Ep 176: How I Did It The Simple Shift That Ended Dieting and Created Food Freedom
12/25/25 | 24:06 | Episode 176
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If you’ve ever felt like the holidays are extra hard around food — or like you’re constantly “starting over Monday” — this episode is for you.
In this Greatest Hits conversation, Lia breaks down the foundational shift that ended decades of dieting and opened the door to lasting food freedom. This isn’t about willpower, rules, or being “good.” It’s about reconnecting with your body, understanding how dieting actually disrupts your metabolism, and reclaiming self-leadership around food.
Lia shares the exact tool that helped her step off the hamster wheel of yo-yo dieting and finally trust herself with food — a simple but powerful practice that recalibrates hunger and fullness cues and restores your body’s natural balance.
Inside this episode, you’ll learn:
Why dieting and calorie restriction backfire long-term
How hunger and satiety hormones (ghrelin and leptin) actually work
Why the holidays aren’t the problem — pressure and disconnection are
The hunger scale and how to use it in real life
How eating only when you’re hungry (and stopping when you’re not) rebuilds trust with your body
Why food struggles are really a self-leadership opportunity
This episode is an invitation to slow down, breathe, and listen — not to fix yourself, but to remember who you are. If food has ever felt charged, emotional, or exhausting, this conversation will meet you with compassion, clarity, and a way forward.
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