Break the Diet Cycle – Details, episodes & analysis

What if you could experience food joy instead of food guilt this holiday? You can! Before Melissa and the podcast go on break - she'll teach you how to plan ahead for food joy at upcoming celebrations using Satisfaction skills from the Intuitive Eating framework. To get you to this point where you're no longer in food guilt and extremes, Melissa will cover how to:

• heal from the idea "you love food too much" to be trusted with Intuitive Eating 
• ask yourself simple, impactful questions to easily guide your food choices at your next holiday party
• use mindful eating tools without getting restrictive, "diety", and obsessed 
• actually listen to your body!

While Melissa is on break - stay in touch and get support by joining her weekly newsletter for inspiration: https://mailchi.mp/melissalandrynutrition/newsletter

And - don't miss out, because you're invited! Join Melissa's free "Non-Diet New Year" workshop this January 10th 2023. Register here to grab your spot: https://mailchi.mp/2af209fde260/nondietnewyear

Today we’ve enlisted Zoë Bisbing, an eating disorder therapist, activist, mother of three and co-founder of @fullbloomproject to talk about body positive parenting skills and inner child work.

If you’ve ever felt like you *WANT* to be body positive (so you can push back on the very diet culture that hurt you!)…but struggle to feel positive about YOUR OWN larger or changing body, you’re not alone. 

We talk about where the disconnect between your body positive heart and mind, why it's so hard to heal from past diet trauma, and what you can do to move forward, while preventing harm to others around you. 

In this episode you’ll learn:

• The difference between your body genetics and body ancestry on body positivity
• What it takes for the word  “fat” to become a neutral descriptor if you have a history of bullying, shame, and trauma around the word “fat”
• Creative techniques to approach your own reparenting,  or inner child work, around food and body image, especially if you didn’t have a body positive parent yourself!
• How to create a body positive environment for kids you encounter: as a parent, aunt, or, anyone close to young people!

Loving the pod and finding benefit? I’d love your honest review! Want to be my ABSOLUTE hero? Go on and share your favorite episode with someone you care about. Spreading the word helps us Break the Diet Cycle, together!

Episode Resources:

• Follow Zoë and the Full Bloom Project on Instagram @fullbloomproject
• Get “The ABC’s of Body Positive Parenting” for your parenting or inner child work: https://www.fullbloomproject.com/training/abc-guide
• Check out "Bodies are Cool" by Tyler Feder: https://www.amazon.com/Bodies-Are-Cool-Tyler-Feder/dp/0593112628
• Get Melissa’s free 3 step guide to eat without guilt: https://mailchi.mp/d9207e0baf90/nomoreguiltguide
• Join the Break the Diet Cycle Podcast Community: @break.the.diet.pod
• Connect with Melissa on Instagram: @no.more.guilt

Do you ever wish you could have my full support alongside the pod? I’m currently accepting 1:1 clients- and I’d love to work with someone like you. Apply at: ​​https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdxFfC_Jnsb_NL2p4urty02WVf3DcGCNv3lbBWrUCKJvcXoWg/viewform or visit: www.melissalandrynutrition.com for more information.

Sam Abbott (@pcos.nutritionist) is back on the pod to share something near and dear to her heart: reality television. In this episode, Melissa and Sam talk about the way reality TV portrays stories about body image, diet culture, and eating disorders. We explore storylines from the Real Housewives franchise, Love is Blind, Love Island, Selling Sunset, and more. We hope you’ll learn how to use your body image skills to enjoy the “escapism” of these shows without activating disordered thinking, eating or body image struggles. We talk about how to challenge harmful body norms that impact both your individual anti-diet work and society as a whole.

Sam is a fellow registered dietitian nutritionist who helps those with PCOS ditch diets, improve insulin resistance and balance hormones without feeling guilty or stressed about food. She is the owner of PCOS Nutrition Company, where nutrition coaching services are centered around improving hormone balance without a side of diet culture or weight stigma. Sam is passionate about empowering people with PCOS to find peace and balance with nutrition, hormones, body and life. If you’d like to listen to her original Break the Diet Cycle podcast episode about PCOS nutrition, you can find it here: https://melissalandrynutrition.com/how-does-weight-impact-pcos-and-your-hormones-with-sam-abbott/

Episode Resources:

• Follow Sam on Instagram @pcos.nutritionist for free tips and support for PCOS nutrition
• Get Sam’s PCOS Intuitive Eating Workbook:  https://pcosnutritionco.com/workbook/
• Join the Break the Diet Cycle Podcast Community: @break.the.diet.pod
• Connect with Melissa on Instagram: @no.more.guilt

Want coaching support for a life of No More Guilt? Right now, Melissa is only accepting 1:1 clients. However, for Break the Diet Cycle listeners ONLY -  Melissa is considering bringing back groups in time for 2023 for the right set of women really ready to do this work! If you are interested in staying in the loop of any upcoming groups, add your name on the waitlist here: https://mailchi.mp/5d3986bd6987/nomoreguiltgroups

Dieting has been linked to weight cycling, food guilt, and disordered eating. The problem we find? Most people don't think they are dieting when they really are! If you are struggling in your relationship with food and you are convinced that you're not dieting - this episode is for you. We'll cover:

• what a diet is (and how diet culture tries to confuse you)
• why diets don't work long-term
• give examples of sneaky dieting behaviors to look out for (or "dieting on the down low" as Dalina calls it)
• offer some ideas to address your diet mindset (and get relief from food guilt)!

Follow Dalina @your.latina. nutritionist and Melissa @no.more.guilt on Instagram to get their free guides and join tens of thousands of women, just like you, becoming the first in their families to break the diet cycle.

Have you ever wondered, "does intuitive eating just mean giving up on myself? I mean eating what I want when I want seems like a sure way to just not give a crap!" 

Dalina and Melissa break down the facts in this episode to help you understand what the real meaning of intuitive eating is and how you can embrace it. Are you ready? Let's break the diet cycle! Want more support? Follow Dalina @your.latina. nutritionist and Melissa @no.more.guilt on Instagram to get their free guides and join tens of thousands of women, just like you, becoming the first in their families to break the diet cycle.

Before the official release of Season 1 next week, Registered Dietitian Nutritionists Dalina Soto and Melissa Landry tell you a bit more about who they are, how they met and became friends on Instagram, and why they’re here to help you break the diet cycle. Want to become their Instagram friends too? Follow Dalina @your.latina.nutritionist and Melissa @no.more.guilt to share why you want to the first in your family to #breakthedietcycle, just like they are in their families! 

CALLING ALL BOOK LOVERS! Is your anti-diet, body positive “TO BE READ” pile just eyeing you, collecting dust? In this episode, Amy Rapone MS, RD (@radlovenutrition), fellow Anti-Diet Registered Dietitian, talks about:

• How to find the best books for your Intuitive Eating and body image journey
• Fiction vs. non-fiction books - which are better to support your understanding of yourself and the anti-diet, fat positive philosophy?
• The importance of telling fat stories for individual healing and to push back on biased body standards we see in society
• How book club discussions can help you understand different lived experiences from your own
• Tips to “jump in” on your growing anti-diet book list, without it feeling like homework!

Amy kindly shares her favorite, curated book list for you to stock your bookshelf. Here’s her Bookshop.org Affiliate Link: https://bookshop.org/shop/radlove

If you *have* the books, but just aren’t reading, I highly recommend you find community and join Amy’s next book club!  Enroll today and you’ll start on 10/18/2022: https://www.radlovenutrition.com/book-club

Episode Resources:

• Follow Amy Rapone MS, RD on Instagram @radlove.nutrition
• Amy’s Newsletter for future Book Clubs or to learn more about working with Amy: https://www.radlovenutrition.com/radlove-newsletter.html
• Join the Break the Diet Cycle Podcast Community: @break.the.diet.pod
• Connect with Melissa on Instagram: @no.more.guilt

Want coaching support through Melissa's No Guilt Framework? Right now, Melissa is only accepting 1:1 clients. However, may entertain bringing back groups in time for 2023 for the right set of women really ready to do this work! If you are interested in staying in the loop of any upcoming groups, you can put your name on the waitlist here: https://mailchi.mp/5d3986bd6987/nomoreguiltgroups

So many people love the idea of Intuitive Eating but struggle with putting it into practice because it feels WAY too scary to start on your own. In this episode, former No More Guilt client Aston Moody shares her main fears about Intuitive Eating before coming into the No More Guilt program over a year and a half ago, how she overcame her fears of weight gain, redefined “doing the right thing” around food, and what’s been happening since she graduated. She talks about her love of Enneagram and how she used it as a tool alongside Intuitive Eating skills to heal her lifelong struggle with dieting. We talk about the impacts of growing up in the 80s and 90s on food and body image. Aston talks about what life is like now that she is no longer measuring time in terms of whether or not she is on a diet, cheating on a diet, or gearing up for the next one. Aston will share some key insights for your Intuitive Eating work, especially for anyone who considers themselves a “black and white thinker” who is too often hard on themselves in this inspiring episode.

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Episode Resources:

• You can find Aston’s interior design work @astonmoodyinteriors and www.astonmoodyinteriors.com
• Join the Break the Diet Cycle Podcast Community: @break.the.diet.pod
• Connect with Melissa on Instagram: @no.more.guilt

Melissa mentioned a group coaching waitlist in this episode. Right now, Melissa is only accepting 1:1 clients, however, may entertain bringing back groups in time for 2023 for the right set of women really ready to do this work! If you are interested in staying in the loop of any upcoming groups, you can put your name on the waitlist here: https://mailchi.mp/5d3986bd6987/nomoreguiltgroups

Do you ever worry “eating what you want” will 100% backfire on you? Like you can’t handle the responsibility of being without ANY kind of structure or plan? You’re not alone. Having grown up in a diet culture - it would make sense! Many generational dieters never had a role model for a healthy relationship with food and need more structure than the boilerplate Intuitive Eating advice to “eat what you want”. In this solo episode, Melissa covers what can go wrong when you don’t have enough structure in your Intuitive Eating journey, how to figure out how much structure you need, and how to recover from common pitfalls like: feeling even GUILTIER as an Intuitive Eater than you did on a diet, struggling with excessive fullness, feeling low-energy, or feeling like you’re only eating “junk” food all the time. Melissa covers how to plan ahead, without getting “diety” and how to stop falling trap to the latest tik-tok food trend that makes you feel bad about the way you eat. Loving the pod? Don't forget to rate and review so others can find out about it. You can even share this podcast with a friend who’s looking to break the diet cycle, too!

Episode Resources:

• Melissa mentioned a blog post that summarizes the tips in this podcast episode, you can find it here: https://melissalandrynutrition.com/what-should-i-eat-if-i-dont-know-what-to-eat/
• Join the Break the Diet Cycle Podcast Community: @break.the.diet.pod
• Connect with Melissa on Instagram: @no.more.guilt

This episode was sponsored by No More Guilt with Melissa Landry

• Get the 3 Steps to Eat without Guilt Guide: https://mailchi.mp/d9207e0baf90/nomoreguiltguide
• Are you in a bigger body and ready to start your food freedom journey? Apply today for No More Guilt Coaching at www.melissalandrynutrition.com

If you grew up in a family that valued thinness and diets… and then went on to diet yourself for YEARS - your brain is now set up to think of food as series of rules and steps to follow. 

Then enters Intuitive Eating with all its messages to: “jUsT LisTeN to YouR BoDy” and “eAt WHaT yoU wAnT”. Especially if you are a black-and-white thinker who *LOVED* the structure of dieting, this new world of Intuitive Eating can feel terrifying. 

If you’re sure that you’re done with diets, but still struggle to trust yourself to be “responsible” with the flexibility of Intuitive Eating – we're going to talk about how you can move forward.

In this episode, Melissa's client Meg shares her experience as a WW "lifer", her reaction to finding Intuitive Eating for the first time, how she approached things on her own vs. with a coach, how she let go of need for rules by inviting "healthy structure" into her IE journey. This episode will help you think about the best ways for you to learn intuitive eating based on your own preferences for structure and support. WE LOVE A GOOD CLIENT STORY! I’d love to hear your takeaways after hearing Megan today! Just message me on Instagram @no.more.guilt - I always love connecting with you between episodes.

Loving the podcast and benefitting from stories like Megan’s? Give the podcast a rate and review! Feeling *extra* generous? Send this episode to a friend who’s looking to break the diet cycle, too.

Episode Resources:

• Join the Break the Diet Cycle Podcast Community: @break.the.diet.pod
• Connect with Melissa on Instagram: @no.more.guilt

This episode was sponsored by No More Guilt with Melissa Landry

• Get the 3 Steps to Eat without Guilt Guide: https://mailchi.mp/d9207e0baf90/nomoreguiltguide
• Are you in a bigger body and ready to start your food freedom journey? Apply today for No More Guilt Coaching at www.melissalandrynutrition.com