Stop dieting. Stop apologizing for hunger. Start eating like a woman who plans to be here for a long time. Eat the F*cking Food is a nutrition and mindset podcast for women who are exhausted by diet culture and confused by conflicting nutrition advice. If you’ve tried low carb, no carb, calorie counting, points, powders, or “starting over on Monday” and still feel tired, bloated, hormonal, or stuck, this show is for you. This podcast helps women understand how to eat enough, especially in midlife, by breaking down nutrition, metabolism, and hormones in a way that actually makes sense. We talk about why 1200 calories is never the answer, how chronic under eating impacts hormone health, gut health, digestion, sleep, and energy, and how to build a balanced plate without fear or food rules. Each week, we cover topics like diet myths, popular diets explained, intuitive eating foundations, blood work and lab results, bloating and gut health, GLP-1 medications and lifestyle support, and how to heal your relationship with food after years of dieting. You’ll hear from nutrition coaches, strength coaches, hormone experts, and women who believe strong is better than skinny, prioritize good health, and know that nourishment is not something you earn. This isn’t about weight loss at any cost. It’s about metabolic health, energy, hormone balance, and freedom around food. Subscribe for honest conversations about women’s nutrition, body image, hormone health, and learning how to actually eat. Your body isn’t broken. It’s underfed. Connect here: https://kristincollinshealthcoaching.com/ / https://www.instagram.com/kristinrcollins/
Eat the F*cking Food
Claim This Podcastby Kristin Collins
Podcast Overview
Stop dieting. Stop apologizing for hunger. Start eating like a woman who plans to be here for a long time. Eat the F*cking Food is a nutrition and mindset podcast for women who are exhausted by diet culture and confused by conflicting nutrition advice. If you’ve tried low carb, no carb, calorie counting, points, powders, or “starting over on Monday” and still feel tired, bloated, hormonal, or stuck, this show is for you. This podcast helps women understand how to eat enough, especially in midlife, by breaking down nutrition, metabolism, and hormones in a way that actually makes sense. We talk about why 1200 calories is never the answer, how chronic under eating impacts hormone health, gut health, digestion, sleep, and energy, and how to build a balanced plate without fear or food rules. Each week, we cover topics like diet myths, popular diets explained, intuitive eating foundations, blood work and lab results, bloating and gut health, GLP-1 medications and lifestyle support, and how to heal your relationship with food after years of dieting. You’ll hear from nutrition coaches, strength coaches, hormone experts, and women who believe strong is better than skinny, prioritize good health, and know that nourishment is not something you earn. This isn’t about weight loss at any cost. It’s about metabolic health, energy, hormone balance, and freedom around food. Subscribe for honest conversations about women’s nutrition, body image, hormone health, and learning how to actually eat. Your body isn’t broken. It’s underfed. Connect here: https://kristincollinshealthcoaching.com/ / https://www.instagram.com/kristinrcollins/
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Recent Episodes
June 16, 2026
022: What 11 Weeks of Real Nutrition Coaching Looks Like | Kristin Collins
<p>Nutrition coaching for women in midlife is not about another set of rules. It is about learning how to eat enough, build real energy, and stop starting over every time life gets messy. </p><p>In this episode of Eat the F*cking Food, certified nutrition coach and menopause coaching specialist Kristin Collins sits down with her actual client Laura Dumont, a teacher, runner, and self-described child of the "nothing tastes as good as skinny feels" era. Laura shares what made her finally reach out for help after years of restrictive programs that worked until they didn't. </p><p>They talk through what 11 weeks inside Kristin's Game On Nutrition program actually looked like, from reintroducing carbs and eating breakfast earlier to watching her energy stabilize and her body composition shift without the scale budging. The biggest surprise? She did not have to blow up everything she was already doing. </p><p>If you have been afraid to hire a coach because you feel like you should be able to figure out eating on your own, this episode is for you.</p><p><strong>In this episode, you’ll discover:</strong></p><ul><li>Why nutrition coaching for women in midlife works differently from a standard program, and what it actually looks like inside 11 weeks of working with a coach </li><li>How Laura went from fearing carbs her entire adult life to eating them at every single meal and feeling more energized and satisfied than ever before </li><li>Why your body composition can change dramatically without the scale moving, and why that is actually the goal </li><li>What maintenance calories are, why Kristin starts every client there first, and why that approach feels completely counterintuitive until it suddenly clicks </li><li>How eating as a teacher with an unpredictable schedule requires a different strategy than any rigid program can give you </li><li>The mindset shift that helped Laura stop calling imperfect weeks a failure and start recognizing them as progress </li><li>Why restricting the foods you love the most is the exact reason you keep thinking about them</li></ul><br/><p><strong>We talk about:</strong></p><p>00:00 Meet Laura: a real client's story and why she finally reached out </p><p>03:00 What made hiring a coach feel scary even when you know what healthy eating looks like </p><p>05:30 Why one-size-fits-all programs stop working in midlife </p><p>07:00 How eating as a teacher makes fueling your body a daily challenge </p><p>09:30 What 11 weeks inside Game on Nutrition actually changed about Laura's eating </p><p>11:00 Reintroducing carbs at every meal and what happened to her energy </p><p>13:00 Why are women so afraid of carbs? The diet culture history behind it </p><p>16:00 Learning what an actual serving looks like without measuring forever </p><p>18:00 Why Kristin starts every client in maintenance, not a deficit </p><p>21:00 What does maintenance actually mean and why it is the foundation for everything </p><p>24:00 The moment Laura stopped waiting to lose weight and started trusting the process </p><p>27:00 Body recomposition: why your pants fit better even when the scale doesn't move </p><p>29:00 Food is energy: the mindset shift that changes everything</p><p><strong>Connect with me</strong></p><ul><li>Instagram: <u><a href="https://www.instagram.com/kristinrcollins/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/kristinrcollins/</a></u> </li><li>YouTube: <u><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@kristin.collins" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/@kristin.collins</a></u> </li><li>Website: <u><a href="https://kristincollinshealthcoaching.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://kristincollinshealthcoaching.com/</a></u> </li></ul><br/><p>#NutritionCoachingForWomen #MidlifeNutrition #EatTheFuckingFood #AntiDietPodcast #DietMentalityDetox #CarbsFearNoMore #WomensNutrition #MidlifeWellness #BodyRecomposition #MaintenanceCalories #PerimenopaueNutrition #NutritionCoach #EatingForEnergy #WomenOver40 #BalancedPlate #StopDietingStartEating #MidlifeHealthCoach #NutritionPodcast #GameOnNutrition #EatTheFuckingFoodPodcast </p>
June 9, 2026
021: Why Women Keep Quitting Their Health Goals (And How to Finally Stop)
<p>If you have ever had a hard week, decided you failed, and quit everything you were doing to feel better, this episode is for you.</p><p>In this solo episode, Kristin gets back to basics and breaks down exactly why midlife women keep abandoning their health goals, and why perfectionism is not a personality trait, it is a product of decades of diet culture telling you that anything less than 100 percent does not count.</p><p>She walks through the simplest version of what a balanced plate actually looks like, no tracking, no calorie math, no rules. Just a practical framework built around the three macronutrients your body needs most: protein, carbohydrates, and healthy fat. She covers why carbs are not your enemy, why your brain cannot function without them, how fiber protects your heart as estrogen drops through the menopausal transition, and why lean muscle mass is the most important longevity investment you will ever make.</p><p>That gap between what we expect of ourselves and what we actually do is where most women quit. This episode closes it.</p><p><strong>In this episode, you’ll discover:</strong></p><ul><li>Why midlife women keep quitting their health goals and what is actually driving the all-or-nothing cycle</li><li>What a balanced plate looks like and why the plate method is the simplest place to start</li><li>Why carbohydrates are your body's preferred energy source and the threshold that changes everything for energy, mood, and sleep</li><li>How much protein women need and why lean muscle mass is your best longevity strategy</li><li>What healthy fats actually do for your brain, skin, hair, and hormones</li><li>Why fiber matters more than most women realize, especially for heart health after estrogen drops</li><li>How to build a snack that holds you over and keeps your energy stable</li><li>How to stop the quit spiral and keep going even when the week falls apart</li></ul><br/><p><strong>We talk about:</strong></p><p>00:00 - The perfectionism trap: why midlife women believe if it is not perfect it does not count</p><p>03:00 - It is what you do consistently over time, not what you do perfectly for 30 days</p><p>03:30 - How to build a balanced plate: protein, carbs, vegetables, and healthy fat without overthinking it</p><p>06:00 - Why carbs are not the enemy: the 150 gram threshold and what changes for your energy, mood, and sleep</p><p>07:00 - Why losing lean muscle is the real longevity risk and how protein protects against it</p><p>09:00 - Healthy fats at every meal: what they do for your brain, skin, and hair</p><p>10:00 - Three meals a day minimum, how to build a snack that actually works, and why skipping meals is working against you</p><p>11:30 - Why fiber matters more than most women think, especially for heart health as estrogen drops</p><p>13:00 - Why women quit mid-program and what Kristin sees happen every single week in her practice</p><p>15:00 - The client who thought she had a terrible week and had actually done really well</p><p>16:30 - Good enough gets the job done: how to reframe a hard week instead of throwing it all away</p><p>20:00 - Detox from Diet Mentality: Kristin's upcoming masterclass on June 17th and how to sign up</p><p><strong>Connect with me</strong></p><ul><li>Instagram: <u><a href="https://www.instagram.com/kristinrcollins/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/kristinrcollins/</a></u> </li><li>YouTube: <u><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@kristin.collins" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/@kristin.collins</a></u> </li><li>Website: <u><a href="https://kristincollinshealthcoaching.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://kristincollinshealthcoaching.com/</a></u> </li></ul><br/><p>#WhyWomenQuit #AllOrNothingThinking #MidlifeWomen #WomenOver40 #WomenOver50 #AntiDiet #AntiDietCulture #DietMentality #NutritionForWomen #BalancedPlate #MacrosForWomen #ProteinForWomen #CarbsAreNotBad #FiberForWomen #HealthyEatingHabits #MidlifeNutrition #HormoneHealth #MenopauseNutrition #LeanMuscleWomen #EatTheFuckingFood</p>
June 2, 2026
020: Take Back ‘Old Lady’: Why Strong Is the Real Anti-Aging After 50 | Kim Munoz
<p>What if the strongest version of you is on the other side of 50, and the only thing in the way is a lifetime of being told to take up less space? </p><p>In this episode, Kristin sits down with Kim Munoz, founder of the strength-and-aging apparel brand Old Lady Gains, to talk about getting strong after 50 and reclaiming the words old lady on your own terms. They get into how to start strength training when you have no idea where to begin, why your workout hour is non-negotiable and how to protect it without guilt, and the mindset shift from punishing exercise to movement you actually enjoy. </p><p>Kim shares how she went from couch to triathlete to CrossFitter, why no is a complete sentence, and the truth most women never hear: you have to eat to build muscle, and the diet-culture rules have been working against you the whole time. </p><p>This is the episode for the woman who has spent decades trying to shrink. There is another way, and it is a whole lot stronger.</p><p><strong>In this episode, you’ll discover:</strong></p><ul><li>Why strength training is one of the most powerful things a woman over 50 can do for a long, independent, and active life </li><li>How to start when you do not know where to begin, and why finding your workout is a lot like dating </li><li>The non-negotiable boundary that protects your training time and how to hold it when the people around you push back </li><li>Why showing up at 40 percent on a hard day still counts as giving 100 percent, and how to modify a workout instead of quitting it </li><li>The truth about getting bulky and why one hour in the gym will never do it </li><li>How much you actually have to eat to build muscle, and why there are no good or bad foods </li><li>How to let go of the Gen X diet mentality you were raised on and redefine what aging is allowed to look like</li></ul><br/><p><strong>We talk about:</strong></p><p>00:00 - Meet Kim Munoz and the story behind Old Lady Gains </p><p>03:30 - Reclaiming old lady and redefining what aging is allowed to look like </p><p>07:00 - What aging well actually looks like: independence, travel, golf, pickleball, and never declining on the couch </p><p>10:30 - Making yourself a priority: the non-negotiable gym hour and the corporate pushback around it </p><p>15:00 - No is a complete sentence: setting boundaries with family and coworkers without guilt </p><p>19:00 - Red Rover survivors and letting go of the Gen X diet mentality we were raised on </p><p>22:30 - How to start when you do not know where to begin, and treating fitness like dating </p><p>27:00 - Finding community and joyful movement instead of punishment </p><p>30:30 - Why half-assing a workout still counts, and giving 100 percent of what you have that day </p><p>35:00 - Strong is the new attractive: pushing back on the get small message </p><p>38:30 - You have to eat to build muscle: protein, balance, and the no good or bad foods truth </p><p>43:00 - Owning your voice and where to find Old Lady Gains</p><p><strong>Connect with Kim</strong></p><ul><li>Instagram: <u><a href="https://www.instagram.com/oldladygains" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/oldladygains</a></u> </li><li>YouTube: <u><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@oldladygains" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/@oldladygains</a></u> </li><li>Website: <u><a href="https://oldladygains.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://oldladygains.com/</a></u> </li></ul><br/><p><strong>Connect with me</strong></p><ul><li>Instagram: <u><a href="https://www.instagram.com/kristinrcollins/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/kristinrcollins/</a></u> </li><li>YouTube: <u><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@kristin.collins" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/@kristin.collins</a></u> </li><li>Website: <u><a href="https://kristincollinshealthcoaching.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://kristincollinshealthcoaching.com/</a></u> </li></ul><br/><p>#StrengthTrainingForWomen #WomenOver50 #BuildMuscleAfter50 #StrengthAfter50 #AntiDiet #AntiDietCulture #MidlifeWomen #GenXWomen #WomensFitness #AgingWithStrength #JoyfulMovement #CrossFitWomen #ProteinForWomen #StrongNotSmall #EatTheFood #BoundariesMatter #OldLadyGains #WomensHealth #FitnessOver50 #MidlifeStrength</p>
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