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Thrive Beyond SizeAuthor: Michelle Tubman
Welcome to Thrive Beyond Size, the podcast thats all about finding health, joy, and liberation beyond weight. Join Dr. Michelle Tubman as she dives into the latest research and evidence-based strategies for nutrition, movement, sleep, stress management and emotional wellbeing. Our mission is to empower you to prioritize your health, not your weight, and to promote a world where everyone can thrive, regardless of their size. Lets work together to break free from diet culture, enjoy vibrant health, and challenge the weight stigma that affects us all. Language: en Genres: Education, Health & Fitness, Nutrition, Self-Improvement Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it Trailer: |
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231 - When Eating Feels Chaotic
Thursday, 27 November, 2025
If you’ve ever looked up and realized it’s 4 p.m. and you haven’t eaten, or found yourself grabbing whatever’s around because you’re exhausted, foggy, and starving, this episode is for you. Michelle shares candidly about her current season of “chaotic eating” — coming home from Morocco, navigating perimenopause, disrupted routines, and a fridge that doesn’t quite match what her body can tolerate anymore. Together, you’ll explore how chaotic eating develops, why it can be so hard to shift out of, and how to gently rebuild regular, intuitive rhythms with food using compassion, structure without control, and small, doable steps.In this episode, you’ll hear about:What “chaotic eating” is (and what it isn’t)How overwork, decision fatigue, travel, and changing seasons quietly disrupt eating patternsThe role of perimenopause/menopause in shifting appetite, digestion, and food preferencesWhy chaotic eating is not a failure of willpower or a sign you’re “bad” at intuitive eatingHow your body quickly adapts to irregular eating and why that makes hunger/fullness cues harder to hearThe trap of turning “fixing your eating” into another perfectionist projectGentle ways to rebuild rhythm with food (without strict rules or meal plans)The idea of “bridge foods” that help you move from chaos to nourishmentUsing predictability and a few go-to meals to reduce decision fatigueSimple questions to ask instead of “Am I hungry enough?” when cues feel unreliableEating before you’re hangry as a way to re-train hunger and fullness signalsMaking your environment work for you — creating a home “grab-and-go shelf”Letting your eating be imperfect while you navigate a very lifey seasonIf you’re in a chaotic eating season right now, you are not alone and you’re not doing it wrong — your body is asking for support, steadiness, and gentleness.Michelle would love to hear your experiences with chaotic eating and how you’re finding your way back to a more attuned relationship with food and your body. Reach out on Instagram or Facebook @wayzahealth, or email michelle@wayzahealth.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
