Well On Her Way with Dani Marenburg

Healthy eating shouldn’t feel like a second full-time job — but if you’ve ever felt overwhelmed, behind, or like you’re failing at “doing it right,” this episode is for you.
In today’s conversation, I’m sitting down with nutritionist, chef, and corporate wellness strategist Chef Leigh to break down what your version of healthy can actually look like in real life — not the Instagram-perfect kind. We talk through three simple but powerful shifts that make nourishing yourself feel doable even on your busiest days: the Power Plate Pause, why snack prep often matters more than meal prep, and how to use mood–food mapping to support your energy, focus, and emotions.
This episode isn’t about restriction, perfection, or copying someone else’s routine. It’s about learning how to pause, fuel instead of just function, and make food work for your life — not against it.
If you’ve been craving a calmer, more grounded approach to eating that actually fits your schedule, your stress levels, and your season of life… press play. The shift you’ve been missing might be simpler than you think.
4:16 – How to Find Your Own Version of Healthy
6:53 – Power Plate Pause: The Simple Mindful Eating Trick
13:38 – Snack Prep vs. Meal Prep—Making Nutrition Work For You
25:43 – Mood Food Mapping: Using Food to Support Your Emotions
31:54 – Why Pausing and Fueling (Not Just Functioning) Is Your First Step
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If your results only last a few weeks, it’s not because you’re inconsistent — it’s because your plan was never built to survive real life. The cycle of going all-in, burning out, and starting over isn’t a motivation issue. It’s a strategy issue. And today we’re fixing that.
In the final episode of our Real Results Reset Series, I’m breaking down why most resets fail, why intensity and perfection backfire, and what actually creates progress when life is busy, messy, and unpredictable. We’ll walk through the three pillars that make results repeatable — not just doable on your best weeks, but sustainable on your worst. Plus, the simple “worst week test” that changes how you approach consistency altogether.
You’ll walk away feeling clear, grounded, and confident in a plan that doesn’t fall apart the moment stress, travel, hormones, or real life shows up. And by the end, I’ll ask you one question that could completely change how you build results from here on out. Hit play and let’s dive in.
0:09 – Why Most Resets Fail (Hint: It’s Not a Motivation Problem)
3:44 – The Power of Repeatable Weeks Over Perfect Weeks
4:26 – The 3 Pillars for Lasting Results
11:06 – How to Structure Your Routine for Real Life (Even During Your Worst Weeks)
13:07 – Why Measuring Progress Takes More Than Just Watching the Scale
14:24 – Progress Isn’t Linear—Consistency Is Key
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Thanks so much for tuning into Well On Her Way! I'll catch you in the next episode.
Heads up–we share these conversations to inform and educate. I love bringing on experts, but this isn’t medical advice. Because each person is unique, please check with your healthcare professional if you have medical questions before making changes to your health, treatment, or lifestyle.
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If you feel like you’re doing everything right and nothing is changing, it’s probably not you. It’s your metabolism being under supported for years without you even realizing it. In episode 2 of our Real Results Reset series, I’m breaking down why so many women in their 30s, 40s, and 50s feel stuck despite eating clean, moving their bodies, and trying to do all the right things.
I walk you through the real metabolic blockers that quietly slow progress, why your body isn’t working against you, but protecting you, and what supportive shifts actually help your metabolism respond again without more restriction or burnout.
By the end, you’ll feel relief knowing your metabolism isn’t broken and you’re not failing. If you want to find out which blocker is holding you back and what happens when you finally start supporting your body the right way, hit play and let’s dive in.
4:24 – How Chronic Undereating and Inconsistent Calories Hurt Your Progress
7:45 – Why Protein Is The Essential Fix Most Women Miss
9:53 – Stress Isn’t Just Mental—How Busy Living Spikes Cortisol & Stalls Progress
2:57 – Hormonal Shifts in Perimenopause, Menopause, and Postpartum—What They Actually Mean for Metabolism
16:57 – Five Simple Steps to Unstick Your Metabolism—Consistency Beats Perfection Every Time
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Ready to stop starting over? Tune into the Real Results Reset Series playlist and listen to the full January series HERE

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Thanks so much for tuning into Well On Her Way! I'll catch you in the next episode.
Heads up–we share these conversations to inform and educate. I love bringing on experts, but this isn’t medical advice. Because each person is unique, please check with your healthcare professional if you have medical questions before making changes to your health, treatment, or lifestyle.
Also, some links on this page may be affiliate links. If you use them to buy something, I may receive a small commission at no additional cost to you.

Imagine having the body you WANT and the energy you NEED – all while eating the food you love! Join The Macro Accelerator today: https://mindin-my-wellness.captivate.fm/macroaccelerator
If you’ve ever kicked off January feeling fired up and somehow found yourself exhausted and off track by week three, this episode is for you. I’m opening our Real Results Reset series by calling out the three silent mistakes most women make every January that quietly sabotage fat loss before it even has a chance. This isn’t about willpower or trying harder. It’s about why starting from the wrong place keeps you stuck in the same start-over cycle year after year.
In this episode, I break down why motivation alone isn’t a strategy, why slashing calories works against your hormones and energy, and why trying to earn results by doing more actually backfires. I break down what really moves the needle for women when it comes to fat loss and body recomposition, and how to build habits that hold up when life gets busy instead of falling apart the moment routine breaks. This is the foundation for everything we’re building this month, and it’s designed to feel doable, repeatable, and grounded in how your body actually works.
By the end, you’ll feel relief knowing you don’t need a more intense plan or more restrictions to see real results. You’ll walk away with a clearer starting point that supports your metabolism instead of fighting it and sets you up for consistency, not burnout.
4:09 – How Relying on Motivation Instead of Strategy Sets You Up for Failure
5:01 – Why Intense, All-or-Nothing Plans Don’t Last
6:31 – The Hidden Risks of Focusing Only on Cutting Calories
8:12 – Why Prioritizing Protein, Carbs, and Stress Management Supports Fat Loss
10:25 – The Secret: Building Metabolic Capacity Beats “Burning More”
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Ready to stop starting over? Tune into the Real Results Reset Series playlist and listen to the full January series HERE

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This episode is raw in a way I don’t usually get. No expert interview. No structured lesson. Just me sharing the hardest year of my life and the moment I realized I was standing at a fork in the road. Losing myself completely or choosing to rebuild into the woman and mother I want to be. I talk honestly about postpartum hormones, losing routines, grieving parts of my old life, and the quiet identity shift that no one really prepares you for when motherhood collides with ambition, business, and real life.
I take you behind the scenes of what this year actually looked like and the realizations that finally stopped the spiral. We talk about the pressure to do it all, why feeling lost doesn’t mean you failed, and how I’m redefining priorities without abandoning myself in the process. I also share the non-negotiables I’m committing to as I move into this next season and why rebuilding doesn’t have to be extreme to be meaningful.
By the end of this episode, I hope you feel less alone in the messy middle and a little more grounded if this year shook your sense of identity. If this year left you feeling lost, stretched thin, or quietly questioning who you are now, this episode is for you.
0:19 – What It Feels Like to Lose (and Rebuild) Your Identity After Baby
12:09 – How Setting Non-Negotiables Helped Me Reclaim Control
14:51 – Why Therapy, Routine, and Flexible Nutrition Became Essential Tools
22:22 – How Rebuilding Gently, Not Perfectly, Is My Goal for the Year Ahead
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Thanks so much for tuning into Well On Her Way! I'll catch you in the next episode.
Heads up–we share these conversations to inform and educate. I love bringing on experts, but this isn’t medical advice. Because each person is unique, please check with your healthcare professional if you have medical questions before making changes to your health, treatment, or lifestyle.
Also, some links on this page may be affiliate links. If you use them to buy something, I may receive a small commission at no additional cost to you.