Not every urge to eat is purely emotional. Explore how hunger, fatigue, bodily signals, and flexible thinking can support sustainable weight loss and maintenance.
How to Identify Emotional Eating Triggers: A Practical 7-Day ExerciseHow to Identify Emotional Eating Triggers: A Practical 7-Day Exercise
Learn how to identify emotional eating triggers with a simple seven-day food-and-mood diary and build better habits for lasting weight maintenance.
The Guilt–Overeating Cycle: How to Break It and Maintain Your WeightThe Guilt–Overeating Cycle: How to Break It and Maintain Your Weight
After overeating, guilt and harsh self-criticism can trigger another round of emotional eating. Learn how flexible thinking and practical coping plans can support weight loss and long-term maintenance.
Why Knowing What to Eat Isn’t Enough for Long-Term Weight Loss and MaintenanceWhy Knowing What to Eat Isn’t Enough for Long-Term Weight Loss and Maintenance
You can understand calories, portions, and meal planning and still struggle after a stressful day. Here's how flexible thinking, practical experiments, and realistic plans can support weight loss and long-term
Why Healthy Habits Fall Apart When Life Gets UncomfortableWhy Healthy Habits Fall Apart When Life Gets Uncomfortable
Why do healthy habits become harder when life gets uncomfortable? Explore practical self-coaching skills and my new book, How to Do Hard Things.
What Happens When You Stop Ozempic or Mounjaro? How to Keep the Weight OffWhat Happens When You Stop Ozempic or Mounjaro? How to Keep the Weight Off
What happens when you stop Ozempic or Mounjaro? Learn what research says about weight regain after GLP-1 medications and how to plan for long-term weight maintenance.
A Realistic Mindset for Weight Loss and Long-Term MaintenanceA Realistic Mindset for Weight Loss and Long-Term Maintenance
Weight loss becomes much harder when every difficult moment is treated as a crisis. A higher number on the scale can become “I am gaining everything back.” One evening of
Emotional Eating: When You Reach for Food to Make a Feeling StopEmotional Eating: When You Reach for Food to Make a Feeling Stop
You check your messages again. The reply you were hoping for has not arrived, and you are beginning to feel unsettled. You put the phone down, open a cupboard, and
Can You Accept Yourself and Still Want to Lose Weight?Can You Accept Yourself and Still Want to Lose Weight?
Imagine buying clothes that fit you comfortably now, then hearing a small objection in your head: “If I get comfortable at this weight, won’t I stop trying?” The same thought
How to Write Response Cards for Emotional Eating and Weight MaintenanceHow to Write Response Cards for Emotional Eating and Weight Maintenance
You can have a very reasonable plan at lunchtime and find it surprisingly unconvincing by nine in the evening. You are tired, something has upset you, and the thought “I