The End of Dieting: Fat Loss Forever — Recap of Dr. Ted Naiman Interview
Optimal Protein Podcast with Vanessa Spina
Vanessa Spina
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🗓️ 25 April 2025
⏱️ 43 minutes
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Summary
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In this solo deep-dive, Vanessa breaks down her full-length interview with Dr. Ted Naiman, author of Satiety Per Calorie: Eating, Solved. This is the episode for anyone tired of dieting, confused by nutrition extremes, or struggling to lose fat sustainably.
Vanessa walks you through every major insight from the episode, from the four levers of satiety—protein, fiber, energy density, and hedonics—to how food refinement hijacks hunger and what we can do to feel full and lose fat naturally.
You’ll learn how to build meals that satisfy you for fewer calories, how muscle protects your metabolism, and why protein is the ultimate fat loss hack—especially for women navigating midlife, menopause, or metabolic shifts.
🧠 What You’ll Learn:
• What satiety per calorie actually means
• Why we’re still hungry even while overeating
• How protein and fiber regulate appetite
• The truth about food processing and protein dilution
• Why women in midlife need more protein, not less
• How to build high-satiety meals that support fat loss
• Why building muscle is essential for long-term weight management
• The simple 3-step method to eat smarter—not less
• How to navigate conflicting nutrition advice with nuance
📘 Mentioned in This Episode:
• Dr. Ted Naiman’s new book: Satiety Per Calorie: Eating, Solved
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🧬 For Listeners Who Want To:
✅ Stop dieting and start eating in a way that actually works
✅ Learn how to feel full on fewer calories
✅ Lose fat while keeping muscle
✅ Navigate midlife metabolism with confidence
✅ Understand the science of satiety in a simple, practical way
👤 Connect with Vanessa:
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• Free high-protein keto guide: www.ketogenicgirl.com
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The content provided in this podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be construed as medical advice. Consult with a healthcare professional before making significant changes to your diet or exercise regimen.
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Optimal Protein Podcast. I'm Vanessa Spina. |
| 0:05.4 | Hello, my friends. Welcome back to the podcast. I'm your host Vanessa. And I am so excited for |
| 0:11.3 | today's episode because today we are doing a recap of my incredible conversation with Dr. Ted |
| 0:18.9 | Naiman on his brand new book, which he just released, |
| 0:23.5 | Say Tidy Per Calorie. And so today's episode is all about the top takeaways and highlights |
| 0:30.4 | of that episode. So this episode, I think, is going to change the way you think about fat loss |
| 0:37.0 | forever. |
| 0:38.2 | So today I'm diving deep into a full recap of my interview with the one and only Dr. Ted |
| 0:46.1 | Nevin, a guest that I always feel so honored to have on the show with us. |
| 0:51.4 | Ted is truly one of the pioneers who first opened my eyes to the importance |
| 0:56.6 | of protein leverage several years ago. And his newest book, Satiety Per Calorie, is a true |
| 1:02.5 | masterpiece. It's a framework that finally puts all the pieces together for anyone who wants |
| 1:08.4 | sustainable fat loss, food freedom, and effortless control over hunger |
| 1:14.3 | without all of the endless dieting cycles that we've all been in and tried. So this is about |
| 1:21.8 | breaking those cycles of dieting, really the end of dieting forever because today I'm going to walk you through |
| 1:29.5 | every major insight that we covered why it matters and how you can start applying it to |
| 1:35.9 | your own life today. So this is going to be a deep dive. Grab your coffee, get comfy, |
| 1:41.2 | and we're going to get right into it after this quick break. |
| 1:46.1 | Friends, we talk a lot on this podcast about the latest breaking research and all the |
| 1:51.0 | science-based insights, tools, and recommendations that we can put into place to optimize |
| 1:56.1 | our overall health and body composition. Now, when it comes to fat loss, sleep is actually a very |
| 2:02.1 | underappreciated factor. A fascinating study found that poor sleep can reduce fat loss by up to |
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