More Than A Number | Lose Weight, High Protein Diet, Low Carb Diet, Meal Prep, Lose Weight Fast

Hey friends, welcome back! The holiday weekend is over… and if your first thought this morning was, "I need to get back on track," this episode is for you. Today, I'm challenging one of the biggest lies diet culture has ever sold us: that enjoying a holiday means you've somehow failed. If you've ever spent Monday morning promising to skip breakfast, cut carbs, spend extra time at the gym, or "make...

Hey Friends, welcome back! In this episode, I'm answering one of the questions I get asked more than almost any other: "Do you take insurance?" But this conversation isn't really about insurance—it's about why so many intelligent, motivated people continue to struggle to lose weight, even when they know exactly what healthy eating looks like. If you've ever downloaded another meal plan, tried to l...

Hey Friends, welcome back! I took last week off so this week is a bonus double episode! In this special interview episode, I sit down with my friend and colleague, Colleen Sloan, PA-C, RDN, host of the Exam Room Nutrition podcast, to have an honest conversation about weight stigma, nutrition counseling, pediatric weight management, and what patients deserve from their healthcare providers. If you'...

Hey friends, welcome back! In this episode, I’m diving into one of the most normalized — and honestly most damaging — phrases in diet culture: “I cheated.” I unpack what we really mean when we say we had a “cheat meal” or “cheat day,” and why the language we use around food matters so much more than we realize. Because when we label foods or eating experiences as cheating, we often create guilt, s...

Welcome back! In this episode, I’m tackling one of the strangest nutrition fears that has exploded in wellness culture lately: the fear of fruit. I share a real conversation from a recent Winning at Weight Loss Breakthrough Session with a client who told me she constantly craved sweets and carbs, yet intentionally avoided fruit because she believed it contained “too much sugar.” Meanwhile, her die...

Hey, friends! In this episode, I’m diving into one of the most frustrating — but most important — realities in nutrition: why “it depends” is usually the most honest and evidence-based answer when it comes to food, weight loss, and health. I talk about how social media influencers and wellness “experts” often push rigid, black-and-white nutrition rules because certainty sells, even when that advic...

Welcome back! In this episode, I’m tackling one of the biggest lies diet culture ever sold us: that in order to lose weight, we need to survive on tiny portions, constant hunger, and “sad little bird meals.” I’m talking all about volume eating — not binge eating, but learning how to build satisfying, nourishing meals that actually keep you full while still maintaining a healthy calorie deficit for...

Hey friends! We are talking about something so many women experience but rarely say out loud: the protein ick. You start out strong on your high protein diet, meal prep is dialed in… and then one day you open the fridge, look at another dry container of chicken and broccoli, and feel your blood boiling. If you’ve ever rage-stared at meal prep and wanted to order takeout instead, this episode is fo...

Welcome back, my friend! Are you ready for some loving truth and tough love?  Guys, when it comes to weight loss - there is no magic. No magic pill, no magic powder, no detox tea, no supplement, no surgery, no injection, and no influencer hack that can replace the foundation of a healthy lifestyle. I open by sharing a real client conversation that highlights what so many people are feeling right n...

Hey, friends – welcome back! In this second part of my conversation with Coryn and Crysanne from the Her Healthy Body podcast, we went deep—and I mean deep. This wasn’t just another conversation about macros, meal prep, or how to lose weight. This was about what truly sustains health in the middle of real life: faith, resilience, identity, and purpose. Crysanne shared an incredibly powerful story...

Welcome back, friends! In this special guest episode, I sat down with Coryn and Crysanne of the Her Healthy Body podcast, and let me tell you—we quite literally could have talked for hours! They’re a mother-daughter coaching duo with a powerful story, a deep faith-centered mission, and such a refreshing perspective on health, healing, and sustainable weight loss. We talked about how so many women...

Hey you! If you’ve ever felt like you “love” certain foods but also feel out of control around them… this episode is for you. Today, I’m breaking down the difference between loving food and depending on food, and why that distinction matters so much for your weight loss journey and overall relationship with food. I start by sharing my own experience with the Atkins diet — from eating bacon cheeseb...

Welcome back, friends! If you’ve ever felt like you’re doing everything “right” — meal prepping, staying consistent, showing up for yourself — only to feel like the people around you are making it harder… this episode is for you. I walk you through a very real (and honestly kind of funny, but also frustrating) scenario of navigating food pushers at work — because this is where so many people strug...

Hey Friends! If you’ve ever felt like you’re trying to lose weight while the people around you just don’t get it — this episode is for you. In today’s conversation, I’m diving into the role that support actually plays in your weight loss journey… and why so many people feel like they’re not getting the support they need — even from people who genuinely care about them. Because here’s the truth: mo...

Welcome back, friends! In this episode, I’m talking about something that does not get nearly enough attention in the weight loss space: the reality that your environment — and the people around you — matter just as much as your nutrition plan. I open up by sharing some very personal memories from childhood, when sneaking and hiding food became normal for me while growing up in a house where snacks...

Hey Friends, welcome back! Have you ever spent hours on Sunday meal prepping—buying groceries, chopping vegetables, cooking protein, portioning everything into containers—only to find yourself ordering pizza by Tuesday? If that sounds familiar, you are not alone. In this episode, I’m talking about something that almost no one addresses when it comes to weight loss: the implementation gap. Most peo...

Hey friend, welcome back! If you’ve ever felt like you can lose weight—but you can’t keep it off—you’re not alone. It’s one of the most common frustrations I hear from women, and in today’s episode I want to unpack what’s actually happening in your body when you try to lose weight, especially when you try to lose weight fast. Most people assume weight regain is a discipline problem. We tell oursel...

Hey friends, welcome back! For years in my weight loss journey, I could “get back on track” and see the scale move within a week or two. But once I hit my 40s? Whew. It started to feel like it takes a literal move of God to see my clothes fit differently — and I know I’m not the only one. In today’s episode, I’m breaking down why it’s harder to lose weight after 40 — and why the answer is not rest...

Welcome back! If I told you that the most important reason to exercise — specifically resistance training — has nothing to do with trying to lose weight… would you believe me? So many of us were taught that exercise exists for one reason only: to burn calories so we can lose weight fast. We pair it with a strict low carb diet, a rigid high protein diet, perfectly planned meal prep, and hope the sc...

Hey friends, welcome back! In today’s episode, I’m wrapping up our three-part series on expectations and weight loss by talking about something that doesn’t get nearly enough attention: the expectations we carry about what life will be like once we lose the weight. This one is personal. It’s vulnerable. And honestly, it’s one of the most important conversations I’ve ever shared. So many of us live...

Hey friend! In today’s episode, I’m continuing Part 2 of our three-part series on expectations — and how they quietly sabotage not just weight loss, but long-term weight maintenance. I’ll be honest with you right out of the gate: while weight loss isn’t easy, losing weight is not the hardest part. Keeping it off is. And that truth can feel uncomfortable — especially if we’ve spent years believing...

Welcome back, friend! If you’re here because you’re trying to lose weight (and keep it off) but you feel like you’re constantly falling short, this episode is for you. So often, I hear from clients who are actually making great progress, “I thought I’d be further along by now.” Their brains spiral down the same anxious questions many of us ask when we’re trying to lose weight: Am I a slow loser? I...

Hey you, welcome back!  I’m so glad you’re here. 😊 In today’s episode, I’m talking about something that sounds simple, but is honestly a game-changer for long-term weight loss: your meal prep system (or what I’m starting to call “food prep,” because meal prep doesn’t have to be an all-day event). I kick things off by sharing my Winning at Weight Loss Breakthrough Session—a one-hour lifestyle audi...

Who loves carbs?? Me! 🙋🏻‍♀️ In this episode, I’m tackling one of the most misunderstood—and unfairly villainized—topics in nutrition: carbohydrates. When I ask people what carbs are, most answers sound the same: bread, pasta, rice, cookies, cake, bagels. And while those foods are carbohydrates, they’re only part of the story. Many people genuinely believe they “don’t eat carbs at all,” yet when...

Welcome back! In this episode I’m taking you back to middle school in the 90’s—peak diet culture chaos—when I was determined to lose weight so I could finally make the “real” cheerleading squad. By the time I was 11 or 12, I’d already been exposed to Weight Watchers, a hospital-based kids’ weight loss program that still makes my skin crawl, and who knows what else. Then my mom got a “hot tip” abou...