Why Working Out Isn’t Helping You Lose Weight | Masoom Minawala | Layla Al-Naif

90% of the time that symptom or multiple symptoms can be solved by simply eating before coffee. I swear to stop eating a massive bowl of salad with four strips of chicken. Trying to reach like 130 g of protein a day is ridiculous. >> You're talking to a lover of cottage cheese. >> Working out is not going to make you

lose weight. It's a red flag. I mean, even if it says sugar-free, most protein [music] powder is heavy on the heavy metals, toxins, pesticides, they're not tested. So, your body freaks out and it's like, we can't drop this weight. This is it goes into survival. Your body needs about 60 to 90 minutes in the

morning to feel awake. [music] Most of the time I'm telling people to eat more, not less. You're going to have this forever. And I was like, I didn't accept that. I'm like, it's not how I roll. >> I feel I feel like >> the brand has fiber. >> I feel validated. You're like, if you

need coffee to sustain you throughout the day, something's wrong. And stop calorie counting. [laughter] That's my other one. Delete the apps. Delete the apps. That's a really, really toxic [music] way of living your life. How many times have you eaten perfectly all day? The salad, the right portions, no sugar, and still ended [music] the

day tired, bloated, or quietly guilty about food. For years, we've been told that eating well is a matter of discipline. More rules, more restriction, more willpower. And yet most of us feel further from food than ever. Anxious about it, confused by it, and never quite getting it right. My guest today works the other way around.

Leila Alive is a holistic nutritionist and wellness educator who's helped thousands of women step off the dry treadmill [music] and rebuild a calm, intuitive relationship with food. One that works with the body instead of fighting it without [music] any calorie cut in. Today, we're unlearning diet culture together. Why eating well was never about control. how stress and