Body Like You

Aimee Richardson
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This podcast is for everyone who is tired of thinking about food all the time with nothing to show for it. Join me as we go deeper than what's on your plate into the brain skills that result in real change. You don't need another nutrition coach telling you to eat more vegetables or that we all have the same 24-hours in a day. Real change starts in your brain by changing your thoughts about your body and yourself. This is mindset coaching on steriods!

  1. 39. Are You Chasing Fat Loss...or Approval and Admiration?

    4d ago

    39. Are You Chasing Fat Loss...or Approval and Admiration?

    For 1:1 coaching inquiries, find me: Web: framenutrition.co Email: aimee@framenutrition.co IG: @coachaimee.nutrition And I'd love to hear from you!

    19 min
  2. 38. Thoughts That Encourage Self-Sabotage: It Shouldn't Be This Hard

    Jun 23

    38. Thoughts That Encourage Self-Sabotage: It Shouldn't Be This Hard

    For 1:1 coaching inquiries, find me: Web: framenutrition.co Email: aimee@framenutrition.co IG: @coachaimee.nutrition And I'd love to hear from you! Why do “easy” healthy habits sometimes feel so hard? In this episode, we’re breaking down one of the most common limiting beliefs in sustainable fat loss and behavior change: “It shouldn’t be this hard.” Whether you’re trying to go for a daily walk, cook more meals at home, go to bed earlier, eat more protein, cut back on alcohol, or stop nighttime snacking, your brain may resist even the simplest changes. This episode explores why small, realistic habits can feel harder than extreme diets. You’ll learn how your brain prioritizes immediate comfort over long-term rewards, why temporal discounting makes behavior change so challenging, and how shame and self-criticism can lead to self-sabotage before you’ve even had a chance to succeed. Instead of assuming something is wrong with you when a simple habit feels difficult, you’ll learn how to let the easy thing be hard without making it mean anything about your discipline, willpower, or worth. If you’re working on sustainable weight loss, healthy eating, long-term fat loss maintenance, emotional eating, habit formation, or building a healthier relationship with your body, this episode will help you understand why change feels hard—and why that doesn’t mean you’re failing.

    26 min
  3. 37. Why Exercising to Burn Calories Keeps You Stuck

    Jun 16

    37. Why Exercising to Burn Calories Keeps You Stuck

    For 1:1 coaching inquiries, find me: Web: framenutrition.co Email: aimee@framenutrition.co IG: @coachaimee.nutrition And I'd love to hear from you! What if exercising to burn calories is actually keeping you stuck? In this episode of Body Like You, we’re rethinking fat loss, calorie burn, exercise, and mindset. If you’ve ever started a workout plan hoping it would finally make fat loss happen faster, this conversation will help you understand why exercise alone is a terrible way to lose body fat and why chasing calories burned can damage your relationship with your body. You’ll learn why fat loss ultimately depends on energy balance and a calorie deficit, but also why the advice to “eat less and move more” is far too simplistic. We’ll talk about total daily energy expenditure, why exercise only makes up a small percentage of daily calorie burn, and how your metabolism adapts when you increase activity. Most importantly, this episode explores the mindset trap of treating exercise as a transaction: “I worked out, so I earned food,” or “I burned calories, so my body owes me weight loss.” That approach often leads to frustration, body resentment, overexercise, and giving up. You'll hear how to separate exercise from punishment, calorie debt, and body dissatisfaction and begin seeing movement as a way to build strength, vitality, body trust, and positive body image.

    25 min
  4. 36. Thoughts That Encourage Self-Sabotage: It's Not Fair That She Can Eat Whatever She Wants

    Jun 9

    36. Thoughts That Encourage Self-Sabotage: It's Not Fair That She Can Eat Whatever She Wants

    For 1:1 coaching inquiries, find me: Web: framenutrition.co Email: aimee@framenutrition.co IG: @coachaimee.nutrition And I'd love to hear from you! Have you ever looked at someone who seems to eat whatever they want, stay effortlessly thin, and thought, “It’s so unfair”? In this episode, I unpack the painful comparison loop that happens when your body, weight, or relationship with food feels harder than everyone else’s. I also look at what research suggests about people who appear to stay thin without effort, and why the story your brain tells about them may not be the full truth. PMID: 35839758. You’ll learn how to notice body comparison, send compassion to yourself, and move out of resentment and into a more grounded, caring relationship with your body and food. Topics covered: body image, weight loss, yo-yo dieting, food struggles, fatphobia, self-compassion, thin privilege, body comparison, emotional eating, diet mindset, metabolism myths, and compassionate health behavior change.

    19 min
  5. 35. What If You're Too Close to Your Own Patterns With Eating To See What Actually Needs To Change?

    Jun 2

    35. What If You're Too Close to Your Own Patterns With Eating To See What Actually Needs To Change?

    For 1:1 coaching inquiries, find me: Web: framenutrition.co Email: aimee@framenutrition.co IG: @coachaimee.nutrition And I'd love to hear from you! What if the thing keeping you stuck isn’t a lack of discipline, but the fact that you’re too close to your own patterns to see what actually needs to change? In this episode, I’m talking about the power of coaching, support, and having someone in your corner who can see the path forward when you’re spinning your wheels. I share my own experience of hiring a trainer to help me with strength training, chronic pain, fatigue, recurring injuries, and stalled progress in the gym, and how his plan was not what I wanted, but exactly what I needed. We’ll talk about why behavior change is so hard to do alone, especially when your routines feel safe, your all-or-nothing thinking kicks in, or your fear of change convinces you to keep doing the same thing harder. I also connect this to nutrition coaching, fat loss, clean eating, body image, overexercising, and the frustration of putting in a lot of effort without getting the result you want. This episode is for anyone who has been working hard on their fitness, nutrition, weight loss, or body image goals but keeps running into the same obstacles. A good coach can help you stop wasting years on strategies that aren’t working, give you a clearer plan, and support you through the discomfort of doing the thing you might not want to do but probably need.

    21 min
  6. 34. Thoughts That Encourage Self-Sabotage: I've Worked So Hard, Fat Loss Should Have Happened By Now

    May 26

    34. Thoughts That Encourage Self-Sabotage: I've Worked So Hard, Fat Loss Should Have Happened By Now

    For 1:1 coaching inquiries, find me: Web: framenutrition.co Email: aimee@framenutrition.co IG: @coachaimee.nutrition And I'd love to hear from you! In this episode, we’re unpacking the Heaven’s Reward Fallacy and how it quietly sabotages fat loss, body image, and long-term behavior change. If you’ve ever thought, “I’ve been good all week, so the scale should be down,” or “I worked hard, so I deserve faster results,” this episode will help you understand why that mindset feels so convincing, but leads to frustration, resentment, and quitting. We’ll explore the difference between competitive motives and compassionate motives for fat loss, and why chasing confidence and admiration through body change can make fat loss feel urgent and emotionally exhausting. You’ll learn how unrealistic expectations, diet culture marketing, and the desire to feel accepted can create a painful belief that your body has “robbed” you when results don’t happen quickly enough. This episode also offers a more compassionate path forward: building the emotional capacity, habits, and self-respect needed to care for your body for life. Instead of using fat loss as proof that you are disciplined, lovable, or worthy, you’ll learn how to reconnect with motives rooted in self-compassion and a better relationship with your body.

    22 min
  7. 33. Maycember's Here Again! How to Stop Abandoning Your Body When Life is Crazy.

    May 19

    33. Maycember's Here Again! How to Stop Abandoning Your Body When Life is Crazy.

    For 1:1 coaching inquiries, find me: Web: framenutrition.co Email: aimee@framenutrition.co IG: @coachaimee.nutrition In this episode, I’m talking about what happens to your health habits when life gets chaotic, especially during the end-of-school-year madness of Maycember. After a family medical emergency, packed kid schedules, work demands, and a false-alarm crisis pushed my capacity to the edge, I had to lean on a tool I use with clients all the time: The Oxygen Mask List. We’ll unpack why all-or-nothing thinking makes it so easy to stop exercising, abandon balanced eating, and feel like you have to start over every time life gets hard. You’ll learn how to create your own flexible health plan for busy seasons using simple meals, realistic movement, and compassionate body care so you can stay consistent without chasing perfection. This episode is for anyone trying to maintain healthy habits, lose body fat, improve body image, or build consistency when family life, work stress, and overwhelm make everything feel impossible.

    23 min
  8. 32. Thoughts that Encourage Self-Sabotage: Nothing Has Ever Worked for Me, and This Won't Either

    May 12

    32. Thoughts that Encourage Self-Sabotage: Nothing Has Ever Worked for Me, and This Won't Either

    For 1:1 coaching inquiries, find me: Web: framenutrition.co Email: aimee@framenutrition.co IG: @coachaimee.nutrition In this episode, Aimee unpacks one of the most painful and common limiting beliefs around body change: “Nothing has ever worked for me, and this won’t either.” This belief often shows up after years of dieting, weight loss attempts, frustration, and feeling like your body is uniquely resistant to change. The episode explores why this thought makes so much sense, especially in a culture that treats body size as a reflection of discipline, morality, or personal worth. Instead of blaming individuals, the conversation looks at the bigger picture: biology, an obesogenic food environment, muscle loss with age, sedentary lifestyles, and the emotional toll of repeated disappointment. A key reframe is that your body is not broken. Bodies respond logically to calories, activity, muscle mass, stress, medical conditions, and environment. The real challenge is often not knowing what works, but building the mental and emotional capacity to make sustainable changes without relying on fear, shame, or extreme dieting.

    29 min
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This podcast is for everyone who is tired of thinking about food all the time with nothing to show for it. Join me as we go deeper than what's on your plate into the brain skills that result in real change. You don't need another nutrition coach telling you to eat more vegetables or that we all have the same 24-hours in a day. Real change starts in your brain by changing your thoughts about your body and yourself. This is mindset coaching on steriods!

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  • Creator
    Aimee Richardson
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    40
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Show Website
    Body Like You

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