The Diet Diaries

You're trying really hard not to pass your own food and body image issues on to your kids. But what if some of the things you're doing because you think they're helpful are actually creating the exact problems you're trying to prevent? Welcome to the first episode in a brand-new series for moms about how to talk to your kids about food and bodies without passing along all the shit you've spent years trying to undo yourself. We're talking about everything from your 12-year-old wanting to we...

You can ask ChatGPT to create a perimenopause fat loss meal plan, calculate your daily protein target and build a fat burning workout routine. But should you? And how do you know when it's actually helping you versus sending you into another spiral of overthinking, overcommitting and starting over on Monday? In episode 293 of The Diet Diaries, I'm joined by health coach and AI expert Kate Solovieva for a conversation about what AI can (and can't) do when it comes to your health, nut...

When you’re trying to figure out why your cravings are through the roof and you never seem to feel full, you immediately jump to protein. Or that you ate too many carbs. Or that you must have a cortisol imbalance. What if it was WAY simpler than that? Because there’s one HUGE part of eating that almost no one talks about. And once you start paying attention to it, you’re going to notice it everywhere. In this episode, I’m talking about one of the most overlooked reasons food s...

Is it just me, or is feeling hungry somehow become something we’re afraid of? I’ve heard this from SO many clients over the last year and now with GLP1s feeling like they are everywhere, I think this has become a THING. Friends, hunger has a PR problem. And I get it. What you do when you’re too hungry has historically made you feel pretty shitty, both mentally and physically. But hunger itself isn’t a problem. Hunger is a normal biological signal. It’...

You know that thing where you keep saying you’ll deal with it Monday? Or next month. Or after the holidays. Or January 1st when you’ll magically become a completely different human? Yeah. We’re talking about that. In this episode, I’m joined by my friend and ADHD/executive function coach Debbie White to talk about why waiting for the “right time” keeps you doing the same shit over and over—and what actually helps you make changes that work in your real life. We also talk about the m...