Episode 407

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28th Jul 2026

Karen Lost 25 Pounds, But The Real Transformation Was No Longer Using Food To Comfort and Escape

"Food has been my hiding place and comfort for so long."

That simple sentence captures the heart of Karen's story.

For years, she believed weight loss meant restriction, misery, and constantly thinking about food.

She'd lost weight before. But she was also, in her words, "cranky, hungry, and angry."

Every diet promised big results. But . . .

None of them taught her how to deal with the emotional reasons she turned to food in the first place.

Everything changed when Karen stopped focusing only on the outside and started doing the work on the inside.

In this conversation, she shares how changing her relationship with food—and with herself—led to sustainable weight loss that finally fits her real life.

Today she's lost 25 pounds, navigated holidays, birthdays, vacations, and everyday life without regaining the weight, and found a level of freedom she never thought possible.

In This Episode . . .

  • Karen's journey from emotional eating to food freedom
  • Why diets kept failing despite short-term success
  • The emotional burden behind physical weight
  • Feeling betrayed by the diet industry
  • Why exercise alone didn't lead to weight loss
  • How changing her mindset changed everything
  • The difference between losing weight and living well
  • Why sustainable weight loss shouldn't make you miserable
  • Finding peace with food, your body, and yourself

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Lose Weight. Gain Life.
Welcome to the Real Life Weight Loss Podcast where we cut through the confusion and get down to the truth - down to what really works for REAL people when it comes to losing weight and keeping it off. We're diving into the most doable, sustainable weight loss strategies.

This podcast is all about busy moms, dads, husbands, wives who are working, raising kids, and trying to juggle everything life’s throwing at them … but also want to be the best they can for their family and friends and loved ones.

I’m your host Corey Little, a nutritionist and weight loss specialist with 2 degrees, 3 certifications, and 20 years of experience. I've been a champion bodybuilder with 3% body-fat and I’ve also pigged out at all-you-can-eat buffets and have a deep love of food and enjoying life like crazy! So, I’m not some Nutrition Robot or extremist. I’m a real person just like you who loves the good things in life - friends, family, and all the delicious food that comes with it.

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Corey Little

What’s up! My name's Corey Little.
I’m a down to Earth, real-life, donut-loving, “lose weight while getting away with as much as you can” weight-loss specialist.

When it comes to the world of fitness and nutrition, there isn’t much I haven’t done – from champion bodybuilder with 3% body-fat ... to all-you-can-eat buffets to ... training professional athletes to helping a mom of 3 finally drop that 20 or 30lbs she’s been dying to lose.

I am the voice of reason for the busy mom or dad who’s ready to drop weight and get fit, but doesn’t want to become some Crossfit maniac or join a “Diet Cult.”

I am the trusted guide, walking you through the often intimidating world of trying to figure out which diet or supplement actually works and which is a scam.

If losing weight doesn't fit into your life, then it doesn't work. Practical, realistic, sustainable, LIFE-changing results ... that's how we roll.