The Dump Your Diet Podcast

Working out is healthy… or is it? If your workouts are leaving you more drained than energized, we need to have a chat. Let’s go over the basics of balancing workouts while dealing with chronic stress, inflammation, and how to balance cardio and recovery. FREE Nutrition & Lifestyle Review: https://dumpyourdiet.com/nutrition-review 

Don’t take my word for it - take hers. One of my VIP Clients, Ashley, and I spill the tea on all of her ups, down, barriers, and wins over our almost one year of coaching together. After gaining 20lbs out of nowhere and being told to go on diet after diet and to just ‘lose the weight,’ Ashley was fed up and had enough. She knew something wasn’t working well ‘under the hood’ so to speak, and was ex...

Parasites, cleanses, Clean 15, Dirty Dozen. HOLY. SHIT. [literally]. This special collab episode with Outdoor Fit Podcast hosted by my dear friend Caitlin Jones has us talking shit - literally. It’s a little unhinged, wholly unfiltered, and extremely raw as we also share our own experiences with predatory and sometimes dangerous trends within health and fitness social media. TW: eating disorders,...

Low carb as a lifestyle? No. Low carb as a temporary solution to a specific problem? Yes. Carbs get a hugely bad reputation, but frankly the opposite end of the spectrum goes to the extreme. We see these amazingly strong women especially, eating 300-400g of carbs per day! And while that’s amazing for them, those individuals are typically outliers. They are the exception to the rule, and chances ar...

Convincing yourself you LOVE your body - when you really don’t - is a recipe for disaster. Fun fact: repairing your relationship with your body doesn’t mean you need to love your body 24/7. It’s inauthentic to your experience most likely. Stance Dex - an eating disorder recovery & body image coach - joins me as we share about our own journeys, hot takes, and strategies we love using with clien...

I hate New Year’s Resolutions 🤣 This doesn’t mean you have to, but if you also hate them it’s likely you’re haunted by the Ghost of Resolutions Past. You know, amazing and admirable goals that you didn’t accomplish but keep trying to accomplish and eventually feel like shit because you can’t achieve them. The issue isn’t you, or the goal - but in HOW you’re setting the goal itself, and your inabi...

You might want to tell your Aunt to STFU - and while that could be incredibly satisfying, there are better way to handle the social pressure during the holidays and ways to fortify your mental/emotional reserves that don’t include starting a family feud or burning too many bridges. DM me HOLIDAY if you need to vent about your pushy friend/family member 🤣 90 Days of Realistic Affirmations from @ha...

Every fitness coach online these days bemoans Keto and any other fad diet - but the reality is Keto in and of itself isn’t the issue. The MAIN issue is diet culture and lack of education surrounding metabolism and the long-term impact of low-calorie diets. Let’s get a small crash course in metabolism as well as debunk the idea that Keto is inherently bad! DM me ‘yo yo’ if you’re stuck on the diet...

PCOS is a popular diagnosis. Why do I call it ‘popular?’ Because the more I work within holistic fitness & nutrition, the more I see it as a label slapped into an individual. This label then sends people into a tailspin and internet search overwhelms them when all they really want is a game plan to feel good - with or without the diagnosis. Let’s simplify PCOS and talk about how it doesn’t nee...

“Healthy at every size” is a pretty triggering phrase in multiple ways. When we hear this, people either think “OMG you’re advocating for obesity” or “how dare you gate keep health and fitness for skinny people” and the truth is, it is MUCH more ‘shades of grey’ than people on the internet like to make it out to be. In today’s episode, let’s outline the spectrum of health goals, and chat about wha...

Ignorance is NOT Bliss: the things we would have done differently Join @megan.waits and me as we commiserate, laugh, and own up to the crazy shit we’ve done alongside our fitness journey and what we would do differently if we had to go back in time, knowing what we know now. This really is a hot-take, unpopular opinion, and no-filter sesh - so buckle up for a wild and fun ride. FREE Nutrition &amp...

Don’t be THAT person - and avoid these 3 [and bonus 4th] tips on what NOT to do on your low-tox journey. Hot take: it’s NOT about preaching to every single co-worker about thier Starbucks lids or Tupperware they use daily. Ready to take your journey to the next level? Tired of guessing, and ready to get real answers for YOUR life and YOUR goals? VIP Coaching is my 1:1 coaching experience where we...

Looking for a step-by-step tutorial on HOW to swap out your daily use products for more hormone-friendly options? You’ve come to the right place. Get a practical approach and tips on how to make the best decisions for you and your household when it comes to improving your quality of life and health through reducing your toxic load!  Ready to take your journey to the next level? Tired of guessing,...

Wtf is a hormone disruptor? What does living a low-tox lifestyle mean? How much does it matter?  Let’s talk about how living a low-tox life can benefit your journey as a piece of the much bigger puzzle. We’ll identify the implications of environmental disruptors, the categories to look at making changes in, and provide you with resources and perspectives to see through the fear-mongering and bulls...

If you’re on the merry-go-round of feeling sick, being told “you’re fine,” and want to know what the next step might be for advocating for yourself? Well, here you go. While you can 100% start to make improvements on signs of hormone imbalance and gut issues by addressing lifestyle changes in regards to caffeine intake, supportive gut health, sleep hygiene, and stress management. Sometimes we need...

If you think hormone and gut health doesn’t apply to you, guess again - because it applies to EVERYONE. Our choices with our diets [and continued weight loss efforts], lifestyle choices [scrolling on TikTok at night], and stress management [put the third coffee of the day down], are ALL going to add up. Your body WILL get your attention, and the sooner you listen the better. So what DO we need to...

Are you ready for a "no punches pulled" hot take on gut health? It's not just a phase: the Gut Health trend on social media and WHY it's so important! Join me and our guest, Joa Sanches (@embodywithjoa) as we discuss our own history with our gut health, and talk practical and realistic strategies for improving your gut health. Warning: You might feel called out, in a good way....

Mere Paci from Team Scooby Prep joins me talking all things CAFFEINE - what it's good for, what it's not good for, and how it might be impacting you 👀 In the world of Instagram Fitness, the dry scoopers and energy-drink-slammers is highly glorified. What you don't see is the end result of months and years of caffeine over-consumptions. Are you over-consuming caffeine? How much shou...

Cramps? Birth control. Irregular period? Birth control. Mood swings? Birth control. But did you really get the full picture, or are you missing vital information for the sake of keeping big pharma in business? Join Chris Alejandro @science_and_gains and I as we chat all things birth control, options for non-hormonal pregnancy prevention, and environmental estrogens so you can not only be empowered...

"Eat big to do big things." Join Caitlin Jones and myself as we discuss balancing gym life with the great outdoors! This is geared toward individuals who want to start hiking, camping, biking, and still balance workouts in the gym without burning out. Find me on on IG & TikTok at @elena.m.fit FREE Nutrition & Lifestyle Review: https://dumpyourdiet.com/nutrition-review Supplements...

With nearly 20 years combined teaching experience, join me and our special guest Bryan Holyfield [ig: @this_guy_teaches] as we give you our BEST tips for surviving Back to School. Summer is coming to an end and school is starting for many people as soon as late July, depending on where you live! We are two former public educators turned online coaches and we’re giving you the scoop on how to balan...

Answer the age old question: which came first, the chicken or the egg? Similarly, did you cause your thyroid problems, or are they causing you issues? Let's take a look at what labs to ask for to get real answers, symptoms of hypothyroidism, the difference between low-thyroid and autoimmune thyroid, and what you can do to improve BOTH. Find me on on IG & TikTok at @elena.m.fit FREE Nutrit...

TW: Eating Disorders! Your 'diet' has a lot more to do with your metabolism and hormones than you give it credit for. And if you're like millions of other individuals, you've been duped by diet culture into thinking less food, more movement, and calories in/calories out are the ONLY things that matter. It's time to pull the blinders off. Let's get real, and I'll...

What up fam! I’m Elena, a certified nutrition coach, personal trainer, and hormone specialist. I’m a former public educator turned holistic fitness coach on a mission to disrupt diet culture and educate individuals on how they can heal their gut issues, hormone imbalance, and food relationships caused by chronic dieting, inflammation, and autoimmune or chronic illness. My philosophy for coaching i...