Sure, food choices matter. But for most people who are stuck, struggling, or self-sabotaging… food isn’t the real issue. It’s the deeper stuff. The emotional eating, the decision fatigue, the all-or-nothing mindset, the chaos of the weekend that undoes everything you did during the week.

In this episode, I’ll break down what’s really going on beneath the surface, and why another overnight oats recipe or meal plan isn’t going to change your life.

🕒 Episode Breakdown:

• [00:00] Clickbait title? Yep. But let’s dig in.

• [01:00] Why I spend more time coaching habits and mindset than food

• [02:00] The problem with surface-level fixes (meal swaps, recipes, hacks)

• [03:00] The real reason you’re stuck: emotional eating as a coping mechanism

• [04:30] Why food is often just a distraction from the hard stuff

• [05:00] Decision fatigue: your biggest enemy at dinner time

• [06:30] Why structure beats willpower—and how we build it in the Peak Pathway

• [07:30] Weekday perfection vs weekend chaos: the missing link

• [09:00] How “being good all week” can backfire if your weekends are a mess

• [10:00] The all-or-nothing mindset: pressing the f*ck-it button

• [11:00] How imperfection still moves you forward (and why that matters more)

• [13:00] What I actually coach—and why it goes deeper than most realise

• [14:00] Structure, self-awareness, and ditching the perfection trap

📲 Want Help With the Real Stuff?

If you’re tired of starting over, if you’ve “tried everything” and nothing sticks—let’s go deeper than just meal plans.

This is exactly what I do inside the Peak Pathway.

We break down the patterns, build routines that fit your life, and create a version of healthy that actually lasts.

If you'd like to hear how that all works, DM me PATHWAY on Instagram.

I wasn’t planning to cover the carnivore diet on the podcast, but after a chat at the gym with someone giving it a go, I thought it was worth diving into.

In this episode, I unpack:

• Why people think carnivore works

• Why it can work in the short term

• Where it goes wrong (particularly for performance)

• And the long-term health risks most people don’t even think about

I’m not here to shame anyone doing it. In fact, I support my clients when they want to experiment - even if it doesn’t align with my own philosophy. But I do think it’s important to go in with open eyes, especially when something comes with serious trade-offs down the line.

Expect to learn:

• Carnivore might help some people in the short term—but that doesn’t make it optimal

• Fatigue, poor performance, and low energy are common side effects for active people

• Long-term risks (like heart disease and poor gut health) aren’t obvious now—but they matter

• You can get the same benefits by making less extreme changes

• You don’t need to label it “Carnivore” to benefit from eating more protein or reducing processed food

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In this episode, I unpack why that first step is always the hardest—and how overthinking the whole task is what’s really getting in your way. Whether it’s training, cooking, or even going for a walk, we build these massive mental mountains before we’ve even moved. I’ll show you how to break it down, reduce friction, and finally build some consistency.

💡 What I Want You to Take Away:

• The session isn’t the real problem—starting is

• Once you’re out the door, or the chopping board’s on the counter, momentum takes over

• Remove friction → consistency becomes way easier

• Small steps lead to big shifts—but only if you actually take the first one

• Accountability isn’t cheating—it’s the missing link for most people