Confident Eaters

 When I first met Chelsea, it became apparent that she was eating for all sorts of reasons: boredom, busyness, wanting to avoid a task, having a lousy day, because someone offered her food, because someone else wanted a chai latte and she didn't want them to partake alone, or because she was tired or because she was upset. Do any of those sound familiar? If you are thinking, "Yep, that's me." I wa...

Small steps come before big ones, but nobody wants to start with small steps, do we?  In today's real life session with Phyllis, we'll discuss how breaking down habits into smaller, manageable parts can lead to success and why celebrating even the smallest wins is crucial.  Phyllis has been working diligently on her habit of overeating at dinner. We've talked about what it feels like to get satisf...

"If only I had more willpower, then I could stop overeating sweets...exercise more...and finally lose weight!"  These are common beliefs amongst those who have struggled with their health goals for a long time. So you may have wondered why we don't talk much about "willpower" on this podcast. Today we are going to address why we don't promote it as a primary weight management strategy.  The truth...

You may have seen the recent three-part Netflix documentary Fit for TV: The Reality of The Biggest Loser . The series revisits the hit show The Biggest Loser , which framed weight loss as a competitive transformation journey—often emphasizing dramatic physical change over sustainable health. The documentary dives into the tension between creating captivating television and protecting the wellbeing...

We are back this week with another call with Georgie and her client Chelsea. In the last two weeks, Chelsea has made noticeable progress with managing her treats intake (something with which she has struggled in the past). One big reason for this change in her eating habits is constant busyness. Together, we explore the impact a packed schedule can have on eating habits and discuss finding the bal...

 Why is it so easy to regain weight after losing it? You follow the plan, you see the scale go down, your clothes fit better, and then somehow the weight comes back. The worst part about weight regain for some people is that it  feels like a personal failure. But in today's episode, we are here to tell you the truth: weight regain is a biologically and psychologically driven response. Not a sign o...

Welcome to part four and the final installment in our hormone series! Today, we are focusing on cortisol and thyroid hormones. Listen in to learn how dieting, fasting, and over-exercising impact these key hormones that control metabolism, appetite, and stress response. You will discover practical tips for managing cortisol levels through nutrition, sleep, and stress management. We will help you un...

If you’ve ever felt like your appetite is totally out of whack—always hungry, never hungry, craving everything, or suddenly full after three bites—you’re not alone.  In this episode of Confident Eaters, Georgie and Christina dig into two key hormones that shape your hunger and fullness: ghrelin and GLP-1. You’ll learn what they are, how they work, and how daily habits like sleep, stress, meal size...

The term 'hormone balancing' is widely used in wellness marketing, but it often lacks specificity and can be misleading. Despite its frequent use, true hormonal imbalances are serious medical issues that can impact various aspects of health, including metabolism, menstrual cycles, bone density, blood pressure, and fertility. If you're experiencing symptoms like irregular sleep, intense cravings, o...

In this episode, we address a listener's concern about whether years of dieting and intermittent fasting have affected her hormones. The term 'hormone balancing' is widely used in wellness marketing, but it often lacks specificity and can be misleading. Despite its frequent use, true hormonal imbalances are serious medical issues that can impact various aspects of health, including metabolism, men...

It's common for many of the people we work with to desire to lose weight. However, many of them have been on and off the diet roller coaster for a large portion of their life, and can get burnt out from pursuing a goal of weight loss solely. Sometimes, clients decide that they want to work towards a different goal, such as performance in exercise, maintaining current habits, or body acceptance. Wh...

Today, we join a conversation with my (Georgie's) client Kerry, who is close to graduating. We only have a couple weeks left of working together, and she has lost weight successfully and steadily. She's been through this process diving into the challenges one by one, practicing new skills to manage them. You could think of today's episode as a glimpse into what it looks like once someone has moved...

Today, we join Georgie and her client Chelsea once again. Chelsea has been making great progress, and you will see that she's somebody who has always taken a very easygoing approach to meeting her goals to lose body fat and weight while still enjoying her life and having a good time  practicing for competitive dance, which she engages in regularly. As you hear right from her own lips, she has made...

 Have you ever started a house project, knowing you have the tools you need, but you can't find the toolbox? You can experience the same thing when you are trying on new skills to cope with the difficulties of life, but food and eating still seems to be the default tools, and you can't access your new skills or tools in your time of need.  We call this "the gap". It's that space between the knowin...

In today's episode, we are going to talk about some of the things that our clients have raved to us recently about. Sometimes, more than one of our clients will really love a certain product or app independently, so we have been keeping track of those things to share with you in case you could use some of these tools. There's some pretty cool stuff that's come around, from air fryers, to instant p...

Today we are going to hear another call between Georgie and her client Chelsea. When you are managing your weight and seeing the scale go in the direction you want it to, it's important to keep weight loss in perspective of your overall life.  It can be so easy to want to get too hooked on the scale and try to "hurry it up" which can lead to potentially overextending yourself into diet land. Chels...

If you’ve resolved year after year to lose weight without seeing lasting results—or tried to stop caring about weight altogether but found it impossible to let go—you’re not alone. In this episode, we dive into a recent conversation from Georgie’s client, Kelly, whose struggles echo what so many experience. Maybe you've also tried to take steps which should be effective at reducing your body weigh...

Winter is here! For many of us, it's a long stretch of the year—one that can throw a wrench in even the best-laid health plans. If you're someone who tries to stay active, eat well, and nurture your mental wellness throughout the year, you probably know that winter brings its own unique set of challenges. Whether it's battling the winter blues, staying on track during holiday festivities, or simpl...

Maybe you are like many people we work with: you know how you want to eat, but your actual eating often looks pretty different. This can happen for all sorts of different reasons, but some of our clients can narrow it down to the ever changing environment of their life. Maybe you travel often, making your home in several countries in any given year. Each stop means a different kitchen, different g...

If you've been listening to the podcast for a while, maybe you've taken hold of many of the skills it takes to become a confident, sensible eater. And it's working!  But maybe you still have times when you are more vulnerable to eating unnecessarily. (In other words, when you aren't hungry). This might be due to boredom, stress, or some other non-hunger reason. If so, a great thing to be working o...

Could your boundaries use some work? If you've struggled with your health and weight for some time, you might be able to pinpoint it on certain life stressors, a demanding job, an injury, genetics, or the belief that you lack discipline. Sometimes, however, hidden factors like low self esteem and lack of healthy boundaries play a much bigger role in weight gain than people imagine.  Luckily, we ca...

We often hear from our clients that body and weight have been a topic of conversation from the time they were little kids. Your body and weight may have been criticized, policed, praised, scrutinized, shamed, or complimented early in life and it doesn't stop when we grow up either. Your personal trainer, doctor, friends, or spouse might say something about your weight, especially if it has gone up...

When people are trying to change their food patterns, it's not always as straight forward as "just doing it". Why is that? What we see with our clients is that all sorts of things can get in the way like emotions, cravings, and food preferences. Join Georgie, Maryclaire, and Christina as we discuss what the research says about food cravings, what influences them, and how we can help our clients wh...

Do you ever just feel like saying "Screw it!" to your nutrition goals? Maybe you are like some of our clients who feel like they have two modes: one in which they are very organized and diligent with paying attention to their health and nutrition and another mode where they just want to cut loose from all of that now and then. Sometimes, you might have a busy week or going through a difficult seas...

We are back again with another episode to discuss TREATS here at the Confident Eaters Headquarters!  In the previous episode, we talked about evaluating your treats for worthiness. We also pointed out that not all situations are ones where a treat can be fully enjoyed. We also touched on how FOMO can trick us into eating more treats than we would want to be consuming in order to make progress towa...