The Diet Diaries

Your body might be perfectly happy where it is.

Your brain? Not so much.

In this episode, I’m talking about what happens when you’re eating well, moving your body, sleeping, feeling full and satisfied...and the scale still won’t  move. 

Because sometimes there isn’t another “healthy habit” you need to fix. 

Sometimes losing those 5, 10 or 15 pounds is going to require a tradeoff—and nobody talks enough about what that tradeoff actually costs you.

We get into:
* The question to ask when you feel like you’re “doing everything right”
* Why your body and your brain can want two completely different things
* How to use my NSF framework (nutrition, satisfaction and fullness) to figure out whether there’s actually something to change with your food
* Why quality of life needs to be part of the weight loss conversation
* What to do on when your eating is actually in a really good place but you still don’t like your body

If you’ve ever thought, I’m doing all the things. Why the fuck am I not losing weight? this episode is for you.

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What happens when someone loses a noticeable amount of weight on a GLP-1…and doesn’t tell you they’re taking one?

Do they owe you that information? Absolutely not.

But is it really that simple? I don’t think it is.

Because when someone tells you they lost weight by eating more protein, walking more or cutting out sugar, you might walk away thinking: 

Fuck. I’m doing those things. Why isn’t it working for me? What am I doing wrong?

And suddenly you’re right back in the cycle of trying harder, restricting more and blaming yourself.In this episode, I’m getting into the VERY messy conversation around GLP-1s, weight loss, privacy, stigma and what happens when the whole story isn’t visible.

We’re talking about:

• Whether you should disclose that you’re taking a GLP-1
• Why there’s still so much shame and judgment around these medications
• The unintended impact of letting people believe weight loss came from “just eating better and exercising”

I don’t have a neat answer for this one. And that’s kind of the point.

Two things can be true: Nobody owes anyone their private medical information. AND the way we talk—or don’t talk—about GLP-1s has consequences.

This one is about getting curious, sitting in the discomfort and having a conversation we desperately need to be having.

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I finished recording this episode with body liberation psychotherapist Paula D. Atkinson and immediately knew:This is one of my favorite conversations I've ever had on the podcast.

Not because we agreed on everything (although we agreed on a lot), but because Paula made me think in entirely new ways.

About body image.
About dieting.
About permission.
About rage.
About why so many of us have spent decades believing our bodies are the problem.

This conversation challenged me, validated me, made me laugh, and honestly blew my mind more than once.

If you've ever wondered why you think the way you do about food or your body, this episode is going to give you the answers.

We cover:

• why diet culture functions more like a cult than a wellness practice
• the connection between women's rights and beauty ideals
• The role and impact of GLP-1s
• The mindset shift that is non negotiable
• Why the goal isn't fixing your body...it's questioning the beliefs that convinced you it needed fixing in the first place.

Paula D. Atkinson is a queer, woo-woo desert witch and a liberation-focused psychotherapist. She has been working for over 15 years with those who suffer from disordered eating, food obsession, exercise addiction, and body hatred. Paula created and taught a course on the history of fat phobia and our culture's thin worship as a professor of Weight & Society at George Washington University.  She trains professionals, clinics, and organizations in doing less harm in a thin-obsessed world. She has been interviewed for various articles, podcasts and broadcasts, including on NPR, and co-hosts a podcast that explores how psychotherapy conspires with the many systems that cause mental suffering. She is a second-generation yoga teacher, a psychic witch, an artist, and an aspiring DJ! Paula grew up in the Bay Area, lived in DC and NYC for over 20 years, and recently relocated to Palm Springs CA where she is grateful every day for the dry heat, big sky and the desert vibrations.

Insta: @pauladatkinson

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Episode of Surrounded: https://youtu.be/M7K87rGoGps?si=KPjMLmxc4KPfp0nJ

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For years, every time I started running it was for one reason: to lose weight.

Which is exactly why I never stayed with it.

Now, for the first time in my life, I've been running consistently.

In this episode, I'm sharing what changed, why it matters, and how this same shift could completely change your relationship with exercise (and honestly, food too).

You'll hear:

• Why trying to lose weight can actually make it harder to stay consistent with exercise.
• The surprising reason I've been running consistently for almost a year (for the first time in my life).
• How chasing outcomes you can't control sets you up to quit—even when you're doing "everything right."
• The mindset shift that makes healthy habits feel easier to stick with.
• Why "enough" exercise might be a lot less than you think.

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Eating on vacation used to mean one of two things: trying desperately to stay "on track" or saying fuck it and promising to start over when I got home.

Either way, it made vacation super stressful. 

In this episode, I'm taking you inside what, why and how I ate during four days in Colorado—from Chick-fil-A and Crumbl cookies to burgers, fries, ice cream and dinners I wasn't even hungry for.

I'm talking about:

• Why I ate two bites of one dessert and every last bite of another
• What happened when I was starving after eating 45 grams of protein
• Why I sometimes ate when I wasn't hungry
• How travel, family, hunger and really fucking good food impacted the choices I made
• What all of this can teach you about paying attention to what, why and how you eat

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If stepping on the scale can make or break your entire day (or if you avoid it entirely because you’re afraid of what it will say), this episode is for you.

Today I'm breaking down what the scale is actually measuring, why your weight naturally fluctuates, and how a lifetime of diet culture has taught us to treat one number like the ultimate measure of success or failure.

More importantly, I'm giving you specific, practical ways to respond differently so the scale stops controlling what you eat, what you wear and how you feel.  

If you've ever felt amazing one morning because the number went down—or like a complete failure because it went up overnight—this conversation will change the way you think about the scale forever.

In This Episode

• Why the scale is just a piece of data—not a verdict
• What the scale is actually measuring (and what it isn't)
• Why weighing yourself once a week vs every day require completely different ways of interpreting the data
• The real problem isn't the scale—it's how you respond to it
• Why you need progress markers that have nothing to do with your weight

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Today's episode is a little different.

I'm taking you inside an actual coaching session with a woman who came to me convinced if she could just find the “right” thing to eat, it would solve her perimenopause weight gain.

She asked me if she should  focus on protein or fiber or water—which one was it?!?!?!

But after asking just a handful of strategic questions, it became clear none of those were her problem.

In this episode, I walk you through exactly how we uncovered what was really driving her weight gain, the simple experiment we created together, and why lasting fat loss has so much more to do with how and why you eat than simply what you eat.

If you've ever felt like you're doing "all the right things" but your body isn't responding the way it used to, this conversation is for you.

What you'll learn

• Why asking "Should I eat more protein?" is often the wrong question
• The hidden eating pattern that was sabotaging this woman's progress
• Why healthy foods can still make weight loss hard
• The behavior change strategy that made it easy for her to follow through

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A lot of conversations about GLP-1s focus on food noise, appetite, and weight loss.

But there's another side of this that almost nobody is talking about.

What happens when these medications suddenly give you the freedom to eat foods you've been afraid of your entire life?

For women who have spent decades dieting, restricting, and trying to control their eating, that freedom can feel incredible. But it can also create some unintended consequences.

In this episode, I'm talking about:

* Why some women start relying on the medication's "guardrails" more than their own skills
* Why medication can lower food noise but can't make food choices for you
* The disordered eating patterns that can quietly creep back in

Whether you're on a GLP-1, considering one, or simply curious about all the buzz  around these medications, this episode will give you a different lens to think about food, weight loss, and what sustainable change really requires.

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You’re working out. You’re getting your steps. Maybe you’re strength training. And yet… the scale isn’t moving.

And you’re brain is going WTF??!??!

In this episode, I’m breaking down one of the biggest misconceptions about exercise and weight loss and why doing “all the right things” can still leave you feeling stuck.

I get into:

* Why making weight loss your only reason for exercising is setting you up to quit
* The difference between exercise and moving your body throughout the day (and why both matter)
* How your body adapts to the workouts and walking routines you’ve been doing for months or years
* The two questions I want you asking if you feel like nothing is working anymore
* The surprising change that made my own clothes start fitting differently in just a few weeks

If you’ve ever thought, I’m exercising… why am I not losing weight? this episode will help you connect some really important dots and walk away with some clear next steps. 

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GLP-1s are often talked about as appetite suppressants.

But I think that's only part of the story.

Because for some people, these medications aren't suppressing an appetite at all—they're helping regulate an appetite that feels completely out of control.

But for other people?

They may be doing something very different.

In this episode, I'm talking about the difference between appetite regulation and appetite suppression, why that distinction matters, and what it means for how we think about hunger, food noise, weight loss, and health.

I get into:

• Why appetite regulation and appetite suppression aren't the same thing
• The role food noise does (and doesn't) play in all of this
• Why your experience on a GLP-1 might be very different from someone else's
• The potential downside of having too little appetite
• The questions I think we should all be asking when it comes to these medications

This is one of those episodes that got me thinking long after I stopped recording—and I know it'll get you thinking too.

One of the articles I referenced

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