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186. Why Caloric Deficit Thinking Hurts Teens and What to Do Instead
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- Healthy Teen Life
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- May 6, 2026
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- 2239
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Summary
If you're a teen who thinks losing weight is the goal, today's episode might change how you see food, your body, and what "healthy" actually means. Diet culture has been lying to every single one of us for a long time. The corset you didn't know you were wearing. The caloric deficit you've been taught to chase. The size you think will finally make you feel enough. None of it is what it told you it was. Carrie Lupoli is a nutrition education expert, founder of Diet Disruptors, host of a top nutrition podcast, and co-creator of PFC Pals, a program that teaches young people how to fuel their bodies with protein, fat, and carbs for real energy, focus, and confidence. Carrie has been featured on Today, ABC, NBC, and CBS. She wrote the book From Corset to Crown for women of every age who are ready to stop shrinking, and she's raising two daughters while running a private practice called Disruptive Nutrition. In this conversation you'll hear why "caloric deficit" is a dumb measurement that's quietly wrecking teen bodies, why carbs and fat are not the enemies you've been told they are, and why the number on the scale is the wrong thing to chase. You'll also hear Carrie's framework for figuring out who you really are before going after any goal (hint: it starts with four questions on a folded piece of paper) and why the friends you're trying so hard to impress are not the voices you should be asking up to. Why "health" and "weight loss" are two completely different things The truth about caloric deficit thinking and what it does to teen bodies over time What the PFC Pals (protein, fat, carbs) actually do for your energy, focus, and mood Why calories are a "dumb" measurement and what matters more How to figure out what you actually want and why you want it before chasing any goa…