Living the Chief Life: How to Nourish Yourself for Optimal Health, Well-Being, and Quality of Life

By Stacey Lee Turner

Living The Chief Life is a how-to guide that will help you achieve optimal health, well-being, and quality of life.

Stacey Lee Turner, a personal trainer and dietitian, uses a holistic and inclusive approach involving physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual aspects that are the foundation of The Chief Life wellness operation, which she started with her husband in 2015.
The Chief Life will help you to:

• Find clarity around food choices, giving you confidence.
• Know the how to, whether it’s the when, what, how much, or the why behind the science.
• Inspire yourself and others to make changes to be the best version of yourself.
• Elevate your life and continue to grow and learn.
• Gain freedom when it comes to money, time, energy, and more.

Even if you fail to follow the author’s guidance 100 percent, you will still improve your overall health and well-being—all while discovering new ways to think about food, diet, and health so you can enjoy a positive lifestyle.

Join the author on a journey that leads to optimal health and a happier life with the lessons in this life guide.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Balboa Press AU
• Release date: Jan 23, 2019
• ISBN: 9781504316064

Stacey Lee Turner

Stacey Lee Turner is a passionate educator and lover of all things that optimise quality of life, health, and well-being. After completing her personal training certificates in 2009 and Nutrition Degree in 2010 in Sydney, Australia, she has spent the last ten years helping people become the best versions of themselves. A native of Southend-On-Sea, Essex, in the United Kingdom, she lives in Brisbane, Australia.

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Balboa Press rev. date: 01/21/2019

CONTENTS

Introduction

Module 1  Clean It Up!

Chapter 1 Activity 1.1: Where Are You On Your Health Journey Right Now? Self-Assessment and Analysis

Chapter 2 The Basics: When, What, and How Much

Chapter 3 How to Get Started

Chapter 4 Not All Foods Are Created Equal. Food quality is extremely important.

Module 2  Polishing

Chapter 5 Review: Are You on Track?

Chapter 6 Balance Your Hormones

Chapter 7 Be Accountable: The Buddy System

Module 3  The Works

Chapter 8 Dial It Up and Dial It In: Portion Control

Chapter 9 The Right Focus: Mindset

Module 4  New Habits

Chapter 10 Success from Balance: The 80/20 Rule

Chapter 11 Long-Term Change Using Checkpoints

Chapter 12 Where to Next? Self-Guided Progress

Appendix: Meal Plan Examples

INTRODUCTION

Hello and welcome to Living The Chief Life. A how to guide to assist you in nourishing yourself for optimal health, well-being and quality of life using a holistic and inclusive approach involving physical, mental, emotional and spiritual aspects.

I have been a practising dietitian since I graduated from Sydney University in 2009 with first-class honours, majoring in nutrition and dietetics. My passion for food and how it helps people be the best and most healthy version of themselves has led me on a wonderful journey of learning and discovery (both for myself and others). This has inspired and guided me in developing the Real Food Experience, which led to the inception of The Chief Life. The Real Food Experience was a 30-day lifestyle program I created in 2012, when I ran my own gym in Maroubra, Sydney, Australia, that allowed me to guide and assist my members, and members of other gyms around Australia, to improve their health, well-being and quality of life through food and lifestyle changes. The Chief Life is a full-service holistic wellness operation, started in April 2015, founded by my now husband and me as a way for us to reach more people across the globe with our knowledge and tools in nutrition, health, and well-being. We take a holistic approach to health and lifestyle and have a strong desire to share this with as many people as possible through our educational tools, personalised meal plan templates, blogs, podcasts, recipe video on social media, and in person at our wellness retreats. The Real Food Experience grew into the Chief Up Nutrition and Lifestyle Program and other health programs we run through The Chief Life online and face-to-face platforms.

This book is a collection of highlights (or as I like to call them, gold nuggets) and useful information / knowledge bombs that I (along with my amazing husband, Matty Turner) have gathered together and developed over our years in the health industry. We are excited to share these with you in the hope that it will help you, and/or your loved ones, on your health and fitness journey too!

I have worked with thousands of awesome humans through my career as a dietitian and found so much success with each and every motivated person who took on our principles and allowed him or herself permission to succeed. Even those who only followed some of our recommendations still achieved positive change and benefits for their overall health and well-being through learning new tools and approaches to food, diet, health, and a positive lifestyle.

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