No Wellness Wankery

Eating disorders can affect everyone – not just the thin. Our society encourages overconsumption. Yet we also demand thinness, willpower and self-control. We seem incapable of believing that being overweight is anything but a result of greed and that it’s simply evidence of weakness or laziness.  This creates the belief that bingeing is a ‘failure’. Bingeing is a fundamentally misunderstood act, y...

In the weeks since Lyndi has released her new book Your Weight Is Not The Problem , she heard from multiple (ex) Weight Watchers customers that after posting a photo of the book in the WW Connect forum, it was almost immediately deleted by admins... Seems like WW knows she might be onto something and that’s got them worried. And so they should be. The evidence is clear and people are starting to l...

Chocolate is the most commonly craved food, and women are more likely to crave chocolate than men. But why? Cravings are patterns, they are habits that you formed over time, and it’s time to pay attention to them. Once you identified what a craving means for you, you can break the cycle, change the habit and get rid of the craving. So let's dive into today's episode all about what your f...

Jono Steedman is the principal dietitian and head honcho at Bite Me Nutrition , a company determined to help more people make food work for them, not against them.  If you don't already follow Jono on Instagram, please do @jonosteedman , you will often see him calling out nutrition nonsense. The perfect candidate for No Wellness Wankery.  This week we are diet myth debunking. Do we need prote...

Lyndi is always talking to her clients about the power of getting help from a non-diet dietitian alongside a good psychologist. And boy have we found a good psychologist for this week's episode. Glenn Mackintosh is a psychologist who is seriously passionate about eating, physical activity, weight and body image. Glenn is the author of the best-selling Thinsanity: 7 Steps to transform your min...

If you are a frequent listener of the No Wellness Wankery podcast, you would know that only 5% of Australians eat enough veggies. And that we are on a mission to change this. We thought it was about time to bring a certified vegetable expert to the show to help us say GOODBYE to boring veg! Meet Alice. In the space of a decade, Alice Zaslavsky has gone from high-school teacher to releasing an inte...

Dr Joanna McMillian is Lyndi's teen idol, someone she's looked up to for many, many years. You can rely on her to teach you something new and interesting, without any nutrition nonsense. The perfect candidate for this podcast. And the perfect candidate to bust some diet myths. And boy there are a lot of them. Want to know more about Dr Jo? Dr Joanna McMillian has written eight books and...

To kick off 2023, we have decided to mix up the format of No Wellness Wankery.  And we are outrageously pleased to introduce our first guest to the podcast, Turia Pitt . Over ten years ago - At age 24, Turia Pitt's life was drastically changed. She was competing in a 100km ultra marathon in the Australian outback, she encountered an out of control grassfire. Turia was trapped by the flames, a...

Grab the book here in written or audiobook format. This is the first 30 minutes of my new book, Your Weight is not the Problem.  It's a simple, no-diet plan for healthy habits that stick. Our constant fixation with losing weight is exhausting. We're stuck in a vicious diet cycle, gaining weight after each failed attempt and never feeling good enough. Diet culture and unattainable #bodygo...

Some ingredients are sassy. They pack a lot of flavour, without much work.  And we need them.  Lyndi's pantry is always well stocked with pantry heroes, ready to spice up her meals.  Because if she didn't, it would be Pad Thai every night while paying for Sam, the delivery guy’s upcoming wedding in Bali! While we wish Sam the best, let's prefer save money, time AND eat healthily. So...

A dietitian and nutritionist are not the same thing.  But don't worry, you are not alone if this concept is confusing! Our lovely listener Caitlin, had a run in with a nutritionist who was dishing out dodgy advice. But thank goodness she had the tools of No Wellness Wankery, to see they were causing her more harm than good. And ditch them. Caitlin asked Lyndi what the industry is doing about...

It doesn’t take long before the non-stop eating and drinking at the Christmas parties and BBQs begins to feel overwhelming… and the thoughts around holiday weight gain creep in. It’s cruel really when you think about it. At exactly the same time you know you’re meant to relax around food – festive season – the food guilt and weight worries turn up like unannounced in-laws just in time to ruin your...

Menopause with its seriously un-fun hot flushes and dodgy hormones highs and lows is a huge time of change in the body. It's hard to dodge. But guess what we don't need? The fear mongering content as we approach this change around weight gain. As with most wellness wankery, the content around weight gain and menopause is rooted in some source of truth. But does this mean this information...

As the warmer months get closer in the southern hemisphere, as do the onslaught of 'quick fix' messages, emphasising that you are not enough. If you are a dedicated No Wellness Wankery listener, you would know that is BS. If you're new. Welcome. Unlike what all the magazines, social media, radio ads, television ads or billboards tell us... your 'summer body' isn’t earned b...

Do you spend all day eating well, but comfort eat when you get home? Do you eat healthily during the week, but overeat on the weekend? Guess what? There's nothing wrong with your willpower or dieting strength! If you believe foods like peanut butter are ‘fattening’, you’re almost setting yourself up for a troublesome relationship with food.  When your body trusts that you aren’t being deprive...

Everybody's journey with intuitive eating is going to be different. But there is always going to be something gained from hearing another person's story. Tips, advice, a different perspective or even just knowing that you aren't alone. From going on her first diet when she was just 8 years old, to  learning about intuitive eating in 2021 and transforming her life. Jenna always belie...

Do you feel unhappy with your weight? Do you hate your body? Wish you could have someone else’s body? Well, we’re so glad you’ve landed on this episode. We know what it’s like to feel constantly unhappy with your weight, body and hate what you look like. There are lots of strategies to implement long-term change, and you’re probably across them, if not check out my blog - but when you’re in the mi...

We put a lot of trust in health care professionals. To do the best for us and always have our best interests at heart. But guess what? They aren't immune from diet culture.  They may not have experience in dealing with disordered eating. They may not actually be health care professionals... remember a big following on social media does not equal qualifications or clinical experience. So let&a...

Parents might have the best intentions, but often some pretty crumby low self-esteem habits. Constantly talking poorly about their bodies? Acting awkward in a swimsuit? Always on a diet? Turns out these hallmarks of disordered eating are often passed down by generation – and can affect how children feel in their own skin. Sound familiar? Do you think you might have negatively contributed to your c...

Do you think you have tried and failed at intuitive eating? It’s important to understand that intuitive eating is NOT a diet. And if it's not a diet... you can't fail! It’s about changing your mindset about food and learning how to eat normally again after years of restricting food and eating by the clock. Creating a healthy relationship with food isn’t a quick fix and there is no end da...

We are in a wave of new information and research about the gut-brain axis. How the health of our gut can impact our mental health. But did you know this goes both ways? What our thoughts are around food - 'good' foods and 'bad' foods - impacts our stomach and how we feel after eating. Remember food isn’t good or bad, food is just food. Yet every day, we’re bombarded with confli...

If you think about food when you’re hungry or making cooking plans, that is completely normal. But do you think about food constantly ? That may be a sign something is up. But the good news is there are lots of really practical things you can do to shift the focus in your life. Ps. If you've listened to the episode and feel you need more help identifying patterns, if you find you’re constantl...

Breakfast. It’s the most important meal of the day. Or is it? For many of us, the idea that we need to eat breakfast each morning is deeply ingrained. But do you actually need to eat in the morning to be healthy? Maybe when you were a kid, breakfast was a non-negotiable. Then, as you grew up, you were likely bombarded with diet articles, telling you to eat’ breakfast like a king, lunch like a prin...

Do you want to eat intuitively but also want to lose weight? Scared that non-dieting will mean you can't get to your goal weight? Let's chat honestly about weight loss and intuitive eating.  Learning about intuitive eating is about getting back that very deeply intelligent part of you that knows exactly how to best feed yourself.  But we know that all the silly diet rules that are trappe...

There are so many different product claims or weird marketing buzzwords on every food you pick up at the grocery store. And no surprise that with this, comes loads of misinformation. Lyndi got her start in the nutrition world through a food company, so it's time to shed some light on how health claims can be made, the health star ratings and even portion sizes. Basically, let's dive into...