I used to take a vacation from my wellness goals. I ate all the things, then came home bloated and mad at myself. Not anymore. In this episode I show you how I think from the end, then reverse engineer my trip using the ForeverWell Essentials. Sleep. Nutrition. Movement. Hydration. Connection. This is how I come home the same weight I left. Calm. Proud. In control.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode

Why “vacation mode” is not freedom, it is a pendulum swing

How to decide your result first, then plan like your 2.0 self

My ForeverWell travel standards, sleep, protein first, 8K steps, hydrate, be present

How to indulge on purpose, wedding cake yes, random snacks no

My post trip reset, zero guilt, sleep, water, gym the next morning

The role coaching played in building this identity

Food feels like the only bright spot when life is loud. You are not broken. You are undernourished in pleasure. In this episode I explain why dopamine chasing ramps up in perimenopause, how the holidays amplify it, and simple grown woman standards that make food peaceful again. We use morning light, evening calm, and protein pairing to quiet cravings without dieting.

What You’ll Learn In This Episode

Why your brain wants sugar when life feels heavy

How estrogen and serotonin dips fuel cravings after 40

The difference between rules and grown woman standards

A simple protein pairing trick that stabilizes mood

A morning light reset that makes nights easier

An evening wind down that soothes without snacks

How to enjoy treats on purpose and still trend down

A client story that shows calm beats control

You can enjoy holiday food and still lose weight. In this first episode of the Eat, Drink, and Be 10 Pounds Lighter series, I explain why women gain weight this time of year even when they swear they barely ate anything. And I teach you the Grown Woman Way to enjoy great food, protect your energy, and wake up proud. No diets. No starving. Just standards that support the life you want.

What You Will Learn In This Episode

If you’ve ever realized you’re the same weight as last year and thought, “What am I missing?” this episode is your deep breath. I’m walking you through the 4 checkpoints I use with private clients to troubleshoot a stalled scale, without calorie counting, macro math, or food policing. You’ll learn how to tell emotional hunger from physical hunger, how to stop at satisfied (not stuffed), how to end autopilot eating, and how to handle emotions without food. We’re not adding rules. We’re updating identity.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode

Why it’s usually not what you eat, it’s how and why you eat

My Satisfaction Scale that ends overeating without restriction

How BLTs (bites, licks, tastes) keep you stuck and how to stop the drip

A gentle, four-step flow to get the scale moving again

Why information isn’t transformation and where coaching fits

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Today I’m talking with Alexandra Janelli, founder of GoBurble, the next-gen hypnosis app that lets you build your own guided session in four clicks. Think “choose-your-own-adventure” for your subconscious. We talk about why willpower taps out after lunch, how safety turns off the snack siren, and why identity is the missing ingredient in your weight loss.

Alex and I also spill the tea on our collab: Stop Dieting Forever inside GoBurble. It’s my identity-based weight loss philosophy translated into subconscious language so your brain stops arguing and starts upgrading. No moralizing food. No “start over Monday.” Just you, calm and in charge.

If meditation never quite stuck, this is your bridge: short, personalized tracks, different every time, designed to help you feel safe, hear your natural “I’m done” signal again, and rewire the habits that keep you stuck on the struggle bus.

Weight-loss drugs like Ozempic®, Wegovy®, and Mounjaro™  or GLP-1 can reset your appetite—but only you can rewire your brain.

In this episode, I’m showing you how to use your quiet-appetite season on Ozempic as a bridge, not a crutch. You’ll learn how to shift from the Dieter’s Mindset to the Stop Dieting Forever Mindset and build habits that actually stick while your food noise is quiet.

Why Ozempic can change your biology—but not your beliefs

How to reprogram habits while your appetite is quiet

The difference between the Dieter’s Mindset and the Stop Dieting Forever Mindset

How to apply the Four ForeverWell Essentials 

A guilt-free way to enjoy treats—with grown-woman boundaries

How to use self-coaching to manage stress and cravings

The TikTok story that shows what happens when you skip the mindset work

Episode 172: Lose Weight With Less Than Eight Hours of Sleep

Episode 241: Why You’re Waking Up at 2 A.M. and What To Do About It

You know that Monday-morning moment when you step on the scale after a fun weekend… and it’s up three to five pounds? Cue the mental chaos: What did I eat? Why did I do that?

Take a deep breath, friend. The scale didn’t betray you — it just gave you data.

In this episode of Stop. Dieting. Forever., I’m teaching you how to decode those numbers and ditch the drama. You’ll learn the Stop Dieting Forever Mindset — how to turn scale spikes into simple feedback, and how to use my five-point Satisfaction Scale so you can trust your body, not a diet rule.

We’ll talk hydration, hormones, nervous-system calm, and why babies and zebras are your new nutrition mentors (yes, really).

How to reframe the scale as data, not doom

Why daily weight fluctuations are normal (think stress, sleep, sodium + glycogen)

The Satisfaction Scale (1 = starving → 5 = satisfied) and how to use it

The hidden link between emotional regulation and consistent weight loss

How to activate your natural “stop button” — aka your appestat

The mindset shift that separates a dieter from a woman who’s done dieting forever

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If you’re planning dessert halfway through dinner, you don’t have a sugar addiction—you have a satisfaction deficit. In EP 271, I unpack why your brain chases dessert (anticipation addiction, dieter’s mindset, and distraction), how to create satisfaction on purpose, and the simple experiments that end constant food thoughts. This is identity-based weight loss for grown women who want results without food drama.

Why “I’m addicted to sugar” is really a satisfaction problem

The dieter’s mindset that keeps meals low-fat, low-flavor—and low joy

How distraction at dinner fuels emotional eating and second helpings

A simple pre-meal question that creates instant presence and control

How protein + fiber + healthy fats support blood sugar and satisfaction

Why planned dessert beats impulse dessert (and rebuilds self-trust)

Share this episode with your bestie (birds of a feather eat dessert together 😉)

What if I told you the real reason you keep failing at weight loss has nothing to do with food, hormones, or willpower?

In this episode, I’m sharing the simple-but-powerful activity I use with my clients. This little exercise flips weight loss from punishment into freedom. It’s the anchor that keeps you going, even on days when you’re soooo not motivated.

When you find your Core Why, you stop pushing yourself out of guilt. Instead, you get pulled forward by the woman you’re becoming. Pair that with consistency? Boom. That’s when weight loss stops feeling like punishment and finally becomes your lifestyle.

The weight loss world is changing—and fast.

The key difference between women who finally break free and those who stay stuck on the diet rollercoaster isn’t what they eat, how they move, or even which tool they use to lose weight. 

In this episode, I’m breaking down what it really takes to become the woman who loses the weight and keeps it off, plus why over 80% of people regain the weight they lose within five years (yep, Harvard research backs this up).

The 3 strategies women are using to lose weight right now—and their hidden downsides.

How the food industry profits from keeping you hooked on “Frankenfoods.”

Why stress mastery is the future of weight loss—and how chronic stress blocks fat loss.

The critical difference between body needs vs. brain cravings.

How to shift your weight identity so you never have to diet again.

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