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Jackie Kirschen, Registered Dietitian, Weight Loss Nutritionist & Mindful Eating Coach
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Do you wish you could lose weight without dieting, calorie counting, or feeling deprived? Are you tired of starting over every Monday, giving in to cravings, or feeling overwhelmed by all the conflicting weight loss advice out there? Welcome to Lose Weight Mindfully! I’m Jackie Kirschen, a registered dietitian, mom, and foodie who lost 65 pounds with mindful eating and sustainable strategies. This podcast helps you lose weight sustainably, boost energy, and feel amazing in your clothes all WITHOUT counting calories! Let’s ditch diets and create a healthier relationship with food for good!

  1. 6d ago

    133. Fed Up With Diets? How Terri Lost 38 Pounds After Cancer and Chemo

    Ever tried everything to lose weight—and I mean everything—and still felt stuck? If you’re burned out from tracking, restricting, and trying to be “good,” this episode is going to feel like a big deep breath. Today, I’m joined by my amazing client Terri, who shares her story of losing 38 pounds after surviving aggressive blood cancer and chemo. Yep, she’s been through it. Post-treatment, her energy was shot, her labs were a mess, and every “normal” dietitian gave her advice that didn’t fit her life or her healing body. It wasn’t until she found mindful eating and our work together that things started to click. Terri opens up about what it was really like to feel hopeless, skeptical, and just plain done with trying. She talks about the moment she decided to bet on herself one last time…and how it changed everything. No calorie counting. No burnout. No forcing herself to eat breakfast while nauseous just to hit macros. Just small, powerful shifts that worked for her real life, on her timeline. We get into the mindset stuff, the supplement support, the daily check-ins, the slow but steady weight loss that stuck, and how she finally got her energy and confidence back. This isn’t a quick fix or a perfect before-and-after—it’s the story of someone who learned how to listen to her body, eat without fear, and feel damn proud of herself again. If you’re ready to finally bet on yourself and get off the self-sabotage merry-go-round, hit play! Let’s talk real, sustainable, forever results with some laughter and a LOT of honesty. I know Terri’s story will move you. xoxo, Jackie P.S. Want to see Terry’s before & afters? Check out our Instagram highlights and celebrate her journey! MORE FROM JACKIE:  > 🙌🏻 Ready to Sustainably Lose Weight WITHOUT Counting Calories? I’ll show you how in 3 easy steps! Grab My FREE Quickstart Guide To Permanent Weight Loss: https://eatright4life.ck.page/quickstart-guide 👋🏻 Follow me on Instagram: @the.mindful.nutritionist  RELATED EPISODES: 113 - How Christine Lost 20 Pounds Without Counting a Single Calorie (& Finally Found Food Freedom) 111 - How Emily Lost 22 Pounds WITHOUT Counting Calories (Here’s How) 105 - Alana Lost 35 Pounds Without Keto, Ozempic, or Giving Up Mac & Cheese—Here’s How! 102 - Want to Lose Weight in 2026 Without Counting a Single Calorie? Do This 100 - 10 Lessons from 100 Episodes: What It Really Takes to Lose Weight & Keep It Off SUBSCRIBE & REVIEW Are you loving the podcast? I'd appreciate it if you could take a few seconds to do these two things: 1️⃣ hit the FOLLOW button so you don't miss out on any new episodes when they drop 2️⃣ leave a rating and review for my show on Apple Podcasts! Your support helps us reach more health-empowered women (like you!) move toward transforming their health so they can look and FEEL their best. Thanks so much for tuning into the Lose Weight Mindfully podcast! I'll see you next week! 🎙️New episodes drop every Monday!

  2. Aug 3

    132. Why Your Weight Loss Always Falls Apart When Life Gets Busy (And The 3 Shifts That Actually Fix It)

    Are you on a roll with your healthy habits, feeling amazing, and then life absolutely blows it up? The kids go back to school, work gets crazy, you travel, and the routine you built just falls apart. That little voice starts saying you will get back on track when things calm down. Here is the truth nobody tells you. Life is never going to stop being lifey. The chaos is not a season, it is the baseline, and waiting for calm to take care of yourself means waiting forever. In this episode, I am getting real honest about my own summer, the Alaska trip, Ezra starting school, the business growing like crazy, and how I found myself doing the exact thing I tell my clients not to do, putting myself on the back burner. Skipping walks, eating non-meals over the sink, staying up way past my bedtime. So I came back to the principle I teach every woman inside Mindful Weight Loss Academy. You do not prioritize your schedule, you schedule your priorities. We are talking about the three shifts that actually keep your weight loss on track when life gets busy. Why building a minimum viable routine beats waiting for the perfect one, why scheduling your priorities like actual meetings changes everything, and why giving yourself permission to do less and trust that it compounds is the hardest and most important shift of all. I even get into the real research behind why deciding in advance when you will do something makes you way more likely to actually follow through. Busy does not have to mean starting over, because it never did. If you are in a lifey season right now and your health keeps getting bumped to the bottom of the list, this episode is your permission slip and your plan. xoxo, Jackie MORE FROM JACKIE:  > 🙌🏻 Ready to Sustainably Lose Weight WITHOUT Counting Calories? I’ll show you how in 3 easy steps! Grab My FREE Quickstart Guide To Permanent Weight Loss: https://eatright4life.ck.page/quickstart-guide 👋🏻 Follow me on Instagram: @the.mindful.nutritionist RELATED EPISODES: 128 ー Why You're NOT Failing at Weight Loss (Even If You Can't See Results Yet) 130 ー Why You Can’t Lose Weight No Matter How Hard You Try (It’s Not Your Metabolism…It’s THIS) 124 ー What Helped Kylie Lose 28 Pounds, Get Her Period Back, and Feel at Peace with Food 117 ー Is Food Noise Sabotaging Your Weight Loss? Here's How to Silence It Naturally (No GLP-1 Needed) 108 ー When Life Gets “Lifey”: How To Stay Consistent With Weight Loss SUBSCRIBE & REVIEW Are you loving the podcast? I'd appreciate it if you could take a few seconds to do these two things: 1️⃣ hit the FOLLOW button so you don't miss out on any new episodes when they drop 2️⃣ leave a rating and review for my show on Apple Podcasts! Your support helps us reach more health-empowered women (like you!) move toward transforming their health so they can look and FEEL their best. Thanks so much for tuning into the Lose Weight Mindfully podcast! I'll see you next week! 🎙️New episodes drop every Monday!

  3. Jul 27

    131. 5 Rules Every Woman Needs to Follow Before She Sets Another Weight Loss Goal

    Can I be honest with you? Most women who are setting weight loss goals are doing it completely wrong. Not because they are not smart or motivated or capable. But because nobody ever taught them the rules that actually make a goal work. So they set the same goal over and over, start strong, fall off, restart, and spend years wondering what is wrong with them. Nothing is wrong with them. Everything is wrong with how the goal was set. In this episode, I am giving you the 5 rules I wish someone had handed me before I started my 65-pound weight loss journey. The ones that changed everything when I finally figured them out. We are talking about why vague goals are just wishes that never come true, why showing up consistently beats having the perfect plan every single time, why respecting the timeline is the only way to build results that actually last, why the hard moments are not a sign you are failing and how to prepare for them before they knock you off track, and why going all in is the single most important decision you will ever make on your weight loss journey. These are the exact expectations I teach inside Mindful Weight Loss Academy on our weekly coaching calls. And every single woman in the room has an aha moment when we go through them. Today that woman is you. The goal is not the problem. It never was. The rules around it are everything. Press play and let's set your next goal the right way. xoxo, Jackie MORE FROM JACKIE:  > 🙌🏻 Ready to Sustainably Lose Weight WITHOUT Counting Calories? I’ll show you how in 3 easy steps! Grab My FREE Quickstart Guide To Permanent Weight Loss: https://eatright4life.ck.page/quickstart-guide 👋🏻 Follow me on Instagram: @the.mindful.nutritionist  RELATED EPISODES: 115 ー The 3 Hardest Things Nobody Warned Me About Losing 65 Pounds (And How I Got Through Them) 112 ーThe 5 Biggest Weight Loss Lies I Believed in My 20s (And What Actually Works at 35) 110 ー Why Your Brain Won’t Stop Thinking About Food (How to Quiet Food Noise for Good) 123 ー Why Your Metabolism Works Against You Every Summer (And the 3 Fixes That Actually Work for Weight Loss) 124 ー What Helped Kylie Lose 28 Pounds, Get Her Period Back, and Feel at Peace with Food SUBSCRIBE & REVIEW Are you loving the podcast? I'd appreciate it if you could take a few seconds to do these two things: 1️⃣ hit the FOLLOW button so you don't miss out on any new episodes when they drop 2️⃣ leave a rating and review for my show on Apple Podcasts! Your support helps us reach more health-empowered women (like you!) move toward transforming their health so they can look and FEEL their best. Thanks so much for tuning into the Lose Weight Mindfully podcast! I'll see you next week! 🎙️New episodes drop every Monday!

  4. Jul 20

    130. Why You Can't Lose Weight No Matter How Hard You Try (It's Not Your Metabolism…It's This)

    Are you eating well, working out consistently, doing everything you have been told to do and still not losing weight? Maybe even gaining? You have blamed your metabolism, your hormones, your genetics, your age. But what if none of those are actually the problem? What if the real reason your metabolism feels completely broken is something almost nobody is talking about honestly and something you have complete control over? In this episode, I am giving you the full picture on cortisol and why chronically elevated stress hormones are the single biggest reason most women cannot lose weight no matter what they eat or how hard they exercise. And before we get into it I want to be upfront about something. I almost did not record this episode because the word cortisol has become one of the most overused and over-marketed words on the internet. I am not here to sell you a $300 cortisol test or an adaptogen supplement stack. I am here to tell you what cortisol actually is, why it actually matters for your weight loss, and what you can do about it for free starting today. We are talking about why intense daily cardio is making your metabolism worse not better, why every time you restrict your food you are spiking the very hormone that makes fat loss impossible, and why nervous system regulation is the most powerful metabolism tool you are not using. This is the episode I wish I had when I was cutting a protein bar into thirds and doing HIIT seven days a week and still gaining weight. Your metabolism is not broken. It is flooded with cortisol. And today we fix that. Press play. xoxo, Jackie MORE FROM JACKIE:  > 🙌🏻 Ready to Sustainably Lose Weight WITHOUT Counting Calories? I’ll show you how in 3 easy steps! Grab My FREE Quickstart Guide To Permanent Weight Loss: https://eatright4life.ck.page/quickstart-guide 👋🏻 Follow me on Instagram: @the.mindful.nutritionist RELATED EPISODES: 114 ー Why Your Metabolism Isn't the Problem But These 3 Healthy Habits Might Be 115 ー The 3 Hardest Things Nobody Warned Me About Losing 65 Pounds (And How I Got Through Them) 117 ー Is Food Noise Sabotaging Your Weight Loss? Here's How to Silence It Naturally (No GLP-1 Needed) 110 ー Why Your Brain Won’t Stop Thinking About Food (How to Quiet Food Noise for Good) 108 ー When Life Gets "Lifey": How To Stay Consistent With Weight Loss SUBSCRIBE & REVIEW Are you loving the podcast? I'd appreciate it if you could take a few seconds to do these two things: 1️⃣ hit the FOLLOW button so you don't miss out on any new episodes when they drop 2️⃣ leave a rating and review for my show on Apple Podcasts! Your support helps us reach more health-empowered women (like you!) move toward transforming their health so they can look and FEEL their best. Thanks so much for tuning into the Lose Weight Mindfully podcast! I'll see you next week! 🎙️New episodes drop every Monday!

  5. Jul 13

    129. How Caitlyn Lost 19 Pounds WHILE Eating Tacos & Ice Cream!

    Ever hit that point where your jeans won’t button, nothing in your closet fits, and you’re debating between buying the next size up…or finally doing something about it? That was Caitlyn just 4 months ago. In this episode, I sit down with Caitlyn—mom of two, part-time physical therapist, and now a proud graduate of the Mindful Weight Loss Academy. She showed up to our first call feeling stuck, burnt out, and completely “desperate.” Fast forward to today? She’s down 19 pounds, buying new jeans (in a smaller size), waking up at 5 a.m. to work out, and actually excited for family photos. And yes—she did all this without tracking a single calorie. We talk about what it really looks like to break free from diet culture, how to make peace with food when you’ve been stuck in all-or-nothing thinking, and why Caitlyn now feels confident that she’ll never need another weight loss program again. She eats tacos. She eats ice cream. She also eats vegetables. Because balance. If you’re over dieting and ready to feel like yourself again—this episode is your proof that it’s possible (and can still eat the damn taco and ice cream!) xoxo, Jackie P.S. Want to see Caitlyn’s before & afters? Check out our Instagram highlights and celebrate her journey! MORE FROM JACKIE:  > 🙌🏻 Ready to Sustainably Lose Weight WITHOUT Counting Calories? I’ll show you how in 3 easy steps! Grab My FREE Quickstart Guide To Permanent Weight Loss: https://eatright4life.ck.page/quickstart-guide 👋🏻 Follow me on Instagram: @the.mindful.nutritionist RELATED EPISODES: 117 ー Is Food Noise Sabotaging Your Weight Loss? Here's How to Silence It Naturally (No GLP-1 Needed) 116 ー How Jessica Lost 11 Pounds by Finally Prioritizing Herself (Not Another Diet) 108 ー When Life Gets “Lifey”: How To Stay Consistent With Weight Loss 106 ー Why You're Not Losing Weight (And the 3 Simple Fixes That Actually Work) 105 ー Alana Lost 35 Pounds Without Keto, Ozempic, or Giving Up Mac & Cheese—Here’s How! SUBSCRIBE & REVIEW Are you loving the podcast? I'd appreciate it if you could take a few seconds to do these two things: 1️⃣ hit the FOLLOW button so you don't miss out on any new episodes when they drop 2️⃣ leave a rating and review for my show on Apple Podcasts! Your support helps us reach more health-empowered women (like you!) move toward transforming their health so they can look and FEEL their best. Thanks so much for tuning into the Lose Weight Mindfully podcast! I'll see you next week! 🎙️New episodes drop every Monday!

  6. Jul 6

    128. Why You're NOT Failing at Weight Loss (Even If You Can't See Results Yet)

    Are you doing everything right, the meals, the movement, the mindset work, and still the scale is not budging? The mirror is not showing what you hoped for and somewhere in the back of your head a little voice is saying what is the point? If that is you, this episode is your reminder that just because you cannot see the results yet does not mean they are not coming. Most people quit right here during the invisible phase of progress. But not you. In this episode, I am pulling back the curtain on how my own definition of success has completely changed over the years and giving you six thoughts that will completely reframe what it means to win at weight loss even when no one else is watching and you cannot see it for yourself yet. I hit two major plateaus on my 65-pound weight loss journey, one that lasted months and one that lasted four straight months, and I almost quit both times. Today, I am telling you exactly what kept me going and what will keep you going too. We are talking about why you are actually in the invisible phase of progress not the failure phase, why measuring the gain instead of the gap changes everything, why consistency will always beat intensity, and why the wins the scale will never show you are the most important ones of your entire journey. The middle is not the end. It is where everything is being built. Press play and let this be the episode that keeps you going today. xoxo, Jackie MORE FROM JACKIE:  > 🙌🏻 Ready to Sustainably Lose Weight WITHOUT Counting Calories? I’ll show you how in 3 easy steps! Grab My FREE Quickstart Guide To Permanent Weight Loss: https://eatright4life.ck.page/quickstart-guide 👋🏻 Follow me on Instagram: @the.mindful.nutritionist  RELATED EPISODES: 104 ー Feeling Like a Failure? The Real Reason You’re Not Losing Weight Fast Enough 110 ー Why Your Brain Won’t Stop Thinking About Food (How to Quiet Food Noise for Good) 106 ー Why You're Not Losing Weight (And the 3 Simple Fixes That Actually Work) 105 ー Alana Lost 35 Pounds Without Keto, Ozempic, or Giving Up Mac & Cheese—Here’s How! 114 ー Why Your Metabolism Isn't the Problem But These 3 Healthy Habits Might Be SUBSCRIBE & REVIEW Are you loving the podcast? I'd appreciate it if you could take a few seconds to do these two things: 1️⃣ hit the FOLLOW button so you don't miss out on any new episodes when they drop 2️⃣ leave a rating and review for my show on Apple Podcasts! Your support helps us reach more health-empowered women (like you!) move toward transforming their health so they can look and FEEL their best. Thanks so much for tuning into the Lose Weight Mindfully podcast! I'll see you next week! 🎙️New episodes drop every Monday!

  7. Jun 29

    127. Dreading Fourth of July Weight Gain? 5 Proven Tips That Keep You Losing Weight All Weekend

    Every 4th of July I used to wake up Tuesday morning feeling like I had completely blown it. The spiral would start Friday night and by Saturday I would figure the whole weekend was already ruined so I might as well keep going. For years I thought something was wrong with me. And then I realized I was not failing on the Fourth of July. I was failing at the week leading up to it. Today, I am giving you the five tools that changed everything so you can finally enjoy this holiday without starting over on Tuesday. In this episode, I am giving you 5 proven tips to keep you losing weight all weekend long. We are talking about why restricting all week to save up for the holiday is the number one reason women spiral, how to identify your triggers before you walk through the door, how to choose your indulgences intentionally using the hell yes or hell no rule, what a speed bump is and why building one before the spiral starts changes everything, and why joy and presence at the fireworks are your most powerful weight loss tools this weekend. These are the exact tools I teach inside Mindful Weight Loss Academy. And they work even when the grill is going, the drinks are flowing, and the fireworks are keeping everyone up late. You do not have to choose between enjoying your 4th of July and keeping your weight loss on track. You can absolutely do both. Press play and let's make this the last holiday weekend you ever have to start over from. xoxo, Jackie MORE FROM JACKIE:  > 🙌🏻 Ready to Sustainably Lose Weight WITHOUT Counting Calories? I’ll show you how in 3 easy steps! Grab My FREE Quickstart Guide To Permanent Weight Loss: https://eatright4life.ck.page/quickstart-guide 👋🏻 Follow me on Instagram: @the.mindful.nutritionist RELATED EPISODES: 122 ー Can You Eat the Burger, Drink the Cocktail & Still Lose Weight This Summer? Yes—Here's How 108 ー When Life Gets “Lifey”: How To Stay Consistent With Weight Loss 116 ー How Jessica Lost 11 Pounds by Finally Prioritizing Herself (Not Another Diet) 117 ー Is Food Noise Sabotaging Your Weight Loss? Here's How to Silence It Naturally (No GLP-1 Needed) 121 ー Why "I'll Just Use My Insurance" Is the Most Expensive Weight Loss Mistake You'll Make SUBSCRIBE & REVIEW Are you loving the podcast? I'd appreciate it if you could take a few seconds to do these two things: 1️⃣ hit the FOLLOW button so you don't miss out on any new episodes when they drop 2️⃣ leave a rating and review for my show on Apple Podcasts! Your support helps us reach more health-empowered women (like you!) move toward transforming their health so they can look and FEEL their best. Thanks so much for tuning into the Lose Weight Mindfully podcast! I'll see you next week! 🎙️New episodes drop every Monday!

  8. Jun 22

    126. Is Summer Killing Your Weight Loss Willpower? 3 Food Noise Fixes Nobody Is Talking About

    Does your food noise get louder in summer? Like you are doing fine minding your own business and then June hits and suddenly all you can think about is the s'mores at the bonfire next weekend, the pizza on Wednesday, the frozen margarita at the barbecue on Sunday. You are thinking about these foods days before you even get there. And by the time you actually show up you are so wound up that you either overeat everything or white-knuckle the whole event and resent every second of it. Here is what I want you to know. That summer food noise spiral is not a willpower problem and it is not a discipline problem. It is a predictable psychological response to the way summer eating has been set up in your mind. Summer does not just change your schedule. It changes your food noise. And nobody is talking about why. In this episode, I am giving you 3 food noise fixes nobody talks about that will actually quiet the mental chatter so you can enjoy your summer without food living rent free in your head all season long. We are talking about why summer specifically amplifies food noise more than any other season, why removing the special occasion status from summer foods is the most powerful thing you can do, and how showing up to summer events with one simple mindful intention changes everything about how the night goes. The goal was never to stop thinking about summer food. The goal is to stop being controlled by the thought of it before you even get there. Press play and let's get your summer back. xoxo, Jackie MORE FROM JACKIE:  > 🙌🏻 Ready to Sustainably Lose Weight WITHOUT Counting Calories? I’ll show you how in 3 easy steps! Grab My FREE Quickstart Guide To Permanent Weight Loss: https://eatright4life.ck.page/quickstart-guide 👋🏻 Follow me on Instagram: @the.mindful.nutritionist RELATED EPISODES: 117 ー Is Food Noise Sabotaging Your Weight Loss? Here's How to Silence It Naturally (No GLP-1 Needed) 110 ー Why Your Brain Won’t Stop Thinking About Food (How to Quiet Food Noise for Good) 113 ー How Christine Lost 20 Pounds Without Counting a Single Calorie (& Finally Found Food Freedom) 119 ー Want To Lose 10 Pounds Before Summer? STOP Starting Over and Do This Instead 122 ー Can You Eat the Burger, Drink the Cocktail & Still Lose Weight This Summer? Yes—Here's How SUBSCRIBE & REVIEW Are you loving the podcast? I'd appreciate it if you could take a few seconds to do these two things: 1️⃣ hit the FOLLOW button so you don't miss out on any new episodes when they drop 2️⃣ leave a rating and review for my show on Apple Podcasts! Your support helps us reach more health-empowered women (like you!) move toward transforming their health so they can look and FEEL their best. Thanks so much for tuning into the Lose Weight Mindfully podcast! I'll see you next week! 🎙️New episodes drop every Monday!

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Do you wish you could lose weight without dieting, calorie counting, or feeling deprived? Are you tired of starting over every Monday, giving in to cravings, or feeling overwhelmed by all the conflicting weight loss advice out there? Welcome to Lose Weight Mindfully! I’m Jackie Kirschen, a registered dietitian, mom, and foodie who lost 65 pounds with mindful eating and sustainable strategies. This podcast helps you lose weight sustainably, boost energy, and feel amazing in your clothes all WITHOUT counting calories! Let’s ditch diets and create a healthier relationship with food for good!

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