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Weight Loss Doesn't Have to Suck
Are you ready to be DONE with dieting? Want to reach your goal without starving, suffering, and hating your life? You're in the right place.
Weight Loss Doesn’t Have to Suck is the only podcast that teaches you how to say goodbye to all the restriction, deprivation, and misery that came along with every diet you’ve ever tried in the past.
You absolutely can lose weight while eating what you love and enjoying your life; this podcast will show you how.
Join Certified Life Coach & Advanced Certified Weight Loss Coach Kimberly Severson each week to learn her practical strategies and proven methods for restriction-free weight loss.
Kimberly helps her clients lose weight by reconnecting to and honoring their body’s cues. She'll show you how to finally end overeating and emotional eating while you reclaim a joyful easy, stress-free relationship with food.
If you’re ready to put an end to your weight loss struggles without ever having to diet again, you’re in the right place.
Episodes
124 episodes
123: What to Do When You Have Zero Energy for Weight Loss
If you're stuck in the exhausting cycle of being "perfect" on your good days and completely giving up on your bad days, this episode is going to change everything for you. I'm breaking down the biggest lie diet culture has sold us - that succes...
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Episode 123
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122: Your Restriction-Free Weight Loss Questions Answered
This week, I'm answering your most common questions about the hunger scale - the tool I teach all my clients to help them use their body as their guide for weight loss.In this episode, I cover:How to reconnect with you...
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Episode 122
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38:30
121: How to Make Food Urges Feel Like No Big Deal
When you're facing a food urge, you have more control over the experience than you realize. It's not about willpower - it's about understanding what's actually happening and how your thoughts shape that moment.In this episode...
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Episode 121
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120: How I Stopped Eating When I Wasn't Hungry
JOIN THE $12, 12-DAY WEIGHT LOSS DOESN'T HAVE TO SUCK CHALLENGE!!!If you've ever wondered why you can learn all the "right" things about weight loss but still...
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Episode 120
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35:28
119: Stop Talking Yourself Out of Weight Loss
Paying attention to your self-talk is absolutely crucial for weight loss success. The voice in your head is either your biggest supporter or your most destructive enemy - and it's creating your reality every single day.
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Episode 119
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28:28
118: How to Stop Giving in to Every Food Urge
In this episode, I'm breaking down exactly what's happening in your brain during an urge and why it feels so impossible to resist. You'll discover why your brain literally fights itself during these moments, how stress chemicals flood yo...
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Episode 118
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35:54
117: The Shame Spiral That's Sabotaging Your Weight Loss
JOIN THE 12-DAY WEIGHT LOSS DOESN'T HAVE TO SUCK CHALLENGE!!!If you've ever had one "slip-up" with food and turned it into a week-long shame spiral of terribl...
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Episode 117
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29:32
116: 5 Reasons You Overeat at Night (Plus 5 Ways to Stop)
JOIN THE 12-DAY WEIGHT LOSS DOESN'T HAVE TO SUCK CHALLENGE!!!If you've ever found yourself standing in your kitchen at 9 PM eating straight out of a bag of ch...
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Episode 116
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30:51
115: Too Busy to Lose Weight? You Only Need 5 Minutes
Join the 12-Day Weight Loss Doesn't Have to Suck Challenge!!!If you've been telling yourself you can't lose weight because you're "too busy," this episode is ...
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Episode 115
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35:39
114: Why 70% of Women Gain Weight in Menopause (With No Diet Changes) w/ Cindy Topel
Join the 12-Day Weight Loss Doesn't Have to Suck Challenge!!!This episode is absolutely REQUIRED listening if you're over 37 and wondering why your body sudde...
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Episode 1
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113: The 12 Skills No Diet Will Ever Teach You
Ready to finally break free from the endless diet cycle? This episode is your roadmap out of restriction hell.JOIN THE 12-DAY WEIGHT LOSS DOESN'T HAVE TO SUCK...
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Episode 113
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35:51
112: Why You Can't Stop Snacking (And How to Fix It)
If you're grabbing cookies off the counter, finishing your kids' leftovers, or reaching for chips without thinking, this episode is for you. I'm breaking down exactly why these seemingly "small" choices are sabotaging your weight loss and shari...
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Episode 112
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31:48
111: Why Separating Fuel and Fun Foods Sabotages Weight Loss
A casual conversation with a friend sparked a deep dive into how we think about food - and why the popular mindset of separating meals into "nutrition only" versus "special events" might be stalling your weight loss.In this episode, I'm ...
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Episode 111
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35:33
110: Ice Cream Isn't Therapy: The Emotional Eating Fix
In this powerful conversation, I sit down with fellow coach Jill Pack to explore why emotions aren't the enemy—they're actually adding richness to our lives and providing crucial information we need. Jill shares her journey from living in chron...
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109: We Can Stop Making Weight Loss Feel So Hard
Today I'm sharing a powerful insight from my yoga instructor that hit me like a ton of bricks while I was shaking through an impossibly difficult pose. His simple observation about how we can sometimes create our own difficulty completely shift...
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Episode 109
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35:01
108: Self-Regulation is a Superpower
Your restriction-free weight loss toolbox needs a multitude of tools, and today I'm sharing one of my absolute favorites that changed everything for me. I dive into how your nervous system works and why understanding it makes losing weight so m...
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Episode 108
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43:16
107: Planning Magic: The Easiest Way to Accelerate Weight Loss
In this powerful episode, I reveal the deceptively simple practice that transforms weight loss results with minimal effort: planning ahead. While most of my clients initially resist this 2-5 minute habit, those who embrace it experience dramati...
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Episode 107
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36:05
106: Master Your Urges: The Complete Toolbox
I'm sharing something that could completely transform your relationship with food - my complete toolbox for making those overwhelming food urges SO much easier to manage.In this conversation with my friend and fellow coach Mande Jo...
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Episode 106
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45:47
105: Why You Quit on Yourself (And Four Ways to Finally Stop)
Ever notice how we get stuck in these frustrating cycles with weight loss? In this week's episode, I'm breaking down the hidden traps that keep us starting over again and again - and they're NOT what most "experts" talk about!I share the...
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Season 1
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Episode 105
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40:47
104: The 'I Don't Feel Like It' Weight Loss Solution
I'm tackling something that stops more people from reaching their goals than almost anything else: that feeling of being totally unmotivated and overwhelmed when looking at a big goal like weight loss. You know that feeling, right? When you thi...
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Season 1
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Episode 104
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32:47
103: Breaking Self-Sabotage: "The Opposite" Approach to Weight Loss
This week, I'm sharing a game-changing mindset shift that's completely transformed how I work with clients (inspired by a sitcom you've probably binge-watched) - and it might be exactly what you need to break free from those stubborn patterns t...
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Episode 103
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26:04
102: Gained Weight? The Freakout-Free Reset Plan
Just back from vacay and a few pounds up on the scale? ME TOO. But it's all good - in this week's episode, I'm sharing exactly how I navigate the post-vacation reset without falling into the typical restrict-binge-restrict cycle that keep...
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Episode 102
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40:53
101: The Urge Toolkit: What I Do When Cravings Hit
Ever wonder if coaches still struggle with food urges? In next week's episode, I take you behind the scenes during a real-time chocolate craving to show you exactly how I navigate urges—even after years of maintaining my 40-pound weight loss. Y...
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Episode 101
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30:53
100: The 10 Skills I'd Master If I Started Over
In this special 100th episode, I'm sharing the 10 most powerful skills that moved the needle in my own 40-pound weight loss journey—and continue to be game-changers for my clients.From mastering the pause before impulsive food decisions ...
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Episode 100
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38:09
99: Breaking the Stress Eating Cycle
Ever notice how stress seems to magnetically pull you toward the kitchen? In this episode, I dive into the fascinating connection between stress and our behaviors around food. I'll reveal what's actually happening in your brain and body during ...
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Episode 99
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31:12