The Life Transformer Show

In this episode of The Life Transformer Q&A, Tara answers member questions about stubborn belly/hip fat, handling parties and festive eating, quick high-protein meals for busy days, portion control and tracking, managing stress and emotional eating, step targets vs. sedentary calculators, home training gear, and staying consistent through the holidays. She emphasizes practical, sustainable habits you can actually keep.   What You Will Learn In This Episode: How to manage stubborn lower belly and hip fat with consistency and behavior change Mindset and tactics for enjoying parties and restaurant nights without derailing progress Quick, high-protein meal ideas and convenience food swaps for busy days Portion control and simple tracking tips Why daily steps and movement matter for fat loss alongside resistance training And more  

In this episode of The Life Transformer Q&A, Tara answers member questions about session recordings, book picks, evening meals and snacking, home training equipment, handling a rich restaurant night, a sore knee after wall‑sits, fibre‑rich foods, calorie/protein targets, health anxiety, and staying consistent. She focuses on simple, practical habits you can actually keep.   What You Will Learn In This Episode: Avoid snacking around others: plan satisfying meals Home equipment advice Enjoying restaurant nights out without derailing progress Knee pain exercise alternatives And more   How To Contact Tara Hammett: tarahammett.com Facebook  

In this episode of The Life Transformer Q&A, Tara answers member questions on handling restaurant weekends, emotional eating, perimenopausal low energy, a sore knee and returning to strength work, pescatarian high‑protein choices, quick warm breakfasts, choosing a walking pad, and whether daily accountability posts are necessary. She focuses on simple, practical habits you can actually keep.   What You Will Learn In This Episode: Manage restaurant nights: nail your habits on other days, avoid arriving starving, control portions and enjoy without guilt Beat emotional eating: recognise triggers and use non‑food coping tools; use the membership's emotional‑eating framework Low‑energy/perimenopause weeks: plan smaller, manageable movement, prioritise rest, consider maintenance calories if needed Tips on how to protect a sore knee And More!   How To Contact Tara Hammett: tarahammett.com Facebook  

In this episode of The Life Transformer Q&A, Tara answers questions on staying on track during busy adjustment periods, preserving strength and hitting protein when time is tight, sleep and fatigue around perimenopause, buying a walking pad, returning to exercise after leg surgery, and stopping nighttime binging in the darker months. She shares simple "lower the bar" strength moves, high‑protein food examples, basic supplement tips (vitamin D, omega‑3, creatine), practical walking‑pad criteria (portability, weight, price, Tara recommends the DearRun model she tested), bedtime wind‑down strategies, and firm but compassionate advice on discipline and habit consistency to avoid seasonal weight creep.   What You Will Learn In This Episode: Prioritise food and protein during busy periods, add short body‑weight strength when possible Quick at‑home moves to maintain muscle (squats, lunges, press‑ups) Protein sources that help you stay full: chicken, tuna, eggs, salmon, tofu, Skyr/cottage cheese How to choose a walking pad: portability, weight, foldability and value Sleep and winding‑down tips: routine, reduce screens, journaling or guided breathing And More   How To Contact Tara Hammett: tarahammett.com Facebook  

In this episode of The Life Transformer Q&A, Tara answers listeners' questions about rainy-season movement, maintaining steps without a treadmill, and handling emotions that lead to overeating. She shares practical wardrobe and kit tips for wet weather, creative ways to boost daily steps at home and in shops, her experience using walking pads (including shopping/sale tips), and a clear approach to emotional management so food stops being the go-to response.   What You Will Learn In This Episode: Practical rainy-season walking kit How to use your day-to-day routine to add steps When a walking pad/treadmill makes sense Why emotional eating happens when you slow down And More   How To Contact Tara Hammett: tarahammett.com Facebook  

In this episode of The Life Transformer Q&A, Tara answers listeners' questions about seasonal self-care and practical strategies for wellbeing. She covers which supplements matter as the seasons change, simple hydration and skin-care tips for cooler months, and how to manage emotional eating after a stressful day with kids. Tara also guides listeners through a breathing exercise to replace stress-driven snacking and offers journaling prompts to break the cycle.   What You Will Learn In This Episode: Which supplements to prioritise (vitamin D, omega‑3; plus magnesium and creatine). Practical hydration and winter-skin tips and tricks to make drinking more appealing. Why emotional eating happens and how to recognise the pattern. Simple replacement strategies: reflection/journaling and a short guided breathing routine (4‑7‑8 counts) to help you pause before reaching for food.   How To Contact Tara Hammett: tarahammett.com Facebook  

In this episode of The Life Transformer Show, Tara has a special guest Charlotte on the show. A mindset coach that has been coaching for over 8 years. They will chat about breaking free from limiting stories you could be telling yourself. Example: All or nothing thinking. What small habits can you start to take to get you closer towards shifting your mindset. And more!   What You Will Learn In This Episode: Changing all or nothing thinking. Creating small habits to reach your bigger goals. How to build your motivation. Deciding why and creating your goals.   How To Contact Tara Hammett: tarahammett.com Facebook  

In this episode of The Life Transformer Show, Tara answers your questions. Talking around the topic of night time grazing and if you need a bigger evening meal or is it the mindset and habits of night time grazing? Some great low calorie foods to help you feel full. When you get injured what approach should you take to exercise and food? Can I eat sweet treats when watching bake off? And more.   What You Will Learn In This Episode: How to approach night time grazing. Low calorie food options.  Can you still lose weight when injured and unable to lift weights? Eating sweet treats when watching bake off.   How To Contact Tara Hammett: tarahammett.com Facebook  

In this episode of The Life Transformer Show, Tara answers your questions. Just getting back into workouts or starting for the first time, what weights should you be choosing to buy? Tracking steps and sleep with different devices and what you should be listening to. Going on holiday, should you be avoiding all the sweet treats or enjoying yourself? Setting intentions and making sure you go and do it! And more!    What You Will Learn In This Episode: Choosing the right weights to buy. Tracking devices: how accurate are they? Holiday sweet treats and decisions.  Setting your intentions and the importance of that.   How To Contact Tara Hammett: tarahammett.com Facebook  

In this episode of The Life Transformer Show, Tara answers your questions. How do you know what to focus on when there are so many different options on what you should be doing on your weight loss journey? From all of the different diets to choose from, counting calories, fasting, dropping carbs? Getting enough protein into your diet. Making sure you plan your meals in full and repeat them. How to stop your weekends from derailing your progress.   What You Will Learn In This Episode: How to know what to focus on? How to get enough protein into your diet. Making a simple meal plan and repeating. Stop weekends derailing your progress.   How To Contact Tara Hammett: tarahammett.com Facebook  

In this episode of The Life Transformer Show, Tara talks about why you can't stop eating and how you can finally stop. Having the energy to get steps in, doing all of the workouts happily. However, not being able to control your eating habits is stopping your progression towards reaching your goals.   What You Will Learn In This Episode: Why you can't seem to stop eating? What you should be eating for breakfast. What snacks you can eat throughout the day. Structuring your meals.   How To Contact Tara Hammett: tarahammett.com Facebook  

In this episode of The Life Transformer Show, Tara answers your questions. Does stress hinder losing weight? Recommendations from Tara for self development reading material. Struggling to hit protein targets and how you can adjust your meals to make sure you reach it. Looking at different weights for different workouts and more.   What You Will Learn In This Episode: Does stress hinder weight loss? Self development book recommendations. Hitting your protein targets. How much weight should you be lifting.   How To Contact Tara Hammett: tarahammett.com Facebook  

In this episode of The Life Transformer Show, Tara shares what happened to her weight over the summer holidays when she's eaten more takeaways than she ever has. How did Tara end up eating so many takeaways over the holidays? Looking at good solid habits to help you to achieve your goals. What has Tara been investing in to better help her clients?   What You Will Learn In This Episode: What happened to Tara after all these takeaways? What are better alternatives to a takeaway? What good habits you can put into place. What Tara has been learning to help her clients.   How To Contact Tara Hammett: tarahammett.com Facebook  

In this episode of The Life Transformer Show, Tara answers your questions and discusses habits to help you get back on track and focus. She discusses steps and movement each day through walking and how motivating this can be to meeting your goals. Tara also talks about food, meal planning and refers to her own temptations from the environment. Tara mentions schedules of workouts and how to stick to them when on holiday and how to adapt with equipment you have access to. Tara makes suggestions on how to improve sleep and emphasises the importance of lifting weights and eating protein as we get older.  What You Will Learn In This Episode: Realistic step targets and making daily steps a habit. How to plan meals and snacks effectively.  The importance of routines throughout the day, including bedtime routines.  How to stay healthy and strong for years to come.    How To Contact Tara Hammett: tarahammett.com Facebook  

In this episode of The Life Transformer Show, Tara answers your questions. She discusses calorie targets, weight loss targets and maintenance targets. Tara talks about mindless eating and the difference between this and snacking, emphasising the importance of behaviours and habits. Tara mentions how the environment can have an influence on your behaviour and to be accountable for and how many steps to aim for each day. What You Will Learn In This Episode: Recommended calorie targets.  All or nothing thinking and habit changes. What to do if the scales don't change.  Exercise modifications with injuries.   How To Contact Tara Hammett: tarahammett.com Facebook  

In this episode of The Life Transformer Show, Tara has a special guest Jane on the show today. You will learn about her transformation journey, how she was feeling before she started her journey and how it all finally clicked into place. How confident she feels now and the difference it's made to her life.    What You Will Learn In This Episode: How Jane stopped making excuses to herself. Thinking about protein more than just calories. How going all in on a plan that works gets results. Importance and benefits of lifting weights.   How To Contact Tara Hammett: tarahammett.com Facebook  

In this episode of The Life Transformer Show, Tara answers a lot of your questions. Some great exercises for older ladies. Emotional management, when your stress levels are high what can you do to stop yourself from overeating or undereating from stress. How to overcome tiredness and lack of motivation to exercise. And so much more.   What You Will Learn In This Episode: Exercises for older ladies. Stop over/under eating when stressed. Overcoming tiredness. Good discipline trumps motivation.   How To Contact Tara Hammett: tarahammett.com Facebook  

In this episode of The Life Transformer Show, Tara answers some of your questions. She talks about how one exciting week does not need to derail your entire plan and progress. She reiterates the message that it is all about building foundations to building habits. Tara discusses meal options at a BBQ, prioritising a high protein meal that is enjoyable. Tara explains the best way to exercise in the hotter weather. Tara explains changes to your body and appearance over the course of a week. She discusses water retention and tracking visible differences using photographs.    What You Will Learn In This Episode: How to build manageable and sustainable habits.  What to eat at a BBQ. How to exercise in the hotter weather. The difference between water retention and fat gain.    How To Contact Tara Hammett: tarahammett.com Facebook  

In this episode of The Life Transformer Show, Tara answers some questions. How you can hit your protein targets on an all inclusive holiday whilst being a vegetarian. You should never dread or worry about a holiday beating yourself up about ruining progress on your goals. Thoughts around fasting. Grazing throughout the day. Yo yo dieting shame and how you can regain control of your nutrition.   What You Will Learn In This Episode: Choosing foods on an all inclusive holiday. Not dreading what should be a good time on holiday. Thoughts on fasting. Yo yo dieting shame.    How To Contact Tara Hammett: tarahammett.com Facebook  

In this episode of The Life Transformer Show, Tara answers some questions. How you can take imperfect action to make steps towards reaching your goals. Getting out of that all or nothing mindset. When it comes to exercising, what should you be doing? The two things you must do to lose fat. How can you shift that last bit of stubborn belly fat?   What You Will Learn In This Episode: Must do exercises. Changing your all or nothing mindset. Two must do things to lose fat.  Shifting the last bit of stubborn belly fat.   How To Contact Tara Hammett: tarahammett.com Facebook