The Kick Sugar Coach Podcast

Are you stuck in yo-yo dieting, sugar cravings, or binge-restrict cycles—and blaming yourself for it?

 If food feels like it’s calling you, if one meal can spiral into weeks or months off track, this episode may change how you see your struggle forever.
In this powerful conversation, Dr. Tro Kalayjian, board-certified physician in internal medicine and obesity medicine, breaks down the 3 clinical signs of food addiction—and why willpower, discipline, and “trying harder” often make things worse, not better.
You’ll learn how compulsion, loss of control, and continuing despite consequences show up in real life, why so many people feel out of control around sugar and processed foods, and why shame and self-blame are not the solution.
This episode is for you if you’ve ever:
Tried everything to lose weight but can’t keep it off
Felt addicted to sugar, bread, chocolate, or ultra-processed foods
Wondered why you have discipline in other areas of life—but not with food
Experienced binge eating, emotional eating, or constant cravings
Been told to “just eat less” or “have more willpower” and felt defeated
Dr. Tro also explains:
The 3 C’s of food addiction (used clinically)
Why one “off-plan” meal can trigger relapse for months
The difference between obesity and food addiction
Why some people need support, not restriction
How metabolic health, insulin resistance, and blood sugar play a role
What actually helps people achieve long-term weight loss without shame
If you’re a health professional, coach, or caregiver, this episode will also help you recognize food addiction in patients and loved ones—and respond with compassion instead of blame.
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What if the real challenge isn’t losing weight… but keeping it off?

In this powerful interview, Susan Peirce Thompson, PhD—adjunct associate professor of brain and cognitive sciences, bestselling author, and founder of Bright Line Eating—breaks down the surprising psychology of weight loss maintenance and why so many people regain weight even after making progress.

Most programs focus on short-term weight loss. But lasting success comes from learning how to maintain your results without living in constant food obsession, diet mentality, or the exhausting cycle of starting over.

In this episode, we explore the three deep identity shifts that make long-term weight maintenance possible. We also discuss the psychology behind food addiction, why ultra-processed foods hijack the brain, and what it takes to build a sustainable eating plan in today’s modern food environment.

If you’ve ever felt stuck in the dieting merry-go-round, struggled with food noise, or wondered why weight loss doesn’t last—this conversation will change how you see the journey.

In this episode, you’ll learn:
• Why weight loss maintenance is the missing piece of the conversation
• The psychology of keeping weight off long-term
• How to stop the constant mental battle with food
• Why willpower isn’t reliable (and what works instead)
• The identity framework behind lasting transformation
• How to move from dieting → to a sustainable lifestyle
• Practical strategies to maintain weight without obsession

Whether you're still trying to lose weight or you’ve already lost weight and want to keep it off, this episode is about creating a life where you feel free, peaceful, and stable—not constantly gaining and losing.
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If you’ve ever asked yourself “Why can’t I stop craving sugar?” or “Why do I feel out of control around carbs?”—this interview will change how you see your body, your brain, and your sugar cravings.

In this powerful conversation, Eric Edmeades (founder of WildFit, author of Post Diabetic and The Evolution Gap) explains why sugar cravings are not a character flaw, a lack of discipline, or “just emotional eating.” They’re often ancient survival wiring—a deeply human instinct designed to keep us alive when sweet foods were rare and seasonal.

But today, sugar isn’t seasonal. It’s constant. And when your environment changes faster than your biology can adapt, the result is cravings, overeating, metabolic dysfunction, weight gain, and blood sugar instability.

In this interview, Eric breaks down the difference between natural sugar in whole foods (fruit, honey, root vegetables) versus refined sugar and ultra-processed foods—and why modern “food-like substances” keep your appetite switched on. You’ll also learn how ancestral food rhythms, metabolism, and food psychology can help you reduce cravings and rebuild trust with your hunger signals—without obsessing over meal plans, calorie counting, or extreme restriction.

You’ll Learn:
Why sugar cravings feel irresistible (and why it’s not about willpower)
The truth about sugar: it’s not evil—it’s too available
Why refined sugar and corn syrup behave differently in the body than real food
The seasonal way humans evolved to eat (and why it matters today)
How “always-available” carbs impact insulin, appetite, and cravings
Why meal plans often backfire (and what to do instead)
The 3 metabolic states humans evolved to run:Sugar burning
Fat burning
Autophagy (cellular cleanup through fasting)

How to retrain your intuition around food when your appetite has been “hijacked”
A food-first approach to improving blood sugar, energy, and long-term health
If you have ever felt powerless against sugar cravings, or wondered why you can’t maintain weight loss despite "trying everything," this conversation will change your biological perspective forever.
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If willpower, meal plans, and “just quit” advice actually worked, sugar addiction wouldn’t keep coming back.
In this deeply honest conversation, Florence sits down with Dr. Ann Weiser Cornell, a pioneer in trauma-informed healing and Inner Relationship Focusing, to explore the real reason so many people relapse with sugar and ultra-processed foods — and why it has far less to do with food than we’ve been taught to believe.
This episode unpacks how trauma, emotional shutdown, and inner conflict drive compulsive eating, why control and restriction often make cravings worse, and how learning to relate differently to our emotions can dissolve the inner war that keeps us stuck.
You’ll learn:
Why sugar is often used to avoid overwhelming emotions
How trauma disconnects us from body wisdom and choice
Why “shoulds,” discipline, and control backfire with addiction
What it actually means to heal the root of cravings
How self-led decisions create peace — not inner rebellion
This is not a conversation about dieting.

It’s about safety, presence, and learning how to meet what comes up when the sugar goes down.
If you’ve ever wondered why you keep going back to sugar — even when you don’t want to — this episode will change how you see addiction, healing, and yourself.
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Most of us know what it feels like to “fall off track” with food — that sting of disappointment, the self-talk that spirals, the quiet panic of “Why did I do that? And why can’t I stop?”
But what if those moments aren’t failures at all?
What if they’re signals — invitations — pointing to something deeper happening inside us?
That’s the conversation I had with Connie Bennett, a former sugar and carb addict turned journalist, bestselling author, and coach who has spent years digging into the real reasons we relapse… and the surprisingly simple tools that can pull us back.
This is one of those interviews where you feel both understood and empowered — at the same time.
Connie has written three books on sugar, relapse, and recovery, including her newest, I Blew My Diet… Now What? After losing her mother, she herself fell into a months-long spiral of popcorn, chips, crackers, grief, PTSD, and what she calls “carbage.”
That experience changed the trajectory of her work — and led her to uncover 21 core reasons people relapse, along with practical tools that actually work in the moment when cravings hit.
This episode is part storytelling and part strategy. It shares practical techniques you can use today.
Episode Highlights:
Why Connie relapsed after a decade of eating clean — and what it taught her
How “carbage” (processed carbs) can trigger 30+ old symptoms
The 21 reasons people blow their diets — and why willpower fails
The FAST method for navigating cravings in real time
Why self-compassion works better than self-criticism (and the study that proves it)
A simple tapping sequence you can use at a party when cravings hit
What to do immediately after a relapse — and what not to do
If you’ve ever slid back into old habits and need a little help getting some traction, this is the episode for you. And Connie’s new book is the book for you! It took her 7 years to research and write it. It is fabulous! Really, really fabulous.
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