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Ever wonder why you literally can’t stop thinking about food?

For a long time, weight management advice was basically “eat less, move more.” But honestly, it’s way more complicated than just willpower. Biology, hormones, metabolism, and your brain all totally play a role in why we eat and how our bodies handle weight.

Family physician and obesity medicine specialist Dr. Laure DeMattia has decades of experience, both in the clinic and with her own weight journey. She’s also the author of The Four Food Cues: Why Your Brain Won’t Shut Up About Food and How to Fix It, which dives into the biological and behavioral signals that influence our eating habits—basically, why our brains are always nudging us toward snacks.

Dr. DeMattia breaks down how understanding food cues, using frameworks like CHEF—Cravings, Hunger, Energy, Fullness—and knowing the role of medications like GLP-1s can make weight management way more doable, compassionate, and honestly less stressful.

In This Episode, We Cover:

• Why This Book Was Written – The story behind Dr. Demattia’s book and why sharing real, science-based info is so needed right now.
• Why Food Is Always on Your Mind – Cravings, energy dips, delayed fullness… why your brain is basically obsessed with snacks.
• From Cravings to Fullness – Using the CHEF framework to notice your body’s signals without obsessing over every single calorie.
• Why Taking Care of Yourself Matters for Your Kids – Little self-care habits actually teach your kids that looking after yourself is normal.
• GLP-1s: Amazing for Some, Not Everyone – Medications that help curb hunger, but not a one-size-fits-all thing.
• Shifting the Goal: From Thinness to Health – Forget chasing the scale—focus on strength, energy, and just feeling good in your body.

Understanding your food cues and all your options is about curiosity over blame, and science over shame. Whether it’s using CHEF, trying GLP-1s, or exploring other approaches, Dr. DeMattia gives patients ways to approach weight management that actually fit real life.

Want all the deets and full insights? The conversation is totally laid out in the episode.

Connect with Laure:

• Book: The 4 Food Cues: Why Your Brain Won't Shut Up About Food and How to Fix It
• Youtube: Navigating Obesity with Dr. D

Connect with me:

• Instagram: doctorfrancavilla
• Facebook: Help Your Patients Lose Weight with Dr. Francavilla
• Website: Dr. Francavilla Show
• Youtube: The Doctor Francavilla Show
• GLP Strong: glpstrong.com