The Shane Walsh Podcast

Rose lost 70 pounds, and on paper she was the success story. In reality she was bringing a food scale to other people's houses and turning down dinner invitations. In this launch-week episode, Shane Walsh explains why every diet "works" and why they all fail, why calorie tracking is a tool and not a verdict, and the questions that help you decide whether tracking is serving you or running you. You'll hear Rose's story of stepping away from tracking in phases, and how her first normal restaurant dinner in over a year almost made her cry.

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At 53, after 30 years of dieting, Marie said, "I don't know who I am if I'm not trying to lose weight." In this episode, Shane Walsh explains how yo-yo dieting hardens into an identity, why the shame around emotional eating is the real problem and not the eating itself, and how to question the stories you've been carrying. You'll hear Marie's story of tracing each label back to where it came from, rewriting it, and finally closing the chapter. This is episode 6 in the countdown to the launch of Break Free, out on Nov 3rd pre order now https://shorturl.at/NkbpN

Rachel spent 26 years using self-criticism as her motivation, and she was terrified that without it she'd give up. In this episode, Shane Walsh unpacks the Shame-Sabotage Loop, the cycle where body shame triggers a diet, a slip, more shame, and a binge. He explains why compassion isn't complacency, and why body neutrality is a realistic middle ground between hating and loving your body. You'll hear Rachel's story, and two simple daily practices you can try today: the Best Friend Test, and unfollowing and curating what you see online.

This is episode 5 in the countdown to the launch of Break Free, out on Nov 3rd
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Tara weighed herself every morning for five years, and most of the swings she cried over turned out to be water. In this episode, Shane Walsh explains how daily weigh-ins can fuel the yo-yo cycle, what really moves the number on the scale, and how to detach emotionally from it with practical tools from the book. This is episode 4 in the countdown to the launch of Break Free, out on Nov 3rd

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Sarah was perfect Monday to Friday and in total rebellion on the weekend, and she did it for over a decade. In this episode, Shane Walsh explains all-or-nothing thinking, shows the eight-week maths that makes the case for 80/20 over perfection, and introduces "imperfect action" as the middle ground where lasting change lives. This is episode 3 in the countdown to the launch of Break Free, out on Nov 3rd

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