Breaking the Diet Cycle & Finding Food Peace After 40 (Episode 239) | Interview with Angela Shaner

In episode 237 of the Healthy Real Food Podcast, the host interviews Angela Shaner about breaking the cycle of dieting, binging, and feeling out of control around food to find lasting peace with food and her body. Angela shares how stress, health issues, hypoglycemia, and worsening symptoms after college and having kids led her to seek answers through doctors, a functional medicine approach, and the book Bright Line Eating, before realizing she needed to treat her struggles as food addiction rather than a willpower problem. She explains how hiring a food addiction coach in January 2025, doing mindset work and journaling, and building sustainable real-food habits helped her become gluten/wheat free and avoid sugar while finding a workable “sweet spot.” They discuss motivation, vision, day-by-day progress, and fitness tips for women over 40, emphasizing strength training, walking, progressive overload, and recovery.

00:00 Tired of Dieting

01:57 Meet Angela Shaner

03:29 Angela’s Food Struggles

04:35 Health Crash and Answers

05:52 Food Addiction Breakthrough

07:55 Finding a Sustainable Sweet Spot

10:47 Mindset and Nervous System

11:54 Your Why and Motivation

17:29 Vision and Future Self

20:53 Fitness Over 40 Basics

22:41 Progressive Overload and Recovery

27:07 Believe It’s Possible

29:13 Where to Follow Angela

29:46 Final Thanks and Wrap Up

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