LIGHT l Lizzie Merritt #80

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Monday Mar 30, 2026

Monday Mar 30, 2026

It’s always a pleasure to sit down with a friend, and this episode is exactly that. I had the chance to talk with Lizzie Merritt, who co-directs the Todd Durkin IMPACT Life Coaching Certification with me. She recently released her second bestselling book, LIGHT: The New Psychology of Weight Loss, and we talk about the book along with the deeper work behind it.

Lizzie is a weight loss coach who has spent years studying the psychology behind lasting change. In LIGHT, she offers a new way to approach weight loss by helping you rebuild self-trust and work with your brain instead of fighting it.

With a mix of warmth, humor, and research-backed insight, Lizzie shares her L.I.G.H.T. Method, a practical framework to shift your mindset and move past the patterns that keep you stuck.

In this episode, you’ll learn how to:

Let go of guilt and focus on what actually works
Work through challenges like perfectionism, emotional eating, and self-sabotage
Use simple experiments to build momentum
Stop postponing happiness and start living your life now

This is not a typical diet conversation, and Lizzie is not a typical coach. She brings a grounded, honest approach that helps you get back on your own side.

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Lizzie Merritt is a Certified Life Coach specializing in weight loss and helping people stop thinking that they are the problem.

She believes that diets are just the worst, that the only way to lose weight is imperfectly, and that weight loss is much more about how you think than what’s on your plate.

Lizzie is the author of You Are a Miracle and LIGHT: The New Psychology of Weight Loss. Her books feel like chatting with a smart, funny friend over coffee. The kind of friend who finally helps you understand why weight loss has been so freaking hard…and what to do instead.

She’s also a military spouse, cries at cheesy commercials, and is a proud Marvel nerd.

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You can purchase a copy of LIGHT: The New Psychology of Weight Loss here.

And check out Lizzie's podcast (The Confident Body Podcast) here.