
Talking Nutrition
Welcome to the Talking Nutrition podcast, where you'll learn about nutrition, fitness, mindset, and other topics related to health and self-development every week. Hosted by Johan Vesters, brought to you by Odyssey Coaching Systems.
Episodes
192 episodes
#191 - How to Deal With Bloating, Gas, Indigestion, and Heal Your Gut… - W/ Allie Saez
In this episode, Johan is joined by Allie Saez to dive into gut health. You'll learn how stress impacts digestion, about common symptoms to look out for, how nutrition and lifestyle change can help improve digestion and heal your gut, the 5R gu...
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#190 - Your Metabolism Doesn't Slow Down Because You Get Older
In this episode of Talking Nutrition, Johan discusses the common misconceptions around metabolism, particularly the belief that it slows down with age. You'll learn how lifestyle factors, such as muscle mass and dietary habits, play a key role ...
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#189 - What’s It Like To Live With Multiple Sclerosis? - w/ Ronja Jacobsson
In this episode of Talking Nutrition, Johan is joined by Ronja Jacobsson to talk about her journey with Multiple Sclerosis (MS). You'll learn about common misconceptions about MS and the challenges of this central nervous system autoimmune cond...
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#188 - Why Most Fitness Challenges Kinda Suck
In this episode, Johan discusses the upcoming Momentum March Challenge, emphasizing the importance of focusing on doing the work (which is within your control) rather than the outcome (what's outsid...
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#187 - Will Eating 'Blood Sugar Spiking' Foods Kill You? - w/ Greg Sutton
In this episode of Talking Nutrition, Johan is joined by Greg Sutton to address a big online discussion around 'blood sugar spiking' foods, and whether meticulously trying to manage your blood sugars is worth your time and effort.You'll ...
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#186 - How 2025 Should've Started
In this episode of Talking Nutrition, Johan discusses the structure of the 'The Odyssey' course and group coaching program and his clients' progress during the first 6 weeks of 2025. You'll learn about the exact steps to follow at the start of ...
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#185 - What No One Taught You About Mindset - w/ Tim Rudi Veiteberg
In this episode of Talking Nutrition, Johan is joined by Tim Rudi Veiteberg to explore mindset and personal development. Tim shares his personal challenges and life lessons, how this ultimately led to finding his passion for helping others, and...
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#184 - Do You HAVE to Track Your Food in an App to Get Results?
Do you HAVE to track your food in an app like Cronometer, or can you get results by simply following your natural hunger and satiety cues?In this episode of Talking Nutrition, Johan discusses the debate between tracking macros and intui...
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#183 - How I Lost About 0.5kg per Week so far in 2025
In this episode of Talking Nutrition, Johan shares the exact changes he's made to lose about 0.5kg per week so far in 2025, the basics of nutrition for effective fat loss, and how nutrition is nuanced and should be individualized.If you...
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#182 - Your 12-Month Plan for Lasting Fat Loss & Muscle Gain in 2025
In this episode of Talking Nutrition, you'll learn a sustainable and effective, year-long approach to fat loss, muscle gain, and maintaining results. If you’ve ever felt stuck, having to repeatedly restart the same New Year's Resolution without...
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#181 - Not Another ‘Thanksgiving/Holiday Survival’ Podcast
Social media is full of flashy ‘holiday hacks’, ‘low calorie’ or ‘healthier’ versions of your favorite thanksgiving/xmas foods, and tactics to ‘avoid’ holiday weight gain. That’s not to say you shouldn’t try new things either. By any means, if ...
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#180 - How to Include Social Settings (Holidays, Vacations, Going Out, Etc.) Without Restricting Yourself
In this episode of Talking Nutrition, you'll learn how to navigate special scenarios like holidays, vacations, and other social events, the exact framework we teach our clients in The Odyssey (click to le...
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#179 - Guest REPLAY - Metabolism Made Simple w/ Sam Miller
In this replay of guest episode (#45) of Talking Nutrition, Johan and Kristine are joined by Sam Miller - functional health coach and mentor, creator of Metabolism School, and author of Metabolism Made Simple. You'll learn how the metabolism wo...
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#178 - How to Save Your Future-Self Time, Energy, and Effort
In this episode of Talk Nutrition, Johan discusses the importance of planning ahead for a busy week, emphasizing that failing to plan means planning to fail. You'll learn why creating systems and routines to manage time effectively is key - esp...
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#177 - How Often to Diet, Key Habits for Fat Loss, Cardio vs Weights, and More... w/ Coach Linn
'THE ODYSSEY' 12-week course and group coaching program is finally here! Learn more: https://bit.ly/4hTyC2NIn this episode, Johan and Linn answer five ques...
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#176 - Effortlessly Build Healthy Meals Without Spending Hours in the Kitchen
In this episode of Talking Nutrition, Johan breaks down the foundation of all things nutrition for you: what's on your plate. You'll learn about The Odyssey Way of healthy eating, how to build meals, how often to eat daily, the truth a...
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#175 - From Years of Low-Calorie Diets and Weight Regain to LASTING Results - Client Transformations
'THE ODYSSEY' 12-week course and group coaching program is finally here! Learn more: https://bit.ly/4hTyC2N In this episode of Talking Nutrition, we sit do...
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#174 - Behavior Change is More Than Just 'Taking Action' - The Stages of Change w/ Greg Sutton
In this episode of Talking Nutrition, Johan is joined by Greg Sutton from Evolve to Excel to discuss the Stages of Change, and how lasting behavior change doesn't just come down to 'taking action'. You'll learn about the 5 different stage...
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#173 - How Johan Lost 30kg After Feeling Stuck and Confused
In this episode of Talking Nutrition, Johan shares his personal 30kg weight loss journey that transformed his body, health, and mindset. This ultimately led to the creation of Odyssey Coaching Systems and the soon-available 12-week nutrition an...
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#172 - The Effects of Sleep Deprivation and Shift Work on Your Health and Hormones - w/ Mike Kesthely
In this episode of Talking Nutrition, Johan is joined by Mike Kesthely. Mike is a firefighter paramedic and a functional health, performance, and nutrition coach. You'll learn about the challenges of shift work, the effects on health, circadian...
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#171 - One-Year Transformation Update - Fat Loss, Reverse Diet, and Muscle Gain
In this episode of Talking Nutrition, Johan shares a detailed update on his personal fitness goals and results over the past 12 months. You'll learn the exact steps taken throughout fat loss, reverse diet, maintenance, and muscle gain phases, h...
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#170- How to Reverse-Diet for Optimal Fat Loss Maintenance
In this episode, Johan Vesters discusses the concept of reverse dieting, emphasizing its importance in transitioning from a fat loss phase to maintenance. He explains the physiological changes that occur during dieting, the necessity of increas...
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#169 - Comments From Other People, Busy Weeks, Hard Conversations, and More...
In this Q&A episode, you get a look behind the scenes of a challenge we hosted inside of our online fitness community. In this challenge, participants got active, worked on their mindset, ate healthy, and submitted questions related to our ...
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#168 - Holiday Meals Won’t Ruin Your Progress, if You Practice These Basics
In this episode, Johan Vesters discusses the importance of preparing for the holiday season by building healthy habits and practicing moderation. He emphasizes that the holidays should not lead to significant weight gain and encourages listener...
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#167 - Journaling Prompts, Self-Reflection, People Around You, and More...
In this Q&A episode, you get a look behind the scenes of a challenge we hosted inside of our online fitness community. In this challenge, participants got active, worked on their mindset, ate healthy, and submitted questions related to our ...
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