In this episode of Fitness & Sushi , Deanna breaks down the why behind the Ideal Body Formula™—our proven approach to healing your relationship with food, your body, and your mind. Diet culture has taught you that willpower, restriction, and punishment are the only paths to success, but that’s why you’re stuck in the yo-yo cycle. We’ll show you why the Ideal Body Formula works when nothing else has, and how it creates lasting change without diets, guilt, or obsession. You’ll learn: 🔶 The co...
Aug 10, 2025•30 min•Season 2Ep. 293
This episode is part of Body Relationship Month — our special July series revisiting some of our most-loved episodes to help you heal your relationship with your body and yourself. What most of us don’t realize is that all we’re really trying to do in life is get back to a state of wholeness — where our true, full life experience can actually begin. The real solution isn’t endlessly pursuing external goals or chasing perfection. It’s learning to let go of the baggage that keeps us from living as...
Jul 27, 2025•14 min•Season 2Ep. 292
This episode is part of Body Relationship Month — our special July series revisiting some of our most-loved episodes to help you heal your relationship with your body. One of the most common questions we hear is: Can I want to lose weight and still heal my relationship with food and my body? It’s a nuanced and deeply personal question — one that many women in midlife wrestle with after years (or decades) of dieting, body shame, and conflicting messages about health. If you're trying to balance w...
Jul 20, 2025•54 min•Season 2Ep. 291
This episode is part of Body Relationship Month — our special July series revisiting some of the most-loved episodes to help you heal your relationship with your body. If you want more self-worth or confidence, you have to give it to yourself. Stop making it contingent on a smaller body. The more we tie our self-worth to our body, the more uncomfortable we feel in our own skin. Instead of using food and exercise to meet our needs and help us feel our best, we end up using them as tools to contro...
Jul 13, 2025•43 min•Season 2Ep. 290
This episode is part of Body Relationship Month — our special July series where we're revisiting some of our most-loved episodes to help you heal your relationship with your body. Many of us struggle to overcome society's message that you need to look a certain way to be valued. Adopting these messages (willingly or not) often creates debilitating battles with how we see our bodies. This negative body relationship can permeate nearly every aspect of life and diminish our entire experience. We en...
Jul 06, 2025•48 min•Season 2Ep. 289
In this episode of Fitness & Sushi , we’re pulling back the curtain on how diet culture broke your relationship with your body — and what you can do to finally heal it. If you’ve ever felt stuck in the cycle of obsession, self-doubt, and body shame, it’s not because you failed. It’s because you were trained to see your body this way. In this episode — “How Diet Culture Destroyed Your Body Relationship (And the 3 Shifts That Heal It)” — you’ll learn: How the message “to feel better about your...
Jun 29, 2025•27 min•Season 2Ep. 288
In this episode of Fitness & Sushi , Deanna redefines the “Ideal Body” — not as a goal weight or appearance, but as a reflection of your values, self-care, and life season. After navigating perimenopause, mental health changes, and body shifts, she shares why the Ideal Body is not something you chase — it’s something you allow . In this episode, you’ll learn: 🔶 Why the Ideal Body isn’t about a weight or size — and never was 🔶 The question you’re asking that keeps you trapped in diet cultur...
Jun 22, 2025•36 min•Season 2Ep. 287
In this special episode of Fitness & Sushi, Deanna shares the powerful workshop that’s helped hundreds of women finally break free from food obsession, yo-yo dieting, and body shame. If you’ve been stuck in the same cycle for years, these 5 life-changing shifts will show you a new path—one rooted in food freedom, self-trust, and lasting peace. In this replay of her live workshop, 5 Shifts to End the Food & Body Battle , you’ll discover: Why diets keep failing you (and what actually works...
Jun 15, 2025•40 min•Season 2Ep. 286
In this powerful episode of Fitness & Sushi, Deanna walks you through a vivid journey — your past, your present, and the two futures ahead of you. One where nothing changes… and one where you finally break free. This is for the woman who keeps telling herself she’ll “figure it out later.” Because the truth is — waiting has a cost. If you’ve been stuck in a cycle of dieting, shame, and starting over every Monday, this episode is your wake-up call — and your invitation to choose differently. I...
Jun 08, 2025•38 min•Season 2Ep. 285
In this episode of Fitness & Sushi, I’m sharing a personal story about how a health flare-up exposed a hidden belief system that was quietly driving me into burnout—and how that same pattern might be playing out in your relationship with food, your body, and exercise. In “You Don’t Have a Food Problem—You Have a Belief Problem,” you’ll learn… 🔶 How your subconscious beliefs are shaping your eating and movement habits 🔶 Why it’s not about willpower—and never has been 🔶 The most common beli...
Jun 01, 2025•30 min•Season 2Ep. 284
In this fiery and emotional episode, Deanna exposes the real midlife crisis — the moment you realize your life has been shaped by lies about food, weight, and worth. If you were raised on diet culture slogans like “nothing tastes as good as skinny feels,” this is your wake-up call to heal. In this episode — “The Real Midlife Crisis: Healing After Decades in Diet Culture” — you’ll learn: 🔶 The grief no one warns you about when your body ages and you realize everything you were taught was a lie �...
May 25, 2025•37 min•Season 2Ep. 283
Body positivity was never meant to be personal advice — it was a radical social justice movement designed to fight discrimination and injustice. So if you've tried to love your body and still feel stuck in shame, you're not broken — you're just reacting to a message that was never meant to fix you. In this episode, Deanna breaks down: The true origins of the body positivity movement How it got co-opted by brands and influencers Why “just love your body” can feel like toxic positivity What actual...
May 18, 2025•34 min•Season 2Ep. 282
In this raw and powerful episode, I open up about the hardest lesson I’ve learned as a mother — and how it changed the way I think about investing in support. When I tried to navigate my son’s special education needs by myself, I lost six years of his growth and development. Not because I didn’t care — but because I thought I had to do it all alone. I didn't even know advocates existed. By the time I realized how much help was available, I’d paid for it in time, stress, and missed opportunities....
May 11, 2025•25 min•Season 2Ep. 281
In this special series of Fitness & Sushi, I’m sharing the live recordings from each day of the Ideal Body Challenge—designed to help you break free from diet culture and finally feel at home in your body. In Day 5 – “Why You Self-Sabotage (and How to Stop)” , you’ll learn… 🔶 The surprising truth about self-sabotage—and why it’s not about laziness or willpower 🔶 How unmet emotional needs and limiting beliefs are keeping you stuck 🔶 Why changing your food and exercise habits doesn’t stick ...
May 09, 2025•1 hr 7 min•Season 2Ep. 280
In this special series of Fitness & Sushi, I’m sharing the live recordings from each day of the Ideal Body Challenge—designed to help you break free from diet culture and finally feel at home in your body. In Day 4 – “Why Body Image Issues Keep You Stuck with Food and Fitness” , you’ll learn… 🔶 How body image, confidence, and societal expectations get tangled up with your eating and exercise 🔶 Why obsessing over how you look is sabotaging your long-term consistency 🔶 The subtle ways shame...
May 08, 2025•1 hr 12 min•Season 2Ep. 279
In this special series of Fitness & Sushi, I’m sharing the live recordings from each day of the Ideal Body Challenge—designed to help you break free from diet culture and finally feel at home in your body. In Day 3 – “How to Feel in Control Around Food Without Willpower” , you’ll learn… 🔶 Why traditional willpower-based control with food always backfires 🔶 How the binge-restrict cycle and scarcity mindset keep you stuck 🔶 What Permission-Based Eating really looks like (and why it works) �...
May 07, 2025•1 hr 26 min•Season 2Ep. 278
In this special series of Fitness & Sushi, I’m sharing the live recordings from each day of the Ideal Body Challenge—designed to help you break free from diet culture and finally feel at home in your body. In Day 2 – “Why Tracking Makes You Overeat (And What to Do Instead)” , you’ll learn… 🔶 Why relying on tracking apps, meal plans, or macros backfires long-term 🔶 How forced food control creates pressure that leads to overeating 🔶 Why you can’t depend on willpower to stay “on track” 🔶 Th...
May 06, 2025•1 hr 9 min•Season 2Ep. 277
In this special series of Fitness & Sushi, I’m sharing the live recordings from each day of the Ideal Body Challenge—designed to help you break free from diet culture and finally feel at home in your body. In Day 1 – “Scale, Weight & Self-Validation” , you’ll learn… 🔶 The hidden cost of relying on the scale to measure progress 🔶 The shift from chasing weight loss to pursuing self-care 🔶 What "feel-best behaviors" are—and why they actually work 🔶 How to start trusting your body instea...
May 05, 2025•1 hr 16 min•Season 2Ep. 276
In episode 276 of Fitness & Sushi, we’re exposing one of the sneakiest reasons you still feel stuck — even after “quitting” dieting. It’s not your food choices holding you back… it’s your thoughts. In this episode — “How to Stop Thinking Like a Dieter (And Start Thinking Like the Ideal Body Formula™)” — you’ll learn… 🔶 Why diet culture thinking lingers long after the diets are gone 🔶 How restriction and shame disguise themselves as “self-discipline” 🔶 The hidden mental cost of trying to c...
May 04, 2025•22 min•Season 2Ep. 276
In episode 275 of Fitness & Sushi, we’re calling out one of the most exhausting lies women face every spring: that you need to “get your body ready” to enjoy summer. In this episode — “How to Opt Out of ‘Summer Body’ Season and Still Feel Amazing in Yours” — you’ll learn… 🔶 Why “summer body” culture is still alive and well — and how it preys on women over 40 🔶 The deeper emotional cost of trying to fix yourself every spring 🔶 What it actually looks like to opt out — without “letting yours...
Apr 27, 2025•24 min•Season 2Ep. 275
In this episode of Fitness & Sushi , we’re uncovering the toxic mental patterns you didn’t realize were symptoms of diet culture. If you’ve ever felt like your mindset is the problem—or worse, that you are the problem—this episode will show you the truth about why you feel stuck. In this episode – “Top 10 Signs You Have a Poor Relationship With Your Mind (a.k.a. The Diet Mindset)” – you’ll learn… 🔶 How food rules and “shoulds” quietly control your thoughts and decisions 🔶 Why all-or-nothin...
Apr 18, 2025•34 min•Season 2Ep. 274
In this episode of Fitness & Sushi , I’m exposing the hidden ways that diet culture has twisted your relationship with exercise. If movement feels like punishment, pressure, or just another thing to fail at—you’re not lazy. You’re likely stuck in the exercise version of the diet mindset. In this episode – “Top 10 Signs You Have a Poor Relationship With Exercise (and What to Do About It)” – you’ll learn… 🔶 The signs that your workout routine is fueled by guilt, not joy 🔶 How diet culture tu...
Apr 17, 2025•21 min•Season 2Ep. 273
In this episode of Fitness & Sushi , I’m breaking down the 10 most common signs that your relationship with your body has been shaped by shame, fear, and diet culture—not by truth or self-compassion. If you think your body image struggles are just a personal flaw, this episode is your wake-up call. In this episode – “Top 10 Signs You Have a Poor Relationship With Your Body (That Diet Culture Doesn’t Want You to Notice)” – you’ll learn… 🔶 The subtle ways body shame shows up in your everyday ...
Apr 16, 2025•24 min•Season 2Ep. 272
In this episode of Fitness & Sushi , I’m sharing the 10 most overlooked signs that your relationship with food might be more toxic than you realize—and why it’s not your fault. These symptoms are so normalized in diet culture that you’ve probably mistaken them for personality flaws. Let’s shine a light on what’s actually going on. In this episode – “Top 10 Signs You Have a Poor Relationship With Food (That Have Nothing to Do With Willpower)” – you’ll learn… 🔶 The obsessive thoughts about fo...
Apr 15, 2025•24 min•Season 2Ep. 271
In this episode, Fitness & Sushi returns — and Deanna's flying solo. She’s sharing why the podcast is back, what’s changing, and the powerful framework at the center of everything she teaches: the Ideal Body Formula. If you’ve been stuck in food guilt, body shame, or on-again-off-again health habits, this is where it all begins. You’ll learn: Why your Ideal Body has nothing to do with goal weight and everything to do with how you live How food, body, exercise, and mind are secretly working t...
Apr 14, 2025•26 min•Season 2Ep. 270
This is the final episode. It really is. Tony is moving on to the next chapter of his life. Join us in our final episode as we explain what's going on, take a trip down memory lane, and tell you what can be expected with Built Daily going forward (hint: it will continue to live on).
Nov 17, 2024•53 min
In episode 267 - “How to Navigate Food Freedom and Body Anxiety During the Holidays” , you'll learn... 🔶 How to set realistic expectations for yourself this holiday season 🔶 Strategies for enjoying holiday treats without guilt or restriction 🔶 How to handle food-related comments from family members 🔶 How to prioritize self-care during a busy and often stressful season 🔶 Why you need to be careful not to turn the holiday season and New Years into a big binge / restrict cycle …and much more! ...
Nov 10, 2024•44 min
In episode 267 - “How to Unlock True Self-Confidence and Inner Peace” , you'll learn... 🔶 The role of self-acceptance in building genuine confidence 🔶 Action steps you can take to start nurturing inner peace 🔶 What vulnerability has to do with confidence 🔶 How having more self-confidence impacts your eating, exercise, and the rest of your life 🔶 How to handle setbacks without letting them take over your life …and much more! So check the episode out. If you like it be sure to subscribe to th...
Nov 03, 2024•50 min
Welcome to the third and final day of the Diet Culture Rehab Challenge. This is a recording of the third day of the challenge, which was presented LIVE to people who joined the challenge. The challenge is 3 days, with each day working on a key strategy for breaking free of Diet Culture. Day 1 – Reclaim Exercise: Release the need to use exercise for body control, so you can enjoy it and build lasting consistency Day 2 – Reclaim Food: Learn how diet culture created the willpower problems you think...
Oct 24, 2024•1 hr 16 min
Welcome to the second day of the Diet Culture Rehab Challenge. This is a recording of the second day of the challenge, which was presented LIVE to people who joined the challenge. The challenge is 3 days, with each day working on a key strategy for breaking free of Diet Culture. Day 1 – Reclaim Exercise: Release the need to use exercise for body control, so you can enjoy it and build lasting consistency Day 2 – Reclaim Food: Learn how diet culture created the willpower problems you think you hav...
Oct 23, 2024•1 hr 13 min
