Letting Go of Diet Perfectionism with Client Jamie

05/31/24 • 27 min

This week, we are excited to share a Client interview from our 1:1 coaching program. Join Coach Christina and her former client, Jamie, as they discuss her journey of overcoming diet perfectionism and learning how to simplify and streamline the habits to make the most of her efforts.

We all have different challenges, backgrounds, habits, and lifestyles. Jamie, like many of our clients came into coaching with a lot of nutritional knowledge. Jamie is an independent self-sufficient hardworking person with a demanding career while also raising a family. She is a self-described DIY-er. She had all of the information she needed, but really felt like she wasn't getting anywhere. That's when she decided to reach out for coaching and finally get the personalized attention and support she needed. Jamie is freed from the food noise and scale frustrations and is now more present in life, taking care of herself and those around her, and building a life that she loves.

We covered a lot of topics, including:

Why Jamie reached out in the first place and what made the Confident Eating approach different than things she had tried in the past.
What her biggest challenges were before our work together and the obstacles she has overcome since.
What it means to do the inner work of self compassion to overcome long held habits and beliefs around food and body image.

Thanks to Jamie for being our guest on this week's episode and sharing her valuable experience!

Connect with Georgie and the Confident Eaters Coaches:

Have you ever thought, "I know what to do, I just need to consistently do it"? Who hasn't? Sometimes we need accountability. Sometimes we need specific strategies, new tools, or a bit of help. If you want help to learn to become a confident, sensible eater with 1:1 shame-free personalized attention, sign up here.

If you are someone who struggles with binge eating or emotional eating, be sure to check out Coach Georgie's other podcast Breaking Up With Binge Eating.

We covered a lot of topics, including:

Why Jamie reached out in the first place and what made the Confident Eating approach different than things she had tried in the past.
What her biggest challenges were before our work together and the obstacles she has overcome since.
What it means to do the inner work of self compassion to overcome long held habits and beliefs around food and body image.

Thanks to Jamie for being our guest on this week's episode and sharing her valuable experience!

Connect with Georgie and the Confident Eaters Coaches:

If you are someone who struggles with binge eating or emotional eating, be sure to check out Coach Georgie's other podcast Breaking Up With Binge Eating.

Previous Episode

How to eat fewer treats without going on a diet

Here at Confident Eaters, we love treats! Treats are one of life's pleasures!

In our quest to help you be healthier and more confident, we want to make sure that you have a lot of fun included. And, if lowering your body weight is on your list of goals you want to achieve (like almost all of the clients we work with do), then reducing the amount of these low nutrition foods is most likely on the list of things you need to do to achieve your goals.

However, we have a unique strategy that we use to help you reduce the amount of treats you are eating without judging yourself, feeling guilty, or going into "diet mode". That's exactly what you're going to hear Georgie and Christina talk about in today's episode.

Almost everyone can benefit from observing the baseline treats that they are eating, learn how to expertly select the treats that are best for them, and to reduce the rest while increasing joy and pleasure in other areas.

We help clients personalize this practice for themselves every day, so check out this episode to start developing this skill for yourself!

If you would like some support learning how to reduce treats without falling into diet mentality or you have a question you want us to answer on the podcast, we'd love to hear from you!

Connect with Georgie and the Confident Eaters Coaches:

Have you ever thought, "I know what to do, I just need to consistently do it"? Who hasn't? Sometimes we need accountability. Sometimes we need specific strategies, new tools, or a bit of help. If you want help learning to become a confident, sensible eater with 1:1 shame-free personalized attention, sign up here.

If you are someone who struggles with binge eating or emotional eating, be sure to check out Coach Georgie's other podcast Breaking Up With Binge Eating.

Next Episode

Coaches Chat: Let's Talk Weight Loss Drugs

Injectable weight loss drugs such as Wegovy, Ozempic and Mounjaro are a hot topic. They have a lot of promise and generate a lot of excitement, along with massive profits. They also arouse suspicions and concerns for many people and we are here to talk about it.

In this week's episode, join us for a coaches chat, as Georgie, Maryclaire, and Christina talk about weight loss drugs, the most recent research around it, and our first hand experience coaching clients who are taking them.

We cover a range of topics:

What do these medications do in the body? Do they work? Are they safe?
What the side effects and implications are of taking them (including the stigma of taking any medication)
Is taking weight loss medications "cheating" or "taking the easy way out" for weight loss?
What we suggest people do if they are taking them
What we expect to see in the future with these drugs
How we can best support clients taking them

If you would like some support in your health journey, are taking weight loss medications, or you have a question you want us to answer on the podcast, we'd love to hear from you!

Connect with Georgie and the Confident Eaters Coaches:

Have you ever thought, "I know what to do, I just need to consistently do it"? Who hasn't? Sometimes we need accountability. Sometimes we need specific strategies, new tools, or a bit of help. If you want help learning to become a confident, sensible eater with 1:1 shame-free personalized attention, sign up here.

If you are someone who struggles with binge eating or emotional eating, be sure to check out Coach Georgie's other podcast Breaking Up With Binge Eating.