Fed Up: your no BS nutrition podcast

42: Managing your Nutrition through the Holidays

Kayla Marie breaks down why we often overeat during the final months of the year and fall into the yearly diet rebound — from biology and shorter days to all‑or‑nothing thinking and novelty foods.
She gives simple, sustainable tips to focus on, and encourages you to stop saving calories or waiting for January to start a healthy routine.

41: The 5 Health Habits You Should Actually Be Doing

Coach Kayla Marie breaks down the five practical habits that actually improve your health. Ignore all the rest of the get fit quick gimmicks and focus on these 5 healthy things you can start this week 
This episode strips away diet-culture noise and focuses on sustainable, everyday practices that help you feel better physically and mentally without extreme measures.

40: Detecting the BS in Health & Wellness Spaces

Kayla Marie breaks down how to detect misleading claims in the health and wellness space — from fear‑based marketing and fake credentials to absolute claims, one‑size‑fits‑all solutions, and overcomplicated science used to sell products.Learn simple red flags to watch for, why nuance and real expertise matter, and how to protect yourself from scams while still pursuing real health goals.

39: Naturopaths are exploiting you... & I don't trust them

In this episode Kayla Marie explains why she’s skeptical of naturopathy and parts of the functional medicine movement, highlighting concerns about inconsistent licensing, unvalidated testing, overprescription of supplements, and financial exploitation.

38: When the burdens of the world are affecting your health

When the world turns to shit, how do you not??
 
Kayla Marie, host of Fed Up, speaks from the heart about how constant exposure to tragic news and violent images can paralyze and traumatize us. She explains why you don’t have to carry the world’s suffering and how that burden can harm your health and daily life.
She urges listeners to set boundaries—log off social media, prioritize sleep, hydration, movement, and focus on helping the people in your immediate community. Small, consistent acts of self-care and local care are the most sustainable ways to make a real impact.

37: Eating for ADHD & Neurodiversity (& why the typical nutrition advice isn't working!)

This episode explores how ADHD and other forms of neurodivergence affect eating—dopamine-driven cravings, executive dysfunction, time blindness, decision fatigue, and ARFID—and why traditional diet advice often fails.
Kayla Marie shares a part of her own food story as a girl with ARFID and recently diagnosed ADHD at 32.
It also offers practical, respectful strategies to make eating easier and more sustainable for those living with ND.
The typical nutrition advice does NOT work! Bulk shopping, meal prepping, listening to your hunger cues, "just eat a vegetable".
If you're living with ND, or know someone who is, this episode is for you.

36: Dessert Rules & Sweet Treat Culture

In this episode, Kayla Marie explores sweet‑treat culture and why we often use dessert as a reward. She explains how conditioning and mental restriction fuel cravings and binge behavior, and why your relationship with desserts and "sweet treats" might need reconsideration.
Kayla shares practical strategies to neutralize dessert’s power, identify triggers and habits, and eat nutritiously AND deliciously without feeling restrictive.
Further Reading:
Studies on cravings
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7399671/
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0002916522044367?via=ihub
Studies on using food as a reinforcer with children
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0195666317300946
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1471015315001002?via=ihub
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S019566631830535X

35: Eating for Energy (why the 3pm slump?!)

In this episode Kayla Marie explains why the mid-afternoon slump between 2 and 4 p.m. is normal and how to work with it—not against it. She covers practical strategies like short naps, smart caffeine timing, movement breaks, and improving sleep hygiene.
Kayla also outlines simple nutrition tips to give you the best morning and afternoon alertness with what and when to eat for energy. 

34: Do Calorie Deficits Work (even with PCOS or Insulin Resistance?)

In this episode, we talk about why it's so challenging to lose weight with certain metabolic conditions such as PCOS, insulin-resistance or hypothyroidism. With all the discourse online, Kayla debunks common myths around how the medications are actually working to help people lose weight, why so many people say "calorie deficits don't work" and how to actually repair your metabolism to make healthy living more enjoyable, sustainable - and supportive of your goals.

33: Intuitive Eating Principles

Welcome to "Fed Up," the No BS Nutrition Podcast, where host Kayla Marie, a certified personal trainer and nutrition specialist, delves into the realm of intuitive eating. This episode challenges conventional diet culture norms and sheds light on the true essence of intuitive eating, a self-care approach founded by two dietitians. Learn how to balance instinct, emotion, and rational thought to foster a healthier relationship with food, free from guilt and restrictions.
Discover the three fundamental principles of intuitive eating: understanding hunger cues, managing emotional eating, and employing rational thought for informed food choices. Kayla emphasizes that intuitive eating is not about indulging in anything at any time, but rather integrating knowledge and emotion into food-related decisions while respecting individual needs and preferences.
Kayla also explores the impact of childhood eating environments on adult eating behaviors and offers insight into nurturing a healthy relationship with food from a young age. Tune in to gain practical advice and break free from restrictive eating patterns, paving the way for a balanced, liberated, and joyful approach to nourishment.
More on IE:
https://www.intuitiveeating.org/about-us/10-principles-of-intuitive-eating/
Listen to episode 20 for more on parental feeding styles.