GLOW SOCIAL HOUR (Podcast):
Ep. 28 – Reverse Dieting 101: Healing After Chronic Dieting & Finding True Food Freedom
In this episode of Glow Social Hour, I sit down to share my story. One that reflects what so many women quietly live with every day: years of dieting, endless workouts, gut issues, painful periods, burnout, and being told everything looks “normal” when nothing feels normal.
I open up about my 15-year journey of restrictive eating, intense exercise routines, IBS, hormonal chaos, migraines, and the moment I realized I needed a completely different approach. Discovering functional lab testing became the turning point that finally helped me understand my symptoms and rebuild my metabolism in a way traditional dieting never could.
Today, I help women nourish their bodies, repair their metabolism, stop fearing food, and finally understand why their bodies feel stuck (even when they’re doing all the “right” things).
GLOW SOCIAL HOUR
12.10.25
Ep. 28 – Reverse Dieting 101: Healing After Chronic Dieting & Finding True Food Freedom
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WE DISCUSS:
- How my weight change(s) after college led me into years of dieting
- The cycle I lived in: low-calorie eating during the week, overeating on weekends, guilt, and starting over every Monday
- Why excessive workouts didn’t improve my symptoms or help me reach my goals
- How IBS, migraines, fatigue, and hormone struggles intensified over time
- What it felt like to be dismissed by doctors and left without answers from standard testing
- How functional lab testing finally revealed what was actually going on in my body
- What reverse dieting really is and why it works
- How to recognize when your metabolism needs support
- Why dieting doesn’t work for many women (even when they’re consistent)
- The role sleep, stress, gut health, and hormones played in my weight & energy
- How building muscle opened the door to true food freedom for me
- Developing a healthier mindset around holiday eating
- How women can reconnect with their bodies instead of constantly fighting them
✨ MY BRIEF BIO:
I’m Shay Pascale, a Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner (FDN-P), PN1-certified nutrition coach, and the founder of The Body Bulletin. After years of struggling with IBS, hormonal imbalances, migraines, and chronic dieting while working a demanding corporate job, I turned to functional wellness to heal my own body and finally get real answers.
Today, I help women in their 30s – 50s repair their metabolism, balance their hormones, rebuild gut health, break free from restrictive dieting through a supportive blend of functional nutrition, lifestyle guidance, and strength – focused fitness. 💪
Connect With Me
- Website: thebodybulletin.com
- Free Nutrition Masterclass: thebodybulletin.com/masterclass
- Instagram: @thebodybulletin
Connect With Glow Social Hour
- Instagram: @organicallyglow
- Website: organicallyglow.com
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