In this episode you’ll hear: Get to know Deanna more as she shares personal insights, advice on achieving food freedom through actionable steps, and what to expect from the podcast (1:47) Tip #1, calories count! Don’t let this scare you, this is a good thing. Calories give you energy and instead of viewing it as something restrictive you should reframe it so you can thrive (4:02) Tip #2, stop weighing yourself and giving power to the scale. Deanna explains her journey with bodybuilding competitions and how weighing herself became an unhealthy and obsessive habit. It might be tempting to seek validation through the scale but it doesn’t always accurately reflect your weight loss journey (6:54) Tip #3, stop comparing your timeline, your recovery, your career, and your life to others! We all have different tools and resources, and Deanna recommends how we should adopt a body neutrality perspective instead (9:21) Deanna shares how her path to starting her own successful business wasn’t as easy as people assumed. She explains how she has to make a conscious effort to show up every day and put in the work (12:07) Connect with Deanna: IG: @dietitiandeanna Website: https://dietitiandeanna.com  This episode is sponsored by Food Freedom Breakthrough, my three month transformative online group coaching program. Join the waitlist here to be first to know about the next program launching in Jan 2022.