Episode Details

In this episode, I sit down with Tricia Pierce — the creator behind @CommittedCarnivore on YouTube, and a passionate advocate for understanding food addiction as a neurological issue, not a moral failing. Tricia has lost almost 100 pounds, maintained that loss through radical consistency, and built a life on the other side of compulsive eating that would have seemed impossible during her darkest days.

Tricia's story starts in the Midwest: a controlled food environment at home, shaming at the dinner table, her father asking her to publicly list everything she'd eaten in a day. By fifth grade she was gaining weight; by seventh grade she was on her first diet; by high school, she was caught in a cycle of restriction, bingeing, and shame that nearly cost her her own future.

The turning point came during her high school play. Mid-performance, she felt the compulsion — an urge so powerful she left the stage, went to McDonald's, and came back. That moment, she realized: this isn't about willpower. This is addiction.

Here's what we cover:

✨ The role of "whys" in sustaining motivation: keeping index cards of reasons she's doing this so that when motivation dips (especially in perimenopause), she can return to what actually matters

✨ How she lost almost 100 pounds through carnivore and has maintained it through consistent YouTube uploads and daily accountability — showing up even when she's still figuring it out

✨ Why starting before you're ready matters more than waiting for perfect conditions: "Don't wait for Monday. Don't wait for everyone to support you. Just start."

Tricia brings something rare to this space: brutal honesty about still being on the journey, still learning, still navigating perimenopause and hormonal shifts. She's not here to sell you a solved problem. She's here to show you what consistency actually looks like.

If you've ever felt like your own brain was your enemy when it comes to food — or wondered if people like you can actually heal and maintain that healing — this conversation is for you.

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Timestamps:

00:47 — Guest Intro

02:30 — Controlled Food Environment

03:35 — Weight Gain & Grandma's Overeating

04:36 — Dinner Table Shame

05:58 — First Diet: Weight Watchers Breakthrough

06:47 — Independence & Weight Gain

34:30 — Food Addiction Realization

35:27 — Addictive Personality

35:57 — AA/OA & 12-Step Framework

36:32 — The "Whys" Practice

37:17 — Perimenopause & Motivation Loss

37:51 — HRT & Sugar Cravings

38:42 — Maintaining 100 lbs & Consistency

40:00 — Just Start Advice

40:32 — Where to Find Tricia

40:50 — Outro