The Weigh Out (formerly Weight Loss Mindset)
The diet industry sold you a lie: that willpower is the answer and failure is your fault. It's not. You've tried every program, followed every rule, and blamed yourself when they didn't work. But the problem was never your discipline. The Weigh Out exposes why traditional weight loss advice backfires and teaches you the psychology-based approach that actually works. This is weight loss through identity transformation, not restriction. We don't do meal plans or motivation. We reset your identity so the food noise finally goes quiet. If you're ready for something radically different, you're in the right place. The goal isn't another program to follow. The goal is freedom from the constant mental negotiation with food.
Episodes
Ozempic. Wegovy. Mounjaro. A few years ago, these were diabetes medications. Today, they’re the hottest weight loss trend on the planet.
I understand the pull. After decades of failed diets and shame spirals, someone hands you a needle and says, “This will finally work.” Of course you’re tempted.
But what happens when you stop? What message does it send about your body? And why does the weight almost always come back?
In this episode,...
Injecting diabetes drugs to lose weight. Surviving on 800 calories. Wrapping ourselves in plastic. Fasting for days and calling it a "protocol."
When did this become normal?
In this episode, I'm asking the question nobody wants to ask anymore: Does any of this actually make sense?
The answer is no. And that's not an accident.
The diet industry didn't just fail us. It broke us. It manufactured our desperation, and then sold us increasin...
We treat dieting like a reset button.
We assume we can wipe the slate clean with a new plan and fresh discipline. But the brain keeps a record.
In this episode, we explore the neuroscience of the "Diet Trap" and how chronic restriction creates a "Hunger Highway" that makes food noise louder and willpower weaker.
We stop blaming your character and start looking at the engine—specifically, how to shift from a "Red State" of threat to...
In this follow-up to our deep dive on Interoception, we tackle the real-world struggles of reconnecting with your body.
We discuss why you might feel "numb" when you try to scan your body, why some people feel hungry 24/7 (and what it really means), and whether you can heal your relationship with food while still tracking calories.
Key Questions Answered:
- W...
Why You Can't Tell When You're Hungry: The Neuroscience Of Interoception & The Intuitive Eating Trap
The Somatic Signature of Hunger: Why You Can't Tell When You're Actually Hungry
Episode Summary: You’ve been told to "listen to your body" and "eat when you're hungry."
But what if you’ve been listening for years and hear absolutely nothing until you’re starving? In this episode, we dismantle the myth of Intuitive Eating for chronic dieters. We explore the neuroscience of interoception, your body’s internal dashboard, and how years ...
In this Q&A, we go deeper into the concept of Identity vs. Discipline.
We tackle the specific, messy roadblocks that popped up after Monday’s episode—specifically the fear that identity work is just "delusional" and the exhaustion of the evening binge.
Questions Answered:
- The Evening Crash: Why you have zero discipline after 5:00 PM (and why it’s not your fault).
- Imposter Syndrome: Is "acting" like a healthy person just lying ...
We are taught that weight loss is a test of character.
If you are overweight, society tells you it’s because you lack the willpower to say "no." You likely believe this too. You wake up every Monday promising to be "better," to white-knuckle your way through cravings, and to force your body into submission.
But by Friday (or Tuesday night), you’re exhausted, and the binge feels inevitable.
In this episode, I’m challenging the holy g...
In this Q&A episode, we follow up on our deep dive into Polyvagal Theory to answer your real-life questions about nervous system regulation.
We tackle the fear that self-compassion is just "making excuses," practical tips for regulating your anxiety in public, and the terrifying (but necessary) shift away from restriction to stop the binge cycle.
Important Points Covered
- Can You Be in Two States at Once? Yes. We discuss "mixe...
In this episode, we explore the biological reason why willpower so often fails in the face of binge eating.
We dive into Polyvagal Theory to understand how your autonomic nervous system hijacks your decision-making to keep you safe, explaining why you can't simply "discipline" your way out of a survival response.
You'll discover why your body is actually trying to protect you when it demands food, and how to create true safety with...
When you transform your relationship with food, you don't just change your behaviors - you change who you are.
This episode reveals the uncomfortable truth about identity grief: to become someone who naturally takes care of their body, you have to grieve the loss of being "someone who struggles with food."
This grief is real, necessary, and completely normal - but no one talks about it.
Important Points Covered
1. Identity L...
Addressing the real fears and challenges of identity transformation.
This Q&A episode tackles common concerns about changing your food-related identity, from feeling "fake" when trying new behaviors to handling setbacks and unsupportive people during your transformation journey.
Important Points Covered
1. Identity Isn't Permanent - It's Learned
The belief "I'm someone who struggles with food" isn't who you ARE, ...
Discover why you can't out-behavior a limiting identity and learn the exact 5-step process for becoming someone who naturally takes care of their body.
This episode reveals how to bridge the gap between knowing what to do and actually becoming the person who does it automatically.
Important Points Covered
1. The Identity Problem
Most people try to change behaviors without changing identity. Your behaviors will always...
This Q&A episode addresses the practical implementation questions from Monday's "Mental Traits" episode.
Listeners asked how to actually develop food freedom traits when they feel like they're starting from zero, especially transferring skills they already have in other life areas to their relationship with food.
IMPORTANT POINTS COVERED
1. Transferring Systems Thinking to Food
2. Rebuilding Trust in Hunger Signals
3. Movi...
Discover the five specific mental traits that separate people with food freedom from those who constantly struggle.
These aren't personality traits you're born with - they're learnable mental habits that anyone can develop, no matter where you're starting from.
Important Points Covered
1. Systems vs. Events Thinking People with food freedom see eating experiences as data points in a larger system, not isolated failures or su...
This episode challenges you to have a completely rule-free weekend with food to prove you can trust your body's wisdom without restrictions.
Learn why weekends feel "dangerous" around food and how to eat like someone with a truly healthy relationship with eating.
Important Points Covered
- Weekend eating problems are actually restriction problems - The reason weekends feel dangerous is because you restrict Monday-Friday, c...
This episode explores how we're all born with natural body wisdom that gets buried under years of diet culture and external rules.
It empowers listeners to reconnect with their innate ability to know what, when, and how much to eat by trusting their body's signals instead of following external guidelines.
Important Points Covered
• Natural Body Wisdom Exists - You were born knowing when to eat and when to stop, but diet cult...
This Q&A episode addresses listener questions following Monday's "Bad Advice vs Good Advice" episode.
We dive into practical implementation strategies for moving away from willpower-based approaches to psychologically sound methods that work with human nature instead of against it.
Important Points Covered
- Building Systems vs. Relying on Willpower
- Creating Flexible Boundaries Without Losing Control
- Preparing for Obstacl...
This episode exposes five pieces of popular weight loss advice that sound good but actually sabotage your progress.
Instead of just pointing out what's wrong, we dive into psychologically-sound alternatives that work with human nature, not against it. If you've been struggling despite "doing everything right," this episode will show you why - and what to do instead.
Important Points Covered
- Willpower is a limited resourc...
In this motivational episode, I challenge the popular "calories in, calories out" framework that dominates weight loss advice.
While calories do matter, treating your body like a simple calculator ignores the complex psychology and biology of eating. I explain why this approach keeps people stuck in restriction cycles and offer a better framework focused on consciousness, satisfaction, and trusting your body's intelligence.
Impo...
In this motivational episode, I share the five personal rules that have kept me free from food obsession and diet culture.
These aren't restriction-based diet rules, but psychological principles that work WITH your mind to create lasting food freedom. Learn how to shift from external control to internal wisdom.
Important Points Covered
Rule #1: Progress Over Perfection, Always
Rule #2: Feelings Are Information, Not Emergencie...
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