The Scales of Wellness

Kathy Bedward
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Weight loss strategies for busy professionals

  1. 16h ago

    The Scale Jumped 3 Pounds. What Did I Do Wrong?

    Don't miss your chance to get into the last round of No Judgment! Book your free consultation here and let's talk about your goals and struggles: https://calendly.com/kathybedwardconsult/30min You step on the scale and there it is. Up three pounds from yesterday. Your stomach drops. You start replaying everything you ate this week. Was it the pizza on Friday? The wine at dinner? Did you eat too much sodium? What did you do wrong? What if the answer is nothing? I'm walking through exactly what can cause a scale to jump like this and why a 2-3 pound jump overnight is not even physically possible from fat. But more than that, I want to get into why that number can hijack your entire day in the first place, and what it would actually take to stop letting a random Tuesday morning number decide how you feel about yourself. If you've ever canceled plans, restricted the rest of the day, or spiraled into "I already ruined it" thinking because of a scale number, this episode is going to change how you see that number for good. Don't miss your chance to get into the last round of No Judgment! Book your free consultation here and let's talk about your goals and struggles: https://calendly.com/kathybedwardconsult/30min Please leave a review of The Scales of Wellness podcast on Apple iTunes. Your review helps the podcast grow and reach more people. Thank you! Visit my website: http://kathybedward.com Email me at kathy@kathybedward.com Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kathybedward/ Follow me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TTJCOACHING Follow me on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kathy-bedward-jd-certified-life-coach-aaa600275/

  2. Jul 27

    Would You Eat a Red Pepper? Why That Question Is Messing with Your Mind

    You're standing in the kitchen wondering if you're really hungry. So you run the test that's all over the internet. Would you eat a red pepper right now? Would you eat plain chicken breast? Maybe you're someone who swears by this test. Maybe you think it's ridiculous. Either way, I promise you've never heard it broken down quite like this. Why? Because underneath a simple yes or no question is something a lot bigger. The way you're asking yourself "am I hungry" is shaping how you feel about food, and about yourself, way more than you realize. Tune in for a new viewpoint on the Red Pepper Test and what it might be able to do for you. __________________________________________________________________ Book a free half-hour private call here to explore your weight loss goals and how No Judgment can help you: https://calendly.com/kathybedwardconsult/30min Please leave a review of The Scales of Wellness podcast on Apple iTunes. Your review helps the podcast grow and reach more people. Thank you! Visit my website: http://kathybedward.com Email me at kathy@kathybedward.com Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kathybedward/ Follow me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TTJCOACHING Follow me on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kathy-bedward-jd-certified-life-coach-aaa600275/

  3. Jul 20

    What Almond Moms, Women on GLP-1s, and You Have in Common

    Have you seen the reels on Instagram that mock almond moms? Maybe you laughed and kept scrolling. Social media has turned judging other women into a content genre. And I have a theory about why it's everywhere right now, and what's actually driving it. But that's not even the part of this episode that's going to stick with you. Because there's a question buried in here that changes everything once you actually sit with it.  Why does one comment about you roll right off your back, while another one wrecks your entire afternoon? It's not random. There's a reason, and once you see it, you can't unsee it. I'm walking through exactly what that reason is, and why it might be the single biggest thing standing between you and the life you actually want. If you've ever caught yourself rolling your eyes at another woman's choices, if a comment about your body has ever ruined your whole day, or if you've ever wondered why the same insult bothers you some days and not others, this one's going to connect a lot of dots you didn't know were connected. __________________________________________________________________ Book a free half-hour private call here to explore your weight loss goals and how No Judgment can help you: https://calendly.com/kathybedwardconsult/30min Please leave a review of The Scales of Wellness podcast on Apple iTunes. Your review helps the podcast grow and reach more people. Thank you! Visit my website: http://kathybedward.com Email me at kathy@kathybedward.com Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kathybedward/ Follow me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TTJCOACHING Follow me on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kathy-bedward-jd-certified-life-coach-aaa600275/

  4. Jul 13

    Stop Calling Yourself a Hot Mess: Talk To Yourself Like You Matter

    You catch yourself saying it without even thinking — "I'm such a hot mess." "I'm so needy." "I'm so stupid, I can't believe I did that." Your eating, your schedule, your feelings — none of it is the problem. The way you're talking to yourself about it? That's the problem. In this episode I'm breaking down the typical patterns of self-talk and showing you exactly how they show up in your own head every single day. Then I'm giving you the alternative: a way of talking to yourself that's accurate, respectful, true, and actually supports you. Hit play and start catching your self-talk so that you can change it. __________________________________________________________________ Book a free half-hour private call here: https://calendly.com/kathybedwardconsult/30min Please leave a review of The Scales of Wellness podcast on Apple iTunes. Your review helps the podcast grow and reach more people. Thank you! Visit my website: http://kathybedward.com Email me at kathy@kathybedward.com Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kathybedward/ Follow me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TTJCOACHING Follow me on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kathy-bedward-jd-certified-life-coach-aaa600275/

  5. Jul 6

    The Part of the Music You’re Not Hearing

    What do you hear when you listen to rock music? The melody? The lyrics? The guitar riffs? Do you even know what you focus on — or does it just happen without you noticing? And what does any of that have to do with weight loss? More than you think. In this episode I share what I discovered when I went down a research rabbit hole before a live concert last Friday — something that completely changed the way I listen to music and connects directly to the most important thing I know about why people struggle to lose weight. If you've ever felt like you're doing everything right and still can't figure out why you keep getting in your own way — hit play. __________________________________________________________________ Book a free half-hour private call here: https://calendly.com/kathybedwardconsult/30min Please leave a review of The Scales of Wellness podcast on Apple iTunes. Your review helps the podcast grow and reach more people. Thank you! Visit my website: http://kathybedward.com Email me at kathy@kathybedward.com Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kathybedward/ Follow me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TTJCOACHING Follow me on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kathy-bedward-jd-certified-life-coach-aaa600275/

  6. Jun 29

    I Do Great All Day and Blow It at Night: Finally Stop Nighttime Eating

    You were good all day. So good! But now, it’s 9pm and you just finished eating chips, then a protein bar, then a protein brownie…trying in vain to feel full and satisfied.  Ugh, now you’re bloated, overly full, and wondering WHYYYYYY do I keep doing this? Holy cow, is this episode for you.  I discuss in detail how you can know that your nighttime eating is not about: youyour lack of discipline / willpoweryour inability to stick to a plan  Next, I dive into the four specific factors driving this pattern. Once you know what they are, this finally becomes something you can SOLVE.  Listen to this week’s episode and finally stop the nighttime eating that is derailing your weight loss goals. __________________________________________________________________ Book a free half-hour private call here: https://calendly.com/kathybedwardconsult/30min Please leave a review of The Scales of Wellness podcast on Apple iTunes. Your review helps the podcast grow and reach more people. Thank you! Visit my website: http://kathybedward.com Email me at kathy@kathybedward.com Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kathybedward/ Follow me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TTJCOACHING Follow me on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kathy-bedward-jd-certified-life-coach-aaa600275/

  7. Jun 22

    I Know What to Do - I'm Just Not Doing It

    No Judgment Group Coaching is enrolling and it may be the last chance to get into it! Don't wait -book a free call now to see if  to see if this is the thing that finally moves the needle for you:   https://calendly.com/kathybedwardconsult/30min You catch yourself thinking it again. "I know exactly what I need to do. I'm just... not doing it." Maybe it's the eating plan you already know works. Maybe it's the workout you keep meaning to start. You can practically recite the steps — and somehow you still haven't moved. This episode is about that gap. The one between knowing and doing. And it's not what you think it is. Because here's the thing — that sentence, "I know what to do, I'm just not doing it," isn't actually a neutral observation. It's quietly doing something to you every time you say it. It's keeping you in a loop, and most people have no idea they're even in it. We're getting into why "knowing" was never really the missing piece, what's actually standing between you and action, and why the plan you think you need might be working against you from the start. If you've ever felt defeated before you even tried, told yourself "this is just how I am," or wondered why this time would be any different than the last ten times — this episode is going to hit close to home. Book a free half-hour private call here:   https://calendly.com/kathybedwardconsult/30min Please leave a review of The Scales of Wellness podcast on Apple iTunes. Your review helps the podcast grow and reach more people. Thank you! Visit my website: http://kathybedward.com Email me at kathy@kathybedward.com Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kathybedward/ Follow me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TTJCOACHING Follow me on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kathy-bedward-jd-certified-life-coach-aaa600275/

  8. Jun 15

    Welcome to La La Land: Why You Don't Remember Eating That

    No Judgment Group Coaching is enrolling and it may be the last chance to get into it! Don't wait -book a free call now to see if  to see if this is the thing that finally moves the needle for you:   https://calendly.com/kathybedwardconsult/30min You finish lunch and someone asks what you had and you genuinely have to think about it. You sit down with a bowl of something and forty minutes later it's empty and you have no real memory of eating it. Sound familiar? Welcome to LaLa Land eating. And most of us are there at mealtimes more than we realize. In this episode we're talking about what it actually costs you to eat on autopilot — and some of it is going to surprise you. It's not just about eating more than you planned. Distracted eating has real physiological consequences — for your stress levels, your digestion, your nutrient absorption, and the way your brain learns to relate to food over time. We're also talking about what mindful eating actually means — and it is not what you think. It is not a meditation practice. It is not chewing every bite thirty-two times. It is something much simpler and much more doable than that. If you've ever finished a meal and felt weirdly unsatisfied, or found yourself snacking again an hour later even though you just ate, or felt bloated and uncomfortable after meals you'd consider perfectly healthy — this episode is going to explain a lot. Book a free half-hour private call here:   https://calendly.com/kathybedwardconsult/30min Please leave a review of The Scales of Wellness podcast on Apple iTunes. Your review helps the podcast grow and reach more people. Thank you! Visit my website: http://kathybedward.com Email me at kathy@kathybedward.com Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kathybedward/ Follow me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TTJCOACHING Follow me on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kathy-bedward-jd-certified-life-coach-aaa600275/

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Weight loss strategies for busy professionals

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  • Creator
    Kathy Bedward
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2026
  • Episodes
    131
  • Rating
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    © 2026 The Scales of Wellness
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