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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!
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In this Friday in 5, Jody takes you back to the moment everything shifted. Before losing 74 pounds in 2020, she had failed roughly 1,000 Fridays. Twenty years of starting over. Twenty years of Monday promises and weekend collapses. Diet plans, gym memberships, trainers, challenges, food rules, and constant restarts. Then she did the math. 🔹 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...
In this episode, we stop guessing and start measuring. Weight loss is not magic. It is energy balance. Your body responds to how much you eat over time. Too much, you store. Too little, you lose. Just enough, you maintain. We break down the numbers that actually matter: calories, protein, fiber, steps, and strength training. You learn how to calculate your targets, why protein and fiber control hunger, why walking is an underrated fat loss tool, and why lifting weights shapes your body as the...
A calorie deficit is hard, especially when it feels endless. In this Friday in 5, Jody explains why giving your diet a timeline matters and how counting your remaining Fridays can create real psychological relief. Learn how to set a reassessment date, build in planned breaks, and remind your brain that this phase is temporary. Because you’re not dieting forever, you’re dieting strategically. 🔹 Listen now and start breaking free from the diet cycle today! 🔹 Here’s how I can help: ...
In this episode, we talked about the space between “locked in” and “chaos.” Most women live in two modes: all in or completely off. And the real damage doesn’t come from one imperfect day — it comes from the spiral that follows it. The shame. The “I’ll start over Monday.” The collapse. Instead of chasing intensity, we focused on non-negotiables. Just three. Three behaviors that anchor you when life gets loud. Three identity markers that don’t disappear when your boss is rude, your kid gets in...
If you’ve been listening for a while, you already know what to do. You understand calories. You understand protein. You understand habits and consistency. So if you still feel stuck, it’s probably not because you need more information. In this episode, we’re having the conversations most people avoid. 🔹 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: DeliciousDef...
Why do weekends feel like they undo all your progress? In this episode, I explain why the “last supper” isn’t about food at all. It’s about relief. If you’ve ever eaten everything in sight before starting a diet, or said “screw it” on Friday after being good all week, this episode will change how you see those patterns. You’ll learn why overeating isn’t rebellion or lack of control, but a nervous system response to the fear of losing comfort. We talk about anticipatory loss, why restricting r...
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...
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