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THE FOOD FREEDOM PROGRAM   

12-WEEK 1:1 COACHING

Ditch the diet rules.
Trust your
body again.

Nutrition coaching for women ready to break the diet cycle and finally trust themselves around food.

Nutrition coaching for women who are done dieting and ready to trust themselves around food. This isn’t about waiting until you lose weight to start living. It’s about saying yes to your life now.

Registered Dietitian

100% virtual

Limited spots

Here's the thing...

Most women who struggle with their relationship to food think they have a willpower problem. What they actually have is a dieting problem.

 

Which means they get stuck in an exhausting cycle of food restriction and food obsession that steals time, energy, and joy from their lives.

When you stay stuck, you:

  • Keep cycling between restricting and overeating, with no end in sight.

  • Feel the physical toll — bloating, discomfort, weight that keeps creeping up.

  • Never get to experience food without guilt or a mental scoreboard running in the background.

  • Miss out on being fully present in your life because food noise won't quiet down.

You're not alone.

Healing your relationship to food can feel like swimming upstream. You're constantly battling diet culture, "eat less, move more" advice from doctors, well-meaning comments from family, and an industry that profits off you never feeling like enough.

 

Here's what most people don't realize: diet culture doesn't just show up as a meal plan or a set of macros. It shows up as rules, quiet, automatic ones you've followed for so long you don't even notice them anymore.

Finish everything on your plate.

Don't eat after 8pm.

Earn your food with exercise.

Good foods and bad foods.

Most diets are built to end. You follow the rules until you can't anymore, then you're right back where you started, this time carrying the guilt of "failing" again. But you didn’t fail the diet, the diet failed you. It was never built to last because lasting isn’t profitable.

That's exactly why I created the Food Freedom program

THE PROGRAM

The Food Freedom Program

Woman sitting at table with paper and pen.

The Food Freedom Program is a 12-week, 1:1 coaching experience that helps you transform your relationship with food and begin a sustainable way of eating — one grounded in your body's needs and your real life, not another diet with an expiration date.

 

Instead of handing you another set of rules, I help you build the internal skills to tune back into your own body, understand what it actually needs, and trust yourself to respond without a plan telling you what, when, or how much to eat.

I work with a limited number of clients at a time to ensure each gets highly individualized support so they can actually kick the diet cycle for good.

CLIENT WIN

“I am beginning to find food trust. And body satisfaction. It's a huge shift.”

CLIENT WIN

“I find that I'm continuing to listen to my body and my hunger levels and I'm continuing to tell myself that my body is not bad as it is. I'm starting to stop worrying so much about it.”

CLIENT WIN

“I ordered sweet potato fries with my avocado chimichurri Friday night and enjoyed them. Normally I would have had a side salad or steamed veggies.”

If you're ready to...

Feel confident knowing what and how much to eat for your body

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Stop the binge-restrict, all-or-nothing cycle for good

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Eat dessert or your trigger foods without needing to "start over" the next day

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Keep sweets in the house without feeling compelled to eat the whole bag

Quiet the constant food noise running through your head

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Trust your hunger and fullness cues again

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Wear the clothes you love and actually feel good in them

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Say yes to your life now — not after you lose the weight

...then you're in the right place.

Inside the Food Freedom program you'll get:

12 Weeks of 1:1 Coaching

Built around your real life, not a generic plan.

6 private coaching sessions

60 minutes, every other week, where we work through what's keeping you stuck.

Messaging support

Between sessions, so you're never navigating a hard moment alone.

Lessons & reflection prompts 

Between calls to help the changes actually stick.

A personalized next-step plan

At the end of the program, so you know exactly how to keep moving forward.

2 follow-up sessions

After the program ends, to help you stay on track.

How it works

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PHASE 1

PHASE 2

PHASE 3

PHASE 4

Uncover what's keeping you stuck

Build the tools to get unstuck

Rebuild trust with food and your body

Make food freedom your new normal

Become aware of the specific patterns driving the cycle you’re stuck in – the food rules, beliefs, and triggers running the show.

Learn and build practical strategies (meal structure and timing, stress and emotional regulation, mindset, etc.) that support you in the moments that used to derail you.

Reconnect with your hunger, fullness, and satisfaction cues. Let go of rigid rules and start making food choices from a place of care, not fear or punishment.

Learn how to navigate real life – the stress, weekends, vacation – without falling back into old habits. You’ll finish the program with a plan to keep moving forward on your food freedom journey.

Headshot of Leslie Schmille, registered dietitian and owner of Nutrition by Leslie

MEET YOUR FOOD FREEDOM COACH

Hi, I'm Leslie!

I got here because I’ve stood in your shoes. I grew up being told to clean my plate. The women in my life were always on the next diet, trying to change the way their bodies looked. That pattern followed me right into grad school, where I was stuck in my own cycle of overeating and using food to cope. 

I'd wake up telling myself today would be different, then end up right back there by evening.

I got help, learned what was actually going on underneath it, and changed my relationship to food. That is why I’m dedicated to helping women find that same freedom — without meal plans, calorie counting or macros.I'm a registered dietitian with 10 years of experience helping women from all kinds of backgrounds heal their relationship to food. I'm trained in motivational interviewing, which means I take a collaborative approach — helping you make changes that fit your life, not changes I think you should make.Because lasting change comes from learning to tune back into your own body and trust what it's telling you. Once you know how to do that, that skill stays with you wherever life takes you next.

If you are sitting on the fence about trying Leslie’s Food Freedom program, I totally get it. I was doing absolutely everything you’re ‘supposed’ to do... weight loss completely consumed my life. I felt broken, defeated, and so ready to give up because nothing was working.

 

Then came the huge turning point for me. I finally started working with Leslie, and let me tell you, it completely flipped my world upside down.

 

The real breakthrough happened when we started digging into the why behind my overeating and looking at where all that deep shame and guilt was actually coming from. It blew my mind because literally no other professional had ever talked to me about that or pointed me in that direction. That was the exact moment I realized Leslie and her program were something truly magical. Being in this program completely altered how I think and act every single day.

Laura, Food Freedom Program client

It completely flipped my world upside down.

CLIENT WIN

“I am beginning to find food trust. And body satisfaction. It's a huge shift.”

CLIENT WIN

“I find that I'm continuing to listen to my body and my hunger levels and I'm continuing to tell myself that my body is not bad as it is. I'm starting to stop worrying so much about it.”

CLIENT WIN

“I ordered sweet potato fries with my avocado chimichurri Friday night and enjoyed them. Normally I would have had a side salad or steamed veggies.”

Ready to get start? Here's how:

STEP 1

Book Your Free Clear Path Call.

We'll spend 30 minutes discussing what has kept you stuck, what you hope to achieve, and how to move forward.

STEP 2

See if it's a Fit.

This is an honest, zero-pressure conversation to see if the Food Freedom Program is truly the right next step for you.

STEP 3

Begin Your Journey.​

If we decide to move forward together, I'll send over your enrollment details and payment options so we can get your first session scheduled.

Is this program right for you?

This program is for you if:

You're tired of the binge-restrict, all-or-nothing cycle and ready for something different.


You've tried diets, meal plans, and "just having more willpower," and none of it stuck.


You're ready to let go of food rules and learn to trust your own body instead.


You can show up for the full 12 weeks.

This program is probably not for you if:

You're looking for a meal plan, calorie count, or macro targets to follow

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You're hoping for a fast weight-loss plan (this program is about food freedom, not a number on the scale)

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You're currently being treated for a diagnosed eating disorder and need a higher level of care 

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You're not able to commit to the full 12 weeks right now

Questions you might have

Is this a weight loss program? No. This program is about helping you build a sustainable, trusting relationship with food. Many women find their weight naturally settles once they're no longer stuck in the restrict-binge cycle, but that's not the focus or the promise of this work.

Do I need to follow a meal plan? No. I don't use meal plans, calorie counting, or macros. You'll learn how to tune into your own body's cues instead, which is a skill that lasts far longer than any plan.

What if I've tried everything already and nothing's worked? That's actually who this program is built for. Diets are designed to end, so if nothing's "worked" long-term, that's not a reflection of you. It just means you haven't had the right approach yet.

What if I have a history of disordered eating? Please reach out before booking so we can talk about whether this program is the right fit, or whether a higher level of care would serve you better.

Is coaching virtual? Yes, all sessions are held virtually, so you can work with me from home.

Do you take health insurance? No. I currently do not take health insurance. I do, however, offer payment plans.

How much does the program cost? Investment is discussed on your Clear Path call, based on the plan that's the right fit for you. I also offer a payment option.

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