"We want to change our expectation that we will never, ever think of food as numbers or calories ever again... because that's pretty unrealistic for most people."

Ever notice how the same food questions keep popping up no matter where you are in your healing journey? In this episode, I’m answering three of the most common ones I hear - how to move away from seeing food as numbers, why some foods feel harder to trust yourself around, and what it was really like for me to stop weighing myself. I’m sharing insight from both my work as a dietitian and my own recovery to help you understand what’s actually happening beneath these struggles, set more realistic expectations for your intuitive eating journey, and walk away with a few practical steps you can try today.

✅ What You'll Learn:

• Why letting go of calorie counting takes time, and how to stop seeing food as numbers
• What makes certain binge foods harder to make peace with (and what to do about it)
• How fear plays a role when you consider stopping weighing yourself
• The big-picture mindset shift that helps you loosen the grip of old diet rules
• How to build more trust with your body as you move toward a peaceful, sustainable relationship with food
• Why these challenges are normal on an intuitive eating journey, and how to set realistic expectations for yourself

🔗 Resources:

• For more help with using the Hunger and Fullness Scale, grab my free download at dietculturerebel.com/hungerfullnessscale
• If you’ve ever thought, “Why is it so hard to stop eating when I’m full?” – you’re not alone. And spoiler alert: it’s not about willpower or control. It goes so much deeper than that. Grab the free Honoring Fullness Checklist right now at DietCultureRebel.com/Checklist to start building a more positive relationship with food.
• Episode 230, The Hunger and Fullness Scale: What It Is and How to Use It
• Episode 227, Overeating, Indecision with Food Choices, and "Too Many" Calories as an Intuitive Eater (Q&A)

Come back next week for another episode and connect with me over on Instagram at @diet.culture.rebel.

Struggling with food, but not sure where to start?

You don’t have to feel 100% ready to get support. If you're tired of obsessing over food or feeling stuck in the diet cycle, my team of Registered Dietitians is here to help. We offer one-on-one nutrition counseling—and we accept insurance! Spots are limited, so head to https://dietculturerebel.com/insurance to see if we’re covered in your state and learn how to get started.

”You can have all the self-love in the world, and that does not protect you from systemic harm.”

Body positivity is everywhere online, but is it really helping us heal? In this episode, Chrissy King joins me to explore why the mainstream body positivity message often leaves people feeling excluded or even more frustrated. We dig into shifting perspectives, the limits of focusing on individual confidence, and the systemic forces that shape our experiences in our bodies. Chrissy brings her lived experience and expertise to show why true body healing requires looking beyond “just love your body” and embracing a more inclusive, collective path.

✅ What You'll Learn:

• How the body positivity movement began, how it's been co-opted, and why it often falls short
• Why mainstream body positivity focuses too much on individual confidence and not enough on systemic challenges
• The importance of thinking collectively: healing goes beyond just ourselves and requires considering how everyone gets to exist in the world
• Ways intersectionality shapes our experience, and why focusing only on individual body image is incomplete
• How diet culture and fatphobia are rooted in racism and white supremacy, and why dismantling these systems of oppression benefits all of us
• Chrissy's take on Serena Williams' partnership with a GLP-1 company
• Why ongoing unlearning, compassion, and slow growth are essential to real body liberation work

🔗 Resources:

• Chrissy's Instagram
• Chrissy's TikTok
• Chrissy's Substack
• The Body Liberation Project by Chrissy King
• The Body is Not an Apology by Sonya Renee Taylor
• Fearing the Black Body by Sabrina Strings

✨ If you’ve ever thought, “Why is it so hard to stop eating when I’m full?”...

"It helps ground me when I remind myself that what people say about food or bodies reveals their own relationship with food, not mine."

Family gatherings can stir up heavy feelings when old patterns of food and body talk resurface, especially when you’re working hard to heal your relationship with food. In this episode, I’m sharing my own experiences with triggering family comments about food and body image, why they stay with us, and how to navigate them without losing your progress. We talk about why these moments can feel especially heavy when you're working on healing your relationship with food, and I offer practical ways to protect your emotional well-being, set boundaries, and stay grounded even when loved ones are stuck in diet culture.

✅ What You’ll Learn:

• Why comments about food and bodies can feel so activating when you’re healing your relationship with food
• How to respond (or not respond) in ways that protect your mental, physical, and emotional well-being
• Actionable language to set boundaries with loved ones, and how to communicate your needs without confrontation
• How to reframe the expectations you put on yourself and others in these moments
• Simple self-check-ins, affirmations, and coping strategies for groundedness before, during, and after difficult conversations
• The importance of focusing on what’s in your control and letting go of what isn’t when diet culture talk surfaces

🔗 If you’ve ever thought, “Why is it so hard to stop eating when I’m full?” – you’re not alone. And spoiler alert: it’s not about willpower or control. It goes so much deeper than that. Grab the free Honoring Fullness Checklist right now at DietCultureRebel.com/Checklist to start building a more positive relationship with food.

💛 Struggling with food, but not sure where to start?

You don’t have to feel 100% ready to get support. If you're tired of obsessing over food or feeling stuck in the diet cycle, my team of Registered Dietitians is here to help. We offer one-on-one nutrition counseling—and we accept insurance! Spots are limited, so head to https://dietculturerebel.com/insurance to see if we’re covered in your state and learn how to get started.

🎧 Come back next week for another episode and connect with me over on Instagram at @diet.culture.rebel.