Cake Over Keto

I don’t ever want to be a celebrity or influencer no matter how much money could be involved (thank God my Guinea pig wee’d on me on screen and ended my early TV career age 6). To have every inch of your life scrutinised and dragged over the coals, where you can’t do right for doing wrong, no thanks! Women particularly are invaded, judged and criticised – for being too much and not enough. How often have you seen the words ‘she’s let herself go?’ ‘she’s ballooned’ or ‘got out of shape’…after having

There are some folks out there who believe choosing not to diet means you don’t give a crap; why would someone not want to lose weight if it meant they got a ticket to lasting health and happiness land? But here follows a public service announcement folks: this is utter crap. In this episode, Mel lets the cat out of the bag about what the diet industry never tells you (and what weight science does tell us) about weight loss. She also explains what not dieting can still look like and why the idea of

How did stepping on the scales become so stressful? Why do we find it so hard not to check? Discover what really lies beneath that number, beyond the metal box and all it’s promises. Mel shares her own personal and professional experiences before she binned them off and gives you some insight of what lies beyond the scale too. But first she begins with a mini history lesson about these love-em-hate-em bathroom scales, starting out as an amusement no less! Content warning: I mention body weight and

Welcome to cakeoverketo, a non-diet and weight inclusive podcast that stands up against diet culture so you can eat the goddamn cake without anxiety and guilt.   This podcast helps you make peace with food and your body so you can focus on the stuff in your life that really matters; not what the scale says, not the 3547 thoughts about eating or not, or what other people might think about you.   I’m Mel Wakeman, Registered Nutritionist, intuitive eating expert and non-diet counsellor. I help people