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THE CONFIDENT BODY PODCAST - Brain-based strategies and self-compassion practices to unlock your full potentialAuthor: Lizzie Merritt - Weight Loss Coach for Women Who Want To Feel Confident In Their Own Skin
Fuel your body, unleash your soul: The podcast for women ready to lose weight and fully embrace their unique gifts and talents. Learn how to transform your body and mind with brain science and self-compassion. Do you know *what* to do to lose weight but cant find the time or energy to actually do it? Are you the one always behind the camera taking pictures of everyone else on vacation because you dont like the way you look? Are you ready to stop waiting to lose weight in order to start participating in life? In this podcast, youll find shame-free weight loss solutions that set you free from the exhausting cycle of being on a diet or off the wagon. Together, well help you overcome self-sabotaging behavior through simple tools, brain hacks, and steps to rewire your brain for weight loss. If youre ready to stop feeling like you are the problem and lose weight in a way that makes you feel like you can trust yourself, then youre in the right place. Hi, Im Lizzie. Welcome to the Confident Body Podcast where we talk about all the mental and emotional parts of weight loss that diets dont tell you. I spent most of my life feeling self-conscious about my body, looking for the next diet, or wishing I could just lose a few pounds. After feeling massive imposter syndrome teaching fitness, I began to wonder if there was more to feeling great than just nutrition and exercise. I realized that feeling confident in your skin is more about whats between your ears than whats on your plate. I began to understand how diets go against the way your brain is naturally wired and how diets make it so hard to lose weight long term. I learned specific strategies and tools to work WITH my brain to lose weight for good and finally feel confident in my body. And you can too. If you want to look in the mirror and see whats RIGHT about youLearn solutions that are easy and fit your busy lifeFind out how to train your brain for weight lossand love yourself and your body all the way down the scale, the Language: en Genres: Health & Fitness, Mental Health, Nutrition Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Maybe I Don’t Want It Bad Enough
Episode 172
Tuesday, 10 February, 2026
Have you ever tried to lose weight and thought, “If I really wanted this, I’d be doing better by now”? This episode is for the woman who knows what to do, has tried everything, and still feels stuck. Not because she’s lazy. Not because she lacks willpower. But because her nervous system doesn’t feel safe letting go of food yet. In this episode of The Confident Body Podcast, we unpack the quiet, painful belief that maybe you just don’t want weight loss badly enough, and why that belief is completely wrong. You’ll hear a powerful analogy that explains why smart, capable women hold on to food even when they want change, how diet culture taught you to blame yourself instead of understanding your body, and what’s actually happening in your nervous system when weight loss feels hard. We talk about emotional eating, stress eating, and why food can feel necessary during hard seasons. You’ll learn how your brain prioritizes safety over weight loss, why willpower breaks down under stress, and how shame keeps you stuck in the cycle of starting over. This episode also introduces a safer, science-based way forward using the LIGHT framework, helping you move from self-blame to self-trust, and from forcing change to creating safety. If you’ve ever said: “I must not want it bad enough” “Why can’t I just do what I know?” “Food is the only thing that helps me cope” “I keep starting over and I’m exhausted” This conversation will feel like a deep exhale. In this episode, you’ll learn: Why wanting weight loss badly has never been the problem How your nervous system uses food as protection Why willpower and discipline fail under stress How emotional eating makes sense from a biological perspective What to do instead of blaming yourself when you overeat How to feel safe enough to change without forcing or fighting yourself This episode is rooted in psychology, nervous system science, and real-life weight loss experiences, explained in simple language that actually makes sense. Get the book my new book LIGHT: The New Psychology of Weight Loss CLICK HERE to get it in ebook format. Or CLICK HERE to get in in hard cover or audiobook. Also, check out my first book: You Are A Miracle
