The Scales of Wellness

Kathy Bedward

Weight loss strategies for busy professionals

  1. 15h ago

    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/ How to Activate Your Own GLP-1 Naturally workshop: Wednesday June 24, 2026 12-1pm Sign up here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/pTxlluXqT-SJosiaLQoBBg

    24 min

  2. 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/ How to Activate Your Own GLP-1 Naturally workshop: Wednesday June 24, 2026 12-1pm Sign up here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/pTxlluXqT-SJosiaLQoBBg

    25 min

  3. Jun 8

    Eat It or Don't Eat It - But For the Love Of Chocolate, Make a Conscious Choice

    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 Can you eat when you're not hungry? Is it sometimes OK to eat when you're not hungry? Am I doomed if I eat when I'm not hungry? Those sound like simple questions. But the way you've been answering them — probably without even realizing it — might be the exact thing standing between you and actually making progress. In this episode we're getting into one of the most loaded topics in weight loss. The urge to eat (and the need to eat) when you're not hungry show up in so many different ways, for so many different reasons, and how you respond in those moments matters more than you think. We're talking about why the language you use with yourself is everything, why the most well-intentioned rule you've ever made around food is probably backfiring, and what it actually looks like to be in charge of your own choices instead of being dragged around by your primitive brain. This one will change how you think about food, hunger, permission, and what it means to actually trust yourself. 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/ How to Activate Your Own GLP-1 Naturally workshop: Wednesday June 24, 2026 12-1pm Sign up here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/pTxlluXqT-SJosiaLQoBBg

    30 min

  4. Jun 1

    Your Brain is Hilarious (And Other Secrets to Actually Enjoying Weight Loss)

    If you've been grinding through your weight loss journey waiting for it to just be OVER already — this episode is for you. Here's the thing: you can take any part of losing weight — planning your food, eating what you planned, fitting movement into your actual life, eating when you're hungry and stopping when you're not — and turn it into either a miserable slog or a genuinely fun experience. Same actions. Completely different experience. Completely different results. And it has nothing to do with what's on your plate. We're also talking about why your brain is honestly one of the funniest things you'll ever encounter on this journey — like when you eat a perfectly delicious satisfying dinner and your brain immediately starts making a case for why that wasn't quite enough. That's not a willpower problem. That's just your hilarious brain doing its thing. And when you can watch it happen and find it funny instead of believing every word of it? That's when your mental load lightens and you start to see results. Plus we're talking about jigsaw puzzles, gardening, pickleball, and what watching your favorite TV show has to teach you about losing weight (seriously!) Tune in to my free hour of coaching plus Q + A on Wednesday, June 3 at 12-1pm CST on Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/2428039579 Book a private consultation 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/ How to Activate Your Own GLP-1 Naturally workshop: Wednesday June 24, 2026 12-1pm Sign up here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/pTxlluXqT-SJosiaLQoBBg

    27 min

  5. May 25

    Can I Really Lose Weight Eating Carbs?

    Can you really lose weight eating carbs? If you've ever been told to cut them out, restrict them, or felt guilty every time you ate bread, pasta, or fruit — this episode is for you. This week I break down what carbs are, what a low carbohydrate diet really means versus what diet culture has told you it means, and why cutting carbs out completely may be doing more damage than you realize — including some surprising research on what happens to your blood sugar when you bring them back. You'll also walk away with three concrete things you can start doing right now to heal your relationship with carbs — without a single new rule to follow. None of this is about rules. It's about understanding your body, trusting yourself, and finally making peace with the food that diet culture made you afraid of. Book a private consultation 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/ How to Activate Your Own GLP-1 Naturally workshop: Wednesday June 24, 2026 12-1pm Sign up here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/pTxlluXqT-SJosiaLQoBBg

    34 min

  6. May 18

    Nobody Asked You: The Comments About Our Bodies That We Were Never Supposed to Just Accept

    Have you ever had someone say something about your body that stopped you in your tracks? Something you smiled through, said nothing about, and then carried with you for years? This episode is about those moments. The comments from doctors, colleagues, friends, and people we trusted. The ones meant as compliments that landed like criticism. The ones that were just cruel. The ones nobody had any business saying out loud — and yet said anyway. But why does this keep happening? Why is commenting on women's bodies so accepted, so normal, so unremarkable that most people don't even realize they're doing anything wrong? I dig into that too — because understanding where this comes from is the first step to stopping it from having power over you. We're going to talk about why these comments hurt so much more than people realize, and what you can actually do about it — both in the moment and long term. Because those comments didn't just sting and disappear. They built something inside you. A voice. A belief. A way of seeing yourself through other people's eyes that has been running your relationship with your body — and your eating — ever since. Your body was never up for discussion. This episode is about finally acting like it. Sign up for the free webinar happening tomorrow - Why Can't I Just Stick to a Diet? https://www.kathybedward.com/wcijstad-may2026 Book a private consultation 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/ How to Activate Your Own GLP-1 Naturally workshop: Wednesday June 24, 2026 12-1pm Sign up here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/pTxlluXqT-SJosiaLQoBBg

    23 min

  7. May 11

    The Devil Wears Size 00

    You've probably seen The Devil Wears Prada. You might have loved it. You might have quoted it. But when I rewatched it recently, I was shocked by what I hadn't noticed the first time around — a movie-length masterclass in diet culture, dressed up in Chanel and Valentino and presented as aspirational. In this episode I go scene by scene through moments that I genuinely could not believe I had missed the first time around. Once you hear this, you will never watch this movie the same way again. But this episode isn't really about a movie. It's about the water we're all swimming in — the messages about bodies, thinness, and food that were installed in us long before we were old enough to question them. From the magazines in waiting rooms to the comments at family dinners to the doctors who made the scale the first order of business — these messages are everywhere. And the most dangerous thing about them is that they feel like reality rather than what they actually are: beliefs we never chose. If you've ever felt guilty after eating something you love, started over on a Monday more times than you can count, or looked in the mirror and seen a problem instead of a person — this episode is for you. The water you've been swimming in is not the truth about your body. And you get to decide what happens next. Sign up for the free webinar on May 19, Why Can't I Just Stick to a Diet? https://www.kathybedward.com/wcijstad-may2026 Book a private consultation 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/ 🎙️ How to Activate Your Own GLP-1 Naturally workshop: Wednesday June 24, 2026 12-1pm Sign up here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/pTxlluXqT-SJosiaLQoBBg

    23 min

  8. May 4

    Is Less Better? I Have Thoughts.

    Last week we questioned "more is better." This week I'm flipping it. Because here's what I've noticed — the same women who were handed the "more is better" message their whole lives were also handed the opposite one. At the exact same time. From a completely different direction. Less food. Fewer calories. Smaller portions. Tighter windows. Less fat. Cut the carbs. Take up less space. We traded one story for another. But what if the second story is just as worth questioning as the first? In this episode I'm looking honestly at "less is better" — where it's true, where it completely falls apart, and why so many smart, motivated women have followed this advice faithfully and ended up further from their goals than when they started. This isn't about giving you a new set of rules. It's about something that will actually change how you think. Book a private consultation 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/ How to Activate Your Own GLP-1 Naturally workshop: Wednesday June 24, 2026 12-1pm Sign up here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/pTxlluXqT-SJosiaLQoBBg

    19 min
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Weight loss strategies for busy professionals

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  • Creator
    Kathy Bedward
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2026
  • Episodes
    125
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © 2026 The Scales of Wellness
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