{"podcast":{"title":"More Than A Number | Lose Weight, High Protein Diet, Low Carb Diet, Meal Prep, Lose Weight Fast","slug":"more-than-a-number-lose-weight-high-protein-diet-low-carb-diet-meal-prep-lose-weight-fast-7450725","podcast_index_feed_id":7450725,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/samx4/feed.xml","website_url":"https://samx4.podbean.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/20759637/updated_pod_art7n3ha.png","author":"Sam Barone | RD, Weight Mgmt Specialist, Diet Culture Rebel","episode_count":46,"summary":"Are you an elder millennial that’s been weight watching since the womb? Are you a victim of 90’s diet culture PTSD? Are you carrying around an overwhelming sense of guilt or shame over another failed attempt at keeping the weight off? Have you lost weight on a diet only to have your lost pounds find their way back to you soon after you go off the diet? I’m here to tell you to lay down the shame, friend – no matter where you’ve been on your weight loss journey and where you’re at… You are fully capable and fully worthy of making LASTING, SUSTAINABLE change. And you can start doing it TO-DAY. My name is Sam. Today, I’m a registered dietitian nutritionist and certified specialist in obesity and weight management. But, at one point in my life, I was nearing 400lbs and completely miserable. As a last-ditch effort, I made one of the best decisions of my life and had gastric bypass surgery. But I learned VERY quickly in the years after that the surgery was not magic and it was REAL easy for all those lost pounds to find their way back to me. I realized I needed to pull it together or I was going to be right back where I started. I got super interested in the science of nutrition and went…","last_synced_at":"2026-06-29T18:18:46.565219+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/more-than-a-number-lose-weight-high-protein-diet-low-carb-diet-meal-prep-lose-weight-fast-7450725"},"episode":{"title":"31 | Meal Prep, High Protein Diet… and Why You Still Feel Stuck Trying to Lose Weight","slug":"31-meal-prep-high-protein-diet-and-why-you-still-feel-stuck-trying-to-lose-weight","published_at":"2026-03-16T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/more-than-a-number-lose-weight-high-protein-diet-low-carb-diet-meal-prep-lose-weight-fast-7450725/31-meal-prep-high-protein-diet-and-why-you-still-feel-stuck-trying-to-lose-weight","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/more-than-a-number-lose-weight-high-protein-diet-low-carb-diet-meal-prep-lose-weight-fast-7450725","url":"https://samx4.podbean.com/e/31-meal-prep-high-protein-diet%e2%80%a6-and-why-you-still-feel-stuck-trying-to-lose-weight/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/95npikvmxh2e2z95/ep_318h184.mp3","summary":"Hey Friends, welcome back! Have you ever spent hours on Sunday meal prepping—buying groceries, chopping vegetables, cooking protein, portioning everything into containers—only to find yourself ordering pizza by Tuesday? If that sounds familiar, you are not alone. In this episode, I’m talking about something that almost no one addresses when it comes to weight loss: the implementation gap. Most people don’t struggle because they lack information. If you’re listening to this podcast, you probably already know the basics. You know a high protein diet helps with satiety. You know meal prep can make healthy eating easier. You know resistance training matters, and that moving your body consistently supports your health. The problem usually isn’t knowledge. The problem is consistency when real life happens. Life doesn’t occur during perfect weeks. It happens during busy weeks, stressful weeks, emotional weeks, and completely unpredictable weeks. And if your strategy only works when everything goes perfectly, it’s not really a strategy—it’s a temporary plan. In this episode, I break down the common reasons people get stuck in the “starting over” cycle. Perfectionism plays a big role. The moment something goes slightly off plan, we assume the entire week is ruined. Weekend routines can also derail progress, especially when we move from strict weekday habits into guilt and shame by Monday morning. Add in overly restrictive plans designed to lose weight as fast as possible, and burnout becomes almost inevitable. The real shift comes from identity. Instead of operating from the mindset of “I’m on a diet,” successful long-term maintainers think, “I’m someone who maintains.” That means learning to reset instead of restart. One slip doesn’t require waiting until Monday to begin again…","meta_description":"Hey Friends, welcome back! 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