05: Creating a Healthy Environment

01/07/25 • 21 min

Welcome back to How to Eat Cake on a Diet! I’m Jody, and today we’re talking about a game-changer for long-term success—creating an environment that supports your health goals.

Your surroundings play a huge role in shaping your behaviors, habits, and daily choices. It’s not just about willpower or motivation—it’s about setting yourself up for success by making healthy decisions the easiest option.

In this episode, we’ll cover:

✅ Why your environment matters more than willpower
✅ How small tweaks in your home, kitchen, and daily routines can make healthy choices effortless
✅ Simple ways to remove temptation and create an environment that makes consistency easier
✅ Why the people around you influence your success—and how to build a supportive social circle
✅ Practical, real-life strategies to make movement, stress management, and meal prep second nature

I’ll also share Donna’s story—a Project 10 challenger who completely transformed her eating habits without relying on willpower, simply by changing her environment.

If you’re tired of feeling like you have to fight yourself to stay on track, this episode will show you how to design a space and routine that works with you—not against you.

🔹 Listen now and start making healthy choices feel easy and natural! 🔹

🔹 Listen now and start breaking free from the diet cycle today! 🔹

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Welcome back to How to Eat Cake on a Diet! I’m Jody, and today we’re talking about a game-changer for long-term success—creating an environment that supports your health goals.

In this episode, we’ll cover:

I’ll also share Donna’s story—a Project 10 challenger who completely transformed her eating habits without relying on willpower, simply by changing her environment.

If you’re tired of feeling like you have to fight yourself to stay on track, this episode will show you how to design a space and routine that works with you—not against you.

🔹 Listen now and start making healthy choices feel easy and natural! 🔹

🔹 Listen now and start breaking free from the diet cycle today! 🔹

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04: Celebrating Non-Scale Victories

In this episode of How to Eat Cake on a Diet, Jody dives into a game-changing perspective on progress—celebrating non-scale victories (NSVs).

If you’ve ever let the number on the scale define your mood, motivation, or self-worth, this conversation is for you. The truth is, weight fluctuates for countless reasons, but real progress goes beyond the scale. Jody shares why NSVs—like better energy, improved strength, confidence, and a healthier relationship with food—matter more than a number ever could.

She also shares her own experience of chasing an arbitrary goal weight, only to realize that her true success wasn’t tied to a scale—it was in the life she was building. Through personal insight and real-life examples, you’ll learn how to recognize and celebrate the wins that actually reflect your growth.

Plus, Jody offers practical ways to track and embrace non-scale victories, so you can shift your mindset and start celebrating what really matters.

If you’re ready to redefine success and find joy in the journey, this episode is for you.

✨ Tune in, start celebrating, and remember—you’re winning in more ways than you think.

🔹 Listen now and start breaking free from the diet cycle today! 🔹

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06: Finding Joy in Movement

In this episode of the "How to Eat Cake on a Diet" podcast, we explore the transformative impact of discovering joy in movement. Exercise often becomes associated with punishment, guilt, or a means to burn calories, but it doesn’t have to be this way. Movement can be a source of happiness, self-expression, and stress relief. Jody delves into shifting the mindset around exercise from a chore or penance to a celebration of what the body can do, ultimately creating a more enjoyable and sustainable approach to movement. Whether it’s dancing, hiking, swimming, or walking, the key is finding activities that genuinely bring you joy, making movement an integral, rewarding part of your life.

Through the episode, listeners are encouraged to reflect on their past experiences with exercise, reframe negative associations, and explore what forms of movement make them feel energized, strong, and happy. Jody discusses the importance of tuning into how movement impacts physical and emotional well-being, emphasizing that there is no one-size-fits-all approach to staying active. By letting go of rigid ideas about what “counts” as exercise, listeners can create a movement practice that feels like a natural and joyful part of their day.

🔹 Listen now and start breaking free from the diet cycle today! 🔹

How to Eat Cake on a Diet - 05: Creating a Healthy Environment

Transcript

Hello, and welcome back to the 'How to Eat Cake on a Diet Podcast'! I’m Jody, and today we’re talking about a powerful, often overlooked aspect of achieving your health goals—creating a healthy environment. Your environment plays a huge role in shaping your behaviors, habits, and ultimately, your success. It’s not just about willpower or motivation; it’s about setting yourself up for success by designing spaces and routines that make healthy choices easier. From the food in your kitc