The Weight's Over Live Show

For almost 30 years, Michaela binged, starved and exercised relentlessly to keep control. Then, in her words, the urge simply wasn’t there any more.

In this conversation, Michaela shares what changed over her first 12 weeks with Slimpod. She isn’t overweight, and she nearly didn’t try it for exactly that reason. Emotional eating isn’t about size. It’s about what food does for us in the moment.

For Michaela, food was a reward, and the all-or-nothing cycle was exhausting. Here’s the interesting bit: when the automatic urge quietened, the rest began to follow. She weighs herself once a week instead of several times a day. She can sit near a bag of nuts without finishing it. And when an operation stopped her exercising for weeks, she didn’t panic.

We talk about:

• Why emotional eating is so often a reward pattern
• Why understanding the “why” matters
• The little “wins” book she keeps for the wobbly days
• Why small things make the biggest difference

Michela’s experience is her own, and everyone’s journey is different. But if you’ve ever thought “it’s just me”, I’d love you to hear this.

I’m Sandra Roycroft-Davis, behavioural change specialist and creator of Slimpod, the neuroscience-based programme designed to help change what you instinctively want to do, not just what you know you should do.

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Colette had a personal trainer, meal plans and years of dieting, and still couldn’t change how she ate. Then Slimpod shifted her habits, and she lost four stone, even through chemotherapy.

Colette knew what she was supposed to do. Her personal trainer gave her meal preparation plans and food diaries. Her doctor told her to lose weight. She still couldn’t do it.

That’s the bit most diets miss. Knowing what to eat isn’t the same as feeling like doing it.

In this episode, Colette tells me what changed after she started Slimpod, the nine-minute audio programme designed to work on the automatic patterns behind everyday food choices. She noticed the difference the very next day, when she became far more aware of the choices she was making. Over time, the change showed up in how she ate, shopped, cooked and moved, and in the four stone she lost in under a year.

We talk about:

• Why a personal trainer, food diaries and meal plans weren’t enough, and what shifted when the habits changed
• Noticing her choices change after just one night of listening
• From a “convenience food queen” who could eat 12 packs of Wotsits in one go to someone who can’t bear the smell of them now
• Why comfort foods stopped satisfying her
• How she went from ready meals to batch cooking, without feeling deprived
• Choosing a quick Thai green curry over a takeaway, and why it felt natural rather than like willpower
• Moving more, and the support of the Slimpod community
• Why fear of failure is one of the biggest psychological leftovers from dieting. In my survey of 4,000 former dieters, it came up again and again.
• Staying on track through chemotherapy, and what Colette credits for keeping her immunity strong

Colette’s story is in the “Breaking Through Fear” section of my new book, The Weight’s Over: Take Back Control.

I’m Sandra Roycroft-Davis, creator of Slimpod and a behavioural change specialist for over 15 years. I wanted Colette’s story in the book because it shows what happens when healthier choices become easier and more instinctive, even in the hardest of circumstances.

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This is one person’s experience, not medical advice. Please speak to your own doctor or care team about your health.

Retired GP Diane Meek has lost four stone after years on a weight loss plateau. She talks to Sandra Roycroft-Davis about Slimpod, Mounjaro, low carb and why belief mattered most.

Diane Meek is a retired GP. She knows the medicine inside out, and for years her weight still wouldn’t budge.

In this episode, Diane tells me what finally started to shift things for her, and why she says the biggest change of all was belief in herself, not food.

We talk about:

• Why a long weight loss plateau can make you wonder, “Am I one of the people it doesn’t work for?”
• How bowel surgery, antibiotics and other health problems can get in the way
• What changed when Diane added Mounjaro, and how the jab affected food noise and appetite
• Why cutting back on staple carbs (bread, pasta, rice and potatoes) made such a difference for her
• Her suspected insulin resistance, and why she’s interested in fat adaptation and low carb
• How she feels about coming off the jab and keeping the weight off

I’m Sandra Roycroft-Davis, creator of Slimpod and a behavioural change specialist for over 15 years. I wanted to share Diane’s story because there isn’t one answer to weight loss. Sometimes it takes experimenting, being open-minded and knowing your own body well enough to work out what moves things for you.

Diane mentions my earlier podcast episode with the metabolic doctors, which goes into detail on staple carbs and insulin. Listen to that next: https://thinkingslimmer.com/gold-free...⁠⁠

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This is one person’s experience, not medical advice. Always speak to your own doctor about medication.

Losing weight is one thing. Keeping it off is where most people come unstuck.

Ava joined Slimpod in 2020 after decades of Weight Watchers, Slimming World and "I'll start on Monday". Six years on, she's still at her goal weight. In this catch-up, we talk about what's changed.

Ava was the person who ate dessert before the meal, who binged all weekend and went "very good" from Monday to Thursday. She was sceptical about listening to something nine minutes a day and thought, "How can that work?" But with a 10-day free trial, she figured there was nothing to lose.

What changed wasn't a new set of rules. Her thinking around food shifted, sweets and chocolate gradually gave way to fruit, and she stopped feeling controlled by sugar.

In this episode we talk about:

• Why the Monday-start cycle keeps so many people stuck
• Why weight maintenance is a different challenge from weight loss
• How Ava eats now, including her "graze bowl", without feeling like she's on a permanent diet
• Why enjoying your food and your lifestyle makes maintenance easier
• What diet fatigue feels like after years of trying everything

I'm Sandra Roycroft-Davis, behavioural change specialist and creator of Slimpod. I've spent more than 15 years helping people change the automatic habits behind everyday food choices, because I want people to keep the weight off in a fairly effortless way. Ava is a perfect example of why.
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Lose it. Put it back on. Start again. Sound familiar?

Johanna had done that more times than she can count. A year ago she found Slimpod. Today she's gone from a size 16 to a 10-12, and she's kept it off.

Here's the interesting bit. Johanna already knew what to eat. Most of us do. What changed was what felt natural to do. She stopped planning the next meal while eating the current one, the sweets and crisps stopped catching her eye, and "I've blown it" became "I'll start fresh tomorrow."

That's the bit most diets miss. They tell you what to do. Slimpod's nine-minute audio is designed to help change what you instinctively want to do, by working on the automatic patterns behind everyday choices. Over time, many people find healthier choices get easier and more natural, and that's what makes them stick.

In this conversation, we talk about:

• What food noise actually feels like, and what happened when it went quiet

• The supermarket moment after day one

• Why being kind to yourself gets you further than beating yourself up

• Heavy weights, dog walks and why consistency beats going all out

• The goal map and Johanna's three daily wins

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What happens when you know exactly how to eat healthily… but still can’t switch off the food noise?

For Lisa, the biggest change wasn’t about willpower. After starting Slimpod, she says the constant food noise quietened down, evening snacking stopped, and making healthier choices began to feel natural rather than something she had to constantly control.

In this episode of The Weight’s Over, Sandra Roycroft-Davis talks with Lisa about her lifelong relationship with food, emotional eating and ingrained habits.

Lisa had already studied diet and nutrition, eating psychology and mindful nutrition. She understood food and had the tools, yet she still experienced times when she felt out of control around eating.

She shares how things began to change after discovering Slimpod, including:

• How her food noise quietened down
• Why controlling food used to require so much effort
• How evening snacking naturally stopped
• The difference between knowing what to eat and changing ingrained habits
• Why she now feels more relaxed and in control around food
• Her thoughts on food freedom, healthy choices and weight loss injections

If you’ve ever wondered why knowing what to eat isn’t always enough to change your eating habits, Lisa’s story offers a fascinating real-life perspective.

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What happens when you come off Mounjaro? Anne shares her personal experience of weight regain after stopping Mounjaro and how she found freedom from food noise at 80.

After spending most of her life dieting, Anne lost four stone using weight-loss injections. But within two weeks of stopping, she regained one stone and feared she would have to return to dieting.

In this honest conversation with Sandra Roycroft-Davies, Anne discusses:

• What happened after she stopped Mounjaro
• Regaining one stone in just two weeks
• Her lifelong struggle with dieting and food guilt
• How Slimpod helped change her relationship with food
• Finding freedom from food noise at 80
• Maintaining her weight without constantly dieting
• Enjoying food without guilt or feeling deprived

Listen to Anne’s inspiring story about life after Mounjaro, food freedom and rebuilding self-trust after decades of dieting.

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How do you lose weight and keep it off after years of yo-yo dieting? Sue shares how she lost four stone, moved from a size 20 to a size 12 and transformed her relationship with food.

As a busy nurse, Sue regularly relied on chocolate, biscuits and crisps to keep herself going. In the evenings, emotional eating and constant food noise took over. After discovering Slimpod, she began noticing changes that went far beyond her weight.

In this honest conversation with Sandra Roycroft-Davies, Sue discusses:

• Losing four stone and maintaining her weight loss
• Breaking the cycle of yo-yo dieting
• How her food noise and sugar cravings changed
• Recognising loneliness as an emotional-eating trigger
• Finding the confidence to exercise and enjoy walking
• Completing a 13-mile charity walk at Stonehenge
• Reconnecting with painting, singing and other interests
• Moving from a size 20 to approximately a size 12
• The importance of self-belief, gratitude and community
• Creating a healthier relationship with food without restrictive dieting

Sue’s story is about more than weight loss. It is about rebuilding confidence, discovering new interests and creating a life that no longer revolves around food.

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This episode describes one person’s experience and is not medical advice. Results vary between individuals. Speak with a qualified healthcare professional before making significant changes to your diet, fasting routine or physical activity especially if you have an existing health condition.

Clodagh has lived with type 1 diabetes for 30 years. In this honest conversation with Sandra Roycroft-Davis, she shares how changing her relationship with food helped her stop habitual snacking, feel more energised and create habits she believes she can maintain.

Clodagh also discusses her personal blood sugar results, reduced insulin requirements, better sleep and why she feels Slimpod has supported much more than weight loss.

In this episode:

• Why Clodagh decided to try Slimpod
• How her desire to snack began to change
• The difference between restriction and genuinely not wanting food
• Her experience of managing food and insulin
• Why patience and consistency mattered
• How recording three daily wins supported her mindset
• Why individual medical guidance remains essential

This episode shares one person’s experience and is not medical advice. Anyone living with diabetes should speak with their qualified healthcare professional before changing their eating habits, medication or insulin.

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What if sustainable weight loss had less to do with following the perfect diet and more to do with changing the way you think about food?

In this episode, we hear an incredibly honest Slimpod success story from a member who lost around 20kg over the course of a year without following a restrictive diet.

When she joined Slimpod, she was at her heaviest weight and dealing with an incredibly stressful period of life as a full-time carer for her son. She was also struggling with lymphedema and had been unable to exercise.

Food had gradually become a way of rewarding and comforting herself. She didn't think of herself as an emotional eater until Slimpod helped her recognise the everyday ways emotional eating had become part of her life.

Then something started to change.

Rather than constantly thinking about food, calories and what she "shouldn't" eat, she began making different choices almost automatically. Portions became smaller, snacking became less frequent, and she found herself walking away from food she didn't really want without feeling deprived.

Most importantly, she learned that weight loss doesn't have to be all-or-nothing.

When life changed again, she didn't give up, she adapted. She found new ways to exercise, continued prioritising her health and learned to say no to food when she genuinely didn't want it.

This is a powerful conversation about emotional eating, sustainable weight loss, mindset, self-care, and changing your relationship with food rather than going on another diet.

• How emotional eating can show up in everyday life, not just during obvious moments of crisis

• Why food can become a reward when you're stressed, overwhelmed, or caring for others

• How changing your mindset can naturally change your food choices

• Why sustainable weight loss doesn't require perfection

• How to keep going when life throws unexpected challenges at you

• The importance of prioritising yourself and your own health

• How to overcome FOMO around food and become comfortable saying "no"

• Why smaller portions and more mindful choices can become effortless

• How exercise became something to enjoy rather than another all-or-nothing challenge

• Why creating lasting change is about learning to adapt rather than starting again every Monday

One of the biggest takeaways from this conversation is that sustainable weight loss isn't about being on a diet forever. It's about developing a different relationship with food and building habits that can fit around real life.

If you've ever felt that diets work for a while but aren't something you can realistically maintain, this episode is a reminder that lasting change can happen when you stop trying to be perfect and start changing the way you think.