Too Much on Her Plate with Dr. Melissa McCreery: Emotional Eating Help for Smart, High-Achieving Women

Stress tends to trigger automatic responses and old patterns of thinking and behaving. It can be confusing to know how to begin rewiring these habits. Although there’s no one strategy that fits everyone, in this episode I’m sharing ten strategies you can use (and modify) to break stress eating patterns.

In this episode:

• Why not knowing what to do (or your mind going blank) can be a positive step in creating a new relationship with food
• Why the practical strategies to use instead of stress eating often don’t work
• Ten simple things to do instead of stress eating

Find links to everything we mention in this episode as well as complete show notes & transcript at https://toomuchonherplate.com/10-strategies-to-stop-stress-eating-tmohp-episode-094/

Ready to take your next step with emotional eating?

✨ Start here:
Discover what’s really driving emotional eating for you.
Take the free Hidden Hungers Quiz → https://toomuchonherplate.com/emotional-eating-quiz/

🧠 Want practical tools you can use right away?
Explore my programs for ending emotional eating and creating peace with food →
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📬 Stay connected:
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No one wants to feel restricted or deprived on vacation, but it can be discouraging to come back from an incredible trip feeling bloated, and like you lost track of the habits and ways of thinking that were working so well for you. 

In this episode, I cover:

• Why your attitude about eating on vacation might reveal helpful information about why your relationship with food isn't optimal in the rest of your life
• The alternative to eating your way through a vacation that doesn’t feel like deprivation
• Steps you can take to have peace with food on vacation 

Find links to everything we mention in this episode as well as complete show notes & transcript at https://toomuchonherplate.com/how-to-have-peace-with-food-on-vacation-tmohp-episode-093/

Ready to take your next step with emotional eating?

✨ Start here:
Discover what’s really driving emotional eating for you.
Take the free Hidden Hungers Quiz → https://toomuchonherplate.com/emotional-eating-quiz/

🧠 Want practical tools you can use right away?
Explore my programs for ending emotional eating and creating peace with food →
https://toomuchonherplate.com/shop/

🎧 New listener?
Download the free Podcast Roadmap to find the episodes that will help you most →
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📬 Stay connected:
Get updates on new episodes, free resources, and upcoming events →
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💬 Looking for deeper support?
Learn more about private 1:1 coaching for emotional eating (limited availability) →
https://toomuchonherplate.com/private-coaching-emotional-eating-coaching

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Thoughts and beliefs are powerful and they don’t upgrade themselves. How do you determine if your thoughts and beliefs are stealing your power? How do you make changes if this is the case? Tune in to this episode - I have some answers for you.

In this episode:

• How you can unintentionally get in the way of your best-laid plans to stop overeating
• Getting clear on current beliefs and self-perceptions
• How to install an upgrade (because your beliefs won’t upgrade themselves)

Find links to everything we mention in this episode as well as complete show notes & transcript at https://toomuchonherplate.com/empowering-yourself-to-create-freedom-from-overeating-tmohp-episode-092/

Ready to take your next step with emotional eating?

✨ Start here:
Discover what’s really driving emotional eating for you.
Take the free Hidden Hungers Quiz → https://toomuchonherplate.com/emotional-eating-quiz/

🧠 Want practical tools you can use right away?
Explore my programs for ending emotional eating and creating peace with food →
https://toomuchonherplate.com/shop/

🎧 New listener?
Download the free Podcast Roadmap to find the episodes that will help you most →
https://toomuchonherplate.com/map/

📬 Stay connected:
Get updates on new episodes, free resources, and upcoming events →
https://toomuchonherplate.com/emotional-eating-help-mailing-list-signup/

💬 Looking for deeper support?
Learn more about private 1:1 coaching for emotional eating (limited availability) →
https://toomuchonherplate.com/private-coaching-emotional-eating-coaching

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When you’re breaking patterns of emotional eating or working to stop overeating, self-sabotage shows up in a variety of ways. Sometimes it’s incredibly subtle or sneaky. In this episode, I’m discussing two forms of self-sabotage you might not have identified because they’re easy to miss. 

In this episode:

• The problem of focusing on what you want to change but not having a clear vision of where you want to GO
• Three steps to take when you’re not sure you believe you can succeed
• Future-tensing your change vs. being your change

Find links to everything we mention in this episode as well as complete show notes & transcript at https://toomuchonherplate.com/subtle-self-sabotage-when-ending-overeating-feels-impossible-tmohp-episode-091/

Ready to take your next step with emotional eating?

✨ Start here:
Discover what’s really driving emotional eating for you.
Take the free Hidden Hungers Quiz → https://toomuchonherplate.com/emotional-eating-quiz/

🧠 Want practical tools you can use right away?
Explore my programs for ending emotional eating and creating peace with food →
https://toomuchonherplate.com/shop/

🎧 New listener?
Download the free Podcast Roadmap to find the episodes that will help you most →
https://toomuchonherplate.com/map/

📬 Stay connected:
Get updates on new episodes, free resources, and upcoming events →
https://toomuchonherplate.com/emotional-eating-help-mailing-list-signup/

💬 Looking for deeper support?
Learn more about private 1:1 coaching for emotional eating (limited availability) →
https://toomuchonherplate.com/private-coaching-emotional-eating-coaching

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What do you do when life hits you a curve ball and you lose your footing? What’s the next step if you don’t feel motivated to do all the things you know you “should” do? How do you get yourself back into the groove with what works and brings you results?

That’s what you’ll learn in this episode of the Too Much on Her Plate Podcast.

In this episode:

• The process of change and what to look for if it feels like things stop working - or you lose motivation
• Signs of CEO or Freedom Mentality
• Signs of Deprivation Mentality
• The question that can get you stuck in deprivation thinking and the alternative question that can help you build your power and confidence

Find links to everything we mention in this episode as well as complete show notes & transcript at https://toomuchonherplate.com/a-client-story-unlocking-a-ceo-mindset-when-youre-off-track-with-your-eating-ep-090/

Ready to take your next step with emotional eating?

✨ Start here:
Discover what’s really driving emotional eating for you.
Take the free Hidden Hungers Quiz → https://toomuchonherplate.com/emotional-eating-quiz/

🧠 Want practical tools you can use right away?
Explore my programs for ending emotional eating and creating peace with food →
https://toomuchonherplate.com/shop/

🎧 New listener?
Download the free Podcast Roadmap to find the episodes that will help you most →
https://toomuchonherplate.com/map/

📬 Stay connected:
Get updates on new episodes, free resources, and upcoming events →
https://toomuchonherplate.com/emotional-eating-help-mailing-list-signup/

💬 Looking for deeper support?
Learn more about private 1:1 coaching for emotional eating (limited availability) →
https://toomuchonherplate.com/private-coaching-emotional-eating-coaching

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Can you imagine what would change if you eliminated the pattern of “blowing it” and then throwing in the towel and overeating because “you’re already off track”? There’s a mindset adjustment that can help with this.

In this episode:

• The simple thought pattern that can put you on an emotional eating hamster wheel (and keep you there)
• How to keep “falling off track” from becoming a downward spiral 
• How to take your power back from thoughts that aren’t helping you succeed or change your eating habits in a lasting way

Find links to everything we mention in this episode as well as complete show notes & transcript at https://toomuchonherplate.com/this-could-reduce-your-emotional-eating-by-fifty-percent-or-more-tmohp-episode-089/

Ready to take your next step with emotional eating?

✨ Start here:
Discover what’s really driving emotional eating for you.
Take the free Hidden Hungers Quiz → https://toomuchonherplate.com/emotional-eating-quiz/

🧠 Want practical tools you can use right away?
Explore my programs for ending emotional eating and creating peace with food →
https://toomuchonherplate.com/shop/

🎧 New listener?
Download the free Podcast Roadmap to find the episodes that will help you most →
https://toomuchonherplate.com/map/

📬 Stay connected:
Get updates on new episodes, free resources, and upcoming events →
https://toomuchonherplate.com/emotional-eating-help-mailing-list-signup/

💬 Looking for deeper support?
Learn more about private 1:1 coaching for emotional eating (limited availability) →
https://toomuchonherplate.com/private-coaching-emotional-eating-coaching

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In today’s episode I have a very different perspective on self-sabotage and how you can actually leverage your self-saboteur to create better, more lasting changes in overeating and emotional eating habits.

In this episode:

• Deprivation approaches to self-sabotage and why they don’t work
• The power tool question that you can use to get unstuck and to create better results in just about any situation involving overeating, emotional eating, or anything else
• Examples of how smart women use self-sabotage to create better results

Find links to everything we mention in this episode as well as complete show notes & transcript at https://toomuchonherplate.com/how-to-use-self-sabotage-to-stop-emotional-eating-and-overeating-tmohp-episode-088/

Ready to take your next step with emotional eating?

✨ Start here:
Discover what’s really driving emotional eating for you.
Take the free Hidden Hungers Quiz → https://toomuchonherplate.com/emotional-eating-quiz/

🧠 Want practical tools you can use right away?
Explore my programs for ending emotional eating and creating peace with food →
https://toomuchonherplate.com/shop/

🎧 New listener?
Download the free Podcast Roadmap to find the episodes that will help you most →
https://toomuchonherplate.com/map/

📬 Stay connected:
Get updates on new episodes, free resources, and upcoming events →
https://toomuchonherplate.com/emotional-eating-help-mailing-list-signup/

💬 Looking for deeper support?
Learn more about private 1:1 coaching for emotional eating (limited availability) →
https://toomuchonherplate.com/private-coaching-emotional-eating-coaching

⭐ Enjoying the podcast?
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Losing weight is not the same as breaking overeating habits permanently. Most women know the yo-yo weight loss cycle all too well, and so many smart women struggle with how to create consistent lasting habits related to eating. In this episode, I’m sharing why this is and the simplest way to create easier, more lasting results. 

In this episode:

• How your natural (human) approach to changing your eating might be preventing long-term results
• The simplest way to do less and get better, more consistent, and more enduring results when it comes to ending overeating
• If the journey is miserable - maintaining your “goal” will be too. It’s time to rethink what a goal is
• Your next action step

Find links to everything we mention in this episode as well as complete show notes & transcript at https://toomuchonherplate.com/overcome-overeating-create-consistent-habits-tmohp-episode-087/

Ready to take your next step with emotional eating?

✨ Start here:
Discover what’s really driving emotional eating for you.
Take the free Hidden Hungers Quiz → https://toomuchonherplate.com/emotional-eating-quiz/

🧠 Want practical tools you can use right away?
Explore my programs for ending emotional eating and creating peace with food →
https://toomuchonherplate.com/shop/

🎧 New listener?
Download the free Podcast Roadmap to find the episodes that will help you most →
https://toomuchonherplate.com/map/

📬 Stay connected:
Get updates on new episodes, free resources, and upcoming events →
https://toomuchonherplate.com/emotional-eating-help-mailing-list-signup/

💬 Looking for deeper support?
Learn more about private 1:1 coaching for emotional eating (limited availability) →
https://toomuchonherplate.com/private-coaching-emotional-eating-coaching

⭐ Enjoying the podcast?
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Are you frustrated and feeling like you aren't seeing results in your journey to overcome overeating and emotional eating? This episode is for you. 

In this episode:

• Why you might be getting better results than you think
• The risk of quitting on yourself too early (when things are actually working)
• How not to miss signs of progress
• Real-life coaching examples of results you may be missing and of how to end overeating habits one step at a time 

Find links to everything we mention in this episode as well as complete show notes & transcript at https://toomuchonherplate.com/why-youre-not-seeing-results-tmohp-episode-086/

Ready to take your next step with emotional eating?

✨ Start here:
Discover what’s really driving emotional eating for you.
Take the free Hidden Hungers Quiz → https://toomuchonherplate.com/emotional-eating-quiz/

🧠 Want practical tools you can use right away?
Explore my programs for ending emotional eating and creating peace with food →
https://toomuchonherplate.com/shop/

🎧 New listener?
Download the free Podcast Roadmap to find the episodes that will help you most →
https://toomuchonherplate.com/map/

📬 Stay connected:
Get updates on new episodes, free resources, and upcoming events →
https://toomuchonherplate.com/emotional-eating-help-mailing-list-signup/

💬 Looking for deeper support?
Learn more about private 1:1 coaching for emotional eating (limited availability) →
https://toomuchonherplate.com/private-coaching-emotional-eating-coaching

⭐ Enjoying the podcast?
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Mindset and the idea of managing “it” have become ideas that get tossed around quite frequently. Who doesn’t want a “winning mindset” - especially when you also want to stop emotional eating or end overeating habits once and for all? But like so many concepts, the idea of shifting your mindset can feel vague or impossible. What does it really mean? 

In this episode

• What it really means to manage your mindset and what this has to do with emotional eating
• How we unintentionally reinforce what isn’t helpful or what keeps us stuck
• What to do if you have negative thoughts or beliefs about your ability to stop overeating that you are convinced are true

Find links to everything we mention in this episode as well as complete show notes & transcript at https://toomuchonherplate.com/master-your-mindset-to-overcome-emotional-eating-tmohp-episode-085/

Ready to take your next step with emotional eating?

✨ Start here:
Discover what’s really driving emotional eating for you.
Take the free Hidden Hungers Quiz → https://toomuchonherplate.com/emotional-eating-quiz/

🧠 Want practical tools you can use right away?
Explore my programs for ending emotional eating and creating peace with food →
https://toomuchonherplate.com/shop/

🎧 New listener?
Download the free Podcast Roadmap to find the episodes that will help you most →
https://toomuchonherplate.com/map/

📬 Stay connected:
Get updates on new episodes, free resources, and upcoming events →
https://toomuchonherplate.com/emotional-eating-help-mailing-list-signup/

💬 Looking for deeper support?
Learn more about private 1:1 coaching for emotional eating (limited availability) →
https://toomuchonherplate.com/private-coaching-emotional-eating-coaching

⭐ Enjoying the podcast?
Rate and review here → https://apple.co/3i2L8CH