Claim OwnershipHow to Eat Cake on a Diet
Subscribed: 4Played: 106
Subscribe
© 2026 How to Eat Cake on a Diet
Description
Finding balance in health and wellness doesn’t have to be overwhelming, and it definitely doesn’t require giving up the foods you love! How to Eat Cake on a Diet is your go-to podcast for real strategies to build a healthy, sustainable lifestyle—without falling for fads or quick fixes.
Hosted by Jody Chandler, this show is all about creating lasting change by focusing on habits, not restrictions. Whether you’re tired of the diet rollercoaster or just looking for practical tips to feel your best, we’ve got you covered.
What You’ll Learn:
- Science-backed strategies for sustainable weight loss
- How to build habits that fit your life (and stick with them!)
- Practical ways to enjoy food without guilt
- Real talk on overcoming common challenges like emotional eating and motivation dips
Each episode offers inspiration, tools, and actionable steps to help you ditch restrictive diets and embrace a lifestyle that works for you. If you’re ready to feel confident, empowered, and in control of your health journey, tune in now!
72 Episodes
Reverse
If extreme diets keep backfiring, it’s not a willpower problem. It’s a nervous system problem. In this episode, we explore why restriction, fasting, and aggressive dieting often fail, especially for women who’ve lived with chronic stress or years of dieting. You’ll learn how the nervous system influences hunger, cravings, and food obsession, and why pushing harder only creates more resistance. We also break down what actually works instead: predictable meals, adequate protein, fiber and volum...
Friday in Five is a short, under-five-minute check-in designed to help you head into the weekend feeling steady instead of stressed. Weekends can be hard. Food decisions get louder, routines loosen, and it’s easy to check out and tell yourself you’ll start again on Monday. These episodes exist to interrupt that pattern. Each Friday, you’ll get a quick reminder of why you’re here, what actually matters for progress, and how to move through the weekend with intention instead of perfection. No r...
Tara writes in to share that every afternoon, when she gets home from work, she finds herself reaching for chocolate chips. She tracks it, it fits into her calories, but the guilt and the food noise are exhausting. She doesn’t want to feel out of control around it, even though she’s technically “doing everything right.” Here’s the truth: this isn’t a sugar addiction, a discipline problem, or a personal failure. It’s a habit loop. In this episode, we break down what’s actually happening in you...
In this episode, I sit down with someone who is actively inside my program and right at the meal structure phase. This is not a highlight reel or a “before and after” story. It is a real conversation with someone learning how to feed themselves differently after years of undereating and confusion around food. 🔹 Listen now and start breaking free from the diet cycle today! 🔹 Here’s how I can help: Have a weight loss problem you need solved? Ask Here ---> The Flexible Dieting...
This episode sets the tone for a different kind of year. One built on peace, consistency, and skills that actually support long-term weight loss. We talk about what to realistically expect month by month, why the scale will begin to move in January, and why focusing on the basics, calories, walking, protein, fiber, sleep, and stress, works better than chasing intensity or punishment. We also cover what failure really looks like, why it’s part of the process, and how learning to recover withou...
Self-sabotage isn’t real. At least not in the way you’ve been told. If you’ve ever said, “I keep messing this up,” or “Why do I always blow it?” I want you to hear this clearly. You are not trying to fail. You’re responding to hunger, stress, past dieting, and a nervous system that learned food equals relief. That’s not weakness. That’s conditioning. So when weight loss falls apart at night, or one choice turns into a spiral, or you feel out of control right when you want this the most, it’s ...
If you’re tracking your food, trying to be consistent, and still feeling stuck, this episode is for you. This is part one of a weight loss troubleshooting series focused on the most common gaps that quietly sabotage progress. 🔹 Listen now and start breaking free from the diet cycle today! 🔹 Here’s how I can help: Have a weight loss problem you need solved? Ask Here ---> The Flexible Dieting Method: DeliciousDeficit.com ✨ 1:1 Coaching – https://deliciousdeficit.com/coaching/private 🔥 N...
In this New Year episode, we strip away the noise, the pressure, and the endless list of “shoulds” that usually flood January. Instead of trying to overhaul your entire life in one go, we focus on the three skills that actually create sustainable weight loss: walking, counting your calories, and lifting weights three times a week. 🔹 Listen now and start breaking free from the diet cycle today! 🔹 Here’s how I can help: Have a weight loss problem you need solved? Ask Here ---> The F...
In this episode, Jody breaks down why food feels so overwhelming for so many women — and why it has nothing to do with willpower. She explains how our brains are wired for scarcity, how the modern world is built on abundance, and how dieting creates a false famine that triggers survival instincts. Jody takes listeners through the biological, environmental, and psychological layers that make weight loss feel harder than it should — and then shows the path forward. Instead of restriction,...
If you’ve spent years wasting holidays on guilt, rules, and “starting over Monday,” this episode will feel like an exhale. Peace is possible. And you deserve to experience it—not next year, not when you reach your goal weight, but now. 🔹 Listen now and start breaking free from the diet cycle today! 🔹 Here’s how I can help: Have a weight loss problem you need solved? Ask Here ---> The Flexible Dieting Method: DeliciousDeficit.com ✨ 1:1 Coaching – https://deliciousdeficit.com/coaching/pr...
In this episode, Jody shares the gym interaction that shifted her entire sense of identity — a moment where someone saw her not as the woman who lost 165 pounds, but as the woman who trains. She reflects on her five-year journey of rebuilding her relationship with food, closing the skills gap that kept her stuck, and breaking the cycle of chronic dieting. This episode highlights what it looks like to finally step into a body you’re not trying to change — and why that peace is possible for any...
If you’ve ever said, “I just need to detox from sugar,” this episode is for you. We’re unpacking why restriction feels so powerful why saying no to sugar gives you that temporary sense of control and why it never lasts. You’ll learn how biology, dopamine, and scarcity all play a role in cravings, and how real freedom comes from addition, not elimination. Jody shares her personal approach to building food confidence through structure, exposure, and practice the messy, real-world kind tha...
Your metabolism isn’t broken — it’s adaptable. In this episode, you’ll learn how to train it to work for you again. We’ll break down how your body uses energy all day long — even while you’re sitting here listening — and why age, less movement, and more processed food can make it feel like your metabolism has slowed down. Then, we’ll cover the four habits that rebuild it: build muscle, move more, eat real food, and stay consistent. You’ll walk away knowing exactly how to make your body burn m...
If you’ve ever felt like you’re doing everything right and still not losing weight, this episode will change the way you see the problem. In this week’s episode of How to Eat Cake on a Diet, Jody breaks down the four hidden reasons your diet isn’t working — what she calls the “holes” that drain your consistency: Educational holes (skills you were never taught)Emotional holes (using food for relief instead of fuel)Environmental holes (a life or kitchen that works against your goals)Medical hol...
If you’ve been tracking some days, eating “pretty good,” walking when you can — but the scale still won’t move — this episode is your wake-up call. Jody breaks down the real reason you’re not losing weight: you’re living in the middle. That gray zone between all-in and all-out where you’re half-tracking, half-committed, and wondering why nothing changes. She shares what 165 pounds of real-world experience taught her — why relentless consistency (with boundaries) is the real secret, how to mo...
Why do you keep starting strong on a diet—only to lose steam a few weeks later? It’s not because you’re weak. It’s not because you lack discipline. It’s because your brain is wired with three psychological needs that most diets ignore. In this episode, I break down Self-Determination Theory—a science-backed framework that explains why motivation fizzles and, more importantly, how to make it last. You’ll learn: The 3 hidden needs your brain craves to stay consistent (autonomy, competence, and ...
In this episode of How to Eat Cake on a Diet, Jody takes us back to childhood — from Pizza Hut’s Book It! program to birthday parties at McDonald’s — and shows how those memories shaped the way our generation still views restaurants today. Back then, eating out was rare, special, and tied to celebration. But now, restaurants are everywhere, portions are massive, and we have our own money to “throw down” whenever we want. The problem? Our brains never updated. We still light up like it’s a spe...
Jody breaks down why identity—not willpower—is the real driver of lasting weight loss. You can have the meal plan, the app, and the gym membership, but if you still see yourself as the person who always quits or the binge eater who can’t be trusted around food, your actions will keep proving that story true. In this episode, Jody shares how every action is a “vote” for who you’re becoming, the repercussions of staying stuck in the wrong identity, and three simple tools you can use right now t...
---> Go grab the free six steps at DeliciousDeficit.com Bonus Episode 52: How I Actually Plan, Track, and Eat to Stay on Track Most of the time on this podcast we dive into the mental side of weight loss — habits, mindset, and the struggles that happen in your head. But in this bonus episode, I’m pulling back the curtain on the practical side: how I actually handle the food. I’ll take you through the exact system I use to plan my meals, track them in an app, and make sure I hit my calories...
If you’ve ever promised yourself “no more sugar, no more carbs, no more eating after 7pm” only to end up back in the same cycle of guilt and frustration, this episode is for you. In Episode 51, Jody introduces the concept of harm reduction—a powerful approach borrowed from public health that flips the script on dieting. Instead of chasing perfection or extreme rules, harm reduction asks: “How can I make this less harmful and more sustainable?” You’ll learn: The history of harm reduction and w...
Comments
Download from Google Play
Download from App Store
United States