Why Body Positivity Never Worked for Me

In this episode of Fitness & Sushi, we’re pulling back the curtain on how diet culture broke your relationship with your body — and what you can do to finally heal it. If you’ve ever felt stuck in the cycle of obsession, self-doubt, and body shame, it’s not because you failed. It’s because you were trained to see your body this way. In this episode — “How Diet Culture Destroyed Your Body Relationship (And the 3 Shifts That Heal It)” — you’ll learn: How the message “to feel better about your body, change it” created fear, anxiety, and fragile self-worth Why diet culture taught you to see your body as an object to control instead of a home to care for How constant fighting for control and discipline led to self-doubt, isolation, and burnout The Ideal Body Formula approach to rebuilding trust, respect, and connection with your body What it really takes to reach your healthiest weight and feel at home in your body again …and much more! Ready to go deeper? Sign up for our free Body Relationship Month this July at builtdaily.com/body-relationship-month, and get weekly trainings, tools, and support to start healing your relationship with your body for good. — When you’re ready, here are more ways we can help you… Read Tony’s Book for Free The Ideal Body Formula: How to Ditch Diet Culture and Achieve the NEW Ideal Body is available 100% free. Click here to read it. Join Our Free Facebook Group Get strategies and support to heal your relationship with food and your body. Click here to join. Schedule Your Free Breakthrough Call A powerful 1-on-1 call designed to help you end food and body obsession for good. Book your call here.

In this episode of Fitness & Sushi, Deanna redefines the “Ideal Body” — not as a goal weight or appearance, but as a reflection of your values, self-care, and life season. After navigating perimenopause, mental health changes, and body shifts, she shares why the Ideal Body is not something you chase — it’s something you allow. In this episode, you’ll learn: 🔶 Why the Ideal Body isn’t about a weight or size — and never was 🔶 The question you’re asking that keeps you trapped in diet culture 🔶 How your Ideal Body evolves through life, and why that’s not a problem 🔶 What your body is trying to tell you (if you’d just listen) 🔶 The better question to ask when you're tempted to “get back on track” …and more truths diet culture never wanted you to know. If you’ve ever looked in the mirror and wondered what happened to the “old you,” this episode will bring clarity and compassion. 🎧 Listen now. If it resonates, subscribe and leave a 5-star review ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ ——— When you’re ready, here are more ways we can help you… Read Tony’s Book for Free His book The Ideal Body Formula is available 100% free. Click here to read it, or get the paperback/Kindle version on Amazon. Join Our Free Built Daily Facebook Group Get deeper coaching and support inside the community. Click here to join. Schedule Your Free Breakthrough Call If you’re ready to feel at peace in your body, book a free call at https://builtdaily.com/call/. We’ll figure out what your Ideal Body really looks like.

In this special episode of Fitness & Sushi, Deanna shares the powerful workshop that’s helped hundreds of women finally break free from food obsession, yo-yo dieting, and body shame. If you’ve been stuck in the same cycle for years, these 5 life-changing shifts will show you a new path—one rooted in food freedom, self-trust, and lasting peace. In this replay of her live workshop, 5 Shifts to End the Food & Body Battle, you’ll discover: Why diets keep failing you (and what actually works instead) The #1 mindset shift that ends bingeing and emotional eating How to stop hating your body—even if you've spent decades doing it What “gentle nutrition” really looks like without falling back into restriction The biggest reason you still feel out of control around food (and how to fix it) You’ll walk away with a completely different vision of what’s possible—one that doesn’t require guilt, shame, or another diet plan. Listen now and find out how your future can look radically different—starting today. 👉 When you're ready to explore next steps, book your free call at:  builtdaily.com/call/  

In this powerful episode of Fitness & Sushi, Deanna walks you through a vivid journey — your past, your present, and the two futures ahead of you. One where nothing changes… and one where you finally break free. This is for the woman who keeps telling herself she’ll “figure it out later.” Because the truth is — waiting has a cost. If you’ve been stuck in a cycle of dieting, shame, and starting over every Monday, this episode is your wake-up call — and your invitation to choose differently. In this episode, you’ll learn: 🔶 How chronic dieting shapes your past, steals your present, and sabotages your future 🔶 What’s really at risk when you keep putting off healing your relationship with food and your body 🔶 The quiet damage you’re doing to your metabolism, hormones, and mental health — without realizing it 🔶 A glimpse at who you could become if you finally chose peace, nourishment, and self-trust 🔶 Why “starting later” might be the most dangerous decision of all …and a haunting (but hopeful) message from your future self. If this resonates, don’t wait. Sign up now for Deanna’s free training — 5 Simple Shifts to End the Food and Body Battle 👉 builtdaily.com/shifts — When you’re ready, here are more ways we can help you… Read Tony’s Book for Free The Ideal Body Formula: How to Ditch Diet Culture and Achieve the NEW Ideal Body is available 100% free. Click here to read it. Join Our Free Facebook Group Get strategies and support to heal your relationship with food and your body. Click here to join. Schedule Your Free Breakthrough Call A powerful 1-on-1 call designed to help you end food and body obsession for good. Book your call here.

In this episode of Fitness & Sushi, I’m sharing a personal story about how a health flare-up exposed a hidden belief system that was quietly driving me into burnout—and how that same pattern might be playing out in your relationship with food, your body, and exercise. In “You Don’t Have a Food Problem—You Have a Belief Problem,” you’ll learn… 🔶 How your subconscious beliefs are shaping your eating and movement habits 🔶 Why it’s not about willpower—and never has been 🔶 The most common belief traps keeping women stuck in cycles of guilt, burnout, and obsession 🔶 How my story of pushing through illness mirrors what many women do with food and body 🔶 A powerful mindset shift that will bring more peace, trust, and sustainability to your life …and much more. If you’re ready to break free from the stories that are keeping you stuck, be sure to sign up for my free on-demand class: “5 Simple Shifts to End the Food and Body Battle” at builtdaily.com/shifts/ Enjoy! When you’re ready, here are more ways we can help you… 1) Read Tony’s Book for Free His book The Ideal Body Formula: How to Ditch Diet Culture and Achieve the NEW Ideal Body is available to read 100% free. Click here to read it. Or purchase it in paperback or Kindle versions on Amazon. 2) Join Our Free Built Daily Facebook Group Get further strategies and inspiration to help you overcome your health and fitness struggles. Click here to join. 3) Schedule Your Free Breakthrough Call This free call is designed to help you overcome your struggles and get you on track to achieving your healthiest weight. Schedule your call here.

In this fiery and emotional episode, Deanna exposes the real midlife crisis — the moment you realize your life has been shaped by lies about food, weight, and worth. If you were raised on diet culture slogans like “nothing tastes as good as skinny feels,” this is your wake-up call to heal. In this episode — “The Real Midlife Crisis: Healing After Decades in Diet Culture” — you’ll learn: 🔶 The grief no one warns you about when your body ages and you realize everything you were taught was a lie 🔶 How diet culture shaped an entire generation of women to believe their worth was in their weight 🔶 Why your body is not the problem — and never was 🔶 The identity crisis of midlife (and why it’s actually the beginning of your liberation) 🔶 The woman who wore a swimsuit after 20 years — and what that says about freedom 🔶 Deanna goes full mama bear and calls BS on the culture that taught you to hate yourself This is the permission slip you’ve been waiting for. 👉 Book your free breakthrough call at builtdaily.com/call — let’s start your healing together. When you’re ready, here are more ways we can help you… 1) Read Tony’s Book for Free His book The Ideal Body Formula: How to Ditch Diet Culture and Achieve the NEW Ideal Body is available for you to read 100% free. Or, grab it in paperback or Kindle on Amazon. 2) Join Our Free Built Daily Facebook Group Get further strategies and inspiration to help you overcome your health and fitness struggles. Click here to join. 3) Schedule Your Free Breakthrough Call This is a free call designed to help you overcome your struggles and get you on track to achieving your healthiest life. Schedule your call here

Body positivity was never meant to be personal advice — it was a radical social justice movement designed to fight discrimination and injustice. So if you've tried to love your body and still feel stuck in shame, you're not broken — you're just reacting to a message that was never meant to fix you. In this episode, Deanna breaks down: The true origins of the body positivity movement How it got co-opted by brands and influencers Why “just love your body” can feel like toxic positivity What actually works: embodiment, neutrality, and letting go of appearance-based worth Why disconnecting your self-worth from your appearance changes everything …and how loving your body became the new perfectionism trap. Book a free breakthrough call: builtdaily.com/call/ More ways we can help: Download Tony's book "The Ideal Body Formula: How to Ditch Diet Culture and Achieve the NEW Ideal Body" for free, or order it in print/Kindle on Amazon Join Our Free Built Daily Facebook Group Get further strategies and inspiration to help you overcome your health and fitness battles. Click here to join.

In this raw and powerful episode, I open up about the hardest lesson I’ve learned as a mother — and how it changed the way I think about investing in support. When I tried to navigate my son’s special education needs by myself, I lost six years of his growth and development. Not because I didn’t care — but because I thought I had to do it all alone. I didn't even know advocates existed. By the time I realized how much help was available, I’d paid for it in time, stress, and missed opportunities. Just like so many women who come into my program, I had to grieve what could have been — and then make a bold decision to stop the cycle and invest in a better future. In this episode, you’ll hear: 🔶 The emotional cost of “doing it yourself” — and what finally broke me 🔶 Why I spent money I didn’t technically have to save my son’s future 🔶 The grief that hits when you realize how much sooner things could have changed 🔶 How this same pattern plays out in women stuck in diet culture and body shame 🔶 A powerful mindset shift that could save the next 6 years of your life This one’s for the woman who thinks she should be able to fix it all on her own — and needs to hear that it’s safe and smart to ask for help. And when you’re ready to change your life, book your free breakthrough call at builtdaily.com/call.

In this special series of Fitness & Sushi, I’m sharing the live recordings from each day of the Ideal Body Challenge—designed to help you break free from diet culture and finally feel at home in your body. In Day 5 – “Why You Self-Sabotage (and How to Stop)”, you’ll learn… 🔶 The surprising truth about self-sabotage—and why it’s not about laziness or willpower 🔶 How unmet emotional needs and limiting beliefs are keeping you stuck 🔶 Why changing your food and exercise habits doesn’t stick without mindset work 🔶 How to uncover the deeper patterns that drive your behaviors 🔶 The powerful moment we answered the big question: What happens next? …and so much more! This was the final day of the Ideal Body Challenge—and now it’s time to decide what comes next for you. If you’re ready for deeper healing and real transformation, I’d love to help. 👉 Book your free breakthrough call with me now at builtdaily.com/call Enjoy! —— When you’re ready, here are more ways we can help you… Read Tony’s Book for Free His book The Ideal Body Formula: How to Ditch Diet Culture and Achieve the NEW Ideal Body is available for you to read 100% free. Click here to read it. Or, purchase the paperback or Kindle version on Amazon. Join Our Free Built Daily Facebook Group Get further strategies and inspiration to help you overcome your health and fitness battles. Click here to join.

In this special series of Fitness & Sushi, I’m sharing the live recordings from each day of the Ideal Body Challenge—designed to help you break free from diet culture and finally feel at home in your body. In Day 4 – “Why Body Image Issues Keep You Stuck with Food and Fitness”, you’ll learn… 🔶 How body image, confidence, and societal expectations get tangled up with your eating and exercise 🔶 Why obsessing over how you look is sabotaging your long-term consistency 🔶 The subtle ways shame drives your food and fitness behaviors 🔶 How to start seeing yourself as more than just a body 🔶 What happened when I asked them to post selfies (cue panic) …and so much more! So check out Day 4 and join me for the final day tomorrow. If you haven’t signed up yet, go to https://idealbodychallenge.com to get access to the full experience. Enjoy! —— When you’re ready, here are more ways we can help you… Read Tony’s Book for Free His book The Ideal Body Formula: How to Ditch Diet Culture and Achieve the NEW Ideal Body is available for you to read 100% free. Click here to read it. Or, purchase the paperback or Kindle version on Amazon. Join Our Free Built Daily Facebook Group Get further strategies and inspiration to help you overcome your health and fitness battles. Click here to join. Schedule Your Free Breakthrough Call This free call is designed to help you overcome your struggles and get you on track to achieving your healthiest weight. Schedule your call here.