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Welcome to The Diet Diaries, a podcast where we have candid, heart felt conversations that will help you figure out what, why and how to eat so you can feel amazing in your body. Because its time to break the all or nothing mindset of yo-yo dieting, food obsession & feeling ruled by the scale. I’m your host, body image and nutrition coach Jordana Edelstein. I’m so happy you’re here.
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“Once I start, I can’t stop.” You know the drill: You’ve tried not keeping these foods in the house.You’ve tried willpower.You’ve tried “just one.”You’ve tried swearing them off forever. But every time that food shows up … you lose control. In this episode, I’m walking you through the exact process I use with my clients to break the cycle. Not with more restriction. Not with “just eat intuitively and hope for the best.” And not with a free-for-all. With structure. With skill. With a...
This week I’m talking about something that’s been sitting heavy with me: the insidious pressure for women to fix their faces as they age — and what happens when you don’t. I’m not talking about skincare and makeup. I’m talking about injections, lasers, facelifts, and the growing reality that it’s getting harder and harder to see women in their 40s, 50s, and beyond who haven’t invasively altered their faces — especially online. I talk about: * Why this feels eerily similar to gr...
Lately, I’ve been noticing how easy it is to outsource our opinions. About clothes.Food.Workouts.Supplements.Even our bodies. In this episode, I’m talking about the copycat culture we’re all swimming in right now. The constant links, recommendations, and “everyone loves this” energy. And the insidious way it teaches us to stop trusting ourselves. I’m sharing the one question I keep coming back to when I feel that pull to buy it, try it, or do it just because someone else swears by it: How i...
This week’s episode is basically a Diet Diaries talk show—two women in their mid-late 40s talking about the things you think but are afraid to say out loud. Tammy Spiewak is back (somatic experiencing practitioner, yoga teacher, life coach… also my actual friend), and we dive straight into two big topics that sound unrelated but are absolutely the same conversation: 1. The insanely underestimated work of feeding your family. Not meal planning in a cute Pinterest way. The actual mental load...
I had a realization at the end of last year that will sound kind of obvious… but it honestly wasn’t. Here it is: I love shopping. I love the hunt, the tracking, the package arriving. And I also hate what happens after… when my closet feels more stressful, getting dressed feels harder, and I’m like, why did I do this again? In this episode, I’m connecting shopping to food in a way that’s going to make a lot of things click for you. Because it’s not really about the jeans, the sweater, ...
Protein has entered the backlash era. Suddenly now everyone is hating on protein because it is EVERYWHERE. Candy, chips, ice cream, water, even Starbucks. It’s like if every single food doesn’t have protein in it, you’re doing it wrong. Not to mention, somehow we’re all supposed to know exactly how many grams we “need” every single day. In this episode, I’m slowing the whole conversation way down. I’m sharing how my perspective has shifted over the last few years. And a simple way for y...
This is the last Diet Diaries episode of 2025 — and instead of a big “new year, new you” pep talk, I’m going in a very different direction. Which will likely come as no surprise. In this episode, I’m talking about: Why I recently unfollowed a coach I liked — and how much mental space it freed upThe quiet damage of following too many experts (on food, fitness, business… everything)My honest take on resolutions, words of the year, and all the new year pressureIf you’re feeling overwhelmed, seco...
If you’re feeling the mental tug-of-war over peppermint mochas, office cookies, grocery-store “limited edition” everything, or the once-a-year foods that only show up for one amazing (and stressful) moment…you’re not broken. You’re not failing. You’re human. In this episode, I’m digging into: Why food noise naturally spikes from Halloween through New Year’s (you’re not imagining it)How scarcity + urgency hijack your decision-making — and how to get your power backThe “Jobs of Foods” skill and...
Friends… this one is for every single woman who has ever stood in a fitting room sweating, swearing, and promising herself this time she’ll lose the weight. We’re in the thick of holiday dressing season, I’ve been deep in the saga of finding a dress for my niece’s bat mitzvah (the try-ons are here and here!), and today I’m walking you through the exact process I use every time I shop — or honestly, every time I get dressed from my own closet. It’s my LFC Method: Love. Fits. Comfortable. Simpl...
This week, I’m teaching you a quick, super-actionable tool you can start using immediately — especially if you’re heading into a season of parties, appetizers, cookie trays, latkes, and all the random “just take one!” moments that somehow turn into a whole meal. We’re talking about The Plate Pit Stop — a tiny action that helps you stay connected to what you’re eating without tracking, restricting, or giving yourself a whole list of rules to follow. It’s shockingly simple… and even more effect...
Getting dressed is hard enough as it is. Getting dressed in a body that feels new after eating disorder recovery or years of disordered eating? Whole different level. In this conversation, I’m joined by personal stylist Nicole Garfunkel, who works specifically with women in eating disorder recovery, to talk about closets, clothing sizes, “flattering,” experimenting with style, and why your wardrobe might be the missing piece of your healing. You’ll hear: Why your closet holds so much emotiona...
There’s a version of today’s conversation that stays polite and surface-level…and then there’s the version I decided to record today. I’m talking about the pressure women feel to “fix” their bodies, why so many of us are trying to escape any sense of emotional discomfort, and what it really means when we say a cosmetic procedure “makes me happy.” This one of the most honest episodes I’ve ever recorded—and if you feel called out and uncomfortable, then I’ve done my job. Because complace...
Ever tell yourself “I’ll just have one”… and then wonder how the whole bag disappeared? Or swing the other way — “Nope, I can’t have that, I’ll go off the rails” — and still end up thinking about it all day? This episode is about the middle skill that almost no one teaches: the ability to not decide right away. When you stop reacting to every craving — whether it’s with “screw it” or “I shouldn’t” — you create space to actually learn what’s going on. And that changes everything. 💡 Insid...
We’ve all heard the headlines about GLP-1s. The miracle weight-loss meds. The quick fix. The controversy. But what does it actually feel like to live it? Nicole has been my client for 18 months and a year ago she started Zepbound and has lost nearly 60 pounds. But that’s not the only story. The story is about what happened underneath the weight loss—the food noise that finally quieted, the skill work that still had to happen even with the meds, and the life she’s living now that no diet...
A 2.5-minute reel about a guy telling 18-year-old me my stomach “wasn’t his type” blew up on TikTok. The views and follows were cool, but they were far from the best part. That goes to the women who showed up in the comments. Women in their 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s sharing the one sentence from their parents, boyfriends, trainers and random men they dated that changed the course of their lives--and not in a good way. In this episode, I read a few of those jaw-dropping comments, explain why th...
If I overeat chips at lunch, is it okay to skip the carb at dinner to “make up for it”? That’s the question one woman asked me at a recent workshop — and it’s one of my all-time favorite topics to talk about because we’ve all been there. I used to live in that “checks and balances” mindset with food. The constant math in my head, the promises to “be good later,” the bargaining with myself to undo whatever I just ate. It felt logical, but it ultimately made eating way more stressful — and it k...
You don’t need more hours in the day — you need more energy. This week, I’m breaking down why traditional “time management” advice doesn’t actually work, and what to focus on instead. Because you can have all the time in the world and still not have the mental capacity to do the thing you planned. We’ll talk about: The real difference between time and energy managementWhy doing less might be the key to doing moreHow to build your own “good, better, best” options when your energy tanksThe simp...
Ever wonder why meal prep is just so damn hard? Turns out it’s because meal prep isn’t just ONE thing to do. It’s actually ten little things to do. Which is the case for SO MANY tasks that feel hard and overwhelming. In this episode, I share a surprising story (involving my hair of all things 🙃) that reveals why meal prep—and honestly, anything that feels “too hard”—isn’t as impossible as it seems. You’ll learn: Why “meal prep” isn’t one task, but a whole chain of tasksHow breaking thin...
You don’t lack motivation—you’re just motivated to do something else. Scrolling TikTok. Sleeping in. Sitting on the couch. In this episode, I’m breaking down: Why going to the gym is NOT a habit (and why that matters)The hidden reason you keep skipping workoutsHow to start exercising when it feels impossibleIf you’ve ever said, “I just need to get motivated,” this one’s for you. What did you think? What do you want to hear more of? Send me a text and let’s chat. Connect with Jordana Find me...
Martha Stewart looks 24… at 84. What does that even mean? When we see photos like this, is it empowering? Harmful? Both? This week, I’m breaking down: Why “looking younger” is never just about looking youngerThe slippery slope of interventions — from mascara to faceliftsHow to decide what you actually want vs. what society told you to wantAnd the one line from a blog post that completely reframed how I think about aging. This isn’t about judging Martha or anyone else. It’s about learning how ...
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