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Fitness & Sushi

Fitness & Sushi is the podcast for women ready to stop dieting and start healing. Hosted by Deanna Schober, creator of the Ideal Body Formula™, this show helps women over 40 recover from decades of emotional eating, binge eating, body image issues, and yo-yo dieting. This isn’t about willpower, calorie counting, or chasing the next diet trend. It’s about healing your relationship with food, your body, and your mind — so you can finally feel in control around food, stop obsessing over your weight, and live your life without guilt or shame. Each episode covers the topics most searched by women struggling with food and body: How to stop emotional eating Healing binge eating Body image after 40 Intuitive eating for women in midlife Exercise motivation without punishment Perimenopause weight gain How to stop yo-yo dieting Food freedom and self-trust Breaking generational body shame Rebuilding confidence and self-worth These are the real conversations behind lasting change — the kind that lead to mental freedom, peaceful eating, and finally feeling at home in your own body. New episodes weekly. Follow Deanna on Instagram @deannaschober
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D51. Lazy or "no excuses"? When to push and when to rest

Diet culture gave us clear instructions about food and exercise: either do it and don't make excuses, or you failed and are just lazy. But that never got us anywhere but stuck. So in an anti-diet state of mind, how do we know when we need to push ourselves and when to rest? On today's solo episode, Deanna explores the nuance of knowing when to push yourself with health and fitness, and when it's best to rest. Hint: the answer isn't so black and white! If you enjoyed this episode, please consider...

Mar 29, 202218 min

144. How to Stop Straddling Diet Culture

🟡 In this episode - “How to Stop Straddling Diet Culture” , you'll learn... ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🔶 The big mistake people make when trying to achieve their Ideal Body ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🔶 Why there isn’t a right or wrong way of doing things - only consequences ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🔶 What to be on the lookout for that’s detracting you from success ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🔶 Some of the diet culture baggage you might end up bringing on your Ideal Body journey ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🔶 Why diet culture will always try to keep you on its side of the fe...

Mar 27, 202248 min

T50. Losing weight and getting healthy are not the same thing

Too many people use the terms weight loss and healthy interchangeably. But they are not synonyms. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ If weight loss is going to happen, it’s going to happen as a byproduct of you getting healthy. It is a side effect of improved health IF the behaviors that create the improved health lead to that outcome. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Most people have this backwards. They think it’s the weight loss that leads to the improved health. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ In today’s solo episode Tony explains why it’s important to differe...

Mar 24, 202219 min

D50. Why dieting is not the answer to a poor body image (and what to do instead)

Diet culture has taught us that there is one way to deal with a negative body image: go on a diet! On today's solo episode of the podcast, Deanna teaches you what to do with the negative feelings you have around your body that will not only keep you off the diet rollercoaster, but move you towards a more consistent healthy lifestyle. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a 5 star rating and review. To find out more about working with Deanna in the Built Daily Mentorship, click her...

Mar 22, 202217 min

143. How to Tolerate More Discomfort So You Can Grow

🟡 In this episode - “How to Tolerate More Discomfort So You Can Grow” , you'll learn... ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🔶 The types of discomfort you need to learn to navigate ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🔶 Why discomfort is a necessary part of the growth process ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🔶 What needs to be paired with discomfort in order for it to be effective ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🔶 Why stress isn’t always a bad thing ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🔶 When you need to utilize willpower ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🔶 How bubble wrap turned out to be music to Tony’s ears ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ …and much more!...

Mar 21, 202250 min

T49. Losing weight in order to “look better”?

Something I’m constantly seeing from fitness coaches is this idea that it’s OK to want to lose weight in order to look and feel better. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Yes… it’s 100% OK to lose weight for any reason you want to. But with those choices also come consequences. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ In today’s solo episode Tony explains the faulty thinking is the “look better” mindset, and the better way to approach your desires. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ If the episode was helpful, consider leaving a 5 star rating and review ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ...

Mar 17, 202215 min

D49. Why diet culture wants you to hate your summer body

"Swimsuit season is just around the corner!" *vomit* Diet culture is glorification of weight loss at all costs, and for decades it has shamed us for daring to wear a swimsuit, shorts, or tank tops if we didn't yet have our "summer body". On today's solo episode of the podcast, Deanna rages against the machine of diet culture and the ridiculous standards they've caused you to internalize so you can enjoy summer on your own terms, in the body you have now. To work with Deanna in the Mentorship, cl...

Mar 15, 202219 min

142. How to Know When You’ve Taken Your Ideal Body Pursuit Too Far

🟡 In this episode - “How to Know When You’ve Taken Your Ideal Body Pursuit Too Far” , you'll learn... ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🔶 The process we use for making adjustments to your Ideal Body ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🔶 When to push for changes and when to pull back ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🔶 The role acceptance plays in the calibration process ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🔶 Why improved health or body changes aren’t guaranteed ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🔶 What happens if you try to calibrate before you’re ready ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🔶 What “Ask Jeeves” has to do with Tony’s gratitu...

Mar 13, 202248 min

T48. Doing exercise you hate to get the body you want

As you work on healing your relationship with exercise, your goal is to attach new meaning to physical activity. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ If much of the association you have with exercise is all about body manipulation, weight loss frustrations, and lack of enjoyment, then you are going to find it very difficult to consistently work out. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ A miserable means rarely takes you to an enjoyable end. So you need to find ways to create new more empowering experiences with exercise. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ In today’s solo e...

Mar 10, 202217 min

D48. 3 reasons you self-sabotage

You're desperate to make changes, so you implement a plan...and then, in what feels like an out-of-body experience, you find yourself at the bottom of a bag of Doritos wondering what the hell just happened. Why do we do this to ourselves? This is so normal, and the good news is it's quite solvable! On today's solo episodes, Deanna will walk you through the 3 main reasons you're sabotaging your health and fitness efforts so you can finally make the changes you want to make, for good. If this epis...

Mar 08, 202219 min

141. How to Implement a Healthy Boundary Without It Feeling Like a Food Rule

🟡 In this episode - “How to Implement a Healthy Boundary Without It Feeling Like a Food Rule” , you'll learn... ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🔶 The difference between a healthy boundary around food and a food rule ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🔶 The state of mind you need to be in in order for a healthy boundary to be effective ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🔶 Why you might think a food rule works but it really doesn’t ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🔶 Why from the outside looking in a boundary and a rule might look the same ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🔶 Questions to investigate as you im...

Mar 06, 202248 min

T47. Do this if you want to stop getting offended

One thing is for certain - at some point on your Ideal Body journey, someone is going to say something and you’re going to get offended. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ They may say something directly to you, or you may read or hear the words of another person being directed to someone else. Either way, their opinions, also known as their judgements and beliefs, are bound to cause you some discomfort eventually. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ So what do you do? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ In today’s solo episode Tony breaks down the real reason we tend to...

Mar 03, 202222 min

D47. The shadow side of weight loss compliments

“OMG you look so great!!! Have you been losing weight? You look incredible!!” Hearing this might have felt great at one time, but chances are you experienced the dark side of being complimented on weight loss at some point in your life. On today's solo episode, Deanna explores the shadow side of being complimented for weight loss so you can be more aware and protect yourself in the future. If you enjoyed today's episode please consider leaving a 5 star rating and review. To learn more about the ...

Mar 01, 202219 min

T46. The real problem with fearing judgement

Whether judgement is coming from other people or if it’s your own self-judgement, we tend to focus on avoiding the emotional discomfort associated with it at all costs. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ But the true cost of fearing judgement is how small your life becomes. You become hyper-focused on curating your life in a way that accounts for all potential threats of judgement. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ In today’s solo episode Tony shows you a better way to look at judgement and why you shouldn’t try to avoid it or even work throug...

Feb 24, 202214 min

D46. What it feels like to go from desperate dieter to your Ideal Body

What does it look like to give up the prison of dieting, de-program diet culture, and liberate yourself to live your full life experience in your Ideal Body? On today's solo episode, Deanna takes you step by step from the beginning of the typical journey so you can know what to expect along the way as you heal, and see what is waiting for you on the other side. If you enjoyed today's episode, please consider giving us a 5 star rating and review. To work with Deanna in the Built Daily Mentorship,...

Feb 22, 202220 min

140. How to Exercise When You Don’t Have the Energy To Do It

🟡 In this episode - “How to Exercise When You Don’t Have the Energy To Do It , you'll learn... ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🔶 When you need to push yourself and when you shouldn’t ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🔶 Why willpower can be a useful tool in this situation ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🔶 How to address your resistance to working out ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🔶 Why you need a healthy relationship with exercise in order for willpower to be useful ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🔶 How to lower the barrier to entry to working out ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🔶 Why Tony will think twice before ever ...

Feb 20, 202251 min

T45. You can change your past

So much of our past influences our life to this day. We have experiences that create an imprint in our minds. These emotional bookmarks are then held for us and are used to interpret the events of the now. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Wouldn’t it be nice to be able to change our past? Well, it’s possible. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ In today’s solo episode Tony explains how you can change your past and its influence over your present world so that you can stop being held victim to it. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ If the episode was helpful, consider ...

Feb 17, 202211 min

D45. My thoughts on Intermittent Fasting

Should you try intermittent fasting? A question we've been hearing a lot of lately, and one without a black and white answer...that depends on a lot of things about YOU. On today's episode of the podcast, Deanna shares her thoughts on intermittent fasting and whether or not you should consider trying it. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a 5 star rating and review. To work with Deanna in the Mentorship or 1:1, click here . Follow Deanna on Instagram @DeannaSchober ....

Feb 15, 202218 min

139. How to Create Your Own Food Paradise

🟡 In this episode - “How to Create Your Own Food Paradise” , you'll learn... ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🔶 What happens when you’re not satisfied with your food ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🔶 The key variables to focus on to enhance your diet ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🔶 Why constantly needing a break from your diet is a red flag ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🔶 Why your weekend eating tends to improve when you bring more satisfaction into your weekdays ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🔶 What the deprivation debt is and why you need to keep it from accruing ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🔶 How you can see...

Feb 13, 202248 min

T44. Letting go of weight loss (in order to succeed)

For a lot of people, giving up the idea of losing weight feels like they’re giving up on themselves. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I understand. But this type of thinking is a byproduct of being swept up in Diet Culture. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ In today’s solo episode Tony shows you why this thinking is misguided and backwards, and how you should be framing this situation instead. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ If the episode was helpful, consider leaving a 5 star rating and review ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ You can connect with Tony on Instagram - @tony....

Feb 10, 202211 min

D44. Why loving your body is not what you think

When we say "love your body", do you think of looking in the mirror and admiring what you see? On today's solo podcast, Deanna explains why loving your body is not a state of mind, but a set of intentional actions you take everyday so you can get consistent and improve your life experience. To get more info on the Built Daily Mentorship, click here . Follow Deanna on Instagram ....

Feb 08, 202221 min

138. How to Spot the Smoke and Mirrors of Diet Culture

🟡 In this episode - “How to Spot the Smoke and Mirrors of Diet Culture” , you'll learn... ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🔶 Some examples of misleading propaganda ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🔶 Why you should take everything you see with a grain of salt ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🔶 How to put on your reality goggles and see the whole picture ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🔶 Why popularity I’d a diet isn’t a good indicator of your success with it ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🔶 The problem with before and after pics ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🔶 Why Deanna thinks Tony never gives her credit for his epiph...

Feb 06, 202253 min

T43. Smaller people are better than you?

So many of us are competitors in this worldwide beauty pageant called Life. We all get what feels like honorary nutrition and exercise degrees so that we have enough knowledge to change our bodies. And why do we do this? So that we can feel more valuable as a human being. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ In today’s solo episode Tony explains the belief most people have of “my body is my worth”, and how to overcome it so you stop feeling imprisoned to it. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ If the episode was helpful, consider leaving a 5 star ...

Feb 03, 202215 min

D43. What I would tell my younger self about cookies

I found an old food diary and instantly wished I could go back in time and coach myself... What would I say to 25 year old Deanna about the cookies she can't stop eating? On today's solo episode of the podcast, you'll learn my advice to myself so you can use it in case you're struggling with cookies the way I was then. If you enjoy this episode please consider giving us a 5 star rating and review. To work with Deanna, go to BuiltDaily.com/Mentorship...

Feb 01, 202216 min

137. How to Stop Taking Criticism and Judgement Personally

🟡 In this episode - “How to Stop Taking Criticism and Judgement Personally” , you'll learn... ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🔶 Why even though criticism feels like it’s about you, it really isn’t ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🔶 Where yours and other people’s judgements come from ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🔶 Why understanding yourself is key to understanding other people’s judgement ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🔶 Why you should take compliments with a grain of salt ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🔶 Why most judgement is self judgement ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🔶 Why something good finally came out of t...

Jan 30, 202250 min

T42. Limiting beliefs are holding you back

Your beliefs filter your world. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ They are the reason two people can live through the same situation, yet experience it differently. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Why do I tell you this? Because that’s what your life is - a never-ending series of experiences that are shaped by your beliefs. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ So if you want to change your life, you need to change your beliefs. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ In today’s solo episode Tony helps you break down your belief system so you can identify the limiting beliefs that are holding you ...

Jan 27, 202218 min

D42. The difference between diet mentality and anti-diet thinking

You've heard us talk about diet culture and how diet thinking keeps you in a downward spiral of food and body obsession, but do you know when you're in it? On today's solo episode, Deanna will teach you how to shift away from diet thinking and move towards anti-diet mindset so you can stop sliding down the negative spiral and start living with freedom. If you enjoyed today's episode please consider a 5 star rating and review. To get details about the Built Daily Mentorship and work with Deanna, ...

Jan 25, 202220 min

136. How to Let Go of Body Control So You Can Find Peace

🟡 In this episode - “How to Let Go of Body Control So You Can Find Peace” , you'll learn... ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🔶 Why body control is a lost cause ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🔶 Why controlling your body creates a toxic relationship ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🔶 What to focus on in order to bring yourself peace ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🔶 Why the evidence you have that body control works is wrong ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🔶 The difference between body control and body change ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🔶 Why Deanna’s ideal life involves being surrounded by memory foam ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ …and ...

Jan 23, 202251 min

T41. Calorie budgets don’t work

Calorie budgets don’t work. I don’t care about the random person out of a hundred that had success with it. Nor am I talking about the person who loses some weight in the short term, only to gain it all back. I don’t consider that success at all. But there’s another way to achieve your goals anyways. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ In today’s solo episode Tony explains the problem with calorie budgeting and shows you the better way to approach your Ideal Body Journey. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ If the episode was helpful, consider le...

Jan 20, 202218 min

D41. The trap of fixing your body image by changing your body

You're uncomfortable with your body, giving you a negative body image. So to improve it, you just change your body, right? This is the trap that we fall in when we try to use a diet to solve a body image struggle. On today's solo episode, Deanna explains why this trap keeps you stuck and inconsistent, and how to break free so you can treat your body well unconditionally and feel confident no matter what your body looks like. If you enjoyed this episode please consider leaving a 5 star rating and...

Jan 18, 202218 min
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