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Podcast “Your Best Self” helps you understand how to lose weight in a healthy way — and keep it off long term.
Author Ineta Rijniece, a certified trainer and nutrition coach with over 30 years of experience, shares her knowledge and practical tips on how to slim down healthily — without starvation or stress.
Here you’ll discover:
- What truly works for weight loss and what’s just a myth;
- The most common mistakes people make when trying to lose weight;
- How to maintain your results for the long term.
Every week, a new topic and practical science-based tips that you can use today.
The latest episode
Do you need to give up sugar to lose weight?
In this episode, we examine the impact of sugar on metabolism, satiety, and energy levels. We explore:
• The difference between fruit sugar and the sugar found in sweets.
• How much sugar you can consume daily and why total deprivation often leads to binge eating.
We also provide practical tips on:
• How to sensibly reduce your daily sugar intake to lose weight without giving up your favourite treats.
• How to build a healthier relationship with food.
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Other episodes
"If you want to lose weight, don't eat after 6 PM!" – how many times have we all heard that? But does eating before bedtime really cause weight gain and poor sleep quality?In this episode, we're covering:Why do we get hungry in the evenings in the first place?Does our metabolism actually "go to sleep" at…
One of the most common fears in dieting is “If I eat too little, my body will stop burning fat.” Is that true?
In this episode, we separate myth from reality. We’ll explain what actually happens when calorie intake is too low, why metabolism slows down, and why this is not the same as “starvation mode.”
Practical takeaways include how to create a calorie deficit that promotes fat loss without triggering extreme adaptation.
Is breakfast really essential if you want to lose weight and feel good — or is it just a long-standing myth repeated for years?
In this episode, we explore:
• Where does the idea of breakfast as “the most important meal of the day” actually come from?
• What modern science really says about eating breakfast?
• Does skipping breakfast truly harm your metabolism?
• How does breakfast affect appetite, body weight and energy levels?
• and who genuinely benefits from eating breakfast — and who doesn’t?
In this episode, I explain how all-or-nothing thinking quietly sabotages dieting efforts.
You’ll learn:
• What black-and-white thinking really is
• Why it has nothing to do with willpower or discipline.
• How perfectionism keeps you stuck.
• Practical tips to recover quickly and keep going.
This episode will help you stop restarting and start continuing — without lowering your standards or being hard on yourself.
Perfect for anyone who wants sustainable results, not another cycle of guilt and “starting over”.
In this episode, we examine the impact of sugar on metabolism, satiety, and energy levels. We explore:
• The difference between fruit sugar and the sugar found in sweets.
• How much sugar you can consume daily and why total deprivation often leads to binge eating.
We also provide practical tips on:
• How to sensibly reduce your daily sugar intake to lose weight without giving up your favourite treats.
• How to build a healthier relationship with food.
