The New Forty with Robyn Law: Recent Episodes
Robyn Law
The New Forty Podcast is short, bite-sized conversations, all centred around redefining becoming older and wiser. Let’s chat weight management, transformation, mindset, life enrichment, family, lifestyle, travel and anything that relates to becoming an even better version of you while stepping into this empowering time of life. Small improvements over time, lead to big results, so let Robyn inspire you to make consistent and intentional adjustments to a fresh and advanced you.
Being motivated to get moving is one of the greatest challenges especially for those of us who are yet to have our exercise on auto-pilot. In this episode, Robyn shares how she maintains her motivation to keep moving and be active, even when she doesn't feel like it, because there are those days too.
In this episode, Robyn gives examples of times when choosing progress instead of waiting for conditions to be perfect to begin a task, project or goal strategy, has ensured it happens, rather than waiting for a time that just may never come.
As mentioned in the podcast too, Robyn also references this quote from the following blog post https://austinkleon.com/2017/11/20/a-few-notes-on-daily-blogging/?inf_contact_key=5015a17c6a790a60e8cfb8bcdd8852aec6c82237603d1fe9a9c7c41e9a0c4922
There’s a story about perfectionism in David Bayles and Ted Orland’s excellent book, Art & Fear:
The ceramics teacher announced on opening day that he was dividing the class into two groups. All those on the left side of the studio, he said, would be graded solely on the quantity of work they produced, all those on the right solely on its quality. His procedure was simple: on the final day of class, he would bring in his bathroom scales and weigh the work of the “quantity” group: fifty pound of pots rated an “A”, forty pounds a “B”, and so on. Those being graded on “quality”, however, needed to produce only one pot — albeit a perfect one — to get an “A”. Well, came grading time and a curious fact emerged: the works of highest quality were all produced by the group being graded for quantity. It seems that while the “quantity” group was busily churning out piles of work – and learning from their mistakes — the “quality” group had sat theorizing about perfection, and in the end had little more to show for their efforts than grandiose theories and a pile of dead clay.
It's Ramadan, the world over for Muslims that are celebrating the Holy month of Ramadan. Even though Robyn isn't Muslim, she shares her insights for reconnecting to her personal goals, being more mindful of others and slowing down during this special and reflective time of year.
What is the role of focusing on your steps when it comes to weight loss? Robyn shares with you, her strategy to ensure she incorporates movement and activity into her days even when it feels like I'm too busy.
Holidays shouldn't cause anxiety, nor should they be where you undo all your previous hard work. Robyn will talk you through exactly how to prepare and handle your own strategy when your away from your comfortable routine and environment. Vacations should be a source of joy, not fear nor pain. Robyn gives you permission to enjoy yourself, and with the right mindset and strategies, you totally can.
In this first episode, Robyn introduces the podcast herself through her personal journey from corporate life, travelling the world, to motherhood and the transitions which led to her weight gain.
In this episode, Robyn talks more about her grounded and gentle approach to weight loss and why so many of your previous attempts may have failed.
Most people hit the gym hard when they’re trying to lose weight and feel the major guilts when they miss a few sessions or don’t have the time to get in their training, but if you’re serious about your weight loss, YOU MUST prioritise these things first.
Robyn has been successfully losing weight, over the past two years, without much fluctuation, even during holidays or stressful times in her life, without having to wire her jaw shut, by just following the simple basics of nutrition, which she'll share in this podcast.