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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The Hidden Costs of Diet Culture (And How to Stop Paying Them)
09/14/2025
The Hidden Costs of Diet Culture (And How to Stop Paying Them)
In this episode of Fitness & Sushi, I’m exposing the hidden price you’ve been paying for decades of dieting — costs you may never have connected to diet culture until now. From the money wasted to the opportunities missed, the bill adds up in ways that will blow your mind. In this episode – “The Hidden Costs of Diet Culture (And How to Stop Paying Them)” – you’ll learn… 🔶 The 5 biggest costs of diet culture that most women never think about 🔶 How much dieting has likely drained from your wallet, health, and career over a lifetime 🔶 Why it’s never “too late” to change, even if you feel you’ve already lost so much 🔶 What your future looks like if you don’t change vs. if you finally break free 🔶 How the Ideal Body Formula helps you mitigate future losses and reclaim 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… 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, you can . 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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Menopause, Diet Culture, and the Weight Loss Trap: What No One’s Talking About
09/07/2025
Menopause, Diet Culture, and the Weight Loss Trap: What No One’s Talking About
Menopause is finally front and center — and that’s a good thing. But as Time recently highlighted, much of the conversation is still steeped in diet culture. Weight loss is being pushed as the solution, even when it comes at the expense of women’s mental health and well-being. In this episode — “Menopause, Diet Culture, and the Weight Loss Trap: What No One’s Talking About” — you’ll learn: Why diet-focused menopause programs often backfire How disordered eating is resurging in midlife women Why weight loss itself isn’t the problem — but the mindset behind it can be The steps to heal your food and body relationship before pursuing physical goals What real, supportive solutions look like during this stage of life If you’ve been feeling lost in the noise of menopause diet culture, you’re not alone. This is your invitation to heal first, so the rest becomes possible. Time article: ——— 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 . 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. Schedule your call here:
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Fit for TV: How The Biggest Loser Broke Us — and How We Heal
08/24/2025
Fit for TV: How The Biggest Loser Broke Us — and How We Heal
In episode 294 of Fitness & Sushi, we pull back the curtain on one of diet culture’s most damaging exports: The Biggest Loser. What looked like “just TV” was actually cultural programming that rewired a generation of women to believe their worth was tied to shrinking their bodies. Contestants were pushed past the point of safety, trainers used shame and abuse as “motivation,” and viewers absorbed it all as truth. The fallout? Broken metabolisms, broken trust in our bodies, and decades of food and body obsession. In this episode — Fit for TV: How The Biggest Loser Broke Us — and How We Heal — you’ll learn… 🔶 How reality TV exploited fatphobia and turned weight loss into spectacle 🔶 The hidden trauma-bonding tactics behind Jillian Michaels’ “coaching” style 🔶 Why contestants were set up for failure long-term (and what science says about their metabolisms today) 🔶 The systemic harm when entertainment puts profit over people 🔶 How to reframe food, body, exercise, and mind with the Ideal Body Formula so you can finally heal from the same conditioning This wasn’t just bad television — it was abuse disguised as entertainment. But you are not broken, and you never needed saving. Healing is possible, and it starts with reclaiming your dignity, trust, and truth. 👉 When you’re ready, book your free breakthrough call at —— 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, 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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Why the Ideal Body Formula Works When Diets Fail
08/10/2025
Why the Ideal Body Formula Works When Diets Fail
In this episode of Fitness & Sushi, Deanna breaks down the why behind the Ideal Body Formula™—our proven approach to healing your relationship with food, your body, and your mind. Diet culture has taught you that willpower, restriction, and punishment are the only paths to success, but that’s why you’re stuck in the yo-yo cycle. We’ll show you why the Ideal Body Formula works when nothing else has, and how it creates lasting change without diets, guilt, or obsession. You’ll learn: 🔶 The core reason traditional dieting keeps you trapped (and how to finally break free) 🔶 How focusing on food, body, exercise, and mind in harmony changes everything 🔶 Why separating body care from body image is the key to consistency and confidence 🔶 How healing—not hustling—leads to your healthiest self 🔶 The one mistake you’re making that keeps you from feeling in control around food …and much more! Ready to stop dieting and start healing? Press play now. When you’re ready for the next step, book your free breakthrough call 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 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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RE-RELEASE: Here's What's Really Getting In The Way of Your Best Life
07/27/2025
RE-RELEASE: Here's What's Really Getting In The Way of Your Best Life
This episode is part of Body Relationship Month — our special July series revisiting some of our most-loved episodes to help you heal your relationship with your body and yourself. What most of us don’t realize is that all we’re really trying to do in life is get back to a state of wholeness — where our true, full life experience can actually begin. The real solution isn’t endlessly pursuing external goals or chasing perfection. It’s learning to let go of the baggage that keeps us from living as our whole selves, where our unlimited potential exists. In this solo episode, Tony shows you what’s really standing between you and who you want to be, so you can stop wasting time on trivial pursuits and finally start living more fully and authentically. 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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RE-RELEASE: Can Weight Loss and Healing Your Relationships with Food and Body Coexist?
07/20/2025
RE-RELEASE: Can Weight Loss and Healing Your Relationships with Food and Body Coexist?
This episode is part of Body Relationship Month — our special July series revisiting some of our most-loved episodes to help you heal your relationship with your body. One of the most common questions we hear is: Can I want to lose weight and still heal my relationship with food and my body? It’s a nuanced and deeply personal question — one that many women in midlife wrestle with after years (or decades) of dieting, body shame, and conflicting messages about health. If you're trying to balance weight loss goals with a genuine desire for body acceptance and food freedom, this episode is for you. In this episode — “Can Weight Loss and Healing Your Relationships with Food and Body Coexist?” — you’ll learn: 🔶 Why the traditional diet mindset can undermine your efforts to heal 🔶 How to approach weight loss without falling back into harmful diet culture habits 🔶 How to identify when your weight loss goals are in conflict with your body acceptance journey 🔶 The psychological impact of trying to achieve both weight loss and healing 🔶 Why long-term health should be prioritized over quick fixes 🔶 Why Deanna said that Tony will never look like Superman …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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RE-RELEASE: How to Handle Being Uncomfortable in Your Own Skin
07/13/2025
RE-RELEASE: How to Handle Being Uncomfortable in Your Own Skin
This episode is part of Body Relationship Month — our special July series revisiting some of the most-loved episodes to help you heal your relationship with your body. If you want more self-worth or confidence, you have to give it to yourself. Stop making it contingent on a smaller body. The more we tie our self-worth to our body, the more uncomfortable we feel in our own skin. Instead of using food and exercise to meet our needs and help us feel our best, we end up using them as tools to control our body and our value. Any unwanted number on the scale can trigger a collapse in self-worth. To solve this, you have to separate your body from your body image — and start working on the latter. In this episode — “How to Handle Being Uncomfortable in Your Own Skin” — you’ll learn: 🔶 The real reason it’s difficult to like the way you look 🔶 Why most people’s approach to this problem tends to aggravate it 🔶 What you need to do to start feeling confident again 🔶 How to start curating your environment to make it easier to improve your body image 🔶 Why a negative body image and dieting is a lethal combination 🔶 Why Tony is so afraid to call Deanna by the wrong name …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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RE-RELEASE: How to Love Your Body at Every Stage
07/06/2025
RE-RELEASE: How to Love Your Body at Every Stage
This episode is part of Body Relationship Month — our special July series where we're revisiting some of our most-loved episodes to help you heal your relationship with your body. Many of us struggle to overcome society's message that you need to look a certain way to be valued. Adopting these messages (willingly or not) often creates debilitating battles with how we see our bodies. This negative body relationship can permeate nearly every aspect of life and diminish our entire experience. We end up living day after day with someone (ourselves) we don't accept, love, or appreciate unconditionally. And well… that sucks. But there are steps you can take to embrace your imperfections, accept yourself as-is, and still pursue your health and fitness goals. The result? Peace, freedom, and finally escaping a lifetime sentence in your food and body prison. In this episode — “Embracing Imperfection: How to Love Your Body at Every Stage” — you’ll learn: 🔶 Why chasing perfection often leads us further from body acceptance 🔶 Strategies for resisting societal pressures and overcoming negative self-talk 🔶 What it really means to have a "good" body 🔶 How the media influences our body image 🔶 How embracing your imperfections can lead to a more empowering life experience 🔶 Why Tony was surprised to find out that Deanna has been trying to control him …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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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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