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August 7, 2025
299. How to Hold Your Weight Loss Goals Loosely (for better results) with Sas Petherick [Body Stories #4]
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Body Stories is back — and we’re halfway through the journey. Sas Petherick returns to share what she’s learning six months into her year-long holistic weight loss experiment. She opens up about how her relationship with food is evolving, what strength feels like in her body now, and how all of it is reshaping her work as a coach. Together, we explore what it means to approach weight loss as an act of care — not punishment — especially in midlife, when everything from metabolism to motivation starts to shift. If you’re tired of all-or-nothing thinking about your health, this one’s for you. And if you're ready to untangle your own food triggers, RSVP for my free workshop on September 3rd. We discuss: The power of loving limits and keeping promises to yourself How diet culture, wellness influencers, and capitalism shape your body story What “complexity fitness” means — and why it matters for you to hold the nuance Why taking a break from Instagram can change how you see yourself Why a glucose monitor won’t give you all the answers Letting yourself be more high-maintenance More about our guest: Sas Petherick believes that healing our self-doubt is one of the most important contributions we can make to ourselves, our families, our work, and the world. Sas holds a Master's degree from Oxford, and her research on self-doubt was published in the International Journal of Coaching and Mentoring. She has developed an evidence-based, trauma-informed, ICF-accredited coaching methodology for cultivating self-belief. For over a decade, Sas has coached with hundreds of women experiencing self-doubt in their professional and personal lives. Sas hosts the top 1% rated self-doubt podcast Courage & Spice which has enjoyed over half a million downloads. She is also an accomplished speaker and has developed coaching workshops and programmes for clients like BBC Worldwide and Pinterest. Her writing has appeared in numerous magazines. After 25 years in the UK, Sas currently lives by the beach in Tāmaki Makaurau, Auckland, with her partner Ash and pooch Bohdi, imagining a post-capitalist world, exploring consciousness, and listening to obscure UFO podcasts. Connect with Sas Petherick: Visits Sas’s website Follow Sas on Instagram Subscribe to Sas’s newsletter Courage & Spice ⭐️ Ready to catch yourself before you fall off track? RSVP for my free workshop on September 3rd. Send me (Ali) a text message. Make sure to check out Ali’s new website trucewithfood.com , and take the new Find Your Food Stage assessment !