Breaking the Diet Cycle & Finding Food Peace After 40 (Episode 239) | Interview with Angela Shaner

In episode 237 of the Healthy Real Food Podcast, the host interviews Angela Shaner about breaking the cycle of dieting, binging, and feeling out of control around food to find lasting peace with food and her body. Angela shares how stress, health issues, hypoglycemia, and worsening symptoms after college and having kids led her to seek answers through doctors, a functional medicine approach, and the book Bright Line Eating, before realizing she needed to treat her struggles as food addiction rather than a willpower problem. She explains how hiring a food addiction coach in January 2025, doing mindset work and journaling, and building sustainable real-food habits helped her become gluten/wheat free and avoid sugar while finding a workable “sweet spot.” They discuss motivation, vision, day-by-day progress, and fitness tips for women over 40, emphasizing strength training, walking, progressive overload, and recovery.

00:00 Tired of Dieting

01:57 Meet Angela Shaner

03:29 Angela’s Food Struggles

04:35 Health Crash and Answers

05:52 Food Addiction Breakthrough

07:55 Finding a Sustainable Sweet Spot

10:47 Mindset and Nervous System

11:54 Your Why and Motivation

17:29 Vision and Future Self

20:53 Fitness Over 40 Basics

22:41 Progressive Overload and Recovery

27:07 Believe It’s Possible

29:13 Where to Follow Angela

29:46 Final Thanks and Wrap Up

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Maintenance Breaks: The Secret to Losing Weight for the Last Time (Healthy Real Food Podcast Ep. 237)

Erin Hart hosts episode 237 of the Healthy Real Food Podcast for women over 40, focusing on why most people regain weight: they learn restriction but not maintenance. She shares how a recent heart attack in her mother-in-law reaffirmed her mission as a registered nurse and health coach to help prevent diet-related disease, noting statistics about poor diet contributing to major causes of death in the U.S. Erin explains sustainable fat loss as a 10–30% calorie deficit, warns against overly aggressive deficits that can cause muscle loss and metabolic adaptation, and introduces maintenance breaks—short periods of eating at maintenance to restore energy, reduce hunger and burnout, and build maintenance skills. She outlines her “meal plan ladder” system with 100-calorie steps and a gradual reverse approach to add food while monitoring weight and keeping balanced real-food meals.

00:00 Why Weight Comes Back

02:08 Welcome and Mission

02:44 Health Wake Up Call

07:14 Maintenance Matters Most

10:01 Calories and Deficits

13:45 Metabolic Adaptation

15:05 Maintenance Break Benefits

18:28 Reverse Diet Ladder

23:12 Food Quality and Balance

24:57 Mindset and Next Steps

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Do a Habit Inventory to Lose Weight for the Last Time | Healthy Real Food Podcast Ep. 236

In episode 236 of the Healthy Real Food Podcast, the host explains how habits—not willpower—drive sustainable weight loss and peace with food, especially for women over 40, and introduces a simple “habit inventory” to build awareness and lasting change. She shares how small, consistent actions compound over time (inspired by Atomic Habits) and highlights identity-based change, using client Jean’s 80+ pound loss and improved strength as an example. List your current habits, then separate those that serve you from those that don’t, and identify what the future version of you does consistently. Choose one high-impact habit to focus on, apply the four behavior-change laws (make it obvious, attractive, easy, satisfying), add friction to unwanted habits, and prioritize foundational practices like real food, tracking, follow-through, and daily accountability, plus support through coaching and strategy sessions.

00:00 Stuck Starting Over

01:37 Welcome And Spring Check In

02:59 Why Habits Change Everything

04:50 Client Story And Patience

06:09 Willpower Versus Automation

08:43 Identity Based Habits

09:50 How To Do A Habit Inventory

12:46 Future Self One Habit Focus

15:41 Make Habits Easy And Stick

17:16 Five Foundational Habits

18:59 Hope Systems And Support

21:09 Recap And Next Steps

22:43 Free Strategy Session Invite

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Feeling Like Quitting Your Weight Loss Journey? Use the Emotional Triad to Get Back on Track (Ep. 235)

In episode 235 of the Healthy Real Food Podcast, the host speaks to women feeling discouraged on their weight loss journey and explains how emotional state drives behavior. She shares her own recent experience of wanting to quit while building her business and teaches Tony Robbins’ “Emotional Triad”—physiology, focus, and language—as a practical way to shift out of a slump. She describes how changing posture, movement, sleep, and nourishment can boost energy; how redirecting focus from what’s not working to progress and “the gain” restores momentum; and how replacing disempowering self-talk with empowering language supports course-correction. She emphasizes that fear and self-doubt are normal, encourages listeners to “stop stopping,” and invites them to follow, review, share, or message her on Facebook Messenger for coaching support.

00:00 Feeling Like Quitting

01:49 Podcast Welcome

02:47 Emotional Triad Intro

04:10 Rule of Thirds

06:31 Physiology Shift

08:52 Focus Your Attention

11:02 Empowering Language

12:37 Stop Stopping

13:45 Wrap Up and Next Steps

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The Invisible Barrier Keeping You Stuck in Weight Loss (Mindset Mastery for Women Over 40) | Ep. 234

In episode 234 of the Healthy Real Food Podcast, Erin Hart speaks to women over 40 who feel stuck in a cycle of dieting and self-doubt, emphasizing that lasting weight loss is driven less by strategy and more by mindset. She explains how thoughts become beliefs and identity, and how the brain looks for evidence to confirm what you already believe, making self-talk a key tool for change. Erin shares her own story of losing over 100 pounds after being 284 pounds in 2020 and maintaining the loss for more than five years, and illustrates mindset principles through her experience learning to ski at Solitude Mountain Resort in Utah—showing how coaching yourself with helpful thoughts improves outcomes. She encourages listeners to notice their self-talk, challenge unhelpful thoughts by asking if they are true, helpful, and kind, and replace them with empowering alternatives that act as direction. Using examples from her daughter Eva’s perspective on falling while learning and quotes from Henry Ford and Thomas Edison, she reframes failure as feedback and urges persistence. Erin also highlights how coaching accelerates growth, inviting listeners to seek support through free coaching calls via healthyrealfood.com and reminding them their past does not determine their future.

00:00 Stuck Over 40

02:02 Welcome And Credibility

03:31 The Mean Girl Voice

04:53 Thoughts Aren't Facts

06:31 Skiing Mindset Story

11:21 Falling Is Learning

13:56 Rewire Your Brain

15:11 Weekly Mindset Practice

16:07 Why Coaching Helps

18:22 Final Encouragement

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Holistic Health and Real Food Lifestyles with Karen Zuzu Armes | Healthy Real Food Podcast

In this episode of the Healthy Real Food Podcast, Erin introduces Karen Zuzu Armes, a holistic health coach educator. They discuss the importance of planning and preparation in maintaining a real food lifestyle, especially for those with busy lives. Karen shares practical tips on how to make healthy eating more sustainable, including batch prepping ingredients, drinking more water, and creating an environment that supports healthy choices. They also explore the challenges of sugar addiction and ways to overcome it. Additionally, Karen talks about her holistic health education programs and retreat center. Tune in to learn actionable steps that can help make healthy living feel more doable.

00:00 Introduction to Today's Guest: Karen Zuzu Armes

02:26 Karen's Journey and Family Life

03:16 The Importance of Preparation in a Healthy Lifestyle

06:31 Overcoming Sugar Addiction

10:15 The Holistic Transformation: Mind, Body, and Spirit

13:59 Practical Tips for Beginners

15:41 How to Connect with Zuzu

16:39 Conclusion and Final Thoughts

To dive deeper with Zuzu and learn more about the support she offers... check out her website at www.zuzuunleashed.com.

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Transforming Health with a Raw Food Lifestyle: Interview with Author Axay Shah

In this episode of the Healthy Real Food Podcast, Erin interviews Axay Shah, who shares his inspiring 16-year journey of following a whole food, plant-based diet that emphasizes raw foods. At 66 years old, Axay has not only reversed chronic health issues but also runs marathons and leads an active, fulfilling life. They discuss the benefits of raw food, long-term habit changes, and the importance of progress over perfection. Axay emphasizes understanding and gradually adopting a real food lifestyle as key to sustainable health improvements. Discover how small, consistent changes can lead to significant, lasting health transformations.

00:00 Introduction to the Healthy Real Food Podcast

00:05 Meet Axay Shah: A Journey of Transformation

00:57 The Benefits of a Real Food Lifestyle

02:57 Axay's Personal Health Journey

06:02 The Power of Raw Food

12:22 Making Sustainable Changes

21:18 Axay's Book and Final Thoughts

29:02 Conclusion and Contact Information

To dive deeper with Axay Shah and learn about his new book, In Nature We Trust. Check out his website at www.rawfoodiest.com

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Overcoming Common Thinking Errors on Your Weight Loss Journey | Healthy Real Food Podcast Ep. 232

In this episode of the Healthy Real Food Podcast, we tackle the eight common thinking errors that can subtly sabotage your weight loss goals, consistency, and confidence. These thinking errors, often referred to as cognitive distortions in psychology, include emotional reasoning, all-or-nothing thinking, catastrophizing, overgeneralization, mental filtering, mind reading, labeling, and should statements. Learn how to identify and shift these patterns to build a more empowering mindset and stay on track with your healthy real food lifestyle. Join us as we delve into practical strategies to master your mindset and achieve lasting weight loss results.

00:00 Introduction: Common Weight Loss Struggles

00:18 Understanding Thinking Errors

02:58 The Power of Mindset in Weight Loss

07:23 Emotional Reasoning: The First Thinking Error

11:43 All or Nothing Thinking

14:27 Catastrophizing and Overgeneralization

16:28 Mental Filtering and Discounting the Positive

19:04 Mind Reading and Labeling

23:48 Should Statements and Final Thoughts

27:03 Conclusion and Call to Action

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