Never Diet Again with Max Lowery

What if the biggest obstacle to your weight loss isn't food... but the way you speak to yourself?
In this episode, I dive deep into one of the most overlooked drivers of emotional eating, self-sabotage, and inconsistent weight loss: your critical inner voice.
You know the one.
The voice that says:
 "I've ruined it now." 
 "I've got no willpower." 
 "What's wrong with me?" 
 "I'll never change." 
Most women believe these thoughts are true. But what if they're not?
What if the reason you keep finding yourself back in the kitchen at night, reaching for biscuits, chocolate, or wine, has less to do with food and more to do with the emotional stress created by years of self-criticism?
In this episode, I explain:
✅ Where your inner critic actually comes from
 ✅ How childhood experiences, culture, and past dieting shape your self-talk
 ✅ Why self-criticism creates stress inside the nervous system
 ✅ The hidden connection between shame, emotional eating, and weight gain
 ✅ Why food often becomes a form of emotional relief
 ✅ The difference between CBT and Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT)
 ✅ A simple 4-step framework to stop being controlled by your thoughts
Most importantly, you'll learn that you are not your thoughts.
You are the person observing them.
And when you stop believing every thought your mind produces, you create the space to make different choices, build self-trust, and finally break the cycle of starting over every Monday.
Because lasting weight loss isn't just about changing what you eat.
It's about changing the relationship you have with yourself.
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What if your “lack of discipline” is actually an ADHD brain searching for stimulation?
In this episode, I’m joined by meditation coach Will Fraser to talk about ADHD, menopause, dopamine, emotional eating, phone addiction, and why so many women over 40 suddenly feel like their brain won’t switch off.
We explore why ADHD symptoms can get worse during perimenopause, why food and scrolling become quick dopamine hits, and why meditation may be one of the most powerful tools for improving focus, impulse control, emotional regulation, and nervous system regulation.
But this isn’t about sitting perfectly still with an empty mind.
It’s about learning how to notice your thoughts, urges, and impulses without being controlled by them.
If you’ve ever thought:
“I can’t meditate.”
“My brain is too busy.”
“I can’t stop snacking.”
“I’m always overwhelmed.”
“I know what to do, but I can’t follow through.”
This episode will change how you see yourself.
Because you’re not lazy, broken, or undisciplined. Your brain may simply be stuck in a loop of stimulation, stress, and dopamine-seeking behaviour.
And once you understand that, you can start to change it.
 Find out more about Will Fraser here:
 www.mind-beyond-matter.com
Watch my The Cravings & Fat-Burning Masterclass:  https://www.neverdietagainmethod.uk/register-podcast
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What if the thing you’re using to feel better is actually keeping you stuck?
In this episode, I’m joined by psychiatrist Dr. Josef Witt-Doerring, who has worked inside Big Pharma and the FDA, and what he shares will seriously challenge the way you think about antidepressants, anxiety, GLP-1 weight loss injections, emotional eating, and mental health.
We talk about why so many people are being given drugs to numb symptoms without ever addressing the root cause, why food can become a form of self-medication, and why weight gain is often a symptom of something much deeper.
This is not an anti-medication conversation. It’s an honest one.
If you’re a woman over 40 who feels stuck with your weight, constantly turns to food for comfort, or feels like you’ve tried everything and nothing works, this episode will help you see the real issue more clearly.
Because the problem is rarely just food.
It’s stress.
It’s emotional regulation.
It’s nervous system overload.
It’s identity.
It’s the feelings you keep trying to avoid.
And until those root causes are addressed, the same patterns keep coming back.
This episode is a must-listen if you’ve ever wondered whether quick fixes are really solving the problem… or just delaying the moment you finally have to face it.
Watch my The Cravings & Fat-Burning Masterclass:  https://www.neverdietagainmethod.uk/register-podcast
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Book a Food Freedom Breakthrough Call: https://www.neverdietagainmethod.uk/call-ig

Most women don’t need more weight loss knowledge.
They know what to eat.
They know they should move more.
They know snacking, overeating, and “just a little taste” all add up.
But here’s the problem: there is often a huge gap between what you think you’re doing and what you’re actually doing.
And that gap is where weight loss stalls.
In this episode, I share a training taken directly from inside my Live360 coaching program, breaking down the 3 biggest weight loss mistakes we see again and again with women who feel stuck.
These aren’t complicated. They’re not extreme. And they’re definitely not about cutting out your favourite foods.
But they are the small, easy-to-miss habits that can quietly stop progress:
bites, licks and tastes that “don’t count,” eating past fullness because you hate wasting food, and underestimating how powerful daily movement really is.
If you feel like you’re doing everything right but the weight still isn’t moving, this episode will help you stop blaming yourself and start seeing what’s actually going on.
Because the problem usually isn’t discipline.
 It’s awareness.
And once you see these patterns clearly, everything can start moving again.
Watch my The Cravings & Fat-Burning Masterclass:  https://www.neverdietagainmethod.uk/register-podcast
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Book a Food Freedom Breakthrough Call: https://www.neverdietagainmethod.uk/call-ig

She knew how to lose weight.
She just could not keep it off.
In this episode, I sit down with Joanne, a 55-year-old high achiever who spent decades trapped in the same exhausting cycle so many women know too well: lose weight, gain it back, promise to start again Monday, then blame herself when nothing changed.
She thought the problem was discipline.
 She thought she just needed to try harder.
 She thought she was the problem.
But that was never the truth.
What changed everything was not another diet, stricter rules, or more willpower. It was finally understanding what was actually driving her behavior with food in the first place.
Since joining Live360, Joanne has lost over 20 kilos and, for the first time in her life, kept it off. But more importantly, she feels proud of herself. She feels free. She trusts herself again.
In this conversation, we talk about:
 the hidden emotional patterns that kept her stuck for years 
 why knowing what to eat was never the real issue 
 how years of yo-yo dieting damaged her confidence 
 what finally helped her break the cycle 
 and why this has become about so much more than weight loss 
If you have ever thought, “Why can I succeed in every area of life except this?” this episode will hit hard.
Watch my The Cravings & Fat-Burning Masterclass:  https://www.neverdietagainmethod.uk/register-podcast
Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/max.lowery/
Book a Food Freedom Breakthrough Call: https://www.neverdietagainmethod.uk/call-ig