<![CDATA[Eat the F*cking Food]]>96f0fa03-4f0d-5b58-a16b-6a74f527f0b6Tue, 26 May 2026 08:00:33 +0000Captivate.fmKristin Collinshttps://artwork.captivate.fm/b63a7c3c-35c9-475e-b410-fb0bfa685bae/Eat-the-Fucking-Food-Podcast-Cover.jpegEat the F*cking FoodKristin CollinsKristin CollinsStop dieting. Stop apologizing for hunger. Start eating like a woman who plans to be here for a long time. Eat the F*cking Food is a nutrition and mindset podcast for women who are exhausted by diet culture and confused by conflicting nutrition advice. If you’ve tried low carb, no carb, calorie counting, points, powders, or “starting over on Monday” and still feel tired, bloated, hormonal, or stuck, this show is for you. This podcast helps women understand how to eat enough, especially in midlife, by breaking down nutrition, metabolism, and hormones in a way that actually makes sense. We talk about why 1200 calories is never the answer, how chronic under eating impacts hormone health, gut health, digestion, sleep, and energy, and how to build a balanced plate without fear or food rules. Each week, we cover topics like diet myths, popular diets explained, intuitive eating foundations, blood work and lab results, bloating and gut health, GLP-1 medications and lifestyle support, and how to heal your relationship with food after years of dieting. You’ll hear from nutrition coaches, strength coaches, hormone experts, and women who believe strong is better than skinny, prioritize good health, and know that nourishment is not something you earn. This isn’t about weight loss at any cost. It’s about metabolic health, energy, hormone balance, and freedom around food. Subscribe for honest conversations about women’s nutrition, body image, hormone health, and learning how to actually eat. Your body isn’t broken. It’s underfed. Connect here: https://kristincollinshealthcoaching.com/ / https://www.instagram.com/kristinrcollins/ https://eat-the-fcking-food.captivate.fmfalseepisodicnopodcast019: Who Are You When You Stop Letting the World Define Your Body? Body Image, Yoga, and Living Your Truth in Midlife | Alia Khan019: Who Are You When You Stop Letting the World Define Your Body? Body Image, Yoga, and Living Your Truth in Midlife | Alia KhanWhat happens when the system meant to protect your health is the one that plants the seed of shame in your body?

In this episode of Eat the F*cking Food, Kristin sits down with body-inclusive yoga instructor and studio owner Alia Khan. Alia was told she was obese at seven years old by doctors using BMI as gospel. That early message shaped decades of shame and comparison. As a curvy South Asian woman who entered yoga spaces not built for her body, she turned that frustration into a mission: making yoga accessible for every body, not just the slim, flexible ideal modern Vinyasa was built around.

This conversation is for every woman who has ever told herself yoga is not for her. Because the practice was never about the pose. It was always about coming home to yourself.

In this episode, you’ll discover:

  • Why being called obese at seven set off decades of body shame and what Alia found when she looked back at photos of that little girl
  • The truth about BMI and why it was never meant to be used as an individual medical standard
  • How modern Vinyasa yoga was designed for a preteen boy's body and why that explains so much about why curvy women feel excluded
  • Why yoga props are not cheating and how Alia teaches so every student feels like they belong
  • The moment she joined Yoga with Adriene's teacher community and was brought to tears by people who finally felt seen on a mat
  • What the Yoga Sutras actually say yoga is and why touching your toes has almost nothing to do with it
  • How ego and comparison rob us of joy and the Sanskrit principle that connects body image to living your truth
  • The questions to ask before walking into a yoga studio for the first time
  • What ahimsa (non-harming) has to do with the way you talk to yourself in the mirror

We talk about:

  • 00:00 Introduction to Alia Khan and what brought her to body-inclusive yoga
  • 02:00 Being called obese at age seven and the body shame that followed
  • 05:00 The truth about BMI and why it's the "bullshit mass index"
  • 08:30 From lawyer to yogi: leaving the path she was supposed to follow
  • 11:00 Living your truth and what it actually means beyond the wellness cliche
  • 14:00 How modern yoga was designed for a preteen boy's body and what that costs curvy women
  • 17:30 Using props in yoga: why it's not cheating, it's intelligent practice
  • 22:00 The Yoga with Adriene moment that made Alia cry and why belonging on the mat matters
  • 25:00 How to find a yoga studio that's actually right for you
  • 28:00 What yoga is actually for: calming the mind, not perfecting the pose
  • 33:00 Ego, comparison, and how much joy we lose paying attention to other people's standards
  • 38:00 Ahimsa: the yoga principle that applies to the way you talk to yourself
  • 41:00 Alia's full offering: studio, on-demand library, Zoom classes, and where to find her

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#BodyInclusiveYoga #CurvyYoga #BodyImageHealing #YogaForEveryBody #MidlifeWomen #BodyConfidence #IntuitiveMovement #BMIMyth #LivingYourTruth #YogaBeginners #BodyDysmorphia #SelfTalkMatters #AhimsaInAction #YogaWithAlia #EatTheFuckingFood #KristinCollins #AliKhan #InclusiveWellness #BodyNeutrality #YogaSutras

]]>What happens when the system meant to protect your health is the one that plants the seed of shame in your body?

In this episode of Eat the F*cking Food, Kristin sits down with body-inclusive yoga instructor and studio owner Alia Khan. Alia was told she was obese at seven years old by doctors using BMI as gospel. That early message shaped decades of shame and comparison. As a curvy South Asian woman who entered yoga spaces not built for her body, she turned that frustration into a mission: making yoga accessible for every body, not just the slim, flexible ideal modern Vinyasa was built around.

This conversation is for every woman who has ever told herself yoga is not for her. Because the practice was never about the pose. It was always about coming home to yourself.

In this episode, you’ll discover:

  • Why being called obese at seven set off decades of body shame and what Alia found when she looked back at photos of that little girl
  • The truth about BMI and why it was never meant to be used as an individual medical standard
  • How modern Vinyasa yoga was designed for a preteen boy's body and why that explains so much about why curvy women feel excluded
  • Why yoga props are not cheating and how Alia teaches so every student feels like they belong
  • The moment she joined Yoga with Adriene's teacher community and was brought to tears by people who finally felt seen on a mat
  • What the Yoga Sutras actually say yoga is and why touching your toes has almost nothing to do with it
  • How ego and comparison rob us of joy and the Sanskrit principle that connects body image to living your truth
  • The questions to ask before walking into a yoga studio for the first time
  • What ahimsa (non-harming) has to do with the way you talk to yourself in the mirror

We talk about:

  • 00:00 Introduction to Alia Khan and what brought her to body-inclusive yoga
  • 02:00 Being called obese at age seven and the body shame that followed
  • 05:00 The truth about BMI and why it's the "bullshit mass index"
  • 08:30 From lawyer to yogi: leaving the path she was supposed to follow
  • 11:00 Living your truth and what it actually means beyond the wellness cliche
  • 14:00 How modern yoga was designed for a preteen boy's body and what that costs curvy women
  • 17:30 Using props in yoga: why it's not cheating, it's intelligent practice
  • 22:00 The Yoga with Adriene moment that made Alia cry and why belonging on the mat matters
  • 25:00 How to find a yoga studio that's actually right for you
  • 28:00 What yoga is actually for: calming the mind, not perfecting the pose
  • 33:00 Ego, comparison, and how much joy we lose paying attention to other people's standards
  • 38:00 Ahimsa: the yoga principle that applies to the way you talk to yourself
  • 41:00 Alia's full offering: studio, on-demand library, Zoom classes, and where to find her

Connect with Alia


Connect with me


#BodyInclusiveYoga #CurvyYoga #BodyImageHealing #YogaForEveryBody #MidlifeWomen #BodyConfidence #IntuitiveMovement #BMIMyth #LivingYourTruth #YogaBeginners #BodyDysmorphia #SelfTalkMatters #AhimsaInAction #YogaWithAlia #EatTheFuckingFood #KristinCollins #AliKhan #InclusiveWellness #BodyNeutrality #YogaSutras

]]>51e289f3-4397-4d39-bc7a-7dd60baf69dbTue, 26 May 2026 04:00:00 -040041:38falsefull1919018: She Started Drinking at 12 and Had an Eating Disorder at 8. Here's How Julie Seidl Built a Life She Actually Loves018: She Started Drinking at 12 and Had an Eating Disorder at 8. Here's How Julie Seidl Built a Life She Actually LovesWhat does it actually take to build a life you love when the early chapters nearly broke you?

In this episode of Eat the F*cking Food, Kristin Collins sits down with corporate confidence coach Julie Seidl for one of the most honest conversations this show has ever had. Julie opens up about developing an eating disorder at eight years old inside the competitive figure skating world, using alcohol as an escape through her teens and twenties, and the moment at 24 when she made the decision to get help and never looked back.

Eighteen years later, she coaches women in boardrooms, in their bodies, and in their lives.

This conversation is for the midlife woman who has spent decades pouring into everyone else and is only now starting to ask: what do I actually want? Julie talks about the identity crisis that hits when the kids leave, the confidence struggles women face at work, why sharing your story is the fastest path to feeling less alone, and why joy is not something you earn when everything is perfect. It is something you choose right now, exactly as you are.

Because perfection does not exist. And the most powerful thing you can do is stop waiting for it.

In this episode, you’ll discover:

  • How the pressure to perform in a "perfect" body inside competitive figure skating planted the seeds of Julie's eating disorder at just eight years old
  • What the road to sobriety and eating disorder recovery actually looked like and why facing food every day is harder than giving up alcohol
  • The small daily tools Julie still uses to manage body dysmorphia and stay grounded in her recovery
  • Why so many midlife women hit a wall and suddenly don't recognize themselves anymore
  • The number one confidence struggle Julie sees in corporate women and why it has nothing to do with skill
  • How to start trusting your voice at work even when everything in you wants to stay quiet
  • Why the empty nest phase triggers a full identity crisis for so many women and what to do when it does
  • The reframe that makes putting yourself first feel less like selfishness and more like survival
  • Why sharing your story out loud is one of the most powerful confidence tools you have
  • What "find joy in where you're at" actually looks like as a daily practice, not just a motivational quote

We talk about:

  • 00:00 Introduction to Julie Seidl and what brought her to confidence coaching
  • 02:30 Growing up as a competitive figure skater and the eating disorder that started at age eight
  • 07:30 The night everything changed and the decision to get help
  • 10:30 Eighteen years sober and why recovering from an eating disorder never fully ends
  • 13:00 The midlife identity crisis nobody talks about
  • 18:00 How to make yourself a priority without the guilt
  • 23:00 Women in the workplace and why your voice matters more than you think
  • 27:00 Why sharing your story is the fastest path to confidence
  • 31:00 Find joy in where you are right now

Connect with Julie


Connect with me


#WomensConfidenceCoach #CorporateConfidence #EatingDisorderRecovery #BodyImageHealing #SobrietyStory #MidlifeWomen #MakeYourselfAPriority #WomensVoice #BodyDysmorphia #NormalizeStruggle #ConfidenceForWomen #MidlifeIdentity #EatTheFuckingFood #KristinCollins #JulieSeidl #RecoveryStory #WomenAtWork #FindYourVoice #SelfPriority #JoyInProgress

]]>What does it actually take to build a life you love when the early chapters nearly broke you?

In this episode of Eat the F*cking Food, Kristin Collins sits down with corporate confidence coach Julie Seidl for one of the most honest conversations this show has ever had. Julie opens up about developing an eating disorder at eight years old inside the competitive figure skating world, using alcohol as an escape through her teens and twenties, and the moment at 24 when she made the decision to get help and never looked back.

Eighteen years later, she coaches women in boardrooms, in their bodies, and in their lives.

This conversation is for the midlife woman who has spent decades pouring into everyone else and is only now starting to ask: what do I actually want? Julie talks about the identity crisis that hits when the kids leave, the confidence struggles women face at work, why sharing your story is the fastest path to feeling less alone, and why joy is not something you earn when everything is perfect. It is something you choose right now, exactly as you are.

Because perfection does not exist. And the most powerful thing you can do is stop waiting for it.

In this episode, you’ll discover:

  • How the pressure to perform in a "perfect" body inside competitive figure skating planted the seeds of Julie's eating disorder at just eight years old
  • What the road to sobriety and eating disorder recovery actually looked like and why facing food every day is harder than giving up alcohol
  • The small daily tools Julie still uses to manage body dysmorphia and stay grounded in her recovery
  • Why so many midlife women hit a wall and suddenly don't recognize themselves anymore
  • The number one confidence struggle Julie sees in corporate women and why it has nothing to do with skill
  • How to start trusting your voice at work even when everything in you wants to stay quiet
  • Why the empty nest phase triggers a full identity crisis for so many women and what to do when it does
  • The reframe that makes putting yourself first feel less like selfishness and more like survival
  • Why sharing your story out loud is one of the most powerful confidence tools you have
  • What "find joy in where you're at" actually looks like as a daily practice, not just a motivational quote

We talk about:

  • 00:00 Introduction to Julie Seidl and what brought her to confidence coaching
  • 02:30 Growing up as a competitive figure skater and the eating disorder that started at age eight
  • 07:30 The night everything changed and the decision to get help
  • 10:30 Eighteen years sober and why recovering from an eating disorder never fully ends
  • 13:00 The midlife identity crisis nobody talks about
  • 18:00 How to make yourself a priority without the guilt
  • 23:00 Women in the workplace and why your voice matters more than you think
  • 27:00 Why sharing your story is the fastest path to confidence
  • 31:00 Find joy in where you are right now

Connect with Julie


Connect with me


#WomensConfidenceCoach #CorporateConfidence #EatingDisorderRecovery #BodyImageHealing #SobrietyStory #MidlifeWomen #MakeYourselfAPriority #WomensVoice #BodyDysmorphia #NormalizeStruggle #ConfidenceForWomen #MidlifeIdentity #EatTheFuckingFood #KristinCollins #JulieSeidl #RecoveryStory #WomenAtWork #FindYourVoice #SelfPriority #JoyInProgress

]]>441c9fb9-6cd7-4ef9-8cc1-308c6bb7bf6cTue, 19 May 2026 04:00:00 -040035:55falsefull1818017: BMI Is Broken. The Truth About Weight, Health, and What Doctors Aren’t Telling You | Dr. Mara Gordon017: BMI Is Broken. The Truth About Weight, Health, and What Doctors Aren’t Telling You | Dr. Mara GordonWhat if the number your doctor is using to define your health was never designed to measure your health in the first place?

In this episode of Eat the F*cking Food, Kristin Collins sits down with anti-diet physician Dr. Mara Gordon to unpack one of the most misunderstood, overused, and emotionally charged metrics in modern healthcare: BMI.

From its origins as a 19th-century statistical experiment to its rise as a medical “diagnosis tool,” this conversation reveals how BMI became the default lens for evaluating bodies, and why that lens is deeply flawed.

This is a grounded, honest conversation about weight stigma in healthcare, the rise of weight loss drugs, and how women, especially in midlife, can begin to reclaim agency over their bodies, their choices, and their health.

Because health is not a formula. It is personal, nuanced, and deeply individual.

And the most powerful shift you can make is learning how to advocate for yourself inside systems that were never built with you in mind.

In this episode, you’ll discover:

  • Why BMI was never meant to measure individual health and how it became medical standard
  • The real history behind BMI and how pharmaceutical influence shaped its use
  • Why weight is often overemphasized in healthcare and what gets overlooked because of it
  • The difference between treating disease and shrinking bodies
  • When GLP-1 weight loss drugs can be helpful and when they can do more harm than good
  • Why these medications don’t fix body image, shame, or your relationship with food
  • How to navigate doctor’s appointments without feeling powerless or dismissed
  • What “anti-diet doctor” actually means in real clinical practice
  • Why health is deeply personal and cannot be reduced to one universal formula
  • How to advocate for yourself without confrontation, fear, or overwhelm

We talk about:

  • 00:00 Introduction to Dr. Mara Gordon and anti-diet medicine
  • 02:00 What an anti-diet physician actually does (and doesn’t do)
  • 04:00 Why weight is overemphasized in healthcare
  • 05:00 The real history of BMI and how it was created
  • 07:00 How BMI became a medical standard (and why that matters)
  • 08:30 Pharmaceutical influence and the “obesity epidemic” narrative
  • 09:30 GLP-1 weight loss drugs explained, who they help and why
  • 12:00 Why these medications don’t fix body image or shame
  • 13:30 What actually supports health alongside medication
  • 15:00 Why health looks different for every person and stage of life
  • 18:00 Why BMI classifications often don’t reflect real health
  • 20:00 The reality of weight loss, sustainability, and body biology
  • 22:00 Can you refuse being weighed at the doctor? Here’s how
  • 25:00 How to advocate for yourself in medical appointments
  • 27:00 Real story, avoiding unnecessary surgery through self-advocacy
  • 31:00 “Normal vs optimal” health, and the truth behind the messaging
  • 33:00 How medical guidelines actually evolve over time
  • 36:00 The rise of health misinformation and wellness marketing
  • 37:00 Where to find Dr. Mara Gordon and her work

Connect with Dr. Mara


Connect with me


#AntiDiet #BMI #WomensHealth #HealthAtEverySize #WeightStigma #BodyAutonomy #MidlifeHealth #GLP1 #WeightLossTruth #HealthcareAdvocacy #FoodRelationship #BodyImageHealing #EatTheFuckingFood #DoctorPatientRelationship #HealthMyths #WellnessTruth #MedicalMisinformation #SelfAdvocacy

]]>What if the number your doctor is using to define your health was never designed to measure your health in the first place?

In this episode of Eat the F*cking Food, Kristin Collins sits down with anti-diet physician Dr. Mara Gordon to unpack one of the most misunderstood, overused, and emotionally charged metrics in modern healthcare: BMI.

From its origins as a 19th-century statistical experiment to its rise as a medical “diagnosis tool,” this conversation reveals how BMI became the default lens for evaluating bodies, and why that lens is deeply flawed.

This is a grounded, honest conversation about weight stigma in healthcare, the rise of weight loss drugs, and how women, especially in midlife, can begin to reclaim agency over their bodies, their choices, and their health.

Because health is not a formula. It is personal, nuanced, and deeply individual.

And the most powerful shift you can make is learning how to advocate for yourself inside systems that were never built with you in mind.

In this episode, you’ll discover:

  • Why BMI was never meant to measure individual health and how it became medical standard
  • The real history behind BMI and how pharmaceutical influence shaped its use
  • Why weight is often overemphasized in healthcare and what gets overlooked because of it
  • The difference between treating disease and shrinking bodies
  • When GLP-1 weight loss drugs can be helpful and when they can do more harm than good
  • Why these medications don’t fix body image, shame, or your relationship with food
  • How to navigate doctor’s appointments without feeling powerless or dismissed
  • What “anti-diet doctor” actually means in real clinical practice
  • Why health is deeply personal and cannot be reduced to one universal formula
  • How to advocate for yourself without confrontation, fear, or overwhelm

We talk about:

  • 00:00 Introduction to Dr. Mara Gordon and anti-diet medicine
  • 02:00 What an anti-diet physician actually does (and doesn’t do)
  • 04:00 Why weight is overemphasized in healthcare
  • 05:00 The real history of BMI and how it was created
  • 07:00 How BMI became a medical standard (and why that matters)
  • 08:30 Pharmaceutical influence and the “obesity epidemic” narrative
  • 09:30 GLP-1 weight loss drugs explained, who they help and why
  • 12:00 Why these medications don’t fix body image or shame
  • 13:30 What actually supports health alongside medication
  • 15:00 Why health looks different for every person and stage of life
  • 18:00 Why BMI classifications often don’t reflect real health
  • 20:00 The reality of weight loss, sustainability, and body biology
  • 22:00 Can you refuse being weighed at the doctor? Here’s how
  • 25:00 How to advocate for yourself in medical appointments
  • 27:00 Real story, avoiding unnecessary surgery through self-advocacy
  • 31:00 “Normal vs optimal” health, and the truth behind the messaging
  • 33:00 How medical guidelines actually evolve over time
  • 36:00 The rise of health misinformation and wellness marketing
  • 37:00 Where to find Dr. Mara Gordon and her work

Connect with Dr. Mara


Connect with me


#AntiDiet #BMI #WomensHealth #HealthAtEverySize #WeightStigma #BodyAutonomy #MidlifeHealth #GLP1 #WeightLossTruth #HealthcareAdvocacy #FoodRelationship #BodyImageHealing #EatTheFuckingFood #DoctorPatientRelationship #HealthMyths #WellnessTruth #MedicalMisinformation #SelfAdvocacy

]]>d24b9b61-8323-421b-8814-25eefface87bTue, 12 May 2026 04:00:00 -040040:25falsefull1717016: It's Not Willpower. It's Biology. The Truth About Food Addiction and Emotional Eating | Michelle Petties016: It's Not Willpower. It's Biology. The Truth About Food Addiction and Emotional Eating | Michelle PettiesWhat if the reason you can't stop eating has nothing to do with weakness, and everything to do with a belief system that was never built to protect you?

In this episode of Eat the F*cking Food, Kristin Collins sits down with Michelle Petties, author of Leaving Large: The Stories of a Food Addict and founder of the Brand New transformation framework, for one of the most honest, grounded conversations about food addiction, emotional eating, and what it actually takes to change your relationship with food for good.

Michelle spent four decades in the cycle, gaining and losing over 700 pounds, trying every plan, every powder, every protocol, before she discovered that the problem was never behavior. It was belief. And until you change what you believe about yourself, about food, and about why you're worth the work, no diet in the world will stick.

This conversation goes deep on processed food addiction, food stories, emotional triggers, and why joy must be homegrown and not found at the bottom of a bag of chips.

Because you were never broken. You were just running on the wrong operating system.

In this episode, you’ll discover:

  • Why food addiction is a real, biological response and not a failure of willpower or self-control
  • The difference between food and processed food, and why your body treats one as nourishment and the other as a drug
  • Why behavior modification alone will always fail and what belief modification actually looks like
  • What food stories are, how they form, and how to rewrite them
  • Why food is not a joy delivery system and where joy actually comes from
  • How to disarm emotional triggers instead of avoiding them
  • Why cravings are signals, not weaknesses, and what they're really trying to tell you
  • The BRAND NEW framework for transformation: the step-by-step belief shift that changes everything
  • Why women of color carry a unique weight in this conversation, and why you are worth the work

We talk about:

  • 00:00 Introduction to Michelle Petties
  • 02:00 Leaving Large and why the subtitle would be different today
  • 06:00 Michelle's personal story: 700 pounds gained and lost over four decades
  • 09:00 Belief vs. behavior and why behavior change alone will always fail
  • 11:00 What food stories are and how they shape what you eat
  • 14:00 How your brain has been hijacked to trust what is not food
  • 17:00 Food neutrality vs. food addiction: where these two frameworks meet
  • 20:00 The Boston hotel story: grief, cravings, and what you really need
  • 25:00 Joy must be homegrown: why food can never deliver it
  • 27:00 Triggers are thoughts, not things. Here is how to disarm them
  • 30:00 The BRAND NEW framework for transformation
  • 32:00 Sleep, water, and prescriptive writing as nourishment
  • 35:00 The one belief shift that makes processed food lose its power
  • 39:00 What Michelle eats now
  • 41:00 Where to find Michelle and get a signed copy of Leaving Large

Connect with Michelle


Connect with me


]]>What if the reason you can't stop eating has nothing to do with weakness, and everything to do with a belief system that was never built to protect you?

In this episode of Eat the F*cking Food, Kristin Collins sits down with Michelle Petties, author of Leaving Large: The Stories of a Food Addict and founder of the Brand New transformation framework, for one of the most honest, grounded conversations about food addiction, emotional eating, and what it actually takes to change your relationship with food for good.

Michelle spent four decades in the cycle, gaining and losing over 700 pounds, trying every plan, every powder, every protocol, before she discovered that the problem was never behavior. It was belief. And until you change what you believe about yourself, about food, and about why you're worth the work, no diet in the world will stick.

This conversation goes deep on processed food addiction, food stories, emotional triggers, and why joy must be homegrown and not found at the bottom of a bag of chips.

Because you were never broken. You were just running on the wrong operating system.

In this episode, you’ll discover:

  • Why food addiction is a real, biological response and not a failure of willpower or self-control
  • The difference between food and processed food, and why your body treats one as nourishment and the other as a drug
  • Why behavior modification alone will always fail and what belief modification actually looks like
  • What food stories are, how they form, and how to rewrite them
  • Why food is not a joy delivery system and where joy actually comes from
  • How to disarm emotional triggers instead of avoiding them
  • Why cravings are signals, not weaknesses, and what they're really trying to tell you
  • The BRAND NEW framework for transformation: the step-by-step belief shift that changes everything
  • Why women of color carry a unique weight in this conversation, and why you are worth the work

We talk about:

  • 00:00 Introduction to Michelle Petties
  • 02:00 Leaving Large and why the subtitle would be different today
  • 06:00 Michelle's personal story: 700 pounds gained and lost over four decades
  • 09:00 Belief vs. behavior and why behavior change alone will always fail
  • 11:00 What food stories are and how they shape what you eat
  • 14:00 How your brain has been hijacked to trust what is not food
  • 17:00 Food neutrality vs. food addiction: where these two frameworks meet
  • 20:00 The Boston hotel story: grief, cravings, and what you really need
  • 25:00 Joy must be homegrown: why food can never deliver it
  • 27:00 Triggers are thoughts, not things. Here is how to disarm them
  • 30:00 The BRAND NEW framework for transformation
  • 32:00 Sleep, water, and prescriptive writing as nourishment
  • 35:00 The one belief shift that makes processed food lose its power
  • 39:00 What Michelle eats now
  • 41:00 Where to find Michelle and get a signed copy of Leaving Large

Connect with Michelle


Connect with me


]]>84f7bf8b-83bb-4608-b5dc-b6052029e5fbTue, 05 May 2026 04:00:00 -040044:13falsefull1616015: How to Eat Your Way Through Menopause Without Dieting, Tracking or Losing Your Mind | Dr. Jenn Salib Huber015: How to Eat Your Way Through Menopause Without Dieting, Tracking or Losing Your Mind | Dr. Jenn Salib HuberWhat if the reason you feel exhausted, inflamed, and out of control during menopause has nothing to do with eating too much, and everything to do with decades of being taught to eat too little?

In this episode of Eat the F*cking Food, Kristin Collins sits down with Dr. Jenn Salib Huber, registered dietitian, naturopathic doctor, intuitive eating coach, and author of Eat to Thrive During Menopause. Together they dismantle the food rules, diet myths, and cultural conditioning that have kept women hungry, confused, and stuck in cycles of restriction for most of their lives.

From the truth about soy and phytoestrogens to why your brain needs carbohydrates to function, why satisfaction is the secret sauce of any sustainable way of eating, and why the scale is one of the worst metrics you can use to measure your health in midlife, this conversation will change how you think about food.

Because your hunger was never the problem. The rules were.

In this episode, you’ll discover:

  • What intuitive eating actually means and why most people have it completely wrong
  • The difference between not dieting and truly eating intuitively
  • Why satisfaction is the missing piece of every nutrition plan that has ever failed you
  • The truth about soy, phytoestrogens, and why the breast cancer fear was based on bad science
  • Why your brain needs at least 125 grams of carbohydrates a day and what happens when it does not get them
  • How eating patterns matter more than individual foods during perimenopause and menopause
  • Why outcome-based goals almost always fail and what to set instead
  • The real reason bodies change in midlife and how much of it is actually within your control
  • Why cheese is not the enemy and what the research actually says about dairy fat
  • How to unlearn decades of diet culture rules and start trusting your body again

We talk about:

  • 00:00 Introduction to Dr. Jenn Salib Huber and why this conversation changes everything
  • 01:30 What intuitive eating actually means versus what most people think it means
  • 05:30 Why permission is the foundation of trust with food
  • 09:00 What undieting your thinking means and why it has to come before intuitive eating
  • 12:00 Why satisfaction is the secret sauce and what sensory specific satiety actually means
  • 16:00 How eating patterns during menopause affect symptoms more than individual foods
  • 17:00 Why carbohydrates are essential for sleep mood and brain function in midlife
  • 19:00 The truth about soy phytoestrogens and the breast cancer myth debunked
  • 21:00 Why the question is not how do I lose weight but how do I want to feel
  • 25:00 Why outcome based goals fail and what behavior based goals do instead
  • 28:00 Why your results will never look like someone else's and why that is completely okay
  • 31:00 Cheese coffee and why no food should ever be off limits

Connect with Dr. Jenn


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#MenopauseNutrition #IntuitiveEating #MidlifeHealth #EatTheFuckingFood #PerimenopauseSupport #HormoneHealth #FoodFreedom #UndietYourMind #MenopauseDiet #AntiDietCulture #WomensHealthOver40 #CarbohydratesAndHormones #SoyAndMenopause #MidlifeFeast #DrJennSalibHuber

]]>What if the reason you feel exhausted, inflamed, and out of control during menopause has nothing to do with eating too much, and everything to do with decades of being taught to eat too little?

In this episode of Eat the F*cking Food, Kristin Collins sits down with Dr. Jenn Salib Huber, registered dietitian, naturopathic doctor, intuitive eating coach, and author of Eat to Thrive During Menopause. Together they dismantle the food rules, diet myths, and cultural conditioning that have kept women hungry, confused, and stuck in cycles of restriction for most of their lives.

From the truth about soy and phytoestrogens to why your brain needs carbohydrates to function, why satisfaction is the secret sauce of any sustainable way of eating, and why the scale is one of the worst metrics you can use to measure your health in midlife, this conversation will change how you think about food.

Because your hunger was never the problem. The rules were.

In this episode, you’ll discover:

  • What intuitive eating actually means and why most people have it completely wrong
  • The difference between not dieting and truly eating intuitively
  • Why satisfaction is the missing piece of every nutrition plan that has ever failed you
  • The truth about soy, phytoestrogens, and why the breast cancer fear was based on bad science
  • Why your brain needs at least 125 grams of carbohydrates a day and what happens when it does not get them
  • How eating patterns matter more than individual foods during perimenopause and menopause
  • Why outcome-based goals almost always fail and what to set instead
  • The real reason bodies change in midlife and how much of it is actually within your control
  • Why cheese is not the enemy and what the research actually says about dairy fat
  • How to unlearn decades of diet culture rules and start trusting your body again

We talk about:

  • 00:00 Introduction to Dr. Jenn Salib Huber and why this conversation changes everything
  • 01:30 What intuitive eating actually means versus what most people think it means
  • 05:30 Why permission is the foundation of trust with food
  • 09:00 What undieting your thinking means and why it has to come before intuitive eating
  • 12:00 Why satisfaction is the secret sauce and what sensory specific satiety actually means
  • 16:00 How eating patterns during menopause affect symptoms more than individual foods
  • 17:00 Why carbohydrates are essential for sleep mood and brain function in midlife
  • 19:00 The truth about soy phytoestrogens and the breast cancer myth debunked
  • 21:00 Why the question is not how do I lose weight but how do I want to feel
  • 25:00 Why outcome based goals fail and what behavior based goals do instead
  • 28:00 Why your results will never look like someone else's and why that is completely okay
  • 31:00 Cheese coffee and why no food should ever be off limits

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#MenopauseNutrition #IntuitiveEating #MidlifeHealth #EatTheFuckingFood #PerimenopauseSupport #HormoneHealth #FoodFreedom #UndietYourMind #MenopauseDiet #AntiDietCulture #WomensHealthOver40 #CarbohydratesAndHormones #SoyAndMenopause #MidlifeFeast #DrJennSalibHuber

]]>7498830c-0261-4212-bf79-0150d25a0321Tue, 28 Apr 2026 04:00:00 -040034:45falsefull1515014: Do Hard Things. The Midlife Shift That Rebuilds Your Body, Confidence & Life | Carrie Williams014: Do Hard Things. The Midlife Shift That Rebuilds Your Body, Confidence & Life | Carrie WilliamsWhat if the real transformation isn’t about losing weight… but rebuilding who you are from the inside out?

In this episode of Eat the Fcking Food, Kristin Collins sits down with author and health & wellness copywriter Carrie Williams to unpack the decades of conditioning that shaped how women think about food, movement, and their bodies… and what it actually takes to break free.

Carrie shares her deeply personal story, from her first “I’m fat” moment in third grade to navigating years of dieting, self-doubt, and starting over, again and again. What changed everything wasn’t another plan or protocol… it was a mindset shift rooted in doing hard things on purpose.

This conversation moves beyond surface-level nutrition advice. It explores how strength training, emotional healing, and self-worth are all connected, and why building muscle is about so much more than how you look.

If you’ve ever felt stuck in the cycle of starting over… this episode will feel like a reset.

In this episode, you’ll discover:

  • Why your relationship with food started earlier than you think
  • The hidden conditioning from childhood that still impacts your body today
  • Why dieting teaches you how to lose… but never how to maintain
  • The truth about building muscle and why most women aren’t lifting heavy enough
  • How strength training improves not just your body, but your confidence and identity
  • The connection between emotional health, self-worth, and nutrition
  • Why doing hard things on purpose rewires how you handle life
  • How small, consistent steps create massive long-term transformation
  • The four pillars of true health, movement, metabolism, mindset, and meaning
  • Why self-love is the foundation of sustainable health

We talk about:

  • 00:00 Introduction to Carrie Williams and her journey
  • 01:30 Meeting during a maintenance phase and unlearning diet culture
  • 03:00 Carrie’s first “I’m fat” moment in childhood
  • 05:30 How early conditioning shapes lifelong body image
  • 07:00 Why dieting teaches you to lose, not maintain
  • 08:30 The missing piece, learning how to sustain results
  • 10:00 Why building muscle changes everything
  • 12:00 Strength training, confidence, and taking up space
  • 14:00 The emotional and spiritual side of health
  • 16:00 Why everything, food, movement, mindset, is connected
  • 18:00 The struggle of prioritizing yourself in midlife
  • 20:00 Overcoming fear of lifting heavy and building strength
  • 22:00 Carrie’s back pain transformation through glute strength
  • 24:30 Why doing hard things builds resilience and identity
  • 27:00 The Phoenix Effect and rewriting your story

Connect with Carrie


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#StopStartingOver #MidlifeTransformation #FoodFreedomForWomen

]]>What if the real transformation isn’t about losing weight… but rebuilding who you are from the inside out?

In this episode of Eat the Fcking Food, Kristin Collins sits down with author and health & wellness copywriter Carrie Williams to unpack the decades of conditioning that shaped how women think about food, movement, and their bodies… and what it actually takes to break free.

Carrie shares her deeply personal story, from her first “I’m fat” moment in third grade to navigating years of dieting, self-doubt, and starting over, again and again. What changed everything wasn’t another plan or protocol… it was a mindset shift rooted in doing hard things on purpose.

This conversation moves beyond surface-level nutrition advice. It explores how strength training, emotional healing, and self-worth are all connected, and why building muscle is about so much more than how you look.

If you’ve ever felt stuck in the cycle of starting over… this episode will feel like a reset.

In this episode, you’ll discover:

  • Why your relationship with food started earlier than you think
  • The hidden conditioning from childhood that still impacts your body today
  • Why dieting teaches you how to lose… but never how to maintain
  • The truth about building muscle and why most women aren’t lifting heavy enough
  • How strength training improves not just your body, but your confidence and identity
  • The connection between emotional health, self-worth, and nutrition
  • Why doing hard things on purpose rewires how you handle life
  • How small, consistent steps create massive long-term transformation
  • The four pillars of true health, movement, metabolism, mindset, and meaning
  • Why self-love is the foundation of sustainable health

We talk about:

  • 00:00 Introduction to Carrie Williams and her journey
  • 01:30 Meeting during a maintenance phase and unlearning diet culture
  • 03:00 Carrie’s first “I’m fat” moment in childhood
  • 05:30 How early conditioning shapes lifelong body image
  • 07:00 Why dieting teaches you to lose, not maintain
  • 08:30 The missing piece, learning how to sustain results
  • 10:00 Why building muscle changes everything
  • 12:00 Strength training, confidence, and taking up space
  • 14:00 The emotional and spiritual side of health
  • 16:00 Why everything, food, movement, mindset, is connected
  • 18:00 The struggle of prioritizing yourself in midlife
  • 20:00 Overcoming fear of lifting heavy and building strength
  • 22:00 Carrie’s back pain transformation through glute strength
  • 24:30 Why doing hard things builds resilience and identity
  • 27:00 The Phoenix Effect and rewriting your story

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#StopStartingOver #MidlifeTransformation #FoodFreedomForWomen

]]>5e7e25c7-2dc4-4ce0-83dd-9247e30a7a19Tue, 21 Apr 2026 04:00:00 -040037:49falsefull1414013: You Don’t Have to Earn Your Food. The Midlife Mindset Shift That Changes Everything | Jen Rulon013: You Don’t Have to Earn Your Food. The Midlife Mindset Shift That Changes Everything | Jen RulonWhat if the reason you’re stuck with food, your body, or your confidence… has nothing to do with discipline?

In this episode of Eat the Fcking Food, Kristin Collins sits down with midlife transformation coach and 15x Ironman athlete Jen Rulon to unpack the decades of conditioning that taught women to shrink, restrict, and “earn” their food, and what it actually takes to break free.

Jen shares how growing up in the Weight Watchers era shaped her relationship with food, why even elite-level athleticism didn’t fix the mindset, and how learning the science of metabolism, movement, and nervous system regulation completely changed everything.

This conversation goes far beyond weight loss. It’s about reclaiming your voice, rebuilding trust with your body, and finally stepping into your full power in midlife.

If you’ve ever felt like you need to do more, eat less, or be smaller to be worthy… this episode will shift something in you.

In this episode, you’ll discover:

  • Why so many women believe they have to “earn” their food
  • The hidden mindset that keeps you stuck in restriction and guilt
  • How understanding metabolism changes the way you eat forever
  • The role of nervous system regulation in weight loss and energy
  • Why midlife is the most powerful time to redefine your identity
  • How strength training and movement build confidence beyond your body
  • How to stop shrinking and fully express who you are
  • The four pillars Jen uses to transform her clients’ lives
  • Why rest is just as important as movement (and why it feels so hard)
  • How to create sustainable habits that evolve with your life

We talk about:

  • 00:00 Meet Jen Rulon and her midlife transformation journey
  • 01:30 Growing up in the Weight Watchers and diet culture era
  • 03:00 Learning to feel guilty around food at a young age
  • 05:00 The belief that you have to “earn” your food
  • 06:30 Discovering Ironman and entering the world of endurance training
  • 08:00 Using exercise to justify eating instead of fueling performance
  • 09:30 When fitness doesn’t fix your relationship with food
  • 10:30 Learning the science of metabolism
  • 14:30 Food shaming and why it keeps women stuck
  • 16:30 Why midlife women struggle to trust themselves
  • 18:30 The impact of childhood conditioning on self-expression
  • 21:00 The four pillars, movement, metabolism, mindset, and meaning
  • 24:30 Why longevity and quality of life become the real goal

Connect with Jen


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#MidlifeWeightLoss #FoodFreedom #StopShrinking

]]>What if the reason you’re stuck with food, your body, or your confidence… has nothing to do with discipline?

In this episode of Eat the Fcking Food, Kristin Collins sits down with midlife transformation coach and 15x Ironman athlete Jen Rulon to unpack the decades of conditioning that taught women to shrink, restrict, and “earn” their food, and what it actually takes to break free.

Jen shares how growing up in the Weight Watchers era shaped her relationship with food, why even elite-level athleticism didn’t fix the mindset, and how learning the science of metabolism, movement, and nervous system regulation completely changed everything.

This conversation goes far beyond weight loss. It’s about reclaiming your voice, rebuilding trust with your body, and finally stepping into your full power in midlife.

If you’ve ever felt like you need to do more, eat less, or be smaller to be worthy… this episode will shift something in you.

In this episode, you’ll discover:

  • Why so many women believe they have to “earn” their food
  • The hidden mindset that keeps you stuck in restriction and guilt
  • How understanding metabolism changes the way you eat forever
  • The role of nervous system regulation in weight loss and energy
  • Why midlife is the most powerful time to redefine your identity
  • How strength training and movement build confidence beyond your body
  • How to stop shrinking and fully express who you are
  • The four pillars Jen uses to transform her clients’ lives
  • Why rest is just as important as movement (and why it feels so hard)
  • How to create sustainable habits that evolve with your life

We talk about:

  • 00:00 Meet Jen Rulon and her midlife transformation journey
  • 01:30 Growing up in the Weight Watchers and diet culture era
  • 03:00 Learning to feel guilty around food at a young age
  • 05:00 The belief that you have to “earn” your food
  • 06:30 Discovering Ironman and entering the world of endurance training
  • 08:00 Using exercise to justify eating instead of fueling performance
  • 09:30 When fitness doesn’t fix your relationship with food
  • 10:30 Learning the science of metabolism
  • 14:30 Food shaming and why it keeps women stuck
  • 16:30 Why midlife women struggle to trust themselves
  • 18:30 The impact of childhood conditioning on self-expression
  • 21:00 The four pillars, movement, metabolism, mindset, and meaning
  • 24:30 Why longevity and quality of life become the real goal

Connect with Jen


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#MidlifeWeightLoss #FoodFreedom #StopShrinking

]]>cb362388-2886-4379-9604-54adf1bf6b73Tue, 14 Apr 2026 04:00:00 -040030:12falsefull1313012: She Lost 140 LBS… Here’s What Actually Worked | Allison O’Brien012: She Lost 140 LBS… Here’s What Actually Worked | Allison O’BrienWhat does it actually take to lose over 100 pounds… and keep it off?

In this episode of Eat the Fcking Food*, Kristin Collins sits down with Allison O’Brien, content creator and founder of Living Simply Well, to unpack the real story behind her 140-pound weight loss journey.

This is not another conversation about perfection, restriction, or chasing the next “fix.” Instead, Allison shares how she broke free from years of over-optimizing, under-eating, and constantly starting over, and built a sustainable approach rooted in nervous system support, nourishment, and self-trust.

From closing a six-figure business to reclaim her health, to redefining productivity and using tools like GLP-1 intentionally, this episode is a powerful reminder that lasting change happens when your habits actually fit your life.

In this episode, you’ll discover:

  • Why doing everything “perfectly” can still leave you feeling exhausted and disconnected
  • The real reason weight loss plateaus happen (even when nothing changes on paper)
  • How nervous system regulation impacts metabolism, energy, and consistency
  • Why discipline alone isn’t the answer, and what actually creates peace
  • How to build sustainable weight loss habits that work in real life
  • The truth about GLP-1 medications and how to use them as a tool, not a crutch
  • Why your habits must evolve with your season of life
  • How to stop tying your worth to productivity and outcomes
  • What a “bare minimum day” looks like and why it prevents burnout
  • How to move out of all-or-nothing thinking into long-term consistency
  • Why you don’t need to choose between success, health, or peace
  • The mindset shift that allows you to finally trust your body again

We talk about:

  • 00:00 Meet Allison O’Brien and her 100+ pound weight loss journey
  • 01:30 The cycle of perfectionism, under-eating, and burnout
  • 03:00 Why “doing everything right” wasn’t working anymore
  • 05:00 The plateau that forced a deeper mindset shift
  • 06:30 Burnout, anxiety, and closing a six-figure business
  • 08:00 Redefining productivity and success as a woman
  • 10:00 Building a life-first, not business-first, approach
  • 12:00 Creating space, routines, and intentional mornings
  • 15:00 The power of walking, movement, and mental clarity
  • 17:00 “Bare minimum days” and staying consistent in hard seasons
  • 19:00 Why health looks different in every season of life
  • 21:00 Losing 140 pounds and learning to take up space
  • 23:00 The mindset shift that made everything sustainable
  • 25:00 The truth about GLP-1 and metabolic health
  • 28:00 Why wellness has to become your identity, not a phase
  • 30:00 Consistency, flexibility, and letting go of perfection

Connect with Allison


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#SustainableWeightLoss #StopStartingOver #HealthyHabits

]]>What does it actually take to lose over 100 pounds… and keep it off?

In this episode of Eat the Fcking Food*, Kristin Collins sits down with Allison O’Brien, content creator and founder of Living Simply Well, to unpack the real story behind her 140-pound weight loss journey.

This is not another conversation about perfection, restriction, or chasing the next “fix.” Instead, Allison shares how she broke free from years of over-optimizing, under-eating, and constantly starting over, and built a sustainable approach rooted in nervous system support, nourishment, and self-trust.

From closing a six-figure business to reclaim her health, to redefining productivity and using tools like GLP-1 intentionally, this episode is a powerful reminder that lasting change happens when your habits actually fit your life.

In this episode, you’ll discover:

  • Why doing everything “perfectly” can still leave you feeling exhausted and disconnected
  • The real reason weight loss plateaus happen (even when nothing changes on paper)
  • How nervous system regulation impacts metabolism, energy, and consistency
  • Why discipline alone isn’t the answer, and what actually creates peace
  • How to build sustainable weight loss habits that work in real life
  • The truth about GLP-1 medications and how to use them as a tool, not a crutch
  • Why your habits must evolve with your season of life
  • How to stop tying your worth to productivity and outcomes
  • What a “bare minimum day” looks like and why it prevents burnout
  • How to move out of all-or-nothing thinking into long-term consistency
  • Why you don’t need to choose between success, health, or peace
  • The mindset shift that allows you to finally trust your body again

We talk about:

  • 00:00 Meet Allison O’Brien and her 100+ pound weight loss journey
  • 01:30 The cycle of perfectionism, under-eating, and burnout
  • 03:00 Why “doing everything right” wasn’t working anymore
  • 05:00 The plateau that forced a deeper mindset shift
  • 06:30 Burnout, anxiety, and closing a six-figure business
  • 08:00 Redefining productivity and success as a woman
  • 10:00 Building a life-first, not business-first, approach
  • 12:00 Creating space, routines, and intentional mornings
  • 15:00 The power of walking, movement, and mental clarity
  • 17:00 “Bare minimum days” and staying consistent in hard seasons
  • 19:00 Why health looks different in every season of life
  • 21:00 Losing 140 pounds and learning to take up space
  • 23:00 The mindset shift that made everything sustainable
  • 25:00 The truth about GLP-1 and metabolic health
  • 28:00 Why wellness has to become your identity, not a phase
  • 30:00 Consistency, flexibility, and letting go of perfection

Connect with Allison


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#SustainableWeightLoss #StopStartingOver #HealthyHabits

]]>05b1fbb5-fffe-465d-8f6d-f6cf44204859Tue, 07 Apr 2026 04:00:00 -040036:13falsefull1212011: When Life Gets Crazy, Don’t Quit. Build Healthy Habits That Actually Stick | Kristin Collins011: When Life Gets Crazy, Don’t Quit. Build Healthy Habits That Actually Stick | Kristin CollinsWhat happens when life completely derails your routine… and you’re trying to stay consistent with your health?

In this solo episode of Eat the Fcking Food*, host Kristin Collins hits record anyway. No guest, no perfect plan, just a real-life moment where things didn’t go as expected, and a powerful reminder that your health habits have to work in real life, not just ideal conditions.

Kristin breaks down what it actually looks like to stay consistent when your schedule is unpredictable, your options are limited, and motivation is low. From navigating chaotic weekends and less-than-perfect food choices to redefining what “healthy” really means, this episode challenges the all-or-nothing mindset that keeps so many people stuck.

If you’ve ever felt like you have to “start over” every time life gets busy, this conversation will help you build habits that actually last, even in the middle of the mess.

In this episode, you’ll discover:

  • Why your life isn’t going to slow down, and why your habits need to work anyway
  • The hidden reason consistency breaks when your schedule gets busy
  • How to stop restarting your health routine every few months
  • What “healthy” actually looks like in real, messy, everyday life
  • Why perfection is quietly sabotaging your progress
  • How to make balanced food choices, even with limited options
  • When convenience foods support your goals, not derail them
  • Simple ways to fuel your body when everything feels chaotic
  • Why hydration, movement, and small actions still matter
  • How to shift out of all-or-nothing thinking into sustainable habits
  • The mindset that makes consistency easier, not harder
  • Why your routine should hold up in hard seasons, not fall apart

We talk about:

  • 00:00 When life goes sideways and you choose to show up anyway
  • 01:00 Why a busy life is not the problem, your approach might be
  • 02:00 The “I’ll start later” mindset that keeps you stuck
  • 03:00 Breaking the cycle of stopping and starting over
  • 04:00 Redefining healthy beyond rules and perfection
  • 05:30 Letting go of rigid food beliefs
  • 06:30 Making better choices when your environment isn’t ideal
  • 08:00 Using convenience foods as a tool, not a failure
  • 09:00 Building habits that work during stressful seasons
  • 10:00 Small, realistic actions that still move you forward
  • 11:30 Escaping the all-in, all-out pattern
  • 12:00 Learning to trust “good enough” and keep going

Connect with me


#HealthyHabits #ConsistencyOverPerfection #HealthyLifestyle

]]>What happens when life completely derails your routine… and you’re trying to stay consistent with your health?

In this solo episode of Eat the Fcking Food*, host Kristin Collins hits record anyway. No guest, no perfect plan, just a real-life moment where things didn’t go as expected, and a powerful reminder that your health habits have to work in real life, not just ideal conditions.

Kristin breaks down what it actually looks like to stay consistent when your schedule is unpredictable, your options are limited, and motivation is low. From navigating chaotic weekends and less-than-perfect food choices to redefining what “healthy” really means, this episode challenges the all-or-nothing mindset that keeps so many people stuck.

If you’ve ever felt like you have to “start over” every time life gets busy, this conversation will help you build habits that actually last, even in the middle of the mess.

In this episode, you’ll discover:

  • Why your life isn’t going to slow down, and why your habits need to work anyway
  • The hidden reason consistency breaks when your schedule gets busy
  • How to stop restarting your health routine every few months
  • What “healthy” actually looks like in real, messy, everyday life
  • Why perfection is quietly sabotaging your progress
  • How to make balanced food choices, even with limited options
  • When convenience foods support your goals, not derail them
  • Simple ways to fuel your body when everything feels chaotic
  • Why hydration, movement, and small actions still matter
  • How to shift out of all-or-nothing thinking into sustainable habits
  • The mindset that makes consistency easier, not harder
  • Why your routine should hold up in hard seasons, not fall apart

We talk about:

  • 00:00 When life goes sideways and you choose to show up anyway
  • 01:00 Why a busy life is not the problem, your approach might be
  • 02:00 The “I’ll start later” mindset that keeps you stuck
  • 03:00 Breaking the cycle of stopping and starting over
  • 04:00 Redefining healthy beyond rules and perfection
  • 05:30 Letting go of rigid food beliefs
  • 06:30 Making better choices when your environment isn’t ideal
  • 08:00 Using convenience foods as a tool, not a failure
  • 09:00 Building habits that work during stressful seasons
  • 10:00 Small, realistic actions that still move you forward
  • 11:30 Escaping the all-in, all-out pattern
  • 12:00 Learning to trust “good enough” and keep going

Connect with me


#HealthyHabits #ConsistencyOverPerfection #HealthyLifestyle

]]>b32368bd-6745-4c99-b905-2dcd8d09952eTue, 31 Mar 2026 04:00:00 -040013:58falsefull1111010: Stop Skipping Lunch. Kelly Chall on Simple Nutrition, Energy & Eating Enough to Perform010: Stop Skipping Lunch. Kelly Chall on Simple Nutrition, Energy & Eating Enough to PerformWhat if the reason you feel exhausted, unfocused, or stuck in your health journey has nothing to do with willpower… and everything to do with skipping meals?

In this episode of Eat the Fcking Food*, Kristin Collins sits down with certified personal trainer, nutrition coach, and running coach Kelly Chall to break down the simplest approach to nutrition that most women overlook.

From her viral “lunchtime cooking with Kelly” videos to her philosophy of eating enough to fuel performance, Kelly shares how small, consistent habits can completely transform your energy, workouts, and relationship with food.

They explore why lunch is the most skipped, yet most important meal of the day, how to build balanced meals without overcomplicating it, and why cutting foods out often leads to more frustration than progress.

If you’re tired of overthinking food, under-eating, or feeling drained halfway through your day, this episode will help you reset your approach in a way that actually feels sustainable.

In this episode, you’ll discover:

  1. Why skipping lunch is one of the biggest energy mistakes women make
  2. How to build simple, balanced meals without strict meal plans
  3. Why eating more can improve energy, digestion, and performance
  4. The truth about carbs and why your body actually needs them
  5. How to stop overcomplicating healthy eating
  6. Why “meal prep perfection” often leads to wasted food and burnout
  7. A simple formula for creating meals with protein, carbs, and veggies
  8. How nutrition impacts athletic performance and daily energy
  9. Why under-eating can slow recovery and limit progress
  10. The mindset shift that makes healthy eating sustainable long-term
  11. Why no food should be labeled “good” or “bad”
  12. How removing restriction helps reduce cravings and overeating
  13. Why consistency beats perfection in building lasting habits

We talk about:

  1. 00:00 Why most women skip lunch and feel drained
  2. 02:00 Meet Kelly Chall and her approach to simple nutrition
  3. 04:00 How “lunchtime cooking with Kelly” started
  4. 05:30 Why healthy meals don’t need to be complicated
  5. 07:00 The problem with traditional meal prep
  6. 09:00 A simple formula for balanced meals
  7. 11:00 Why carbs are essential for energy and performance
  8. 13:00 Nutrition for runners and active lifestyles
  9. 16:00 Energy balance and fueling your body properly
  10. 18:00 Common mistakes in fitness and nutrition
  11. 20:00 Why recovery and eating enough matter
  12. 22:00 The role of strength training in performance
  13. 24:00 Long-term health, injury prevention, and quality of life
  14. 27:00 Why food has no morality (and why that matters)
  15. 29:00 Removing restriction and building a healthy relationship with food
  16. 30:00 Kelly’s favorite foods and final thoughts

Connect with Kelly

  1. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/challkel

Connect with me

  1. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kristinrcollins/
  2. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@kristin.collins
  3. Website: https://kristincollinshealthcoaching.com/

#HealthyEating #BalancedNutrition #WomenHealth #SimpleMeals #NutritionTips #FuelYourBody #MealPrepMadeEasy #FitnessNutrition #EnergyBoost #EatTheFoodPodcast

]]>What if the reason you feel exhausted, unfocused, or stuck in your health journey has nothing to do with willpower… and everything to do with skipping meals?

In this episode of Eat the Fcking Food*, Kristin Collins sits down with certified personal trainer, nutrition coach, and running coach Kelly Chall to break down the simplest approach to nutrition that most women overlook.

From her viral “lunchtime cooking with Kelly” videos to her philosophy of eating enough to fuel performance, Kelly shares how small, consistent habits can completely transform your energy, workouts, and relationship with food.

They explore why lunch is the most skipped, yet most important meal of the day, how to build balanced meals without overcomplicating it, and why cutting foods out often leads to more frustration than progress.

If you’re tired of overthinking food, under-eating, or feeling drained halfway through your day, this episode will help you reset your approach in a way that actually feels sustainable.

In this episode, you’ll discover:

  1. Why skipping lunch is one of the biggest energy mistakes women make
  2. How to build simple, balanced meals without strict meal plans
  3. Why eating more can improve energy, digestion, and performance
  4. The truth about carbs and why your body actually needs them
  5. How to stop overcomplicating healthy eating
  6. Why “meal prep perfection” often leads to wasted food and burnout
  7. A simple formula for creating meals with protein, carbs, and veggies
  8. How nutrition impacts athletic performance and daily energy
  9. Why under-eating can slow recovery and limit progress
  10. The mindset shift that makes healthy eating sustainable long-term
  11. Why no food should be labeled “good” or “bad”
  12. How removing restriction helps reduce cravings and overeating
  13. Why consistency beats perfection in building lasting habits

We talk about:

  1. 00:00 Why most women skip lunch and feel drained
  2. 02:00 Meet Kelly Chall and her approach to simple nutrition
  3. 04:00 How “lunchtime cooking with Kelly” started
  4. 05:30 Why healthy meals don’t need to be complicated
  5. 07:00 The problem with traditional meal prep
  6. 09:00 A simple formula for balanced meals
  7. 11:00 Why carbs are essential for energy and performance
  8. 13:00 Nutrition for runners and active lifestyles
  9. 16:00 Energy balance and fueling your body properly
  10. 18:00 Common mistakes in fitness and nutrition
  11. 20:00 Why recovery and eating enough matter
  12. 22:00 The role of strength training in performance
  13. 24:00 Long-term health, injury prevention, and quality of life
  14. 27:00 Why food has no morality (and why that matters)
  15. 29:00 Removing restriction and building a healthy relationship with food
  16. 30:00 Kelly’s favorite foods and final thoughts

Connect with Kelly

  1. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/challkel

Connect with me

  1. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kristinrcollins/
  2. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@kristin.collins
  3. Website: https://kristincollinshealthcoaching.com/

#HealthyEating #BalancedNutrition #WomenHealth #SimpleMeals #NutritionTips #FuelYourBody #MealPrepMadeEasy #FitnessNutrition #EnergyBoost #EatTheFoodPodcast

]]>ca050354-976b-4c61-b859-a0b17f5d90b1Tue, 24 Mar 2026 04:00:00 -040033:50falsefull1010009: From Burnout to Balance. Terry Tateossian on Addiction, Perimenopause & Rebuilding Your Health009: From Burnout to Balance. Terry Tateossian on Addiction, Perimenopause & Rebuilding Your HealthMidlife weight gain rarely happens overnight.

For Terry Tateossian, the turning point came at 37 after years of stress, entrepreneurship, raising children, and slowly gaining 80 pounds while trying every diet imaginable.

After multiple ER visits that turned out to be panic attacks, Terry realized the problem wasn’t just food or exercise. It was a combination of nervous system dysregulation, emotional eating, sleep disruption, and years of dieting misinformation.

In this episode of Eat the F*cking Food, Kristin Collins sits down with Terry, known online as Your Midlife Bestie, to unpack the five foundational shifts that helped her rebuild her health.

They explore why diets fail, how addiction patterns around sugar and alcohol develop, why nutrition directly impacts mental health, and how resistance training becomes one of the most powerful tools for women navigating perimenopause and midlife health.

If you feel like your body changed in your late 30s or 40s, this episode will help you understand why, and what to do about it.

In this episode, you’ll discover:

  1. Why midlife weight gain often has deeper roots than diet and exercise alone
  2. How emotional eating and addiction patterns around food and alcohol develop
  3. Why nervous system dysregulation can drive cravings, anxiety, and burnout
  4. How perimenopause can begin earlier than most women realize
  5. Why chronic dieting damages metabolism and leads to weight regain
  6. The connection between blood sugar regulation, mood, and energy levels
  7. Why nutrition is the true foundation of sustainable health change
  8. How sleep disruption impacts cravings, stress, and hormone balance
  9. Why resistance training is essential for women navigating midlife health
  10. How progressive overload helps reshape body composition and strength
  11. Why sustainable habits outperform extreme short term diet plans
  12. How small daily changes can rebuild metabolism, energy, and long term health

We talk about:

  1. 00:00 Terry’s midlife health turning point
  2. 03:00 Entrepreneurship, stress, and weight gain
  3. 06:00 Diet cycles and why weight kept coming back
  4. 08:00 Panic attacks and the wake up call
  5. 10:00 Emotional eating and addiction patterns
  6. 13:00 Nervous system dysregulation explained
  7. 16:00 Why nutrition affects stress and cravings
  8. 19:00 The role of sleep in metabolism and hormones
  9. 21:00 Why resistance training matters in midlife
  10. 25:00 The real reason most diets fail
  11. 29:00 Rebuilding metabolism through nutrition
  12. 31:00 Terry’s go-to balanced meal

Connect with Terry

  1. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/how.good.can.it.get/
  2. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/terry-tateossian/
  3. Website: https://msha.ke/thor.wellness

Connect with me

  1. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kristinrcollins/
  2. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@kristin.collins
  3. Website: https://kristincollinshealthcoaching.com/

#MidlifeHealth #PerimenopauseHealth #EmotionalEating #MidlifeWeightGain #HormoneHealth #HealthyHabits #EatTheFoodPodcast

]]>Midlife weight gain rarely happens overnight.

For Terry Tateossian, the turning point came at 37 after years of stress, entrepreneurship, raising children, and slowly gaining 80 pounds while trying every diet imaginable.

After multiple ER visits that turned out to be panic attacks, Terry realized the problem wasn’t just food or exercise. It was a combination of nervous system dysregulation, emotional eating, sleep disruption, and years of dieting misinformation.

In this episode of Eat the F*cking Food, Kristin Collins sits down with Terry, known online as Your Midlife Bestie, to unpack the five foundational shifts that helped her rebuild her health.

They explore why diets fail, how addiction patterns around sugar and alcohol develop, why nutrition directly impacts mental health, and how resistance training becomes one of the most powerful tools for women navigating perimenopause and midlife health.

If you feel like your body changed in your late 30s or 40s, this episode will help you understand why, and what to do about it.

In this episode, you’ll discover:

  1. Why midlife weight gain often has deeper roots than diet and exercise alone
  2. How emotional eating and addiction patterns around food and alcohol develop
  3. Why nervous system dysregulation can drive cravings, anxiety, and burnout
  4. How perimenopause can begin earlier than most women realize
  5. Why chronic dieting damages metabolism and leads to weight regain
  6. The connection between blood sugar regulation, mood, and energy levels
  7. Why nutrition is the true foundation of sustainable health change
  8. How sleep disruption impacts cravings, stress, and hormone balance
  9. Why resistance training is essential for women navigating midlife health
  10. How progressive overload helps reshape body composition and strength
  11. Why sustainable habits outperform extreme short term diet plans
  12. How small daily changes can rebuild metabolism, energy, and long term health

We talk about:

  1. 00:00 Terry’s midlife health turning point
  2. 03:00 Entrepreneurship, stress, and weight gain
  3. 06:00 Diet cycles and why weight kept coming back
  4. 08:00 Panic attacks and the wake up call
  5. 10:00 Emotional eating and addiction patterns
  6. 13:00 Nervous system dysregulation explained
  7. 16:00 Why nutrition affects stress and cravings
  8. 19:00 The role of sleep in metabolism and hormones
  9. 21:00 Why resistance training matters in midlife
  10. 25:00 The real reason most diets fail
  11. 29:00 Rebuilding metabolism through nutrition
  12. 31:00 Terry’s go-to balanced meal

Connect with Terry

  1. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/how.good.can.it.get/
  2. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/terry-tateossian/
  3. Website: https://msha.ke/thor.wellness

Connect with me

  1. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kristinrcollins/
  2. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@kristin.collins
  3. Website: https://kristincollinshealthcoaching.com/

#MidlifeHealth #PerimenopauseHealth #EmotionalEating #MidlifeWeightGain #HormoneHealth #HealthyHabits #EatTheFoodPodcast

]]>fafed4e8-f171-41b0-b4a7-923596d6abe7Tue, 17 Mar 2026 04:00:00 -040035:26falsefull99008: Stop Saying “I Don’t Have Time.” The 9-Minute Method for Health, Boundaries & Focus with Jennifer Sise008: Stop Saying “I Don’t Have Time.” The 9-Minute Method for Health, Boundaries & Focus with Jennifer SiseIf you keep telling yourself you are too busy to eat lunch, go for a walk, or take care of your health, this episode might challenge everything you believe about time.

In this episode of Eat the F*cking Food, Kristin Collins sits down with time and business coach Jennifer Sise, author of It’s Only a Matter of Time, to explore why so many women feel overwhelmed, exhausted, and disconnected from their health.

The problem, Jennifer explains, is not actually time.

It is how we think about time, prioritize time, and set boundaries around it.

Together they unpack the simple but powerful idea that nine focused minutes can transform your day, your habits, and even your health. From skipping lunch and afternoon energy crashes to distraction, procrastination, and the mental scripts that keep women stuck in “I don’t have time” thinking, this conversation reframes productivity, wellness, and self-care.

You will learn why hunger itself can be a hidden distraction, how setting small boundaries creates momentum, and why sustainable health habits begin with tiny decisions repeated daily.

If you feel overwhelmed, stuck in all-or-nothing thinking, or constantly running out of time for yourself, this episode will show you how to reclaim control of your schedule, your energy, and your health, one focused nine-minute block at a time.

In this episode, you’ll discover:

  1. Why “I don’t have time” is often a mindset barrier rather than a scheduling problem
  2. The 9-minute method and how short focus bursts increase productivity
  3. How nine minutes can help you build healthier habits around food, movement, and self-care
  4. Why hunger is one of the most overlooked sources of distraction
  5. The difference between saying “I can’t” vs. “I don’t” and why language changes behavior
  6. How boundaries close the gap between where you are and where you want to be
  7. Why small nutrition habits like eating lunch can dramatically improve energy and focus
  8. Simple ways to assemble healthy meals quickly without complicated cooking
  9. How distractions, interruptions, and environment impact productivity
  10. Why consistency and tiny daily actions outperform all-or-nothing health plans
  11. How to start reclaiming your time even if you have a packed schedule
  12. Why intentional time ownership creates space for healthier living

We talk about:

  1. 00:00 Why “I don’t have time” keeps women stuck
  2. 02:30 The concept of setting apart time instead of finding time
  3. 05:00 The power of the nine-minute focus method
  4. 07:30 Quick healthy lunch strategies for busy days
  5. 10:30 Why fueling your body improves productivity and focus
  6. 12:30 Identifying distractions and how hunger impacts focus
  7. 15:00 Boundaries, priorities, and owning your time
  8. 18:00 The mindset shift from “I can’t” to “I don’t”
  9. 21:30 Practical ways to reclaim nine minutes in your day
  10. 27:30 Jennifer’s favorite quick meal and where to connect with her

Connect with Jennifer

  1. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jennifersise
  2. Website: https://www.jennifersise.com/

Connect with me

  1. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kristinrcollins/
  2. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@kristin.collins
  3. Website: https://kristincollinshealthcoaching.com/

#TimeManagementForWomen #HealthyHabits #NutritionMindset #BusyWomenHealth #NineMinuteRule #ProductivityHabits #WomenOver40Health #SelfCareHabits #HealthyLifestyleTips #EatTheFood #HealthyHabitsForBusyWomen #BuildBetterHabits #NutritionForWomen #ConsistencyOverPerfection #HealthyLivingMadeSimple

]]>If you keep telling yourself you are too busy to eat lunch, go for a walk, or take care of your health, this episode might challenge everything you believe about time.

In this episode of Eat the F*cking Food, Kristin Collins sits down with time and business coach Jennifer Sise, author of It’s Only a Matter of Time, to explore why so many women feel overwhelmed, exhausted, and disconnected from their health.

The problem, Jennifer explains, is not actually time.

It is how we think about time, prioritize time, and set boundaries around it.

Together they unpack the simple but powerful idea that nine focused minutes can transform your day, your habits, and even your health. From skipping lunch and afternoon energy crashes to distraction, procrastination, and the mental scripts that keep women stuck in “I don’t have time” thinking, this conversation reframes productivity, wellness, and self-care.

You will learn why hunger itself can be a hidden distraction, how setting small boundaries creates momentum, and why sustainable health habits begin with tiny decisions repeated daily.

If you feel overwhelmed, stuck in all-or-nothing thinking, or constantly running out of time for yourself, this episode will show you how to reclaim control of your schedule, your energy, and your health, one focused nine-minute block at a time.

In this episode, you’ll discover:

  1. Why “I don’t have time” is often a mindset barrier rather than a scheduling problem
  2. The 9-minute method and how short focus bursts increase productivity
  3. How nine minutes can help you build healthier habits around food, movement, and self-care
  4. Why hunger is one of the most overlooked sources of distraction
  5. The difference between saying “I can’t” vs. “I don’t” and why language changes behavior
  6. How boundaries close the gap between where you are and where you want to be
  7. Why small nutrition habits like eating lunch can dramatically improve energy and focus
  8. Simple ways to assemble healthy meals quickly without complicated cooking
  9. How distractions, interruptions, and environment impact productivity
  10. Why consistency and tiny daily actions outperform all-or-nothing health plans
  11. How to start reclaiming your time even if you have a packed schedule
  12. Why intentional time ownership creates space for healthier living

We talk about:

  1. 00:00 Why “I don’t have time” keeps women stuck
  2. 02:30 The concept of setting apart time instead of finding time
  3. 05:00 The power of the nine-minute focus method
  4. 07:30 Quick healthy lunch strategies for busy days
  5. 10:30 Why fueling your body improves productivity and focus
  6. 12:30 Identifying distractions and how hunger impacts focus
  7. 15:00 Boundaries, priorities, and owning your time
  8. 18:00 The mindset shift from “I can’t” to “I don’t”
  9. 21:30 Practical ways to reclaim nine minutes in your day
  10. 27:30 Jennifer’s favorite quick meal and where to connect with her

Connect with Jennifer

  1. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jennifersise
  2. Website: https://www.jennifersise.com/

Connect with me

  1. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kristinrcollins/
  2. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@kristin.collins
  3. Website: https://kristincollinshealthcoaching.com/

#TimeManagementForWomen #HealthyHabits #NutritionMindset #BusyWomenHealth #NineMinuteRule #ProductivityHabits #WomenOver40Health #SelfCareHabits #HealthyLifestyleTips #EatTheFood #HealthyHabitsForBusyWomen #BuildBetterHabits #NutritionForWomen #ConsistencyOverPerfection #HealthyLivingMadeSimple

]]>1f867a8a-0217-4876-b8c1-db8bfa266ccfTue, 10 Mar 2026 04:00:00 -040032:24falsefull88007: How to Start Eating Healthy When You’re Overwhelmed and Don’t Know Where to Begin007: How to Start Eating Healthy When You’re Overwhelmed and Don’t Know Where to BeginIf you keep telling yourself you’ll start on Monday, after vacation, or once life “calms down,” this episode is your interruption.

In this solo episode of Eat the Fucking Food, Kristin Collins strips away the overwhelm around nutrition and answers the real question most women are silently asking: How do I actually start eating healthy without blowing up my whole life?

This conversation is not about perfection, strict rules, or cutting out everything you love. It’s about momentum. It’s about sustainable health habits. And it’s about understanding that starting small is not weakness, it is strategy.

Kristin shares the behind-the-scenes resistance she felt even recording this episode, and how that resistance mirrors what so many women experience when trying to change their nutrition. Instead of waiting for the “perfect time,” she lays out a simple, powerful framework for building healthier habits that last for decades, not just 30 days.

If you’re overwhelmed by nutrition advice, stuck in all-or-nothing thinking, or exhausted by starting over, this episode will give you clarity and a practical place to begin.

In this episode, you’ll discover:

  1. Why waiting for Monday keeps you stuck in diet mentality
  2. How to start eating healthy today without overhauling everything
  3. The power of choosing one small nutrition change at a time
  4. Why adding foods is more effective than immediately cutting them out
  5. How to assess your current eating habits honestly, without judgment
  6. Why afternoon crashes may signal low carb intake
  7. How protein at breakfast stabilizes energy and hunger
  8. The mindset shift from short-term dieting to lifelong health
  9. Why consistency over time beats perfection in the short term
  10. How to build sustainable nutrition habits that support your next 30 to 40 years

We talk about:

  1. 00:00 Why this needed to be a solo episode
  2. 02:00 Resistance, procrastination, and why starting feels hard
  3. 03:00 Stop waiting for Monday
  4. 04:00 Getting honest about what you’re actually eating
  5. 05:00 Choosing one small nutrition change
  6. 06:00 Adding fruits and vegetables strategically
  7. 07:00 Why protein at breakfast matters
  8. 08:00 Add before you cut
  9. 09:00 Making healthy living sustainable
  10. 10:30 Consistency over perfection
  11. 11:30 Why you don’t need to stop when things go off track
  12. 12:30 The long game mindset
  13. 13:00 When coaching and accountability help
  14. 14:00 Who Game On Nutrition is for

Connect with me

  1. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kristinrcollins/
  2. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@kristin.collins
  3. Website: https://kristincollinshealthcoaching.com/

#HowToStartEatingHealthy #HealthyHabits #MidlifeNutrition #WomenOver40Health #SustainableWeightLoss #ProteinForWomen #AddBeforeYouCut #ConsistencyOverPerfection #EatTheFood #GameOnNutrition

]]>If you keep telling yourself you’ll start on Monday, after vacation, or once life “calms down,” this episode is your interruption.

In this solo episode of Eat the Fucking Food, Kristin Collins strips away the overwhelm around nutrition and answers the real question most women are silently asking: How do I actually start eating healthy without blowing up my whole life?

This conversation is not about perfection, strict rules, or cutting out everything you love. It’s about momentum. It’s about sustainable health habits. And it’s about understanding that starting small is not weakness, it is strategy.

Kristin shares the behind-the-scenes resistance she felt even recording this episode, and how that resistance mirrors what so many women experience when trying to change their nutrition. Instead of waiting for the “perfect time,” she lays out a simple, powerful framework for building healthier habits that last for decades, not just 30 days.

If you’re overwhelmed by nutrition advice, stuck in all-or-nothing thinking, or exhausted by starting over, this episode will give you clarity and a practical place to begin.

In this episode, you’ll discover:

  1. Why waiting for Monday keeps you stuck in diet mentality
  2. How to start eating healthy today without overhauling everything
  3. The power of choosing one small nutrition change at a time
  4. Why adding foods is more effective than immediately cutting them out
  5. How to assess your current eating habits honestly, without judgment
  6. Why afternoon crashes may signal low carb intake
  7. How protein at breakfast stabilizes energy and hunger
  8. The mindset shift from short-term dieting to lifelong health
  9. Why consistency over time beats perfection in the short term
  10. How to build sustainable nutrition habits that support your next 30 to 40 years

We talk about:

  1. 00:00 Why this needed to be a solo episode
  2. 02:00 Resistance, procrastination, and why starting feels hard
  3. 03:00 Stop waiting for Monday
  4. 04:00 Getting honest about what you’re actually eating
  5. 05:00 Choosing one small nutrition change
  6. 06:00 Adding fruits and vegetables strategically
  7. 07:00 Why protein at breakfast matters
  8. 08:00 Add before you cut
  9. 09:00 Making healthy living sustainable
  10. 10:30 Consistency over perfection
  11. 11:30 Why you don’t need to stop when things go off track
  12. 12:30 The long game mindset
  13. 13:00 When coaching and accountability help
  14. 14:00 Who Game On Nutrition is for

Connect with me

  1. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kristinrcollins/
  2. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@kristin.collins
  3. Website: https://kristincollinshealthcoaching.com/

#HowToStartEatingHealthy #HealthyHabits #MidlifeNutrition #WomenOver40Health #SustainableWeightLoss #ProteinForWomen #AddBeforeYouCut #ConsistencyOverPerfection #EatTheFood #GameOnNutrition

]]>6671bdaf-88a0-481e-9817-3a7486746feeTue, 03 Mar 2026 04:00:00 -040018:48falsefull77006: Why Eating Less Stops Working in Menopause with Mickee Stillman006: Why Eating Less Stops Working in Menopause with Mickee StillmanIf you are doing everything right and the scale still will not cooperate, this episode will feel like a deep exhale.

For years, women have been taught that weight gain in midlife means one thing. Eat less. Try harder. Cut more calories. But during perimenopause and menopause, that advice often backfires.

In this episode of Eat the Fucking Food, Kristin sits down with menopause and muscle specialist Mickee Stillman to unpack why maintenance calories may be the missing link for women over 40. Despite decades of experience in strength training and nutrition, Mickee found herself struggling through her own perimenopause transition, even while doing all the “right” things.

Together, they break down why many women think they are eating enough when they are not, how hormone shifts impact hunger, energy, and the scale, and why learning your true maintenance range is essential before attempting any calorie deficit.

This conversation is both science grounded and deeply practical. If you feel stuck, puffy, frustrated, or confused by what used to work but no longer does, this episode will help you understand what is really happening inside your midlife body and what to do next.

In this episode, you’ll discover:

  1. Why maintenance calories in menopause are foundational for long term success
  2. How perimenopause can disrupt results even when your habits are strong
  3. The difference between perceived maintenance and true maintenance
  4. Why cutting calories too soon can stall your metabolism and progress
  5. How consistency stabilizes energy, sleep, and recovery in midlife
  6. What really causes overnight scale fluctuations in women
  7. Why muscle is one of the most important predictors of healthy aging
  8. How to shift from short term dieting to long term body recomposition
  9. The role of biofeedback in guiding nutrition decisions
  10. Why your metabolism is likely not broken

We talk about:

  1. 00:00 Why menopause can throw off even experienced women
  2. 02:00 Mickee’s personal perimenopause experience
  3. 05:30 Strength training and nutrition as the true foundation
  4. 07:00 What do you want now versus what do you want most
  5. 08:30 Why no one cuts before learning maintenance
  6. 10:00 Building a structured nutrition blueprint
  7. 13:00 Overshooting maintenance and metabolic adaptation
  8. 15:00 Hunger signals when calories increase
  9. 18:00 The menopause and muscle approach
  10. 20:00 How slowly calories should increase
  11. 22:00 Hormone fluctuations and trend line data
  12. 24:00 Consistency versus weekend extremes
  13. 26:00 Body recomposition and scale mindset work
  14. 30:00 Using photos instead of obsessing over the scale
  15. 33:00 Common causes of overnight weight spikes
  16. 37:00 Favorite foods and closing thoughts

Connect with Mickee

  1. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sortafitmick/
  2. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sortafitmick
  3. Website: https://www.epnutrition.co/mickeestillman

Connect with me

  1. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kristinrcollins/
  2. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@kristin.collins
  3. Website: https://kristincollinshealthcoaching.com/

#MaintenanceCalories #MenopauseNutrition #WomenOver40 #MidlifeMetabolism #StopCuttingCalories #BodyRecomposition #HormoneHealth #ConsistencyOverPerfection #HealthyAging #EatTheFood

]]>If you are doing everything right and the scale still will not cooperate, this episode will feel like a deep exhale.

For years, women have been taught that weight gain in midlife means one thing. Eat less. Try harder. Cut more calories. But during perimenopause and menopause, that advice often backfires.

In this episode of Eat the Fucking Food, Kristin sits down with menopause and muscle specialist Mickee Stillman to unpack why maintenance calories may be the missing link for women over 40. Despite decades of experience in strength training and nutrition, Mickee found herself struggling through her own perimenopause transition, even while doing all the “right” things.

Together, they break down why many women think they are eating enough when they are not, how hormone shifts impact hunger, energy, and the scale, and why learning your true maintenance range is essential before attempting any calorie deficit.

This conversation is both science grounded and deeply practical. If you feel stuck, puffy, frustrated, or confused by what used to work but no longer does, this episode will help you understand what is really happening inside your midlife body and what to do next.

In this episode, you’ll discover:

  1. Why maintenance calories in menopause are foundational for long term success
  2. How perimenopause can disrupt results even when your habits are strong
  3. The difference between perceived maintenance and true maintenance
  4. Why cutting calories too soon can stall your metabolism and progress
  5. How consistency stabilizes energy, sleep, and recovery in midlife
  6. What really causes overnight scale fluctuations in women
  7. Why muscle is one of the most important predictors of healthy aging
  8. How to shift from short term dieting to long term body recomposition
  9. The role of biofeedback in guiding nutrition decisions
  10. Why your metabolism is likely not broken

We talk about:

  1. 00:00 Why menopause can throw off even experienced women
  2. 02:00 Mickee’s personal perimenopause experience
  3. 05:30 Strength training and nutrition as the true foundation
  4. 07:00 What do you want now versus what do you want most
  5. 08:30 Why no one cuts before learning maintenance
  6. 10:00 Building a structured nutrition blueprint
  7. 13:00 Overshooting maintenance and metabolic adaptation
  8. 15:00 Hunger signals when calories increase
  9. 18:00 The menopause and muscle approach
  10. 20:00 How slowly calories should increase
  11. 22:00 Hormone fluctuations and trend line data
  12. 24:00 Consistency versus weekend extremes
  13. 26:00 Body recomposition and scale mindset work
  14. 30:00 Using photos instead of obsessing over the scale
  15. 33:00 Common causes of overnight weight spikes
  16. 37:00 Favorite foods and closing thoughts

Connect with Mickee

  1. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sortafitmick/
  2. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sortafitmick
  3. Website: https://www.epnutrition.co/mickeestillman

Connect with me

  1. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kristinrcollins/
  2. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@kristin.collins
  3. Website: https://kristincollinshealthcoaching.com/

#MaintenanceCalories #MenopauseNutrition #WomenOver40 #MidlifeMetabolism #StopCuttingCalories #BodyRecomposition #HormoneHealth #ConsistencyOverPerfection #HealthyAging #EatTheFood

]]>c9d0ed11-971f-4ebb-aaa6-899efe26fa5fTue, 24 Feb 2026 04:00:00 -040040:46falsefull66005: Willpower Is a Myth. The Mindset Shift Midlife Women Need with Dr. Kristine Gravino005: Willpower Is a Myth. The Mindset Shift Midlife Women Need with Dr. Kristine GravinoFor decades, women have been told that if they just tried harder, they would finally “get it right.” Eat less. Work out more. Be more disciplined. Have more willpower.

But what if willpower isn’t the problem at all?

In this episode of Eat the Fucking Food, Kristin sits down with Dr. Kristine Gravino, licensed psychologist, integrative mental health specialist, and certified fitness and nutrition coach, to unpack why willpower is a myth and how mindset, not motivation, determines long-term success.

With over 24 years of clinical experience, Dr. G explains why women repeat the same health patterns year after year, why all-or-nothing thinking sabotages progress, and why the “bare minimum” might be your most powerful tool for sustainable change.

This conversation dives into nervous system regulation, identity shifts, emotional eating patterns, menopause mindset, and why trying harder keeps you stuck.

If you’re a midlife woman who feels exhausted by dieting, frustrated by inconsistency, or ashamed that you “can’t stick to it,” this episode will change the way you see yourself and your health journey.

In this episode, you’ll discover:

  1. Why willpower is not the reason you’re struggling
  2. How the brain protects you by pulling you back into old patterns
  3. The psychology behind all-or-nothing thinking
  4. Why the bare minimum builds real consistency
  5. How identity work creates lasting health changes
  6. Why habit change takes 6 months to 3 years, not 21 days
  7. How to recognize unconscious self-sabotage thoughts
  8. The connection between emotional eating, nervous system regulation, and stress
  9. Why midlife women need to fuel, not restrict
  10. How to break the cycle of “start over Monday”

We talk about:

  1. 00:00 Why willpower is a myth
  2. 02:00 How women are conditioned to believe they just need to try harder
  3. 04:00 All-or-nothing thinking and perfectionism
  4. 05:30 The power of the “bare minimum” mindset
  5. 07:00 Why women struggle to prioritize themselves
  6. 10:00 Small habits and consistency over overhaul
  7. 13:00 How long real behavior change actually takes
  8. 18:00 Recognizing self-sabotage patterns
  9. 20:00 Nervous system regulation and emotional eating
  10. 23:00 Breaking cycles around food, wine, and stress relief
  11. 24:30 Letting go of restrictive calorie mindsets in midlife
  12. 27:00 Why western medicine still promotes “eat less, move more”

Connect with Dr. Kristine

  1. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drkgravinowellness
  2. Website: https://drkgravinowellness.com/

Connect with me

  1. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kristinrcollins/
  2. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@kristin.collins
  3. Website: https://kristincollinshealthcoaching.com/

#WillpowerIsAMyth #MidlifeHealth #WomenOver40 #EmotionalEatingRecovery #SelfSabotagePatterns #MindsetShift #SustainableHealth #HormoneHealth #ConsistencyOverPerfection #EatTheFood

]]>For decades, women have been told that if they just tried harder, they would finally “get it right.” Eat less. Work out more. Be more disciplined. Have more willpower.

But what if willpower isn’t the problem at all?

In this episode of Eat the Fucking Food, Kristin sits down with Dr. Kristine Gravino, licensed psychologist, integrative mental health specialist, and certified fitness and nutrition coach, to unpack why willpower is a myth and how mindset, not motivation, determines long-term success.

With over 24 years of clinical experience, Dr. G explains why women repeat the same health patterns year after year, why all-or-nothing thinking sabotages progress, and why the “bare minimum” might be your most powerful tool for sustainable change.

This conversation dives into nervous system regulation, identity shifts, emotional eating patterns, menopause mindset, and why trying harder keeps you stuck.

If you’re a midlife woman who feels exhausted by dieting, frustrated by inconsistency, or ashamed that you “can’t stick to it,” this episode will change the way you see yourself and your health journey.

In this episode, you’ll discover:

  1. Why willpower is not the reason you’re struggling
  2. How the brain protects you by pulling you back into old patterns
  3. The psychology behind all-or-nothing thinking
  4. Why the bare minimum builds real consistency
  5. How identity work creates lasting health changes
  6. Why habit change takes 6 months to 3 years, not 21 days
  7. How to recognize unconscious self-sabotage thoughts
  8. The connection between emotional eating, nervous system regulation, and stress
  9. Why midlife women need to fuel, not restrict
  10. How to break the cycle of “start over Monday”

We talk about:

  1. 00:00 Why willpower is a myth
  2. 02:00 How women are conditioned to believe they just need to try harder
  3. 04:00 All-or-nothing thinking and perfectionism
  4. 05:30 The power of the “bare minimum” mindset
  5. 07:00 Why women struggle to prioritize themselves
  6. 10:00 Small habits and consistency over overhaul
  7. 13:00 How long real behavior change actually takes
  8. 18:00 Recognizing self-sabotage patterns
  9. 20:00 Nervous system regulation and emotional eating
  10. 23:00 Breaking cycles around food, wine, and stress relief
  11. 24:30 Letting go of restrictive calorie mindsets in midlife
  12. 27:00 Why western medicine still promotes “eat less, move more”

Connect with Dr. Kristine

  1. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drkgravinowellness
  2. Website: https://drkgravinowellness.com/

Connect with me

  1. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kristinrcollins/
  2. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@kristin.collins
  3. Website: https://kristincollinshealthcoaching.com/

#WillpowerIsAMyth #MidlifeHealth #WomenOver40 #EmotionalEatingRecovery #SelfSabotagePatterns #MindsetShift #SustainableHealth #HormoneHealth #ConsistencyOverPerfection #EatTheFood

]]>60a619ed-a40f-4762-a371-1d53a37e6b95Tue, 17 Feb 2026 04:00:00 -040032:58falsefull55004: Stop Dieting, Start Eating. How Tracking Food Can Set You Free with Laura Savino004: Stop Dieting, Start Eating. How Tracking Food Can Set You Free with Laura SavinoFor many women, tracking food feels like punishment. A reminder of diet culture, restriction, and years spent trying to eat less instead of live more. But what if tracking wasn’t about control at all, and was actually the key to food freedom?

In this episode of Eat the Fucking Food, Kristin Collins sits down with Laura Savino, founder of Elevated Pursuit Nutrition, to reframe tracking as a neutral, empowering tool. One that removes shame, takes emotion out of food decisions, and helps women finally understand how much they can eat to feel energized, strong, and consistent.

Laura explains why most women don’t have a fat loss problem, they have a maintenance problem. They’ve never been taught how to eat enough, consistently, without swinging between restriction and overeating. This conversation breaks down why eating at maintenance is foundational, how data creates clarity instead of judgment, and why learning to fuel yourself is the most radical shift midlife women can make.

If you’ve ever felt triggered by tracking, stuck in the cycle of dieting, or confused about why “nothing works anymore,” this episode offers a grounded, practical way forward.

In this episode, you’ll discover:

  1. Why tracking food can create freedom instead of restriction
  2. How diet culture disconnects women from hunger and fullness
  3. What maintenance calories actually are and why they matter
  4. Why under-eating during the week leads to weekend overeating
  5. How data removes shame from nutrition decisions
  6. What it means to eat enough to thrive, not just survive

We talk about:

  1. 00:00 Why tracking food feels scary
  2. 01:00 Reframing tracking as a tool for thriving, not restriction
  3. 02:00 Why women associate tracking with dieting and eating less
  4. 03:00 Learning how much food you can eat, not how little
  5. 04:30 Maintenance calories explained and why they’re misunderstood
  6. 07:30 Under-eating during the week and weekend overeating cycles
  7. 10:30 Why eating “healthy” can still leave you underfueled
  8. 13:00 Using data to remove emotion, guilt, and shame from food
  9. 16:30 High-satiety vs low-satiety eating and why it matters
  10. 19:30 Why maintenance feels hard before it feels freeing
  11. 22:30 Individual differences in hunger, fullness, and calorie needs
  12. 25:30 Learning how to eat like an adult in a diet-obsessed culture
  13. 28:30 How consistency, not restriction, creates long-term results

Connect with Laura

  1. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yeungjeans
  2. Website: jeansy.redbubble.com

Connect with me

  1. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kristinrcollins/
  2. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@kristin.collins
  3. Website: https://kristincollinshealthcoaching.com/

#DietCultureRecovery #FoodFreedomJourney #AntiDiet #MidlifeWomen #EatEnough #MaintenanceMatters #WomenOver40Health #NutritionWithoutShame #BodyTrust #SustainableHealth

]]>For many women, tracking food feels like punishment. A reminder of diet culture, restriction, and years spent trying to eat less instead of live more. But what if tracking wasn’t about control at all, and was actually the key to food freedom?

In this episode of Eat the Fucking Food, Kristin Collins sits down with Laura Savino, founder of Elevated Pursuit Nutrition, to reframe tracking as a neutral, empowering tool. One that removes shame, takes emotion out of food decisions, and helps women finally understand how much they can eat to feel energized, strong, and consistent.

Laura explains why most women don’t have a fat loss problem, they have a maintenance problem. They’ve never been taught how to eat enough, consistently, without swinging between restriction and overeating. This conversation breaks down why eating at maintenance is foundational, how data creates clarity instead of judgment, and why learning to fuel yourself is the most radical shift midlife women can make.

If you’ve ever felt triggered by tracking, stuck in the cycle of dieting, or confused about why “nothing works anymore,” this episode offers a grounded, practical way forward.

In this episode, you’ll discover:

  1. Why tracking food can create freedom instead of restriction
  2. How diet culture disconnects women from hunger and fullness
  3. What maintenance calories actually are and why they matter
  4. Why under-eating during the week leads to weekend overeating
  5. How data removes shame from nutrition decisions
  6. What it means to eat enough to thrive, not just survive

We talk about:

  1. 00:00 Why tracking food feels scary
  2. 01:00 Reframing tracking as a tool for thriving, not restriction
  3. 02:00 Why women associate tracking with dieting and eating less
  4. 03:00 Learning how much food you can eat, not how little
  5. 04:30 Maintenance calories explained and why they’re misunderstood
  6. 07:30 Under-eating during the week and weekend overeating cycles
  7. 10:30 Why eating “healthy” can still leave you underfueled
  8. 13:00 Using data to remove emotion, guilt, and shame from food
  9. 16:30 High-satiety vs low-satiety eating and why it matters
  10. 19:30 Why maintenance feels hard before it feels freeing
  11. 22:30 Individual differences in hunger, fullness, and calorie needs
  12. 25:30 Learning how to eat like an adult in a diet-obsessed culture
  13. 28:30 How consistency, not restriction, creates long-term results

Connect with Laura

  1. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yeungjeans
  2. Website: jeansy.redbubble.com

Connect with me

  1. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kristinrcollins/
  2. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@kristin.collins
  3. Website: https://kristincollinshealthcoaching.com/

#DietCultureRecovery #FoodFreedomJourney #AntiDiet #MidlifeWomen #EatEnough #MaintenanceMatters #WomenOver40Health #NutritionWithoutShame #BodyTrust #SustainableHealth

]]>e65d1e60-b8b8-4bdf-8406-e07cd35d2c93Tue, 10 Feb 2026 04:00:00 -040031:52falsefull44003: Midlife Strength Is the Rebellion, Food Freedom, Muscle, and Aging Powerfully with SJ Yeung003: Midlife Strength Is the Rebellion, Food Freedom, Muscle, and Aging Powerfully with SJ YeungMidlife women were taught how to diet, not how to fuel themselves, and many are waking up to the cost. Chronic pain, fear around food, shrinking confidence, and bodies that feel fragile instead of capable are not personal failures, they are the result of decades of conditioning to be smaller.

In this episode, Kristin Collins sits down with SJ Yeung, known as Jeannie, a 52-year-old strength athlete, artist, and midlife woman who chose to stop shrinking and start building a body that feels powerful, capable, and resilient.

SJ shares her journey through diet culture, chronic pain, fibromyalgia, perimenopause, and fear-based nutrition messaging, and how strength training and eating enough changed not just her body, but her confidence, independence, and future. This conversation goes beyond workouts and macros and gets to the heart of what so many women are craving in midlife, energy, autonomy, joy, and the right to take up space.

This episode is for women who are tired of being told to eat less, move smaller, and stay quiet, and are ready to build strength in their bodies and their lives.

In this episode, you’ll discover:

  1. Why midlife women are choosing strength over shrinking
  2. How diet culture and fear-based nutrition messaging lead to chronic underfueling
  3. The connection between eating enough, muscle, confidence, and independence
  4. Why getting stronger changes how you move through the world, not just the gym
  5. How fear of “getting bigger” keeps women stuck in weaker bodies
  6. What it means to eat with joy instead of judgment
  7. Why strength training supports longevity, bone health, and future independence
  8. How reframing body size can unlock confidence and self-trust
  9. Why food freedom in midlife is about capability, not control
  10. The mindset shift from surviving to thriving

We talk about:

  1. 00:00 Meet SJ and why this conversation matters
  2. 02:00 Growing up in diet culture and the pressure to be smaller
  3. 04:30 Chronic pain, fibromyalgia, and the search for healing
  4. 07:30 Fear-based nutrition messaging and unintended underfueling
  5. 10:30 Why eating less felt “healthy” but wasn’t sustainable
  6. 13:00 Discovering strength training and choosing muscle over shrinking
  7. 16:30 Confidence, independence, and feeling capable again
  8. 19:30 The mental challenge of getting stronger in a culture that rewards small
  9. 22:30 Longevity, bone health, and future-proofing your body
  10. 25:30 Why joy belongs in food and movement
  11. 28:30 Favorite foods, pleasure, and letting go of food fear
  12. 30:30 Creativity, artistry, and reclaiming self-expression in midlife

Connect with SJ

  1. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yeungjeans
  2. Website: jeansy.redbubble.com

Connect with me

  1. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kristinrcollins/
  2. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@kristin.collins
  3. Website: https://kristincollinshealthcoaching.com/

#MidlifeStrength #FoodFreedom #AntiDiet #WomenOver40 #StrengthTraining #MidlifeHealth #Perimenopause #MenopauseHealth #Undereating #BodyConfidence #Longevity #HealthyAging #WomensHealth #MuscleOverSize

]]>Midlife women were taught how to diet, not how to fuel themselves, and many are waking up to the cost. Chronic pain, fear around food, shrinking confidence, and bodies that feel fragile instead of capable are not personal failures, they are the result of decades of conditioning to be smaller.

In this episode, Kristin Collins sits down with SJ Yeung, known as Jeannie, a 52-year-old strength athlete, artist, and midlife woman who chose to stop shrinking and start building a body that feels powerful, capable, and resilient.

SJ shares her journey through diet culture, chronic pain, fibromyalgia, perimenopause, and fear-based nutrition messaging, and how strength training and eating enough changed not just her body, but her confidence, independence, and future. This conversation goes beyond workouts and macros and gets to the heart of what so many women are craving in midlife, energy, autonomy, joy, and the right to take up space.

This episode is for women who are tired of being told to eat less, move smaller, and stay quiet, and are ready to build strength in their bodies and their lives.

In this episode, you’ll discover:

  1. Why midlife women are choosing strength over shrinking
  2. How diet culture and fear-based nutrition messaging lead to chronic underfueling
  3. The connection between eating enough, muscle, confidence, and independence
  4. Why getting stronger changes how you move through the world, not just the gym
  5. How fear of “getting bigger” keeps women stuck in weaker bodies
  6. What it means to eat with joy instead of judgment
  7. Why strength training supports longevity, bone health, and future independence
  8. How reframing body size can unlock confidence and self-trust
  9. Why food freedom in midlife is about capability, not control
  10. The mindset shift from surviving to thriving

We talk about:

  1. 00:00 Meet SJ and why this conversation matters
  2. 02:00 Growing up in diet culture and the pressure to be smaller
  3. 04:30 Chronic pain, fibromyalgia, and the search for healing
  4. 07:30 Fear-based nutrition messaging and unintended underfueling
  5. 10:30 Why eating less felt “healthy” but wasn’t sustainable
  6. 13:00 Discovering strength training and choosing muscle over shrinking
  7. 16:30 Confidence, independence, and feeling capable again
  8. 19:30 The mental challenge of getting stronger in a culture that rewards small
  9. 22:30 Longevity, bone health, and future-proofing your body
  10. 25:30 Why joy belongs in food and movement
  11. 28:30 Favorite foods, pleasure, and letting go of food fear
  12. 30:30 Creativity, artistry, and reclaiming self-expression in midlife

Connect with SJ

  1. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yeungjeans
  2. Website: jeansy.redbubble.com

Connect with me

  1. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kristinrcollins/
  2. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@kristin.collins
  3. Website: https://kristincollinshealthcoaching.com/

#MidlifeStrength #FoodFreedom #AntiDiet #WomenOver40 #StrengthTraining #MidlifeHealth #Perimenopause #MenopauseHealth #Undereating #BodyConfidence #Longevity #HealthyAging #WomensHealth #MuscleOverSize

]]>75c8c542-e77a-4b8e-b25f-17a41c0407c9Tue, 03 Feb 2026 04:00:00 -040034:57falsefull33002: How Much Food Should Midlife Women Actually Eat? Fueling, Muscle, Metabolism, and Food Fear with Le Bergen002: How Much Food Should Midlife Women Actually Eat? Fueling, Muscle, Metabolism, and Food Fear with Le BergenMidlife women have been taught how to diet, but not how to eat, and it’s costing them energy, strength, mood, sleep, and long-term health. In this episode of Eat the Fcking Food, Kristin Collins sits down with nutrition and fitness coach Le Bergen (20+ years in the space) to talk about what most women never hear out loud: you’re not failing, you’re under-fueled.

Le breaks down why “eating the minimum” might help you survive, but it won’t help you thrive, especially as you age. Together, they reframe “performance” beyond the gym (think sleep, digestion, mood, focus, and daily stamina), and explain why chasing a smaller body often keeps women stuck in weaker bodies.

You’ll learn how to start eating up to your needs without panic, why carbs got unfairly thrown into the “Butterfinger category,” how to use tracking as neutral data (not punishment), and a simple hand-portion method that meets you where you are. Then they close with the most joyful mic-drop imaginable: yes, eat the bun.

In this episode, you’ll discover:

  1. Why eating up to your needs matters more as you age (thriving vs surviving)
  2. What “performance over size” really means for real life, not just workouts
  3. How under-fueling impacts muscle, brain bandwidth, organs, skin, and vitality
  4. What to say to yourself when you’re scared to eat more (start small, chase actions)
  5. Why carbs affect mood and energy, and how restriction fuels the binge-restrict loop
  6. How to “clean up the carb closet” without demonizing foods
  7. A practical starting point: journaling as information (not a diary, not a confession)
  8. A simple hand-portion framework for meals (your hand, your body, your needs)
  9. Why the scale can lie, and why body composition matters more than a number
  10. The forever shift: stop looking for an end date, build a floor, not a finish line

We talk about:

  1. 00:00 Meet Le Bergen, why this convo matters
  2. 01:00 The podcast name story, food fear, bananas and carrots
  3. 02:00 Why eating up to your needs matters more in midlife
  4. 03:00 Thriving vs surviving, muscle, brain power, organ function
  5. 04:30 What to say when you’re scared to eat more (start with protein)
  6. 07:30 Performance over size, what “performance” means in real life
  7. 09:00 Carbs, mood, energy, blood sugar, and the binge-restrict loop
  8. 14:00 The best place to start, journal first, use data, adjust timing
  9. 17:00 Tracking without obsession, hand portions, meals in daylight
  10. 22:00 The scale, body composition, muscle, metabolism, bone density
  11. 26:00 Stop looking for the end, make the ceiling your floor
  12. 27:30 Favorite meal, hamburger + fries + milkshake, eat the bun

Connect with Le

  1. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/le_bergin_/
  2. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fwtfl/
  3. Podcast: https://lebergin.com/no-butt-serious-le-podcast/
  4. Website: https://lebergin.com/

Connect with me

  1. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kristinrcollins/
  2. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@kristin.collins
  3. Website: https://kristincollinshealthcoaching.com/

#MidlifeNutrition #Perimenopause #MenopauseHealth #Undereating #AntiDiet #WomensHealth #StrengthTraining #HormoneHealth #Metabolism #FoodFreedom

]]>Midlife women have been taught how to diet, but not how to eat, and it’s costing them energy, strength, mood, sleep, and long-term health. In this episode of Eat the Fcking Food, Kristin Collins sits down with nutrition and fitness coach Le Bergen (20+ years in the space) to talk about what most women never hear out loud: you’re not failing, you’re under-fueled.

Le breaks down why “eating the minimum” might help you survive, but it won’t help you thrive, especially as you age. Together, they reframe “performance” beyond the gym (think sleep, digestion, mood, focus, and daily stamina), and explain why chasing a smaller body often keeps women stuck in weaker bodies.

You’ll learn how to start eating up to your needs without panic, why carbs got unfairly thrown into the “Butterfinger category,” how to use tracking as neutral data (not punishment), and a simple hand-portion method that meets you where you are. Then they close with the most joyful mic-drop imaginable: yes, eat the bun.

In this episode, you’ll discover:

  1. Why eating up to your needs matters more as you age (thriving vs surviving)
  2. What “performance over size” really means for real life, not just workouts
  3. How under-fueling impacts muscle, brain bandwidth, organs, skin, and vitality
  4. What to say to yourself when you’re scared to eat more (start small, chase actions)
  5. Why carbs affect mood and energy, and how restriction fuels the binge-restrict loop
  6. How to “clean up the carb closet” without demonizing foods
  7. A practical starting point: journaling as information (not a diary, not a confession)
  8. A simple hand-portion framework for meals (your hand, your body, your needs)
  9. Why the scale can lie, and why body composition matters more than a number
  10. The forever shift: stop looking for an end date, build a floor, not a finish line

We talk about:

  1. 00:00 Meet Le Bergen, why this convo matters
  2. 01:00 The podcast name story, food fear, bananas and carrots
  3. 02:00 Why eating up to your needs matters more in midlife
  4. 03:00 Thriving vs surviving, muscle, brain power, organ function
  5. 04:30 What to say when you’re scared to eat more (start with protein)
  6. 07:30 Performance over size, what “performance” means in real life
  7. 09:00 Carbs, mood, energy, blood sugar, and the binge-restrict loop
  8. 14:00 The best place to start, journal first, use data, adjust timing
  9. 17:00 Tracking without obsession, hand portions, meals in daylight
  10. 22:00 The scale, body composition, muscle, metabolism, bone density
  11. 26:00 Stop looking for the end, make the ceiling your floor
  12. 27:30 Favorite meal, hamburger + fries + milkshake, eat the bun

Connect with Le

  1. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/le_bergin_/
  2. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fwtfl/
  3. Podcast: https://lebergin.com/no-butt-serious-le-podcast/
  4. Website: https://lebergin.com/

Connect with me

  1. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kristinrcollins/
  2. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@kristin.collins
  3. Website: https://kristincollinshealthcoaching.com/

#MidlifeNutrition #Perimenopause #MenopauseHealth #Undereating #AntiDiet #WomensHealth #StrengthTraining #HormoneHealth #Metabolism #FoodFreedom

]]>9b4aed87-b4e2-4f7e-adbf-1aa61ceba519Tue, 27 Jan 2026 04:15:00 -040030:05falsefull22001: Eat the Food, Stop the Fear, A Midlife Nutrition Reset for Women Who Are Done Dieting001: Eat the Food, Stop the Fear, A Midlife Nutrition Reset for Women Who Are Done DietingWelcome to Eat the F*cking Food, a podcast for midlife women who are done living under diet culture rules and ready to eat enough to actually thrive. Host Kristin Collins, a certified nutrition coach and menopause coaching specialist, shares why this show exists: women have learned how to diet, but not how to eat, and it’s leaving them underfed, overwhelmed, and afraid of basic foods.

In this first episode, Kristin tells her story, how perimenopause hit, and how symptoms stacked up, sleep disruption, anxiety, libido changes, and digestion so slow it landed her in the emergency room. She opens up about the trap of restriction that “worked” aesthetically while her health markers got worse, and the turning point that changed everything, eating up to her needs, lifting weights, and learning that rest and recovery are part of health too.

Kristin also previews what’s coming next: guests and conversations designed to put self-care back on the table, remove fear around food, and help women fuel their bodies so they can fuel their lives.

In this episode, you’ll discover:

  1. Why this podcast exists, to challenge diet mentality and help women eat enough to thrive in midlife
  2. The moment the name was born, after hearing women ask “Are potatoes okay?” “Can I have a banana?” “Can I have carrots?”
  3. How perimenopause showed up, sleep disruption, anxiety, libido changes, digestion issues
  4. The “compliments trap,” getting rewarded for getting smaller while health markers declined
  5. Why one-size-fits-all diets can do damage, and why this show separates opinion from fact
  6. The shift to eating up to your needs, lifting weights, and respecting rest and recovery
  7. A simple structure for consistency, three meals, a snack, sometimes two snacks for high-energy days
  8. Removing morality from food, banana, cookie, cocktail, informed choices without shame
  9. What’s coming next, strength-minded coaching, tracking without fear by treating it as data, real midlife stories, and mindset support

We talk about:

  1. 00:00 Welcome, and why diet nonsense ends here
  2. 01:00 Food as self-care, eating enough to thrive (not drag through the day)
  3. 01:35 The name story, “Are potatoes okay?” “Can I have a banana?”
  4. 03:00 Perimenopause, symptoms and the “that’s just how it is” lie
  5. 04:20 The emergency room moment, digestion slowed dramatically
  6. 05:10 Detoxes, restriction, and the compliments trap
  7. 06:45 The turning point, eating more, lifting, rest and recovery
  8. 08:10 “Healthy doesn’t have to be so hard”
  9. 08:45 The framework, meals, snacks, consistency, lifestyle
  10. 09:30 Food neutrality, taking morality off your plate
  11. 10:20 What’s next, guests on strength, tracking as data, real stories, mindset

Connect with me

  1. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kristinrcollins/
  2. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@kristin.collins
  3. Website: https://kristincollinshealthcoaching.com/

#MidlifeNutrition #Perimenopause #MenopauseHealth #Undereating #AntiDiet #WomensHealth #StrengthTraining #HormoneHealth #Metabolism #FoodFreedom

]]>Welcome to Eat the F*cking Food, a podcast for midlife women who are done living under diet culture rules and ready to eat enough to actually thrive. Host Kristin Collins, a certified nutrition coach and menopause coaching specialist, shares why this show exists: women have learned how to diet, but not how to eat, and it’s leaving them underfed, overwhelmed, and afraid of basic foods.

In this first episode, Kristin tells her story, how perimenopause hit, and how symptoms stacked up, sleep disruption, anxiety, libido changes, and digestion so slow it landed her in the emergency room. She opens up about the trap of restriction that “worked” aesthetically while her health markers got worse, and the turning point that changed everything, eating up to her needs, lifting weights, and learning that rest and recovery are part of health too.

Kristin also previews what’s coming next: guests and conversations designed to put self-care back on the table, remove fear around food, and help women fuel their bodies so they can fuel their lives.

In this episode, you’ll discover:

  1. Why this podcast exists, to challenge diet mentality and help women eat enough to thrive in midlife
  2. The moment the name was born, after hearing women ask “Are potatoes okay?” “Can I have a banana?” “Can I have carrots?”
  3. How perimenopause showed up, sleep disruption, anxiety, libido changes, digestion issues
  4. The “compliments trap,” getting rewarded for getting smaller while health markers declined
  5. Why one-size-fits-all diets can do damage, and why this show separates opinion from fact
  6. The shift to eating up to your needs, lifting weights, and respecting rest and recovery
  7. A simple structure for consistency, three meals, a snack, sometimes two snacks for high-energy days
  8. Removing morality from food, banana, cookie, cocktail, informed choices without shame
  9. What’s coming next, strength-minded coaching, tracking without fear by treating it as data, real midlife stories, and mindset support

We talk about:

  1. 00:00 Welcome, and why diet nonsense ends here
  2. 01:00 Food as self-care, eating enough to thrive (not drag through the day)
  3. 01:35 The name story, “Are potatoes okay?” “Can I have a banana?”
  4. 03:00 Perimenopause, symptoms and the “that’s just how it is” lie
  5. 04:20 The emergency room moment, digestion slowed dramatically
  6. 05:10 Detoxes, restriction, and the compliments trap
  7. 06:45 The turning point, eating more, lifting, rest and recovery
  8. 08:10 “Healthy doesn’t have to be so hard”
  9. 08:45 The framework, meals, snacks, consistency, lifestyle
  10. 09:30 Food neutrality, taking morality off your plate
  11. 10:20 What’s next, guests on strength, tracking as data, real stories, mindset

Connect with me

  1. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kristinrcollins/
  2. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@kristin.collins
  3. Website: https://kristincollinshealthcoaching.com/

#MidlifeNutrition #Perimenopause #MenopauseHealth #Undereating #AntiDiet #WomensHealth #StrengthTraining #HormoneHealth #Metabolism #FoodFreedom

]]>3433b496-6ec8-4be5-82f0-e4e1248b9d47Tue, 27 Jan 2026 04:00:00 -040013:32falsefull11Trailer | Let's Eat The F*cking Food!Trailer | Let's Eat The F*cking Food!Stop dieting.

Stop apologizing for hunger.

Start eating like a woman who plans to be here for a long time.

Eat the F*cking Food is a nutrition and mindset podcast for women who are exhausted by diet culture and confused by conflicting nutrition advice. If you’ve tried low carb, no carb, calorie counting, points, powders, or “starting over on Monday” and still feel tired, bloated, hormonal, or stuck, this show is for you.

This podcast helps women understand how to eat enough, especially in midlife, by breaking down nutrition, metabolism, and hormones in a way that actually makes sense. We talk about why 1200 calories is never the answer, how chronic under eating impacts hormone health, gut health, digestion, sleep, and energy, and how to build a balanced plate without fear or food rules.

Each week, we cover topics like diet myths, popular diets explained, intuitive eating foundations, blood work and lab results, bloating and gut health, GLP-1 medications and lifestyle support, and how to heal your relationship with food after years of dieting.

You’ll hear from nutrition coaches, strength coaches, hormone experts, and women who believe strong is better than skinny, prioritize good health, and know that nourishment is not something you earn.

This isn’t about weight loss at any cost.

It’s about metabolic health, energy, hormone balance, and freedom around food.

Subscribe for honest conversations about women’s nutrition, body image, hormone health, and learning how to actually eat.

Your body isn’t broken. It’s underfed.

Connect here: https://kristincollinshealthcoaching.com/ / https://www.instagram.com/kristinrcollins/

]]>Stop dieting.

Stop apologizing for hunger.

Start eating like a woman who plans to be here for a long time.

Eat the F*cking Food is a nutrition and mindset podcast for women who are exhausted by diet culture and confused by conflicting nutrition advice. If you’ve tried low carb, no carb, calorie counting, points, powders, or “starting over on Monday” and still feel tired, bloated, hormonal, or stuck, this show is for you.

This podcast helps women understand how to eat enough, especially in midlife, by breaking down nutrition, metabolism, and hormones in a way that actually makes sense. We talk about why 1200 calories is never the answer, how chronic under eating impacts hormone health, gut health, digestion, sleep, and energy, and how to build a balanced plate without fear or food rules.

Each week, we cover topics like diet myths, popular diets explained, intuitive eating foundations, blood work and lab results, bloating and gut health, GLP-1 medications and lifestyle support, and how to heal your relationship with food after years of dieting.

You’ll hear from nutrition coaches, strength coaches, hormone experts, and women who believe strong is better than skinny, prioritize good health, and know that nourishment is not something you earn.

This isn’t about weight loss at any cost.

It’s about metabolic health, energy, hormone balance, and freedom around food.

Subscribe for honest conversations about women’s nutrition, body image, hormone health, and learning how to actually eat.

Your body isn’t broken. It’s underfed.

Connect here: https://kristincollinshealthcoaching.com/ / https://www.instagram.com/kristinrcollins/

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