Fitness & Sushi

In this special series of Fitness & Sushi, I'm sharing the live recordings from each day of the Ideal Body Challenge—designed to help you break free from diet culture and finally feel at home in your body. In Day 5 – "Why You Self-Sabotage (and How to Stop)" , you'll learn… 🔶 The surprising truth about self-sabotage—and why it's not about laziness or willpower 🔶 How unmet emotional needs and lim...

In this special series of Fitness & Sushi, I'm sharing the live recordings from each day of the Ideal Body Challenge—designed to help you break free from diet culture and finally feel at home in your body. In Day 4 – "Why Body Image Issues Keep You Stuck with Food and Fitness" , you'll learn… 🔶 How body image, confidence, and societal expectations get tangled up with your eating and exercise 🔶 W...

In this special series of Fitness & Sushi, I'm sharing the live recordings from each day of the Ideal Body Challenge—designed to help you break free from diet culture and finally feel at home in your body. In Day 3 – "How to Feel in Control Around Food Without Willpower" , you'll learn… 🔶 Why traditional willpower-based control with food always backfires 🔶 How the binge-restrict cycle and scarci...

In this special series of Fitness & Sushi, I'm sharing the live recordings from each day of the Ideal Body Challenge—designed to help you break free from diet culture and finally feel at home in your body. In Day 2 – "Why Tracking Makes You Overeat (And What to Do Instead)" , you'll learn… 🔶 Why relying on tracking apps, meal plans, or macros backfires long-term 🔶 How forced food control creates...

In this special series of Fitness & Sushi, I'm sharing the live recordings from each day of the Ideal Body Challenge—designed to help you break free from diet culture and finally feel at home in your body. In Day 1 – "Scale, Weight & Self-Validation" , you'll learn… 🔶 The hidden cost of relying on the scale to measure progress 🔶 The shift from chasing weight loss to pursuing self-care 🔶 What "f...

In episode 276 of Fitness & Sushi, we're exposing one of the sneakiest reasons you still feel stuck — even after "quitting" dieting. It's not your food choices holding you back… it's your thoughts. In this episode — "How to Stop Thinking Like a Dieter (And Start Thinking Like the Ideal Body Formula™)" — you'll learn… 🔶 Why diet culture thinking lingers long after the diets are gone 🔶 How restric...

In episode 275 of Fitness & Sushi, we're calling out one of the most exhausting lies women face every spring: that you need to "get your body ready" to enjoy summer. In this episode — "How to Opt Out of 'Summer Body' Season and Still Feel Amazing in Yours" — you'll learn… 🔶 Why "summer body" culture is still alive and well — and how it preys on women over 40 🔶 The deeper emotional cost of trying...

In this episode of Fitness & Sushi , we're uncovering the toxic mental patterns you didn't realize were symptoms of diet culture. If you've ever felt like your mindset is the problem—or worse, that you are the problem—this episode will show you the truth about why you feel stuck. In this episode – "Top 10 Signs You Have a Poor Relationship With Your Mind (a.k.a. The Diet Mindset)" – you'll learn…...

In this episode of Fitness & Sushi , I'm exposing the hidden ways that diet culture has twisted your relationship with exercise. If movement feels like punishment, pressure, or just another thing to fail at—you're not lazy. You're likely stuck in the exercise version of the diet mindset. In this episode – "Top 10 Signs You Have a Poor Relationship With Exercise (and What to Do About It)" – you'll...

In this episode of Fitness & Sushi , I'm breaking down the 10 most common signs that your relationship with your body has been shaped by shame, fear, and diet culture—not by truth or self-compassion. If you think your body image struggles are just a personal flaw, this episode is your wake-up call. In this episode – "Top 10 Signs You Have a Poor Relationship With Your Body (That Diet Culture Doesn...

In this episode of Fitness & Sushi , I'm sharing the 10 most overlooked signs that your relationship with food might be more toxic than you realize—and why it's not your fault. These symptoms are so normalized in diet culture that you've probably mistaken them for personality flaws. Let's shine a light on what's actually going on. In this episode – "Top 10 Signs You Have a Poor Relationship With F...

In this episode, Fitness & Sushi returns — and Deanna's flying solo. She's sharing why the podcast is back, what's changing, and the powerful framework at the center of everything she teaches: the Ideal Body Formula. If you've been stuck in food guilt, body shame, or on-again-off-again health habits, this is where it all begins. You'll learn: Why your Ideal Body has nothing to do with goal weight...

This is the final episode. It really is. Tony is moving on to the next chapter of his life. Join us in our final episode as we explain what's going on, take a trip down memory lane, and tell you what can be expected with Built Daily going forward (hint: it will continue to live on).  

In episode 267 - "How to Navigate Food Freedom and Body Anxiety During the Holidays" , you'll learn... 🔶 How to set realistic expectations for yourself this holiday season 🔶 Strategies for enjoying holiday treats without guilt or restriction 🔶 How to handle food-related comments from family members 🔶 How to prioritize self-care during a busy and often stressful season 🔶 Why you need to be car...

In episode 267 - "How to Unlock True Self-Confidence and Inner Peace" , you'll learn... 🔶 The role of self-acceptance in building genuine confidence 🔶 Action steps you can take to start nurturing inner peace 🔶 What vulnerability has to do with confidence 🔶 How having more self-confidence impacts your eating, exercise, and the rest of your life 🔶 How to handle setbacks without letting them tak...

Welcome to the third and final day of the Diet Culture Rehab Challenge. This is a recording of the third day of the challenge, which was presented LIVE to people who joined the challenge. The challenge is 3 days, with each day working on a key strategy for breaking free of Diet Culture. Day 1 – Reclaim Exercise:   Release the need to use exercise for body control, so you can enjoy it and build las...

Welcome to the second day of the Diet Culture Rehab Challenge. This is a recording of the second day of the challenge, which was presented LIVE to people who joined the challenge. The challenge is 3 days, with each day working on a key strategy for breaking free of Diet Culture. Day 1 – Reclaim Exercise:   Release the need to use exercise for body control, so you can enjoy it and build lasting con...

Welcome to the first day of the Diet Culture Rehab Challenge. This is a recording of the first day of the challenge, which was presented LIVE to people who joined the challenge. The challenge is 3 days, with each day working on a key strategy for breaking free of Diet Culture. Day 1 – Reclaim Exercise: Release the need to use exercise for body control, so you can enjoy it and build lasting consist...

In episode 266 - "The Formula for Breaking Free From Diet Culture" , you'll learn... 🔶 How Diet Culture has been setting you up for failure with food 🔶 Why the scale is doing more harm than good 🔶 How freeing yourself from Diet Culture opens up more space for what really matters in your life 🔶 The key for unlocking the joy of movement so that you'll have lasting consistency 🔶 Why trying to co...

In episode 265 - "How to Approach Nutrition and Exercise During Periods of Emotional Distress" , you'll learn... 🔶 Why emotional distress can drastically change your eating and exercise habits 🔶 The importance of gentle movement when intense exercise feels like too much 🔶 Why restrictive diets can worsen emotional distress and what to do instead 🔶 How to give yourself grace and avoid guilt aro...

In episode 264 - "How to Handle Sudden Unexpected Weight Gain" , you'll learn... 🔶 How to reframe the situation to keep you from diving back into restrictive diet habits 🔶 Why weight gain doesn't mean failure 🔶 The adjustment process if changes need to be made 🔶 Why weight fluctuations are actually a normal occurrence 🔶 How to ensure the weight gain doesn't impact your self-worth …and much mo...

Most people would prefer to not have to count calories, but they're afraid to give it up. They think they will lose control around food. They think they won't be able to lose weight. They think it works for them. None of these things are true if you're struggling with your food and body. Instead, the peace and freedom around food that you want won't be found until you break from the calorie obsess...

There's a tendency for people to always be seeking out more motivation so that they don't have to keep relying on willpower to push them. This might actually work - IF we weren't approaching motivation wrong in the first place. If you make the necessary shifts, you won't need motivation to sustain you. Instead, the healthy behaviors you want in your life will become the easier and more effortless...

What if I told you that I could guarantee a 50/50 chance you'd end up gaining weight if you tried following a Diet Culture approach to lose weight? Would you take those odds for a chance of success? But wait... the other 50% chance isn't all a success. Instead, nearly all of that percentage will lead to some weight loss followed by you regaining the same weight you lost. The "real" success, measur...

In episode 260 - "Can Weight Loss and Healing Your Relationships with Food and Body Coexist?" , you'll learn... 🔶 Why the traditional diet mindset can undermine your efforts to heal 🔶 How to approach weight loss without falling back into harmful diet culture habits 🔶 How to identify when your weight loss goals are in conflict with your body acceptance journey 🔶 The psychological impact of tryi...