Sustain Nutrition - Chewing the Fat

Sustain Nutrition - Chewing the Fat

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Sustain Nutrition - Chewing the Fat episodes

  • #222: My All Inclusive Holiday Approach

    All-inclusive holidays can quickly turn into:

    “Well… I’ve already blown it.”

    In this episode, I share how I personally approach food, drinks, desserts, and structure while away — so I can enjoy the holiday fully without spiralling into the all-or-nothing mindset most people fall into.

    15 min
  • #221: Are you Majoring in the Minors?

    Most people don’t struggle with fat loss because of coffee, carbs, diet drinks, or eating after 8pm.

    They struggle because they’re obsessing over tiny details…

    while ignoring the bigger things actually driving their behaviour.

    In this episode, we break down why overcomplicating fat loss keeps people stuck, how “majoring in the minors” creates overwhelm, and the simple foundations that actually move the needle long term.

    13 min
  • #220: It's Deeper than Dieting

    Most people already know what to eat.

    So why do they still find themselves eating and drinking things they know aren’t helping them?

    Because sustainable weight loss is deeper than dieting.

    In this episode, we explore how your eating behaviours are often driven by stress, beliefs, emotions, and old patterns — not lack of knowledge or willpower.

    Including a powerful real-life example of how one childhood experience quietly shaped a client’s relationship with work, exhaustion, and food decades later.

    14 min
  • #219: Why You Keep Losing Motivation (And What Actually Works Instead)

    You’re motivated on Monday…

    Then by Thursday you’re eating toast over the sink wondering what happened.

    In this episode, we break down why motivation always fades — and why consistency has far more to do with support, stress, self-trust, and realistic expectations than discipline.

    If you’re tired of constantly “starting again” every week, this episode will help you understand what actually works long term.

    16 min
  • #218: It's not Hunger....it's this

    “I deserve this…”

    If that thought shows up most evenings, this episode is for you.

    Because emotional eating isn’t really about food.

    It’s about what food represents when the day is done — relief, reward, escape, and sometimes the only moment that feels like yours.

    In this episode, we break down why evenings feel harder, what’s actually driving those urges, and how to start responding differently without relying on more discipline.

    12 min
  • #217: Why I was a terrible Personal Trainer

    When I first started as a PT, I thought I had to impress people.

    So I overcomplicated everything.


    BOSU balls.Medicine balls.Fancy, “creative” sessions.


    But the clients who got the best results?

    They did the basics.
    Over and over again.

    In this episode, I break down what I got wrong, what actually works, and why fat loss becomes much easier when you stop chasing complexity and start focusing on consistency.

    12 min
  • #216: You are not out of control, you are overworked...

    You’re not out of control with food.

    You’re overloaded.

    In this episode, we break down why evenings feel harder than mornings, why your willpower seems to disappear at night, and what’s actually driving those “why did I do that?” moments.

    If you’re tired of blaming yourself for something that keeps happening… this will make it make sense.

    Get the 9pm Guilt Reset guide here: https://www.sustainnutrition.co.uk/guilt-reset

    15 min
  • #215: Stop talking yourself out of weight loss

    Fat loss isn’t just about what you eat.


    It’s about the conversations you have with yourself before and after.


    “I’ll just…”

    “I deserve this…”

    “What’s the point…”


    In this episode, we break down how your internal dialogue quietly drives your decisions — and why learning to notice it is one of the most powerful shifts you can make for long-term consistency.

    11 min
  • #214: Why You Keep Ruining It… After Doing So Well

    “I was doing so well… and then I ruined it.”

    If that thought feels familiar, this episode is for you.

    We explore why inconsistency isn’t a willpower problem — it’s a clarity problem — and how understanding your behaviour is what finally makes change stick.

    10 min
  • #213: Are you still waiting for the right time?

    So many people tell themselves “now just isn’t the right time.”

    Life is busy. Work is demanding. Kids, stress, responsibilities — it all feels like too much to take on another change.

    But what if waiting for the “right time” is actually the thing keeping you stuck?

    In this episode we explore why life rarely becomes calmer in the way we expect — and why sustainable fat loss isn’t built in perfect weeks, but in messy, real ones.

    If you’ve ever felt like you’ll start “when things settle down”… this episode is for you.

    13 min

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Coaches. Mates. Blokes with microphones. Joe & James dig into the real stuff behind nutrition, training, and behaviour change—like why we self-sabotage, how to build habits that actually last, and what mindset work really looks like outside of Instagram quotes.