Episode 123

You vs. The Diet Industry

Published on: 8th December, 2021

This is it! Well, now through January. The diet industry is READY! With over 50% of people expected to make wellness/health related resolutions (fitness and weight loss topping the list), you're about to see ads and promotions for every lotion, potion and quick fix fad. The truth is, none of these are the magic bullet we want them to be. Yet it's SO easy to be tempted! In this week's episode Jenn is arming you with everything you need to stand strong against the machine of the diet industry. From the truth about common diets on the market to understanding why everything marketed to us isn't the answer and what we want to do instead, this episode is not to be missed! In fact, you may want to listen to it each time those ads come your way or your social media feed is filled with before & after photos.      

Outline:

  • Welcome back & meet Beth
  • Intro to today's topic
  • Beth's story of lifelong dieting & then working with Jenn
  • New Year's Resolutions marketing
  • The diet industry's Olympics
    • Yes, Jenn has a business technically in the industry...what's the difference?
    • Understanding "industry"
  • Keto
    • Defining what it means for something to "work"
    • Beth's story of the lady in line at Trader Joe's
  • Intermittent Fasting (IF)
    • The kind of fasting Jenn's a big fan of
  • Weight Loss Pills
    • Supplements & the FDA, DSHEA
  • Before & after weight loss photos
  • Noom
  • Food industry 
    • Claims: natural, vegan, non-GMO, organic
    • NPR's interview with a Lean Cuisine exec
    • Oatmeal for breakfast
    • Plant-based
    • What allowed to be in food in the US
      • US vs UK Heinz Tomato Ketchup
  • Dry January
  • The "health food" section of the grocery store
  • The state of the diet industry & the state of our health
  • What's happening when we look for the magic bullet
  • Having a plan
  • Thinking vs doing
  • Choosing a couple pieces of your routine to maintain during the holidays
  • Seasonality
  • Remembering why this is important to you
  • The actual easy button
  • Summing it up & final thoughts

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Quotes:
"This is the diet industry's Olympics. They're playing capture the flag and YOU are the flag." – Jenn Trepeck
"What we do is predicated on giving a damn...and that's the difference."  – Jenn Trepeck
"If we can't do whatever we're doing forever, I don't want to make that the plan for how to get there."  – Jenn Trepeck
"Let's not throw our common sense out the window."   – Jenn Trepeck
"If the claims sound too good...it's a red flag to me."– Jenn Trepeck
"The industry is shifting from "diet" to "wellness,"...it's just more nonsense we have to decipher."  – Jenn Trepeck
"Anytime we go from extreme to extreme, we're setting ourselves up and it's totally unnecessary."– Jenn Trepeck
"Zero health conditions occur only in overweight bodies."– Jenn Trepeck

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About the Podcast

Salad With a Side of Fries Nutrition, Wellness & Weight Loss
What to eat and when to cheat! Let's decipher between all the “diets” out there. You know what to do but it itsn't working. In fact, your diet could be making you fatter.

Ever wondered if cryo-freezing your fat cells would really work? Should you try acupuncture? A hypnotist? If you do, how do you know if someone’s good?

Salad with a Side of Fries is the podcast that will answer all these questions and more! Talking wellness and weight loss for real life, because most of us are going to drink, eat out, skip the grocery store and who wants a life without fries or dessert?! Host Jenn Trepeck’s expertise as an optimal health coach, in practice for over a decade, along with experts in various modalities will clear up the myths, mis-information, bad science and marketing to reveal the truth of HOW TO EAT and HOW TO CHEAT!*



*These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This podcast, its content and guests are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.

About your host

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Jennifer Trepeck

“My passion for nutrition and helping others stems from “kicking my food issues” with my own weight management saga.” ~ Jenn

I believe that the greatest accountability is paying it forward! That’s why I teach the nutrition education we are all supposed to know but no one ever taught us, along with the science behind food, fitness, and health.

After I graduated from the University of Michigan Ross School of Business, I founded Better Life Now LLC while working full-time in hedge funds. In 2019, I took my practice from side-hustle to full-time self-employment and launched my podcast, Salad With a Side of Fries. On the show, we offer science-based tips and tricks for how to achieve wellness and weight loss for real life – because who wants a life without fries or dessert?!

Topics we tackle on the podcast include debunking fad diets, food myths, misinformation in marketing, bad science, and general nutrition. I encourage guests whose expertise is different from my own focus on weight management to bring their unique, fact-based perspectives to talk about subjects they are educated in and passionate about.

Due to my decade-long experience of working with clients, I have gained insight into the health and food industry and the how-tos of building a business.

Some specific health and wellness topics I can speak to include debunking fad diets, exposing the BS we are fed by the food and diet industry, how the people around us can positively and negatively impact our health journey, and shifting mindsets in order to overcome inappropriate barometers of success to instead achieve happy, healthy, and meaningful change.

On the subject of business, I can help you by teaching my critical pieces every entrepreneur should know, how to make your side-hustle into your full-time job, ways to sustainably achieve success without burning out, contemporary networking, and how to prioritize wellness while pursuing your projects.

When I find some free time, I’m typically working out at Physique57, discovering hidden gem restaurants in NYC, or traveling to spend time with friends and family.

I’d love to have an in-depth conversation with you, whether it’s leveling up in business or debunking food myths!