33: Losing Weight and Running Marathons with Jenn Espinosa-Goswami

In this episode I’m speaking with Jen Espinosa-Goswami who has spent her life focused on personal improvement, starting with her 100-pound weight loss as a college student and most recently as a marathon runner. She is a speaker and holistic coach, where her passion is to facilitate bliss for every woman. Jen is a member of the National Weight Control Registry, and her weight loss story has been featured in national publications.

Despite challenges with weight from an early age, Jen grew up with loving friends, family and enjoyed being a star student at school. A month before she graduated from college, her grandmother, who she was very close to, passed away. A trigger moment for Jen, she was faced with the possibility of her own mortality and her health journey.

Jen talks about her weight loss journey, how she built the mental strength to run her first marathon, and how to use these strategies in your own life.

Show Highlights

[02:28] How Jen made the mental shift and change of mindset to start her weight loss journey.

[05:12] Her unhappiness of the vision she saw of her future self.

[06:43] Jen took a year to reach her goal weight.

[10:55] Running marathons and why she decided to run.

[14:18] Why I find marathon runners so interesting.

[17:51] How Jen emotionally moved past running when she was exhausted.

[19:39] The evolution of her weight loss coaching program.

[22:34] Why it’s hard to recognize your daily small wins.

[24:08] Finding the right virtual exercise program for yourself.

[25:38] Three strategies to get and stay fit!

[31:07] Why she wouldn’t change any of her challenges in her life.