Fed Up: your no BS nutrition podcast

Kayla Marie celebrates the joy and skill of cooking from scratch while calling out the privilege and fear-mongering that make home cooking seem out of reach. She balances practical encouragement to cook more at home, with compassion for people who rely on convenient options.
She also investigates the history of manufactured ready-to-eat meals and food processing, while Americans also faced increased work hours and cost of living... and while public Cooking and Nutrition Education programs get cut.
It's okay to separate cooking at home from-scratch (and understanding its nutritional implications), from the fear-mongering of store-bought goods and ingredients--especially when you understand that not everything is because people don't "prioritize it enough."
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Kayla Marie explores the difference between using food to fuel performance and exercising to "earn" or punish yourself for eating. She explains how guilt versus curiosity impacts behavior and offers a few ideas to help bridge the gap between food and exercise, while fostering a healthier relationship with each.
Learn to identify compulsions, change self-talk, and create a compassionate, realistic game plan so you can enjoy food and stay consistent with exercise.
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Kayla discusses her thoughts on the “soft girl” and hustle culture pendulum and how it’s showing up in the health and fitness space.
Is it a matter of hustling and discipline? Or is there a place to be soft and compassionate, too? More importantly, does being too “soft” and empathetic lead to more lasting behavior change… or less?
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In this episode Kayla Marie challenges the traditional idea of discipline and reframes convenience as a tool for sustainable consistency, not a weakness. She takes "discipline" down a new path and asks for listeners to consider other ways to offer discipline in their lives: like actually eating breakfast to curb the cravings, not just white-knuckling it.
Kayla offers practical examples (rotisserie chicken, frozen produce, simple routines) and encourages permission to enjoy food, to stop moralizing eating choices, and instead build systems that make disciplined choices easier and even more joyful.

In this episode Kayla Marie breaks down what blood sugar and insulin are, why they matter for everyone (with or without diabetes), and how to use lifestyle modifications to help prevent Type II Diabetes and improve insulin sensitivity. 
Then Kayla walks through five practical actions you can start today, while also warning that there are many factors and a large genetic component to insulin response and diabetes types.
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Resources:Ballon, A., Neuenschwander, M., & Schlesinger, S. (2019). Breakfast Skipping Is Associated with Increased Risk of Type 2 Diabetes among Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Prospective Cohort Studies. The Journal of nutrition, 149(1), 106–113. https://doi.org/10.1093/jn/nxy194Bird, S. R., & Hawley, J. A. (2017). Update on the effects of physical activity on insulin sensitivity in humans. BMJ open sport & exercise medicine, 2(1), e000143. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjsem-2016-000143
von Frankenberg, A. D., Marina, A., Song, X., Callahan, H. S., Kratz, M., & Utzschneider, K. M. (2017). A high-fat, high-saturated fat diet decreases insulin sensitivity without changing intra-abdominal fat in weight-stable overweight and obese adults. European journal of nutrition, 56(1), 431–443. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00394-015-1108-6

Host Kayla Marie breaks down Ellen Satter’s Hierarchy of Food Needs in 2 distinct areas: food insecurity, and dieting. She connects childhood feeding dynamics, socioeconomic factors, and diet culture to why people struggle with restriction, bingeing, and picky eating.
This episode gives practical context for shifting from shame and restriction to flexible, nourishing eating—prioritizing access, enjoyment, and balance so you can trust your body and stop yo-yo dieting.
Based onnowned researcher and Registered Dietitian, Ellyn Satter, and her Eating Competenece model. For more, visit www.ellynsatterinstutite.org
What is "normal eating"? https://www.ellynsatterinstitute.org/how-to-eat/normal-eating/
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Host Kayla Marie explains why jumping into a fat loss phase often fails:
Learn the three essential steps to master before cutting: restore your relationship (to food and body), establish routines, and repair your metabolism.
Through practical advice and a client case study, this episode is a must-listen if you are considering cutting Calories and losing weight — but don’t know where to start.
 
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When "healthy" just... isn't.
Kayla Marie breaks down eight common behaviors that look healthy but can actually be harmful— over-reliance on high-protein snacks, obsessively checking ingredients, or always "healthifying" desserts.
She gives clear, practical advice to reevaluate those habits and restore balance so you can enjoy food without fear while still working toward your health goals.
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In this episode Kayla Marie discusses the real reason "95% of diets fail" and why you need to stop asking for a meal plan--and start learning about food instead.
Discover the 4 S's for creating the perfect framework so you feel empowered in how to build meals and snacks -- even when you don't have a "meal plan."

Kayla Marie breaks down the difference between true hunger, cravings, and emotional eating, explaining food noise and the biological and environmental drivers behind urges. She shares practical tips and tools to help understand internal hunger cues versus external triggers and how to use the Hunger-Fullness scale.
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