carla: 12:12

I couldn't believe it. Yeah, and I'm like this is I mean, I got it because it's organic, right, but I but it has palm oil, so I'm like okay, I'm always questioned the patriarchy? Mm-hmm, yeah, for real, I know so.

Naihomy: 12:26

So yeah, so like I just I feel, um, you know, like, yeah, like I feel, I feel good, you feel good, you look good, you're doing a bunch of amazing things for yourself, like you've grown so much, you've changed so much. Um, and it's crazy. It's always very interesting to see where my clients end up and where they began because, okay, you were still taking good care of yourself before, you were trying, but the energy was so different, the, the, the reason behind it, your why was so different? Mm-hmm, right, I still think you, you were not like neglecting yourself. You were, but it was like in a trial and error, not really knowing exactly why, tying it to Really things that didn't. It wasn't.

Carla: 13:28

Okay, Sorry, you like I couldn't hear you for a second, but you're back.

Naihomy: 13:32

Oh, okay, okay, Um, just actions and beliefs that didn't really actually serve you and what you wanted. So there was like this disconnect of who you wanted to be and not having the proper tools to get there and just going along with what society and everybody else like just promotes and says. It's very easy to just Try and do it that way because this is so common and it's so available. But doing the inner work and realizing what you actually want for yourself and realizing why you're actually doing things and changing those habits is a whole nother ball game and you took it on.

Carla: 14:16

Yes, oh my gosh. Yeah, thank you so much. I don't know if if you know this, but like the mice coaching that you helped me with had been so profound.

Naihomy: 14:25

You know yes.

Carla: 14:27

Because I mean, yeah, yeah. So I wanted to tell you, um, when I was this is the first time in my life I've ever joined the gym and I haven't thought like how am I going to lose weight? You know, like at this gym, you know like it's never, because when I've joined the gym in the past, it's like all right, girl, you got to go lose weight. So I got to join the gym, you know, and like I came from this place of like I want a physical hobby and something like I wanted. Though I went to do the DJ too and nobody was there or whatever. So it was like, and my boyfriend said something about one of his friends who's getting married in in February and she's been doing kickboxing and he's like she is shredded, and I was like I want to get shredded.

Naihomy: 15:14

So, like you know, like I mean it, wasn't.

Carla: 15:16

I just remembered, like when I was at kickboxing, because there was a like, the sign. It was like, yeah, like, basically tone up, like I want, like I want to be strong, I want to be, yeah, like these things. And even at kickboxing there was this um, joey, like our 12 week transformation challenge. I saw it on Instagram and then I was like, oh, you know, like our 10 week challenge. And I was like it's not about 10 weeks, no, so I'm doing, I'm doing the six month plan, you know, and I'm just like.

Carla: 15:48

I'll probably do the yearly plan after that, or maybe I'll try Pilates after that. You know, um, like it's, it's so much. Oh my gosh, I can't believe I left with my, my kickboxing gloves in the car. If now would be like ah, client wins started kickboxing. So I actually like started kickboxing and I realized and I was looking for a gym, and it wasn't about like, okay, which one is the one that can help lose weight fast? You know, like it was very much about like just getting stronger and like I'm going to shred it. I do want to get shredded.

Naihomy: 16:20

We'll see how that goes.

Carla: 16:22

Yeah, yeah, and I haven't weighed myself in a few weeks, not giving it any meaning, you know, and I know whatever the skill is a metric, but I'm like, no, I will get my ass down to the to the scale place, you know, to the body analysis place soon.

Carla: 16:41

But it's, it's. I just, I feel I feel really good Like the fact that I was joining a gym and losing weight wasn't even like my driver, you know, and I will mass a joining the gym with someone else. Oh, the gym is $140 a month. Like I mean, the jujitsu was going to be 200. So I'm like, all right, that's. You know, like I guess it makes sense. I never, ever, would have thought that I'd be willing to spend $140 a month on a gym, you know, but it's something that I'm prioritizing, you know. And also, you got me cooking tofu, tofu. So, you know, and and like just helping me, like yeah, you're right, I was not eating like any protein at all. Um, before it's, just, it's been, it's been good yeah.

Naihomy: 17:42

Look at what $140 gets you Piece of mind.

Carla: 17:46

I know, oh, my gosh yeah.

Naihomy: 17:49

So much If you think about it that way, right. It gives you fun, it gives you community. It's going to get you shredded. It's going to make you strong. It's exciting how cheap yeah, yes, how inexpensive you're getting so much from it. And if you just tie it to weight loss is like shit. I'm spending $140 to lose weight and you don't even see the immense value it's also. It's very important for mental health. Coordination, right Like focus, is almost like a meditation, because you need to focus on these moves that they're giving you.

Carla: 18:32

Yeah, yeah, oh my gosh, it's so much fun. It is the most fun, fun workout that I've ever had. Yeah, yeah, you know I've got a lot of rage. I love kickboxing. I tried.

Naihomy: 18:46

I did a class yesterday.

Naihomy: 18:47

I don't know if they incorporate like strength and other movement into it. I'm sure they do, but it's a great place to be because you're actually training a lot more smaller muscle groups and it's just so dynamic because it's really hitting a lot of different points at once. So I'm happy. Another one of my clients she does kickboxing and she loves it too.

Naihomy: 19:14

And, yeah, like just to think about the way your food has transformed, the way you're it's mostly your way of thinking of these things because you always had exercise in mind, you always had food in mind, you always had, like what you wanted for physically, for your body and mind, but it was not aligned with what you actually wanted. And I know I'm saying it again, but it's so true the way your food has transformed and, like detaching it from this place of I need to track myself, I need to see everything that's going on, which is still cool. I think you're still tracking in a different way, and that's what I said You're like, but I want to track it. I'm like, yeah, but we're going to track in a different way.

Carla: 20:04

Yeah.

Naihomy: 20:05

You know, in a way that's more aligned, because it's okay to use the skill, it's okay to use these things, but when they're becoming toxic to your mind and to your process, then it's like okay, well, we need to give that a break because it's not serving me in the way that I anticipated.

Carla: 20:22

But we and it was a lot of dismantling, like social norms, yeah, and like past habits- basically, yeah, past habits, past ways of thinking, you know, like I, one of the things that that I realized when I was working with you is that I was like like fighting the patriarchy through my body, you know, but it's like all right, girl. But you, you know, it's like it's unfeminist to want to lose weight, but then it's like, wait, but like feminism is about being like who you are and it's like, no, I can just care about myself without you can just care about yourself.

Carla: 21:01

Yeah, I can just care about myself. And you know, and like I, what another thing is that I took a conscious break from running, which in the past I have like like, oh, like, I'm gonna like I took a break when I was working and I working in the office, but in the past I would have seen that like as a failure. You know, I would have been like, oh, just because it's summer, that's my excuse.

Naihomy: 21:31

And.

Carla: 21:31

I'm like no, it literally I will pass out if I won't get by. Go and do this. It's not faith, yeah, yeah, it's not faith. So, like I prioritize my safety, you know. Oh, and also I I don't know I forgot to tag you in the story, but hit boxing was hard and the only way that I was able to do it is because I've been weight training for four months.

Carla: 21:51

Yeah, yeah, you're, you're you're too fast, yes, and so I was like, oh, I need to do a podcast on my transferable skills, you know, and like weight training and transferable skills, because that's what it is. So like it, just it. It feels, it feels good, you know, and it also like. I am like, for example, yesterday I made this meal that I always make. It's, it's pasta was chickpea pasta because it has, you know, the only ingredient is chickpea and it's sausage. And I put like onions and two different types of peppers and tomato sauce. And after we were at me and Chris were on a walk and I was like I feel kind of really full, because I always feel like crap after this meal, and I'm like, and I remember thinking, I'm like, but I don't think this feels like that I need to go in here and actually look at these macros, like I never would have, because the way that I see it, I'm like this is just veggies you know,

Carla: 22:53

but I'm like I need to actually look at these macros and I don't know if I would have had that knowledge before, or that desire to be like, hmm, is this actually like as healthy as I thought it was? Or is this something that, like maybe we can make a little bit tweak? Like let me actually understand what this is, you know, which is not a skill that I would have had in the past. And like another thing, you know, like palm oil, I would have been like, oh no, like the orangutans were like killing the rainforest and yes, that's bad, and like I care about that. And now I know that not only is there an external reason for me to care, there's also that could be the personal reason for me to care. So, yeah, like I just didn't have these tools and knowledge before.

Naihomy: 23:36

Yeah, you're welcome.

Carla: 23:40

I'm so happy, you know, and even something like I mean, I mean I don't know. I was gonna say I'm sure you know, but actually I don't know. And like weight loss tick talk or whatnot I'm not on tick talk for Chris's, so he'll try like these, like these protein pop tarts. And I'm like Arethria, you know, and I'm just like this is, this is so hyper process and they can tell that it is hyper process versus before. I would have been like score only 200 calories. You know, yeah, and so like understanding, like understand, yeah, and like, and again, you remember, like I told you like when I was doing like 30 plants, you know, like it's like all right, like how can I make this more sustainable for me? Or even I put in the group chat that I wanted to buy a salad and the salad had my 30 grams of sugar in the dressing.

Carla: 24:35

I was like I feel so ripped off so I'm like All right, I'm gonna put it back and I'm gonna use a different one and I'm just gonna go make my own dressing. You know, so I just like, I just yeah, like I feel, like I just feel so empowered, you know so, thank you, yeah, just super, super hard, I feel like I should, like I had my drawer. So I used to have my medicine, my allergy pills, and I said, if that's possible, but now, with all the supplements, I put them in the drawer and I just open the drawer and I get my bottles out and then, as I, you know, I take them, taking them every morning, you know, like easily incorporated them into part of my routine, like it just I feel I feel good.

Naihomy: 25:25

You know I'm so glad it has been such a journey with all of the processed foods, all of the food labels. Thank you for challenging me to and like why? Why is this food for it? Why is it this way? But why can I do it that way? Like it challenged me to, in just learning how to explain it better and just really knowing the reason behind the recommendations that I suggest. Right, because you know I can be very you, you guys, and by you guys and me, like my clients, you've tried a million things and you're still where you are when you come to me.

Naihomy: 26:16

So it is, I think, very logical to be like well, why do I need to do this? It sounds so backwards to everything else that I know, it sounds so not fun and exciting, and why is it that I need to do this? So another thing you said was about the weight training and it preparing you for kickboxing. Oh, and what I was going to say there was because you're leaning into your athlete mentality like you need all of these things. You can't just do one thing, which was what I was explaining with running. So even, for example, yoga, to be able to better do yoga, you need to have appropriate strength. You can't just hold a position because you think you're stretching for 30 seconds and think that it's not going to be hard, right. So it is this mixture of things of what else can I do to level up.

Naihomy: 27:15

To level up Okay, your strength training at home got you strong enough to do kickboxing. Let's see what else you can do. Okay, you're incorporating Pilates. Well, let's see how your kickboxing improves, because now you have a stronger core, you know, and more balance, because in kickboxing you need to be on one leg and you need to be able to lift up your leg. And guess what? All of that is core strength. So how do you become a well rounded individual? By and having that athletic mentality. That is not just this one thing, it's multiple things that make you into this person that you want to be and that helps you in different aspects of your well, in this case, like physical activity, but in your food, too, you're learning that and it's like okay, I feel like crap. What was it that I ate? What's in my food? What's the combination of this thing? If you're noticing the pattern, of it.

Carla: 28:14

Yeah, oh my gosh, absolutely Like it is. And they, yeah, like noticing the pattern and like knowing how to fuel and refuel, knowing what's food versus a food product. You know, I did give up artificial colors, whoo whoo, having had a nerd, since you got mad at me that one time. Let's see, and it's some, yeah, and it's like being in tune with myself, like, oh, I, you know, when I went to the trade of drugs, I got some organic popcorn, so you're still having what you want.

Naihomy: 28:55

You're still having what you want is just more mindful. And you know what? What people don't realize is that that little intricacy of like the slightest difference in the same food product, like popcorn, popcorn, but which one is going to align with my wellness journey and like the thing of jellies that I did that normal, ask me, that's what makes the difference in your skin, that's what makes the difference in feeling great. It's not that, oh, don't have popcorn. Is what's in this popcorn? What's in this candy? Like, is it really clean candy? Because our bodies still has to deal with that inside, right, it still does. And then it just it really does reflect on the skin and all that.

Naihomy: 29:48

And people just assume, oh, yeah, you know, like, oh, I just get breakouts all the time. Oh, I just get this rash all the time. Oh, my skin just looks dull and not shiny. And it's why, why is that? It's not just because you're always been that way. Maybe for all of these little tiny added ingredients and food that we have consistently, it just doesn't. Let it just doesn't. Let us be great, it really doesn't.

Carla: 30:18

And it doesn't be great. Yeah, they don't want you to succeed. They don't want it to be great yeah.

Carla: 30:25

They don't like yeah, oh my gosh, oh my gosh. I almost called you to know about Naomi. One thing I used to get this mysterious stomach cakes and I don't anymore. Let's see, I got a stomach cake the last time I got it. Okay, so because I was like, let me take this note. So I got a couple in two in a almost say Emma, in July, one time in August, two times in September. So I might've just been the address of the job and stuff, but I realized I'm like man, because my stomach used to always hurt. My stomach used to always hurt and now it doesn't.

Carla: 31:11

I also noticed that I'm like, oh, if I'm having a stomach cake, let me write it down so I can figure out what's going on. So I wrote down what I ate, what activity I did, for example, even yesterday when I was making breakfast. So basically, you're working with, you have helped me notice patterns. You remember, one of the very first things I noticed is, if I eat the whole avocado for breakfast, I'm not gonna be hungry. So yesterday I had a job interview at 12 and I knew that I wasn't gonna have a chance. So I was like I'm gonna have my three eggs with my organic sausage, with my whole avocado, because I know that I'm not gonna have a chance at time to eat lunch until like one in the afternoon. So, yeah, like it's this knowledge of how the food affects my body.

Carla: 32:03

And again, like, I'm still having Nutella and Nutella ice cream the one at Chilling, but it's not. First of all, I know that I'm not bringing Nutella into my house and it's allowing me I kept just like all of these patterns. It's allowing me to see the patterns and to not just see, like see the patterns of how I feel, but also like be more empowered with, like food babels, you know it's like this sneaky, sneaky bread with the added sugar. How could you? You know it's so. Basically, like you know, like with greenwashing or like organic washing, I'm like able to like to see that more. I'm so excited. I do feel really like I just like, I'm just, I'm so happy. Thank you for everything.

Naihomy: 32:59

You're welcome. It's been such a pleasure and you really also helped me grow as a coach. So thank you and thank you for trusting me. Seriously, I'm so excited for you because I'm so excited to see like you continue. I think you've gotten, obviously, all these results, but get those longer term results that you really want, and I think you're in a really good position to go ahead and go after it.

Naihomy: 33:33

It's really just keeping up with this and staying curious. Still, I think for you it's like staying curious and you already started to pick up on the checkpoints for yourself and the questioning if this is aligned or not, instead of just acting on impulse and causing long enough to notice the pattern and to go back and figure out what it was. So all of that is so valuable. All of that is exactly where you want to be in the journey, and the more you practice it, the more of a second nature it'll be. Sometimes there'll be a slip up or two, but it's not this constant thing where you're like, I don't care, it's in your home and it's outside. I think we've finally gotten the concept of fun food versus food that belongs in your house to actually nourish yourself and get you through job interviews and being focused. There's a certain way to eat for that, and there's a certain way to eat when you're hiking Chris on the weekend. What's gonna have you focus? What's gonna have you ready?

Carla: 34:44

That's gonna make you think it's over time. I almost took a minute to use because I was like there it goes and I thought, oh man, you're gonna love it and you can go eat lunch because it's different. And I felt like we gave it, like, yeah, we give it money because, like we gave it, but oh man, I don't think it will work, so we need to give it money. We are letting the change. I don't think we're letting, cause finally we're letting money. This is what's coming along ället good garbage and buying chopped fruit.

Naihomy: 35:20

You know like it's okay the permission yes, to help you out, the permission to help you, to ask for help, kind of like just by paying maybe a dollar or two more for fruit, that's somebody already prepared for you or vegetables that somebody already prepared for you, and also relaxing right In a way that's not going to the supermarket because it's a logistical, like it's a acceptable time to be away from work. You remember that.

Carla: 35:49

Like, oh my gosh, like a fire pool, yeah, relaxing more. I definitely like have allowed myself that, like I really, you know, because I, you know, decorated my house for Halloween and I bought some stuff for arts and crafts and I realized that I'm like, yeah, like all of these ways in which I am allowing myself to take care of myself and to bring me pleasure and to bring me joy. You know that I like not, you know, like a food thing Like this is like I don't know, like it. Just, I've been reflecting on that this last week and I'm like, yeah, so yeah, just, thank you, you know.

Naihomy: 36:31

You're welcome. I'm seriously. Thank you for trusting me and for going on this journey, especially once I've got a heart. Yes, Thank you for nerds.

Carla: 36:42

No, thank you. I know, I know you didn't get me, but you explained to me.

Naihomy: 36:47

There's a fact you know, like your brain with anxiety and depression and pimity and all that stuff.

Carla: 36:54

Yeah, you know I was. I was a just salad Sunday night because you know, we go, we didn't end up, we didn't have time to cook, so we're like let's go get food. And we got just salad and I was by the Walgreens. I never go to Walgreens, but that one time I did by those nerds and I was like, oh there, everyone about those nerds, you know like it's just so interesting.

Carla: 37:22

So, yeah, like, feeling like it wasn't, you know, like I think in the beginning it was like, oh, my God, I didn't buy the chips. But now I'm like, well, what are the? You know, like you said, like, what are the difference in ingredients? You know, it's like what are these little things that make the difference? So, and another thing that you shared that's really stuck with me is that one time when you said and this was, you know, maybe like a month or two ago that we needed to create time when I'm not eating, you know.

Carla: 37:50

So like, sometimes I ask myself like, oh, and I know that I can, for my protein shake, I put the collagen and the protein and sometimes the mushroom powder and I put some sort of frozen fruit and then I put some frozen cauliflower and I put almond butter. You know, and like I know that this is this hits all my macros and I know that that's gonna keep me full. You know, because I in the past I would have been like no almond butter. That's wrong it's, you know, like it's bad it's. You know you don't need the extra calories. I'm like I need the fat, otherwise I'm gonna be hungry, you know you need the fat yes, I'm no longer afraid of fat.

Carla: 38:35

That was another thing you told me, remember.

Naihomy: 38:37

Yeah, because I really I mean, you know, and you're like such the right person for this thinking, and this is why I try and like always mention the capitalistic agenda and how the way you think is actually influenced by them, because when this whole fat free and fat is bad for you thing came out, it was because of an agenda and it actually ruined so many people's health. Yeah, because of that. And then if they remove the fat from things, especially things like, let's say, dairy products, which they remove the lactose or whatever it is, they have to replace it with something else because it's gonna taste like shit. So they replace them with sugar and with fake oils.

Naihomy: 39:34

Yeah, so it's like, okay, you're ruining people's health. You're like picking apart these foods, you're telling everybody this so that people are afraid of it and they think that one thing is better for them than the other. And then there's a whole school of people that don't feel well and they have common conditions because they don't have the appropriate amount of good fats inside to make the hormones that they need, yeah, and to stay full. And then now you're like getting courageous snacking because the fat and the protein, really, if you're not having fat with a meal and have protein or something like that, like never carbs on their own because it's not gonna get you anywhere so it's like-.

Carla: 40:20

No raw dog and carbs, sorry.

Naihomy: 40:24

Exactly that's gonna be the title of my next workshop, yeah, but yeah, all these things are super. So it's like really digging through what's out there, what's popular, and like the convincing that they do, and trying to get people to see how what's readily set out there is not really serving them, is really difficult, because that's how a lot of programs are set up, that's how a lot of diet culture is set up, what they promote out in commercials and food products and all this and it's really difficult. And there are certain purposes for, let's say, low fat dairy, but it's not what people think.

Carla: 41:16

Yeah, you know, yeah, no, absolutely. Like it's helped me see that, you know, like it's helped me see, like I told you like, oh, like 10 week transformation challenge, and I'm like you're not coming at me, you know. Or like when you told me the purpose of these programs is to like sell you the program.

Carla: 41:35

You know like the 21 day or like the 80 day, obsession or yeah and I think this is really like the first time that I think about this in like long term. You know, I mean, it's just changed how I see so many things, like I was watching TV and this old guy like crouched down to like pet the dog, and you know like it was like ooh, you know what I was. Like I've got to prioritize mobility training. You know, so, like it's just shaped like so many, like how I see so many things and, yeah, especially, you know like it's helped me, like even again, like now, like I'm eating a lot more whole foods than before, without it being like if I don't eat the whole food it's a failure. You know, yeah, yeah, so it's like, yeah, it's like I'm also nicer to myself. You know like we are Thank you. You know I'm not fighting with myself all day, with.

Carla: 42:54

You know like it's like a lot of my foods scarcity. You know it's like I've addressed it, you know, and I, yeah, like it's. You know like so, yeah, so it's food scarcity even like, for example, like I'm traveling. Like Wednesday through Friday I have a conference and then next week I'm traveling, so it's just like all right, like OK, so probably Wednesday through Friday I'm going to have to like have my protein shake, because I know that what they're going to have over there for breakfast is going to be little Danish's, you know. Yeah.

Carla: 43:33

Or having a church, right, exactly. You know like still, yeah, or even when I'm traveling, I'm like, right, I'm just going to check a bag so I can pack my blood bird, you know, because I'm going to be staying at a hotel, like it's just, it's not a big deal, and it's like, how can I? Yeah, it's like wellness first. You know, like like health oriented, like this wellness first. It's not just, it's not like, oh, I got to be good, you know. Or you know like it's not like this is good or bad, Because I think I told you about that. Like, oh, we got to be good because we're going to eat that over the weekend, or what.

Naihomy: 44:09

Yeah yeah. Yeah, so that narrative, that narrative right there, weekend versus weekday situation.

Carla: 44:23

Yeah, no, none of that. So yeah, you know, and the beans are not the problem. I freaking love beans you know like beans are amazing, more beans from Platano's place. You know like it's, it's just feeling, it's just it's good. You know like I, just I really have felt like I've learned so much and the yeah, like, like what, like you know, like what you said in the beginning, it's like the, the reasoning, and I think my pendulum is coming. You know it's not so crazy on the other end anymore.

Carla: 44:56

You know, so, yeah, it's just a bit a lot, so I'm just so grateful.

Naihomy: 45:07

I'm grateful too, thank you.

Carla: 45:10

Thank you. Thank you for actually telling me why I should wait for you.

Naihomy: 45:15

Yeah it's, it's like the number one resistance, and I think it's going to give you everything you want.

Carla: 45:23

Yeah, ooh, that's a fun way of thinking about it. Yeah, I'm so excited, you know, I really am. I just I'm really excited for because, again, like I, I went to so the gym, fyi online, I saw they had class at 7.15, and you know I usually work out between 7 and 8.30, you know, like that's my but, now they cancel that class because no one goes.

Carla: 45:54

So I was like, fine, I'll have to go to the 8.30 class and I'll just make it work, Like I'll work some earlier hours, you know, like I'll just, I'll make it work, so yeah. So like I'm excited about that, it's just, you know, I don't even know, Like it's uh, it's just a lot. It's yeah, wellness, wealthy, what was what's your podcast called Wealthy? What Wealthy generation, Wealthy generation, Love that. I cannot wait to listen, yeah.

Carla: 46:30

I'm super excited, so I don't even know what to tell you because I'm just like I'm. So I like I'm okay, yeah, like I just this has been like a really good reflection, you know. So I'm really.

Naihomy: 46:42

this is like putting a really good recording to listen back on, like whenever you feel like things are not working, or what have you done or what have you accomplished. This is the great one to listen back, because you I think between the both of us, we did a lot of reflecting on your journey and how far you've come, yeah, and how good you're feeling. Thank you, yeah, and I am not. Yeah, like I.

Carla: 47:12

I am feeling really good and it's so interesting that I initially reached out for Peter coaching, do you remember? Because I went to an event and I ate all of the like. They had like the skewers with like Prashidu and tomato and I was like I'm going to do a video and then, like I saw like I don't know, I was like I want them to do this and they had like like. They had like the skewers with like Prashidu and tomato and cheese and basil, you know what, like both Sonic and then like little finger sandwiches and I remember just being so mad at myself that I ate so many of them and you told me it's like. Well, of course, because you didn't eat anything else that day. Like, you know, know, it's not like.

Carla: 48:01

I realized that it can't just be a master thought. You know like it's how I nourish my body needs to come first, like it needs to be, it needs to be part of like how I get ready for my day. You know, just like I wouldn't wear high heels If I'm going hiking, you know what I mean. I'm not gonna go hiking on an empty stomach, I'm not gonna. Like it's, it's part of getting ready for the day.

Naihomy: 48:32

That is such a good analogy. I haven't actually even thought about it that way. I mean I do, but I I've never explained it so clear as to how you did. Right now, it is that and and I talk a lot about food sometimes sometimes just being strategic. Like there's time for fun food and all this, but then there's also time where food is just very strategic to meet your energy needs for the day or for the workout or for whatever it is. And it's great with the example that you gave to, like, you can't eat donuts and expect that you're going to have a care mind and a focus mind for your job or for or work interview or to get through your workout, but it doesn't mean you don't eat donuts. You know you can be that you buy them on the weekend and you're going for a walk and you're going on your hike and and you're with friends and all that. But what you need to be focused, to shine your light, to, like, coach these women, to be about us at your job, to have the energy throughout the day.

Naihomy: 49:48

Food strategy is very important. The way you take care of yourself is very important, and we do live in a society where we never actually look at what we're, how we're treating ourselves. We are an afterthought, because everything is like oh, it's okay, I'll just push through. It's okay, I don't have to eat, I'll just push through, I don't need water, I'll just push through. But it's this 50 50 thing to like.

Naihomy: 50:16

How do you want to do this? Do you want to like live your life or go day by day? Do you want to feel like crap? Do you want to struggle? Do you want to like have to drink so much coffee to force your eyes to stay open Because you're so tired and like getting sick? Or do you want to have this knowledge? Prepare a little bit ahead, have a strategy, learn how to make decisions on the fly and show up a badass not just by how you feel yourself, just by how you intentionally make wellness decisions, and not need a bunch of coffee or like substances or whatever it is to get you there. Yeah, that was really good.

Carla: 51:09

Yeah, oh yeah, thank you, and, and, and I've learned that, like being here, you know like it's like I think about, like when I get ready for my day, like like I think I try on my outfits at night if I'm going to a conference, and now I'm like, okay, and I think about my shoes and now I think about my food. You know like it's like, how am I going to be nourished while I do this? You know?

Naihomy: 51:32

it's so freaking good. It's like, yeah, you're not going to wear your bikini of a snowing outside, Exactly. There's just some things that are not appropriate. Like it's just not going to work out?

Carla: 51:42

Yeah, exactly. Not that there's anything wrong with it, like please wear your bikini in the summer, like whatever you want, but it's like it's. It's not what your body needs right now. And like I know, I know, I know, you know, like if it's knowing it's probably not the most appropriate attire.

Carla: 52:01

Yeah, yeah, yeah, it's. It's definitely not so. So I'm just, I don't even like, I'm just, I'm so excited, like I'm excited that I'm the prioritizing myself. You know, and why? Why are you laughing? I'm laughing because of the thought that came into my mind. I'm like, well, I converted another one and covered it and wanted like, yeah, it's kind of going so straight, yes, and like, and that's what it is. You know, it's like, it's yeah, like lifestyle, beauty and wellness. It's not like, like, even like you said, this is like how I think about these things. You know, it's not like if I have a funny looking baby. Example of donuts have you seen me in a donut the entire six months we worked together? No, just this one time. Right, it's not something that I eat all the time.

Naihomy: 52:55

Oh no, I like to eat donuts.

Carla: 52:57

Oh, okay, yeah, but no, but it's like. It's not that I'm like a bad person. This was like, oh, like, I'm like. This is the decision that I'm making. Is it supporting my goals? What was I doing this morning? I had that thought this morning too. I don't remember I didn't even go grocery shopping. Was it this morning, Was it yesterday, that I was like is this going to support my goals? And that is a question that I'm like, yeah, like I get to ask that Is this going to support my goals? And I wouldn't have had like a neutral stands to that question before. It would have been like, oh, I can't eat that because I'm trying to lose weight. Or like, oh, it's okay, Like, I deserve it, you know, like. Or it's just like, no, like it's not even it's, it's not about my work, it's about whether or not this is just going to support my goals or not.

Naihomy: 53:47

Exactly, or what you need to do for that day, right? Yes, yeah, like you said okay, I know that I'm probably not going to have time to have lunch, so let me make sure my breakfast is super well balanced, to make sure I have steady energy and I'm full, because I have a very important interview yeah, oh my gosh. Yeah, I didn't happen, it's how different do you show up with that kind of meal versus anyone, versus like a toast with butter and coffee?

Naihomy: 54:24

Yeah, I mean first I was in starving, you know, and jittery and not focused, and not to say that both of them are great, because I'm the first one having cafe con pan, but it's like what's the purpose of it? What do you have coming up? Yeah, exactly.

Carla: 54:41

Like how is this, how is this going to serve my day? You?

Carla: 54:45

know yeah like it's part of getting ready for my day. I did this whole entire like a preparing for a job interview and I didn't even talk about food because I never thought about preparing for a job interview as like having to like think about what you eat. I think when I did the live, I told I said, you know, like, like, if it's a race day, like you know you want as many things to be the same as possible. You're not going to eat like I love that live, by the way, yeah, oh, thank you, thank you so much, yeah, for for participating in, for your feedback. So, yeah, like, even now, like nourishing myself.

Carla: 55:20

Well, I know that is, it's just so, it just goes beyond, like the number on the scale that I don't care about, right, and and they can care about it with the right intention, exactly like, with the right intention. Yeah, and the other thing I, like, you know, I went kickboxing one of the way, saturday, sunday, and while I was there on Sunday, I was like, okay, tomorrow I can't because, you know, like, I have housekeepers coming so that doesn't work with my schedule. I'm going to do mobility training, you know, or like, like it's again like it's like planning it, and so I just I guess it's definitely not a skill that I would have, that it's just not a skill that I had before. And now I have these like intentionality and yeah, and just understanding what I need and allowing myself to give me, to give myself what I need.

Carla: 56:20

That allows me, yeah, and knowing that if I don't need it, I don't have to have it, like it's okay. You know, I went to, I went, I went out this weekend and you know the it was a big bowl of rice with, like Marisco, so I ate the Marisco made a little bit of the rice and I'm like and that's okay, I don't need to take this right home. You know, like I don't, I don't need it. It's okay to leave it because I don't need it. That's another thing. Like leaving food on the table that I paid for, you know, yeah, so it's even yeah. So, like like food scarcity and like, oh my gosh, there's just so many things you've helped me with this like food scarcity and like body image and just again, like just mindset and understanding the why. And you know, for me it is priority taking strength, because I do want to be strong, you know. So, overall, rooted in wellness.

Naihomy: 57:31

So, yeah, thank you.

Carla: 57:35

You're welcome.

Naihomy: 57:37

I'm super happy for you. Obviously, we're going to be seeing each other anyway In our mastermind, but please always share updates with me and how it's going. I love to hear it, especially because my goal always is for you guys just to live in this lifestyle. So as you hit new benchmarks, as you hit like more results or whatever you want to share, I'm always always open, open, open and happy to keep the conversation going. Okay, all right.

Carla: 58:13

All right, thank you, thank you, thank you. Thank you so much, naomi. I'll see you in the next call.

Naihomy: 58:17

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Naihomy: 59:12

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