The Live Diet-Free podcast

Mindful eating - you hear the term everywhere but it's kinda vague and can leave you wondering what it really means and how to know if you're doing it.

Today's guest, weight loss dietitian, Jackie Kirschen, is here to clear all of that up.

Regardless of the approach you're taking to lose weight, honing the skill of mindful eating will benefit you, especially if you don't want to track obsessively or ...

If you're not a milk fan, sub any other food comparison in here, the tips I'm sharing to help you decide what's best for YOU apply to any food choice you're faced with.

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It's not comfortable or pleasant to talk about but losing a parent - and grief, in general - is inevitable and today's conversation with grief coach, Jacey Keller, will help you be prepared.

Whether you've just experienced a loss, your parents are alive and well, or you're supporting a loved one through their own loss, you'll get something out of today's episode.

We talk about how to not lose you...

Feel like you're addicted to sugar?

(You're not but here's how to eat less of it).

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How many times have you scrambled to make dinner after a stressful workday followed by chauffeuring kids around to miscellaneous afterschool activities?

You go to the trouble because sitting down for a family meal, even just once a week, is important to you.

But instead of feeling appreaciated and being rewarded with a pleasant time at the table, everyone sits around in silence, shooting down your attempts at conversation...

Is it inevitable to feel hungry all the time when you're trying to lose weight?

Maybe it even feels like a badge of honor, like the hunger pangs are your fat cells shrinking?

Let's talk about how much hunger is normal and how to go about minimizing it so that you're not at risk of blowing your deficit when you get hangry. 

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Most of us have an inner voice who's pretty critical and can be loud at times (sometimes what feels like all the time).

Having that voice is normal and a byproduct of our brain always being on the lookout for threats to our safety.

While we can't fully eliminate it, today's guest, Cynthia Phelps, is teaching us how we can work on developing an Inner Ally who helps balance out our self-talk and supports us when...

If you're having trouble staying committed to your weight loss goals when push comes to shove (like when staying in bed sounds way more appealing than waking up to workout or the cookies in the hotel lobby smell sooooo good), you're not alone.

Commitment is one of the 3 Cs of succcess so how do you get better at it?

I'm sharing my top tips here.

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Ya know that cycle of wanting to lose weight, committing to whatever diet or workout program, being "good" for a few days, and then falling off and struggling to start again?

We all do, so don't think there's something wrong with you.

On today's episode, I'm interiewing Gary Fahey about why change is so hard and how we can reprogram our brains to make it way easier to do the stuff that'll h...

You've probably heard you should be eating small meals throughout the day to stoke your metabolism.

And you've probably also heard that fasting and skipping breakfast will help turn your body into a fat burning machine.

So which is it? Does it matter?

Tune in to find out.

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Cravings - we all have em, and most of us struggle with knowing what to do about them.

Not for long.

Today I'm joined by Dr. Glenn Livingston, who literally wrote the book on how to defeat your cravings.

Learn what actually causes them (it's not what you think) and how to break the cycle where you give in to them, beat yourself up about it, rinse, and repeat.

Once you know exactly what to do to make c...

Should you be eating "clean"?

Are you even really sure what that means?

The alternative, "dirty," sounds bad, right?

Let's dive into clean eating and how much it matters for your weight loss and overall health.

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Most of us want to be more productive, disciplined, and confident, but don't know where to start - until now.

Today I'm joined by leadership coach, Desiree Petrich, who's sharing 5 rules you can apply to your life ASAP to to help you live up to your potential. 

Desiree Petrich is a keynote speaker and host of the Lead With Confidence podcast. Desiree is also the owner and CEO of Intentional Action LLC which p...

We'd all like to just wake up tomorrow and be at our goal weight but that's not how it works.

Losing weight is a process and it's important to be realistic in how long you can expect it to take you to reach you goals.

In this episode, find out what healthy, sustainable weight loss looks like and how to avoid getting too caught up in the scale.

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Ever find yourself hunched over your desk like Gollum and think, "I really need to work on my posture"?

Or stand up after 8 straight hours at your chair and the creaks and cracks in your joints are only drowned out by your groans over how stiff and achy you are?

Then you need today's episode where I'm joined by movement and mobility coach, Sammy Wilson, who's giving us advice for how to stay mobile...

Guess what?!

I'm gonna be comin at ya twice a week starting now!

Thursday episodes are going to be "bite-sized", 5-15 minute quickie episodes intended to answer one specific question that will help you be more successful at reaching your goals.

Today I'm answering one I see asked multple times everyday in Facebook groups: "I know eating protein is important but how do I actually do it? What ...

Ya ya ya, you know sleep is important.

But did you know the lack thereof could be preventing you from losing weight and putting you at risk of Alzheimer's and heart disease?

Probably not.

Even more importantly, do you know how to make sleep more of a priority -- despite everything else going on in your life (like perimenopause and kids who wake up multiple times per night?

Tune into today's episode wi...

Mike Doehla helped over 50,000 clients reach their weight loss goals before selling his nutrition consulting company, Stronger U, and even in retirement, continues to help clients and coaches, alike.

Today he's joining me to talk about how to become a better food detective.

We touch on tips to make food tracking a useful tool, how to make changes in a food-centric environment, and figuring out the give-and-take that will allow ...

Tired of being asked, "what's for dinner?" every night?!

Know you'd save time, money, and a lot of energy if you had a plan for meals but have no idea how to do that without spending half your weekend cooking?

That's exactly why I brought today's guest, Meal Planning expert, Kathy Davis, to the show!

In today's episode we cover the differences between meal planning and prep, the simplest way to make su...