In today's conversation, Coach Steph and I break a massive myth in the diet world: you don't have to hate your body to change it. In fact, that self-loathing is often the exact reason you keep overeating, bingeing, and starting over.

We talk honestly about how years of dieting train women to see their body as a problem to control… and why that backfires every single time. Then we show you a different way -- one that actually leads to weight loss and peace with food.

Inside this episode, you'll learn:

• Why weight loss doesn't automatically fix body image (and often makes it worse)

• How dieting fuels bingeing, food obsession, and body shame

• The difference between body positivity and body neutrality (and why neutrality works)

• How to stop putting your life on hold "until you lose the weight"

• Practical, doable steps to work on body image while still losing weight

This isn't mindset fluff. You'll walk away with tools you can start using today to calm food noise, stop the shame spiral, and build a healthier relationship with your body... without giving up your goals.

You can also connect with Leslie & Steph on Instagram.

In this episode of the Outsmart Overeating Podcast, Coach Steph and I go somewhere most diets never do: your childhood.

Not to blame your parents.
Not to dig up drama.

But to finally understand why food and how you feel about your body is so complicated, emotional, and challenging... no matter how many diets you've tried.

If you've spent decades calorie counting, "being good," falling off track, bingeing, and wondering what's wrong with me? This conversation will be a huge lightbulb moment.

We break down how early food rules, body comments, and family dynamics quietly shape your eating patterns today… and most importantly, what to do about it now.

You'll learn:

• Why overeating isn't a willpower problem... it's a learned pattern

• How restrictive or chaotic upbringings can fuel bingeing and food obsession

• The hidden link between body image, self-worth, and food guilt

• How to build structure without punishment

• Simple awareness shifts you can start using today to reduce food noise

This episode will help you drop the shame, understand your patterns, and start making choices from your values, not fear.

If you're ready to stop fighting food and actually feel normal around it again, press play.

You can also connect with Leslie & Steph on Instagram.

If you've ever felt like your past diets disqualify you from success… this episode is for you.

In today's conversation, Steph and I are reframing one of the biggest mindset traps keeping women stuck in the binge–restrict cycle: believing that past "failures" mean you're broken.

Spoiler alert! They don't. They're actually required.

We talk about why perfection is NOT the goal, why setbacks are part of the process (not a sign to quit), and how to stop letting overeating moments spiral into guilt, shame, and another "I'll start over Monday" plan.

This episode is all about learning how to fail forward, and use those moments as fuel instead of proof you can't change.

You'll walk away with:

• A powerful reframe that instantly softens food guilt

• How to separate your identity from your eating behaviors

• A simple way to extract lessons from overeating (without beating yourself up)

• Why planning for imperfection actually builds confidence

• Practical steps you can start using TODAY to break the cycle

If you're burned out on dieting but still want change, press play. This one might shift everything.

You can also connect with Leslie & Steph on Instagram.