Outsmart Overeating14 Loka 2025

EPISODE 85: Emotional Eating Isn't Always Obvious — Here's the Kind No One Talks About

Ever notice how you can power through a stressful week without turning to food — but the second you finally relax, you find yourself in the pantry "treating yourself"?

In this episode, Coach Steph and I unpack a Redditor's post that perfectly captures one of the sneakiest forms of emotional eating — the kind that hides behind happy moments, nostalgia, and self-care rituals.

We'll explore:

🍫 Why emotional eating isn't always about sadness (and how joy can trigger overeating, too)
💭 How to recognize when "rewarding yourself" with food is really a substitute for something deeper
🧠 How to honor food memories that connect you to loved ones — without using them as a reason to overeat
💖 Simple ways to make yourself feel special that actually move you closer to your goals, not further from them

If you've ever thought, "I just love food too much," or struggled to stop eating once you start, this conversation will help you see your habits through a completely different lens — one that doesn't rely on restriction, guilt, or willpower.

Press play to discover how to keep the comfort, connection, and pleasure of food… without letting it control you.

You can also connect with Leslie & Steph on Instagram.

If you're struggling with emotional, binge, or compulsive eating and want to master self-control at every bite while turning the volume down on food noise, watch the FREE "Curb the Urge" mini-training and download the accompanying workbook. Or, if you want to be the first to know when we're opening the doors to our signature psychology-based weight loss program, Outsmart Overeating (and get exclusive access to early bird discounts and fast action bonuses), join the Interest List.

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EPISODE 131: What Kind of Eater Are You Becoming? True Behavior Change Is Identity Change

Doors to Outsmart Overeating are OPEN, y'all! Click here for program details. Our signature program is live now through Thursday, and today's episode is the perfect place to start if you're on the f...

31 Elo 34min

EPISODE 130: A Proven System to Break the Binge Eating Cycle in 2 Weeks or Less

It's 9pm. You told yourself today would be different. And here you are, standing in the kitchen, eating something you swore off, already planning how you'll "start over" tomorrow. Again. This doesn'...

25 Elo 47min

EPISODE 129: From 20 Years of Dieting to "Food Is Boring Now"

Why does discipline seem to work everywhere else in your life except with dieting? Why do you white-knuckle a diet for months, then binge on the one thing you "weren't allowed" to have? Why does getti...

18 Elo 50min

EPISODE 128: Your Brain Isn't Wired for Change. It's Wired for Comfort. (How to Break the Cycle Anyway)

Ever notice how right before you're about to make a change in your life, your brain immediately comes up with a thousand reasons why you shouldn't? That's fear. Your brain's only job is to keep you ...

11 Elo 30min

EPISODE 127: She Lost Weight in Menopause After 33 Years of Yo-Yo Dieting... Without Calorie Counting

Client, Beth, spent 33 years on the diet hamster wheel. Six feet tall since high school, she never fit the mold, so she spent decades running the numbers: calories counted, macros tracked, every bite ...

4 Elo 52min

EPISODE 126: Weight Loss Isn't Supposed to Be Hard. It's Supposed to Be Boring.

Goals feel amazing to set. They just don't work. "Once the kids are back in school, I'm starting fresh." You've said some version of that sentence more times than you can count. You set the goal, yo...

28 Heinä 31min

EPISODE 125: What the 5% Who Keep the Weight Off Actually Do Differently

You've counted the calories. Weighed the food. Followed the plan to the letter. So why are you still standing in the pantry at 9pm, promising yourself Monday will be different? Here's the uncomforta...

21 Heinä 39min

EPISODE 124: Your Body Tells You When to Stop Eating. Diets Teach You Not to Listen.

Your brain takes 20 minutes to register fullness. By then, you've usually finished eating 15 minutes ago. That's the physical piece. But if you've spent years dieting, stopping when you're full isn'...

14 Heinä 34min