The Weight Loss Podcast

You know what to do.You've known for years.You can run a household, hold down a job, keep everyone else's life on the rails.So why does this one thing keep beating you?"I know what to do. I just can't do it."If you've ever caught yourself saying that, this episode is for you.Because every time you start, you mean it. And every time, the same five excuses show up to talk you out of it.The ones that sound like solid reasons.The ones that have come out of our mouths too, more times than we'd like to admit.So this week we name them, and we hand you the tools to take them down.No finger-pointing. No shiny-object fluff. Come and join us as we deep dive into...• "It's not my fault, it's my condition": your endo, PCOS or menopause is real, and the moment it becomes a shield for stopping• "It's not happening fast enough": why you will not be the exception, and why slow and boring is the version that actually lasts• "Why are they losing and I'm not": run your own race, take others as inspiration, and measure only against the you from six months ago• "I just don't have the time": the priorities truth nobody wants to hear, and how you build the confidence by stacking up evidence of doing the thing• "I'm too old, too injured, too something": why "too old" is junk, why "too injured" is usually fear talking, and the one rule that beats both• The all-or-nothing Monday restart that wrecks your week, and the five-minute reset that stops it• The one sentence sitting underneath all five excuses, and what to actually do about it-------------------------------------------------Mentioned in this episode:THE WRECKED WEEK RESET: A free 5-minute reset tool for the moment you think you've wrecked the week and you're ready to write it off until Monday.DM us the word WRECKED on ⁠Instagram⁠ (@theweightlosspodcast) and we'll send it right over.Watch this next - The deeper walkthrough on the most common mistakes that keep people stuck in this exact cycle: Watch it ⁠⁠HERE ON YOUTUBE⁠⁠.

If you’ve ever looked at someone else’s progress and thought, “Why can’t I do that?” or brushed off your own wins with, “Yeah, but it’s not that good…” this episode is for you.In this episode of The Weight Loss Podcast, we dive into self-doubt – the quiet voice that tells you you’re not good enough, not ready, or too far gone to change.We unpack:Why comparison is a completely rigged game (and how to stop playing it)How constantly minimising your achievements keeps you stuckThe loop of negative thoughts → negative actions → more negative thoughtsSimple ways to start collecting evidence that you can do hard thingsHow wins in one area of life can build belief in every other areaWhy taking action while you’re scared is the fastest way to grow confidenceIf you’re great at cheering on everyone else but brutal with yourself, this conversation will help you start building the one skill every transformation needs: belief that you are capable and worth the effort.🎧 Hit play to stop self-sabotage at the source and start backing yourself like you mean it.Been listening for a while and want the full picture?We made a comprehensive training that walks through the four biggest reasons people stay stuck in the weight loss cycle and what to do instead to make sure you are moving in the right direction consistently.Watch it HERE ON YOUTUBE.You can, and should, follow us on Instagram HERE.Finally if you want to learn more about how we help people, just head on over to THE WEBSITE!

“I know what to do…I just can’t seem to do it.”If that feels uncomfortably familiar, this episode is for you.In this episode of The Weight Loss Podcast, Matt and Courtney break down what no one tells you about motivation: it’s moody, unreliable, and absolutely not the thing that keeps you going for months and years.You’ll hear:Why waiting to “feel motivated” is quietly killing your progressThe real difference between motivation vs commitment (and why you’re not broken if you don’t feel fired up every day)What to do when you hit a plateau and your brain screams, “What’s the point?”How Matt and Courtney lost a combined 100kg without being “on” all the timeHow to build a simple, boring, powerful level of consistency that survives bad days, long weeks and zero mojoIf you’ve ever looked at your plan and thought, “I just don’t have it in me today,” this episode will show you exactly what to do next—without needing hype, willpower or a perfectly motivated version of you.🎧 Hit play to learn how to keep moving forward…especially on the days you really don’t feel like it.Been listening for a while and want the full picture?We made a comprehensive training that walks through the four biggest reasons people stay stuck in the weight loss cycle and what to do instead to make sure you are moving in the right direction consistently.Watch it HERE ON YOUTUBE.You can, and should, follow us on Instagram HERE.Finally if you want to learn more about how we help people, just head on over to THE WEBSITE!

If every food decision in your day boils down to “Is this going to make me fat?”…you’re not alone.In this episode of The Weight Loss Podcast, we dig into what it actually means to be a mindful eater – and why the real question isn’t “Will this make me gain weight?” but “How will this make me look, function and feel?”We chat about:The difference between eating on autopilot vs genuinely paying attention to how food affects your energy, digestion, mood and recovery.“Bread belly”, booze bloat and why some foods now hit you like a truck once you’ve cleaned things up.Fuel shifts – what’s really happening when you drop the processed carbs, then feel awful after a blowout meal.Our simple Golden Triangle test (how you look, how you function, how you feel) to judge any plan or program.Pulling apart gimmicks like the Cookie Diet and 5:2 shake plans using common sense, not desperation.If you’ve spent years jumping on every new diet, ignoring how horrible you feel as long as the scales move, this conversation will help you start asking a better question:~“Is this way of eating actually healing me…inside and out?”Hit play to learn how to think for yourself in a noisy diet world – and build a way of eating you can live with for more than 12 weeks.Been listening for a while and want the full picture?We made a comprehensive training that walks through the four biggest reasons people stay stuck in the weight loss cycle and what to do instead to make sure you are moving in the right direction consistently.Watch it HERE ON YOUTUBE.You can, and should, follow us on Instagram HERE.Finally if you want to learn more about how we help people, just head on over to THE WEBSITE!

What happens when you hand us a pile of your questions and say, “Go for it”?In this episode of The Weight Loss Podcast, we’re back with another no-notes, no-BS Q&A – answering questions from YouTube, Spotify, our Facebook group and email.We dig into things like:Body composition scales – useful tool or just another way to obsess over numbers?Whether you should train when you’re exhausted or skip the workout and rest.Our take on fat burners, creatine and other “helpful” supplements – what’s worth it and what’s marketing.How to handle snacking between meals when the urge hits hard.What to do when your gym only lets you increase weights in big jumps.Night shift survival: managing sleep debt, junk food at work and zombie-day cravings.Plant-based eating, metabolism myths, and what actually speeds things up (or slows them down).How to structure weights and cardio across a week so your body can recover.Quitting smoking during a weight loss journey without derailing your progress.The mental side: breaking the stop–start cycle and dealing with that point months in where your head is screaming, “You’re going backwards.”If you’ve ever wished you could just throw your real-life questions at someone who actually gets it, this one’s for you. 🎧Been listening for a while and want the full picture?We made a comprehensive training that walks through the four biggest reasons people stay stuck in the weight loss cycle and what to do instead to make sure you are moving in the right direction consistently.Watch it HERE ON YOUTUBE.You can, and should, follow us on Instagram HERE.Finally if you want to learn more about how we help people, just head on over to THE WEBSITE!

At 8 years old, Ricci was put on diet pills.By 29, she’d spent her entire twenties feeling ashamed of her body, convinced that if she wasn’t suffering…she wasn’t really trying.In this interview, Ricci sits down with us to share how she went from:- Growing up with a “starve yourself” mentality and early diet trauma- ADHD, impatience, all-or-nothing thinking and constant self-criticism- The fear of never having set foot in a gym…to over 2.5 years of growing consistency, lifting regularly, fuelling her body, and becoming woman and mother she wants her kids to see.We talk about:- The moment she realised: “Nobody is coming to save me.”- How she stopped equating “progress” with misery and hunger- What actually changed when she got outside accountability and a long-term plan- Learning to give herself credit instead of moving the goalposts every time she achieved something- Why buying “temporary” clothes for her changing body became a powerful act of self-respectIf you grew up around diet culture, feel broken by years of quick fixes, or secretly wonder if you’ll ever “get it together”…Ricci’s story will hit hard—in the best way.🎧 Press play to hear what’s possible when you stop chasing 12-week miracles and start backing yourself for the long haul.Been listening for a while and want the full picture?We made a comprehensive training that walks through the four biggest reasons people stay stuck in the weight loss cycle and what to do instead to make sure you are moving in the right direction consistently.Watch it HERE ON YOUTUBE.You can, and should, follow us on Instagram HERE.Finally if you want to learn more about how we help people, just head on over to THE WEBSITE!

You’ve tried so many plans it’s hard to even remember them all. It feels like you've done everything.Each one starts the same: new plan, new me.…until life happens, the scale bounces, and you quietly decide, “This isn’t working, I need a different plan.”In this episode of The Weight Loss Podcast we’re talking about 5 questions to ask before you change your plan – so you stop starting over every few weeks and months and finally give yourself a fair chance to succeed.We dive into...- How to know if your plan is actually “broken”…or if you’re just not following it often enough to judge it.- What “enough time” really looks like for results (hint: it’s not 10 days of being perfect).- How unrealistic expectations are secretly wrecking your motivation.- Why your sleep, stress and environment matter just as much as your food and training.- When you truly do need to tweak the plan…and when you actually need support, not another set of rules.If you’re sick of feeling like a “plan-hopper” who never sticks to anything, this episode will give you a calm, practical way to decide what to do next...without burning more time, money and energy on yet another restart.Been listening for a while and want the full picture?We made a comprehensive training that walks through the four biggest reasons people stay stuck in the weight loss cycle and what to do instead to make sure you are moving in the right direction consistently.Watch it HERE ON YOUTUBE.You can, and should, follow us on Instagram HERE.Finally if you want to learn more about how we help people, just head on over to THE WEBSITE!