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| Do Cheat Days Help You Lose Weight? | 04 Nov 2026 | 00:29:30 | |
If you’ve ever wondered “Why do I eat more after breaking my diet?” or thought “Well, I already blew it. Might as well,” then this episode is for you. The short answer: diet rules turn eating into a game. Once you “break” a rule, your brain decides the day is lost and tries to get as much as it can before you start over. But there’s no game and no one to beat. It’s just you. Maybe you overate a little at dinner. Then you see the brownies, and that voice says, “The box is already checked.” One overeat turns into a whole night. Sometimes a whole week. And by Sunday, you’re planning your big Monday restart. I did this for years. In this episode, I share my old cheat-day Saturdays on the slow-carb diet: bagels, a burrito, pretzel rods, and feeling awful before 2:00 in the afternoon. I also share what a client of mine said about her old Weight Watchers points that made everything click. When you stop dieting, there’s nothing to cheat on. And when there’s nothing to cheat on, overeating stops turning into a spiral. What You’ll Learn in This Episode
Diet rules make you feel like you’re playing against something. So when you break a rule, it feels like you might as well get your money’s worth. But the diet doesn’t have a body. You do. Every “cheat” lands on you. When you drop the rules, you stop fighting yourself and start making choices for yourself. That’s how weight loss lasts. Listen If You’ve Ever Thought...
Why do I keep eating after I’ve already overeaten? Diet rules teach you to think in pass or fail. Once you feel you’ve failed for the day, your brain decides there’s no reason to stop. Without the rules, there’s no day to “ruin.” Do cheat days help you lose weight? For me, they didn’t. I spent all week waiting for cheat day, then felt sick and tired by early afternoon. I realized I wasn’t cheating the diet. I was the one who felt the effects. How do I get back on track after overeating? You don’t need a fresh start or a new plan. You just go back to normal at your next meal. One overeat is just a fact, not a reason to start over.
Want More? If this episode resonated with you, I'd love for you to subscribe to The Confident Body Podcast. Every week we talk about the mental and emotional side of weight loss, the part that diets never cover. We cover things like sustainable weight loss, emotional eating, self-trust around food, and how to break free from diet rules that have never worked long term. Because the goal isn't just to lose the weight. It's to become someone who knows how to keep it off and feel good while doing it. Leave a review if this episode helped you. It only takes thirty seconds and it helps other women find the show.
Get the book my new book LIGHT: The New Psychology of Weight Loss
Check out my new Substack page! You’ll get bonus articles, inspiration, and wisdom. Plus some extra goodies I’ve got rolled up my sleeve. Check it out at: https://substack.com/@coachlizziemerritt
PS: Ever had that moment when you just WANT it? Your brain doesn’t care if you’re hungry. It just tastes SO good and you just want it. If that’s you, then download the guide I JUST WANT IT. IT TASTES SO GOOD at:
Also, check out my first book: You Are A Miracle
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| Can Being Hard On Myself Help Me Lose Weight | 28 Oct 2026 | 00:36:20 | |
If you've ever thought "If I'm hard enough on myself, maybe I'll finally change," then this episode is for you. The short answer is no. Shame does not help you lose weight. In fact, being hard on yourself can make overeating worse. You eat more than you planned. Maybe it's chips on the couch at 9 PM, or one piece of office birthday cake that turns into the whole afternoon. Then the mean voice starts. "What is wrong with me? I have zero control around food." And part of you believes that if the lecture is harsh enough, it will finally stick. I believed that for years. In this episode, I share one of the hardest nights of my life. We were stationed on Guam, I was lonely and overwhelmed, and I was eating my way through it. I woke up at 2:30 in the morning full of shame, sure that if I made myself feel awful enough, I would finally change. I didn't. What I learned instead changed everything. When your brain feels stressed or threatened, it looks for safety. And when the threat is your own inner critic, food is often the safety it finds. That's why shame can keep the emotional eating cycle going. What You'll Learn in This Episode
Being mean to yourself is not the same as being disciplined. Shame tells your brain you're in danger, and a brain in danger reaches for comfort, which is often food. Self-compassion makes it safe to try again. Sustainable weight loss doesn't come from being harder on yourself. It comes from giving yourself the conditions to grow. Listen If You've Ever Thought...
Does being hard on yourself help you lose weight? No. Self-criticism makes your brain feel threatened, and a threatened brain looks for comfort. For many women, that comfort is food. Why do I overeat when I feel ashamed? Shame feels like danger to your brain. Food feels like safety. So you reach for it, even when you're not hungry. Will being kind to myself make me lazy? No. In one study, students who were kind to themselves after failing a hard test studied longer for the retest. Kindness makes it safe to try again.
Want More? If this episode resonated with you, I'd love for you to subscribe to The Confident Body Podcast. Every week we talk about the mental and emotional side of weight loss, the part that diets never cover. We cover things like sustainable weight loss, emotional eating, self-trust around food, and how to break free from diet rules that have never worked long term. Because the goal isn't just to lose the weight. It's to become someone who knows how to keep it off and feel good while doing it. Leave a review if this episode helped you. It only takes thirty seconds and it helps other women find the show.
Get the book my new book LIGHT: The New Psychology of Weight Loss
Check out my new Substack page! You’ll get bonus articles, inspiration, and wisdom. Plus some extra goodies I’ve got rolled up my sleeve. Check it out at: https://substack.com/@coachlizziemerritt
PS: Ever had that moment when you just WANT it? Your brain doesn’t care if you’re hungry. It just tastes SO good and you just want it. If that’s you, then download the guide I JUST WANT IT. IT TASTES SO GOOD at:
Also, check out my first book: You Are A Miracle
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| When Do I Start To Feel Better? | 21 Oct 2026 | 00:53:01 | |
If you've ever stepped on the scale, seen it start to move, but then thought "Wait, this is it? Why don't I feel different yet?" then this episode is for you. The short answer: losing weight can change your body, but it can't make you feel like enough. That's because enough was never at the end of the road. It's been inside you the whole time. You worked so hard to get there. You waited for the relief, the moment you could finally relax. Maybe it lasted a day. Then the voice came back: "Maybe five more pounds would be safer." The finish line moved again. In this episode, I share the story of a client of mine who spent decades looking for a corner in a round room. First at work, as a woman in an industry run by men. Then with food and the scale. I tell you about the family trip that changed everything for her, and the morning she looked in the mirror and saw something she'd been missing her whole life. I also share my own story of hunting for enough. Spoiler: it includes getting fired. What You'll Learn in This Episode
Diets promise that once you get there, you'll be done. You'll feel happy, worthy, and free. But there is no finish line where enough is waiting. Sustainable weight loss and real peace with food start when you stop hustling for your worth and start seeing what's already true. You don't have to earn enough. You already are. Listen If You've Ever Thought...
Why don't I feel happy after reaching my goal weight? Many women believe a certain number will finally make them feel worthy. When they get there, that feeling doesn't show up, because it was never tied to the scale. Feeling enough comes from the inside. Does maintenance ever end? No, and that's not bad news. Maintenance is less like a place you arrive and more like a relationship you live in, like riding a bike. You keep pedaling, and the ride itself is the point. Why do I fall back into old habits around my family? The people who've known you longest often hold an old picture of you. Without meaning to, they invite you back into that old role. You don't have to blame them or fight them. You also don't have to play that role anymore.
Want More? If this episode resonated with you, I'd love for you to subscribe to The Confident Body Podcast. Every week we talk about the mental and emotional side of weight loss, the part that diets never cover. We cover things like sustainable weight loss, emotional eating, self-trust around food, and how to break free from diet rules that have never worked long term. Because the goal isn't just to lose the weight. It's to become someone who knows how to keep it off and feel good while doing it. Leave a review if this episode helped you. It only takes thirty seconds and it helps other women find the show.
Get the book my new book LIGHT: The New Psychology of Weight Loss
Check out my new Substack page! You’ll get bonus articles, inspiration, and wisdom. Plus some extra goodies I’ve got rolled up my sleeve. Check it out at: https://substack.com/@coachlizziemerritt
PS: Ever had that moment when you just WANT it? Your brain doesn’t care if you’re hungry. It just tastes SO good and you just want it. If that’s you, then download the guide I JUST WANT IT. IT TASTES SO GOOD at:
Also, check out my first book: You Are A Miracle
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| Why You Always Blow It (and What to Do About It) | 14 Oct 2026 | 00:46:31 | |
If you've ever thought "Don't get excited, I'm just going to blow it again," then this episode is for you. You have a good week. The scale finally moves. And instead of feeling happy, you feel scared. Part of you is already waiting for the fall. I get it. When you've tried so many times, "I always blow it" can feel like a fact. But what if it's not? What if it's a belief you decided on a long time ago, and you get to decide again? In this episode, I share two coaching stories. One client was heading into a family trip, sure she would never lose weight on vacation. Another had just lost three pounds and was already afraid she'd mess it up. I walk you through the simple tool that helped them both, and why it works with your brain instead of against it. What You'll Learn in This Episode
You don't have to force yourself to believe something new. Your brain loves to argue with statements, but it loves a puzzle even more. When you ask a better question, your brain goes looking for proof. And the proof that you can do this has been there all along. Listen If You've Ever Thought...
Want More? If this episode resonated with you, I'd love for you to subscribe to The Confident Body Podcast. Every week we talk about the mental and emotional side of weight loss, the part that diets never cover. We cover things like sustainable weight loss, emotional eating, self-trust around food, and how to break free from diet rules that have never worked long term. Because the goal isn't just to lose the weight. It's to become someone who knows how to keep it off and feel good while doing it. Leave a review if this episode helped you. It only takes thirty seconds and it helps other women find the show.
Get the book my new book LIGHT: The New Psychology of Weight Loss
Check out my new Substack page! You’ll get bonus articles, inspiration, and wisdom. Plus some extra goodies I’ve got rolled up my sleeve. Check it out at: https://substack.com/@coachlizziemerritt
PS: Ever had that moment when you just WANT it? Your brain doesn’t care if you’re hungry. It just tastes SO good and you just want it. If that’s you, then download the guide I JUST WANT IT. IT TASTES SO GOOD at:
Also, check out my first book: You Are A Miracle | |||
| Why Do I Eat Against My Will? | 07 Oct 2026 | 01:00:48 | |
If you've ever thought "How do I stop binging an what do I do after a binge?" then this episode is for you. The short answer is that your eating makes sense, even when it feels out of control. Overeating and binge eating are signals, like a light on your car's dashboard. They point to something going on underneath, such as shame, restriction, stress, or feelings you don't have another way to handle yet. Maybe you eat half a box of cereal standing in the kitchen. Maybe you eat in the car so nobody sees. Then you buy a new box, hide the wrappers, and promise yourself that tomorrow will be different. My guest today, Jane Pilger, knows that feeling well. Jane is a Master Certified Coach and the host of the Binge Eating Breakthrough Podcast. She binged in secret for decades, starting in her first semester of college. Today she talks about binge eating with zero shame, and she helps women see their eating through a whole new lens. Jane shares the eight reasons we eat when we don't want to. Even if you don't call yourself a binge eater, this applies to any time you've eaten in a way you wish you could do over. What You'll Learn in This Episode
Your eating is a light on the dashboard. It's telling you something is going on underneath. Shame keeps the hood closed. Curiosity and compassion open it. When you ask "How does this make sense?" instead of "What's wrong with me?" you start finding real answers, and emotional eating starts to lose its grip. Listen If You've Ever Thought...
Why do I eat when I don't want to? Unwanted eating usually has a reason underneath it. Jane names eight, including shame, restriction, a stressed nervous system, and using food to cope with emotions. Your eating makes sense, even when it feels out of control. Does shame make binge eating worse? Yes. Shame tells you something is wrong with you. When we're hard on ourselves, we want to get away from ourselves, and food is often how we learned to do that. Will I ever stop binge eating for good? Jane says there's no finish line, and that's okay. She still binges on rare occasions. What changed is how she treats herself afterward, and that makes it much easier to move on. Connect with Jane Pilger
Want More? If this episode resonated with you, I'd love for you to subscribe to The Confident Body Podcast. Every week we talk about the mental and emotional side of weight loss, the part that diets never cover. We cover things like sustainable weight loss, emotional eating, self-trust around food, and how to break free from diet rules that have never worked long term. Because the goal isn't just to lose the weight. It's to become someone who knows how to keep it off and feel good while doing it. Leave a review if this episode helped you. It only takes thirty seconds and it helps other women find the show. Get the book my new book LIGHT: The New Psychology of Weight Loss Check out my new Substack page! You’ll get bonus articles, inspiration, and wisdom. Plus some extra goodies I’ve got rolled up my sleeve. Check it out at: https://substack.com/@coachlizziemerritt PS: Ever had that moment when you just WANT it? Your brain doesn’t care if you’re hungry. It just tastes SO good and you just want it. If that’s you, then download the guide I JUST WANT IT. IT TASTES SO GOOD at: Also, check out my first book: You Are A Miracle | |||
| I was doing so good, until… | 30 Sep 2026 | 00:44:34 | |
If you’ve ever wondered “Is this ever gonna get easier?” then this episode is for you.
You had a really good couple of weeks. The food noise got quiet. You were sleeping well, stopping when you'd had enough, and thinking, "Maybe I finally have this." Then one night it all came creeping back. Maybe it was a bag of chocolate on the couch after dinner. And the next morning, the big question showed up: "What happened? I was doing so well. Is it ever going to get better?" In this episode, I share a coaching call with a client who was in that exact spot. We use one simple picture, riding a bike, to see what's really going on. Because weight loss has flat stretches and it has hills. A hill doesn't mean you did something wrong. It just means you hit a hill. What You'll Learn in This Episode
Easy weeks and hard weeks are just part of the road. They say nothing about who you are or whether this is working. You don't need a perfect, flat road to lose weight. You just keep making your everyday choices, like drinking your water, stopping at enough, and going to bed. That's what keeps you moving, and it's normal life, not a punishment. Listen If You've Ever Thought…
Want More? If this episode resonated with you, I'd love for you to subscribe to The Confident Body Podcast. Every week we talk about the mental and emotional side of weight loss, the part that diets never cover. We cover things like sustainable weight loss, emotional eating, self-trust around food, and how to break free from diet rules that have never worked long term. Because the goal isn't just to lose the weight. It's to become someone who knows how to keep it off and feel good while doing it. Leave a review if this episode helped you. It only takes thirty seconds and it helps other women find the show.
Get the book my new book LIGHT: The New Psychology of Weight Loss
Check out my new Substack page! You’ll get bonus articles, inspiration, and wisdom. Plus some extra goodies I’ve got rolled up my sleeve. Check it out at: https://substack.com/@coachlizziemerritt
PS: Ever had that moment when you just WANT it? Your brain doesn’t care if you’re hungry. It just tastes SO good and you just want it. If that’s you, then download the guide I JUST WANT IT. IT TASTES SO GOOD at:
Also, check out my first book: You Are A Miracle
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| Why rest makes you feel guilty | 24 Sep 2026 | 00:29:24 | |
Do you feel like your worth depends on how much you get done in a day? Meals, errands, work projects, other people's problems. Every morning the score resets to zero, and you have to earn your place all over again. Then you finally sit down to rest, and guilt comes crashing in. Shouldn't I be doing something? In this episode, I share a coaching conversation with a client of mine who was always on the go. She kept eating at night, tired and resentful as she watched her husband relax on the couch. What we found underneath that resentment surprised us both. It has a lot to do with emotional eating, worth, and the deep need to be needed. What You'll Learn in This Episode
Key Takeaway Your worth was never on your to-do list. It was there before you checked off a single thing. Like the sun on a cloudy day, it keeps shining whether anyone notices or not. When you let yourself rest without earning it first, food no longer has to be your only break at the end of a long day. Listen If You've Ever Thought:
Want More? If this episode resonated with you, I'd love for you to subscribe to The Confident Body Podcast. Every week we talk about the mental and emotional side of weight loss, the part that diets never cover. We cover things like sustainable weight loss, emotional eating, self-trust around food, and how to break free from diet rules that have never worked long term. Because the goal isn't just to lose the weight. It's to become someone who knows how to keep it off and feel good while doing it. Leave a review if this episode helped you. It only takes thirty seconds and it helps other women find the show.
Get the book my new book LIGHT: The New Psychology of Weight Loss
Check out my new Substack page! You’ll get bonus articles, inspiration, and wisdom. Plus some extra goodies I’ve got rolled up my sleeve. Check it out at: https://substack.com/@coachlizziemerritt
PS: Ever had that moment when you just WANT it? Your brain doesn’t care if you’re hungry. It just tastes SO good and you just want it. If that’s you, then download the guide I JUST WANT IT. IT TASTES SO GOOD at:
Also, check out my first book: You Are A Miracle | |||
| What If I Can't Keep the Weight Off? (Listen Again) | 16 Sep 2026 | 00:34:23 | |
If you keep asking who am I to think I can do this and want to finally believe you're allowed to try anyway, then this episode is for you.
Have you ever felt like you're the only one struggling with weight loss while everyone else has it figured out? Maybe you've watched a friend or coworker have success with weight loss medication and thought, maybe I should try that too. Or maybe that sneaky little thought creeps in, if I really wanted this, I would be doing better by now. That voice has a name. It is called imposter syndrome, and it does not just show up in your career or your goals. It shows up in weight loss too. In this episode, I dig into why self-doubt and comparison show up so much on this path, why waiting to feel ready is a trap, and how to stop comparison from stealing your progress. Because self-doubt does not mean you are failing. It means you are human. What You'll Learn in This Episode
Self-doubt is not proof that you are failing. It is proof that you are human. You do not have to feel confident to take action. You just have to take the next small step, doubt and all. Listen If You've Ever Thought…
Want More? If this episode resonated with you, I'd love for you to subscribe to The Confident Body Podcast. Every week we talk about the mental and emotional side of weight loss, the part that diets never cover. We cover things like sustainable weight loss, emotional eating, self-trust around food, and how to break free from diet rules that have never worked long term. Because the goal isn't just to lose the weight. It's to become someone who knows how to keep it off and feel good while doing it. Leave a review if this episode helped you. It only takes thirty seconds and it helps other women find the show. Get the book my new book LIGHT: The New Psychology of Weight Loss Check out my new Substack page! You’ll get bonus articles, inspiration, and wisdom. Plus some extra goodies I’ve got rolled up my sleeve. Check it out at: https://substack.com/@coachlizziemerritt PS: Ever had that moment when you just WANT it? Your brain doesn’t care if you’re hungry. It just tastes SO good and you just want it. If that’s you, then download the guide I JUST WANT IT. IT TASTES SO GOOD at: Also, check out my first book: You Are A Miracle | |||
| The 3 Step Framework To Lose All the Weight You Want (Listen Again) | 09 Sep 2026 | 00:24:53 | |
The Secret to Never Dieting Again
Do you ever feel like the second you stop dieting, all bets are off? Maybe it's a vacation. Maybe you got sick. Maybe it's just a weekend. And suddenly you're back to old habits, wondering why you can't just eat like a normal person. If that sounds familiar, I want you to know you are not alone. This episode came from a real conversation I had with a client, one where I mapped out a simple three-step process on the spot. And I knew right away it needed to be an episode. Here's the thing. The secret to weight loss that actually lasts is not another diet. It is not a quick fix. It is slowly changing what normal eating looks like for you, one small step at a time. In this episode, I walk you through why diets keep failing you, and I give you the exact three-step framework I use with clients to build a new normal that sticks, without feeling deprived. What You'll Learn in This Episode
Lasting change does not come from a diet. It comes from slowly building a new normal, one small level up at a time. When you stop trying to overhaul everything overnight, your brain stops fighting you, and the change actually sticks. Listen If You've Ever Thought…
Want More? If this episode resonated with you, I'd love for you to subscribe to The Confident Body Podcast. Every week we talk about the mental and emotional side of weight loss, the part that diets never cover. We cover things like sustainable weight loss, emotional eating, self-trust around food, and how to break free from diet rules that have never worked long term. Because the goal isn't just to lose the weight. It's to become someone who knows how to keep it off and feel good while doing it. Leave a review if this episode helped you. It only takes thirty seconds and it helps other women find the show.
Get the book my new book LIGHT: The New Psychology of Weight Loss
Check out my new Substack page! You’ll get bonus articles, inspiration, and wisdom. Plus some extra goodies I’ve got rolled up my sleeve. Check it out at: https://substack.com/@coachlizziemerritt
PS: Ever had that moment when you just WANT it? Your brain doesn’t care if you’re hungry. It just tastes SO good and you just want it. If that’s you, then download the guide I JUST WANT IT. IT TASTES SO GOOD at:
Also, check out my first book: You Are A Miracle | |||
| I Just Want To Be DONE Thinking About Weight Loss (Listen Again) | 03 Sep 2026 | 00:41:01 | |
If you're exhausted from being all in for two weeks and then all out for two more and want to find some steady middle ground, then this episode is for you. Why You Keep Starting Over Do you ever feel like you're always restarting your weight loss? One week you're all in, doing everything right, and a few weeks later you're worn out and back to old habits. The weight creeps back and it feels like you're right back at zero. If that sounds familiar, this episode is for you. We're talking about why weight loss brings out all-or-nothing thinking, even in women who are flexible and easygoing in every other part of their life. The second a cookie shows up, it can feel like it's broccoli or bust. We're also talking about something a lot of my clients say. "I just want to be done thinking about this." I get why you'd want that. But that mindset can actually keep you stuck. There's a better way to think about it, one that feels a lot more freeing. What You'll Learn in This Episode
One off day does not erase your progress. You are not starting over, you are picking up where you left off. Real change happens in the messy weeks, not just the perfect ones. Listen If You've Ever Thought…
Want More? If this episode resonated with you, I'd love for you to subscribe to The Confident Body Podcast. Every week we talk about the mental and emotional side of weight loss, the part that diets never cover. We cover things like sustainable weight loss, emotional eating, self-trust around food, and how to break free from diet rules that have never worked long term. Because the goal isn't just to lose the weight. It's to become someone who knows how to keep it off and feel good while doing it. Leave a review if this episode helped you. It only takes thirty seconds and it helps other women find the show.
Get the book my new book LIGHT: The New Psychology of Weight Loss
Check out my new Substack page! You’ll get bonus articles, inspiration, and wisdom. Plus some extra goodies I’ve got rolled up my sleeve. Check it out at: https://substack.com/@coachlizziemerritt
PS: Ever had that moment when you just WANT it? Your brain doesn’t care if you’re hungry. It just tastes SO good and you just want it. If that’s you, then download the guide I JUST WANT IT. IT TASTES SO GOOD at:
Also, check out my first book: You Are A Miracle
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| Why You Keep Sabotaging Yourself | 26 Aug 2026 | 00:34:14 | |
"I want to go for my goal and lose weight but... "This isn't the right season." "I should focus on my health first." "Once things calm down at work." In this episode, I'm talking about the four sneaky ways fear shows up and tries to pass itself off as good judgment. I share the story of a thermostat quietly running in the background of your brain, keeping you exactly as small as it thinks is safe. And I walk through the same four step process my own coach used with me when I got nervous before speaking to a crowd of five hundred people. This one goes deep on why staying stuck can feel so much safer than growing, even when growing is what you actually want. What You'll Learn in This Episode
Fear rarely shows up announcing itself. It shows up sounding like common sense. But underneath almost every "not right now," there's an old, understandable reason your brain thinks staying small keeps you safe. You don't have to argue with that voice or wait for it to disappear. You just have to stop handing it the pen every time it asks for it. Listen If You've Ever Thought...
Quote credits: Quote from A Return to Love — Marianne Williamson (1992)
Want More? If this episode resonated with you, I'd love for you to subscribe to The Confident Body Podcast. Every week we talk about the mental and emotional side of weight loss, the part that diets never cover. We cover things like sustainable weight loss, emotional eating, self-trust around food, and how to break free from diet rules that have never worked long term. Because the goal isn't just to lose the weight. It's to become someone who knows how to keep it off and feel good while doing it. Leave a review if this episode helped you. It only takes thirty seconds and it helps other women find the show.
Get the book my new book LIGHT: The New Psychology of Weight Loss
Check out my new Substack page! You’ll get bonus articles, inspiration, and wisdom. Plus some extra goodies I’ve got rolled up my sleeve. Check it out at: https://substack.com/@coachlizziemerritt
PS: Ever had that moment when you just WANT it? Your brain doesn’t care if you’re hungry. It just tastes SO good and you just want it. If that’s you, then download the guide I JUST WANT IT. IT TASTES SO GOOD at:
Also, check out my first book: You Are A Miracle
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| Don't Die With Your Music Still In You | 19 Aug 2026 | 00:46:27 | |
If you’ve ever thought "I'll do that when I've lost the weight." or "Who am I to think my voice matters?" then this episode is for YOU. This is episode #200! Happy birthday Confident Body podcast! When I started this podcast, I almost didn't. I wanted a co-host because I didn't think I could carry a whole show by myself. I was scared I'd run out of things to say. (Guess that wasn’t an issue.) Even though I was scared, I started messy, and I kept going. Two hundred episodes later, I want to talk about something that goes way beyond the scale. Because somewhere in all the tracking and the trying and the starting over, a lot of us forget to ask the bigger question. What is all this weight loss actually FOR? This episode is about the parts of your life you've put on hold while you wait to feel ready. The trip. The class. The creative thing. The relationship. The version of you that's been waiting in the wings for "someday." What You'll Learn in This Episode
Key Takeaway You don't have to finish losing weight before you start living. Your gifts, your voice, your particular way of showing up in the world, are needed right now, not on the other side of some number on a scale. Ready isn't a feeling that shows up. It's a decision you get to make today. Listen If You've Ever Thought…
Music and quote credits: "Be the Light" — Reesh Seely, 2025 (Carolina Sky Records) Quote from A Return to Love — Marianne Williamson (1992)
Want More? If this episode resonated with you, I'd love for you to subscribe to The Confident Body Podcast. Every week we talk about the mental and emotional side of weight loss, the part that diets never cover. We cover things like sustainable weight loss, emotional eating, self-trust around food, and how to break free from diet rules that have never worked long term. Because the goal isn't just to lose the weight. It's to become someone who knows how to keep it off and feel good while doing it. Leave a review if this episode helped you. It only takes thirty seconds and it helps other women find the show.
Get the book my new book LIGHT: The New Psychology of Weight Loss
Check out my new Substack page! You’ll get bonus articles, inspiration, and wisdom. Plus some extra goodies I’ve got rolled up my sleeve. Check it out at: https://substack.com/@coachlizziemerritt
PS: Ever had that moment when you just WANT it? Your brain doesn’t care if you’re hungry. It just tastes SO good and you just want it. If that’s you, then download the guide I JUST WANT IT. IT TASTES SO GOOD at:
Also, check out my first book: You Are A Miracle | |||
| Why You Cannot Think Your Way Into Calm | 12 Aug 2026 | 01:00:15 | |
Why You Feel Like a Stranger in Your Own Body and The Five-Minute Tool That Calms Rage and Helps You Actually Sleep Have you been waking up lately and feeling a little off? You are getting everything done, but somewhere in there you lost the version of you who felt steady and clear and easy to be around. In this episode, I sit down with Jessica Long, a certified trauma informed breathwork facilitator and certified menopause coaching specialist. We talk about why so much of how you feel comes from your body first, before your thoughts ever get involved. That is a different starting point than most of us were taught when it comes to fixing stress, fog, or feeling stuck. Jessica explains why so many of us breathe in a way that quietly tells our nervous system something is wrong, even when we are just sitting at our desk or scrolling our phone. We also talk about a skill called interoception. That is your ability to feel what is happening inside your own body. So many women lose touch with this skill without ever realizing it, and it is part of why you might feel disconnected from yourself. This conversation is for any woman who has thought, "I just don't feel like myself anymore," and wants to understand why, and what to do about it. What You'll Learn in This Episode
Key Takeaway Feeling calm and feeling like yourself again does not start in your head. It starts in your body. When you give your nervous system a clear signal of safety, something as simple as your breath can do this, everything else gets a little easier. That includes the food noise in your head and how often you find yourself thinking about food. You do not need an hour or a perfect routine. You need a few minutes and a little bit of practice. Listen If You've Ever Thought...
Learn More About Jessica Long
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Also, check out my first book: You Are A Miracle | |||
| Still Chasing Your First Diet's Promise | 05 Aug 2026 | 00:27:23 | |
Have you ever looked at an old picture of yourself and thought, wow, I looked amazing? And then you remembered that back then, you didn't feel good about yourself at all. You were on a diet then too. You were sure something needed to change. That gap between how you looked and how you felt is what this episode is about. So many of us have hit a goal weight, or gotten close to one, and found out the peace we were promised never showed up. We just kept going, chasing the same feeling, sure that the next ten pounds would finally deliver it. This episode comes from a real conversation I had with a client who found an old journal from when she was in her twenties. She weighed less than she does now. And she felt exactly as not enough as she does today. Same feeling, decades apart. We get into why that happens, and what it actually takes to feel different this time, not just look different. What you'll learn in this episode:
Key takeaway: You can hit a goal weight and still feel exactly the way you did before you started. That's not a willpower problem. It's a sign that the target you were chasing was never clearly defined in the first place. The steadiness you're looking for isn't waiting for you somewhere out there. It's something you already carry, and this episode is about learning to trust it instead of keep searching for it. Listen if you've ever thought:
Want More? If this episode resonated with you, I'd love for you to subscribe to The Confident Body Podcast. Every week we talk about the mental and emotional side of weight loss, the part that diets never cover. We cover things like sustainable weight loss, emotional eating, self-trust around food, and how to break free from diet rules that have never worked long term. Because the goal isn't just to lose the weight. It's to become someone who knows how to keep it off and feel good while doing it. Leave a review if this episode helped you. It only takes thirty seconds and it helps other women find the show.
Get the book my new book LIGHT: The New Psychology of Weight Loss
Check out my new Substack page! You’ll get bonus articles, inspiration, and wisdom. Plus some extra goodies I’ve got rolled up my sleeve. Check it out at: https://substack.com/@coachlizziemerritt
PS: Ever had that moment when you just WANT it? Your brain doesn’t care if you’re hungry. It just tastes SO good and you just want it. If that’s you, then download the guide I JUST WANT IT. IT TASTES SO GOOD at:
Also, check out my first book: You Are A Miracle | |||
| Your Wiring Isn't The Problem | 29 Jul 2026 | 01:01:27 | |
Why personality tests can explain a lot, but they are not your identity. Have you ever known exactly what you were supposed to do and done the opposite thing anyway? You know the plan. You know you should rest instead of reaching for a snack. And somehow you end up in the pantry anyway. In this episode, I sit down with life coach Kelly Tibbitts for a podcast swap. Kelly is an expert in the Enneagram and human design, and we talk about why knowing what to do and actually doing it are two completely different jobs. Kelly used something as simple as a grocery cart in a parking lot to explain why two people can look at the same task and have a completely different, deeply held opinion about the right way to handle it. Once you hear it, you'll probably recognize yourself or someone you love immediately. We also get into people pleasing, perfectionism, and a simple tool for feeling a feeling instead of eating over it. What You'll Learn in This Episode
Key Takeaway Your patterns make sense. The way you're wired explains why you reach for food, why you push through instead of resting, and why rest can feel impossible to give yourself. None of that means something is wrong with you. Once you understand your own wiring, you can trade judgment for grace. And underneath the wiring, underneath the patterns, the part of you that already knows who she is has been there the whole time. Listen If You've Ever Thought…
Learn More About Kelly Tibbitts
Want More? If this episode resonated with you, I'd love for you to subscribe to The Confident Body Podcast. Every week we talk about the mental and emotional side of weight loss, the part that diets never cover. We cover things like sustainable weight loss, emotional eating, self-trust around food, and how to break free from diet rules that have never worked long term. Because the goal isn't just to lose the weight. It's to become someone who knows how to keep it off and feel good while doing it. Leave a review if this episode helped you. It only takes thirty seconds and it helps other women find the show.
Get the book my new book LIGHT: The New Psychology of Weight Loss
Check out my new Substack page! You’ll get bonus articles, inspiration, and wisdom. Plus some extra goodies I’ve got rolled up my sleeve. Check it out at: https://substack.com/@coachlizziemerritt
PS: Ever had that moment when you just WANT it? Your brain doesn’t care if you’re hungry. It just tastes SO good and you just want it. If that’s you, then download the guide I JUST WANT IT. IT TASTES SO GOOD at:
Also, check out my first book: You Are A Miracle
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| Binge Eating Isn't a Character Flaw | 22 Jul 2026 | 00:49:37 | |
Who Are You Really Hiding From? Have you ever eaten something completely alone? In your car, in a closet, with the door locked, just so nobody would see. And then made sure there was no evidence left behind. If that's you, I want you to know you are so not alone. In this episode, I'm joined by Amber Abila, a binge eating coach and host of the Become a Confident Eater podcast. Amber spent years in her own cycle of restriction and bingeing before she found her way out, and now she helps women understand what their body has actually been trying to tell them this whole time. We talk about why certain foods feel impossible to resist, why even "eating a little healthier" can backfire, and the real reason so many of us hide what we eat. This isn't about willpower. It's about understanding your own body again. What You'll Learn in This Episode
Key Takeaway Binge eating is not a character flaw and it is not a willpower problem. It's a habit your brain built to respond to restriction and to a food system that learned how to imitate nutrition without delivering it. The secrecy that comes with it doesn't protect you from judgment. It just means you're the only one judging. The work isn't punishing your body into behaving. It's learning to trust it again. Listen If You've Ever Thought…
Learn More About Amber Abila
Want More? If this episode resonated with you, I'd love for you to subscribe to The Confident Body Podcast. Every week we talk about the mental and emotional side of weight loss, the part that diets never cover. We cover things like sustainable weight loss, emotional eating, self-trust around food, and how to break free from diet rules that have never worked long term. Because the goal isn't just to lose the weight. It's to become someone who knows how to keep it off and feel good while doing it. Leave a review if this episode helped you. It only takes thirty seconds and it helps other women find the show.
Get the book my new book LIGHT: The New Psychology of Weight Loss
Check out my new Substack page! You’ll get bonus articles, inspiration, and wisdom. Plus some extra goodies I’ve got rolled up my sleeve. Check it out at: https://substack.com/@coachlizziemerritt
PS: Ever had that moment when you just WANT it? Your brain doesn’t care if you’re hungry. It just tastes SO good and you just want it. If that’s you, then download the guide I JUST WANT IT. IT TASTES SO GOOD at:
Also, check out my first book: You Are A Miracle | |||
| I Just Want To Quit | 15 Jul 2026 | 00:38:03 | |
You get home from vacation. You step on the scale. The number is up, and just like that, your whole summer of hard work feels like it disappeared. A little voice starts talking. What if you just stopped trying so hard? What if you let the healthy stuff slide and went back to how things used to be? In this episode, I talk about that voice. Where it comes from, and why the "easy" life you remember might not have been as easy as you think. I also share some surprising brain science about memory, and why the past version of you that you keep comparing yourself to is not as accurate as it feels. What You'll Learn in This Episode
Key Takeaway You are not tired of healthy living. You are tired of the story you have wrapped around it. Once you stop putting your food choices on trial every single day, weight loss stops feeling like a performance and starts feeling like just another part of your normal life. The version of you that you think you miss was never as free as you remember. She was looking for exactly what you are building right now. Listen If You've Ever Thought...
Want More? If this episode resonated with you, I'd love for you to subscribe to The Confident Body Podcast. Every week we talk about the mental and emotional side of weight loss, the part that diets never cover. We cover things like sustainable weight loss, emotional eating, self-trust around food, and how to break free from diet rules that have never worked long term. Because the goal isn't just to lose the weight. It's to become someone who knows how to keep it off and feel good while doing it. Leave a review if this episode helped you. It only takes thirty seconds and it helps other women find the show.
Get the book my new book LIGHT: The New Psychology of Weight Loss
Check out my new Substack page! You’ll get bonus articles, inspiration, and wisdom. Plus some extra goodies I’ve got rolled up my sleeve. Check it out at: https://substack.com/@coachlizziemerritt
PS: Ever had that moment when you just WANT it? Your brain doesn’t care if you’re hungry. It just tastes SO good and you just want it. If that’s you, then download the guide I JUST WANT IT. IT TASTES SO GOOD at:
Also, check out my first book: You Are A Miracle
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| The Secret Formula You’ve Been Hunting For | 08 Jul 2026 | 00:47:10 | |
The answer to “When will I ever figure this out?” Have you ever felt like you are one rule away from finally getting this right? Like the secret is out there somewhere, and you just have not found it yet. I felt that way for eighteen years about a book called The Alchemist. I read it once and did not get it at all. Then I picked it up again on a long drive last week, and it hit me completely differently this time. This episode is about that search. The one we are all doing every day, standing in the pantry, staring at the snack drawer, trying on jeans that feel a little tight. We keep asking, what am I missing? But there is a different question waiting right underneath that one. I will also tell you what a shepherd boy, a desert, and a burning bush have to do with your nine fifteen trip to the kitchen. Stick with me. It gets a little weird, and then it makes a lot of sense. What You'll Learn in This Episode
Key Takeaway You are not missing some hidden formula. The secret you are looking for is not in the next book, the next plan, or the next expert. It has been with you the whole time. The work is learning to pause long enough to see it. Listen If You've Ever Thought…
Want More? If this episode resonated with you, I'd love for you to subscribe to The Confident Body Podcast. Every week we talk about the mental and emotional side of weight loss, the part that diets never cover. We cover things like sustainable weight loss, emotional eating, self-trust around food, and how to break free from diet rules that have never worked long term. Because the goal isn't just to lose the weight. It's to become someone who knows how to keep it off and feel good while doing it. Leave a review if this episode helped you. It only takes thirty seconds and it helps other women find the show.
Get the book my new book LIGHT: The New Psychology of Weight Loss
Check out my new Substack page! You’ll get bonus articles, inspiration, and wisdom. Plus some extra goodies I’ve got rolled up my sleeve. Check it out at: https://substack.com/@coachlizziemerritt
PS: Ever had that moment when you just WANT it? Your brain doesn’t care if you’re hungry. It just tastes SO good and you just want it. If that’s you, then download the guide I JUST WANT IT. IT TASTES SO GOOD at:
Also, check out my first book: You Are A Miracle | |||
| Why Your Brain Won't Let You Feel Good | 01 Jul 2026 | 00:33:00 | |
If you've ever done everything right and still couldn't silence the voice saying "This will never work" this one's for you.
You're doing everything right. You're eating better, moving more, making choices you feel good about. And then out of nowhere, the old thoughts show up. "This will never work." "I always mess this up." "I never make real progress." And some part of you just lets them in. If that sounds familiar, this episode is for you. Because the problem isn't your willpower, your plan, or your consistency. The problem is the mental playlist your brain keeps playing on repeat and the fact that nobody told you that you're the one holding the remote. In this episode, I'm talking about one of the biggest things I see hold women back from sustainable weight loss: not the food, not the exercise, not even the stress. It's the old thought patterns that feel like truth but are really just habit. And habits can change. This isn't about positive thinking or pretending things are better than they are. It's about something much simpler. You don't wait for your favorite song to come on before you change the station. You change it first. The music follows. What You'll Learn in This Episode
The thoughts you think are the material your life is built from. If you spend your days in a mind that's unkind to you, that is your life regardless of what the scale says. You deserve to live in a better mind than that. Today. Not at goal weight. Today. Buddhists knew it, Shakespeare knew it, Paul writing in Romans knew it and this episode is about why it's time to stop forgetting it. Listen If You've Ever Thought...
Want More? If this episode resonated with you, I'd love for you to subscribe to The Confident Body Podcast. Every week we talk about the mental and emotional side of weight loss, the part that diets never cover. We cover things like sustainable weight loss, emotional eating, self-trust around food, and how to break free from diet rules that have never worked long term. Because the goal isn't just to lose the weight. It's to become someone who knows how to keep it off and feel good while doing it. Leave a review if this episode helped you. It only takes thirty seconds and it helps other women find the show.
Get the book my new book LIGHT: The New Psychology of Weight Loss
Check out my new Substack page! You’ll get bonus articles, inspiration, and wisdom. Plus some extra goodies I’ve got rolled up my sleeve. Check it out at: https://substack.com/@coachlizziemerritt
PS: Ever had that moment when you just WANT it? Your brain doesn’t care if you’re hungry. It just tastes SO good and you just want it. If that’s you, then download the guide I JUST WANT IT. IT TASTES SO GOOD at:
Also, check out my first book: You Are A Miracle
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| Why Your Boundaries Never Stick | 24 Jun 2026 | 01:07:42 | |
What Happens When You Always Say Yes
Have you ever set a boundary with someone, felt good about it for about five minutes, and then started feeling guilty like you did something wrong? In this episode, I talk with Dr. Kelly Kessler, a physical therapist turned nervous system educator, about something called self-abandonment. It's the habit of putting everyone else first so often that you forget what you actually want or need. We get into why your boundaries might get pushback, even from people who love you, why stress and old patterns can show up as actual pain in your body, and how to tell the difference between guilt that means something and guilt that's just noise. If you've ever felt exhausted from holding everything together for everyone else, this one is for you. What You'll Learn in This Episode
Key Takeaway You don't have to earn the right to take care of yourself. Learning to notice your own needs, even in small moments, isn't selfish. It's the first real step toward trusting yourself again. Listen If You've Ever Thought...
Learn More About Dr. Kelly Kessler
Want More? If this episode hit home, hit follow so you don't miss what's next. The Confident Body Podcast covers the mental and emotional side of weight loss, things like emotional eating, self-trust with food, and learning to feel confident in your own body, every single week. Leave a review if this episode helped you. It only takes thirty seconds and it helps other women find the show.
Get the book my new book LIGHT: The New Psychology of Weight Loss
Check out my new Substack page! You’ll get bonus articles, inspiration, and wisdom. Plus some extra goodies I’ve got rolled up my sleeve. Check it out at: https://substack.com/@coachlizziemerritt
PS: Ever had that moment when you just WANT it? Your brain doesn’t care if you’re hungry. It just tastes SO good and you just want it. If that’s you, then download the guide I JUST WANT IT. IT TASTES SO GOOD at:
Also, check out my first book: You Are A Miracle | |||
| Still Last On Your Own List | 17 Jun 2026 | 00:35:55 | |
You show up for everyone. Every time. Without question. But when something good comes toward you, a compliment, a win, a moment of real progress with your weight, something in you flinches. You deflect. You minimize. You say, oh, it's nothing. And you go right back to the bottom of your own to-do list. This episode is about why. Not as a character flaw to fix, but as a pattern that was handed to you before you were old enough to question it, and what it looks and feels like to finally start receiving what is already trying to find its way to you. I share a real conversation with a client who has done everything right, built a business, raised a family, showed up for everyone she loves, and yet found herself saying: I'm not sure I deserve to lose this weight. That moment became the whole episode. Because if you've ever felt that, even a little, even quietly, this one is for you.
What You'll Learn in This Episode
Key Takeaway The weight loss work most women skip is not the eating or the exercise. It's the receiving. Believing you were allowed to arrive. Your body has been practicing this since before you were born, and this episode is about learning to do the same.
Listen If You've Ever Thought...
Want More? If this episode resonated with you, I'd love for you to subscribe to The Confident Body Podcast. Every week we talk about the mental and emotional side of weight loss, the part that diets never cover. We cover things like sustainable weight loss, emotional eating, self-trust around food, and how to break free from diet rules that have never worked long term. Because the goal isn't just to lose the weight. It's to become someone who knows how to keep it off and feel good while doing it. Leave a review if this episode helped you. It only takes thirty seconds and it helps other women find the show.
Check out my new Substack page! You’ll get bonus articles, inspiration, and wisdom. Plus some extra goodies I’ve got rolled up my sleeve. Check it out at: https://substack.com/@coachlizziemerritt
PS: Ever had that moment when you just WANT it? Your brain doesn’t care if you’re hungry. It just tastes SO good and you just want it. If that’s you, then download the guide I JUST WANT IT. IT TASTES SO GOOD at:
Get the book my new book LIGHT: The New Psychology of Weight Loss Also, check out my first book: You Are A Miracle
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| The "F" Word: Why Failure Feels Like A Fact | 10 Jun 2026 | 00:35:07 | |
You know that moment. You had a plan. You felt good about it. And then one unplanned meal, one late night, one vacation evening and before you've even put the dish in the sink, the word shows up. Failure. And it doesn't feel like a word. It feels like a verdict. Your brain lines up the evidence. You're not trying hard enough. You never stick with anything. You're never going to change. And what started as one bowl of ice cream at 9pm has somehow become a statement about who you permanently are. This episode is about that sequence. Where it comes from, why your brain does it, and four surprisingly quick tools to break it — including a Harry Potter spell, a Shakespearean ice cream monologue that made my client cry laughing, and a little something from psychology called cognitive defusion.
What You'll Learn in This Episode
Key Takeaway The failure spiral isn't a character flaw. It's a brain pattern, and brain patterns can change. The four steps in this episode won't stop the thought from showing up. They will stop it from running the whole show.
Listen If You've Ever Thought...
Want More? If this episode resonated with you, I'd love for you to subscribe to The Confident Body Podcast. Every week we talk about the mental and emotional side of weight loss, the part that diets never cover. We cover things like sustainable weight loss, emotional eating, self-trust around food, and how to break free from diet rules that have never worked long term. Because the goal isn't just to lose the weight. It's to become someone who knows how to keep it off and feel good while doing it. Leave a review if this episode helped you. It only takes thirty seconds and it helps other women find the show.
Check out my new Substack page! You’ll get bonus articles, inspiration, and wisdom. Plus some extra goodies I’ve got rolled up my sleeve. Check it out at: https://substack.com/@coachlizziemerritt
PS: Ever had that moment when you just WANT it? Your brain doesn’t care if you’re hungry. It just tastes SO good and you just want it. If that’s you, then download the guide I JUST WANT IT. IT TASTES SO GOOD at:
Get the book my new book LIGHT: The New Psychology of Weight Loss Also, check out my first book: You Are A Miracle | |||
| Why Don't I Feel Different Yet? | 03 Jun 2026 | 00:31:24 | |
If you've ever gotten to a goal and still felt like something was missing, you're not doing it wrong. You're just only halfway there. And nobody told you that was coming. In this episode, I talk about why reaching your goal weight is only the first half of the weight loss journey. The second half is just as important. And the good news? You don't have to wait until you get there to start. This one is also for women on GLP-1 medications. The medication can change your body fast. But your brain needs a different kind of work to catch up. We're going to talk about that too. What You'll Learn in This Episode
Key Takeaway Getting to goal weight is the first half of the climb. Believing you're the person you've become is the second half. And you don't have to wait for the summit to start. Your brain can learn to tell a new story. But it won't do it on its own. You have to direct it on purpose, and this episode shows you how. Listen If You've Ever Thought…
Want More? If this episode resonated with you, I'd love for you to subscribe to The Confident Body Podcast. Every week we talk about the mental and emotional side of weight loss, the part that diets never cover. We cover things like sustainable weight loss, emotional eating, self-trust around food, and how to break free from diet rules that have never worked long term. Because the goal isn't just to lose the weight. It's to become someone who knows how to keep it off and feel good while doing it. Leave a review if this episode helped you. It only takes thirty seconds and it helps other women find the show.
Check out my new Substack page! You’ll get bonus articles, inspiration, and wisdom. Plus some extra goodies I’ve got rolled up my sleeve. Check it out at: https://substack.com/@coachlizziemerritt
PS: Ever had that moment when you just WANT it? Your brain doesn’t care if you’re hungry. It just tastes SO good and you just want it. If that’s you, then download the guide I JUST WANT IT. IT TASTES SO GOOD at:
Get the book my new book LIGHT: The New Psychology of Weight Loss Also, check out my first book: You Are A Miracle
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| Two Kinds of Hungry | 27 May 2026 | 00:36:06 | |
Have you ever found yourself eating something and realized you don't quite remember deciding to eat it? Your hand is just there, the food is halfway gone, and somehow you're eating it and judging yourself for it at the same time. You paid full price for half the experience. What if the reason you can't stop isn't about willpower at all? What if the problem is that you're not actually tasting what you're eating? In this episode, we're talking about two kinds of hunger that look exactly the same from the outside but are asking for completely different things. One is moving toward something. One is moving away. And once you can tell them apart, something quietly shifts. We also get into some genuinely fascinating science — including what one Columbia neuroscientist discovered that flips everything the diet industry has ever told you about pleasure and food completely on its head. What You'll Learn in This Episode
Key Takeaway The reason you can't stop once you start usually has nothing to do with the food. It has to do with which hunger is doing the asking. When you're moving toward genuine pleasure and you're actually present for it, your body knows when it's had enough. It always has. It just needs you to be in the room long enough to hear it. Listen If You've Ever Thought...
Subscribe to The Confident Body Podcast If this episode made you stop and think, there's a lot more where that came from. The Confident Body Podcast is for women who are done fighting themselves around food and ready to understand what's actually going on underneath. We talk about emotional eating, self-trust, breaking free from diet rules, and building sustainable weight loss that doesn't require white-knuckling every meal. Subscribe so you don't miss an episode.
Check out my new Substack page! You’ll get bonus articles, inspiration, and wisdom. Plus some extra goodies I’ve got rolled up my sleeve. Check it out at: https://substack.com/@coachlizziemerritt
PS: Ever had that moment when you just WANT it? Your brain doesn’t care if you’re hungry. It just tastes SO good and you just want it. If that’s you, then download the guide I JUST WANT IT. IT TASTES SO GOOD at:
Get the book my new book LIGHT: The New Psychology of Weight Loss Also, check out my first book: You Are A Miracle | |||
| Why Can't I Stop Once I Start? | 20 May 2026 | 00:36:07 | |
It's Never About the Chips Have you ever reached for a food you told yourself you shouldn't have, then kept eating it because you already blew it? And the whole time, that voice in your head was running a full courtroom trial, presenting evidence, handing down a verdict, and sentencing you to start over Monday? That's not a willpower problem. That's food morality. And it might be the very thing making it harder to stop. In this episode, I'm breaking down why labeling food as good or bad doesn't protect you from overeating. It actually fuels it. The shame you feel while eating the chips? That's not the solution. That's the accelerant. We talk about why your brain circles forbidden food like it's the most important thing in the room, what mental restriction actually looks like (hint: it's not the same as skipping the food), and how to start making choices instead of following rules. What You'll Learn in This Episode
Key Takeaway The food isn't the problem. The story you're telling yourself about the food is what creates the spiral, the emotional hangover, and the sense that you just can't be trusted around certain things. When food stops being a verdict on your character and becomes just a choice with outcomes, something quietly shifts. The pressure drops. The beach ball stops launching. And you can finally hear yourself think. Listen If You've Ever Thought...
Subscribe to The Confident Body Podcast If this episode hit close to home, there's a lot more where that came from. The Confident Body Podcast is for women who are done fighting themselves at the dinner table and ready for weight loss that actually lasts. We talk about emotional eating, self-trust around food, breaking free from diet rules, and building a relationship with your body that doesn't require white-knuckling your way through every meal. Subscribe so you don't miss an episode.
Check out my new Substack page! You’ll get bonus articles, inspiration, and wisdom. Plus some extra goodies I’ve got rolled up my sleeve. Check it out at: https://substack.com/@coachlizziemerritt
PS: Ever had that moment when you just WANT it? Your brain doesn’t care if you’re hungry. It just tastes SO good and you just want it. If that’s you, then download the guide I JUST WANT IT. IT TASTES SO GOOD at:
Get the book my new book LIGHT: The New Psychology of Weight Loss Also, check out my first book: You Are A Miracle | |||
| Not Good Enough | 13 May 2026 | 00:38:11 | |
You drank the water. You took the walk. You tracked the food for a while. And when the scale didn't move the way you hoped, your brain quietly filed it away: “NOT GOOD ENOUGH”. So now when someone tells you to start small, something in you goes a little flat. Because small hasn't worked before. And you're tired of hoping for something that doesn't pan out. This episode is about what your brain was actually missing every time it measured a small step and came up empty. It wasn't measuring you. It was measuring the scale. And those are two very different things. A small step doesn't just add up on the scale. It adds up in your brain. Every time you do what you said you were going to do, your brain collects a piece of evidence that you are someone who follows through. That evidence is quiet. You can't see it in the mirror yet. But it is changing the story your brain tells about who you are. And that story is what everything else is built on.
What You'll Learn in This Episode
Key Takeaway The goal was never the ten minutes. The goal was the version of you who got up anyway. Small steps don't just burn calories. They build the case your brain needs to finally deliver a different verdict about who you are. And the woman underneath that verdict has been there all along, waiting for the evidence to catch up.
Listen If You've Ever Thought...
Enjoy This Episode? Subscribe to The Confident Body Podcast so you never miss an episode. Every week I talk about the mental and emotional side of weight loss that diets never touch. Things like self-trust around food, breaking free from diet rules, emotional eating, and building a relationship with your body that actually lasts. If this episode resonated with you, it would mean so much if you left a review. It helps other women find the show and feel a little less alone in this.
Check out my new Substack page! You’ll get bonus articles, inspiration, and wisdom. Plus some extra goodies I’ve got rolled up my sleeve. Check it out at: https://substack.com/@coachlizziemerritt
PS: Ever had that moment when you just WANT it? Your brain doesn’t care if you’re hungry. It just tastes SO good and you just want it. If that’s you, then download the guide I JUST WANT IT. IT TASTES SO GOOD at:
Get the book my new book LIGHT: The New Psychology of Weight Loss Also, check out my first book: You Are A Miracle
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| BONUS EPISODE: A Mother's Day Letter | 10 May 2026 | 00:14:37 | |
A Mother's Day Letter Bonus Episode Mother's Day is complicated. For some women, it is warm and full. For others, it is quiet, or tender, or just a little heavy. Wherever you are today, this episode is for you. Not the you who is someone's mother. Not the you who had a mother. Just you. This is a short bonus episode, no frameworks, no action steps, just a letter read out loud. Because most Mother's Day messages miss the woman who is listening. This one doesn't. What You'll Learn in This Episode
Key Takeaway The love you have been searching for has been inside you the whole time. God put it there. The mothering face of the divine is part of your own nature. And the child inside you who is still waiting, still longing, still hoping someone will finally say you are enough, she is not waiting for someone else anymore. She is waiting for you. Listen If You've Ever Thought...
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| I Don't Trust Myself Around Food | 06 May 2026 | 00:46:04 | |
Maybe you hit your goal weight. Maybe you're still working toward it. Either way, you're still thinking about food more than you want to. Still feeling guilty when you eat the wrong thing. Still waiting to feel normal around food. Still wondering if you're one bad week away from blowing it all. That feeling has a name. And it has nothing to do with willpower. In this episode, I share a real conversation with a client who reached her goal weight and still felt like a fraud. Still felt like she hadn't figured out maintenance. Still felt like the war wasn't over. And I explain exactly why that happens, and what to do instead. Whether you're in maintenance or just starting out, this one is for you. I also get specific about the moments that are hardest. The woman stress eating at 4pm because she hasn't stopped all day. The mom who turns to food because it's the one thing in her day that belongs to her. And the woman alone at night finally having the thing she's been waiting for since 3pm. All three of them get a moment in this episode. This episode is about the shift from asking "is this allowed?" to asking "is this worth it to me?" It sounds simple. It changes everything.
What You'll Learn in This Episode
Key Takeaway Diets taught you how to follow rules. They never taught you how to choose. The shift from asking "is this allowed?" to asking "is this worth it to me?" is the whole game. The wisdom to trust yourself around food was never at the finish line. It has been inside you all along. And you can start uncovering it today, wherever you are in your journey.
Listen If You've Ever Thought...
Enjoy This Episode? Subscribe to The Confident Body Podcast so you never miss an episode. Every week I talk about the mental and emotional side of weight loss that diets never touch. Things like self-trust around food, breaking free from diet rules, emotional eating, and building a relationship with your body that actually lasts. If this episode resonated with you, it would mean so much if you left a review. It helps other women find the show and feel a little less alone in this.
Check out my new Substack page! You’ll get bonus articles, inspiration, and wisdom. Plus some extra goodies I’ve got rolled up my sleeve. Check it out at: https://substack.com/@coachlizziemerritt
PS: Ever had that moment when you just WANT it? Your brain doesn’t care if you’re hungry. It just tastes SO good and you just want it. If that’s you, then download the guide I JUST WANT IT. IT TASTES SO GOOD at:
Get the book my new book LIGHT: The New Psychology of Weight Loss Also, check out my first book: You Are A Miracle | |||
| May the LIGHT Be With You | 04 May 2026 | 00:45:04 | |
If you've ever felt like every diet you've tried was the wrong tool for the job, this episode is for you. You knew deep down it was probably going to let you down again. But you tried it anyway. Because what else were you going to do? This week's episode is unapologetically nerdy. It's May the 4th, which means it's Star Wars Day. And here's the wild part. The more I worked on this episode, the more I realized Star Wars actually holds the key to weight loss success. I'm not even kidding. I walk you through six lessons from the saga that change the way you think about food, your body, and the version of you you've been waiting to become. By the end, you'll see why the help you've been searching for has been the wrong help, why your inner critic has been wearing your own face, and why the Force you used to wish was real has been inside you the whole time. Whether you're a Star Wars superfan or you think Wookiees are a discontinued Girl Scout cookie (they're not, but honestly that would be cool), this episode is for you. The lightsabers are just the costume. The hero's journey is the story of every woman who has ever tried to lose weight. What You'll Learn
The wisdom, the trust, the Force, the Light, all of it has been inside you the whole time. You don't need a better diet. You need a better relationship with yourself. The work isn't acquiring more rules. It's letting go of the ones that have never served you and remembering what was true when you were six years old and wanted to be a Jedi. Listen If You've Ever Thought...
Enjoy This Episode? Subscribe to The Confident Body Podcast so you never miss an episode. Every week I talk about the mental and emotional side of weight loss that diets never touch. Things like self-trust around food, breaking free from diet rules, emotional eating, and building a relationship with your body that actually lasts. If this episode resonated with you, it would mean so much if you left a review. It helps other women find the show and feel a little less alone in this.
Check out my new Substack page! You’ll get bonus articles, inspiration, and wisdom. Plus some extra goodies I’ve got rolled up my sleeve. Check it out at: https://substack.com/@coachlizziemerritt
Get the book my new book LIGHT: The New Psychology of Weight Loss Also, check out my first book: You Are A Miracle | |||
| Where Are You Holding Yourself Back? | 29 Apr 2026 | 00:42:43 | |
Last week I told you my story. This week I want to talk about yours. Because whether you have been losing weight and feel strangely anxious about it, or you have been stuck and doing things in secret you would never do in the daylight, I think the same belief is running in the background. And once you see it, so much of the struggle starts to make a different kind of sense. This episode is for two women. The one hanging on by her fingernails as the weight comes off. And the one in the CVS parking lot who does not fully understand why she keeps ending up there. Both of them are dealing with the same thing underneath. And this episode names it.
What You'll Learn in This Episode
Key Takeaway You are not doing it wrong. You are covered. And there is a very big difference between those two things. The woman underneath the hiding, the patterns, and the protection has been there the whole time. The sun has been shining. This episode is about starting to let her out.
Listen If You've Ever Thought...
Enjoy This Episode? Subscribe to The Confident Body Podcast so you never miss an episode. Every week I talk about the mental and emotional side of weight loss that diets never touch. Things like self-trust around food, breaking free from diet rules, emotional eating, and building a relationship with your body that actually lasts. If this one landed somewhere real for you, it would mean so much if you left a review. It helps other women find the show and feel a little less alone in this.
PS: Ever had that moment when you just WANT it? Your brain doesn’t care if you’re hungry. It just tastes SO good and you just want it. If that’s you, then download the guide I JUST WANT IT. IT TASTES SO GOOD at:
Get the book my new book LIGHT: The New Psychology of Weight Loss Also, check out my first book: You Are A Miracle | |||
| It's Not Safe To Be Seen | 22 Apr 2026 | 00:39:32 | |
Have you ever felt like you've been holding back a part of yourself? Like there's a version of you that keeps almost showing up fully, and then something pulls you back. You get a little smaller. A little more careful. A little more acceptable. This episode is different from anything I've shared before. It's personal. It's honest. I'm taking you inside a trip to California that turned into something much bigger than a work event. Through a coaching session in front of twelve people, a three hour kitchen table conversation with a Jewish rabbi, and a string of signs that were impossible to ignore, I came home with a declaration I've been afraid to make. I'm done hiding. And I want to know if you are too. What You'll Learn in This Episode
Key Takeaway The safest thing you can possibly be is who God made you to be. Not the smaller, more acceptable, more careful version. The whole thing. This episode is me saying that out loud for the first time, and inviting you to consider where you might be doing the same thing I was. Listen If You've Ever Thought...
Part 2 is coming next week. And it gets very specific about how all of this shows up in your weight loss. You won't want to miss it.
PS: Ever had that moment when you just WANT it? Your brain doesn’t care if you’re hungry. It just tastes SO good and you just want it. If that’s you, then download the guide I JUST WANT IT. IT TASTES SO GOOD at:
Get the book my new book LIGHT: The New Psychology of Weight Loss Also, check out my first book: You Are A Miracle
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| Why Do I Eat Differently When No One's Watching? | 15 Apr 2026 | 00:31:02 | |
Somewhere between Friday night and Sunday afternoon, things went sideways. Your brain found a crack in the rules and said, “Now's my chance.” And by Monday you were standing in the kitchen feeling defeated, wondering how you ended up right back where you started. If that sounds familiar, this episode is for you. The problem is that diet culture trained your brain to treat certain foods as forbidden. And forbidden things feel exciting the second no one's watching. This episode is about understanding why that happens, and what to do instead. We dig into the 6 most common mistakes that cause weight loss to fall apart, and why fixing them has almost nothing to do with what's on your plate. What You'll Learn in This Episode
Key Takeaway Food impacts your body exactly the same whether you're alone on a Saturday or sitting at a dinner table with your family. So if the rules feel different when no one's watching, the real work isn't about the food. It's about the story your brain is telling. And that story is worth getting curious about. Listen If You've Ever Thought...
PS: Ever had that moment when you just WANT it? Your brain doesn’t care if you’re hungry. It just tastes SO good and you just want it. If that’s you, then download the guide I JUST WANT IT. IT TASTES SO GOOD at:
Get the book my new book LIGHT: The New Psychology of Weight Loss Also, check out my first book: You Are A Miracle
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| I'm So Close to Quitting | 08 Apr 2026 | 00:33:50 | |
You're not being dramatic. You're just tired. Tired of trying, tired of tracking, tired of thinking about food all the time. And not seeing the results you expected. And in the back of your mind, you find yourself asking, "What's the point if it's not working?" That feeling is real. But the problem isn't your consistency or your willpower. The real problem is that you're still playing by diet rules you never actually agreed to.
This episode is for the woman who is so close to quitting and needs to hear why that quit was never real to begin with. What You'll Learn in This Episode
Key Takeaway You can only quit something you're on. And if you're not on a diet, if you're just living your life and making choices, there's nothing to quit. There's just the next choice. That shift in thinking is where sustainable weight loss actually begins. Listen If You've Ever Thought...
PS: Ever had that moment when you just WANT it? Your brain doesn’t care if you’re hungry. It just tastes SO good and you just want it. If that’s you, then download the guide I JUST WANT IT. IT TASTES SO GOOD at:
Get the book my new book LIGHT: The New Psychology of Weight Loss Also, check out my first book: You Are A Miracle | |||
| I either beat myself up or let myself off the hook | 01 Apr 2026 | 00:21:37 | |
Do you either beat yourself up… or let yourself off the hook when it comes to weight loss?
You step on the scale and the number is higher than you hoped. Right away your brain starts replaying the week. “You shouldn’t have had bread at the restaurant.” “You knew better.” “What is wrong with you?” Or the voice goes the other way. “It’s fine.” “It doesn’t count.” “It was a stressful day.” Many women feel stuck between these two voices. One voice beats you up. The other voice lets everything slide. But neither one helps you lose weight. In this episode of The Confident Body Podcast, we talks about the three voices that show up in your head around food and weight loss. You will learn why shame shuts down the learning part of your brain and why ignoring mistakes doesn’t help either. Most important, you will learn about a third voice. This voice still holds you to a higher standard, but it also believes in you. Instead of saying: “What is wrong with me?” It asks: “What happened here?” That small shift helps you learn from your choices and start building real self-trust with food. In This Episode We Cover
Most women think their choices are: Beat yourself up or Pretend it didn’t matter But real growth happens with a third voice: The voice that says, “I believe in you. Because I care about you, I care enough to help you learn from this.” That voice creates learning, growth, and lasting change. Subscribe to The Confident Body Podcast If you enjoy this episode, make sure to subscribe so you never miss a conversation about:
PS: Let’s spread this message! There are women who need to hear that their purpose is not 20 pounds away. If you host a podcast, or you know someone whose audience includes women stuck in the weight loss waiting room, I would love to bring this conversation to them. You can reach me at: Let’s get this message into the hands of the women who are ready to stop waiting. Get the book my new book LIGHT: The New Psychology of Weight Loss CLICK HERE to get it in ebook format. Or CLICK HERE to get in in hard cover or audiobook. Also, check out my first book: You Are A Miracle | |||
| I’m So Tired of Thinking About Food | 25 Mar 2026 | 00:28:53 | |
Have you ever thought: “I’m so tired of thinking about food all the time.” Not just eating it. Thinking about it. Planning it. Tracking it. Trying to decide what you should eat. For many women trying to lose weight, food can start to feel like a full-time job. Every meal feels like a decision. Every snack feels like a test. When that happens, it’s easy to think something is wrong with you. But that’s usually not the problem. In this episode of The Confident Body Podcast, we talk about why dieting can make food take up so much space in your brain. You’ll learn why strict food rules often lead to feeling rebellious around food, and why weight loss can feel mentally exhausting. We also talk about how learning to make your own choices around food can help you build real trust with yourself again. If you have ever wondered why food feels so complicated, or why you feel worn out from thinking about it, this episode will help you understand what is really going on. What You’ll Learn in This Episode
Dieting teaches you how to follow rules. But it often does not teach you how to make your own choices. When food decisions come from your own choices instead of strict rules, the pressure around food can start to ease. The goal is not perfect eating. The goal is learning how to trust yourself with food again. Listen If You’ve Ever Thought
If you enjoy this episode, make sure to subscribe so you never miss a conversation about:
PS: Let’s spread this message! There are women who need to hear that their purpose is not 20 pounds away. If you host a podcast, or you know someone whose audience includes women stuck in the weight loss waiting room, I would love to bring this conversation to them. You can reach me at: Let’s get this message into the hands of the women who are ready to stop waiting.
Get the book my new book LIGHT: The New Psychology of Weight Loss CLICK HERE to get it in ebook format. Or CLICK HERE to get in in hard cover or audiobook. Also, check out my first book: You Are A Miracle | |||
| I keep gaining and losing the same 5 pounds | 18 Mar 2026 | 00:30:00 | |
Have you ever lost a few pounds…and then gained them right back when life got stressful? Maybe you got sick. Work got busy. Your family needed more from you. And before you knew it, the weight you just lost was back again. Then the thoughts start. “I just can’t stay consistent.” “Something must be wrong with me.” “Why does this keep happening?” Many women think they regain weight because they lack discipline. But that is usually not the real problem. Stress changes how your brain and body respond to food. When you are tired, overwhelmed, or running on empty, your brain looks for quick relief. Food is one of the fastest ways your brain knows how to feel better. In this episode of The Confident Body Podcast, we talk about why weight loss often falls apart during stressful times and what actually needs to change if you want your results to last. Because lasting weight loss does not require a calm life. It requires learning how to respond to stress in a new way. In This Episode We Cover
Many women believe weight loss will work once life finally slows down. But life rarely slows down for long. The women who keep weight off long term do not have easier lives. They simply learn to notice stress sooner and take care of themselves before they are completely worn out. Listen If You’ve Ever Thought
If you have ever asked yourself these questions, this episode will help you understand what is really going on. Subscribe to The Confident Body PodcastIf you are tired of dieting and starting over, this podcast will help you learn the mental and emotional skills that make weight loss last. Each episode explores how your brain, habits, and stress patterns affect your ability to change your eating and trust yourself again.
PS: Let’s spread this message! There are women who need to hear that their purpose is not 20 pounds away. If you host a podcast, or you know someone whose audience includes women stuck in the weight loss waiting room, I would love to bring this conversation to them. You can reach me at: Let’s get this message into the hands of the women who are ready to stop waiting.
Get the book my new book LIGHT: The New Psychology of Weight Loss CLICK HERE to get it in ebook format. Or CLICK HERE to get in in hard cover or audiobook. Also, check out my first book: You Are A Miracle | |||
| Change Happens At the Speed of Safety | 11 Mar 2026 | 01:03:10 | |
If you’ve ever thought, “I know what to do to lose weight, so why can’t I just do it?” this episode is for you. In this special podcast swap episode, I sit down with Lia Pinelli, founder of The Fempire and host of The Life You Crave podcast, for a powerful conversation about sustainable weight loss, nervous system safety, and why diets keep failing smart, capable women. Together, we unpack why willpower feels strong in the morning but disappears at night, how diet culture has shaped your identity, and what it actually takes to stop yo-yo dieting for good. If you’re tired of starting over, battling emotional eating, and feeling like the problem is you, this episode will give you a completely different lens. Because the truth is: you don’t lack discipline. You lack safety. What We Cover in This Episode
Long-term weight loss isn’t about tightening control. It’s about building safety in your nervous system so your brain no longer feels threatened by change. When you shift from punishment to curiosity, from fear to experimentation, and from identity-based shame to data-based learning, weight loss becomes sustainable. You change at the speed of safety. About Lia PenelliLia Pinelli is the founder of The Fempire, a coaching community that helps women stop overeating and reclaim their mental real estate so they can live the lives they crave. Her work focuses on helping women access their power through food by addressing both emotional eating and the biochemical drivers of overhunger and overdesire. You can connect with Lia here: Website: https://www.liapinelli.com Podcast: The Life You Crave The Fempire Community: https://www.liapinelli.com If You Loved This EpisodeIf you’re ready to stop yo-yo dieting, quiet food noise, and build weight loss that lasts without relying on willpower, make sure you:
PS: Let’s spread this message There are women who need to hear that their purpose is not 20 pounds away. If you host a podcast, or you know someone whose audience includes women stuck in the weight loss waiting room, I would love to bring this conversation to them. You can reach me at: Let’s get this message into the hands of the women who are ready to stop waiting.
Get the book my new book LIGHT: The New Psychology of Weight Loss CLICK HERE to get it in ebook format. Or CLICK HERE to get in in hard cover or audiobook. Also, check out my first book: You Are A Miracle | |||
| What If I Regain the Weight? | 04 Mar 2026 | 00:28:10 | |
If you’ve lost weight before, regained it, and now find yourself terrified of repeating the past, this episode is for you. In today’s conversation, we’re breaking down what’s really happening when weight loss slows down, and why that fear you feel is often just an old memory firing, not a present-day warning. You’ll learn:
If you’re tired of starting over, tired of obsessing over the scale, and ready for weight loss that lasts, this episode is for you.
PS: Let’s spread this message There are women who need to hear that their purpose is not 20 pounds away. If you host a podcast, or you know someone whose audience includes women stuck in the weight loss waiting room, I would love to bring this conversation to them. You can reach me at: Let’s get this message into the hands of the women who are ready to stop waiting.
Get the book my new book LIGHT: The New Psychology of Weight Loss CLICK HERE to get it in ebook format. Or CLICK HERE to get in in hard cover or audiobook. Also, check out my first book: You Are A Miracle | |||
| When “Just One More” Still Doesn’t Satisfy | 25 Feb 2026 | 00:16:53 | |
Have you ever noticed that you keep reaching for the next snack, even though it doesn’t actually satisfy you? In this episode of the Confident Body Podcast, we break down why food can feel promising in the moment but leave you feeling let down, frustrated, or guilty shortly after. This pattern isn’t about self-control or discipline. It’s about how your brain predicts relief and what happens when that prediction falls short. You’ll learn how dopamine reward prediction error explains the endless snack chase, why guilt makes the cycle stronger, and how to identify the emotional need your brain is actually trying to meet. This episode offers a calm, science-based explanation for emotional eating and practical ways to interrupt the pattern without judgment. If you struggle with emotional eating, constant snacking, or feeling dissatisfied after eating, this episode will help you understand what’s really happening and how to respond with clarity and self-trust. What You’ll Learn in This Episode
PS: Let’s spread this message There are women who need to hear that their purpose is not 20 pounds away. If you host a podcast, or you know someone whose audience includes women stuck in the weight loss waiting room, I would love to bring this conversation to them. You can reach me at: Let’s get this message into the hands of the women who are ready to stop waiting.
Get the book my new book LIGHT: The New Psychology of Weight Loss CLICK HERE to get it in ebook format. Or CLICK HERE to get in in hard cover or audiobook. Also, check out my first book: You Are A Miracle | |||
| How Do I Find My Purpose? | 18 Feb 2026 | 00:30:37 | |
Have you ever felt like your real life will begin after you lose the weight? In this deeply honest episode of The Confident Body Podcast, we explore one powerful question: How do I find my purpose? This conversation began with a simple question from my daughter, and it led to something so many women are quietly wondering themselves. If you’ve been waiting to feel confident, worthy, or ready before stepping into your calling, this episode is for you. Because your purpose is not hiding under your body. It’s available right now. In This Episode, We Cover:
You’ll also hear my personal story of searching for purpose, including a pivotal 1am moment of asking, “What’s the point of all this?” There was no lightning bolt answer, but that question began a trail of breadcrumbs that led me exactly where I was meant to go. If you’ve ever felt behind, confused, or unsure of your calling, this episode will remind you that growth often feels like wandering while it’s happening. We explore four research-backed pathways to discovering purpose:
Your life does not begin after the scale changes. It begins when you decide to show up.
PS: Let’s spread this message There are women who need to hear that their purpose is not 20 pounds away. If you host a podcast, or you know someone whose audience includes women stuck in the weight loss waiting room, I would love to bring this conversation to them. You can reach me at: Let’s get this message into the hands of the women who are ready to stop waiting.
Get the book my new book LIGHT: The New Psychology of Weight Loss CLICK HERE to get it in ebook format. Or CLICK HERE to get in in hard cover or audiobook. Also, check out my first book: You Are A Miracle | |||
| Maybe I Don’t Want It Bad Enough | 11 Feb 2026 | 00:35:41 | |
Have you ever tried to lose weight and thought, “If I really wanted this, I’d be doing better by now”? This episode is for the woman who knows what to do, has tried everything, and still feels stuck. Not because she’s lazy. Not because she lacks willpower. But because her nervous system doesn’t feel safe letting go of food yet. In this episode of The Confident Body Podcast, we unpack the quiet, painful belief that maybe you just don’t want weight loss badly enough, and why that belief is completely wrong. You’ll hear a powerful analogy that explains why smart, capable women hold on to food even when they want change, how diet culture taught you to blame yourself instead of understanding your body, and what’s actually happening in your nervous system when weight loss feels hard. We talk about emotional eating, stress eating, and why food can feel necessary during hard seasons. You’ll learn how your brain prioritizes safety over weight loss, why willpower breaks down under stress, and how shame keeps you stuck in the cycle of starting over. This episode also introduces a safer, science-based way forward using the LIGHT framework, helping you move from self-blame to self-trust, and from forcing change to creating safety. If you’ve ever said:
This conversation will feel like a deep exhale. In this episode, you’ll learn:
This episode is rooted in psychology, nervous system science, and real-life weight loss experiences, explained in simple language that actually makes sense. Get the book my new book LIGHT: The New Psychology of Weight Loss CLICK HERE to get it in ebook format. Or CLICK HERE to get in in hard cover or audiobook. Also, check out my first book: You Are A Miracle | |||
| When A Setback Has You Crying Alone In the Closet: Personal Story | 04 Feb 2026 | 00:31:04 | |
What do you do when you try to do everything right and it still falls apart? In this mini episode of The Confident Body Podcast, I share a very real, very human setback I experienced this week when my ebook was unexpectedly blocked on Amazon. Instead of pivoting immediately, I sat on the floor of my closet and cried. And that moment became a powerful reminder of how setbacks actually work in the brain and nervous system. This episode is about walking your talk when things go sideways. You’ll learn why your first emotional reaction is not a failure, how shame and perfectionism show up after disappointment, and how to harness setbacks so they strengthen you instead of stopping you. I also connect this experience directly to weight loss, because the same nervous system responses that show up during life setbacks show up after overeating, scale fluctuations, or missed workouts. If you’ve ever felt discouraged, shut down, or tempted to quit after a setback, this episode will help you understand what’s happening inside your body and how to move through it with confidence and self-trust. What You’ll Learn in This Episode
This episode is for you if:
Setbacks are not a problem. They’re a SIGNAL. They are moments your nervous system needs safety, not discipline. When you learn how to regulate first and reframe second, you stop turning temporary struggles into permanent stories about yourself. The way you think about setbacks is the difference between someone who loses weight and keeps it off vs someone who stays stuck.
Get the book my new book LIGHT: The New Psychology of Weight Loss CLICK HERE to get it in ebook format. Or CLICK HERE to get in in hard cover or audiobook. Also, check out my first book: You Are A Miracle | |||
| Why You Eat When You Know You’re Not Hungry | 28 Jan 2026 | 00:30:51 | |
Have you ever eaten when you were already satisfied and then felt frustrated with yourself afterward? Not confused, just annoyed, irritated, and wondering why this keeps happening. In this episode, we’re talking about why eating when you’re not hungry isn’t a willpower problem, a discipline issue, or a sign that something is wrong with you. It’s often the result of hidden emotional obstacles your brain learned a long time ago, obstacles you can’t work around until you can actually see them. You’ll hear a real coaching example that shows how food can become a form of protection in moments that feel emotionally charged, judged, or unsafe. We break down how frustration is a signal, not a failure, and why trying harder without investigating what’s in the way keeps you stuck. This episode will help you understand:
You’ll also learn a simple, repeatable process to help you stop blaming yourself and start identifying the emotional roadblocks that make eating feel automatic or out of control. This approach builds self-trust, supports sustainable weight loss, and makes doable hunger feel possible over time. If you’re tired of feeling like you should know better and ready to understand what’s actually happening beneath the surface, this episode is for you. And if this conversation resonates, my book LIGHT goes even deeper, especially in part two where we address hidden obstacles like people pleasing, perfectionism, excuses, and the patterns that quietly keep you stuck. Go get the book. It’s available on Amazon. Get the book! LIGHT: The New Psychology of Weight Loss Click HERE for the digital ebook version
Also, check out my first book: You Are A Miracle | |||
| Quitter’s Day: You Didn’t Ruin the Year, I Promise | 21 Jan 2026 | 00:21:02 | |
Okay, let’s talk about mid-January for a second. This is usually the point where motivation dips, routines get messy, and that tiny voice pops up saying, “Well… I guess I already blew it.” That moment even has a name. It’s called Quitter’s Day, and it sneaks up on a lot of people every January. If you’re feeling less excited, less consistent, or tempted to start over, you’re not broken. You’re normal. In this episode, you get a calm, pressure-free breakdown of why Quitter’s Day happens, why it has nothing to do with willpower, and how to keep going without turning January into another false start. You walk through the LIGHT framework, step by step, in a way that actually makes sense when real life gets busy. This isn’t about hype or pushing harder. It’s about learning how to use what already happened so progress doesn’t fall apart the second motivation fades. This episode is for you if:
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You need a way to keep going when motivation fades. That’s exactly what this episode gives you. And if you want to go deeper, the book LIGHT walks you through this process in a clear, step-by-step way. It’s basically your steady guide for the moments when things feel messy and you’re tempted to quit. You didn’t ruin the year. You’re still learning. You can keep going.
Get the book! LIGHT: The New Psychology of Weight Loss Click HERE for the digital ebook version
Also, check out my first book: You Are A Miracle | |||
| 7 Reasons LIGHT Feels Different Than Diets | 14 Jan 2026 | 00:47:16 | |
Welcome to Part 2 of Behind the Pages of LIGHT, The New Psychology of Weight Loss. In the last episode, we took a step behind the curtain and revealed how the book explains why weight loss has felt so hard, even when you’re smart, capable, and doing your best. We looked at familiar ideas like people pleasing and fear of success, through the lens of weight loss and named the patterns that quietly drain energy, create self-doubt, and make follow-through feel heavier than it should. Today, we’re going deeper. This episode is about the heart behind the behind-the-scenes. It’s about how this book actually came together, not just conceptually, but emotionally. The moments that surprised me while I was writing, the pieces that clicked into place and made the framework feel sturdy, human, and usable. The parts that turned this from a collection of ideas into something that could actually support you in real life. The whole process of LIGHT is different because it leaves room for learning, for gentleness, for being human. And why it was designed to help you feel steadier, not smaller. We’ll cover how LIGHT works as a laboratory instead of a performance, how emotional eating shifts when you decode it instead of fighting it, how body image changes when you stop staring blindly at the scale and begin to view it through a prism of the real outcomes you want from weight loss, as well as how identity fits into sustainable weight loss. So, are you ready to go deeper behind the pages, into the heart of this work, and see how all of it connects in a way that clicks into place…almost like a light switch?? Let’s go!
Get the book! LIGHT: The New Psychology of Weight Loss Click HERE for the digital ebook version
Also, check out my first book: You Are A Miracle | |||
| 7 Gaps Between Knowing and Doing | 07 Jan 2026 | 00:39:24 | |
It’s here! My book, LIGHT: The New Psychology of Weight Loss is ready and available now. I’m so excited for this book to be out in the world. Writing a book is a lot like a pregnancy. It’s something that grows with you and through you but not totally of you. And by the end you’re like, “Let’s just get it out there already!” Today’s episode is a little different, because instead of teaching you something brand new, I want to invite you behind the scenes. This is a sit-down, coffee-in-hand conversation about why this book exists and how it approaches weight loss differently. We’ll cover how familiar ideas finally clicked when I looked at them through the lens of weight loss. Things like:
So, are you ready to step behind the curtain, hear the real story of how this book came together, and see why this approach finally feels different? Let’s go!
Get the book! LIGHT: The New Psychology of Weight Loss Click HERE for the digital ebook version
Also, check out my first book: You Are A Miracle | |||
| Why You Don't Need a Reset This New Year's Eve | 31 Dec 2025 | 00:25:06 | |
As the year comes to a close, it’s easy to feel pressure to start over, especially when weight loss hasn’t stuck the way you hoped. If you’re tired of diets, exhausted by restarting, and quietly wondering why weight loss never seems to last, this episode is for you. In today’s New Year’s Eve episode, we talk about why “starting over” feels tempting but rarely works, and how to look at the past year without calling it a failure. You’ll learn how to turn what happened into useful information instead of shame, and how to move forward with a structure designed for sustainable weight loss in real life. I walk you through the LIGHT framework, the exact framework my upcoming book is built on, and explain how it helps you stop yo-yo dieting, calm overeating, and build habits that actually hold up as life changes. This episode is for women who want weight loss that lasts, without extremes, without rules, and without another reset. Nothing to fix tonight. Just a steadier way forward.
Get the new book! LIGHT: The New Psychology of Weight Loss Click HERE for the digital ebook version
Read my first book: You Are A Miracle
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| ’Twas the Night Before Christmas...Without the Food Drama | 24 Dec 2025 | 00:19:32 | |
Christmas Eve can be a beautiful day, and also a mentally noisy one, especially if food and weight loss have been living loudly in your head. If you’ve ever wanted to fully enjoy a holiday but found yourself distracted by food thoughts, body thoughts, or whether you were “doing today right,” this episode is for you. In this special Christmas Eve episode, we talk about why food becomes such a strong focus on emotional days, and how to gently bring your attention back to what this day is actually about. You’ll learn how food can be part of the holiday without becoming the obsession, and why presence and self-trust matter more than control, especially when it comes to sustainable weight loss. This is not an episode about restraint, rules, or fixing anything. It’s an invitation to slow down, soften the noise, and enjoy today without guilt or spiraling later. Nothing to manage. Nothing to earn. Just a calmer way to be here.
Get the new book! LIGHT: The New Psychology of Weight Loss Click HERE for the digital ebook version
Read my first book: You Are A Miracle
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| 10 Non Sexy Power Thoughts That Make Weight Loss Work | 17 Dec 2025 | 00:36:14 | |
Have you ever wished your thoughts felt calmer and steadier, especially on the days when weight loss feels like wrestling an octopus made of feelings? Have you ever noticed how your brain can act like a dramatic narrator, turning a tiny wobble into a five season saga where everything is doomed and you clearly need snacks for survival? It is normal for your brain to forget you are capable and resourceful, even though you have solved harder things than choosing what to eat at dinner. Your brain will practically melt down over a chicken breast. This is why practicing thoughts on purpose matters. Today, we’re breaking down ten simple power thoughts that:
So are you ready to calm your brain, steady your steps, and build confidence without needing a motivational speech from your pantry? Let’s go. www.confidentbody.coach/launch BOOK: You Are A Miracle
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| Top 10 Gifts for the Woman Wanting Weight Loss | 12 Dec 2025 | 00:33:47 | |
Have you ever looked at someone you love and thought, “Wow, I wish they knew how to support my weight loss journey without accidentally handing me a tin of holiday cookies shaped like reindeer”? Have you ever wanted to say, “Actually, the thing I want most is something that helps me feel calm and confident, not chocolate in a decorative box”? Receiving gifts can feel so complicated when you are working on your health, your habits. The people in your life care about you and want to make you feel good, but sometimes…their efforts can feel like their sabotaging you. Today we’ll cover
So get ready to talk about ten terrific tools to help your people know WHAT to get you for the holiday season. Ready? Let’s go! www.confidentbody.coach/launch BOOK: You Are A Miracle
Helpful links to items mentioned in this episode: Jon Acuff Greatest Year Ever Tracker | |||