You can quit alcohol. You can quit drugs. You can delete the apps and walk away. But you can't quit food—which is exactly why weight loss feels so impossibly hard. You need to eat multiple times a day, every single day, for the rest of your life. So how do you navigate holiday eating without gaining weight or feeling deprived when "just don't eat it" isn't an option?

This week, I'm tackling the biggest misconception about food and addiction. Unlike substances you can eliminate completely, food requires a completely different strategy because you can't go cold turkey.

You'll discover why your "it's go time" thoughts during the holidays trigger cortisol that makes you crave carbs, why 95% of your subconscious thoughts are sabotaging your best intentions, and how to redirect yourself when you can't just walk away from food forever. I'll share my German chocolate cake story—how I enjoyed my favorite birthday cake all week without guilt by planning 24 hours in advance, proving you can have your cake and lose weight too.

Tune in as I break down the five pillars to permanent weight loss (spoiler: it starts with understanding simple hormone science), reveal why sneaking food feels thrilling at first but destroys self-trust long-term, and explain the Santa's elves analogy that shows exactly what happens when you overload your body with flour and sugar. You'll learn why flour and sugar need a six-week break, how to become the traffic controller of your own holidays, and the critical difference between numbing negative thoughts with food versus actually feeling your feelings.

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What You'll Learn in this Episode:

✔️Why you can't go cold turkey with food (and what to do instead)

✔️How "it's go time" thoughts trigger cortisol and carb cravings

✔️Why 95% of your thoughts are subconscious and sabotaging you

✔️The traffic controller strategy: taking charge of your own holidays

✔️Why we turn to certain foods (numbing, stress, avoiding feelings)

✔️The six-week flour and sugar break strategy (and why it works)

✔️How to plan food 24 hours in advance and enjoy it guilt-free

✔️The German chocolate cake story: birthday cake all week without guilt

✔️Why sneaking food is like having an affair (thrilling but destructive)

✔️The Santa's elves analogy: what happens when you overload your body

✔️Five pillars to permanent weight loss (weight loss science, your eating plan, feeling feelings, taking responsibility, building confidence)

✔️How to stop blaming others and take your power back

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