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Ever wish you could just eat a damn meal without overthinking it? Like actually feel full, satisfied, and not obsessed with whether you “earned it” or if it fits your macros?

If calorie counting, macro tracking, and endless diets left you feeling stuck, stressed, and totally exhausted, this episode is your permission slip to do it differently.

Today, I’m sitting down with Kylie, a real-life graduate of Mindful Weight Loss Academy, to get SUPER real about what it’s like to go from hitting rock bottom (hi, crying over jeans that don’t fit) to losing 28 pounds without restriction.

We talk about ditching migraines, getting her cycle back on track, feeling genuinely good in her scrubs again, and—yep—actually enjoying food.

This isn’t just another “before and after” story. This is about reclaiming your life, your energy, and your peace of mind. If you’ve been lurking in the background, thinking “could this actually work for me?” Kylie’s story is your sign.

Whether you’re scared to let go of control or just sick of starting over every Monday, this episode will show you that real change is possible…and sustainable.

xoxo,

Jackie

P.S. Want to see Kylie’s before & afters? Check out our Instagram highlights and celebrate her journey!

MORE FROM JACKIE: 

<< Ready to lose weight, fix your metabolism & reach your body transformation goals without restriction? Apply for my 4-Month + 1:1 Coaching Program, Mindful Weight Loss Academy, to permanently lose weight, create simple delicious meals & stick to your healthy habits for LIFE: www.themindfulweightloss.com >>

🙌🏻 Ready to Sustainably Lose Weight WITHOUT Counting Calories? I’ll show you how in 3 easy steps! Grab My FREE Quickstart Guide To Permanent Weight Loss: https://eatright4life.ck.page/quickstart-guide

👋🏻 Follow me on Instagram: @the.mindful.nutritionist

RELATED EPISODES:

113 - How Christine Lost 20 Pounds Without Counting a Single Calorie (& Finally Found Food Freedom)

111 - How Emily Lost 22 Pounds WITHOUT Counting Calories (Here’s How)

105 - Alana Lost 35 Pounds Without Keto, Ozempic, or Giving Up Mac & Cheese—Here’s How!

102 - Want to Lose Weight in 2026 Without Counting a Single Calorie? Do This

100 - 10 Lessons from 100 Episodes: What It Really Takes to Lose Weight & Keep It Off

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Ever feel like you start summer with the best intentions and somehow end August feeling like your body is completely working against you? The scale is up, your energy is crashed, your cravings are spiraling, and you have no idea why. Here is what nobody is telling you: summer does not just change your schedule. It changes your cortisol, your sleep, your eating patterns, and your body's signals. And most women have no idea it is happening.

In this episode, I am pulling back the curtain on exactly why your metabolism works against you every summer specifically, not just in general, but the summer-specific patterns that are quietly slowing your fat loss down. We are talking about why saving your calories for nighttime is destroying your metabolism, why grinding through intense workouts in the summer heat is making things worse not better, and why the chaos and stress of summer is one of the biggest metabolic disruptors of the entire year.

These are the exact patterns I lived as a camp counselor, starving myself all day and binging at night, and exactly what changed when I finally understood what summer was actually doing to my body. The same shift that helped me lose 65 pounds and keep it off for 16 years through every summer since.

Your metabolism is not broken. Summer is just harder on it than any other season. And once you know why, you know exactly what to do. Press play and let's give your metabolism the signals it has been waiting for all summer long.

xoxo,

Jackie

MORE FROM JACKIE: 

<< Ready to lose weight, fix your metabolism & reach your body transformation goals without restriction? Apply for my 4-Month + 1:1 Coaching Program, Mindful Weight Loss Academy, to permanently lose weight, create simple delicious meals & stick to your healthy habits for LIFE: www.themindfulweightloss.com >>

🙌🏻 Ready to Sustainably Lose Weight WITHOUT Counting Calories? I’ll show you how in 3 easy steps! Grab My FREE Quickstart Guide To Permanent Weight Loss: https://eatright4life.ck.page/quickstart-guide

👋🏻 Follow me on Instagram: @the.mindful.nutritionist

RELATED EPISODES:

118 ー Why Everything You've Heard About Your Metabolism Is Wrong (And What Actually Works for Weight Loss)

116 ー How Jessica Lost 11 Pounds by Finally Prioritizing Herself (Not Another Diet)

119 ー Want To Lose 10 Pounds Before Summer? STOP Starting Over and Do This Instead

117 ー Is Food Noise Sabotaging Your Weight Loss? Here's How to Silence It Naturally (No GLP-1 Needed)

114 ー Why Your Metabolism Isn’t the Problem—But These 3 “Healthy Habits” Might Be

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How many summers have you spent either completely restricting yourself at every barbecue, calculating every calorie at the cookout, and avoiding the pool because you haven't hit your goal yet? Or going completely off the rails the second Memorial Day hits, and spending all of June trying to undo the damage? If either of those sounds familiar, this episode is your permission slip to do summer completely differently this year.

Here is what I want you to know going into this Memorial Day weekend. You can eat the burger. You can have the cocktail. You can enjoy the vacation. And you can do all of it without gaining the weight back, not through restriction and willpower, but through a completely different approach to summer eating that actually works with your life instead of against it.

In this episode, I am giving you the mindset shifts and the practical strategies for navigating the three biggest summer scenarios. Barbecues and cookouts, alcohol and summer drinks, and vacation and travel eating. We are talking about what to eat before you go, what to bring, how to drink strategically without derailing your progress, how to pack and Instacart your way through vacation, and why actually eating the local food and enjoying every single bite is not cheating. It is living.

The woman who enjoys her summer and loses weight is not more disciplined than you. She just has a better strategy. Press play, and let's give you that strategy right now. Happy Memorial Day!

xoxo,

Jackie

MORE FROM JACKIE: 

<< Ready to lose weight, fix your metabolism & reach your body transformation goals without restriction? Apply for my 4-Month + 1:1 Coaching Program, Mindful Weight Loss Academy, to permanently lose weight, create simple delicious meals & stick to your healthy habits for LIFE: www.themindfulweightloss.com >>

🙌🏻 Ready to Sustainably Lose Weight WITHOUT Counting Calories? I’ll show you how in 3 easy steps! Grab My FREE Quickstart Guide To Permanent Weight Loss: https://eatright4life.ck.page/quickstart-guide

👋🏻 Follow me on Instagram: @the.mindful.nutritionist

RELATED EPISODES:

119 ー Want To Lose 10 Pounds Before Summer? STOP Starting Over and Do This Instead

116 ー How Jessica Lost 11 Pounds by Finally Prioritizing Herself (Not Another Diet) 

110 ー Why Your Brain Won’t Stop Thinking About Food (How to Quiet Food Noise for Good) 

109 ー The Dietitian Who Needed a Dietitian: How Melissa Lost 21 Pounds Postpartum (And Regained Her Confidence! 

103 ー How to Lose Weight & Keep It Off in 2026: GLP-1s, Seed Oils & SkinnyTok Lies with Abbey Sharp

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I get this DM constantly, almost word for word, over and over again. "I just found out I have free health coaching through my insurance, so I'm going to try that first." And I get it. Free sounds amazing, especially when you have already spent so much money trying to lose weight. But here is the truth nobody is telling you: free is only a good deal if it works. And if it doesn't work, free is the most expensive thing you will ever try.

In this episode, I am pulling back the curtain on exactly what insurance-based nutrition coverage actually looks like from the inside, because I lived it. Before I built Mindful Weight Loss Academy, I worked as a bariatric dietitian inside the insurance system, seeing 16 patients a day with 15 minutes of actual face time per person. And what I saw made me walk away and build something completely different.

We are talking about why insurance nutrition coverage is generic by design and was never built for your body or your life, why appointments every six weeks with a protein handout is not coaching and never will be, and why insurance doesn't cover the real work that actually makes weight loss stick, the emotional eating, the food noise, the mindset, and the relationship with food that determines whether your results last.

I am also breaking down what the average woman actually spends on weight loss attempts that don't work, and why investing in real personalized support is almost always less than what you are already spending on things that aren't moving the needle. 

You deserve more than a generic protocol and a follow-up in 6 weeks. Press play and let's talk about what you actually deserve.

xoxo,

Jackie

MORE FROM JACKIE: 

<< Ready to lose weight, fix your metabolism & reach your body transformation goals without restriction? Apply for my 4-Month + 1:1 Coaching Program, Mindful Weight Loss Academy, to permanently lose weight, create simple delicious meals & stick to your healthy habits for LIFE: www.themindfulweightloss.com >>

🙌🏻 Ready to Sustainably Lose Weight WITHOUT Counting Calories? I’ll show you how in 3 easy steps! Grab My FREE Quickstart Guide To Permanent Weight Loss: https://eatright4life.ck.page/quickstart-guide

👋🏻 Follow me on Instagram: @the.mindful.nutritionist

RELATED EPISODES:

117ーIs Food Noise Sabotaging Your Weight Loss? Here's How to Silence It Naturally (No GLP-1 Needed) 

115ーThe 3 Hardest Things Nobody Warned Me About Losing 65 Pounds (And How I Got Through Them) 

112ーThe 5 Biggest Weight Loss Lies I Believed in My 20s (And What Actually Works at 35) 

105ーAlana Lost 35 Pounds Without Keto, Ozempic, or Giving Up Mac & Cheese—Here’s How! 

108ーWhen Life Gets “Lifey”: How To Stay Consistent With Weight Loss 

SUBSCRIBE & REVIEW

Are you loving the podcast? I'd appreciate it if you could take a few seconds to do these two things:

1️⃣ hit the FOLLOW button so you don't miss out on any new episodes when they drop

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🎙️New episodes drop every Monday!

Ever feel like you'll never lose weight unless you're tracking every calorie, measuring every bite, and swearing off anything fun till “after you reach your goal”? 

Been there. But guess what? There’s a better way—and it actually feels good.

In this week’s real-talk episode, I sit down with my current MWLA client, Erica, a busy nurse, mom, and full-time grad student (so YES, you do have time for this!) who dropped 20lbs in 16 weeks WITHOUT calorie counting, Food Police, or diet drama. Listen in as Erica shares her journey from feeling lost in postpartum, defeated by diet culture’s noise, to finally finding food freedom and a way of eating that’s actually sustainable.

If you’re tired of restarting every Monday or believing you’ll never break free from the cycle of dieting and self-sabotage, THIS is your sign. Erica’s story will remind you losing weight can be simple, joyful, and free from food fear—seriously, no more counting calories!

Press play and remember, you don’t need more rules. You need a fresh approach that works with your real life.

xoxo,

Jackie

P.S. Want to see Erica’s before & afters? Check out our Instagram highlights and celebrate her journey! 

MORE FROM JACKIE: 

<< Ready to lose weight, fix your metabolism & reach your body transformation goals without restriction? Apply for my 4-Month + 1:1 Coaching Program, Mindful Weight Loss Academy, to permanently lose weight, create simple delicious meals & stick to your healthy habits for LIFE: www.themindfulweightloss.com >>

🙌🏻 Ready to Sustainably Lose Weight WITHOUT Counting Calories? I’ll show you how in 3 easy steps! Grab My FREE Quickstart Guide To Permanent Weight Loss: https://eatright4life.ck.page/quickstart-guide

👋🏻 Follow me on Instagram: @the.mindful.nutritionist

RELATED EPISODES:

113 - How Christine Lost 20 Pounds Without Counting a Single Calorie (& Finally Found Food Freedom)

111 - How Emily Lost 22 Pounds WITHOUT Counting Calories (Here’s How)

105 - Alana Lost 35 Pounds Without Keto, Ozempic, or Giving Up Mac & Cheese—Here’s How!

103 - How to Lose Weight & Keep It Off in 2026: GLP-1s, Seed Oils & SkinnyTok Lies with Abbey Sharp

102 - Want to Lose Weight in 2026 Without Counting a Single Calorie? Do This

SUBSCRIBE & REVIEW

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1️⃣ hit the FOLLOW button so you don't miss out on any new episodes when they drop

2️⃣ leave a rating and review for my show on Apple Podcasts!

Your support helps us reach more health-empowered women (like you!) move toward transforming their health so they can look and FEEL their best.

Thanks so much for tuning into the Lose Weight Mindfully podcast! I'll see you next week!

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Real talk, it is May, summer is literally around the corner, and if you have said "I need to lose 10 pounds before summer" approximately 47 times in the last five years, this episode is for you. Because the problem is not that you can't lose the weight. The problem is that you keep starting over instead of just keeping going. Starting over is not a fresh start. It's the same cycle with a different date on it. And until you break that cycle, the weight is not going anywhere.

In this episode, I am breaking down exactly why you keep starting over and it is not a discipline problem or a motivation problem. It is a systems problem. We are talking about why your plan is too perfect for real life, why motivation will always let you down, and why one bad day keeps snowballing into a full restart every single week.

But more importantly, I am giving you a simple 4-step summer plan that actually works with your real life, not the perfect version of it. You will learn how to pick one non-negotiable habit that compounds over time, how to make the healthy choice embarrassingly easy, two powerful questions to ask yourself every morning and every night, and why actually living your summer, the barbecues, the pool days, the vacations, is not the enemy of your weight loss. It is actually the key to it.

You do not need a new plan. You need to stop abandoning the one that was working. Press play and let's make this the last summer you ever have to start over.

xoxo,

Jackie

MORE FROM JACKIE: 

<< Ready to lose weight, fix your metabolism & reach your body transformation goals without restriction? Apply for my 4-Month + 1:1 Coaching Program, Mindful Weight Loss Academy, to permanently lose weight, create simple delicious meals & stick to your healthy habits for LIFE: www.themindfulweightloss.com >>

🙌🏻 Ready to Sustainably Lose Weight WITHOUT Counting Calories? I’ll show you how in 3 easy steps! Grab My FREE Quickstart Guide To Permanent Weight Loss: https://eatright4life.ck.page/quickstart-guide

👋🏻 Follow me on Instagram: @the.mindful.nutritionist

RELATED EPISODES:

78 — How to Feel Confident in Your Swimsuit This Summer (Even If You Haven’t Hit Your Goal Weight Yet)

104 — Feeling Like a Failure? The Real Reason You’re Not Losing Weight Fast Enough

113 — How Christine Lost 20 Pounds Without Counting a Single Calorie (& Finally Found Food Freedom)

106 — Why You’re Not Losing Weight (And the 3 Simple Fixes That Actually Work) 

114 — Why Your Metabolism Isn’t the Problem—But These 3 Habits Might Be

SUBSCRIBE & REVIEW

Are you loving the podcast? I'd appreciate it if you could take a few seconds to do these two things:

1️⃣ hit the FOLLOW button so you don't miss out on any new episodes when they drop

2️⃣ leave a rating and review for my show on Apple Podcasts!

Your support helps us reach more health-empowered women (like you!) move toward transforming their health so they can look and FEEL their best.

Thanks so much for tuning into the Lose Weight Mindfully podcast! I'll see you next week!

🎙️New episodes drop every Monday!

Ever feel like the internet has completely gaslit you about your metabolism? Like you've been cutting carbs, grinding through cardio, and blaming your genetics and still nothing is working? Here's the truth nobody is saying out loud: almost everything you've been told about your metabolism is wrong. And the things you've been avoiding might actually be exactly what your body needs.

In today’s episode, I'm busting 3 of the most persistent metabolism myths floating around social media, diet culture, and yes, even some doctors' offices. We're talking about why carbs are not the enemy (your thyroid actually needs them), why doing more exercise can make weight loss harder not easier, and why your genetics are not the death sentence you think they are. This is the episode I wish someone had handed me when I was cutting my protein bar into thirds, doing hours of cardio, and still gaining weight.

The truth is your body isn't broken. It's been given the wrong instructions. When you stop restricting carbs out of fear, swap endless cardio for smarter movement, and start pulling the lifestyle levers that actually control your metabolic rate like sleep, protein, stress, and muscle, everything changes. I've seen it in my own 65lb journey and in hundreds of women inside Mindful Weight Loss Academy.

You don't need to do more. You need to do what actually works. Press play and let's rewrite the story your metabolism has been trying to tell you all along.

xoxo,

Jackie

MORE FROM JACKIE: 

<< Ready to lose weight, fix your metabolism & reach your body transformation goals without restriction? Apply for my 4-Month + 1:1 Coaching Program, Mindful Weight Loss Academy, to permanently lose weight, create simple delicious meals & stick to your healthy habits for LIFE: www.themindfulweightloss.com >>

🙌🏻 Ready to Sustainably Lose Weight WITHOUT Counting Calories? I’ll show you how in 3 easy steps! Grab My FREE Quickstart Guide To Permanent Weight Loss: https://eatright4life.ck.page/quickstart-guide

👋🏻 Follow me on Instagram: @the.mindful.nutritionist

RELATED EPISODES:

101 – 3 "Healthy" Mistakes That Are Wrecking Your Metabolism (& How to Fix Them!)

74 – Is THIS Keeping You From Losing Weight? The Shocking Truth About Gut Health & Weight Loss with Dr. Heather Finley

88 – Stuck on Your Weight Loss Goals? Here’s the ONE Shift That’ll Change Everything

105 – Alana Lost 35 Pounds Without Keto, Ozempic, or Giving Up Mac & Cheese—Here’s How!

102 – Want to Lose Weight in 2026 Without Counting a Single Calorie? Do This

SUBSCRIBE & REVIEW

Are you loving the podcast? I'd appreciate it if you could take a few seconds to do these two things:

1️⃣ hit the FOLLOW button so you don't miss out on any new episodes when they drop

2️⃣ leave a rating and review for my show on Apple Podcasts!

Your support helps us reach more health-empowered women (like you!) move toward transforming their health so they can look and FEEL their best.

Thanks so much for tuning into the Lose Weight Mindfully podcast! I'll see you next week!

🎙️New episodes drop every Monday!

Can we talk about food noise for a second? That constant mental chatter that starts the second you wake up. What am I going to eat today? Should I have that? I really want that. I shouldn't. Maybe just a little. If that sounds familiar, you are not alone and you are not crazy. Food noise isn't a willpower problem and it's not a character flaw. It's a physiological and psychological response to the way you've been taught to eat, and the good news is it can be healed.

In this episode I'm giving you my honest, unfiltered take as a weight loss dietitian on GLP-1 medications like Ozempic and Wegovy and why a prescription is not the answer to silencing food noise for good. Yes, they can quiet the chatter temporarily. But they don't heal the root cause, and for many women the noise comes back louder when they stop. Mindful eating does something medication simply cannot. It dissolves the reason the noise was there in the first place.

I'm also walking you through 3 powerful mindful eating strategies that start quieting food noise naturally, sustainably, and without a side effect list. We're talking about giving yourself unconditional permission to eat, reconnecting to your hunger and fullness cues, and eating for satisfaction instead of restriction. These are the exact tools that helped me break a 6-year binge and restrict cycle and lose 65 pounds without ever counting a calorie again.

The goal was never just to stop thinking about food. The goal is to feel completely free around it. And that freedom is available to you, no prescription required. Press play and let's get you there.

xoxo,

Jackie

MORE FROM JACKIE: 

<< Ready to lose weight, fix your metabolism & reach your body transformation goals without restriction? Apply for my 4-Month + 1:1 Coaching Program, Mindful Weight Loss Academy, to permanently lose weight, create simple delicious meals & stick to your healthy habits for LIFE: www.themindfulweightloss.com >>

🙌🏻 Ready to Sustainably Lose Weight WITHOUT Counting Calories? I’ll show you how in 3 easy steps! Grab My FREE Quickstart Guide To Permanent Weight Loss: https://eatright4life.ck.page/quickstart-guide

👋🏻 Follow me on Instagram: @the.mindful.nutritionist

RELATED EPISODES:

81 – The Truth About GLP‑1s: Ozempic, Wegovy & Why You Should (or Shouldn’t) Take Them

103 – How to Lose Weight & Keep It Off in 2026: GLP-1s, Seed Oils & SkinnyTok Lies with Abbey Sharp

108 – When Life Gets “Lifey”: How To Stay Consistent With Weight Loss

106 – Why You’re Not Losing Weight (And the 3 Simple Fixes That Actually Work)

93 – 3 “Healthy” Habits That Are Actually Slowing Down Your Metabolism (& How to Fix Them!)

SUBSCRIBE & REVIEW

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1️⃣ hit the FOLLOW button so you don't miss out on any new episodes when they drop

2️⃣ leave a rating and review for my show on Apple Podcasts!

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Thanks so much for tuning into the Lose Weight Mindfully podcast! I'll see you next week!

🎙️New episodes drop every Monday!

Ever look in the mirror and wonder, where the hell did I go?

You’re doing everything—working, parenting, feeding tiny humans, keeping your house from exploding…and somehow, your needs always end up dead last. Jessica gets it.

She’s a mom, one of my amazing clients, and a fellow dietitian who went from postpartum overwhelm and food guilt to 11 pounds down, glowing in her scrubs, and finally feeling like herself again. She was drowning in hormones, decision fatigue, and total burnout. Her scrubs were tight, her identity felt nonexistent, and the last thing she wanted was to track another calorie.

In this episode, Jessica shares how saying yes to herself changed everything. You’ll hear how she stopped trying to do it all alone, ditched the all-or-nothing food rules, and found a way to eat that feels doable, peaceful, and actually energizing. She’s running again. She cut her hair. She’s dressing with confidence and finally seeing herself in the mirror as someone she’s proud of.

If you’ve been white-knuckling it alone, wondering if it’s really worth trying something new—this one’s for you. Jessica’s story is proof that you don’t need to suffer to lose weight. You just need the right support, the right strategy, and permission to prioritize yourself again.

Ready to stop struggling in silence and finally get back to the healthiest version of yourself? Press play to find her.

xoxo,

Jackie

P.S. Want to see Jessica’s before & afters? Check out our Instagram highlights and celebrate her journey!

MORE FROM JACKIE: 

<< Ready to lose weight, fix your metabolism & reach your body transformation goals without restriction? Apply for my 4-Month + 1:1 Coaching Program, Mindful Weight Loss Academy, to permanently lose weight, create simple delicious meals & stick to your healthy habits for LIFE: www.themindfulweightloss.com >>

🙌🏻 Ready to Sustainably Lose Weight WITHOUT Counting Calories? I’ll show you how in 3 easy steps! Grab My FREE Quickstart Guide To Permanent Weight Loss: https://eatright4life.ck.page/quickstart-guide

👋🏻 Follow me on Instagram: @the.mindful.nutritionist

RELATED EPISODES:

109 - The Dietitian Who Needed a Dietitian: How Melissa Lost 21 Pounds Postpartum (And Regained Her Confidence!

113 - How Christine Lost 20 Pounds Without Counting a Single Calorie (& Finally Found Food Freedom)

110 - Why Your Brain Won’t Stop Thinking About Food (How to Quiet Food Noise for Good)

105 - Alana Lost 35 Pounds Without Keto, Ozempic, or Giving Up Mac & Cheese—Here’s How!

103 - How to Lose Weight & Keep It Off in 2026: GLP-1s, Seed Oils & SkinnyTok Lies with Abbey Sharp

SUBSCRIBE & REVIEW

Are you loving the podcast? I'd appreciate it if you could take a few seconds to do these two things:

1️⃣ hit the FOLLOW button so you don't miss out on any new episodes when they drop

2️⃣ leave a rating and review for my show on Apple Podcasts!

Your support helps us reach more health-empowered women (like you!) move toward transforming their health so they can look and FEEL their best.

Thanks so much for tuning into the Lose Weight Mindfully podcast! I'll see you next week!

🎙️New episodes drop every Monday!

Can I tell you something the weight loss industry will never put on a before and after post? Losing weight is HARD. Not just physically, but emotionally, psychologically, and in ways that nobody prepares you for. And that silence does so much damage. Because when you hit the hard parts and you will hit them, and nobody warned you they were coming, you think something is wrong with you. Nothing is wrong with you. The hard parts are where the real transformation actually happens.

In this episode, I'm pulling back the curtain on the 3 hardest things I experienced on my own 65-pound weight loss journey that completely blindsided me. We're not talking about meal prep or workouts. We're talking about the inside stuff. How my body image actually got worse as I lost weight. How letting go of diet culture felt like grieving a part of my identity. And how the mental work was so much harder than anything physical, and I was completely unprepared for it.

These are the things nobody warned me about, and I wish someone had. Because when you hit these moments and feel completely alone in them, it's easy to think you're failing. You're not. You're doing the deepest, most important work of the entire journey. The invisible work that nobody claps for but that makes lasting weight loss actually possible.

If you've ever felt more self-conscious as you lost weight, struggled to let go of food rules that felt safe, or wondered why the scale moving still doesn't feel like enough, this episode is going to make you feel so seen. Press play and let's talk about the hard stuff nobody else is willing to say out loud.

xoxo,

Jackie

MORE FROM JACKIE: 

<< Ready to lose weight, fix your metabolism & reach your body transformation goals without restriction? Apply for my 4-Month + 1:1 Coaching Program, Mindful Weight Loss Academy, to permanently lose weight, create simple delicious meals & stick to your healthy habits for LIFE: www.themindfulweightloss.com >>

🙌🏻 Ready to Sustainably Lose Weight WITHOUT Counting Calories? I’ll show you how in 3 easy steps! Grab My FREE Quickstart Guide To Permanent Weight Loss: https://eatright4life.ck.page/quickstart-guide

👋🏻 Follow me on Instagram: @the.mindful.nutritionist

RELATED EPISODES:

110 – Why Your Brain Won’t Stop Thinking About Food (How to Quiet Food Noise for Good)

99 – 5 Questions That Helped Me Lose 65 Pounds Without Counting Calories!

86 – Life’s Too Short to Diet Forever: What Losing My Grandma Taught Me About Health & Aging Gracefully

77 – Can You Heal Your Body Image AND Lose Weight? with Rachel Goodman

76 – How to Stay Committed To Weight Loss Even When You Don’t See Results (Yet)

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Are you loving the podcast? I'd appreciate it if you could take a few seconds to do these two things:

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Your support helps us reach more health-empowered women (like you!) move toward transforming their health so they can look and FEEL their best.

Thanks so much for tuning into the Lose Weight Mindfully podcast! I'll see you next week!

🎙️New episodes drop every Monday!