Talking Nutrition
Talking Nutrition is the podcast for women who did everything right and stopped seeing results. Hosted by Johan Vesters, online nutrition and functional health coach, and founder of Odyssey Coaching Systems, the show digs into what is actually going on under the surface: metabolism, fat loss, thyroid, hormones, gut health, blood work, and the mindset and behavior change that makes results stick. No crash diets, no quick fixes, no fear-mongering. Just education, real client stories, and honest conversations, so you can understand your own body, ask better questions, and take ownership of your health.
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Episodes
228 episodes
#227 - Do You HAVE To Track Your Food To Lose Weight And Keep It Off Long-Term?
Do you have to track your macros forever to get lean and keep your results? Johan answers in the first ten seconds: no. Then he explains why tracking can still be life-changing, and why so many of the client transformations on his feed came lar...
#226 - Things Won't Go To Plan (And That's The Plan)
Johan had moving day all planned. Boxes packed, storage unit booked, trailer rented. Then the rental car turned out to be booked for the next day, and after an hour of waiting for a car that never came, his Sunday went sideways. So he sat down,...
#225 - The Last 60 Days of the Year (Holidays, Not Holi-months)
Johan says that if he ever told a client to bring a meal prep container to their Christmas dinner, he would want them to fire him. Festive dinners, work parties and family get-togethers are part of the plan, not a break from it. And as he puts ...
#224 - Build Your Perfect Day of Eating (12 Free Recipes)
When Johan moved to Norway and started using a Norwegian keyboard, the first weeks were frustrating. Extra letters, symbols in the wrong places, a typo in every sentence. Years later it is second nature, and he doesn't even think about it. That...
#223 - Balance Is a Myth: Why Consistency Is Imperfect by Nature
Johan missed a week of the podcast, and he opens this one by owning it. A conference trip to the US, a wave of new clients after summer, a giveaway and re-recording the Odyssey course all landed at once, and something had to give.Record...
#222 - Blood Sugar 101: Reversing Diabetes With the Basics - w/ Caitlin Jones
Johan sits down with Caitlin Jones, a functional nutritionist who has spent the last three years focused on blood work, blood sugar regulation and insulin sensitivity, including reversing pre- and type 2 diabetes. They open with the CGM-and-oat...
#221 - I'm Giving Away FREE Coaching This Week (Here's Why)
This week only: I'm giving one person my entire 1:1 coaching program for free. Four months, a full ride, celebrating 6 years of Odyssey Coaching Systems.In this short episode I cover exactly what the scholarship includes (The Odyssey, m...
#220 - What Losing 30kg Actually Changed For Me
There's an old photo of me on stage, playing guitar. I've lost 30kg since then, and the only thing I recognize in that picture is the guitar in my hand. Everything else... different person.In this episode I'm telling the whole story for ...
#219 - What Sobriety Taught Katy About Nutrition, Behavior Change, and Social Pressure - w/ Katy Margison
In this episode of Talking Nutrition, Johan is joined by his friend Katy Margison - nutrition and fitness coach, founder of Athena Nutrition, and known on Instagram as @thesoberweightlift...
#218 - The Thyroid Checklist: What Actually Supports Production and Conversion
Last week was about reading your thyroid labs. This week is about what you can actually do. Johan walks through the full thyroid pipeline - from the brain's TSH signal, to T4 production, to the T4-to-T3 conversion that sets your metabolic rate ...
#217 - The 5 Thyroid Markers I Actually Look At (Not Just TSH)
If your doctor has told you your thyroid looks fine but you don't feel fine, this episode is for you. Johan breaks down a real client case where a "normal" lab result missed autoimmune thyroid disease for a year and a half, and walks through th...
#216 - Reverse Dieting: The Missing Half of Every Diet
You lost the weight. Then, within a year, it came back. I hear this story constantly, and the diet itself usually wasn't the problem. The problem is that the diet ended. One day you're tracking everything, the next day you're on your own with a...
#215 - Your Roadmap From Root Cause to Resilience
We're back! After a short break to finish two big projects (a brand new client app and a fully revamped website), Talking Nutrition returns with a big one: the introduction of the RESTORE Method. This is the 2.0 version of the OCS Process, and ...
#214 - Men vs Women: Nutrition & Training
Most advice for women online is some version of "cycle sync your macros & training". But, what do men and women really need to do differently to reach their goals? Here's what I've actually seen work with 400+ clients (mostly women) over th...
#213 - Gut Dysbiosis - When Your Microbiome Is Out of Balance
Feeling bloated, foggy, skin breaking out, or reacting to foods you used to tolerate? Your gut bacteria might be out of balance. What if the issue isn’t just what you’re eating, but who’s living inside you?In this episode of Talking Nutr...
#212 - Why Under-Eating Is a Problem (Even If Fat Loss Is the Goal)
Ever feel like you’re barely eating, but the scale won’t budge - or worse, you’re losing energy, muscle, and your sanity? If you’ve tried slashing calories, skipping meals, or living on salads and protein shakes, it’s time for a better approach...
#211 - Leaky Gut - When Your Gut Lining Breaks Down
Ever wonder why you suddenly react to foods you used to eat with no problem, or why your skin, mood or brain feel off for no clear reason? What if your gut lining is leaking things into your bloodstream that were never meant to be there?
#210 - The One Thing You've Never Tried - Why Eating More Is the Missing Piece
If you’re tired of starting over every Monday, bouncing between strict diets and “falling off,” and wondering why nothing sticks, you’re not alone. Most women chasing fat loss or muscle gain are stuck in the same cycle: treating healthy eating ...
#209 - 2026 Roadmap for More Fat Loss & Muscle Gain
If you’re already stressing about how to finally lose fat and build muscle in 2026, let’s get real: New Year’s resolutions almost never work. You don’t need another crash diet or 30-day challenge. You need a plan that actually fits your life an...
#208 - Stomach Acid - Do You Have Too Much or Too Little?
Ever feel bloated or heavy after meals, maybe even get heartburn, and your doctor says you have too much acid? What if it’s actually the opposite?In this episode, Johan breaks down why most reflux symptoms aren’t about “too much acid” a...
#207 - Steal the EOD Ritual That Helps my Clients and I Leave Work at Work
Ever find yourself wiped out but your brain just won’t quit? You’re not alone. Most women juggle work, training, family, and life — and it feels like the day never really ends. That’s why Johan is breaking down the exact end-of-day ritual he us...
#206 - How to Read Your Meal Plan Like a Pro (And Stop Feeling Limited)
Most meal plans feel more like a law than a template. And even when you follow them to a T, you still end up confused about what to eat, how much, or how to make it work for your life and goals.Let's fix that - In this week's episode, w...
#205 - What I'd Do If My Diet Already Fell Apart Two Weeks Into 2026
If two weeks into 2026, your diet already fell apart, let’s clear something up right away: You cannot fail a 6–12+ month journey in a few weeks.What did happen is that you probably made the same fat loss mistakes most people make every ...
#204 - Christmas Didn’t Ruin Your Progress, But Spiraling After WILL
In this episode, Johan breaks down why so many people feel frustrated, bloated, and ready to “start over” after the holidays - and why that reaction is what actually causes weight regain year after year.You’ll learn how a few days of eat...
#203 - Why Most New Year's Resolutions Fail, and How Only Some Women Successfully Keep the Weight Off
Why do so many women start January motivated… only to fall off weeks later - year after year? In this episode, Johan breaks down why most New Year’s resolutions fail, especially for women in their 30s through 50s - and what the small percentage...