If you’ve ever felt like food takes up way more mental space than it should — even when you’re trying to eat “well” — this episode is for you.

Food noise is a term that’s everywhere right now, but it’s often treated like a willpower issue or something that can be silenced with a single solution. In this episode, I slow the conversation down to explore what food noise actually is, why so many people experience it, and why the answer is usually more complex than we want it to be.

We unpack food noise from both a physiological and psychological perspective, explaining how your body’s adaptive responses to overeating, chronic dieting, nutrient deficiencies, stress, and diet culture can all contribute to persistent thoughts about food, cravings, and difficulty feeling satisfied.

This episode is about helping you understand why food noise happens — not to blame yourself, but to recognize that your body and brain are often responding logically to the inputs they’ve been given. And once you understand those drivers, it becomes much easier to know what actually helps reduce food noise in a sustainable way.

In this episode, we cover:

• What food noise is and how it differs from normal hunger or food thoughts

• How the Standard American Diet and chronic overeating can disrupt satiety and reward signaling

• Why insulin, dopamine, and leptin all play a role in cravings and satisfaction

• How chronic dieting and low energy availability can amplify hunger and food obsession

• The impact of nutrient deficiencies on appetite, mood, and cravings

• Why food noise isn’t just physiological — and how diet culture shapes our relationship with food

• Where GLP-1 medications fit into the conversation (and where they don’t)

• What a whole-health approach to reducing food noise actually looks like

If you’ve struggled with food noise, my hope is that this episode helps you feel less confused and less alone — and gives you a clearer path forward that doesn’t rely on tighter control or quick fixes.

And if you’re someone who hasn’t experienced food noise personally, I hope this conversation helps build understanding and empathy for those who are navigating it.

Connect With Coach Diana

Instagram, YouTube, TikTok: @coachdianaleigh

Email coachdianaleigh@gmail.com

If you’ve ever felt like you know stress is impacting your health (but don’t actually know what to do about it) this episode is for you.

In this conversation, I’m joined by somatic practitioner, fitness coach, and functional nutrition specialist Joelle Reyes to unpack what somatics actually is, how stress lives in the body, and why “just managing stress better” often isn’t enough.

We dive into the nervous system from a physiology-first perspective, explaining why chronic stress keeps so many women stuck in symptoms like bloating, fatigue, anxiety, hormonal disruption, and stalled progress even when nutrition and training look solid on paper.

This episode bridges the gap between what you intellectually understand about stress and what your body is actually experiencing, and explains how learning to close the stress loop can make everything feel easier — from digestion and recovery to emotional regulation and training results.

In this episode, we cover:

• What somatics actually is (and what it’s not)

• The difference between top-down (mind-based) and bottom-up (body-based) stress regulation

• Why your body doesn’t know the difference between work stress and physical danger

• What it means to “close the stress loop” and why most people never do

• How chronic fight-or-flight impacts digestion, hormones, recovery, and metabolism

• Why you can’t think your way out of nervous system dysregulation

• How strength training, rest periods, and awareness can become somatic tools

• Practical ways to start reconnecting with your body without doing anything extreme or uncomfortable

• Why feeling your emotions isn’t the same as being overwhelmed by them

Connect with Joelle:

• Instagram: @joellereyes

• Beyond the Weights Coaching: @beyondtheweightscoaching

• Podcast: The Beyond the Weights Podcast

If you’re someone who sets big goals, works hard toward them, and still feels like you’re falling short — even when you’re doing a lot right — this episode is for you.

In today’s episode, I’m sharing a personal and vulnerable story from my own life that has nothing to do with weight loss or fitness on the surface, but everything to do with why so many high-achieving women feel like failures despite consistent effort.

We’re talking about how the way we define and measure success can quietly sabotage progress — in business, in health, and in life — and why chasing a single outcome often leads to frustration, burnout, and self-doubt instead of fulfillment.

This episode isn’t about lowering your standards or wanting less. It’s about understanding why outcome-only metrics distort behavior, make progress feel invisible, and turn the process into something you resent — even when it’s working.

• Why you can be doing a lot right and still feel like you’re failing

• How externally defined success metrics warp motivation and behavior

• The parallels between chasing income goals and chasing body transformation goals

• Why focusing only on the end goal creates impatience, plan-hopping, and burnout

• How tunnel vision around outcomes leads people away from sustainable, health-promoting behaviors

• Why success is multi-dimensional — and what happens when you start measuring more than just the final result

• What it actually means to “build foundations” and become the person who can sustain your goals

If you’ve ever felt behind, frustrated, or like you’re constantly starting over — this episode will help you see your journey more clearly and reframe what real progress looks like.

If this episode resonated with you and you’re ready to step out of the all-or-nothing cycle, I created a free guide to help you do exactly that:

✨ The January Reset That Actually Sticks ✨

This isn’t a diet, a challenge, or an aggressive overhaul. It’s a grounded reset focused on:

• Fueling consistently

• Building sustainable habits

• Measuring success beyond just the scale or a timeline

• Creating momentum without burnout

Download the free guide here: https://coachdianaleigh.myflodesk.com/januaryreset

When you download the guide, you’ll also be automatically entered to win a 1:1 Intensive with me — a personalized deep dive where we assess your nutrition, training, digestion, symptoms, and habits to identify what’s actually holding you back and map out a clear, sustainable path forward.

In this episode, we cover:Ready to build foundations that actually stick?

Most people think hiring a coach means getting your macros, a meal plan, and a workout program but if that worked long-term, you’d already have the results you want. For so many women, the real struggle isn’t knowing what to do… it’s knowing how to actually implement it in real life without burning out or starting over every two weeks.

In this episode, I break down what effective coaching really looks like — not the checklists or deliverables, but the process that helps you build habits, understand your body, and create results you can sustain.
I share Lynelle’s story (yes, again, she’s the perfect example) and walk through the phases every client goes through, from deep clarity work to building autonomy and ownership.

In this episode, we cover:

• Why programs and diets fail — and what real coaching addresses instead

• How deep assessments uncover the root causes behind plateaus, cravings, low energy, and stalled progress

• What it looks like to build a plan collaboratively so it fits your life (not the other way around)

• How weekly feedback loops create clarity, confidence, and consistent momentum

• • The inner transformations my clients experience: from restriction → nourishment, perfection → consistency, pressure → self-trust

  
  

  Listen to learn:

  Why sustainable results don’t come from more rules; they come from understanding your body, building skills, and creating habits you can actually maintain for life.

  
  

  Learn More and Apply For 1:1 Coaching

  https://www.coachdianaleigh.com/1-1-coaching

  https://www.bit.ly/applycoachd

After years of dieting — from Weight Watchers to keto and everything in between — Lynelle was tired of losing weight just to gain it back. As a busy mom of two working full-time, she wanted a way to feel good in her body and keep up with life without the burnout and food guilt.

In this episode, Lynelle shares how she went from crash dieting and restriction to building sustainable habits that actually lasted. We talk about the mental work it took to let go of the “quick fix” mindset, the power of maintenance, and how she learned to fuel her body without obsession.

In this episode, we cover:

• What happens when you stop chasing the next diet and start building real habits

• The role of maintenance and why “slowing down” led to faster progress later

• Breaking late-night snacking patterns and learning the difference between comfort and hunger

• How strength training and meal planning became part of her real-life routine

• The mindset shifts that helped Lynelle finally feel confident and consistent

Listen to learn:
Why sustainable results don’t come from another round of restriction — they come from learning how to eat, move, and live in a way that supports you long-term.

Learn More and Apply For 1:1 Coaching

https://www.coachdianaleigh.com/1-1-coaching

Most people think their health goals fail because they “lack willpower.” In reality, it’s often accountability that’s missing.

In this episode, I dive into why accountability matters more than motivation when it comes to lasting change in your health journey. From nutrition to training to recovery, accountability is the bridge between knowing what to do and actually following through.

You’ll learn:

• The difference between external accountability (coaches, communities, check-ins) and internal accountability (self-awareness, values, routines).

• How accountability builds awareness, strengthens follow-through, and combats the “forgetting” that derails consistency.

• Real client stories that show how accountability works in practice — and what happens when it’s missing.

• Pitfalls to avoid, like relying too heavily on others or slipping into shame and perfectionism.

• Simple, practical ways to create accountability in your own health journey starting today.

At the end, I’ll challenge you to choose one habit to apply accountability to — and then message me on Instagram @coachdianaleigh or email me at coachdianaleigh@gmail.com to create your own layer of external accountability.

When was the last time you woke up truly refreshed?

In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Barry Krakow, a leading sleep expert, to uncover what most doctors (and patients) miss about sleep. We go beyond “get your 8 hours” and dive into what quality sleep really means — and why ignoring it can damage your brain, hormones, and long-term health.

Dr. Krakow shares fascinating insights on:

• Why sleep quality is more important than sleep quantity
• How the glymphatic system “cleans” your brain at night
• Why needing caffeine to feel normal is a red flag
• The hidden link between nocturia (nighttime bathroom trips) and sleep disorders
• How women’s sleep struggles — from perimenopause to pregnancy — are often dismissed or misdiagnosed
• Why CPAP isn’t the only option, and what alternatives may be more effective

If you’ve ever been told “your sleep study looks fine” while still feeling exhausted, this conversation will be eye-opening.

Resources & Links:

• Dr. Krakow’s website: barrykrakowmd.com
• Books mentioned: Life-Saving Sleep and Fast Asleep

Being told your labs are “normal” when you don’t feel normal is frustrating. In this episode, I break down how to approach your lab results with clarity instead of panic, why context matters, and how functional ranges differ from conventional ones. You’ll learn how to use labs as a tool in your health journey without letting them become the whole story.

What you’ll learn in this episode:

• Why a single lab value doesn’t tell the full story about your health

• How symptoms like sweet cravings can have multiple root causes

• The limitations of conventional medicine when it comes to labs

• The difference between conventional and functional lab ranges

• How to use labs alongside lifestyle data to create a bigger picture of your health

• Why optimizing your health now can prevent disease later

• The mindset shift you need when interpreting lab results

If you’re tired of being told your labs are “fine” while you still don’t feel fine, my 1:1 Intensive is designed to bridge that gap. Together we’ll review your intake, your symptoms, and your labs if you have them, then build a personalized protocol that gives you clarity and direction. You’ll leave with answers, a clear plan, and two weeks of support so you’re not left wondering what to do next.

Learn more and get started here: https://coach.everfit.io/package/OP626907