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

Should you really invest hope in the possibility of creating freedom from overeating? What’s standing in the way of finding something that works? These are the questions I’m addressing in this episode of the podcast.

What I cover in this episode:

• Why you might feel afraid to believe you can change your eating or your relationship with food
• How being imperfect helps you create freedom from overeating
• Why I don’t believe in cheat days
• A plan that works FOR you vs. a plan you have to perfectly work

Find links to everything we mention in this episode as well as complete show notes & transcript at https://toomuchonherplate.com/will-this-work-for-me-tmohp-episode-045/.

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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I’m a huge believer in vacations, but you shouldn’t have to take a vacation from your relationship with food. Unfortunately, many smart, busy women feel like they do. The culprit: diet mentality, and thoughts and beliefs you might not even know you have.

What I cover in this episode:

• How diet mentality makes your thoughts about vacation eating complicated
• The two thoughts that sabotage our eating on vacation
• How to enjoy your vacation and honor your goals (if you want to)
• Why freedom from overeating isn’t a cheat day or depriving yourself on vacation (and how to figure out what it IS for you)

Find links to everything we mention in this episode as well as complete show notes & transcript at https://toomuchonherplate.com/vacation-eating-and-peace-with-food-tmohp-episode-044/.

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 this episode I’m sharing the four pillars you’ll need to solve your own overeating puzzle. They are worlds away from what diet mentality and diet culture have insisted you focus on. Let’s talk about how to build a foundation for freedom from overeating and peace with food.

This episode is the third of a 3-part series I taught on how to use psychology to stop overeating. If you’ve heard about how psychology, mindset, and your emotional relationship with food might be driving your overeating - but you don't know how to apply these things in a helpful way; you’ll want to catch these episodes where I’ll help you wrap your brain around what’s possible when you shift your thinking and how addressing your mindset can dramatically change your approach and your results. Did you miss episode 2 or 3? I’ve included the link in the show notes.

What I cover in this episode:

• Why and how your brain can resist change
• Embracing your power
• Ditching diets
• Becoming the CEO of your wellbeing
• Forever freedom
• The Missing Peace program - my 16-week online program for creating freedom from overeating and emotional eating

Find links to everything we mention in this episode as well as complete show notes & transcript at https://toomuchonherplate.com/how-to-use-psychology-to-stop-overeating-the-missing-pieces-of-the-overeating-puzzle-part-3-tmohp-episode-043/.

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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There’s a trap that keeps a lot of smart women overeating and it’s often unrecognized. It springs from the way that diet mentality teaches us to think about how to make changes. When you understand how change really works, it empowers you to break free from vicious cycles with overeating, food, and with weight. 

What I cover in this episode:

• The difference between diet mentality and freedom mentality
• How to recognize when you’re trapped inside diet mentality
• The common reasons for overeating
• The shape of change
• Healing and dealing

Find links to everything we mention in this episode as well as complete show notes & transcript at https://toomuchonherplate.com/how-to-use-psychology-to-stop-overeating-freedom-mentality-part-two-tmohp-episode-042/.

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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Today I’m inviting you inside a 3-part series I taught last month on how to use psychology to stop overeating.  If you want to stop overeating, emotional eating, or your weight, then your brain is your most valuable asset. 

In this first session, I’ll be teaching you about diet mentality and some major shifts in your thinking that can lead to big changes in your eating.

What I cover in this episode:

• Why your brain is your most powerful asset for changing overeating and emotional eating
• Why it’s impossible to create freedom from overeating battles within diet mentality
• The four main obstacles to creating peace with food

Find links to everything we mention in this episode as well as complete show notes & transcript at https://toomuchonherplate.com/how-to-use-psychology-to-stop-overeating-part-one-tmohp-episode-041/.

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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The truth is, if you’re not getting what you need, it’s easy to fill that gap with food, and the more you ignore or numb or push down what you’re really craving, the more power food, and overeating can have. 

Some of what you’ll hear in this episode:

• My pattern of overeating when I’m not getting my needs met
• A first step to breaking the cycle
• Where to start if you have no idea how to “nourish your spirit”
• A list of nourishing things that work for me
• Why mindset is an important piece of the puzzle (of course)

Taking a look at where you’re feeling nourished, and where you aren’t can have a big impact on your relationship with food. It can also be the first step in feeling better than you do now.

Find links to everything we mention in this episode as well as complete show notes & transcript at https://toomuchonherplate.com/nourishment-and-overeating-tmohp-episode-040/.

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 future is usually top of mind for people who are trying to change the way they eat. “When I stop overeating/lose the weight/give up sugar…I will ….” can be such an exciting thought. Unfortunately, this focus on the future can often be unrealistic and can lead to putting a lot of perfectionistic pressure on yourself.

Some of what you’ll hear in this episode:

• How you can use your future self to shift your relationship with food (and what isn’t helpful)
• The power of thoughts
• How experimenting with your future self can help with night eating
• The future self and cravings
• Self-compassion and tough love
• How your future self can help with perfectionism and overeating

Find links to everything we mention in this episode as well as complete show notes & transcript at https://toomuchonherplate.com/changing-overeating-habits-with-your-future-self-tmohp-episode-039/.

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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When’s the last time you went for something to eat because you wanted to escape? Or numb out? When’s the last time you wandered into the kitchen to avoid thinking about the email that just landed in your inbox? Using food to zone out, to numb yourself, or to push through or push down feelings or needs is an easy habit to slide into.

What I cover in this episode:

• An alternative to mindless eating, endless emotional eating, and weight gain when it feels like you just need to escape the overwhelm
• One reason (that has nothing to do with you) that numbing is so tempting
• The inverse relationship between numbing and self-care
• Small routines and habits that can help you break the cycle of eating to numb or zone out

Find links to everything we mention in this episode as well as complete show notes & transcript at https://toomuchonherplate.com/if-youre-eating-to-numb-tmohp-episode-038/.

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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There’s a lot going on in the world these days and if you’re feeling overwhelmed, you’re not alone. Not all overwhelm is something we create ourselves. Some of it is though, and whether the overwhelm you’re feeling is based on world events, your life, or a combination of both, I think this episode might be really helpful. When you’re overwhelmed and you’re also overeating, it can feel impossible to break the cycle.

Let’s talk about how to break the cycle of overwhelm and overeating instead of exacerbating it.

In this episode:

• Why starting with a to-do list might not be working
• How to break the doing/reacting/overwhelmed cycle that may be leading to emotional eating and overeating
• The steps to immediately start to shift things

Find links to everything we mention in this episode as well as complete show notes & transcript at https://toomuchonherplate.com/when-overwhelm-is-leading-to-overeating-tmohp-episode-037/.

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

In this episode, I’m looking at the perfectionism trap and the way it can sabotage your efforts to change your eating and I’m sharing simple steps that you can take to move off the hamster wheel of perfectionism and overeating. Here’s the good news. No one EVER created peace with food by being perfect. And this means you don’t have to hold yourself to an unattainable standard of perfection either.

What I cover in this episode:

• How perfectionism is baked into health, wellness, and weight loss programs
• How perfection keeps you stuck and overeating
• Ways to break free from perfectionism

Join me for the free 5-day Freedom from Overeating Workshop. An online workshop for smart, busy women. Register now: https://toomuchonherplate.com/register/.

Find links to everything we mention in this episode as well as complete show notes & transcript at https://toomuchonherplate.com/stop-the-hidden-perfectionist-overeating-loop-tmohp-episode-036/.

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