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Before Dieting...

Bronwyn Fletcher
Weight Loss
Dieting
Emotional Eating
Women
Eating Patterns
Systems Thinking
Diet Hope and Abandonment Cycle
Weight Management
Childhood Experiences
Health and Wellness
Diets
Childhood Trauma
Family Food Culture
Eating Systems
Hungering
Diet Culture
Biological Survival Systems
Perimenopause
Eating Habits
Weight Cycling

Investigating Weight Regain Before You Try to Fix It. If you've spent years losing weight, regaining it, and wondering why the same pattern keeps repeating, this podcast is for you. Before Dieting is an investigative podcast from the Weighting for Happiness Project. Using women's experiences as a starting point, each episode investigates a different part of the weight ecosystem, revealing connecti... more

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Weight regain and fear: Why looking more closely can feel so frightening

If you've ever found yourself putting off looking more deeply at your weight regain, I don't think it's because you don't want to understand it. Most women I've spoken to have ... more

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Before Dieting... Episode 53

Why do we eat?

It sounds like a simple question, but the answer is rarely straightforward.

In this episode of Before Dieting, Bronwyn responds to a listener's question about the Eight Types of Eating. Rather than looki... more

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When Weight Regain Returns You to Safety. Kate’s story and the pattern that food alone could not explain. Season 3 Episode 52.

Kate knew how to lose weight. She had done it many times.

What she could not explain was why reaching a lower weight left... more

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Before Dieting... Most women who regain weight are not beginners. They have followed diets, changed their eating, lost weight and proved they can do it. But knowing how to lose weight and understanding why the weight keeps coming back are two differe... more

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Podcast Episode 50 - Show Notes

​The real drivers of weight gain start in childhood, long before dieting ever entered the picture. In this episode we explore Childhood Food Access.

This is the autonomy you had (or didn’t have) to obtaining food out... more

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Ready to investigate your own blueprint?

The Weight Ecosystem is the first diagnostic in the Weighting for Happiness Project.

It steps back from food and helps you examine the wider conditions your weight and health sit within before moving on to t... more

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Resources for you in with this Podcast

Download the Four Layers Model that explains Sylvie's story: Four Layers Infographic: or copy and paste www.weightingforhappiness.com.au/4-layers-behind-eating

Begin identifying your own Blueprint; sta... more

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Diets tell you what to eat. Understanding the Four Layers Behind Eating explains why.

🔦 Download your free comprehensive Infographic, "The 4 Layers of Weight Regain" here

www.weightingforhappiness.com.au/4-layers-of-eating

🔦You can rea... more

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Bronwyn Fletcher
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Reviews

4.5 out of 5 stars from 2 ratings
  • A great insight into how weight loss needs more than a diet

    A fantastic approach to a complex issue. Bron’s system thinking approach to why it can be difficult to lose weight has given me some great insights to reflect on. I’m looking forward to the next episode.

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    Mairse Const
    Australiaa year ago

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Listeners praise the system-thinking approach to weight and behavior change.
Guests and topics are seen as insightful and deeply relevant to real-life struggles with eating and weight loss.
Fans value the compassionate, personal-story focus over generic diet chatter.

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This show centers on eight eating types and the hidden food stories that drive persistent weight cycles and diet frustration. Episodes regularly challenge traditional dieting wisdom by examining childhood eating rules, emotional connections to food, and the social factors that shape weight journeys. A systems-thinking host guides conversations with women about how personal histories, family dynamics, and cultural norms influence eating behaviors, with a strong emphasis on understanding underlying patterns rather than chasing quick fixes. The format often uses case studies and personal narratives to illustrate how deeper self-knowledge can lead to lasting change. A notable strength is its holistic approach to weight management, moving beyond... more

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