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In this episode of Fitness & Sushi, I'm sharing a personal story about how a health flare-up exposed a hidden belief system that was quietly driving me into burnout—and how that same pattern might be playing out in your relationship with food, your body, and exercise. In “You Don't Have a Food Problem—You Have a Belief Problem,” you'll learn…

In this fiery and emotional episode, Deanna exposes the real midlife crisis — the moment you realize your life has been shaped by lies about food, weight, and worth. If you were raised on diet culture slogans like “nothing tastes as good as skinny feels,” this is your wake-up call to heal. In this episode — “The Real Midlife Crisis: Healing After Decades in Diet Culture” — you'll learn:

In this special series of Fitness & Sushi, I'm sharing the live recordings from each day of the Ideal Body Challenge—designed to help you break free from diet culture and finally feel at home in your body. In Day 5 – “Why You Self-Sabotage (and How to Stop)”, you'll learn…

In this special series of Fitness & Sushi, I'm sharing the live recordings from each day of the Ideal Body Challenge—designed to help you break free from diet culture and finally feel at home in your body. In Day 4 – “Why Body Image Issues Keep You Stuck with Food and Fitness”, you'll learn…

In this special series of Fitness & Sushi, I'm sharing the live recordings from each day of the Ideal Body Challenge—designed to help you break free from diet culture and finally feel at home in your body. In Day 3 – “How to Feel in Control Around Food Without Willpower”, you'll learn…

In this special series of Fitness & Sushi, I'm sharing the live recordings from each day of the Ideal Body Challenge—designed to help you break free from diet culture and finally feel at home in your body. In Day 2 – “Why Tracking Makes You Overeat (And What to Do Instead)”, you'll learn…

In this special series of Fitness & Sushi, I'm sharing the live recordings from each day of the Ideal Body Challenge—designed to help you break free from diet culture and finally feel at home in your body. In Day 1 – “Scale, Weight & Self-Validation”, you'll learn…

In episode 276 of Fitness & Sushi, we're exposing one of the sneakiest reasons you still feel stuck — even after “quitting” dieting. It's not your food choices holding you back… it's your thoughts. In this episode — “How to Stop Thinking Like a Dieter (And Start Thinking Like the Ideal Body Formula™)” — you'll learn…

In episode 275 of Fitness & Sushi, we're calling out one of the most exhausting lies women face every spring: that you need to “get your body ready” to enjoy summer. In this episode — “How to Opt Out of ‘Summer Body' Season and Still Feel Amazing in Yours” — you'll learn…

In this episode of Fitness & Sushi, we're uncovering the toxic mental patterns you didn't realize were symptoms of diet culture. If you've ever felt like your mindset is the problem—or worse, that you are the problem—this episode will show you the truth about why you feel stuck. In this episode – “Top 10 Signs You Have a Poor Relationship With Your Mind (a.k.a. The Diet Mindset)” – you'll learn…

In this episode of Fitness & Sushi, I'm breaking down the 10 most common signs that your relationship with your body has been shaped by shame, fear, and diet culture—not by truth or self-compassion. If you think your body image struggles are just a personal flaw, this episode is your wake-up call. In this episode – “Top 10 Signs You Have a Poor Relationship With Your Body (That Diet Culture Doesn't Want You to Notice)” – you'll learn…

In this episode of Fitness & Sushi, I'm exposing the hidden ways that diet culture has twisted your relationship with exercise. If movement feels like punishment, pressure, or just another thing to fail at—you're not lazy. You're likely stuck in the exercise version of the diet mindset. In this episode – “Top 10 Signs You Have a Poor Relationship With Exercise (and What to Do About It)” – you'll learn…

In this episode of Fitness & Sushi, I'm sharing the 10 most overlooked signs that your relationship with food might be more toxic than you realize—and why it's not your fault. These symptoms are so normalized in diet culture that you've probably mistaken them for personality flaws. Let's shine a light on what's actually going on. In this episode – “Top 10 Signs You Have a Poor Relationship With Food (That Have Nothing to Do With Willpower)” – you'll learn…

In episode 267 - “How to Navigate Food Freedom and Body Anxiety During the Holidays”, you'll learn...

In episode 267 - “How to Unlock True Self-Confidence and Inner Peace”, you'll learn...

In episode 266 - “The Formula for Breaking Free From Diet Culture”, you'll learn...

First-time guest Tony Annett and Matt "I Brought My Own Mic" McManus return for an in-depth look at thinkers like Alasdair McIntyre and Paul Tillich, the relationship between left-wing economic ideas and Catholic social teaching, and more. (Turns out that, while an adamant atheist when "in the streets" arguing about philosophy, Ben is "in the sheets" of political practice extremely friendly to this kind of thing.)The launch event for Ben's pamphlet "Four Essays on Palestine" is going to be in October 22nd at 7:30 PM in Los Angeles (at Lawless Brewing Co. in North Hollywood) w/a panel in the beer garden with Ben, Jason Myles and Ana Kasparian. Tickets come with a copy of the book:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/four-essays-on-palestine-launch-wben-burgis-ana-kasparian-jason-myles-tickets-1039381567247Or order the pamphlet from Everyday Analysis:https://everyday-analysis.sellfy.store/p/four-essays-on-palestine-by-ben-burgis-print-and-digital-edition/Read Tony's essay "The Theology of Social Democracy" at Commonweal:https://www.commonwealmagazine.org/theology-social-democracyRead Matt's essay "The Left Should Take Alasdair MacIntyre Seriously" at Jacobin:https://jacobin.com/2024/09/alasdair-macintyre-marxism-morality-liberalismFollow Matt on Twitter: @MattPolProfFollow Tony on Twitter: @tonyannettFollow Ben on Twitter: @BenBurgisFollow GTAA on Twitter: @Gtaa_ShowBecome a GTAA Patron and receive numerous benefits ranging from patron-exclusive postgames every Monday night to our undying love and gratitude for helping us keep this thing going:patreon.com/benburgisRead the weekly philosophy Substack:benburgis.substack.comVisit benburgis.com

In episode 265 - “How to Approach Nutrition and Exercise During Periods of Emotional Distress”, you'll learn...

In episode 264 - “How to Handle Sudden Unexpected Weight Gain”, you'll learn...

Most people would prefer to not have to count calories, but they're afraid to give it up. They think they will lose control around food. They think they won't be able to lose weight. They think it works for them. None of these things are true if you're struggling with your food and body. Instead, the peace and freedom around food that you want won't be found until you break from the calorie obsession. Let me be clear, though. There's nothing inherently wrong with calorie counting - UNLESS you struggle with your food and body. For these people, of which Deanna and I used to be one of them, the calorie tracking is an anchor to Diet Culture. It'll keep you stuck in the diet cycle so long as you keep depending on it. In episode 263. of Fitness & Sushi, Deanna and I are going to help you understand why calorie counting is holding you back. We'll explain when it's useful and when it's an obstacle. And we'll show you what to do instead In this episode - “How to Let Go of Calorie Counting and Find Peace in Eating Again”, you'll learn...

There's a tendency for people to always be seeking out more motivation so that they don't have to keep relying on willpower to push them. This might actually work - IF we weren't approaching motivation wrong in the first place. If you make the necessary shifts, you won't need motivation to sustain you. Instead, the healthy behaviors you want in your life will become the easier and more effortless choices to make (and do). In episode 262 of Fitness & Sushi, Deanna and I are going to debunk some of Diet Culture's psychology that is actually holding you back, and we're going to show you how to approach motivation as a short-term tool - getting the momentum going until habit takes over and keeps you going. In this episode - “How to Reignite Your Motivation When You've Been Stuck”, you'll learn...

What if I told you that I could guarantee a 50/50 chance you'd end up gaining weight if you tried following a Diet Culture approach to lose weight? Would you take those odds for a chance of success? But wait... the other 50% chance isn't all a success. Instead, nearly all of that percentage will lead to some weight loss followed by you regaining the same weight you lost. The "real" success, measured only in long-term pounds lost (ie not necessarily ending body image struggles, food obsession, etc, in the process), is just a measly 5%. That's right. Studies suggest a Diet Culture approach leads to upwards of 95% of people regaining any lost weight within 2-5 years. And about half (or up to 65%) of those people end up heavier than their pre-diet weight. And it gets worse with each successive attempt. Yet despite the dismal odds, we keep taking the chance that we might win the weight loss lottery. Diet Culture does not work. It has taught you to make every mistake you could think of that goes against your long term best interests. If you want to achieve your Ideal Body, you need to recognize these mistakes and take a whole new approach. In episode 261 of Fitness & Sushi, Deanna and I are going to break down 3 of the biggest mistakes we've seen repeated over and over again from our new clients in the Mentorship (and that we've made ourselves at one point in time). And then we'll show you the approach to take instead. In this episode - “The 3 Biggest Mistakes Diet Culture Taught You”, you'll learn...

In episode 260 - “Can Weight Loss and Healing Your Relationships with Food and Body Coexist?”, you'll learn...

So you're ready to end your lifetime eating struggle but you have no idea where to even start. It seems like there are a lot of things you need to do and you're starting to feel confused and overwhelmed. Before you even start trying to change your behaviors and create new habits, there are a few other things you absolutely must do in order to succeed. Most people either forget to do them, or they don't even realize they are supposed to. As a result, they try to change their habits, only to end up self-sabotaging and making things harder than they need to be. Don't let your good intentions go to waste. In episode 259 of Fitness & Sushi, Deanna and I are going to go through the first 4 steps everyone needs to follow in order to set themselves up for a productive food freedom journey. If you implement what we talk about, your new healthy habits will have the underlying framework needed to effectively free you from your food prison. In this episode - “How to Get Started on Your Journey to Food Freedom”, you'll learn...

We don't think about exercise the right way. We think of it as this compartmentalized aspect of our day that stereotypically includes either strength training, or cardio, or both. It's just another obligation for most people, whether you're the person who struggles to consistently work out, or you're the person who is afraid to miss a workout. There are of course those who live an active lifestyle without even thinking about it. Movement feels easy and effortless to get done consistently, even if that means you're challenging your mental and physical limits. So how do you get from the struggle you have with exercise right now, to a place where you look forward to working out every day? In episode 258 of Fitness & Sushi, Deanna and I are going to show you why it's important to redefine what it means to exercise, and how you can start approaching movement so that it becomes a natural part of your day. In this episode - “How to Turn Exercise Into the Highlight of Your Day”, you'll learn...

I believe that everybody emotionally eats to some degree. It's normal and can be very regulating. As we usually say - it's not a problem until it's a problem. But for many people, emotional eating has become a problem. Overcoming emotional eating is a multi-part process that includes addressing restriction and deprivation, directly meeting your needs, learning how to productively cope, and some smaller steps in between. We've laid that process out in detail in many episodes already. This time we're zeroing in on the resilience aspect of emotional eating and how you can raise the discomfort threshold from where you usually feel compelled to use food to cope. The more emotionally resilient you are, and the more you use willpower (the right way!), the easier it will be to overcome your emotional eating. In episode 257 of Fitness & Sushi, Deanna and I are going to show you how to be emotionally resilient while also becoming more in tune with your emotions. And we'll help you see the big picture of how this plugs into the overall emotional eating framework. In this episode - “How to Build Resilience Against Emotional Eating”, you'll learn...

When people decide to get themselves out of Diet Culture, they're confused about how they're supposed to change their physical activity. It's still important to them that they achieve their fitness goals, but they're worried they're making the wrong choices. Is forcing yourself to work out considered Diet Culture? What about tracking your workouts? Is that the equivalent of calorie counting? Are you supposed to change up your workouts? Not push yourself too hard? How is that going to impact your body? We've gotten many questions from our clients over the years on the topic, and this episode is going to answer those unknowns. In episode 256 of Fitness & Sushi, Deanna and I are going to show you the difference in physical activity between Diet Culture and anti-Diet Culture, and how you can ensure that your fitness goals continue to be a priority. In this episode - “How to Be Fit Without Following Diet Culture”, you'll learn...

Vacations are meant to be enjoyable, but many times concerns about our body, food, exercise, and navigating personal relationships get in the way. The standard Diet Culture advice tends to focus on getting in shape for your vacation and how to eat and exercise while you're there to keep it in great shape. But what normally happens is you get thrown into a binge-restrict cycle, and you become more food and body focused than ever. Judgmental comments from family about your body and the food you're eating are just more fuel for the fire. There is a process to follow for vacations, but we don't approach them in a way that you're used to hearing. Instead, we do it in a way that puts the experience first - without physical or emotional discomfort, or having to worry or stress about your food and body. In episode 255 of Fitness & Sushi, Deanna and I are going to break down what a "good" vacation looks like from an anti-diet perspective. And we'll show you the most important concept you need to keep in mind that no one seems to talk about. In this episode - “How to Enjoy Your Vacation Without Stressing About Food and Fitness”, you'll learn...

When people join our Mentorship program, they typically struggle with how they perceive and interpret the situations they experience in their life. These perceptions are keeping them stuck and preventing them from experiencing the life they want. They lead to self-sabotage, feeling bad about yourself, unwanted eating behaviors, motivation struggles, and much more. So you can understand how important it is to find and root out these limiting perceptions. Having the right perceptions of the situations you face is literally the difference between the kinds of experiences you will have, and the beliefs, behaviors, and outcomes that come from them. In episode 254 of Fitness & Sushi, Deanna and I are going to show you the connection between perception and outcomes, and we'll help you identify, challenge, and replace the limiting mindset that is holding you back from the life you want. In this episode - “How Changing Your Perceptions Will Lead to Better Results”, you'll learn...

In this episode - “How to Navigate Social Situations Without Dieting”, you'll learn...

It's normal to have thoughts and urges about wanting to diet. And it's normal to romanticize the good parts of Diet Culture while ignoring the bad parts. We selectively remember and focus on the parts of dieting we did like - body change, "confidence", etc. But we block out the parts we hated - constant food and body obsession, feeling restricted and deprived, never getting long-term results, etc. What isn't normal, or rather - helpful, is letting those thoughts overtake you to the point that you start engaging in old ineffective behaviors. In episode 252 of Fitness & Sushi, Deanna and I walk you through this very common situation and show you how to navigate it effectively so you can get back to making true progress in your health and fitness. In this episode - “What To Do If You Start Slipping Back Into Diet Culture”, you'll learn...

Pretend for a moment that you're ready to give up dieting. One big problem is that you just don't know what eating without dieting is supposed to look like. You've lived so long following diet rules, that without them you feel a little lost in space. The good news is that there's no reason to feel that way. There actually is a framework and process for you to follow that guides you to YOUR unique eating style. In episode 251 of Fitness & Sushi, Deanna and I are going to show you how to go about the transition from dieting to this new anti-diet lifestyle. And we're going to break down the process that eventually makes eating for your Ideal Body feel easy. In this episode - “How to Eat When You Aren't Dieting Anymore”, you'll learn...

Your hormones are powerful. They affect your behaviors, and even the outcomes in your life, more than you might think. Your eating and your body are prime examples of your hormones at work. We think we have absolute control over what, when, and how much we eat, and the way our bodies look, but our experiences have shown us that is not the case. Understanding the influences at play can be really helpful on your Ideal Body journey. Instead of trying to fight your own biology, you can work with your body to achieve your goals. In episode 250 of Fitness & Sushi, Deanna and I are going to explain how your hormones affect your hunger, cravings, and eating patterns. Then we're going to show you how to approach your Ideal Body journey so that you don't end up in a battle with your body. In this episode - “How Your Hormones Affect Your Eating (and what to do about it)", you'll learn...

Ireland and Spain are to grant formal recognition to a Palestine state as soon as this month. The move puts Dublin and Madrid at odds with most other EU states and with the United States. Sweden is the only other state to have recognised Palestine during its membership of the EU, and that was a decade ago. In this episode, Tony Connelly, the Europe editor for the Irish public broadcaster RTE, describes the historical and political backdrop to Ireland's decision. Reasons include pressure from the left-wing party Sinn Féin, the former political wing of the Irish Republican Army that had operational ties with the Palestine Liberation Organisation. Recognition is a way to give moral support to Palestinians particularly in Gaza where the Israeli military has killed around 35,000 people in response to the attack by Hamas terrorists on Oct. 7 that killed around 1,200. Recognition also marks a significant break with the long-established view that Palestinian statehood only should come after a two-state agreement with Israel. But who Dublin would recognise as the representatives of a Palestinian state remains an open question, and there's little expectation of any immediate impact on the Gaza conflict. The move also adds to bad blood between Dublin and Tel Aviv that's been aggravated by recent spats involving former prime minister Leo Varadkar and the Eurovision performer Bambie Thug. While a shared struggle for independence helps explain Irish readiness to lend Palestinians support, how modern Irish history maps onto Palestine is far from straightforward. During the 1920s some 700 Irish police were deployed to British-administered Mandatory Palestine to support a mostly British police force with a reputation for brutality, the Black and Tans. And in the 1940s Jewish militants fighting the British in Palestine actually identified with the IRA and its leaders like Michael Collins. An ambiguous Irish relationship with Zionism can be seen in novelist James Joyce's masterwork Ulysses. Joyce's protagonist Leopold Bloom proclaims unity among "all, jew, moslem and gentile" even as he must contend with virulent antisemitism in Dublin. Read Tony's recent reporting from the West Bank and watch the trailer for his TV documentary about his grandfather.Support the Show.

In episode 249 of Fitness & Sushi, Deanna and I are going to show you how to recognize and get out of Diet Culture so that you can achieve your Ideal Body. In this episode - “The 5 Key Steps to Getting Out of Diet Culture", you'll learn...

Have you ever wondered why you self-sabotage? Why you struggle to do the things you know are good for you? Our intentions are usually good. We want to be healthier. We want to be more fit. We want to be happier. But for some reason we keep coming back to our old way of living - getting our old "results". Why does that happen? For the last 4 days we've been breaking down the Ideal Body Formula. The idea is simple... Your Ideal Body is the natural side effect of healthy relationships with food, body, exercise, and mind. We've already gone deep on the first 3 relationships, and now it's time to finish off this series with the last. You're going to find out why this relationship is the key to tying the other 3 together (and getting you to your Ideal Body). In day 5 of The Ideal Body Formula Series Deanna and I are diving deep into your relationship with your mind. Side note: Don't forget to sign up for the free Ideal Body Challenge later this month. We're going to be putting everything we talk about into practice. Sign up here. In today's episode - "Relationship with Mind", you'll learn...

The standard exercise prescription is strength training and cardio. But like most things with your health and fitness, knowing what might be good for you doesn't always translate into you actually doing it. When it comes to exercise, there are many issues people struggle with... doing exercise they don't enjoy seeing exercise as a way to burn calories using exercise to make up for (or preempt) poor eating pushing workouts too hard (or not resting enough) not having the motivation to do them skipping workouts too often ... the list goes on. There's a reason for this - you have a broken relationship with exercise. Healing this relationship will do wonders for your health and fitness. You'll always be drawn to working out. Your workouts will be much more enjoyable. And you will achieve your Ideal Body. In day 4 of The Ideal Body Formula Series Deanna and I are diving deep into your relationship with your exercise. Side note: Don't forget to sign up for the free Ideal Body Challenge later this month. We're going to be putting everything we talk about into practice. Sign up here. In today's episode - "Relationship with Exercise", you'll learn...

Is there anything more demoralizing than looking in the mirror and being disappointed with what you see? You feel unattractive, less valuable in society, and it affects everything from your personal relationships to your career. This is the disempowering messaging Diet Culture pushes on us - that you need to look a certain way to be happy and worthy. In day 3 of The Ideal Body Formula series Deanna and I are diving deep into your relationship with your body. This is a big one. Your relationship with your body affects your eating, your exercise, and your entire life experience. So it's worth learning how to fix it. Side note: Don't forget to sign up for the free Ideal Body Challenge later this month. We're going to be putting everything we talk about into practice. Sign up here. In today's episode - "Relationship with Body", you'll learn...

For Day 2 of The Ideal Body Formula Series we're breaking down your relationship with food. You probably already know something is wrong with your approach to eating, but it can be hard to understand what needs to be fixed. The symptoms of a dysfunctional relationship with food are apparent... Excessive food thoughts. Out of control eating. Not trusting yourself around food. Never knowing how much to eat. And the list goes on. But the problem is Diet Culture takes an ineffective backwards approach to solving these problems. So that's what we're going to dig into today. Side note: Don't forget to sign up for the free Ideal Body Challenge later this month. We're going to be putting everything we talk about into practice. Sign up here. In today's episode - "Relationship with Food", you'll learn...

We're doing something different this week. For the next 5 days, we're running a special podcast event called "The Ideal Body Formula Series". Each day we'll be breaking down a different part of the Ideal Body Formula. This is all in anticipation for our yearly Ideal Body CHALLENGE later this month. You can sign up for the free challenge right here. Today, on the first day of the podcast series, we're breaking down the Ideal Body Formula in detail and showing you why it's the answer to your lifetime food and body struggles. In this episode - "Plugging Yourself Into the Formula", you'll learn...

When I poll our community on whether they would prefer to be able to eat without counting calories, the answer is always a resounding yes. The problem? They don't trust themselves to be able to do it. Many people don't even know what true hunger and fullness even feel like. Others feel a loss of control and confidence surrounding their eating when they aren't tracking. But if the last decade has shown me anything - it's even the most staunch calorie counters can learn to let it go and trust their body's hunger cues. I was one of those people, and there are so many others like me. This skill is a key component to healing your relationship with food. And as you probably know, your relationship with food is 1 of the 4 relationships you need to heal in order to achieve your Ideal Body. In episode 243 of Fitness & Sushi, Deanna and I are going to show you how to get back in touch with your body's hunger cues so that you can work towards just being able to eat like a normal person without the constant food and calorie obsession. In this episode - “How to Trust Your Body's Hunger and Fullness Cues", you'll learn...

Binge eating affects nearly 3 million adults in the United States. And women are twice as likely to suffer from it compared to men. There's an even greater number of people who suffer from disordered eating - up to a quarter of the population or more. Some of the symptoms include... eating until you're uncomfortably full eating alone due to embarrassment feeling out of control eating without feeling hungry hiding food being preoccupied with food avoiding social situations involving food These struggles around food lead to problems in your social life, career, health (mental and physical), and other relationships. I've also struggled through a binge eating disorder, and many of our clients have too. The good news is you don't have to be one of these statistics. You absolutely can overcome this struggle, and we're going to show you how. In episode 242 of Fitness & Sushi, Deanna and I are going to break down the physical and emotional causes of binge eating and show you what to do to start feeling in control with food again. In this episode - “How to Break the Binge Eating Cycle", you'll learn...

Our society places a lot of importance on extrinsic values such as wealth, career, education, and social status. But none of these can compare to the time and energy we put into trying to improve our appearance. And how does that work out for most people? We struggle - for a lifetime. What's interesting (and ironic) is how we willingly put ourselves into a disempowering identity in an effort to feel empowered. We feel less-than for most of our lives so that we have a chance to feel a higher sense of worth. It doesn't have to be that way. You can have and be so much more. In episode 241 of Fitness & Sushi, Deanna and I are going to help you understand why we do this to ourselves and what you can do to start seeing yourself as a worthy, whole human being. The result is a better life experience - immediately. In this episode - “How to Stop Placing So Much Importance On Your Appearance", you'll learn...

So many people like the idea of breaking free of Diet Culture, but they're afraid. They have fears surrounding weight gain, losing control with their eating, and worsening health. It's normal to have fears when undergoing such a big lifestyle change, but there's really nothing to worry about. All of the fears are just that - fears. Rarely do they manifest in the way you think they will. Understanding this will allow you to make the changes necessary to finally achieve your Ideal Body. In episode 240 of Fitness & Sushi, Deanna and I are going to go one by one through the biggest fears that keep people from adopting an anti-diet lifestyle. We'll show you why the fears manifest, and what you can really expect on the other side. In this episode - “How to Overcome the Fears Keeping You From Embracing an Anti-Diet Lifestyle", you'll learn...

Creating healthy habits is hard enough as it is. We don't need to add unnecessary resistance to the process. There are some very specific things you should consider doing, as well as avoiding, when attempting behavioral change. When done right, new habits are easier to implement, which makes it possible to stack more and more habits into your life. In episode 239 of Fitness & Sushi, Deanna and I are going to break down a multi-pronged approach to creating healthy habits that last. This is the same process we follow ourselves, as well as use to help our clients in their own health and fitness journey. In this episode - “How to Make Healthy Habits Easier to Create", you'll learn...

Why do we struggle to do the things we know are good for us? Enter self-sabotage. The failure of our goals tend to be a result of subconscious thoughts and behaviors that feel out of our control. Rarely do we just decide to fail. Instead, our psychology leads us to that path due to past experiences and the identity that they create. Addressing self-sabotage at the source is the key to overcoming our future failures. In episode 238 of Fitness & Sushi, Deanna and I are going to break down where self-sabotage comes from and why we continue to go down paths that we know aren't good for us. In doing so, you'll be able to recognize the cause of these behaviors, and start adopting healthier strategies that support your goals. In this episode - “How to Stop Self-Sabotaging Your Health & Fitness Goals", you'll learn...

We tend to think of losing weight and getting healthy as the same thing. But they aren't. In fact, the one-dimensional way most people approach weight loss tends to lead to worsening health over time. Weight loss based behaviors are not the same things as health based behaviors. They can be, but they usually aren't when you're part of Diet Culture. But if you approach your health in the right way, your healthiest weight will be the natural side effect anyways. In episode 237 of Fitness & Sushi, Deanna and I explain the difference between losing weight and getting healthy, and how approaching your journey the right way will ensure you're able to achieve your goals. In this episode - “How Weight Loss Obsession Undermines Your Health", you'll learn...

Diet Culture typically portrays your health and fitness journey in an unrealistic way. You're expected to flip a switch - going from one lifestyle to the next and never looking back. But anyone who has tried to undergo a big lifestyle change knows that things rarely play out that way. The thing is, the path you experience during your typical weight loss journey is nothing like the one you experience on your way to the NEW Ideal Body. Healing your relationships with food, body, exercise, and mind have predictable stages, and being aware of them will ensure you stay on track and don't get discouraged and give up. In episode 236 of Fitness & Sushi, Deanna and I are going to break down the common patterns we've seen over the last decade of coaching clients to their Ideal Body. We're going to show you the good, the bad, and what you need to know to succeed. In this episode - “What the Path to Your Ideal Body Really Looks Like", you'll learn...

Despite what you might hear in the media (or from that ignorant commenter on social media), your weight isn't 100% in your control.   People like to put others down and write off their weight loss struggles as simply being lazy or not having enough discipline This is ridiculous. We are not carbon copies of each other, which means the way our body's work are all unique. But I'm not just talking about our genetics. There are so many other factors beyond simple nutrition and exercise that are affecting our weight. In episode 235 of Fitness & Sushi, Deanna and I break down these influencing factors so you can see how they reconcile with your Ideal Body. Understanding these influences can lead to a more impactful health and fitness journey, improved self-confidence, and a better body image. In this episode - “The Unspoken Reasons for Your Weight Loss Struggles", you'll learn...

We've been getting a lot of questions lately about the best way to make adjustments to your diet. People want to improve their health, deal with food sensitivities, live in spiritual alignment, or eat differently for performance or weight change (increase or decrease) reasons. But they're worried that if they start trying to manipulate their diet again, they'll slip back into Diet Culture and re-experience the food and body obsession all over again. Or, that whatever changes they make won't stick. After all, that's been the usual outcome in the past. These are genuine concerns. Because people are very susceptible to falling back into old habits when they are new to the anti-diet philosophy. We're here to help. In episode 234 of Fitness & Sushi, Deanna and I show you how to approach this nuanced topic, and help you see and navigate the blind spots you're sure to encounter along the way. In this episode - “How to Make Changes to Your Diet That Will Stick", you'll learn...