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This Top 100 podcast provides evidence-based education on metabolic health, hormones, and weight regulation for Catholic women in their 30s and 40s. Hosted by a Registered Dietitian and Integrative & Functional Nutrition–Certified Practitioner, the show examines the physiology behind weight gain, fatigue, insulin resistance, stress hormones, thyroid health, and perimenopause.
Independently named one of the Top 15 Catholic podcasts, each episode translates clinical nutrition science and functional health concepts into clear, practical education—without extreme dieting or conflicting with Catholic moral teaching. Topics include metabolic resilience, blood sugar regulation, hormonal transitions, and sustainable lifestyle factors that support long-term health.
Content is educational only and does not provide medical diagnosis or treatment.
LET'S CONNECT!
STEP 1: Connect with me on Instagram: instagram.com/catholicmetabolism
STEP 2: Grab your free Hormone Hacker's Guide for Women: RootedWellness.Academy/hormonehacker
STEP 3: Questions? Interested in working together? Send me an email: Kristen.Noriega.RDN@gmail.com
This Top 100 podcast provides evidence-based education on metabolic health, hormones, and weight regulation for Catholic women in their 30s and 40s. Hosted by a Registered Dietitian and Integrative & Functional Nutrition–Certified Practitioner, the show examines the physiology behind weight gain, fatigue, insulin resistance, stress hormones, thyroid health, and perimenopause.
Independently named one of the Top 15 Catholic podcasts, each episode translates clinical nutrition science and functional health concepts into clear, practical education—without extreme dieting or conflicting with Catholic moral teaching. Topics include metabolic resilience, blood sugar regulation, hormonal transitions, and sustainable lifestyle factors that support long-term health.
Content is educational only and does not provide medical diagnosis or treatment.
LET'S CONNECT!
STEP 1: Connect with me on Instagram: instagram.com/catholicmetabolism
STEP 2: Grab your free Hormone Hacker's Guide for Women: RootedWellness.Academy/hormonehacker
STEP 3: Questions? Interested in working together? Send me an email: Kristen.Noriega.RDN@gmail.com
Episodes

Friday Aug 19, 2022
Friday Aug 19, 2022
I guarantee that part 2 of this conversation with Lauren White, host of the Intentional Edit podcast is going to be a stumper!
We propose difficult questions that we need the other expert to solve and, whew, Lauren threw a hard one at me!!
She nailed my question about my temporary living situation’s lack of organization like it was her job. Oh wait, improving systems and problem-solving your home’s most difficult organization problem IS her job!
This fun episode might induce some laughs, but it’s sure to be helpful as you work to get your home, systems, health, and weight loss in order.
Find Lauren at www.intentionaledit.com
Kristen's Coaching & Links: www.bit.ly/babyweightcoaching
Connect Daily Here: @babyweight.nutritionist
Grab Your FREE Baby Weight Starter Kit Here: https://bit.ly/bwstarterkit
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Ready To Dive In? JOIN THE BABY WEIGHT LOSS BLUEPRINT HERE: www.kristennorieganutrition.com/babyweight
UPDATE: We’ve upgraded the freebie to the Her Weight Hormone Hacker | Balance Your Hormones to Make your Weight Loss 6x Easier! https://rootedwellness.academy/hormonehacker

Thursday Aug 18, 2022
Thursday Aug 18, 2022
Warning: we’re talking masks, capes, and crazy superkids in this episode!!
Join me in a conversation with the host of the Intentional Edit podcast, Lauren White!
We’ll both share our top tip to find more time for busy moms
AND
we’ll share our niche-specific super power and how you can make it your super power, as well!
>>Lauren drops some bomb decluttering and organization strategies to help you feel at peace at home in less time. Find her podcast HERE and her website HERE.
>>Kristen will help you carve out nutrition and exercise where you didn’t have time.
COACHING & LINKS
Connect Daily Here: @babyweight.nutritionist
Grab Your FREE Baby Weight Starter Kit Here: https://bit.ly/bwstarterkit
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Ready To Dive In? JOIN THE BABY WEIGHT LOSS BLUEPRINT HERE: www.kristennorieganutrition.com/babyweight
UPDATE: We’ve upgraded the freebie to the Her Weight Hormone Hacker | Balance Your Hormones to Make your Weight Loss 6x Easier! https://rootedwellness.academy/hormonehacker

Monday Aug 15, 2022
140. Ditch the Low-Fat Diet. Secret Weight Loss Food Swaps - PART 3
Monday Aug 15, 2022
Monday Aug 15, 2022
Are you still buying low-fat dairy products?
Friend, get off that 90s diet culture bandwagon and tune into today’s episode!
Today you’ll get two dairy swaps that actually taste better and will help you lose weight.
-->Part 3 of the new mini-series: Secret Weight Loss Food Swaps!
Grab a pen and paper or, heck, launch that grocery cart app and get these items into your cart RIGHT NOW. Let’s do this!
Connect Daily Here: @babyweight.nutritionist
Grab Your FREE Baby Weight Starter Kit Here: https://bit.ly/bwstarterkit
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Ready To Dive In? JOIN THE BABY WEIGHT LOSS BLUEPRINT HERE: www.kristennorieganutrition.com/babyweight
UPDATE: We’ve upgraded the freebie to the Her Weight Hormone Hacker | Balance Your Hormones to Make your Weight Loss 6x Easier! https://rootedwellness.academy/hormonehacker

Thursday Aug 11, 2022
139. 5 Hacks for Quick Meals to Beat the Back to School Blues
Thursday Aug 11, 2022
Thursday Aug 11, 2022
What do these early back to school weeks look like for you?
Busier, that’s for sure!
This episode will bring you 5 hacks for quicker meals that are still healthy! Use these hacks to feed your family better and faster on busy nights…AND lose some weight in the process!
No school-aged kiddos, yet? I gotcha. These tips apply during all busy seasons, friend.
Here’s to happy listening and an awesome school year!
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LAST CALL FOR THE 15K GIVEAWAY!
There's three different ways to enter before August 12th at 12pm:
3. Get three entries to win
LEAVE A 5 STAR WRITTEN REVIEW ON THE BABY WEIGHT NUTRITIONIST PODCAST
——->SCREENSHOT YOUR REVIEW AND POST IT IN THE FACEBOOK GROUP
2. Get two entries to win
TEXT A FRIEND YOUR FAVORITE PODCAST EPISODE AND WHY YOU
LOVE LISTENING TO THE SHOW
——->SCREENSHOT YOUR TEXT AND POST IT IN THE FACEBOOK GROUP
1. Get one entry to win
SHARE THE BABY WEIGHT NUTRITIONIST PODCAST ON YOUR FACEBOOK OR INSTAGRAM STORIES AND TAG US
ONE winner announced inside our free Facebook Community at 4:30 pm EST on Friday, 8/12. Will it be you?!? Can’t wait to see your entries!
Enter 15K Giveaway here: join 15K Giveaway!
Connect Daily Here: @babyweight.nutritionist
Grab Your FREE Baby Weight Starter Kit Here: https://bit.ly/bwstarterkit
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Ready To Dive In? JOIN THE BABY WEIGHT LOSS BLUEPRINT HERE: www.kristennorieganutrition.com/babyweight
UPDATE: We’ve upgraded the freebie to the Her Weight Hormone Hacker | Balance Your Hormones to Make your Weight Loss 6x Easier! https://rootedwellness.academy/hormonehacker

Monday Aug 08, 2022
138. Salad Recipes You Won’t Hate - Secret Weight Loss Food Swaps - PART 2
Monday Aug 08, 2022
Monday Aug 08, 2022
Tired of boring salads?
Eating them anyway because, fingers crossed, you might lose weight?!
Girl, let’s transform your salads with these two food swaps! You’ll enjoy them a heck of a lot more AND lose weight in the process.
Grab a pen and paper or, heck, launch that grocery cart app and get these things into your cart RIGHT NOW. Let’s do this!
Part 2 of the new mini-series: Secret Weight Loss Food Swaps!
Friend, did you realize that you have a chance to win a free 60-Minute Baby Weight Breakthrough Coaching Session?!
Yesssss! We’re celebrating 15K downloads on the podcast with the 15K Giveaway!
You can enter to win now through Friday, August 12th at 12:00 pm EST. The winner will be announce live inside our free Facebook Community that same day (8/12) at 4:30 pm EST.
There’s three different ways to enter:
3--Get three entries to win
LEAVE A 5 STAR WRITTEN REVIEW ON THE BABY WEIGHT NUTRITIONIST PODCAST
——->SCREENSHOT YOUR REVIEW AND POST IT IN THE FACEBOOK GROUP
2--Get two entries to win
TEXT A FRIEND YOUR FAVORITE PODCAST EPISODE AND WHY YOU
LOVE LISTENING TO THE SHOW
——->SCREENSHOT YOUR TEXT AND POST IT IN THE FACEBOOK GROUP
1--Get one entry to win
SHARE THE BABY WEIGHT NUTRITIONIST PODCAST ON YOUR FACEBOOK OR INSTAGRAM STORIES AND TAG US
ONE winner will be announced inside our free Facebook Community at 4:30 pm EST on Friday, 8/12. Will it be you?!? Let’s hope so!!
Submit entries HERE: Facebook Community
Connect Daily Here: @babyweight.nutritionist
Grab Your FREE Baby Weight Starter Kit Here: https://bit.ly/bwstarterkit
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Ready To Dive In? JOIN THE BABY WEIGHT LOSS BLUEPRINT HERE: www.kristennorieganutrition.com/babyweight
UPDATE: We’ve upgraded the freebie to the Her Weight Hormone Hacker | Balance Your Hormones to Make your Weight Loss 6x Easier! https://rootedwellness.academy/hormonehacker

Sunday Aug 07, 2022
Sunday Aug 07, 2022
Cutest guest EVER on the podcast today! I woke up feeling inspired to share a life update with you and was shortly joined by my 3-year old daughter.
In this episode you’ll find:
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Mom weight loss inspiration--go against the grain and against the latest “lose weight fast” diet plan
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How to learn a language as a family--I’ll share with you what’s working for our family to learn German! Use this link www.bit.ly/kristentbm and the discount code “kristen30” to save $30 this month only on a subscription box and phrasebook. That code is good for August only--if you find this episode later, use "kristen20" to save $20 :)
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National Breastfeeding Week resources--hear about my personal journey and get additional breastfeeding weight loss help.
Here’s a bonus podcast listening tip: If you’re here for a slow coffee chat, this is it. If you’re needing to speed things along, listen to this episode or other slow ones on 1.5x speed.
Thanks for listening to this real life, raw audio, friend. If you feel like we could be real life friends, pop into our free community HERE and let’s hang!
Discount Codes:
For $20 off a Box+book bundle: kristen20
For $5 a Phrasebook: kristen5
UPDATE: We’ve upgraded the freebie to the Her Weight Hormone Hacker | Balance Your Hormones to Make your Weight Loss 6x Easier! https://rootedwellness.academy/hormonehacker

Thursday Aug 04, 2022
Thursday Aug 04, 2022
What does it mean to fake your body confidence?
Are you lying to yourself and pretending that everything is peachy keen with your body, but deep down still feeling like you’re stuck? So so stuck?
Do you smile in front of others, but constantly worry that your body isn’t meeting others’ or even your own expectations?
So many questions to dive into here, friend!
Tune in to determine if you’re faking body confidence and learn what to do instead!
I have at some point struggled with each and every point here. I still waiver on a few every now and then. It’s not a perfect journey, but it’s one I can help you walk through.
Which brings me to that 15K Giveaway! Girl, enter for your chance to win that 60-Minute Baby Weight Breakthrough Coaching Session so you can leave your struggles behind!
To celebrate 15K episode downloads, there will be one lucky winner and it could be YOU!
As a reminder, there’s three different ways to enter:
There's three different ways to enter before August 12th at 12pm:
3. Get three entries to win
LEAVE A 5 STAR WRITTEN REVIEW ON THE BABY WEIGHT NUTRITIONIST PODCAST
——->SCREENSHOT YOUR REVIEW AND POST IT IN THE FACEBOOK GROUP
2. Get two entries to win
TEXT A FRIEND YOUR FAVORITE PODCAST EPISODE AND WHY YOU
LOVE LISTENING TO THE SHOW
——->SCREENSHOT YOUR TEXT AND POST IT IN THE FACEBOOK GROUP
1. Get one entry to win
SHARE THE BABY WEIGHT NUTRITIONIST PODCAST ON YOUR FACEBOOK OR INSTAGRAM STORIES AND TAG US
ONE winner announced inside our free Facebook Community at 4:30 pm EST on Friday, 8/12. Will it be you?!? Can’t wait to see your entries!
Connect Daily Here: @babyweight.nutritionist
Grab Your FREE Baby Weight Starter Kit Here: https://bit.ly/bwstarterkit
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Ready To Dive In? JOIN THE BABY WEIGHT LOSS BLUEPRINT HERE: www.kristennorieganutrition.com/babyweight
UPDATE: We’ve upgraded the freebie to the Her Weight Hormone Hacker | Balance Your Hormones to Make your Weight Loss 6x Easier! https://rootedwellness.academy/hormonehacker

Monday Aug 01, 2022
Monday Aug 01, 2022
Announcement 1:
We’re celebrating 15K episode downloads with a 15K giveaway!!!!
Enter for your chance to win that 60-Minute Baby Weight Breakthrough Coaching Session so you can leave your baby weight struggles behind!
There will be one lucky winner and it could be YOU!
There's three different ways to enter before August 12th at 12pm:
3--Get three entries to win
LEAVE A 5 STAR WRITTEN REVIEW ON THE BABY WEIGHT NUTRITIONIST PODCAST
——->SCREENSHOT YOUR REVIEW AND POST IT IN THE FACEBOOK GROUP
2--Get two entries to win
TEXT A FRIEND YOUR FAVORITE PODCAST EPISODE AND WHY YOU
LOVE LISTENING TO THE SHOW
——->SCREENSHOT YOUR TEXT AND POST IT IN THE FACEBOOK GROUP
1--Get one entry to win
SHARE THE BABY WEIGHT NUTRITIONIST PODCAST ON YOUR FACEBOOK OR INSTAGRAM STORIES AND TAG US
ONE winner will be announced inside our free Facebook Community at 4:30 pm EST on Friday, 8/12. Will it be you?!? Let’s hope so!!
Submit 15K Giveaway entries here: Lose Baby Weight Group
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Announcement 2:
Introducing a new mini-series: Secret Weight Loss Food Swaps!
Every Monday of this month we’ll look at some secret food swaps that you’ve been missing out on. This is for you if:
-you honestly can’t stand the way your body feels right now
-you’ve got no time or drive to do a complete diet overhaul
-you feel like you’re eating all the right things anyway, according to Pinterest and your neighbor
-you have a history of dieting (girl we all do, listen to some past episodes!)
-you just want to wave a magic wand, fit into your clothes, have energy to chase your littles, and feel like a goddess come date night
Trust me, friend, make these easy swaps and come next month, you’ll be feeling better in your body already!
Grab a pen and paper or, heck, launch that grocery cart app and get these things into your cart RIGHT NOW. Let’s do this!
Connect Daily Here: @babyweight.nutritionist
Grab Your FREE Baby Weight Starter Kit Here: https://bit.ly/bwstarterkit
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Ready To Dive In? JOIN THE BABY WEIGHT LOSS BLUEPRINT HERE: www.kristennorieganutrition.com/babyweight
UPDATE: We’ve upgraded the freebie to the Her Weight Hormone Hacker | Balance Your Hormones to Make your Weight Loss 6x Easier! https://rootedwellness.academy/hormonehacker

Thursday Jul 28, 2022
Thursday Jul 28, 2022
What’s the hottest it’s been for you this summer?
Look, I’ve lived in dry heat the last five years (El Paso, TX) and now I’m in the humidity of Virginia. I know HOT.
When it’s so hot you need cool snacks that require 1. no prep 2. no mess and 3. can be eaten by the sprinkler in the backyard!
Tune into this episode for family-friends snacks to help mom lose weight this summer!
Connect Daily Here: @babyweight.nutritionist
Grab Your FREE Baby Weight Starter Kit Here: https://bit.ly/bwstarterkit
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Ready To Dive In? JOIN THE BABY WEIGHT LOSS BLUEPRINT HERE: www.kristennorieganutrition.com/babyweight
UPDATE: We’ve upgraded the freebie to the Her Weight Hormone Hacker | Balance Your Hormones to Make your Weight Loss 6x Easier! https://rootedwellness.academy/hormonehacker

Monday Jul 25, 2022
Monday Jul 25, 2022
This episode is designed for you, the busy mom, to fit a workout into the cracks of your life. You'll get your sweat on and be able to finish this workout EVEN with the kids around.
Do the workout as you go, hit pause, and play again when ready.
You've got this, mama!
Connect Daily Here: @babyweight.nutritionist
Grab Your FREE Baby Weight Starter Kit Here: https://bit.ly/bwstarterkit
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Ready To Dive In? JOIN THE BABY WEIGHT LOSS BLUEPRINT HERE: www.kristennorieganutrition.com/babyweight
UPDATE: We’ve upgraded the freebie to the Her Weight Hormone Hacker | Balance Your Hormones to Make your Weight Loss 6x Easier! https://rootedwellness.academy/hormonehacker