What if the thing keeping you from losing weight isn’t what you’re eating...but the fact that you’ve spent years telling yourself you can’t eat it?

In this episode, I’m challenging one of the biggest beliefs in dieting: that you need more restriction and more control to lose weight. Because if telling yourself “I can’t have that” actually makes you obsess over it, crave it harder, and eventually overeat it… maybe restriction isn’t the solution.

We’re getting into food freedom, cravings, emotional eating, all-or-nothing thinking, and why self-trust matters more than another set of food rules. You’ll also learn why eating what you want does not mean eating everything in sight...and how giving yourself permission can actually change the way you eat.

Because sustainable weight loss isn’t about becoming better at saying no.

Sometimes, it’s learning how to say yes without abandoning yourself.

If you’ve been listening to this podcast and thinking, “I know I’m ready for something to change, but I don’t want to spend another year dieting, starting over, and fighting with my body,” I want to invite you into something a little different.

It’s called the Jumpstart Experience…a private 12-week experience where we work together to create real, sustainable change in your body, your habits, and the way you think about yourself. We start SEPTEMBER 28th!

It’s intimate, highly supported, and designed for women who are ready to stop chasing quick fixes and finally understand how to make weight loss feel simpler...and something they can actually maintain.

If that sounds like the kind of experience you’ve been looking for, I’d love to have you join me.

You can learn more and apply at https://www.nicoleternay.com/jump

Social Eating and Shame Around Food

Why can eating with other people feel so different from eating on your own? In this episode of the Food Freedom Mindset series, Nicole Ternay explores the psychology behind social eating, food guilt, comparison, and the shame that can show up around your choices.

You’ll discover why the real struggle often isn’t the food—it’s what you make the food mean about you. Nicole shares how to break the cycle of judgment and all-or-nothing thinking, become more present around food, and begin building a relationship with yourself that’s rooted in trust instead of control.

If you’ve been listening to this podcast and thinking, “I know I’m ready for something to change, but I don’t want to spend another year dieting, starting over, and fighting with my body,” I want to invite you into something a little different.

It’s called the Jumpstart Experience…a private 12-week experience where we work together to create real, sustainable change in your body, your habits, and the way you think about yourself. We start SEPTEMBER 28th!

It’s intimate, highly supported, and designed for women who are ready to stop chasing quick fixes and finally understand how to make weight loss feel simpler—and something they can actually maintain.

If that sounds like the kind of experience you’ve been looking for, I’d love to have you join me.

You can learn more and apply at https://www.nicoleternay.com/jump

Stop Tracking Calories to Lose Weight  

Food Freedom Mindset Series

What if calorie tracking isn't actually solving your weight loss problem...but creating a new one?

In this episode, Nicole Ternay challenges the idea that you need to count calories, track food, and constantly monitor what you eat to lose weight. She dives into the psychology behind calorie counting, why tracking can create a lack of self-trust, and what it really takes to develop freedom around food.

If you're tired of thinking about food all day, relying on an app to tell you what you can eat, or feeling like you're constantly trying to control yourself, this episode will give you a very different way to think about weight loss.

It's time to stop asking, "How can I track better?" and start asking, "How can I trust myself?"

ARE YOU READY FOR YOUR WEIGHT LOSS BREAKTHROUGH?

If you’ve been listening to this podcast thinking, “Okay, I know what I need to do…so why the hell is it still so hard?”

That’s exactly why I created The 12-Week Jumpstart.

This isn’t another diet. I’m not handing you a meal plan and telling you to try harder.

We’re going underneath the weight.

We’re looking at the patterns, habits, emotions and beliefs that have been keeping you stuck...and changing the way you relate to yourself so you can finally create results that actually last.

You’ll get 12 weeks of coaching with me, weekly live group calls, two private sessions with me, lifetime access to the program, and a small group of women who are ready to do this differently.

And yes, weight loss can absolutely happen….when I have run this program in the past people have lost 9-23 pounds but the average woman lost 17.

But the bigger goal?

To change the woman who has been struggling with her weight...so you don’t have to keep struggling with it.

If you’re ready to make this your breakthrough, go to⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.nicoleternay.com/jump⁠  and apply for The 12-Week Jumpstart.

There are only 20 spots.

⁠https://www.nicoleternay.com/jump⁠ 

And I’ll see you inside.

You already know what to do. So why does weight loss still feel so damn hard?

In this Weight Loss for Women Over 40 episode of the Food Freedom Mindset series, Nicole Ternay breaks down 7 sustainable habits that go deeper than diets, willpower, and “trying harder.” You’ll learn how to build self-trust, stop turning every food choice into a character assessment, plug back in when you’re on autopilot, make your life bigger than food, and create change that actually lasts.

Because maybe you don’t need more control.

Maybe you just need to plug back in.

If you’ve been listening to this podcast thinking, “Okay, I know what I need to do…so why the hell is it still so hard?”

That’s exactly why I created The 12-Week Jumpstart.

This isn’t another diet. I’m not handing you a meal plan and telling you to try harder.

We’re going underneath the weight.

We’re looking at the patterns, habits, emotions and beliefs that have been keeping you stuck—and changing the way you relate to yourself so you can finally create results that actually last.

You’ll get 12 weeks of coaching with me, weekly live group calls, two private sessions with me, lifetime access to the program, and a small group of women who are ready to do this differently.

And yes, weight loss can absolutely happen….when I have run this program in the past people have lost 9-23 pounds but the average woman lost 17.

But the bigger goal?

To change the woman who has been struggling with her weight—so you don’t have to keep struggling with it.

If you’re ready to make this your breakthrough, go to https://www.nicoleternay.com/jump  and apply for The 12-Week Jumpstart.

There are only 20 spots.

https://www.nicoleternay.com/jump 

And I’ll see you inside.

Food Freedom Mindset Series

In this episode of Weight Loss for Women Over 40 launching the Food Freedom Mindset series, Nicole Ternay breaks down the good food vs. bad food mentality and what may actually be keeping you stuck. From restriction and rebound eating to emotional eating, food guilt and eating on autopilot, you'll learn why lasting weight loss has less to do with finding the "right" foods and more to do with understanding yourself.

Because food isn't the enemy. Your relationship with food is where the real work begins.

It's time to stop fearing food, stop starting over, and start building trust with yourself.

If you are tired of using exercise as a way to fix yourself, this episode will help you create a new relationship with movement…one built on compassion, strength, and becoming the woman you were meant to be.

If you’re realizing this isn’t just about food tips or fitness advice...and you’re ready to transform your relationship with your body, your identity, and your next chapter...we’d love to welcome you. Join the MavenHeart Membership today and step into a community where you truly belong. If you are ready for more personalized help apply for private coaching HERE.

Movement Mindset Releases Stubborn Weight 

Movement Without Obsession Series

What if stubborn weight isn’t about doing more… but about changing how you move and who is doing the moving?

In this Weight Loss for Women Over 40 podcast, we are continuing with the Movement Without Obsession series. In this episode,  Nicole Ternay shares why chasing calorie burns, extreme workouts, and all-or-nothing exercise patterns can keep women stuck. After more than 24 years in the weight loss industry, Nicole reveals what she has seen in thousands of women: the women who exercise the hardest are not always the ones who maintain their results.

Nicole explores the powerful connection between movement and mindset, why your nervous system responds differently when exercise comes from punishment versus self-respect, and how strength training, walking, and consistent movement can support healthy aging, confidence, and lasting transformation.

If you are tired of using exercise as a way to fix yourself, this episode will help you create a new relationship with movement…one built on compassion, strength, and becoming the woman you were meant to be.

If you’re realizing this isn’t just about food tips or fitness advice...and you’re ready to transform your relationship with your body, your identity, and your next chapter...we’d love to welcome you. Join the MavenHeart Membership today and step into a community where you truly belong. If you are ready for more personalized help apply for private coaching HERE.

In this episode of the Movement Without Obsession series, Nicole Ternay explores how movement can become more than just exercise…it can become a form of meditation. If you've been stuck in the cycle of counting calories, chasing step goals, or feeling like every workout has to "count," this conversation is for you.

Learn why consistency beats intensity, how walking and mindful movement can calm your nervous system, and why the best workout isn't the hardest one…it's the one you'll actually do. This episode will help you shift from using movement as punishment to embracing it as a way to reconnect with yourself, creating a healthier relationship with your body and making sustainable weight loss feel lighter, simpler, and more peaceful.

If you’re realizing this isn’t just about food tips or fitness advice...and you’re ready to transform your relationship with your body, your identity, and your next chapter...we’d love to welcome you. Join the MavenHeart Membership today and step into a community where you truly belong.

Curious what’s driving your habits behind the scenes? Your subconscious is running on one of five survival modes. Take the MavenHeart Archetype Quiz…answer just one single, revealing question to discover yours!

Strength for Longevity

Movement Without Obsession series

In this episode of the Weight Loss for Women Over 40 podcast with your host Nicole Ternay, we are diving into Strength for Longevity inside the series Movement Without Obsession. We're shifting the focus from losing weight to building a body that supports you for life. Discover why strength training after 40 is one of the greatest investments you can make for your future, how to stop exercising from guilt and punishment, and why your goal should be building the strongest version of yourself…not the smallest. If you're ready to move with purpose, protect your independence, and redefine what fitness looks like, this episode is for you.

If you're finding yourself wanting more than food tips and fitness advice...and you're realizing this is really about your relationship with your body and yourself...your identity... your next chapter...Come join me over on the MavenHeart Podcast.I think you're going to feel right at home. https://www.nicoleternay.com/podcast-links-page

Your subconscious is running on one of five survival modes. Which one is it? 🔍 Take the MavenHeart Archetype Quiz and answer one single, juicy question and find out.

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What if your workouts didn’t have to feel like a punishment to count?

In this episode of the Weight Loss for Women Over 40 podcast, Nicole Ternay breaks down the toxic "dieter’s mentality" that keeps us obsessed with closing rings, counting calories, and pushing our bodies to exhaustion. As a former professional ballet dancer, physical therapist assistant, and fitness veteran of over 24 years, Nicole shares how to shift your relationship with exercise by embracing non-transactional movement.

Learn how mindful walking can lower your cortisol, soothe your nervous system, and build lasting identity shifts from the inside out. Nicole walks you through simple physical check-ins to release emotional stress stored right in your muscles. Stop trying to hate yourself skinny and start moving because your body deserves kindness, peace and partnership.

In this episode, you’ll discover:

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You don't have to spend hours in the gym...or leave every workout exhausted...to boost your metabolism. In this episode on Weight Loss for Women Over 40 Podcast, Nicole Ternay shares why small, consistent movement throughout your day can be more powerful than chasing intense workouts. Learn how walking, strength training and simple daily habits support your metabolism, help you lose weight without the all-or-nothing mindset and create lasting results for women over 40. If you're ready to stop forcing exercise and start building movement into your life, this episode is for you.

If you want help losing weight without dieting, I still am coaching clients inside my Maven Heart membership on losing weight and also in my private coaching.

So, with my new brand, you are getting so much more than just weight loss.

If you want to start losing those extra pounds, then join the Maven Heart membership. You can join and immediately access my weight loss foundation program Master Your Mind to Change Your Body.

Immediately in week one, you will know exactly how to lose weight for the last time.

Along with weekly group coaching calls, you will be on your way to living in the body you love!

Join us today at https://www.nicoleternay.com/membership 

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