Coach Em Up Podcast

How To Unf*ck Your Diet with FINLEY FUNSTEN | Ep. 113

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Finley Funston drops in and we are not holding back. Finley is a nutritionist, co-owner of Madabolic Charlotte, and one of the sharpest voices cutting through the noise in the nutrition space. We dig into why dieting culture is broken, why extremes sell, and why most of what you see on social media about food is flat-out wrong.

We talk seed oils, aspartame, orthorexia, metabolism myths, menopausal nutrition, under-eating while injured, processed foods, and why your Diet Coke is not going to kill you. Finley also breaks down her actual approach with clients — maintenance phases, conservative deficits, and how she gets people to stop treating food like the enemy.

This one is real, funny, and genuinely useful. If you eat food, this episode is for you.

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00:00:00 - Introduction 00:03:17 - Finley's Background 00:06:50 - Nutritional Awakening & Paleo Mistakes 00:10:46 - Extremes in Nutrition & Marketability 00:12:12 - Toxic Culture in the Nutrition Space 00:13:36 - Dogma and Information Overload 00:16:04 - The Grift & Preying on Lived Experience 00:19:07 - Seed Oils and Inflammation Myths 00:23:19 - Context and Overall Dietary Pattern 00:26:20 - Sobriety, Gut Health & Disordered Eating 00:29:22 - Is Orthorexia Real? 00:31:11 - Processed Foods & Chemical Fear 00:33:40 - Moderation and Enjoying Food 00:34:40 - Diet Coke, Aspartame & Cancer Myths 00:37:56 - Why Restrictive Diets Fail 00:39:06 - Helping Clients Build Sustainable Diets 00:42:46 - Cadbury Eggs, Gummy Bears & Sugar Free Chaos 00:47:41 - The Metabolism Slowing Myth 00:51:03 - Tim's Rant on Insecure People 00:55:09 - Nutrition for Menopausal Women 00:59:02 - Intimidation Factor of Strength Training 01:01:10 - Pharmacological Thinness 01:04:41 - Under-Eating While Injured 01:10:40 - Nutrition and Psychological Comfort 01:11:25 - The Value of a Maintenance Phase 01:15:13 - Conservative Deficits & Adherence 01:19:11 - Are We Doomed to Be Irrational? 01:22:09 - 3 Tips for Everyday Fitness Enthusiasts 01:24:49 - CGMs and Creatine 01:29:08 - Tattoo Artist Career 01:29:49 - Intermittent Fasting 01:34:10 - What Cardio Should You Actually Do?

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