How to Eat Cake on a Diet
Finding balance in health and wellness doesn’t have to be overwhelming, and it definitely doesn’t require giving up the foods you love! How to Eat Cake on a Diet is your go-to podcast for real strategies to build a healthy, sustainable lifestyle—without falling for fads or quick fixes.
Hosted by Jody Chandler, this show is all about creating lasting change by focusing on habits, not restrictions. Whether you’re tired of the diet rollercoaster or just looking for practical tips to feel your best, we’ve got you covered.
What You’ll Learn:
- Science-backed strategies for sustainable weight loss
- How to build habits that fit your life (and stick with them!)
- Practical ways to enjoy food without guilt
- Real talk on overcoming common challenges like emotional eating and motivation dips
Each episode offers inspiration, tools, and actionable steps to help you ditch restrictive diets and embrace a lifestyle that works for you. If you’re ready to feel confident, empowered, and in control of your health journey, tune in now!
Episodes
85 episodes
Friday in Five 08: The Power of Knowing There’s Always More
This Friday in 5 is your reminder that you don’t live in scarcity. If you go into the weekend thinking “I can’t have this” or “I better be good,” your brain starts reacting like food is limited and cravings get louder. Instead, shift into abund...
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Season 2
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6:15
76: The 5 Biggest Weight Loss Mistakes Women Make
In this episode, Jody breaks down the five most common mistakes that quietly sabotage weight loss. From trying to be perfect, to relying on exercise to cancel out overeating, to drinking calories and guessing portion sizes, she explains why man...
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Season 2
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Episode 76
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22:44
Friday in Five 07: Build Your Meal Plan
This weekend I want you to actually execute what we talked about on Monday, which was meal planning. I’m just going to walk you through exactly how I plan my week. There are lots of different ways to meal prep and plan meals, and I might do a f...
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Season 2
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10:30
75: Stop Buying Meal Plans
In this episode of How to Eat Cake on a Diet, Jody walks you through one of the most important skills for sustainable weight loss: learning how to build your own meals.If you’ve spent years relying on meal plans, this episode wi...
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Season 2
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Episode 75
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22:12
Friday in Five 06: The Weekend Choice That’s Keeping You Stuck
It’s Friday. You’re tired. You blink and suddenly you’re planning takeout. In this episode, we break down why weekends feel like relief — and how that relief sometimes turns into the exact cycle you’re trying to escape. Your mantra this weekend...
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Season 2
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5:23
74: Mindset You Need to Finally Lose Weight
In this episode, we talk about wasted years, public failure, the cost of complexity, and the decision you have to make if you do not want to repeat another year.You are six months away from real progress.The only question is: what...
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Season 2
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Episode 74
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13:43
Friday in Five 05: Don't Waste This Friday
In this Friday in Five, Jody takes you back to the moment everything shifted.Before losing 74 pounds in 2020, she had failed roughly 1,000 Fridays. Twenty years of starting over. Twenty years of Monday promises and weekend collapses. Die...
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Season 2
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6:16
73: So You Want to Lose Weight? Start with Your Numbers
In this episode, we stop guessing and start measuring. Weight loss is not magic. It is energy balance. Your body responds to how much you eat over time. Too much, you store. Too little, you lose. Just enough, you maintain.We break down t...
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Season 2
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Episode 73
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26:37
Friday in Five 04: Count Your Fridays
A calorie deficit is hard, especially when it feels endless. In this Friday in 5, Jody explains why giving your diet a timeline matters and how counting your remaining Fridays can create real psychological relief. Learn how to set a...
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Season 2
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4:00
72: Pick Three: The Non-Negotiables That Stop the Spiral
In this episode, we talked about the space between “locked in” and “chaos.”Most women live in two modes: all in or completely off. And the real damage doesn’t come from one imperfect day — it comes from the spiral that follows it. The sh...
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Season 2
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Episode 72
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17:57
Friday in Five 03: How to Romanticize the Weekend
This Friday in 5 is about identity. Instead of treating the weekend like an escape, learn how to design it with intention. From Friday night transitions to Saturday morning light, gentle movement, and Sunday planning, this episode h...
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Season 2
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5:55
71: The Hard Truths About Why You’re Still Stuck
If you’ve been listening for a while, you already know what to do.You understand calories.You understand protein.You understand habits and consistency.So if you still feel stuck, it’s probably not because you need more inf...
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Season 2
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Episode 71
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18:35
Friday in Five 02: Plan Your Relief
Why do weekends feel like they undo all your progress?In this episode, I explain why the “last supper” isn’t about food at all. It’s about relief.If you’ve ever eaten everything in sight before starting a diet, or said “screw it” ...
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Season 2
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4:44
70: Stop Trying so Hard = Lose Weight
If extreme diets keep backfiring, it’s not a willpower problem. It’s a nervous system problem.In this episode, we explore why restriction, fasting, and aggressive dieting often fail, especially for women who’ve lived with chronic stress ...
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Season 2
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Episode 70
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17:35
Friday in Five 01
Friday in Five is a short, under-five-minute check-in designed to help you head into the weekend feeling steady instead of stressed.Weekends can be hard. Food decisions get louder, routines loosen, and it’s easy to check out and t...
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Season 2
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5:21
69: Listener Question: How Do I Stop Craving Sweets
Tara writes in to share that every afternoon, when she gets home from work, she finds herself reaching for chocolate chips. She tracks it, it fits into her calories, but the guilt and the food noise are exhausting. She doesn’t want to feel out ...
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Season 2
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Episode 69
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21:06
68: Self-Sabotage Isn’t Real
Self-sabotage isn’t real.At least not in the way you’ve been told.If you’ve ever said, “I keep messing this up,” or “Why do I always blow it?” I want you to hear this clearly. You are not trying to fail.You’re responding to...
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Season 1
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Episode 68
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21:13
67: Meal Structure in Action
In this episode, I sit down with someone who is actively inside my program and right at the meal structure phase. This is not a highlight reel or a “before and after” story. It is a real conversation with someone learning how to feed themselves...
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Season 2
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Episode 67
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53:56
66: Happy New Years
This episode sets the tone for a different kind of year. One built on peace, consistency, and skills that actually support long-term weight loss.We talk about what to realistically expect month by month, why the scale will begin to move ...
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Season 2
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Episode 66
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7:46
65: How to Fix the Most Common Weight Loss Problems (Part 1)
If you’re tracking your food, trying to be consistent, and still feeling stuck, this episode is for you.This is part one of a weight loss troubleshooting series focused on the most common gaps that quietly sabotage progress.
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Season 1
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Episode 65
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24:20
64: The Only Three Skills You Need to Lose Weight This Year
In this New Year episode, we strip away the noise, the pressure, and the endless list of “shoulds” that usually flood January. Instead of trying to overhaul your entire life in one go, we focus on the three skills that actually create sustainab...
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Season 1
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Episode 64
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27:56
63: The Real Reason You Struggle With Food (And It’s Not Willpower)
In this episode, Jody breaks down why food feels so overwhelming for so many women — and why it has nothing to do with willpower. She explains how our brains are wired for scarcity, how the modern world is built on abundance, and h...
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Season 1
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Episode 63
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17:47
62: How to Have Peaceful Holidays (Without Diet Rules)
If you’ve spent years wasting holidays on guilt, rules, and “starting over Monday,” this episode will feel like an exhale. Peace is possible. And you deserve to experience it—not next year, not when you reach your goal weight, but now....
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Season 1
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Episode 62
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12:13
61: Why I’m Done Dieting After This Year
In this episode, Jody shares the gym interaction that shifted her entire sense of identity — a moment where someone saw her not as the woman who lost 165 pounds, but as the woman who trains. She reflects on her five-year journey of rebuilding h...
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Season 1
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Episode 61
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19:19
60: How to Stop Craving Sugar without Cutting it Out
If you’ve ever said, “I just need to detox from sugar,” this episode is for you.We’re unpacking why restriction feels so powerful why saying no to sugar gives you that temporary sense of control and why it never lasts. ...
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Season 1
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Episode 60
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21:31