Beyond The Scale With Betsy - Newsletters
When Sugar Had Me In A Chokehold
I couldn't stop at one cookie—I'd eat the entire bag of gummy bears and still want more, more, more! That temporary yum with the candy, then the crash—feeling awful, exhausted, ashamed. "If only I could control myself" was pretty much a constant companion running in the background of my mind, an...
by Betsy Mcloughlin —
Nov 09, 2025
binge eating
carb cravings
restrict binge cycle
sugar addiction
willpower doesn't work
Stop measuring yourself with their broken ruler
The diet industry has convinced us that suffering equals success.
Remember "Nothing tastes as good as skinny feels"? They want us obsessing over every single ounce gained or lost, chasing unrealistic expectations about our bodies, our willpower, our habits. (Because perfection is totally a thing...
Oct 31, 2025
anti-diet mindset
body acceptance
diet culture recovery
diet culture standards
diet industry lies
redefining success
The biggest lie I believed about weight loss
"If you're not losing weight, you're doing it wrong."
I believed this myth for decades. Every plateau felt like proof I was failing. Every week without a loss meant I needed to try harder, restrict more, do better. (Spoiler: that never worked. But I kept trying anyway.)
Here's why this myth is s...
Oct 31, 2025
body wisdom
diet culture
plateaus
seeking body acceptance
strugging with plateuas
tired of dieting
weight loss
My messy story (and why I finally found what works)
In case you didn't know this - I am far from perfect (insert gasps of surprise here 😱).
I'd like to tell you about the time I begged my doctor to extend my medically supervised liquid diet. You know, the one where I paid a small fortune for packets of powder that I'd blend with ice, trying des...
Oct 24, 2025
coaching
credentials
fast like a girl
intermittent fasting
metabolic health
Small Shifts, Big Magic
The shifts that stick? They're not always Hallmark movie moments. 🎬
The most profound changes I've witnessed—in myself and the women I work with—are a culmination of lots of choices and pivots. They happen on random Tuesday afternoons when you're making lunch and suddenly realize you haven't tho...
Oct 22, 2025
launch series
real change
small changes
transformation
tuesday moments
The Invisible Basket at the Doctor's Office
Have you ever checked your knowing at the doctor's office door? You know, that magical moment when you suddenly forget you've lived in your body for decades and act like the person with the clipboard knows you better than you do? 📋 Do you leave everything you know about your body in the invisi...
Oct 22, 2025
body wisdom
expert worship
launch series
medical advocacy
self trust
I'll start again Monday
Raise your hand if you've ever said, "I'll start again Monday."
Monday morning motivation. Clean slate Sunday meal prep. Weighing food on a scale like you're running a chemistry lab. Counting every calorie like your worth depends on it.
Have you ever convinced yourself that a 500-calorie medical...
Oct 22, 2025
beyond the scale
body partnership
diet culture
launch series
monday mentality
Ready to Interrupt The Background Noise?
What if I told you that the ease and stillness you've been craving is literally sitting right here with you as you read this email?
Like, right now. Not after you finish your to-do list or get your life "together" or figure out how to be the perfect everything to everyone.
I see this with women ...
Oct 22, 2025
embodiment
inner wisdom
mental clarity
nurture series
overwhelm
self-awareness
stillness
Your body's been trying to tell you something...
Pain. Cravings. Fatigue. Pleasure.
Your body is always talking. Mine was screaming at me for years, and I kept hitting "ignore." 🤦♀️
I used to treat every discomfort as an enemy.
A headache? Get rid of it. A craving? Fight it. Anxiety? Stuff it down.
Does any of this sound familiar?
What if t...
Oct 22, 2025
body wisdom
embodiment
intuition
listening
nurture series
Your Body's Secret Superpower
I used to believe my body was a problem to solve.
Exercise? Punishment. Fun? "After everything else." Pleasure? Selfish.
Sound familiar?
My body kept whispering: I want to play.
A happy body thrives.
Want to know one thing that made me ridiculously happy this week? I spent five hours of solid ...
Oct 22, 2025
change
embodiment
fun
joy
nurture series
What if the change you're resisting is actually a gift?
Let's be honest: change can feel terrifying. That pit in your stomach. The tightness in your chest. The part of you that wants to freeze and make it all go away.
Most of us are taught that change is "bad." That if we can't control it, we've failed somehow. I lived with that belief for years — ...
Oct 22, 2025
change
embodiment
nurture series
transformation
Your body isn't judging you
For so long, I hated my body and actually believed my body hated me, too. I thought we were at odds with each other.
After years of yo-yo dieting, self-blame, and trying to "fix" myself, I was sure my body must be furious at me. How could it not be? I'd ignored it, forced it, punished it.
Then...
Oct 22, 2025
body acceptance
body love
embodiment
nurture series
self-love
