Amy Culp Performance Nutrition RD, CSSD, LD says “I always tell people, the weight will take care of itself when you focus on your healthy habits, you focus on your fitness. So many people focus too much on the weight and on the scale,” she is the President of the Collegiate & Professional Sports Dietetics Association, Director of Sports Performance Nutrition for the Texas Longhorns Athletic Department, Assistant AD for Performance Nutrition at University of Texas, and Yancy’s wife! Today Yancy and Jarod talk with Amy about the field of nutrition and how you can get ahead of your game to live a healthier lifestyle. In this episode, you’ll learn: Different people start at different places A life fueled by fitness can start in the kitchen, we can choose why and when we eat healthily Food is Fuel, picking the right food for the right time  Don’t try changing too much at one time What should parents do to help their kids have a healthy relationship with food? Connect with Jarod and Yancy on social, and attend a DEKA event:  -Jarod’s Social: @jarod_cogswell -Yancy’s Social: @YancyCulp -Race a DEKA Event: DEKA-FIT   SPONSOR This episode of Spartan Up is brought to you by JUNK, the official headband of Spartan pros. JUNK produces the best headband, guaranteed to work as hard as you do. Visit www.junkbrands.com/spartan for 10% off your order.   SUBSCRIBE: Apple Podcasts: http://bit.ly/SpartanUpShow  YouTube: http://bit.ly/SpartanUpYT Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1pYBkk1T684YQg7CmoaAZt  FOLLOW SPARTAN UP: Spartan Up on Instagram: @spartanuppodcast Spartan Up on Twitter: @SpartanUpPod   CREDITS: Producer: Lake Watters Host: Jarod Cogswell and Yancy Culp Sr Producer: Marion Abrams © 2021 Spartan