The "Cake Doesn't Count" Podcast

You know that anxious feeling you get when you have a weekend away, a dinner party or some other event with a lot of food? (It can trigger anxiety and fear, which keeps us stuck and not able to deal with food anxiety!)

It could be stress that you'll eat too much.

Or fear you won't be able to control yourself.

Or anxiety that you'll end up gaining weight.

Whatever it is, food anxiety is a real thing!

I'm sharing a personal story in today's podcast and the 3 things I did to help me move through it!

PS-The Normal Eaters Club opens in a few weeks! This is THE community to walk you step-by-step through Stages 1-5 of "normal" eating--guidelines for how to eat (in a non-diet way), how to trust your body, everything you need to know to stop bingeing/overeating, lessons how to find body acceptance and so much more.

Keep your eyes peeled for more info :)

Here's how to deal with food anxiety:

Why do we struggle with intuitive eating?

Women often come to me and tell me they just can't "get it".

They stumble upon Intuitive Eating (or what I call "Normal" Eating--more on that in the podcast!)...

...think they "found the solution" and get excited.

Then its frustration, anger and irritation--why can't we just GET it already?!

Interestingly--Intuitive Eating wasn't a thing when I first started on this journey.

It's now become more mainstream, which is a great thing!

Except that there can be more confusion around what it actually is and how to master it.

There are a ton of different takes on IE and what it means in day to day life.

Today's podcast takes a look at why we struggle with Intuitive Eating and some tips to help you "get it"!

What happens when you don't rely on willpower? How do you actually eat "healthy" if you're not being disciplined?

What does it look like to NOT rely on this to get you through?

These are questions I'm diving into on the podcast today!

We're taught in the world that we just need more willpower.

Everywhere we turn, we're taught to force it, push through it, have more discipline to get what we want.

But what happens?

This approach never gives us what we truly want.

We often get stuck, frustrated and blame ourselves for the "failure".

It's interesting how people so often say this to others or to ourselves.

My husband says this to me multiple times a week.

He wonders how I have so much willpower.

My secret is that I'm NOT using willpower!

I teach a softer, more gentle approach--tune in to the podcast to find out what happens when you don't rely on willpower!

If you want to learn a softer approach to eating (so you don't have to rely on willpower), you are invited to the 30-day "Stop Overeating at Night" challenge.

In this challenge, I'll show you how to keep yourself balanced physically so you can say "no thanks" because you simply don't want it (or "yes, thanks" if you do--without guilt!)

It's designed to shift and change your habits in a month (so you're not left with the "well, how what?" after you're done!)

Check it out-all of the details are here!

Nighttime was the most challenging time for me.I couldn't seem to break the cycle of turning to food (and always wondered--what was the biggest cause of overeating?!)

I dreaded the post-dinner into the nighttime.

I'd eat pretty well during the day.

I'd feel good about my progress.

I thought being "normal" around food was possible.

I felt hopeful.

Then evening would come.

I'd sit down on the couch & it would start.

The whispers from the fridge.

The cookies, candy, and desserts calling my name.

"Jenn," they'd beckon. "You know you want a cookie".

"NO!" My mind would fight back. "You know you'll hate yourself if you do it".

This food battle would go on in my mind for minutes or hours.

I'd eventually give in. It seemed like I couldn't resist.

The cycle was the same: eat okay during the day, attempt to resist food at night, give in, hate myself, swear to do better tomorrow.

What is the biggest cause for overeating at night and how do we start to break that cycle?

Tune in to the podcast--that's exactly what I'm talking about today!

If you want to take this topic deeper, check out the "Stop Overeating at Night" month long challenge here.

Do you stress eat and find yourself turning to food when you're overwhelmed?

It's a stressful time--homeschooling, virtual school, working parents, weird job transitions, the ever-changing Covid landscape...

It's a lot.

And for those of us who battle food...?

Well, it's hard to not stress eat!

Tune into today's podcast for 7 ways to help you not use food when you're stressed.

I'm talking in more depth about how the police environment is affecting me and how I use these principles in real life.

Ps-check out my new resources page that will help you find all of my materials in one place! I'll be adding more challenges and other help in the next few months!

You know those moments where you just feel uncomfortable in your body?

It's that feeling--the itchiness, the angst, the "I want to be in a different body"--that can be really challenging on this path.

It's not just weight gain that can send us into that feeling; it can be an emotion, a situation, or another discomfort.

That "uncomfortable in your body" feeling is hard, especially when we're not dieting.

(Because when we're dieting, we can jump on the bandwagon to give us 'control' to seemingly come up with a solution).

So the next time you feel uncomfortable in your skin, give one of these 5 tips a try :)

You know those moments where you just feel uncomfortable in your body?

It's that feeling--the itchiness, the angst, the "I want to be in a different body"--that can be really challenging on this path.

It's not just weight gain that can send us into that feeling; it can be an emotion, a situation, or another discomfort.

That "uncomfortable in your body" feeling is hard, especially when we're not dieting.

(Because when we're dieting, we can jump on the bandwagon to give us 'control' to seemingly come up with a solution).

So the next time you feel uncomfortable in your skin, give one of these 5 tips a try :)

What if you grew up never having gone on your first diet?

>If you didn't learn salads as "good" and cookies as "bad"?

>If you didn't associate worth with size?

>If you never got it stuck in your head that "I need to lose weight because my body isn't good enough"?

>If someone showed you how to love & appreciate your body?

How would your life be different?

If I never took my first diet pill (because I hated my body, I wanted to be skinnier, I wanted to like myself)...

...my life would be totally different.

How do we create a world where kids grow up to love their bodies & have a healthy relationship to food?

Start with these three tips!

To take it deeper, click here to get all the info on Future Generation Impact!

If you're working to stop dieting, there is typically 1) the fear of weight gain and/or 2) actual weight gain.

Today's episode addresses #2!

If you've gained weight, here are three tips to help you handle it.

When we've been in the diet world for some time, our brains become trained to think of food as good and bad.

Broccoli? Good

Cake? Bad

Salad? Good

Bread? Bad

When we're working to stop dieting, it can be insanely challenging to train our brains to stop defaulting into thinking of food as good and bad.

If you'd like to get more support around how to actually make food decisions, check out the training series here.

Here are 3 tips to help: