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The "Cake Doesn't Count" Podcast

by Jenn Hand

Hosted by binge eating coach and nutritionist Jenn Hand, the "Cake Doesn't Count" podcast is for women struggling with binging, overeating, emotional eating, and the "I just need more willpower" days. Jenn Hand explores the ins and outs of binge eating, letting go of dieting, falling in love with your body, and experiencing food freedom. Visit https://www.jennhand.com/ for one on one coaching.

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  1. When You Feel Desperate for Weight Loss--5 Tips to Help

    Oftentimes on the intuitive eating path, we can get stuck in the old "but I need to lose weight NOW" mindset. When things don't happen fast enough or progress is slow, it can be hard to not get tempted to diet. How do you balance the desire for weight loss with intuitive eating? 5 tips to help!

  2. Using the Diet Pendulum to Help You in Food Choices, Exercise and Life

    I often talk about the diet pendulum around dieting and bingeing. But it can be a powerful metaphor to help you navigate life!

  3. Missing Food as a Way to Soothe Yourself

    I used to ache for what food did for me--take away my pain, soothe my heartbreak and comfort my inner emptiness. How do we move forward on this path and deal with the "hard" stuff when we miss what food does for us? Tune in today to find out!

  4. How to Roll with the Punches Around Food

    If you get flustered when something unexpected steamrolls through your day, listen in for 4 tips to help!

  5. "I'm a Daily Failure at Proper Eating" (3 Tips to Reframe and Help!)

    If you feel like you "fail" daily at eating healthy, check out the podcast for tips to help!

  6. "Can I trust my body to ask for what it needs?"

    In the world of dieting and what we "should" eat, it gets confusing to know when (or if!) you can trust your body. Explore 3 tips to help you know how to REALLY trust what your body says!

  7. 30 Tips to Stop Overeating from a Holistic Nutritionist

    Here are my favorite tips from 9+ years working with women to end bingeing!

  8. Struggle with how your body used to look?

    I got a really good question via email last week that I wanted to answer on the podcast! Here is what she wrote: I found your podcast a few months ago and love it. I'm writing for two reasons. The first, lately I have been struggling with how I used to look and how I look now. I'm in a bigger…

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  9. Holistic Weight Loss: What It Is and How It Works

    Written by Jenn Hand, Holistic Nutritionist, Board Certified Health Coach, NBC-HWC Is Holistic Weight Loss for You? One of the reasons we end up getting stuck in the dieting cycle is because we want to lose weight. We don't like our body size, we desperately want to control our food, or we have…

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  10. Can't Stop Eating When Something is Tasty? Try These 5 Steps!

    I received a fantastic question from a blog reader and podcast listener last week: I feel like I am having a hard time stopping when I'm full when I really like the taste of something, and I feel really disappointed when I realize I AM full. How do I stop eating when something is tasty? This is...

  11. Instead of Planning a Diet or Obsessing, Try This!

    This is a short and sweet episode to give a quick bit of inspiration!

  12. The Binge and Restrict Cycle and How I Overcame It

    Written by Jenn Hand, Holistic Nutritionist, Board Certified Health Coach, NBC-HWC If you search, "how to stop the binge and restrict cycle", google gives you over 4.4 million entries in just under 4 seconds. That means there is A LOT of information to sort through to understand what would…

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  13. I Stopped Binge Eating. Here's How I Did It.

    Written by Jenn Hand, Holistic Nutritionist, Board Certified Health Coach, NBC-HWC When I was in the throes of dieting and bingeing, I remember sobbing in endless frustration and despair over not being able to stop eating. As I began to heal my food issues over the years, I stopped binge eating…

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  14. How to Stop Thinking of Food (What to Do Instead)

    Written by Jenn Hand, Holistic Nutritionist, Board Certified Health Coach, NBC-HWC Ever wonder about those people who just go through their lives, not worrying about what they're eating? They're the "normal" eaters; the ones who just eat when they're hungry and stop when they're full. If you...

  15. If You're Not Dieting, How Do You Lose Weight?

    When we swear off signing up for any program that promises weight loss (aka not dieting and eating normally), we try to banish the weight loss topic from our minds. But if you're not dieting, how do you lose weight? That question often looms in the back of our minds, like a secret desire refusing...

  16. Should You Eat What You Want or Follow a Rule

    This is the million dollar question in our day to day lives: should you eat what you want or follow a rule? You may think I'm a big advocate of "eat what you want, screw the rules!" but it's not quiiiiiite as simple as that :) Because food is complex and how minds are even more complicated! You...

  17. Part Two: 40 Lessons Learned at 40

    I turn 40 today and for some birthday reflection this is part two of the "Decade of Reflection: 40 lessons learned at 40" blog post series. 😉 Part one is here. Part two is below. (If you prefer the "extended" version that's more in depth, check out the podcast below) So let's dive in for part…

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  18. 40 Lessons Learned at 40 (A Decade of Reflection):

    I turn 40 in two weeks and with that comes much reflection :) For whatever reason, this birthday is making me think and reflect on my life more than ever before. It may be because my life looks different than I thought (more on that in perhaps a different post!), but I'm not sure. Regardless, I...

  19. Struggle with Overeating in Social Situations? 4 Tips to Help

    If you struggle with overeating in social situations, you are not alone. I was recording my book for Audible and so many of my stories involved food anxiety and fear around upcoming events, dinners out, happy hours and other social situations where there's food (although, that's almost every…

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  20. How to Release Shame Around Food Habits

    I was reading my book aloud for its Audible recording this weekend, and I got super in my head about it. (Mainly, it brought up some shame around food habits and what I used to do with food). Writing my story in a book was one thing; reading it out loud when a sound engineer was sitting right…

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  21. Filling the Time Between Work & Bed (Without Food)

    Have you ever had a really solid day around food, you're feeling positive and then BAM...it all falls apart in the evening? I call it the witching hour. (Witching hour=the time after work (5pm ish) and before bed) How does one actually fill the time between work and bed WITHOUT eating? Tune in to...

  22. You Know What To Do But Can't Make It Stick

    You what what is SO mind numbingly frustrating?! When you know what to do but can't make it stick... I had a long list of things I knew I "should" do: Don't turn to food when I'm stressed Stop myself after one bowl of ice cream Eat vegetables with every meal Don't eat a lot of sugar Exercise 4-5x…

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  23. "I Have a Bad Sweet Tooth--Help!"

    It's the crave-y-wanting-of-sweets that we sometimes can't shake: "I have a bad sweet tooth and all I want to do is eat!" I was chatting with one of my friends earlier this week and I said this exact thing to her. The last week or so I've been battling cravings and just wanting to eat lots of...

  24. 5 Tips to Feel in Control Around Food When Out of Your Routine

    I'm going to Poland for 10 days (and am excited!) and was getting in my head about eating while I'm there. The "how will I feel in control around food when I'm eating out and staying in a hotel?!) I realized I was doing a bunch of things to mitigate this anxiety... ...and decided it'd be a great...

  25. "Can I Trust My Cravings if All I Want is Junk Food?

    In the world of intuitive eating, we're told to "just listen to your body" and eat according to that. But what if all your body wants is junk food? What are you supposed to do then? Enter today's podcast where I'm answering this question in depth. "Can I Trust My Cravings if All I Want is Junk...

  26. Don't Know What Else to Do Besides Eat at Night?

    The single most common struggle I hear from women? The struggle to win the evening food battle. Don't know what else to do besides eat at night? That's what we're talking about on the podcast today! Evenings can be the most challenging time for most of us around food. The day is done, the…

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  27. "Everyone Has Their Eating Under Control But Me"

    When you look around, it can feel like everyone has their eating under control. Except you. Looking out at the world, it can feel like you are the only one that battles food. Everyone else has it all together--at ease in their clothes, eating what they want, not worrying about weight gain. So why...

  28. 3 Tips to Help When You're Critical of a Bathing Suit Picture

    I just got back from a week with my extended family in the Outer Banks and was in a bathing suit much of the week. Now, as you know from my blog and podcasts, I've done A LOT of work on body image over the years. The one thing that can still trip me up?! Seeing myself in a bathing suit in a…

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  29. When You Fear Comments About Your Weight

    Fear of weight comments can pop up at the most inconvenient times. You're going to a party with friends you haven't seen in a while and get bogged down in anxiety about what they'll think. You have a family event with that one person who ALWAYS makes a comment and you are dreading it like the...

  30. When You Feel Exhausted Thinking About Food

    You know when you just feel plain exhausted thinking about food? Maybe it's the fears of weight gain and anxieties of the food battle (what you should/shouldn't eat). Or it's the criticism of yourself and how you're not "getting" it fast enough. Maybe it's the stress of trying to be really "good"...

  31. The 7 Biggest Myths of Weight Loss

    Written by Jenn Hand, Holistic Nutritionist, Board Certified Health Coach, NBC-HWC If you've been in the diet world for any length of time, you know how frustrating the weight battle can be. But what if we're believing the wrong things about weight loss? After helping hundreds of women overcome...

  32. "I've Gained Weight and I Feel Like a Failure"

    Women often say to me (sometimes ashamed and embarrassed)... "I've gained weight and I feel like a failure". In some form, I hear these words frequently. I thought these same words thousands of times in my journey. "Everyone must think I'm a failure because I've gained my weight back." "How can I...

  33. Should You Give In To a Craving? (Here's What To Do!)

    Ok, here's the million dollar question...when you have a desire for something you don't think you "should" eat, should you give in to a craving or just ignore it? When I was trying to stop dieting, I wrestled with serious dessert cravings. I often would have this internal battle with myself,...

  34. Confused Over the Right Way to Eat?

    It's easy to be confused over the right way to eat. There are approximately 3,456,878 articles on google talking about what's "good", what you're "supposed" to eat/not eat, and research supporting each claim. (And every one seems believable!) Every "expert" says something different. Some people...

  35. When You Want To Hide Your Body (And Feel Ashamed of Your Weight)

    Written by Jenn Hand, Holistic Nutritionist, Board Certified Health Coach, NBC-HWC Do you feel shame and/or want to hide your body? I've been talking a lot lately about shame around our bodies and how we, as women, want to hide our bodies. We often carry this deep feeling of being ashamed of our...

  36. How to Overcome Fear of Weight Gain

    Whether you're new to learning how to eat normally or have been on this path for years, inevitably the fear will arise: what if I gain weight? Typically, when we're focused on dieting it can seem to give us a sense of control around food. We feel "safe" knowing we are following something. So when...

  37. How to Know When to Stop Eating

    When we are trying to let go of dieting and be more "normal" around food, it can be verrrrry challenging to know when to stop eating. Are you supposed to listen to your body? Measure or count something? Get specific portions? When we're left with just ourselves (without following a food plan)…

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  38. Does the Scale (or Mirror) Ruin Your Day? 4 Thing to Help!

    Have you ever gotten on the scale or glanced at your reflection in the mirror and have it completely ruin your day? Maybe you've had a few days where you feel pretty good and decide to "check in" on your progress. One glance or hop on the scale and BAM, it sends us spiraling into a rabbit hole of...

  39. What's Your Relationship to Exercise?

    A quick check in question: what's your relationship to exercise? For some women, exercise can mimic the diet mentality. (AKA the all or nothing type of thinking) Some women are in the "excessive, use it to burn something off, to not feel guilty" place with exercise. Others are on the opposite…

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  40. 3 Tips to Let Go of Holiday Food Guilt

    It is hard to let go of holiday food guilt. For some reason, we think we have to be really "good" around food. But enter the holiday Trifecta of dessert overload and it can be challenging: Halloween + Thanksgiving + December holidays = lots of sweets. I went to visit my niece in Raleigh over...

  41. If Eating is Your Only Excitement

    If eating is your only excitement (and what you really look forward to), dive into today's podcast (below) In honor of my brand new offering, we're exploring filling the void without food :) So often in the world of weight loss and diets, we get seduced into the "secret formula to solve XYZ". We...

  42. Letting Go of Dieting as a Security Blanket

    A woman emailed me to say she was struggling: "I'm having a hard time letting go of adhering to a program or following some sort of rule; I use dieting as a security blanket." I have never heard dieting explained this way and I thought it was absolutely something we needed to explore! Why is...

  43. What If You Never Love Your Body?

    There is so much on body acceptance and body love out there that gives tips and tools for how to love your body. But what if you never DO actually learn to love your body? Is that okay? Or should you keep trying? Dive in here! You can also check out the "Love Your Body" challenge here.

  44. I Did a Burlesque Show. Here's What I Learned

    So I kind of got talked into doing a burlesque show. (*Disclaimer--this is my summer of "yes"--saying yes to things I normally wouldn't!) It was a 6-week class with a performance at the end. In booty boy shorts underwear 😮😮😮. Needless to say, it was WAY outside my comfort zone, absolutely...

  45. Having a Bad Body Image Day? Try These 4 Things

    You know when you are just having one of those bad body image days? It could be you caught a glimpse of your reflection in a window, saw a photo of yourself you hated, put on an outfit that didn't fit or are just in your head about your body. Regardless of what causes it, we all have those days....

  46. Trouble Sticking To a Program? Try This Instead

    Have you ever gone on a diet, "failed" and then blamed yourself for not sticking to the program? No matter what it is--a food program, a diet, or any other plan... ...whatever thing that you blame yourself for not having more willpower to adhere to. (Hint: this is almost everyone that comes into…

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  47. How to Move Through Fear on The Path to Food Freedom

    On our path towards "normal" eating, there is usually a lot of fear. How do you move through fear on the path to freedom? That's what we're talking about in today's podcast! We usually fear weight gain, rusting ourselves, bingeing, judgement around our bodies, comments from others... And that's...

  48. The Future Thin Body Fantasy

    When we want to lose weight or are uncomfortable in our body, we often hold onto this concept of a "future thin body". This may show up as a yearning to be at a size you were before or a subtle desire that you try to push down (one that wishes you could "get back to" a certain weight). Exploring...

  49. The All or Nothing Mindset: 5 Tips To Break Out of It

    The all or nothing mindset plagues us in the diet world. When we're on a diet, we pick up this way of thinking: ...that we're either good or bad. We're on or off. We're eating perfectly or not. There's no gray area. It's just "are we doing the plan" or not? When we're trying to find our own…

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  50. Are Warm Weather Clothes a Trigger?

    Anxiety used to hit me when it came time to wear spring/summer outfits. If warm weather clothes are a trigger, then today's podcast is a must listen. I wanted to hide my body and crawl under a rock until winter came back around again. The thought of baring my body in a bathing suit or shorts...

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Hosted by binge eating coach and nutritionist Jenn Hand, the "Cake Doesn't Count" podcast is for women struggling with binging, overeating, emotional eating, and the "I just need more willpower" days. Jenn Hand explores the ins and outs of binge eating, letting go of dieting, falling in love with your body, and experiencing food freedom. Visit https://www.jennhand.com/ for one on one coaching.

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