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

What does it look like to be a success story with emotional eating? How does it feel to stop overeating or to lose weight without dieting? Is it really possible? These are questions I get asked - a lot. Will this work for me? Can I do what it takes? What’s it like to get help for emotional eating? What is it like to join Your Missing Peace (my program for ending overeating habits)? In this episode of the Too Much on Her Plate podcast, some special guests join me. Three members of Your Missing Peace are sharing their experiences of creating freedom from overeating and peace with food.

In this episode:

• Why it’s confusing at first to try a new approach
• What it’s like to come to a coaching meeting in Your Missing Peace
• Surprises and unexpected discoveries
• Results - and how and why they feel different than expected

Find links to everything we mention in this episode as well as complete show notes & transcript at https://toomuchonherplate.com/emotional-eating-help-inside-the-program-tmohp-episode-065/.

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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There are common mistakes that smart women make all the time that lead to holiday overeating cycles that aren’t satisfying or even enjoyable. Breaking those patterns can actually increase your joy and decrease your stress (contrary to what diet mentality might have taught you.

In this episode:

• 10 common mistakes that lead to overeating, guilt, and unhappiness during the holidays (and how to avoid making them) - plus a bonus
• Consistency vs. perfection
• Why you should stop working “harder” to stop overeating

Find links to everything we mention in this episode as well as complete show notes & transcript at https://toomuchonherplate.com/how-to-break-the-holiday-overeating-and-overwhelm-habit-tmohp-episode-064/.

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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Diet mentality and deprivation mentality won’t help you feel satisfied or joyful about eating, but freedom mentality is a whole different ball game. Let’s talk about what eating to REALLY feel satisfied might look like for you.

In this episode:

• What to do if your brain tells you there are never enough cookies or that you have to eat all the cookies to feel satisfied
• Holiday baking and freedom from overeating
• Ceremonies of pleasure

Find links to everything we mention in this episode as well as complete show notes & transcript at https://toomuchonherplate.com/overeating-and-feeling-satisfied-tmohp-episode-063/.

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

Today I’m calling out the thoughts and beliefs that you may have about your own independence. The beliefs that keep you stuck and that can even lead to more overeating or emotional eating. I’m a firm believer that superwoman has a support squad in the wings - cheering her on, adjusting her cape, and telling her the hard truths she might not want to hear. But too often, we have a set of thoughts floating around in our brains telling us that we don’t need or deserve or warrant that same foundation.

If you’re thinking this doesn’t apply to you - take a listen anyway. I want to explore some blind spots that might exist. If you know that this is your Achilles heel, I have some steps you can take to break the pattern. 

In this episode:

• One reason you may be such an accomplished high-achiever in the rest of your life and continue to feel like creating peace with food is impossible
• How independence on overdrive can create vicious cycles of overwhelm and overeating
• How to capture a real-time picture of your own mindset

Find links to everything we mention in this episode as well as complete show notes & transcript at https://toomuchonherplate.com/independence-on-overdrive-mindset-self-sabotage-tmohp-episode-062/.

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

Women have a lot of conditioning and experience in prioritizing other people and things over themselves. You may also have thoughts and beliefs about self-care being frivolous or selfish or a luxury. In this episode, I’m sharing why it’s so important to understand the cost of a Work Comes First mindset and how to shift your thinking in a direction that will be more effective for you in all areas of your life.

Be sure to check out the other episodes in this series exploring five mindsets - ways of setting your mind - that you might believe are helping you, but that usually are not.

In this episode:

• The cost of a Work Comes First mindset and how it contributes to emotional eating, bingeing, and overeating
• Why work comes first is a myth
• All or nothing thinking, Work Comes First, and how to serve a pie

Find links to everything we mention in this episode as well as complete show notes & transcript at https://toomuchonherplate.com/work-comes-first-mindset-self-sabotage-tmohp-episode-061/.

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

The idea of big, fast, dramatic results is so sexy and so appealing, but it can create problems. In fact, when this is your way of making changes, you might actually be getting good results but feeling like you’re failing. I have an example of this which I share in this episode.

Be sure to check out the other episodes in this series exploring five mindsets - ways of setting your mind - that you might believe are helping you, but that usually are not.

In this episode:

• Stories you might be telling yourself that set you up to sabotage efforts to stop overeating or emotional eating
• Why Go Big or Go Home thinking is sexy but doesn’t lead to the results you want
• The antidote for procrastination, rebound eating, and yoyo dieting

Find links to everything we mention in this episode as well as complete show notes & transcript at https://toomuchonherplate.com/go-big-or-go-home-mindset-self-sabotage-tmohp-episode-060/.

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

This is the second in a series of episodes where I’m sharing five mindsets that might be keeping you stuck in cycles of overeating and emotional eating. The Just Do It mindset has mesmerized a lot of us. It feels so good to just jump in, take bold action, and tell yourself you’re taking the bull by the horns this time. And this is how a lot of women approach changing their eating habits or their weight. The problem is … well, there are a few problems. And they contribute to getting you stuck in a vicious cycle with food that can also lead to overwhelm, burnout, and a loss of confidence in yourself and in your ability to change.

Sounds like something worth exploring, right?

Be sure to check out the other episodes in this series exploring five mindsets - ways of setting your mind - that you might believe are helping you, but that usually are not.

In this episode:

• Perspective and stepping outside yourself to recognize your mindset about changing your eating or losing weight
• Why starting with action isn't effective 
• The Just Do It mindset and how it robs you of your power to making lasting changes in your relationship with food
• How to step out of a mindset that isn’t working for you and that might even be causing you to do more overeating

Find links to everything we mention in this episode as well as complete show notes & transcript at https://toomuchonherplate.com/just-do-it-mindset-self-sabotage-tmohp-episode-059/.

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

Wouldn't you want to know if the things you’re telling yourself in the hopes of being stronger, more powerful, and more successful were actually sabotaging you? Well, I have news. There’s a set of beliefs that smart, busy women rely on as they try to change their eating, their weight, and their relationship with food. Commonly thought of as “success habits,” this set of beliefs tends to be self-reinforcing and can cause a lot of problems. Mindset self-sabotage happens when the beliefs you think are success strategies, instead create ongoing cycles of overwhelm, overload, and overeating.

In this episode:

• Why noticing your thoughts matters
• How your thoughts and beliefs impact your confidence, your motivation, and your results
• The All or Nothing Mindset

Find links to everything we mention in this episode as well as complete show notes & transcript at https://toomuchonherplate.com/all-or-nothing-mindset-self-sabotage-tmohp-episode-058/.

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

If you’re someone who wants to stop bingeing or stop eating all the chocolate before bed, or if you want to lose 25 pounds without dieting, you’d think you’d know if your approach was working - right? What if I told you that it’s incredibly common for women to overlook, underreport, and even miss positive results and signs of success when they’re working to create freedom from overeating?

It’s entirely possible to be on the right track and to have your brain tell you that you aren’t getting anywhere. And this can lead to giving up on strategies that are working for you, and even to giving up on yourself.

We have to talk about your results.

In this episode:

• How our biology, diet culture, and perfectionism can cause you to miss the results you’re creating
• How results (and the lack of them) can create momentum, motivation, or vicious cycles
• How this shows up (examples!)
• How to get better at noticing and owning your results

Find links to everything we mention in this episode as well as complete show notes & transcript at https://toomuchonherplate.com/we-need-to-talk-about-your-results-tmohp-episode-057/.

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

Unfortunately, nourishment is too often equated with a long list of things you “should” eat (and not eat). That’s not the place to start. Today I’m sharing three basic areas to focus on to improve the way you nourish yourself, but we start (of course) with mindset, and how you and your brain are thinking about nourishment and fuel. 

In this episode:

• How to break free from the diet mentality version of nourishment
• Suggestions for how to make your eating more nourishing for you
• The three basics if you want to feel and be more nourished (and how to approach them)

Find links to everything we mention in this episode as well as complete show notes & transcript at https://toomuchonherplate.com/making-sure-youre-nourished-tmohp-episode-056/.

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