The Diet Diaries

If you get my weekly newsletter then you know that Ben and I have been watching Friends together since the spring.  I knew he’d love the physical comedy, Joey’s silliness and the New York backdrop. What I forgot about was the intense body shaming, “fat” Monica and how the show idealized small, thin bodies at the expense of bigger bodies.  I watched Friends from the age of 14-24 and seeing it now,...

Episode 147 of The Diet Diaries is a little bit of a rant episode, but very much connected to what we talk about here around negative body image and body confidence. I’ve gotten really frustrated lately with how everyone uses the word “best.” Everything is the best! Every dinner out, every weekend, every party, every friend, every event. It’s all THE BEST. As logic would tell us though, if everyth...

Project Plate Plan opens up for registration tomorrow (but the link is open for podcast listeners below!) so today I’m talking about what it is, why I created it and what you can expect if you’re thinking about joining us. Project Plate Plan is a 10 day self guided course to learn the four core skills you need to lose fat without counting calories, macros or points. If you’ve struggled to lose wei...

What if the key to your healthiest, happiest self was not in the latest diet trend, but in connecting with your future self? And here’s the amazing thing—I have seen client after client discover this concept on their own as they work through their obstacles around negative body image, body confidence and disordered eating. Why is that? The answer is in today’s episode where I share how you can sta...

On episode 144 of The Diet Diaries I'm talking about the long time trend of "healthifying" foods. You know, taking “junk” food and “bad” food and making it healthy. Trying to make everything high protein.  AKA zoodles, cauliflower pizza, black bean brownies, paleo granola, protein pancakes, cookies made with coconut sugar. Are these foods actually healthier? Do they help you lose we...

Today marks the unofficial end of summer here in the US, so I thought a short and sweet episode with some updates around what’s coming up would be a nice easy listen. For a lot of folks the transition into fall has a feeling of newness around it. The shift back into a routine and a more regular schedule can feel like a good time to make some changes around eating and exercise—so I’ll share some si...

Today’s episode of The Diet Diaries takes me back to my roots in teaching yoga and movement. One of the very first episodes of this podcast (when it was called The Movement Diaries!!) was about the difference between movement and exercise.  And almost 3 years later, I’m talking about that same topic again, but with a slightly different spin, through the lens of body image and how to improve body c...

I am thrilled to bring you today’s episode of The Diet Diaries featuring Marnie Rabinovitch, Founder,  CEO and Chief Anti Chafing Champion of Thigh Society. Thigh Society shorts literally changed my life. I can’t think of another product that has ever made me feel more at ease and comfortable in my own body than this one. I have loved everything Thigh Society stands for and it is an incredible hon...

Episode 140 of The Diet Diaries is all about the scale and why it plays such a massive a role in our body confidence and body image insecurities. We’ve learned to rely on the scale for all measures of progress around health, wellness, body confidence and even self esteem. We let the scale dictate our mood, influence what we eat and how we exercise and until it feels like a chokehold on our entire...

On episode 139 of The Diet Diaries I’m talking about what progress looks like beyond the numbers. Beyond the scale, the clothing size and the tape measure.  Because I’d argue that’s where the real work happens. That’s where behavior is transformed, where the self trust is built, where the skills are learned. The numbers are a byproduct of all of that.  I’ve had several clients finish up personaliz...

Episode 138 of The Diet Diaries is all about how to lose weight without counting calories, macros or points. Many of us have spent decades tracking numbers in a notebook or in an app—you start off the first few days super excited, keep track of every morsel of food that goes into your mouth. Then the first stressful day hits, you forget to track breakfast and suddenly you feel off the rails. Track...

Happy Monday, friends. Back today with episode 137 of The Diet Diaries and I’m talking about my relationship with alcohol.  This idea was inspired by @thebirdspapaya who is one of my most favorite people to learn from about body confidence, body acceptance and self worth. She shared a story on IG probably about a month ago, saying that nobody every questions when you order a drink, but everyone ma...

On episode 136 of The Diet Diaries I’m talking about clothing sizes. More specifically, I’m discussing why this number has become central to our identity and what to do about it. What we wear plays a huge role in how we feel about ourselves, yet what we wear is often dictated by the tag in the back of the pants. We’ve learned to assign so much meaning to that number and it is drastically impacting...

I debated for a LONG time about whether to do a podcast episode about the injectable weight loss drugs. Then something happened a couple of weeks ago that put me over the edge and I realized I HAD to do it. I talk about what it is in the episode. Right up front I want to be clear that this episode is not medical advice. I am not qualified to give medical advice. Please speak to your doctor and ide...

Note: The Diet Diaries is going on vacation next week! Next new episode will be Monday July 10. Do you have body image issues? What does it mean to have negative body image?  This is today’s topic in episode 134 of The Diet Diaries.  Many women don’t even realize they have negative body image because talking to ourselves in the way that we do and feeling so badly about how we look is just consider...

For the first time ever I’ve done a sequel to a previous week’s episode! So if you haven’t listened to episode 132 yet, go back and do that first—so you can get the most out of this 2 part series. Last week was all about the instant gratification trap—why you get stuck in it, why it’s keeping you from making the changes you want to make around fat loss, improving body image issues and exercise and...

On episode 132 of The Diet Diaries I’m talking about instant gratification. Why we need it so badly, why it never gives us what we actually want and what we actually need to do instead. This episode is inspired by a recent client conversation and how my client articulated the experience of shifting around her schedule so she could create time to prep lunch to bring to work and not be so crazed in...

Today’s episode of The Diet Diaries is one of those where I got an idea and had to immediately record because it was the only thing I could think about. And what I’m talking about today is the “do what I do and you’ll look like me” story that dominates social media and is one of the major sources of your unhappiness with your own body and why you are stuck in the endless diet cycle. This episode i...

It’s Memorial Day and that means it’s the unofficial start of summer. So by now if you haven’t heard that you can “still be bikini body ready by July 4” you’re probably living under a rock.  Today’s episode of The Diet Diaries is reframing the “get ready for summer” messaging we hear every year. Because we do need to get ready for summer—just not by dieting, doing “shred” programs or buying 10 cov...

On episode 129 of The Diet Diaries I’m talking about one of the most commonly asked questions/topics from clients, friends and even strangers. How do I not pass along my issues with food to my kids?  I LOVED recording this episode and will likely do another one in the future because there’s a lot to unpack here.  I share some really simple skills you can introduce to even the youngest of kids (age...

It’s finally here! Episode 128 of The Diet Diaries is all about my experience seeing a functional medicine practitioner. Why I went, what it was like, what I learned and what’s next.  I want to be very clear that this episode is NOT medical advice. Please consult your own physician about your specific needs.  Most doctors see us as a bunch of individual parts rather than the complex interconnected...

On episode 127 of The Diet Diaries I’m diving into the controversial topic of before and after photos and the invisible transformation of improving body confidence and negative body image. We live in a world of before and after photos—as if that photo tells you every thing about what’s going on with that person. But I have countless photos of myself where I look happy and in a smaller body but was...

On episode 126 of The Diet Diaries I’m sharing a recent experience I went through where the all or nothing thinking trap caught me by surprise.  As you all know I’ve been planning a weekend retreat in May for the last 5 months—and made a decision last week to pivot and change it to a one day retreat at my home in NJ. This change is a direct result of my ability to catch my all or nothing thinking...

On episode 125 of the The Diet Diaries I'm talking about a recent experience I had in a yoga class and why movement is one of the most powerful, transformative tools when it comes to improving your relationship with food.  My newer listeners may not know that I taught yoga and movement for nearly 9 years before transitioning into coaching. So the power of movement is very close to my heart bo...

This is the protein episode. Why you need it, how much you need and how to get it.  Protein is the foundation of a nourishing, satisfying, satiating diet and is essential if you are working on fat loss. If you’ve ever wondered about your protein goal for weight loss, you’ll get the answer here. In today’s episode I’m covering all of the specifics you need to know without getting over complex or to...