Ep 617: Losing 85# Before Glps Were a Thing & Keeping It off with BJ Whittle

Episode page - www.doctorjkrausend.com/EP617 Support the channel here — https://doctorjkrausend.com/affiliate... And here — https://doctorjkrausend.com/programs-... Visit my website to learn more @ https://doctorjkrausend.com What is making you age faster? Take my quiz and find out @ https://doctorjkrausend.com/improve-y... Courses: https://doctorjkrause.thinkific.com/c... Have you ever felt trapped in the cycle of dieting, restricting, overeating, and promising yourself you’ll “start again Monday”? You are not alone. In this episode of The Health Fix Podcast, Dr. Jannine Krause sits down with Belinda Jean Whittle (BJ) — Mindset Coach and Food Peace Specialist — to talk about the deeper reasons women struggle with food, weight, and cravings, especially in midlife. Belinda shares her powerful story of surviving ovarian cancer at age 29, developing an eating disorder afterward, and spending years learning that her relationship with food was never actually about food. After losing 85 pounds without hunger, extreme dieting, or GLP medications, Belinda explains how true transformation came from healing emotional eating, understanding food noise, and learning how to nourish her body instead of fighting it. What You'll Learn In This Episode: Why cutting off symptoms doesn’t fix the root problem How stress, fear, and emotions can drive overeating Why food cravings are often about what food is doing FOR you How to break free from the diet mentality What food freedom actually looks like 20 years later How midlife women can create sustainable habits for energy, health, and vitality Belinda reminds us that the problem is not that you lack willpower — the missing piece is understanding the relationship you have with food and yourself. If you’ve tried every diet, feel exhausted by constant food thoughts, or feel like your weight is controlling your life, this conversation will give you a completely different perspective. About Belinda Jean Whittle Belinda Jean Whittle is a Food Peace Specialist and Mindset Coach who helps midlife women break free from dieting, emotional eating, and the exhausting cycle of restriction and guilt. After surviving ovarian cancer and struggling with an eating disorder, Belinda spent over 20 years researching, healing, and developing a deeper understanding of food relationships and behavior change. Today, she helps women reduce food noise, overcome emotional eating patterns, and build a peaceful relationship with food. Her work focuses on: • Healing the diet mentality • Understanding emotional eating • Reducing cravings and food obsession • Creating sustainable behavior change • Supporting women in binge eating recovery alongside appropriate professional care Resources From The Show: Learn more about Belinda’s Food Peace approach and upcoming workshops: Embracing Food Freedom Workshop Learn why diets don’t work, how emotional eating develops, and how to begin rebuilding trust with food. 12-Week Food Peace Experience Dr. Jannine Krause's Website