153. How to Stop Emotional Eating and Overeating at Night (Even If You Are in Control All Day)

About this episode

This episode explores the reasons high-functioning women struggle with nighttime emotional eating and offers strategies for change.

You hold everything together. You get it all done. You show up for everyone. You are the one people rely on. And then the day winds down… and you find yourself in the pantry, the freezer, the snack drawer, wondering why you can't stop. If that's you, this episode is for you. But first, please make sure you follow the show to help us reach more women, but also so you keep getting the new epsiodes. This is not about discipline. It's not about willpower. And it's not because you're "bad" with food. In this episode, I'm walking you through what is actually going on beneath the surface for high-functioning women who feel in control all day and completely out of control with food later on. We talk about the real reasons this keeps happening, from stress and pressure to over-control, people-pleasing, and the mental load you carry every single day. You'll also hear why your body is not working against you. It's trying to help you feel better in the fastest way it knows how. I'm sharing more than the "why". I'm giving you some simple ways to start changing this food behavior, without restriction, without shame, and without trying to be perfect with food all the time. This is about…

People in this episode

Host: Kim Hynes

Topics covered

• emotional eating
• nighttime eating
• high-functioning women
• stress and pressure
• food behavior change

Keywords

• emotional eating
• overeating
• nighttime cravings
• stress
• food control
• women over 40

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