The Diet Diaries

Episode 298: How to become someone who follows through with Monica Packer

If you've ever wondered why you can't seem to stick with a habit, even when you REALLY want to, this conversation might completely change how you think about fo

Episode 297: How to feel better IN your body so you can feel better ABOUT your body

I've been strength training consistently for three years after 10 years of starting and stopping. My body is pretty much the same size. I wear the same clothes. I st

Episode 296: How you talk about bodies is teaching your kids how to think about bodies

Think about the things you heard your parents say about bodies when you were growing up. "She doesn't have the body for that." "I look so fat in these jeans." "Wow,

Episode 295: The best thing to do on the days when you hate how your body looks

When you feel shitty about your body, getting dressed is probably the LAST thing you want to put effort into. You grab whatever fits. You hide under something oversized.

Episode 294: How to stop effing up your kids' eating and body image

You're trying really hard not to pass your own food and body image issues on to your kids. But what if some of the things you're doing because you think they&a

Episode 293: When you should hire AI as your coach and when you definitely shouldn't with Kate Solovieva

You can ask ChatGPT to create a perimenopause fat loss meal plan, calculate your daily protein target and build a fat burning workout routine. But should you? And how d

Episode 292: Is this why you feel out of control around food?

When you’re trying to figure out why your cravings are through the roof and you never seem to feel full, you immediately jump to protein. Or that you ate too many carbs.

Episode 291: Does being hungry stress you out?

Is it just me, or is feeling hungry somehow become something we’re afraid of?  I’ve heard this from SO many clients over the last year and now with GLP1s feeling like th

Episode 290: How to find the right time to start when there is never a right time

You know that thing where you keep saying you’ll deal with it Monday? Or next month. Or after the holidays. Or January 1st when you’ll magically become a completely diff

Episode 289: The only way to stop snack binges

If you’re “good” all week and then find yourself standing in the pantry on Sunday eating stale cookies, random handfuls of snacks and whatever else you can find, listen u

Episode 288: The last 10 pounds: When your body is happy where it's at but your brain isn't

Your body might be perfectly happy where it is. Your brain? Not so much. In this episode, I’m talking about what happens when you’re eating well, moving your body, slee

Episode 287: Do you need to tell people if you're on a GLP1?

What happens when someone loses a noticeable amount of weight on a GLP-1…and doesn’t tell you they’re taking one? Do they owe you that information? Absolutely not. But

Episode 286: The cult of diet culture with Paula D. Atkinson

I finished recording this episode with body liberation psychotherapist Paula D. Atkinson and immediately knew:This is one of my favorite conversations I've ever had

Episode 285: How I finally got running to stick after 30 years

For years, every time I started running it was for one reason: to lose weight. Which is exactly why I never stayed with it. Now, for the first time in my life, I'v

Episode 284: A step by step guide for eating while traveling

Eating on vacation used to mean one of two things: trying desperately to stay "on track" or saying fuck it and promising to start over when I got home. Either way, it ma

Episode 283: How to care less about the scale

If stepping on the scale can make or break your entire day (or if you avoid it entirely because you’re afraid of what it will say), this episode is for you. Today I&apos

Episode 282: Why you're not making progress and exactly what to do about it

Today's episode is a little different. I'm taking you inside an actual coaching session with a woman who came to me convinced if she could just find the “right

Episode 281: Are you misusing Zepbound without even realizing it?

A lot of conversations about GLP-1s focus on food noise, appetite, and weight loss. But there's another side of this that almost nobody is talking about. What happ

Episode 280: You're working out and not losing weight. Here's why.

You’re working out. You’re getting your steps. Maybe you’re strength training. And yet… the scale isn’t moving. And you’re brain is going WTF??!??! In this episode, I’m

Episode 279: The GLP1 blindspot nobody is talking about

GLP-1s are often talked about as appetite suppressants. But I think that's only part of the story. Because for some people, these medications aren't suppressi