Episode Details

Still feel fat after losing weight? Lizzie Ens says the scale was never the problem, your relationship with yourself is. If you have done the six-week program, hit your protein goals, or even used a GLP-1 and the number finally moved, but you still see yourself as overweight, not enough, or stuck repeating old patterns, this episode explains why. Self-sabotage after weight loss, body image struggles after a real transformation, and the urge to keep chasing a smaller number all trace back to the same unfinished work: the relationship you have with yourself.

Lizzie Ens, functional nutrition coach, business owner, author, and speaker, walks you through why your mind, not your meal plan, decides whether results stick, using a real client story of a postpartum mom who lost almost 30 pounds in Lizzie's six-week Undiet You program and came off her postpartum depression medication for good. You'll hear why a friend who dropped significant weight still saw herself as overweight years later, why growing up Amish taught Lizzie that shame and true freedom cannot coexist, and why the only thing actually holding you back from the body and life you want is you. If you are ready to stop settling for mediocre, this is where you begin.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• Why losing weight on a GLP-1 or any plan does not fix a bad relationship with yourself, and why the number on the scale can drop while your self-image stays exactly the same.
• How to tell if your identity is still attached to your old body, using the real story of a friend who lost significant weight but still saw himself as overweight.
• Why your relationship with yourself, not your food or your workouts, decides whether weight loss actually sticks or whether you end up right back where you started.
• A real client story of a postpartum mom who lost almost 30 pounds in the six-week Undiet You program and came off her postpartum depression medication for good.
• How growing up Amish, wearing shame around every emotion, and eventually leaving the religion taught Lizzie what true freedom actually requires.
• Why the excuse that you do not have time for your health is really a decision, and what to do instead if money or time feel like the real obstacle.
• Why the only thing actually holding you back from the body and life you want is yourself, and how to finally stop settling for mediocre.

We talk about:

00:00 Why so many people stay stuck and never take control of their health

01:41 Why most people resist changing even when they are miserable

03:24 Inside the six week Undiet You program and how to still join

04:13 A client's nearly 30 pound postpartum transformation

08:05 Growing up Amish and why nothing today compares to the farm

10:11 How your 30s set the stage for your 40s and 50s

11:10 What is your mind really telling you

13:46 Why your relationship with yourself is the most important one

14:46 Why you can lose weight on a GLP-1 and still feel broken

16:21 Growing up in shame around every emotion in the Amish community

19:07 What is really holding you back from true freedom

22:42 Why the only thing stopping you is you

Ready to stop guessing and start healing at the root? Join Lizzie's 6 Week Undiet You program at https://www.undietyou.com/6-week-undiet-you

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