The Diet Diaries

Today’s episode is a shortie but a goodie. 10 minutes all about my number one tip for holiday eating. And the cool thing is it isn’t even just for the holidays—you can use this tip anytime of year for any big dinner out, party or event.  If you’re listening to The Diet Diaries then you’re likely someone who at some point has suffered from disordered eating like “saving up” calories for a party or...

Episode 156 is a shortie but a goodie. I really didn’t want to record today’s episode. I wasn’t in the mood and just did not feel like it. AND. I did it anyway. And I realized that I needed to talk about how and why I did it because this is at the core of why change is so hard. We very often just don’t feel like doing what we need to do—the things that we KNOW are good for us yet just can’t seem t...

In today’s episode I have an extremely powerful and moving conversation with a former client (and now friend) Carissa Ambis. Carissa shares her entire journey from being made fun of for being a “chubby” kid to gaining and losing 50-60 pounds multiple times through extreme dieting and exercise to investing the time and energy on herself to finally find a sustainable relationship with food and her b...

Today’s episode is one of the most personal and vulnerable I’ve ever shared. And it’s not about my negative body image or disordered eating--it's about my relationship to social media. I’ve been sitting on this for a very long time and a big moment last weekend that was a turning point for me made me realize that it was time to take action. The truth is that there are MANY parallels between o...

The holidays are here again. Time is the craziest thing, isn’t it?  So many of us head into the next 6-7 weeks stressed about all of the parties, holiday dinners, family gatherings, school events. Thinking about what to wear for everything brings up a lot of body image issues and makes you question your body confidence. We’re worried about getting off track, gaining weight and sometimes just feel...

In episode 152 of The Diet Diaries I’m sharing something personal that I have not yet spoken about anywhere. And that is why I went gluten free for 2.5 months this summer.  I’m so glad I waited to talk about this because I had a lot of insights that came out even as I was recording this for you—it is truly a reflection of my lived experience and how far I’ve come.  In today’s episode I talk about...

Today’s episode of The Diet Diaries is a follow up to last week and talks all about how change actually happens in our brains and bodies including how we lose fat and develop more body confidence. Understanding the science of how humans adapt is essential to making changes to our habits and behaviors around eating, exercise and self care. The hard truth is that a quick fix to our weight, our behav...

Today is episode 150 of The Diet Diaries. Seems like an important milestone but I honestly didn’t realize it until I was recording! One of the MOST common fears I hear from people around food is the “I can’t have that in the house” story. So with Halloween and the holidays coming up, we needed an episode to address how to stop feeling controlled by food. And how do you do that? By giving yourself...

Today’s episode of The Diet Diaries is an extra special one. I’m talking with a former client, Alyssa Hoat, who shares her story of recovering from severe disordered eating and self destructive negative body image. I am incredibly grateful for Alyssa’s candor and vulnerability throughout our conversation, because it will help every single person listening feel seen. This is what you’ll hear us tal...

If you get my weekly newsletter then you know that Ben and I have been watching Friends together since the spring.  I knew he’d love the physical comedy, Joey’s silliness and the New York backdrop. What I forgot about was the intense body shaming, “fat” Monica and how the show idealized small, thin bodies at the expense of bigger bodies.  I watched Friends from the age of 14-24 and seeing it now,...

Episode 147 of The Diet Diaries is a little bit of a rant episode, but very much connected to what we talk about here around negative body image and body confidence. I’ve gotten really frustrated lately with how everyone uses the word “best.” Everything is the best! Every dinner out, every weekend, every party, every friend, every event. It’s all THE BEST. As logic would tell us though, if everyth...

Project Plate Plan opens up for registration tomorrow (but the link is open for podcast listeners below!) so today I’m talking about what it is, why I created it and what you can expect if you’re thinking about joining us. Project Plate Plan is a 10 day self guided course to learn the four core skills you need to lose fat without counting calories, macros or points. If you’ve struggled to lose wei...

What if the key to your healthiest, happiest self was not in the latest diet trend, but in connecting with your future self? And here’s the amazing thing—I have seen client after client discover this concept on their own as they work through their obstacles around negative body image, body confidence and disordered eating. Why is that? The answer is in today’s episode where I share how you can sta...

On episode 144 of The Diet Diaries I'm talking about the long time trend of "healthifying" foods. You know, taking “junk” food and “bad” food and making it healthy. Trying to make everything high protein.  AKA zoodles, cauliflower pizza, black bean brownies, paleo granola, protein pancakes, cookies made with coconut sugar. Are these foods actually healthier? Do they help you lose we...

Today marks the unofficial end of summer here in the US, so I thought a short and sweet episode with some updates around what’s coming up would be a nice easy listen. For a lot of folks the transition into fall has a feeling of newness around it. The shift back into a routine and a more regular schedule can feel like a good time to make some changes around eating and exercise—so I’ll share some si...

Today’s episode of The Diet Diaries takes me back to my roots in teaching yoga and movement. One of the very first episodes of this podcast (when it was called The Movement Diaries!!) was about the difference between movement and exercise.  And almost 3 years later, I’m talking about that same topic again, but with a slightly different spin, through the lens of body image and how to improve body c...

I am thrilled to bring you today’s episode of The Diet Diaries featuring Marnie Rabinovitch, Founder,  CEO and Chief Anti Chafing Champion of Thigh Society. Thigh Society shorts literally changed my life. I can’t think of another product that has ever made me feel more at ease and comfortable in my own body than this one. I have loved everything Thigh Society stands for and it is an incredible hon...

Episode 140 of The Diet Diaries is all about the scale and why it plays such a massive a role in our body confidence and body image insecurities. We’ve learned to rely on the scale for all measures of progress around health, wellness, body confidence and even self esteem. We let the scale dictate our mood, influence what we eat and how we exercise and until it feels like a chokehold on our entire...

On episode 139 of The Diet Diaries I’m talking about what progress looks like beyond the numbers. Beyond the scale, the clothing size and the tape measure.  Because I’d argue that’s where the real work happens. That’s where behavior is transformed, where the self trust is built, where the skills are learned. The numbers are a byproduct of all of that.  I’ve had several clients finish up personaliz...

Episode 138 of The Diet Diaries is all about how to lose weight without counting calories, macros or points. Many of us have spent decades tracking numbers in a notebook or in an app—you start off the first few days super excited, keep track of every morsel of food that goes into your mouth. Then the first stressful day hits, you forget to track breakfast and suddenly you feel off the rails. Track...

Happy Monday, friends. Back today with episode 137 of The Diet Diaries and I’m talking about my relationship with alcohol.  This idea was inspired by @thebirdspapaya who is one of my most favorite people to learn from about body confidence, body acceptance and self worth. She shared a story on IG probably about a month ago, saying that nobody every questions when you order a drink, but everyone ma...

On episode 136 of The Diet Diaries I’m talking about clothing sizes. More specifically, I’m discussing why this number has become central to our identity and what to do about it. What we wear plays a huge role in how we feel about ourselves, yet what we wear is often dictated by the tag in the back of the pants. We’ve learned to assign so much meaning to that number and it is drastically impacting...

I debated for a LONG time about whether to do a podcast episode about the injectable weight loss drugs. Then something happened a couple of weeks ago that put me over the edge and I realized I HAD to do it. I talk about what it is in the episode. Right up front I want to be clear that this episode is not medical advice. I am not qualified to give medical advice. Please speak to your doctor and ide...

Note: The Diet Diaries is going on vacation next week! Next new episode will be Monday July 10. Do you have body image issues? What does it mean to have negative body image?  This is today’s topic in episode 134 of The Diet Diaries.  Many women don’t even realize they have negative body image because talking to ourselves in the way that we do and feeling so badly about how we look is just consider...

For the first time ever I’ve done a sequel to a previous week’s episode! So if you haven’t listened to episode 132 yet, go back and do that first—so you can get the most out of this 2 part series. Last week was all about the instant gratification trap—why you get stuck in it, why it’s keeping you from making the changes you want to make around fat loss, improving body image issues and exercise and...