The "Cake Doesn't Count" Podcast

Sometimes on this path it can feel like you're trying hard to make change happen--and nothing seems to be happening. I look back and feel like SO much of my struggle was wondering why I wasn't further along . "They" said if I could just follow this plan, cut out these carbs, refrain from all sugar, it would all click. "They" said if I followed all of their rules, I would lose the weight, stop the...

If you struggle with grazing and feeling like you can't stop snacking all day, then this is for you! I'm sharing five tips to help you find your balance with snacking. PS--Explore the Break Free from Emotional Eating challenge if you need more support. ! All of the info is here .

You know when you're wearing something you don't feel comfortable in and you can't help but think that people are judging your body?   It could be at the gym when you wonder if people are criticizing your body ... Or at an event where you feel uncomfortable in your skin and are afraid someone is judging you... Or anywhere there's a gathering and you wonder why everyone seems to have it altogether...

So what does it actually look like to NOT turn to food when we're upset? I'm diving into a real life play by play of feeling emotions instead of eating in today's podcast. These last few days, I've felt a ton of emotions I don't want to feel. I'm chalking it up to being sick of restrictions, the "new" normal we have going on and the dread of not seeing an end. Yes, it's been 11 months now and we a...

Ahhh weekend eating. The time of the week where we can let our guards down, relax our eating a bit and... ...feel out of control, overeat, then want to start over Monday . I used to try REALLY hard to eat "perfectly" Monday through Friday and then it would backfire & I'd spin wildly out of control. So how do you eat "normally" on the weekends? Tune into today's podcast for tips to help! If you'd l...

Do you have a timeline in your head of how fast this food journey should happen? If you're anything like me, your timeline is NOT actually happening the way you thought it would. AKA...it's not unfolding as fast as you want it. Speaking from my own story & experience, I'm sharing 4 tips on the podcast to help you next time you get frustrated. PS--here's the blog post I mention in the podcast ( How...

This time of year it's easy to wracked with some serious guilt around food. So how do you let go of holiday food guilt? That's what we're talking about in today's podcast! I'm talking four tips to help you let go of any food guilt as you navigate the holiday season :) PS-The "Find Your Happy Weight" challenge kicks off January 6th! Click here for all of the info :)

Often times when we swear off dieting, we get stuck in the "screw it, I'll eat what I want" mentality. We are done with points, counting, restriction and dieting, but haven't yet gotten into the balance and freedom we so desperately crave. This came up in our Normal Eaters Club discussion, so I wanted to bring it on over to the podcast and give you some tips to help!

Oh the frustrations and angst on this path can be challenging. I wanted to give up approximately 4,678 times during my own journey. I am so so so glad I didn't. Why? Because this IS the path that gives you want you truly want: freedom. In honor of the 100th episode I'm talking about my 6 biggest takeaways to help keep you inspired, " motivated ", and moving forward on this path :) Let's dive in! (...

We all get those urges where we just have to have the candy/dessert/(insert food we want)--but how should we actually deal with cravings? Do we ignore them? Try to make them go away? Give in? I've had quite a few cravings lately (Halloween candy, feeling anxious and wanting to eat, being at places where there are a lot of treats), so I wanted to share a few ways to potentially deal with cravings w...

You know that anxious feeling you get when you have a weekend away, a dinner party or some other event with a lot of food? (It can trigger anxiety and fear, which keeps us stuck and not able to deal with food anxiety!) It could be stress that you'll eat too much.  Or fear you won't be able to control yourself.  Or anxiety that you'll end up gaining weight.   Whatever it is, food anxiety is a real...

Why do we struggle with intuitive eating? Women often come to me and tell me they just can't "get it". They stumble upon Intuitive Eating (or what I call " Normal" Eating --more on that in the podcast!)... ...think they "found the solution" and get excited. Then its frustration, anger and irritation--why can't we just GET it already?! Interestingly-- Intuitive Eating wasn't a thing when I first st...

What happens when you don't rely on willpower? How do you actually eat "healthy" if you're not being disciplined? What does it look like to NOT rely on this to get you through? These are questions I'm diving into on the podcast today! We're taught in the world that we just need more willpower. Everywhere we turn, we're taught to force it, push through it, have more discipline to get what we want. ...

Nighttime was the most challenging time for me. I couldn't seem to break the cycle of turning to food (and always wondered--what was the biggest cause of overeating?!) I dreaded the post-dinner into the nighttime. I'd eat pretty well during the day. I'd feel good about my progress. I thought being "normal" around food was possible. I felt hopeful. Then evening would come. I'd sit down on the couch...

Do you stress eat and find yourself turning to food when you're overwhelmed? It's a stressful time--homeschooling, virtual school, working parents, weird job transitions, the ever-changing Covid landscape... It's a lot. And for those of us who battle food...? Well, it's hard to not stress eat! Tune into today's podcast for 7 ways to help you not use food when you're stressed. I'm talking in more d...

You know those moments where you just feel uncomfortable in your body? It's that feeling--the itchiness, the angst, the "I want to be in a different body"--that can be really challenging on this path. It's not just weight gain that can send us into that feeling; it can be an emotion, a situation, or another discomfort. That "uncomfortable in your body" feeling is hard, especially when we're not di...

You know those moments where you just feel uncomfortable in your body? It's that feeling--the itchiness, the angst, the "I want to be in a different body"--that can be really challenging on this path. It's not just weight gain that can send us into that feeling; it can be an emotion, a situation, or another discomfort. That "uncomfortable in your body" feeling is hard, especially when we're not di...

What if you grew up never having gone on your first diet? >If you didn't learn salads as "good" and cookies as "bad"? >If you didn't associate worth with size? >If you never got it stuck in your head that "I need to lose weight because my body isn't good enough"? >If someone showed you how to love & appreciate your body? How would your life be different? If I never took my first diet pill (because...

If you're working to stop dieting, there is typically 1) the fear of weight gain and/or 2) actual weight gain. Today's episode addresses #2! If you've gained weight, here are three tips to help you handle it.   

When  we've been in the diet world for some time,  our brains become trained to think of food as good and bad. Broccoli? Good Cake? Bad Salad? Good Bread? Bad When we're working to  stop dieting , it can be insanely challenging to train our brains to stop defaulting into thinking of food as good and bad. If you'd like to get more support around how to actually make food decisions, check out the tr...

Is your worth determined by your size or the number on the scale? So much of what we learn growing up is our worth is dependent on something: Being a certain size Having a specific body type The number on the scale Making a certain amount of money or a certain career type... ...essentially we learn that we aren't worthy until (fill in the blank).  If you find yourself being influenced by your size...

Does it seem like despite your best intentions to stop dieting and be peaceful around food that you're still scared to let go of control? You may be afraid of gaining weight, bingeing for days on end, or that it'll trigger a spiral out of control. (BTW-this is a super common fear! It kept me paralyzed for a very long time). If you are afraid of losing control, then this episode is for you!

Here's the thing: we talk about wanting to be healthy, but what does it actually mean to eat healthy? We learn so many things from society about what it's supposed to look like. We pick up ideas about good foods and bad foods , things we "should" eat, and what we shouldn't.  If we've spent many years dieting, we learn to count, weigh, and measure food. We learn how to stick to food plans, to cut o...

What can give us some serious trouble on this path? Body acceptance. How on earth are you supposed to accept your body when you don't want to be where you are?! I'm talking body acceptance with a twist. Sometimes hearing a different explanation can make it click in a way that it didn't seem to before. Check out the YouTube video  here  and the podcast here.

We can hit a point on this path (or along many points of this path!), where we fear being "behind". We convince ourselves that we've been working on this food thing or body acceptance thing for X months/years and we "should" be further along . The little whisper sneaks into our minds... .. ."Am I doing this wrong?" I am wrapping up the "Break Free from Emotional Eating" challenge and this was a ho...