Megan Olson

Dish On Ditching Diets

Health EN ↓ 169 episodes

Are you a midlife woman whose tried everything and your weight won't budge? Get evidence-based nutrition to stop restricting, lose fat, gain muscle and learn how to shift your mindset away from diets and all or nothing thinking and why this is key to forever weight loss you can maintain until you're 85+ years old!

Author

Megan Olson

Category

Health

Podcast website

skinnyfitalicious.com

Latest episode

Jun 29, 2026

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Episodes

118: Broken Metabolism or Broken Mindset: Robin's Weight Loss Journey 08.07.2024

Robin has lost 22 inches to date in her journey while eating foods she loves and not crash dieting. Robin shares the tricks she's learned in her journey and mindset shifts she's made after decades of dieting - how her mindset changed so her habits and behaviors could change to something sustainable. Robin has many great nuggets of advice for you! Free Weight Loss Consult:  https://skinnyfitaliciou...

117: Fix Your Relationship With Food 17.06.2024

Does your relationship with food suck? Megan explains why fixing your relationship with food is a pre-requisite to losing weight and 4 tactical ways to improve your relationship with food for you to work on now! Free Weight Loss Consult:  https://skinnyfitalicious.com/weight-loss-coaching/ Client Transformations:  https://skinnyfitalicious.com/client-testimonials/ Weight Loss MasterClass:  https:/...

116: 9 Weight Loss Truths You Don't Want To Hear 03.06.2024

Megan discusses 9 weight loss truths you need to hear to be successful once and for all in your journey! These hard truths come with a dose of compassion and love.  Weight Loss MasterClass:  https://skinnyfitalicious.com/hormonal-weight-loss-class/ Free Weight Loss Consult:  https://skinnyfitalicious.com/weight-loss-coaching/ Client Transformations:  https://skinnyfitalicious.com/client-testimonia...

115: Why You Keep Regaining Weight After Dieting 20.05.2024

Megan explains the importance of self-reflecting if you have lost weight after dieting and regained it and 4 reasons why this happens. Megan also explains that the problem is not that most individuals can't lose weight, it's that they can't maintain weight loss. Figuring out why you regain weight after dieting will help you find solutions to help you MAINTAIN your weight loss permamently. Weight L...

114: What To Eat In Menopause (& Perimenopause) 06.05.2024

Megan explains what to eat in menopause to lose weight and why weight gain seems easier during perimenopause to menopause transition. She outlines the lifestyle factors interfering with consistent habits, how easy it is to be in a calorie surplus due to the symptoms of perimenopause and the importance of tracking data. Megan also discusses how diet culture has shaped women's mindsets around food,...

113: Ditching Restrictive Dieting: Terry's Journey 3 Years After Coaching 22.04.2024

Terry started dieting at age 10 doing every diet including OA. She explains how her journey with Megan was different 3 years AFTER coaching. Terry explains how coaching taught her to trust herself, heal her relationship with food, stabalized her insatiable hunger, ditch her restrictive mindset with food and lose body fat in a sustainable way. Terry's story is inspirational for all women! Weight Lo...

112: Before You Lose Weight Checklist 08.04.2024

Megan explains the 9 pre-requisites you must do before successfully losing weight forever. This is not your typical eat your protein and get your steps episode! Weight Loss MasterClass:  https://skinnyfitalicious.com/hormonal-weight-loss-class/ Free Weight Loss Consult:  https://skinnyfitalicious.com/weight-loss-coaching/ Client Transformations:  https://skinnyfitalicious.com/client-testimonials/

111: Is It Possible To Not Lose Weight In A Calorie Deficit? 25.03.2024

Can you not lose weight in a consistent calorie deficit? Learn the nuances behind a calorie deficit, the difference between a theoretical calorie deficit and a real calorie deficit and the 3 reasons why you are not seeing fat loss in a calorie deficit. Weight Loss MasterClass:  https://skinnyfitalicious.com/hormonal-weight-loss-class/ Free Weight Loss Consult:  https://skinnyfitalicious.com/weight...

110: What Foods To Eat When Dieting 11.03.2024

What foods should you eat when dieting? Megan answers what to eat when dieting and what to eat in maintenance. The answer is surprisingly straight forward! She also shares how your mindset should change to get the lasting results you want. Weight Loss MasterClass:  https://skinnyfitalicious.com/hormonal-weight-loss-class/ Free Weight Loss Consult:  https://skinnyfitalicious.com/weight-loss-coachin...

109: Overcoming Weight Loss Struggles: Nancy's Weight Loss Journey 26.02.2024

My client Nancy who's in her 50's was restrictive dieting for years. She could always lose weight, but never keep it off. She shares in this episode how she lost weight for good and how it wasn't about the food. It was her mindset and negative self-talk sabotaging her! She shares her advice for other women her age trying to lose weight and what she discovered about herself and what it means to mak...

108: 8 Fat Loss Myths Holding You Hostage 12.02.2024

Megan shares 8 fat loss myths holding you hostage in your weight loss journey! Fasting, Galveston diet, metabolism slowing as your age, bad and poisonous foods, cutting sugar, starving yourself, eating 1200 calories, eating too little causes fat gain. Find out what science really says about these things. Related Episodes: Why You're Hungry On Weight Watchers How Weight Loss Works Does Intermittent...

107: Why Am I Not Doing What I Should Be Doing 29.01.2024

What's wrong with me? I know what I should be doing, but I'm not! Megan shares the real reason why you're not doing what you know you should be doing, why you feel unmotivated after starting to work on new habits or a new diet. She discusses the internal bully and negative mind chatter you're unaware of of and what to do to make your journey more consistent. Hint it's not about food! Weight Loss M...

106: 10 Ways To Lose 10 Pounds In 10 Days 15.01.2024

Megan shares 10 groundbreaking ways to lose 10 pounds in 10 days to jumpstart your weight loss journey. You will also hear the harsh truth about sustainability and why it's so important and how our brains light up from dopamine. Weight Loss MasterClass:  https://skinnyfitalicious.com/hormonal-weight-loss-class/ Free Weight Loss Consult:  https://skinnyfitalicious.com/weight-loss-coaching/ Client T...

105: Making Peace With Food: Sharon's Weight Loss Transformation 02.01.2024

My client Sharon who's in her 70's was struggling with her body image, restrictive dieting and food. She knew everything she should be doing, but she couldn't get over the mental hurdles to create a sustainable lifestyle and balance with food. She felt unworthy unless she lost weight. Sharon shares her inspiring transformation of how she achieved peace with food, her body and her mind during our c...

104: 7 Signs You Should Not Be Dieting 11.12.2023

Many individuals are pursuing dieting and they are not ready. Megan discusses the 7 red flags that you should not be dieting and working on a calorie deficit and what to do instead! Weight Loss MasterClass:  https://skinnyfitalicious.com/hormonal-weight-loss-class/ Free Weight Loss Consult:  https://skinnyfitalicious.com/weight-loss-coaching/ Client Transformations:  https://skinnyfitalicious.com/...

103: Weight Loss Is So Hard 27.11.2023

Weight loss is not supposed to be a forever pursuit, yet many individuals treat is as a forever pursuit. Megan explains in this episode why weight loss feels rigid, strict, restrictive and hard and the two main reasons for this. She shares a 1944 starvation study to highlight what happens to the human brain after extreme dieting as well as the difference between intrinsic and extrinsic motivation....

102: The 5 Basics Of Weight Loss 06.11.2023

Megan shares the 5 basics of weight loss that you must master BEFORE attempting to lose body fat and the biggest barrier to practicing these basics most face which is their all or nothing mindset. This exact mindset prevents you from creating sustainable habits. Once you realize the process of change does not need to be miserable, you can achieve your goals with a high level of confidence! Weight...

101: Dieting Inside Out: Katie's Transformation 23.10.2023

Hear my client Katie's phenomenal transformation! Katie struggled on the inside with her mindset, which resulted in her struggling with food and her weight. Katie did all the diets and manipulated food thinking it would fix her, but it was never a lasting change. She discusses what she changed with her mindset in coaching to create a sustainable lifestyle. Katie mother Elaine, coached with me and...

100: Are You Dieting Too Much? 09.10.2023

Under muscled and under fueled are the most common reasons I see clients not reaching their fat loss goals, and it is directly tired to them dieting too much causing their metabolism to burn fewer calories. Learn why building the metabolism, building muscle and removing the stress of dieting is necessary before fat loss in these scenarios.  Weight Loss MasterClass:  https://skinnyfitalicious.com/h...

99: 5 Thoughts Stopping You From Losing Weight 25.09.2023

You can know everything there is to know about nutrition, exercise and weight loss, but if your mindset is a keeping you stuck no amount of information will help you. In this episode, learn 5 thoughts keeping your stuck in your journey and how to squash this stinky thinking. Weight Loss MasterClass: https://skinnyfitalicious.com/hormonal-weight-loss-class/ Free Weight Loss Consult:  https://skinny...

98: Gaining Food Freedom: Adi's Transformation 11.09.2023

Hear my client Adi describe how she healed her relationship with food and body image. Adi struggled with her weight and restrictive dieting since she was a child. She describes for you her transformation making peace with food and her body. She gives you her number one tip for gaining food freedom! More Client Transformation Podcasts:  https://skinnyfitalicious.com/client-testimonials/ Weight Loss...

97: Why You're Not Getting Results From Group Fitness Classes 28.08.2023

Not getting results from your group fitness classes? This is a common complaint I hear from clients. Your training should always align with your nutrition goals. Here's why group fitness classes and other modalities are not optimal for changing your body composition. Weight Loss MasterClass:  https://skinnyfitalicious.com/hormonal-weight-loss-class/ Free Weight Loss Consult:  https://skinnyfitalic...

96: 3 Things I Stopped Doing To Lose 80 Pounds 14.08.2023

Learn 3 key elements to permament and sustainable weight loss diets do not teach you that have nothing to do with nutrition or exercise. How I applied them in my own journey and how you can do them too! How I Lost 80 Pounds Walking: https://skinnyfitalicious.com/how-i-lost-weight-walking/ Weight Loss MasterClass:  https://skinnyfitalicious.com/hormonal-weight-loss-class/ Free Weight Loss Consult: ...

95: The Costly Summer Weight Loss Mistake 31.07.2023

The costly summer weight loss mistake women over 35 make! This annual dieting cycle causes women to constantly on and off with their diet and on the weight loss rollercoaster. Hear the mindset shifts that are key to avoiding this costly summer mistake most make! Weight Loss MasterClass:  https://skinnyfitalicious.com/hormonal-weight-loss-class/ Free Weight Loss Consult:  https://skinnyfitalicious....

94: Eating Like A Normal Person: Stephanie's Weight Loss Journey 10.07.2023

Stephanie had been dieting her entire life and did all the diets before us working together. She shares with you how she is now eating like a normal person and how this program was "not at all a diet." How she learned a sustainable way of taking care of yourself and tailoring the foods she likes to eat to fuel her body. Stephanie explains the mindset shifts she made and baby steps she took not onl...

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