Why I Sometimes Give Women the Opposite of Standard Weight Loss Advice

What if some of the weight-loss advice you’ve heard over and over again is actually the opposite of what YOU need right now?

Eat less. Skip breakfast. Save your calories for dinner. Don’t drink your calories. Eat mindfully. Track your food so you don’t overeat.

None of that advice is automatically wrong. But depending on your body, your appetite, your life stage, and even the medications you’re taking, sometimes I’m telling my clients to do the exact opposite.

In this episode, I’m talking about why eating MORE earlier in the day can sometimes make nighttime eating feel easier, why I don’t want you saving all your calories for a big dinner, and why your sweet tooth may have a lot more to do with what you ate earlier in the day than what happens after dinner.

We’re also getting into the advice that can sound especially backwards when your appetite is suppressed by a GLP-1 or certain ADHD medications. Sometimes that means distracting yourself while you eat instead of being hyper-focused on mindful eating. Sometimes it means drinking your calories. And sometimes tracking your intake is less about restricting food and more about making sure you’re actually getting enough.

In this episode:

• Why “eat less” can turn into eating too little earlier in the day
• When eating earlier may make the rest of your day feel easier
• Why I don’t recommend saving all your calories for dinner
• What your nighttime sweet tooth may be telling you
• Why mindful eating isn’t always the right tool when appetite is really low
• How GLP-1s and some ADHD medications can change the nutrition conversation
• When drinking your calories can actually be useful
• Why tracking food can sometimes help you eat enough instead of less

Because weight loss isn’t black and white. The advice that works for one woman, or even worked for YOU during a different season of life, may not be what your body needs right now.

Not sure what YOU should actually be focusing on to lose weight?

Take my Weight Loss Roadmap Quiz and I’ll give you the roadmap that fits where you are right now, whether you’re postpartum, navigating perimenopause, taking a GLP-1, or simply looking for sustainable weight loss. You’ll get your roadmap right away, and I’ll personally follow up with what I think your next steps could be. You’ll also have the option to schedule a free strategy call with me so we can talk through what makes sense for you.