Are you making weight loss and fitness WAY harder than they need to be? If you're struggling to lose body fat, stay consistent with your workouts, or maintain a healthy lifestyle, you might be focusing on the wrong things!

In this episode of Meat Matters, I'm joined by Ariana Hakman, founder and COO of LunaFit, to discuss why so many people struggle with weight loss, the biggest mistakes people make with diet and exercise, and the simple habits that can make a lasting difference in your health.

Ariana has built multiple businesses in the health and fitness industry, including a gym, meal prep company, supplement company, and innovative fitness app. She's helped people transform their bodies and their lives, including one client who lost an incredible 150 pounds!

We dive into why consistency matters more than perfection, why spending more time at the gym isn't always the answer to fat loss, and how to build sustainable habits that actually fit into your busy life.

In this episode, we discuss:

• Why so many Americans struggle with obesity and weight loss

• The 5 healthy habits that can transform your fitness journey

• Why daily movement and walking matter for fat loss

• How to stop the cycle of yo-yo dieting

• Why perfectionism can sabotage your health goals

• The importance of protein, strength training, sleep, and hydration

• Body image struggles, unrealistic fitness expectations, and learning to love your body

• How to stay consistent with nutrition and exercise when life gets busy

• How AI, wearable technology, and personalized fitness coaching are changing the future of health

• Ariana's inspiring story of helping a client lose 150 pounds

  
  

  
  

Whether you're following a carnivore diet, keto diet, low-carb lifestyle, or simply trying to improve your metabolic health, this conversation is packed with practical advice to help you build healthier habits without making fitness your full-time job.

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🌐 Website: https://lunafit.com

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Josie Lieder, also known as The Ex-Plant Eater, spent 14 years following a vegan diet before severe ulcerative colitis forced her to question everything she believed about food. In this episode, Josie shares how her health began to decline, why she stayed vegan even through serious digestive issues, and what finally gave her the courage to start reintroducing animal foods.

We talk about her transition from vegan to omnivore and eventually to a carnivore diet, why beef was one of the foods she feared most, and what she noticed when she finally brought red meat back into her diet. Josie also explains what nearly five years of carnivore looks like for her today, including the foods she tolerates best, how her approach has changed over time, and why learning to listen to your own body matters more than trying to follow a “perfect” version of carnivore.

We also dive into her new book, Coming Around to Carnivore: From Skeptic to Thriving, why she wrote it for people who are curious about carnivore but still afraid of meat, and what she believes both vegans and carnivores misunderstand about each other. One of the biggest themes of this conversation is identity—especially Josie’s advice to never let your diet become so tied to who you are that you become afraid to change when your health is telling you something isn’t working.

If you’re interested in the carnivore diet, ex-vegan stories, ulcerative colitis, gut health, autoimmune issues, red meat, animal-based nutrition, or what it really looks like to transition from vegan to carnivore, this is a conversation you won’t want to miss.

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Buy Josie's book here: https://link.amazon/B04383e6R

Josie's website: https://theexplanteater.com/

Josie's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@theexplanteater

Josie's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theexplanteater

What if your thyroid labs look “normal,” but you’re still exhausted, struggling with your weight, losing your hair, dealing with anxiety, or simply feeling like something isn’t right?

In this episode of Meat Matters, I sit down with Dr. Heather Stone, a functional medicine practitioner with more than 20 years of clinical experience helping women with hypothyroidism and Hashimoto’s thyroiditis.

We talk about why Hashimoto’s is about more than just the thyroid, why symptoms can persist even when standard thyroid labs appear normal, and why Dr. Stone believes you have to look deeper to understand what may be driving those symptoms. We also discuss the difference between hypothyroidism and Hashimoto’s, thyroid antibodies, blood sugar regulation, stress, hormones, gut health, food sensitivities, environmental exposures, and the testing she uses in her practice.

Dr. Stone also walks us through her Thyroid Transformation Blueprint, including comprehensive testing, identifying potential underlying triggers, customized care, coaching, and retesting as your health changes. recording-with-dr-heather-stone

We get into nutrition too — including gluten, dairy, ketogenic diets, nightshades, oxalates, and why individual tolerance matters. Plus, I share parts of my own Hashimoto’s journey, including debilitating fatigue, my experience with thyroid medication, CGM experiments, and the ongoing process of figuring out what my body needs.

If you have Hashimoto’s, hypothyroidism, unexplained fatigue, weight-loss resistance, hair loss, anxiety, blood sugar issues, or you've been told your thyroid labs are “normal” even though you don't feel normal, this conversation is for you.

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In this episode: Hashimoto’s thyroiditis • hypothyroidism • thyroid testing • TSH • TPO antibodies • thyroglobulin antibodies • thyroid symptoms • fatigue • hair loss • blood sugar • insulin resistance • functional medicine • autoimmune disease • thyroid diet • ketogenic diet • metabolic health • women’s health

This podcast is for educational purposes only and is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. Always work with your qualified healthcare provider regarding your individual medical needs.

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Thyroid Transformation Blueprint: https://link.amazon/B07MiMPqj

Dr. Heather Stone's Website: https://reversemycondition.com/