The Religion of Diet Culture — And Why It’s Keeping You From What Actually Works
A pastor walked into his sermon making every single point of the Happy Calories Don’t Count® method — relationships over rules, making majors out of majors — and then used a weight loss example to illustrate his final point and walked straight back into Diet Drama Land without realizing it. In this episode, Carmela uses that moment to show exactly why it’s so hard to escape the diet and exercise model, even when you’re actively trying to.
Why the Diet and Exercise Model Is So Hard to Escape (And One Unexpected Way to See It Clearly)
If you can’t see an alternative, you don’t even know you’re stuck. In this episode, Carmela uses the polarized cultural moment we’re all living through to illustrate why the diet and exercise model is nearly impossible to escape — it’s the only perspective most of us have ever been given. Plus: why that person whose body you admire might be getting their results in spite of what they’re doing, not because of it.
Back to Basics — The 5 Steps That Actually Create a Body and Life You Love
New year, same resolution. Same programs, same apps, same promises — all built on the same flawed foundation. In this back-to-basics episode, Carmela walks through all five steps of the Happy Calories Don’t Count® method and explains why switching from a transaction-based model to a relationship-based one is the only thing that actually changes anything — not just for January, but for good.
Why Every New Year’s Weight Loss Resolution Fails (And What to Do Instead)
Resolution. Re-solve. You’re literally solving the same problem over and over again — and if the diet and exercise model worked, weight loss wouldn’t top the list every single year. In this episode, Carmela breaks down why every new app, program, and fitness plan you’ll see advertised this week is still built on the same flawed foundation, and what it actually looks like to start fresh — not on January 1st, but right now.
Why New Year’s Resolutions Don’t Work — And What to Do Instead
Weight loss is still the number one New Year’s resolution, year after year, even though we all know how that story ends. In this episode, Carmela makes the case for ditching goals in favor of relationships — specifically the one you have with your body — and shares some surprising research about why the exercise you hate might literally not be working for you. Plus: why discipline matters in Happy Calories® World, just not the way you think.