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The Don’t Diet Mind-Body Weight Loss Program

A kind, sane, sustainable approach to weight loss for women who’ve tried it all but can’t seem to make it stick.

 Next group starts in October 2026!

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Get first access when enrollment opens + an exclusive $100 early-bird discount.

Learn how to eat well, understand what’s driving your overeating, and work toward your weight loss goals without crazy rules, restrictions, or constantly starting over.

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HERE'S WHAT, I Know FOR SURE.

Your lack of results is not because you haven’t tried hard enough.

You’ve done the diets. Counted calories. Tracked macros. Cut carbs. Tried fasting. Started over on Monday.

And chances are, you already know a lot about how to lose weight.

You know what foods make you feel good. You know when you’re overeating. You know when your choices aren’t aligned with what you say you want.

So why can it still feel so hard to make it stick?

Because knowing what to do and being able to consistently do it—in the middle of your real life—are two very different things.

Stress happens. Emotions happen. Vacations happen. Busy seasons happen. And before you know it, you’re off track again, wondering why you can’t just get it together.

So you try harder. Get stricter. Promise yourself that this time you’re really going to do it.

But what if trying harder isn’t what you need?

This used to be me

I KNOW THIS BECAUSE I’VE BEEN THERE.

For years, I struggled with the same 25 pounds.

I was forever trying to lose weight—starting diets, following rules, trying to be “good”—yet I never felt comfortable in my body and somehow continued to gain weight.

The harder I tried to control my food and my body, the more disconnected from myself I became.

Dani Spies when she was young
Dani Spies when she was young

Eventually, I realized something that changed everything:

I didn’t need another diet. I needed to understand why I couldn’t consistently follow through on what I already knew.

I had to stop treating myself like the problem and start learning how to work with myself instead of against myself.

That meant learning how to nourish my body, understand my hunger, navigate my emotions without always turning to food, manage my mind, and make choices that supported both my goals and my life.

And slowly, food stopped feeling like such a struggle.

I learned how to trust myself again. And I discovered that I could care about my weight and my health without making myself miserable in the process.

That shift became the foundation of The Don’t Diet.

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Introducing

THE DON'T DIET

WEIGHT LOSS PROGRAM

 


 

A different way to approach weight loss—one that works with you, not against you.

The Don’t Diet is a 6-week mind-body weight loss program designed to help you understand not only what and how to eat, but also the thoughts, emotions, habits, and patterns that influence why you eat.

Because sustainable weight loss isn’t just about food.

It’s about learning how to recognize your hunger, nourish your body, navigate emotional eating, manage your mind, and make choices that support your goals—even when life isn’t going perfectly.

Instead of handing you another set of rules to follow, I’ll teach you how to become your own expert so you can create an approach to food and weight loss that works for your body, your preferences, and your life.

The goal isn’t perfection. It’s learning how to consistently have your own back. 

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Rachel


"Endless years of dieting. I'd already heard about intuitive eating and found Dani on YouTube, it was fascinating. In the programme she refers to it as 'Intentional Eating' that made more sense to me. And she doesn't ignore the fact that we all want to lose weight, as opposed to those who talk about intuitive eating. So the two things together: to eat what you intend to, and to enjoy it, rather than as a sudden urge. That really helps you implement it. The exercise to change the thoughts that are there when we have an urge to eat is excellent. Worth it, but you have to want to do the work. It's not magic."

IMAGINE HOW IT WOULD feel TO...

  • Know how to eat in a way you actually enjoy while still supporting your health and weight loss goals.
  • Trust yourself around food without constantly wondering if you’re doing it “right.”
  • Stay consistent without being perfect—and know how to get back on track without guilt or shame.
  • Understand why you eat when you’re not hungry and have tools to navigate your emotions without always turning to food.
  • Feel good in your body now while still allowing yourself to want change.
  • Spend less time thinking about food and your weight and more time enjoying your life. 

You don’t have to choose between reaching your goals and having a peaceful relationship with food.

The Don’t Diet will teach you how to work toward both.

READY TO DO WEIGHT LOSS DIFFERENTLY?

READY TO DO WEIGHT LOSS DIFFERENTLY?

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The Don’t Diet is a 6-week guided mind-body weight loss program designed to help you put everything you’ve just read into practice with my support every step of the way.

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HERE'S WHAT'S Included

 

This mind-body program offers:

  • 6 Core Training Modules that walk you step-by-step through the complete Don’t Diet approach.
  • Weekly Live Coaching Calls with Dani to ask questions, get coached, and apply what you’re learning to your life.
  • The Don’t Diet Workbook + Journal Prompts to help you go deeper and turn what you’re learning into meaningful change.
  • Private Community + Q&A for support, connection, questions, and encouragement throughout the program.
  • Bonus Trainings to support your health, mindset, and weight loss journey.
  • One Full Year of Access to the Course Materials so you can revisit the lessons, trainings, and tools long after the 6-week program ends.
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YOUR INVESTMENT

 

Pay in Full: $497

or

3 monthly payments of $175

 

WAITLIST MEMBERS SAVE $100

Join the waitlist now and you’ll get first access when enrollment opens + an exclusive $100 early-bird discount.

JOIN THE WAITLIST + SAVE $100

Be the first to know when doors open and receive your exclusive early-bird offer.

HERE'S WHAT you'll LEARN INSIDE OF THE DON'T DIET WEIGHT LOSS PROGRAM.

 

6 Core Training Modules

The Don’t Diet takes you through a step-by-step process designed to help you understand your relationship with food, reconnect with your body, and build the skills you need to support your weight loss goals.

 
MODULE One

DIET DETOX + BODY LOVE

Stop fighting yourself.

Identify the diet mentality, beliefs, and all-or-nothing thinking that keep you stuck—and learn how to pursue your goals from a place of self-respect instead of self-criticism.

 
MODULE Two

WHEN TO EAT | HOW TO HONOR YOUR HUNGER

Reconnect with your body’s signals.

Learn to recognize physical hunger, distinguish it from emotional hunger, and become more confident knowing when your body actually needs food.

 
MODULE Three

WHAT TO EAT | CREATE YOUR GAME PLAN

Build your own approach to eating well.

Cut through conflicting nutrition advice, learn the fundamentals of nourishing your body, and create a flexible eating plan that supports your goals, preferences, and lifestyle.

 
MODULE Four

HOW TO EAT | AWARENESS, PLEASURE + RELAXATION

Make eating satisfying again.

Learn how slowing down, paying attention, and allowing yourself to truly enjoy food can help you feel more satisfied and create greater ease around eating.

 
MODULE Five

WHY YOU EAT | FOOD + FEELINGS

Understand what’s really driving the eating.

Recognize your emotional eating patterns, understand what your emotions are trying to tell you, and develop tools to feel and respond to them without always turning to food.

 
MODULE Six

MANAGE YOUR MIND | HOW TO ALWAYS HAVE YOUR OWN BACK

Learn how to stay with yourself—even when things don’t go according to plan.

Recognize the thoughts and patterns that lead you off track and learn how to respond with intention instead of falling into self-criticism, perfectionism, or giving up.

Awesome Bonuses
A COMMUNITY FORUM WITH Q&A ANSWERED BY DANI

Surround yourself with like-minded women who can support and cheer you along each step of the way. Write in your thoughts, questions, and a-ha moments as they come up and have Dani answer each one.

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Weekly Coaching Calls

Live conversations covering each weekly lesson with Dani. Ask your questions, get coached or watch and learn from others.

THE DON’T DIET WORKBOOK + JOURNAL PROMPTS

With this course, you'll receive downloadable worksheets, a workbook, and journal prompts to accompany the videos, helping you delve deeper into the material.

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BALANCING HORMONES

Bonus! Learn the three most important hormones that can affect your weight loss, PLUS understand how to eat to keep your hormones balanced and eliminate false hunger signals.

LIFE & SOUL LESSONS


Discover the deeper lessons that your extra weight may be here to teach. Our relationship with food and our bodies can serve as some of our most wise and soulful teachers.

YOU CAN DOWNLOAD ALL OF THE WORKSHEETS AND TRANSCRIPTS SO YOU CAN HAVE THEM FOR  life! 

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A COMMUNITY FORUM WITH Q&A ANSWERED BY DANI

Write in any questions you have as they come up and Dani will answer them. 

THE DON’T DIET WORKSHEETS + JOURNAL PROMPTS

With this course, you will receive downloadable worksheets and journal prompts to do along with the videos to support you in taking the work deeper.

THE DON’T DIET WORKSHEETS + JOURNAL PROMPTS

With this course, you will receive downloadable worksheets and journal prompts to do along with the videos to support you in taking the work deeper.

BALANCING HORMONES

Bonus! Learn the three most important hormones that can affect your weight loss PLUS understand how to eat in a way that keeps your hormones balanced and eliminates false hunger signals.

YOU CAN DOWNLOAD ALL OF THE WORKSHEETS SO YOU HAVE ACCESS FOR A lifetime!

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WHAT WOMEN ARE SAYING ABOUT The Don't Diet! 

Kim

"I wanted to eat without feeling like I'm dieting. To relearn the relationship I've had with food and work on making better food choices for myself and to find a community of folks seeking the same. Since joining, it's helped me get back on track to where I was when I first found Dani's YouTube channel. I'm learning not to be so hard on myself if I fall off the bike. Do what I can, use what I've got, slowly replace items in my pantry with foods as close to natural as possible. My advice? Just jump in and try it. It could be exactly what you were looking for to become a healthier version of yourself without feeling like you're dieting."

Laura

"When I gave my body a chance to speak to me, I heard its wisdom. I came in sensing I would discover supportive, meaningful ways to reframe how I thought about my relationship to my body and diet culture. As I worked through the program, I felt like Dani knew me and addressed specific questions and concerns that I'd had for years. I feel relief and deep understanding after a short time. I highly recommend trying The Don't Diet."

Hannah


"I saw Dani's YouTube video about stopping sugar cravings naturally and I realised, ah! I've found the right place. Her anti-diet culture philosophy makes so much sense, and I knew I wanted more. The Don't Diet gave me a method for changing my thinking. Literally changing my thoughts around food and eating. I no longer feel like someone inside my head has hijacked my mind. I now own my experience. I'm friends with food again. Do it. Dani has a great approach that really works."

IS THE DON'T DIET RIGHT FOR you?

The Don’t Diet was created for women who are ready to stop starting over and learn a different way forward.

This program may be for you if...

  • You’ve tried diet after diet, lost weight before, but struggle to make your results stick.
  • You know a lot about nutrition and what you “should” be doing—but consistently following through is another story.
  • You tend to swing between being really “good” with food and throwing your hands up when you get off track.
  • You eat when you’re stressed, overwhelmed, bored, or emotional—even when you’re not physically hungry.
  • You’re tired of guilt, shame, and constantly second-guessing your food choices.
  • You want to lose weight and feel better in your body, but you don’t want another rigid diet telling you exactly what you can and cannot eat.
  • You want to understand why you keep falling into the same patterns instead of simply trying harder to control them.
  • You’re ready to take responsibility for your choices without beating yourself up in the process.
  • You want an approach you can practice when life is busy, imperfect, and unpredictable.

IT'S NOT PERFECT FOR YOU IF:

  • You’re looking for a quick-fix weight loss approach to weight loss.
  • You just want meal plans and recipes.
  • All you want to do is have the perfect body.
  • You don’t have the desire to make yourself a priority.
  • You think you need someone else to tell you exactly what to eat and what to do.

This program is about learning how to think for yourself, understand yourself, and work with yourself so you can build an approach to food and weight loss that you can carry with you long after the program ends.

If you’re ready to stop looking for the next diet and start building the skills to become your own expert, you’re in the right place.

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I’m a Certified Health, Life, and Weight Loss Coach, culinary nutritionist, cookbook author, and the creator of Clean & Delicious®.

For more than 15 years, I’ve been helping women make healthy eating feel simpler, more enjoyable, and more sustainable. But my work goes far beyond what happens in the kitchen.

My own struggles with food, weight, and body image led me to study integrative nutrition, eating psychology, and coaching—and ultimately taught me that knowing what to eat is only one piece of the puzzle.

I created The Don’t Diet to teach women the tools I wish I’d had all those years ago: how to nourish your body, understand your eating patterns, manage your mind and emotions, and pursue your goals without abandoning yourself along the way.

It would be my privilege to coach you through this work and help you create an approach to food, body, and weight loss that truly feels like your own.

Lots of love + deliciousness,

Dani

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

YOU DON’T NEED ANOTHER  Diet!

 

You need an approach you can actually live with.

You can care about your health.

You can want to lose weight.

You can be intentional about what you eat.

And you can do all of that without constantly fighting yourself.

The Don’t Diet will give you the tools, support, and coaching to understand yourself more deeply, make choices that support your goals, and build a way of eating that works in your life.

YOU WILL BE THANKING YOURSELF FOR THE
DECISION YOU MADE  Today! 

 

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The Don't Diet!

6-WEEK MIND-BODY WEIGHT LOSS PROGRAM

 

Pay in Full: $497

or

3 monthly payments of $175

 

WAITLIST MEMBERS SAVE $100

Join the waitlist now and you’ll get first access when enrollment opens + an exclusive $100 early-bird discount.

JOIN THE WAITLIST + SAVE $100

Be the first to know when doors open and receive your exclusive early-bird offer.

It’s time to stop starting over and start building something that can actually stick.