Fitness & Sushi
Fitness & Sushi is the podcast for women ready to stop dieting and start healing. Hosted by Deanna Schober, creator of the Ideal Body Formula™, this show helps women over 40 recover from decades of emotional eating, binge eating, body image issues, and yo-yo dieting. This isn’t about willpower, calorie counting, or chasing the next diet trend. It’s about healing your relationship with food, your body, and your mind — so you can finally feel in control around food, stop obsessing over your weight, and live your life without guilt or shame. Each episode covers the topics most searched by women struggling with food and body: How to stop emotional eating Healing binge eating Body image after 40 Intuitive eating for women in midlife Exercise motivation without punishment Perimenopause weight gain How to stop yo-yo dieting Food freedom and self-trust Breaking generational body shame Rebuilding confidence and self-worth These are the real conversations behind lasting change — the kind that lead to mental freedom, peaceful eating, and finally feeling at home in your own body. New episodes weekly. Follow Deanna on Instagram @deannaschober
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3 Ways Diet Culture Destroyed Your Relationship With Your Body (And What to Do to Rebuild It)
06/29/2025
3 Ways Diet Culture Destroyed Your Relationship With Your Body (And What to Do to Rebuild It)
In this episode of Fitness & Sushi, we’re pulling back the curtain on how diet culture broke your relationship with your body — and what you can do to finally heal it. If you’ve ever felt stuck in the cycle of obsession, self-doubt, and body shame, it’s not because you failed. It’s because you were trained to see your body this way. In this episode — “How Diet Culture Destroyed Your Body Relationship (And the 3 Shifts That Heal It)” — you’ll learn: How the message “to feel better about your body, change it” created fear, anxiety, and fragile self-worth Why diet culture taught you to see your body as an object to control instead of a home to care for How constant fighting for control and discipline led to self-doubt, isolation, and burnout The Ideal Body Formula approach to rebuilding trust, respect, and connection with your body What it really takes to reach your healthiest weight and feel at home in your body again …and much more! Ready to go deeper? Sign up for our free Body Relationship Month this July at , and get weekly trainings, tools, and support to start healing your relationship with your body for good. — When you’re ready, here are more ways we can help you… Read Tony’s Book for Free The Ideal Body Formula: How to Ditch Diet Culture and Achieve the NEW Ideal Body is available 100% free. Join Our Free Facebook Group Get strategies and support to heal your relationship with food and your body. Schedule Your Free Breakthrough Call A powerful 1-on-1 call designed to help you end food and body obsession for good.
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The Truth About Your Ideal Body (Especially After 40)
06/22/2025
The Truth About Your Ideal Body (Especially After 40)
In this episode of Fitness & Sushi, Deanna redefines the “Ideal Body” — not as a goal weight or appearance, but as a reflection of your values, self-care, and life season. After navigating perimenopause, mental health changes, and body shifts, she shares why the Ideal Body is not something you chase — it’s something you allow. In this episode, you’ll learn: 🔶 Why the Ideal Body isn’t about a weight or size — and never was 🔶 The question you’re asking that keeps you trapped in diet culture 🔶 How your Ideal Body evolves through life, and why that’s not a problem 🔶 What your body is trying to tell you (if you’d just listen) 🔶 The better question to ask when you're tempted to “get back on track” …and more truths diet culture never wanted you to know. If you’ve ever looked in the mirror and wondered what happened to the “old you,” this episode will bring clarity and compassion. 🎧 Listen now. If it resonates, subscribe and leave a 5-star review ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ ——— When you’re ready, here are more ways we can help you… Read Tony’s Book for Free His book The Ideal Body Formula is available 100% free. , or get the paperback/Kindle version on Amazon. Join Our Free Built Daily Facebook Group Get deeper coaching and support inside the community. . Schedule Your Free Breakthrough Call If you’re ready to feel at peace in your body, book a free call at . We’ll figure out what your Ideal Body really looks like.
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5 Shifts to End the Food and Body Battle (Workshop Replay)
06/15/2025
5 Shifts to End the Food and Body Battle (Workshop Replay)
In this special episode of Fitness & Sushi, Deanna shares the powerful workshop that’s helped hundreds of women finally break free from food obsession, yo-yo dieting, and body shame. If you’ve been stuck in the same cycle for years, these 5 life-changing shifts will show you a new path—one rooted in food freedom, self-trust, and lasting peace. In this replay of her live workshop, 5 Shifts to End the Food & Body Battle, you’ll discover: Why diets keep failing you (and what actually works instead) The #1 mindset shift that ends bingeing and emotional eating How to stop hating your body—even if you've spent decades doing it What “gentle nutrition” really looks like without falling back into restriction The biggest reason you still feel out of control around food (and how to fix it) You’ll walk away with a completely different vision of what’s possible—one that doesn’t require guilt, shame, or another diet plan. Listen now and find out how your future can look radically different—starting today. 👉 When you're ready to explore next steps, book your free call at:
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What Your Future Looks Like If Nothing Changes — And If Everything Does
06/08/2025
What Your Future Looks Like If Nothing Changes — And If Everything Does
In this powerful episode of Fitness & Sushi, Deanna walks you through a vivid journey — your past, your present, and the two futures ahead of you. One where nothing changes… and one where you finally break free. This is for the woman who keeps telling herself she’ll “figure it out later.” Because the truth is — waiting has a cost. If you’ve been stuck in a cycle of dieting, shame, and starting over every Monday, this episode is your wake-up call — and your invitation to choose differently. In this episode, you’ll learn: 🔶 How chronic dieting shapes your past, steals your present, and sabotages your future 🔶 What’s really at risk when you keep putting off healing your relationship with food and your body 🔶 The quiet damage you’re doing to your metabolism, hormones, and mental health — without realizing it 🔶 A glimpse at who you could become if you finally chose peace, nourishment, and self-trust 🔶 Why “starting later” might be the most dangerous decision of all …and a haunting (but hopeful) message from your future self. If this resonates, don’t wait. Sign up now for Deanna’s free training — 5 Simple Shifts to End the Food and Body Battle 👉 — When you’re ready, here are more ways we can help you… Read Tony’s Book for Free The Ideal Body Formula: How to Ditch Diet Culture and Achieve the NEW Ideal Body is available 100% free. Join Our Free Facebook Group Get strategies and support to heal your relationship with food and your body. Schedule Your Free Breakthrough Call A powerful 1-on-1 call designed to help you end food and body obsession for good.
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You Don’t Have a Weight and Food Problem—You Have a Belief Problem
06/01/2025
You Don’t Have a Weight and Food Problem—You Have a Belief Problem
In this episode of Fitness & Sushi, I’m sharing a personal story about how a health flare-up exposed a hidden belief system that was quietly driving me into burnout—and how that same pattern might be playing out in your relationship with food, your body, and exercise. In “You Don’t Have a Food Problem—You Have a Belief Problem,” you’ll learn… 🔶 How your subconscious beliefs are shaping your eating and movement habits 🔶 Why it’s not about willpower—and never has been 🔶 The most common belief traps keeping women stuck in cycles of guilt, burnout, and obsession 🔶 How my story of pushing through illness mirrors what many women do with food and body 🔶 A powerful mindset shift that will bring more peace, trust, and sustainability to your life …and much more. If you’re ready to break free from the stories that are keeping you stuck, be sure to sign up for my free on-demand class: “5 Simple Shifts to End the Food and Body Battle” at Enjoy! When you’re ready, here are more ways we can help you… 1) Read Tony’s Book for Free His book The Ideal Body Formula: How to Ditch Diet Culture and Achieve the NEW Ideal Body is available to read 100% free. Or 2) Join Our Free Built Daily Facebook Group Get further strategies and inspiration to help you overcome your health and fitness struggles. . 3) Schedule Your Free Breakthrough Call This free call is designed to help you overcome your struggles and get you on track to achieving your healthiest weight. .
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The Real Midlife Crisis: Healing After Decades in Diet Culture
05/25/2025
The Real Midlife Crisis: Healing After Decades in Diet Culture
In this fiery and emotional episode, Deanna exposes the real midlife crisis — the moment you realize your life has been shaped by lies about food, weight, and worth. If you were raised on diet culture slogans like “nothing tastes as good as skinny feels,” this is your wake-up call to heal. In this episode — “The Real Midlife Crisis: Healing After Decades in Diet Culture” — you’ll learn: 🔶 The grief no one warns you about when your body ages and you realize everything you were taught was a lie 🔶 How diet culture shaped an entire generation of women to believe their worth was in their weight 🔶 Why your body is not the problem — and never was 🔶 The identity crisis of midlife (and why it’s actually the beginning of your liberation) 🔶 The woman who wore a swimsuit after 20 years — and what that says about freedom 🔶 Deanna goes full mama bear and calls BS on the culture that taught you to hate yourself This is the permission slip you’ve been waiting for. 👉 Book your free breakthrough call at — let’s start your healing together. When you’re ready, here are more ways we can help you… 1) Read Tony’s Book for Free His book and Achieve the NEW Ideal Body is available for you to read 100% free. Or, grab it in paperback or Kindle on Amazon. 2) Join Our Free Built Daily Facebook Group Get further strategies and inspiration to help you overcome your health and fitness struggles. . 3) Schedule Your Free Breakthrough Call This is a free call designed to help you overcome your struggles and get you on track to achieving your healthiest life.
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Why Body Positivity Never Worked for Me
05/18/2025
Why Body Positivity Never Worked for Me
Body positivity was never meant to be personal advice — it was a radical social justice movement designed to fight discrimination and injustice. So if you've tried to love your body and still feel stuck in shame, you're not broken — you're just reacting to a message that was never meant to fix you. In this episode, Deanna breaks down: The true origins of the body positivity movement How it got co-opted by brands and influencers Why “just love your body” can feel like toxic positivity What actually works: embodiment, neutrality, and letting go of appearance-based worth Why disconnecting your self-worth from your appearance changes everything …and how loving your body became the new perfectionism trap. Book a free breakthrough call: More ways we can help: Download Tony's book "" for free, or Join Our Free Built Daily Facebook Group Get further strategies and inspiration to help you overcome your health and fitness battles. .
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The Cost of Doing It Alone: When To Get Help
05/11/2025
The Cost of Doing It Alone: When To Get Help
In this raw and powerful episode, I open up about the hardest lesson I’ve learned as a mother — and how it changed the way I think about investing in support. When I tried to navigate my son’s special education needs by myself, I lost six years of his growth and development. Not because I didn’t care — but because I thought I had to do it all alone. I didn't even know advocates existed. By the time I realized how much help was available, I’d paid for it in time, stress, and missed opportunities. Just like so many women who come into my program, I had to grieve what could have been — and then make a bold decision to stop the cycle and invest in a better future. In this episode, you’ll hear: 🔶 The emotional cost of “doing it yourself” — and what finally broke me 🔶 Why I spent money I didn’t technically have to save my son’s future 🔶 The grief that hits when you realize how much sooner things could have changed 🔶 How this same pattern plays out in women stuck in diet culture and body shame 🔶 A powerful mindset shift that could save the next 6 years of your life This one’s for the woman who thinks she should be able to fix it all on her own — and needs to hear that it’s safe and smart to ask for help. And when you’re ready to change your life, book your free breakthrough call at .
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[Ideal Body Challenge] Day 5 - Why You Self-Sabotage (and How to Stop)
05/09/2025
[Ideal Body Challenge] Day 5 - Why You Self-Sabotage (and How to Stop)
In this special series of Fitness & Sushi, I’m sharing the live recordings from each day of the Ideal Body Challenge—designed to help you break free from diet culture and finally feel at home in your body. In Day 5 – “Why You Self-Sabotage (and How to Stop)”, you’ll learn… 🔶 The surprising truth about self-sabotage—and why it’s not about laziness or willpower 🔶 How unmet emotional needs and limiting beliefs are keeping you stuck 🔶 Why changing your food and exercise habits doesn’t stick without mindset work 🔶 How to uncover the deeper patterns that drive your behaviors 🔶 The powerful moment we answered the big question: What happens next? …and so much more! This was the final day of the Ideal Body Challenge—and now it’s time to decide what comes next for you. If you’re ready for deeper healing and real transformation, I’d love to help. 👉 Book your free breakthrough call with me now at Enjoy! —— When you’re ready, here are more ways we can help you… Read Tony’s Book for Free His book The Ideal Body Formula: How to Ditch Diet Culture and Achieve the NEW Ideal Body is available for you to read 100% free. . Or, purchase the paperback or Kindle version on Amazon. Join Our Free Built Daily Facebook Group Get further strategies and inspiration to help you overcome your health and fitness battles. .
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[Ideal Body Challenge] Day 4 - Why Body Image Issues Keep You Stuck with Food and Fitness
05/08/2025
[Ideal Body Challenge] Day 4 - Why Body Image Issues Keep You Stuck with Food and Fitness
In this special series of Fitness & Sushi, I’m sharing the live recordings from each day of the Ideal Body Challenge—designed to help you break free from diet culture and finally feel at home in your body. In Day 4 – “Why Body Image Issues Keep You Stuck with Food and Fitness”, you’ll learn… 🔶 How body image, confidence, and societal expectations get tangled up with your eating and exercise 🔶 Why obsessing over how you look is sabotaging your long-term consistency 🔶 The subtle ways shame drives your food and fitness behaviors 🔶 How to start seeing yourself as more than just a body 🔶 What happened when I asked them to post selfies (cue panic) …and so much more! So check out Day 4 and join me for the final day tomorrow. If you haven’t signed up yet, go to to get access to the full experience. Enjoy! —— When you’re ready, here are more ways we can help you… Read Tony’s Book for Free His book The Ideal Body Formula: How to Ditch Diet Culture and Achieve the NEW Ideal Body is available for you to read 100% free. . Or, purchase the paperback or Kindle version on Amazon. Join Our Free Built Daily Facebook Group Get further strategies and inspiration to help you overcome your health and fitness battles. . Schedule Your Free Breakthrough Call This free call is designed to help you overcome your struggles and get you on track to achieving your healthiest weight. .
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[Ideal Body Challenge] Day 3 - Feeling in Control with Food Without Willpower
05/07/2025
[Ideal Body Challenge] Day 3 - Feeling in Control with Food Without Willpower
In this special series of Fitness & Sushi, I’m sharing the live recordings from each day of the Ideal Body Challenge—designed to help you break free from diet culture and finally feel at home in your body. In Day 3 – “How to Feel in Control Around Food Without Willpower”, you’ll learn… 🔶 Why traditional willpower-based control with food always backfires 🔶 How the binge-restrict cycle and scarcity mindset keep you stuck 🔶 What Permission-Based Eating really looks like (and why it works) 🔶 How to shift into a psychological state of food abundance 🔶 Why I told them to eat their “scariest” food—and what happened next …and so much more! So check out Day 3 and join me for the rest of the week. If you haven’t signed up yet, go to to get access to the full experience. Enjoy! —— When you’re ready, here are more ways we can help you… Read Tony’s Book for Free His book The Ideal Body Formula: How to Ditch Diet Culture and Achieve the NEW Ideal Body is available for you to read 100% free. . Or, purchase the paperback or Kindle version on Amazon. Join Our Free Built Daily Facebook Group Get further strategies and inspiration to help you overcome your health and fitness battles. . Schedule Your Free Breakthrough Call This free call is designed to help you overcome your struggles and get you on track to achieving your healthiest weight. .
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[Ideal Body Challenge] Day 2 - Tracking, hunger cues, and trust with food
05/06/2025
[Ideal Body Challenge] Day 2 - Tracking, hunger cues, and trust with food
In this special series of Fitness & Sushi, I’m sharing the live recordings from each day of the Ideal Body Challenge—designed to help you break free from diet culture and finally feel at home in your body. In Day 2 – “Why Tracking Makes You Overeat (And What to Do Instead)”, you’ll learn… 🔶 Why relying on tracking apps, meal plans, or macros backfires long-term 🔶 How forced food control creates pressure that leads to overeating 🔶 Why you can’t depend on willpower to stay “on track” 🔶 The secret to reconnecting with your hunger cues 🔶 What happens when you stop budgeting your food—and start trusting your body …and so much more! So check out Day 2 and join me for the rest of the week. If you haven’t signed up yet, go to to get access to the full experience. Enjoy! —— When you’re ready, here are more ways we can help you… Read Tony’s Book for Free His book The Ideal Body Formula: How to Ditch Diet Culture and Achieve the NEW Ideal Body is available for you to read 100% free. . Or, purchase the paperback or Kindle version on Amazon. Join Our Free Built Daily Facebook Group Get further strategies and inspiration to help you overcome your health and fitness battles. . Schedule Your Free Breakthrough Call This free call is designed to help you overcome your struggles and get you on track to achieving your healthiest weight. .
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[Ideal Body Challenge] Day 1 - Scale, Weight & Self-Validation
05/05/2025
[Ideal Body Challenge] Day 1 - Scale, Weight & Self-Validation
In this special series of Fitness & Sushi, I’m sharing the live recordings from each day of the Ideal Body Challenge—designed to help you break free from diet culture and finally feel at home in your body. In Day 1 – “Scale, Weight & Self-Validation”, you’ll learn… 🔶 The hidden cost of relying on the scale to measure progress 🔶 The shift from chasing weight loss to pursuing self-care 🔶 What "feel-best behaviors" are—and why they actually work 🔶 How to start trusting your body instead of controlling it 🔶 Why I told everyone to ditch their scale... and what happened next …and so much more! So check out Day 1 and join me for the rest of the week. If you haven’t signed up yet, go to to get access to the full experience. Enjoy! —— When you’re ready, here are more ways we can help you… Read Tony’s Book for Free His book The Ideal Body Formula: How to Ditch Diet Culture and Achieve the NEW Ideal Body is available for you to read 100% free. . Or, purchase the paperback or Kindle version on Amazon. Join Our Free Built Daily Facebook Group Get further strategies and inspiration to help you overcome your battle with food, your body, and exercise. . Schedule Your Free Breakthrough Call This free call is designed to help you overcome your struggles and get you on track to achieving your healthiest life. .
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How to Stop Thinking Like a Dieter (And Start Thinking Like the Ideal Body Formula™)
05/04/2025
How to Stop Thinking Like a Dieter (And Start Thinking Like the Ideal Body Formula™)
In episode 276 of Fitness & Sushi, we’re exposing one of the sneakiest reasons you still feel stuck — even after “quitting” dieting. It’s not your food choices holding you back… it’s your thoughts. In this episode — “How to Stop Thinking Like a Dieter (And Start Thinking Like the Ideal Body Formula™)” — you’ll learn… 🔶 Why diet culture thinking lingers long after the diets are gone 🔶 How restriction and shame disguise themselves as “self-discipline” 🔶 The hidden mental cost of trying to control your body through willpower 🔶 What makes the Ideal Body Formula™ approach radically different 🔶 The mindset rewires that lead to freedom, consistency, and peace …plus a breakdown of the most common “diet thoughts” and how to flip them — so you can stop second-guessing your every decision and start trusting yourself again. This is the exact mental shift we walk you through in the Ideal Body Challenge, and it’s completely free to join. 👉 Sign up now at — we start May 5th! When you’re ready, here are more ways we can help you… 1) Read Tony’s Book for Free His book The Ideal Body Formula: How to Ditch Diet Culture and Achieve the NEW Ideal Body is available for you to read 100% free. Or, grab it in paperback or Kindle on Amazon. 2) Join Our Free Built Daily Facebook Group Get further strategies and inspiration to help you overcome your health and fitness struggles. . 3) Join the Ideal Body Challenge We’ll help you heal your relationship with food, body, and self — so you can finally feel free.
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How to Opt Out of ‘Summer Body’ Season and Still Feel Amazing in Yours
04/27/2025
How to Opt Out of ‘Summer Body’ Season and Still Feel Amazing in Yours
In episode 275 of Fitness & Sushi, we’re calling out one of the most exhausting lies women face every spring: that you need to “get your body ready” to enjoy summer. In this episode — “How to Opt Out of ‘Summer Body’ Season and Still Feel Amazing in Yours” — you’ll learn… 🔶 Why “summer body” culture is still alive and well — and how it preys on women over 40 🔶 The deeper emotional cost of trying to fix yourself every spring 🔶 What it actually looks like to opt out — without “letting yourself go” 🔶 How to feel good in your body this summer, without changing a single thing 🔶 Deanna’s unfiltered response to a ridiculous swimsuit campaign 🙄 …plus the exact mindset you need to show up to the beach, the pool, or your own backyard as you are. If you’re ready to stop hiding, start living, and feel at peace in your body — let’s talk. 👉 Book your free breakthrough call at and we’ll map out your next steps together. When you’re ready, here are more ways we can help you… 1) Read Tony’s Book for Free His book and Achieve the NEW Ideal Body is available for you to read 100% free. Or, grab it in paperback or Kindle on Amazon. 2) Join Our Free Built Daily Facebook Group Get further strategies and inspiration to help you overcome your health and fitness struggles. . 3) Schedule Your Free Breakthrough Call This is a free call designed to help you overcome your struggles and get you on track to achieving your healthiest weight.
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Relationship With Mind [Ideal Body Formula Series-Day 5]
04/18/2025
Relationship With Mind [Ideal Body Formula Series-Day 5]
In this episode of Fitness & Sushi, we’re uncovering the toxic mental patterns you didn’t realize were symptoms of diet culture. If you’ve ever felt like your mindset is the problem—or worse, that you are the problem—this episode will show you the truth about why you feel stuck. In this episode – “Top 10 Signs You Have a Poor Relationship With Your Mind (a.k.a. The Diet Mindset)” – you’ll learn… 🔶 How food rules and “shoulds” quietly control your thoughts and decisions 🔶 Why all-or-nothing thinking keeps sabotaging your progress 🔶 The link between constant self-judgment and burnout 🔶 What happens when you rely on willpower instead of self-trust 🔶 How to start untangling your worth from your weight or habits …and the truth about why you’ve never actually been the problem—your mindset has just been hijacked. So check the episode out. If you like it, be sure to subscribe to the show and give it a 5-star rating and review ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Enjoy! P.S. Join me for the Ideal Body Challenge – a free 5-day event where you'll learn how to stop obsessing over food and start creating the healthiest relationship with it you've ever had. We start May 5th, and it's totally free to join. 👉 Sign up now at When you’re ready, here are more ways we can help you… Read Tony’s Book for Free The Ideal Body Formula: How to Ditch Diet Culture and Achieve the NEW Ideal Body is available to read 100% free. . Or, you can purchase it in paperback and Kindle versions on Amazon. Join Our Free Built Daily Facebook Group Get further strategies and inspiration to help you overcome your health and fitness struggles. . Schedule Your Free Breakthrough Call This is a free call designed to help you overcome your struggles and get you on track to achieving your healthiest weight. .
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Relationship With Exercise [Ideal Body Formula Series-Day 4]
04/17/2025
Relationship With Exercise [Ideal Body Formula Series-Day 4]
In this episode of Fitness & Sushi, I’m exposing the hidden ways that diet culture has twisted your relationship with exercise. If movement feels like punishment, pressure, or just another thing to fail at—you’re not lazy. You’re likely stuck in the exercise version of the diet mindset. In this episode – “Top 10 Signs You Have a Poor Relationship With Exercise (and What to Do About It)” – you’ll learn… 🔶 The signs that your workout routine is fueled by guilt, not joy 🔶 How diet culture turns movement into a form of punishment 🔶 Why rest days trigger anxiety or shame for so many women 🔶 The mindset shift that makes consistency feel effortless 🔶 How to rediscover movement that actually feels good …and how to break free from the pressure to “earn” your food or your body. So check the episode out. If you like it, be sure to subscribe to the show and give it a 5-star rating and review ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Enjoy! P.S. Join me for the Ideal Body Challenge – a free 5-day event where you'll learn how to stop obsessing over food and start creating the healthiest relationship with it you've ever had. We start May 5th, and it's totally free to join. 👉 Sign up now at When you’re ready, here are more ways we can help you… Read Tony’s Book for Free The Ideal Body Formula: How to Ditch Diet Culture and Achieve the NEW Ideal Body is available to read 100% free. . Or, you can purchase it in paperback and Kindle versions on Amazon. Join Our Free Built Daily Facebook Group Get further strategies and inspiration to help you overcome your health and fitness struggles. . Schedule Your Free Breakthrough Call This is a free call designed to help you overcome your struggles and get you on track to achieving your healthiest weight. .
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Relationship With Body [Ideal Body Formula Series-Day 3]
04/16/2025
Relationship With Body [Ideal Body Formula Series-Day 3]
In this episode of Fitness & Sushi, I’m breaking down the 10 most common signs that your relationship with your body has been shaped by shame, fear, and diet culture—not by truth or self-compassion. If you think your body image struggles are just a personal flaw, this episode is your wake-up call. In this episode – “Top 10 Signs You Have a Poor Relationship With Your Body (That Diet Culture Doesn’t Want You to Notice)” – you’ll learn… 🔶 The subtle ways body shame shows up in your everyday thoughts and actions 🔶 Why hating your body never actually leads to long-term change 🔶 How diet culture tricks you into believing your body is the problem 🔶 The difference between body image and body trust 🔶 What you can do to start healing your relationship with your body—without forcing fake positivity …and how to stop delaying your life until your body meets some arbitrary standard. So check the episode out. If you like it, be sure to subscribe to the show and give it a 5-star rating and review ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Enjoy! P.S. Join me for the Ideal Body Challenge – a free 5-day event where you'll learn how to stop obsessing over food and start creating the healthiest relationship with it you've ever had. We start May 5th, and it's totally free to join. 👉 Sign up now at When you’re ready, here are more ways we can help you… Read Tony’s Book for Free The Ideal Body Formula: How to Ditch Diet Culture and Achieve the NEW Ideal Body is available to read 100% free. . Or, you can purchase it in paperback and Kindle versions on Amazon. Join Our Free Built Daily Facebook Group Get further strategies and inspiration to help you overcome your health and fitness struggles. . Schedule Your Free Breakthrough Call This is a free call designed to help you overcome your struggles and get you on track to achieving your healthiest weight. .
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Relationship With Food [Ideal Body Formula Series-Day 2]
04/15/2025
Relationship With Food [Ideal Body Formula Series-Day 2]
In this episode of Fitness & Sushi, I’m sharing the 10 most overlooked signs that your relationship with food might be more toxic than you realize—and why it’s not your fault. These symptoms are so normalized in diet culture that you’ve probably mistaken them for personality flaws. Let’s shine a light on what’s actually going on. In this episode – “Top 10 Signs You Have a Poor Relationship With Food (That Have Nothing to Do With Willpower)” – you’ll learn… 🔶 The obsessive thoughts about food you thought were just “normal” 🔶 Why feeling out of control around food is a symptom, not a failure 🔶 How diet culture conditions you to distrust your hunger and fullness cues 🔶 The shame spiral after eating “bad” foods and why it’s so hard to stop 🔶 What saving up calories, secret eating, and starting over every Monday really mean …and how to finally start untangling your worth from what’s on your plate. So check the episode out. If you like it, be sure to subscribe to the show and give it a 5-star rating and review ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Enjoy! Join me for the Ideal Body Challenge – a free 5-day event where you'll learn how to stop obsessing over food and start creating the healthiest relationship with it you've ever had. We start May 5th, and it's totally free to join. 👉 Sign up now at When you’re ready, here are more ways we can help you… Read Tony’s Book for Free The Ideal Body Formula: How to Ditch Diet Culture and Achieve the NEW Ideal Body is available to read 100% free. . Or, you can purchase it in paperback and Kindle versions on Amazon. Join Our Free Built Daily Facebook Group Get further strategies and inspiration to help you overcome your health and fitness struggles. . Schedule Your Free Breakthrough Call This is a free call designed to help you overcome your struggles and get you on track to achieving your healthiest weight. .
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Guess Who's Back! [Ideal Body Formula Series-Day 1]
04/14/2025
Guess Who's Back! [Ideal Body Formula Series-Day 1]
In this episode, Fitness & Sushi returns — and Deanna's flying solo. She’s sharing why the podcast is back, what’s changing, and the powerful framework at the center of everything she teaches: the Ideal Body Formula. If you’ve been stuck in food guilt, body shame, or on-again-off-again health habits, this is where it all begins. You’ll learn: Why your Ideal Body has nothing to do with goal weight and everything to do with how you live How food, body, exercise, and mind are secretly working together (or against you) The real reason diets fail (and it’s not a willpower issue) What to focus on first if you want to feel free around food and at home in your body Why Deanna can't stop saying "We" To join the challenge, go to
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*** THE FINAL EPISODE ***
11/17/2024
*** THE FINAL EPISODE ***
This is the final episode. It really is. Tony is moving on to the next chapter of his life. Join us in our final episode as we explain what's going on, take a trip down memory lane, and tell you what can be expected with Built Daily going forward (hint: it will continue to live on).
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268. How to Navigate Food Freedom and Body Anxiety During the Holidays
11/10/2024
268. How to Navigate Food Freedom and Body Anxiety During the Holidays
In episode 267 - “How to Navigate Food Freedom and Body Anxiety During the Holidays”, you'll learn... 🔶 How to set realistic expectations for yourself this holiday season 🔶 Strategies for enjoying holiday treats without guilt or restriction 🔶 How to handle food-related comments from family members 🔶 How to prioritize self-care during a busy and often stressful season 🔶 Why you need to be careful not to turn the holiday season and New Years into a big binge / restrict cycle …and much more! So check the episode out. If you like it be sure to subscribe to the show and give it a 5 star rating and review ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Enjoy! To join the holiday food workshop, go to —— When you’re ready, here are more ways we can help you… 1) Read Tony’s Book for Free His new book - The Ideal Body Formula: How to Ditch Diet Culture and Achieve the NEW Ideal Body, is available for you to read 100% free. . Or, you can versions on Amazon. 2) Join Our Free Built Daily Facebook Group Get further strategies and inspiration to help you overcome your health and fitness struggles. . 3) Schedule Your Free Breakthrough Call This is a free call designed to help you overcome your struggles and get you on track to achieving your healthiest weight. .
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267. How to Unlock True Self-Confidence and Inner Peace
11/03/2024
267. How to Unlock True Self-Confidence and Inner Peace
In episode 267 - “How to Unlock True Self-Confidence and Inner Peace”, you'll learn... 🔶 The role of self-acceptance in building genuine confidence 🔶 Action steps you can take to start nurturing inner peace 🔶 What vulnerability has to do with confidence 🔶 How having more self-confidence impacts your eating, exercise, and the rest of your life 🔶 How to handle setbacks without letting them take over your life …and much more! So check the episode out. If you like it be sure to subscribe to the show and give it a 5 star rating and review ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Enjoy! —— When you’re ready, here are more ways we can help you… 1) Read Tony’s Book for Free His new book - The Ideal Body Formula: How to Ditch Diet Culture and Achieve the NEW Ideal Body, is available for you to read 100% free. . Or, you can versions on Amazon. 2) Join Our Free Built Daily Facebook Group Get further strategies and inspiration to help you overcome your health and fitness struggles. . 3) Schedule Your Free Breakthrough Call This is a free call designed to help you overcome your struggles and get you on track to achieving your healthiest weight. .
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[Diet Culture Rehab] Day 3: Reclaim Your Body
10/24/2024
[Diet Culture Rehab] Day 3: Reclaim Your Body
Welcome to the third and final day of the Diet Culture Rehab Challenge. This is a recording of the third day of the challenge, which was presented LIVE to people who joined the challenge. The challenge is 3 days, with each day working on a key strategy for breaking free of Diet Culture. Day 1 – Reclaim Exercise: Release the need to use exercise for body control, so you can enjoy it and build lasting consistency Day 2 – Reclaim Food: Learn how diet culture created the willpower problems you think you have and how to find effortless control around any food. Day 3 – Reclaim Your Body: Find out why weight management is causing massive problems and how to have a healthy relationship with your body that improves your consistency. If you'd like to join the challenge you can go to and sign up. It's free, and there is a workbook to download that goes with it.
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[Diet Culture Rehab] Day 2: Reclaim Food
10/23/2024
[Diet Culture Rehab] Day 2: Reclaim Food
Welcome to the second day of the Diet Culture Rehab Challenge. This is a recording of the second day of the challenge, which was presented LIVE to people who joined the challenge. The challenge is 3 days, with each day working on a key strategy for breaking free of Diet Culture. Day 1 – Reclaim Exercise: Release the need to use exercise for body control, so you can enjoy it and build lasting consistency Day 2 – Reclaim Food: Learn how diet culture created the willpower problems you think you have and how to find effortless control around any food. Day 3 – Reclaim Your Body: Find out why weight management is causing massive problems and how to have a healthy relationship with your body that improves your consistency. If you'd like to join the challenge you can go to and sign up. It's free, and there is a workbook to download that goes with it.
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[Diet Culture Rehab] Day 1: Reclaim Exercise
10/22/2024
[Diet Culture Rehab] Day 1: Reclaim Exercise
Welcome to the first day of the Diet Culture Rehab Challenge. This is a recording of the first day of the challenge, which was presented LIVE to people who joined the challenge. The challenge is 3 days, with each day working on a key strategy for breaking free of Diet Culture. Day 1 – Reclaim Exercise: Release the need to use exercise for body control, so you can enjoy it and build lasting consistency Day 2 – Reclaim Food: Learn how diet culture created the willpower problems you think you have and how to find effortless control around any food. Day 3 – Reclaim Your Body: Find out why weight management is causing massive problems and how to have a healthy relationship with your body that improves your consistency. If you'd like to join the challenge you can go to and sign up. It's free, and there is a workbook to download that goes with it.
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266. The Formula for Breaking Free From Diet Culture
10/21/2024
266. The Formula for Breaking Free From Diet Culture
In episode 266 - “The Formula for Breaking Free From Diet Culture”, you'll learn... 🔶 How Diet Culture has been setting you up for failure with food 🔶 Why the scale is doing more harm than good 🔶 How freeing yourself from Diet Culture opens up more space for what really matters in your life 🔶 The key for unlocking the joy of movement so that you'll have lasting consistency 🔶 Why trying to control your body keeps the diet cycle going strong …and much more! So check the episode out. If you like it be sure to subscribe to the show and give it a 5 star rating and review ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Enjoy! —— When you’re ready, here are more ways we can help you… 1) Read Tony’s Book for Free His new book - The Ideal Body Formula: How to Ditch Diet Culture and Achieve the NEW Ideal Body, is available for you to read 100% free. . Or, you can versions on Amazon. 2) Join Our Free Built Daily Facebook Group Get further strategies and inspiration to help you overcome your health and fitness struggles. . 3) Schedule Your Free Breakthrough Call This is a free call designed to help you overcome your struggles and get you on track to achieving your healthiest weight. .
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265. How to Approach Nutrition and Exercise During Periods of Emotional Distress
10/13/2024
265. How to Approach Nutrition and Exercise During Periods of Emotional Distress
In episode 265 - “How to Approach Nutrition and Exercise During Periods of Emotional Distress”, you'll learn... 🔶 Why emotional distress can drastically change your eating and exercise habits 🔶 The importance of gentle movement when intense exercise feels like too much 🔶 Why restrictive diets can worsen emotional distress and what to do instead 🔶 How to give yourself grace and avoid guilt around your eating and exercise routines during stressful periods 🔶 How to use nutrition and movement as tools for healing, not punishment, when life feels tough …and much more! So check the episode out. If you like it be sure to subscribe to the show and give it a 5 star rating and review ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Enjoy! —— When you’re ready, here are more ways we can help you… 1) Read Tony’s Book for Free His new book - The Ideal Body Formula: How to Ditch Diet Culture and Achieve the NEW Ideal Body, is available for you to read 100% free. . Or, you can versions on Amazon. 2) Join Our Free Built Daily Facebook Group Get further strategies and inspiration to help you overcome your health and fitness struggles. . 3) Schedule Your Free Breakthrough Call This is a free call designed to help you overcome your struggles and get you on track to achieving your healthiest weight. .
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264. How to Handle Sudden Unexpected Weight Gain
10/06/2024
264. How to Handle Sudden Unexpected Weight Gain
In episode 264 - “How to Handle Sudden Unexpected Weight Gain”, you'll learn... 🔶 How to reframe the situation to keep you from diving back into restrictive diet habits 🔶 Why weight gain doesn't mean failure 🔶 The adjustment process if changes need to be made 🔶 Why weight fluctuations are actually a normal occurrence 🔶 How to ensure the weight gain doesn't impact your self-worth …and much more! So check the episode out. If you like it be sure to subscribe to the show and give it a 5 star rating and review ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Enjoy! —— When you’re ready, here are more ways we can help you… 1) Read Tony’s Book for Free His new book - The Ideal Body Formula: How to Ditch Diet Culture and Achieve the NEW Ideal Body, is available for you to read 100% free. . Or, you can versions on Amazon. 2) Join Our Free Built Daily Facebook Group Get further strategies and inspiration to help you overcome your health and fitness struggles. . 3) Schedule Your Free Breakthrough Call This is a free call designed to help you overcome your struggles and get you on track to achieving your healthiest weight. .
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263. How to Let Go of Calorie Counting and Find Peace in Eating Again
09/15/2024
263. How to Let Go of Calorie Counting and Find Peace in Eating Again
Most people would prefer to not have to count calories, but they're afraid to give it up. They think they will lose control around food. They think they won't be able to lose weight. They think it works for them. None of these things are true if you're struggling with your food and body. Instead, the peace and freedom around food that you want won't be found until you break from the calorie obsession. Let me be clear, though. There's nothing inherently wrong with calorie counting - UNLESS you struggle with your food and body. For these people, of which Deanna and I used to be one of them, the calorie tracking is an anchor to Diet Culture. It'll keep you stuck in the diet cycle so long as you keep depending on it. In episode 263. of Fitness & Sushi, Deanna and I are going to help you understand why calorie counting is holding you back. We'll explain when it's useful and when it's an obstacle. And we'll show you what to do instead In this episode - “How to Let Go of Calorie Counting and Find Peace in Eating Again”, you'll learn... 🔶 Why calorie counting keeps you trapped in an obsessive cycle with food 🔶 How letting go of numbers helps you tune into your body's natural hunger and fullness cues 🔶 What to do when fear of losing control around food keeps you from giving up calorie tracking 🔶 Why letting go of calorie counting leads to healthier eating habits 🔶 The psychological toll of tracking every calorie and what it's doing to you …and much more! So check the episode out. If you like it be sure to subscribe to the show and give it a 5 star rating and review ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Enjoy! —— When you’re ready, here are more ways we can help you… 1) Read Tony’s Book for Free His new book - The Ideal Body Formula: How to Ditch Diet Culture and Achieve the NEW Ideal Body, is available for you to read 100% free. . Or, you can versions on Amazon. 2) Join Our Free Built Daily Facebook Group Get further strategies and inspiration to help you overcome your health and fitness struggles. . 3) Schedule Your Free Breakthrough Call This is a free call designed to help you overcome your struggles and get you on track to achieving your healthiest weight. .
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