Stop blaming your family for your holiday weight gain. You know exactly who pushes your buttons, but your triggers aren’t about them, they’re about how you respond. And if you’re a high-achieving career-driven woman who is already over the drama and you refuse to start January in a hangover full of food regret, you need to hear this. 

In this episode, you’ll get the 5 ways your family drama and holiday triggers cause real weight gain… and 5 simple steps to shut it down so you can stay in control.

Together, we will investigate:

• Why your family isn’t causing your holiday weight gain, and the real psychology behind emotional triggers.
• The top 5 holiday triggers most women face. 
• The connection between holiday stress, cortisol spikes, and increased cravings.
• The strange yet effective FBI-inspired strategy to counter these holiday emotional eating triggers. 
• How to create a holiday game plan so you stay in control, instead of spiraling into the family drama (and eating everything in sight in the process).
• The 5-step trigger-proof framework to prevent emotional eating and stay grounded through the season.
• How to build a maintainable, healthy relationship with food so January isn’t a regret-fest.

Connect with Holly:

▶️ LIMITED TIME BLACK FRIDAY EVENT - Break Emotional Eating Accelerator + One Year of Support - https://pinkfortitude.mykajabi.com/break-emotional-eating-accelerator-bf

▶️ FREE TRAINING - THE PSYCHOLOGY-BASED METHOD TO OUTSMART EMOTIONAL EATING IN 10 DAYS - https://event.webinarjam.com/channel/hollybertone

▶️ FREE EMOTIONAL EATING PSYCHOLOGICAL PROFILE - https://pinkfortitude.mykajabi.com/weight-quiz

▶️ Follow Holly Bertone on Instagram - @holly.bertone

▶️ On the web - hollybertone.com

If today's episode resonated with you, be sure to hit the follow button where you are listening and also tap those 5 stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ and leave a great review because it would mean so much to me to hang out with you every week and because it will also help to get this podcast and message out to more listeners!

Nutritionists and dieticians are going to hate me because what I share in this episode goes completely against everything they’ve been preaching. You know… the calorie deficit and macro counting and portion control and those sad little salads that leave you miserable, hangry, and wanting to demolish an entire bag of cookies. 

Today, I’m exposing the 4 hacks that fix 97% of overeating and binge eating problems… for good.

Together, we will unpack:

• Why the “work hard and follow the rules” Playbook that made you successful in your career is actually sabotaging your weight-loss results.
• The #1 question to ask before starting any diet (and why most women never do).
• Why the scale tells you nothing about your health, and the 3 indicators that actually predict long-term success. 
• The shocking truth about “everything in moderation” and how it actually works against you.
• The difference between fat loss and weight loss, and why most women focus on the wrong thing.
• The hidden trap of “healthy” foods and superfoods that secretly cause inflammation and weight gain.

Mentioned Resources: 

▶️ Episode 190: I Lost 20 Pounds in My 50s Without Dieting to Prove It’s Not Luck

Connect with Holly:

▶️ LIMITED TIME BLACK FRIDAY EVENT - Break Emotional Eating Accelerator + One Year of Support - https://pinkfortitude.mykajabi.com/break-emotional-eating-accelerator-bf

▶️ FREE TRAINING - THE PSYCHOLOGY-BASED METHOD TO OUTSMART EMOTIONAL EATING IN 10 DAYS - https://event.webinarjam.com/channel/hollybertone

▶️ FREE EMOTIONAL EATING PSYCHOLOGICAL PROFILE - https://pinkfortitude.mykajabi.com/weight-quiz

▶️ Follow Holly Bertone on Instagram - @holly.bertone

▶️ On the web - hollybertone.com

If today's episode resonated with you, be sure to hit the follow button where you are listening and also tap those 5 stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ and leave a great review because it would mean so much to me to hang out with you every week and because it will also help to get this podcast and message out to more listeners!

I lost 20 pounds in my 50’s after decades of weight challenges… all without dieting, and I want you to steal my strategy so you can do this too. We think that once we hit our 40s and 50s, weight loss becomes an entirely different game that’s difficult to win, especially when you’re doing everything right but the scale won’t budge. We think it’s because we’re getting older, or we blame our slow metabolism, or we think this is just how it’s supposed to be now.

Today, you’ll see that weight loss is not luck. You’ll get the 4 steps I used to lose weight in my 50s, along with the 4 simple shifts that made it permanent. And your favorite part is going to be how you can break through that final plateau when those stubborn pounds refuse to budge. Even if you’re like me and have struggled with your weight and overeating your entire life, it’s time to get off the diet rollercoaster for good.

Together, we will unpack:

• How Holly Bertone used FBI Counterintelligence tactics to lose 20 lbs in her 50s without dieting, and the exact strategy you can copy.
• The real reason you keep losing and regaining the same weight (and it’s not your metabolism).
• Why eating healthy and doing everything right isn’t working like it used to when you were in your 20s and 30s.
• What being diet agnostic really means (and why it’s the only way to find what actually works for you).
• The 4-step framework that can help you quiet food noise, conquer cravings, and lose weight permanently.
• The simple tool that can reignite your metabolism, balance your hormones, and reduce cortisol and inflammation.

Connect with Holly:

▶️ LIMITED TIME BLACK FRIDAY EVENT - Break Emotional Eating Accelerator + One Year of Support - https://pinkfortitude.mykajabi.com/break-emotional-eating-accelerator-bf

▶️ FREE TRAINING - THE PSYCHOLOGY-BASED METHOD TO OUTSMART EMOTIONAL EATING IN 10 DAYS - https://event.webinarjam.com/channel/hollybertone

▶️ FREE EMOTIONAL EATING PSYCHOLOGICAL PROFILE - https://pinkfortitude.mykajabi.com/weight-quiz

▶️ Follow Holly Bertone on Instagram - @holly.bertone

▶️ On the web - hollybertone.com

If today's episode resonated with you, be sure to hit the follow button where you are listening and also tap those 5 stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ and leave a great review because it would mean so much to me to hang out with you every week and because it will also help to get this podcast and message out to more listeners!

Don’t eat a single one of those seasonal mini candy bars, holiday cookies or treats until you listen to this. 

Because chances are, you’re like most of the career-driven women I work with and you crush it all year long. But from October through December, you end up fighting a losing battle with the candy bowl full of holiday minis, the pumpkin spice everything, the seasonal cookies, and then it’s the same promise of getting back on the diet in January.

So what is it about this time of year that makes all of that discipline get thrown out the window?

In this episode, you’ll learn the 3 hidden psychological traps that cause women to gain weight from October through December. And more importantly, how to avoid them so you can actually enjoy the holidays while still enjoying your favorite treats… while not falling victim to complete destruction and without starting over in January.

Together, we will unpack:

• The hidden reason why October through December feels like an all-out battle with food, and why it hits harder than any other time of year.
• Holly Bertone’s confession of her secret holiday season binge ritual (complete with candy wrappers buried under trash).
• The 3 hidden traps that make women gain weight between October and December, and why it’s so easy to just say, “I’ll start over in January.”
• The hidden reason why this season tricks your brain into eating more sugar and carbs.
• The neuroscience behind why that bowl of holiday minis is constantly calling your name.
• How to finish the year strong so January becomes your momentum month, not your restart.

Connect with Holly:

▶️ LIMITED TIME BLACK FRIDAY EVENT - Break Emotional Eating Accelerator + One Year of Support - https://pinkfortitude.mykajabi.com/break-emotional-eating-accelerator-bf

▶️ FREE TRAINING - THE PSYCHOLOGY-BASED METHOD TO OUTSMART EMOTIONAL EATING IN 10 DAYS - https://event.webinarjam.com/channel/hollybertone

▶️ FREE EMOTIONAL EATING PSYCHOLOGICAL PROFILE - https://pinkfortitude.mykajabi.com/weight-quiz

▶️ Follow Holly Bertone on Instagram - @holly.bertone

▶️ On the web - hollybertone.com

If today's episode resonated with you, be sure to hit the follow button where you are listening and also tap those 5 stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ and leave a great review because it would mean so much to me to hang out with you every week and because it will also help to get this podcast and message out to more listeners!

Every diet is a psychological operation. Just like governments use manipulation and propaganda to control their people, the diet industry uses these same PSYOP tactics to control you. 

Today, you’re going to get the playbook that links the 5 steps of government control and exposes how the diet industry is manipulating you to be a lifelong customer. In the 4th step, you’ll get your question answered whether this is actually a conspiracy or not. 

You’ll also get your own playbook on how to spot these 5 steps, so you can stop falling for them and finally take back control over your weight and health.

Together, we will unpack:

• Why every diet is a PSYOP. How the diet industry uses manipulation, propaganda, and control to keep you a lifelong customer.
• The 5-step Playbook and how each step quietly sabotages weight loss.
• The distraction that pulls you into emotional eating and away from your goals.
• Brain science in plain English: limbic system vs. prefrontal cortex, and why urgency, stress, and decision fatigue lead to automatic overeating.
• How mainstream solutions like diets, Big Food, and GLP-1s keep you under their control.  
• Your counter-playbook to spot the PSYOP and break the pattern.

Connect with Holly:

▶️ LIMITED TIME BLACK FRIDAY EVENT - Break Emotional Eating Accelerator + One Year of Support - https://pinkfortitude.mykajabi.com/break-emotional-eating-accelerator-bf

▶️ FREE TRAINING - THE PSYCHOLOGY-BASED METHOD TO OUTSMART EMOTIONAL EATING IN 10 DAYS - https://event.webinarjam.com/channel/hollybertone

▶️ FREE EMOTIONAL EATING PSYCHOLOGICAL PROFILE - https://pinkfortitude.mykajabi.com/weight-quiz

▶️ Follow Holly Bertone on Instagram - @holly.bertone

▶️ On the web - hollybertone.com

If today's episode resonated with you, be sure to hit the follow button where you are listening and also tap those 5 stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ and leave a great review because it would mean so much to me to hang out with you every week and because it will also help to get this podcast and message out to more listeners!

If you are struggling to not just lose weight, but actually keep it off like the elite who have lifetime sustainability… your actions have to match your ambition. 

You are going to get the 5 skills that separate those who create sustainable weight loss from those who stay stuck on the diet rollercoaster. The secret isn’t what you eat. It’s what happens before the food is even on the fork.

Together, we will unpack:

• Why the 1% elite don’t rely on diets, and what they do instead to keep weight off for life.
• The hidden ways your emotions erode your credibility with yourself around food.
• Why “being loyal” to a diet label (keto, vegan, WW, etc.) can quietly destroy your health.
• The everyday integrity habits that separate sustainable weight loss from diet rollercoasters.
• How over explaining your food choices reveals insecurity, and what to say instead.

Connect with Holly:

▶️ LIMITED TIME BLACK FRIDAY EVENT - Break Emotional Eating Accelerator + One Year of Support - https://pinkfortitude.mykajabi.com/break-emotional-eating-accelerator-bf

▶️ FREE TRAINING - THE PSYCHOLOGY-BASED METHOD TO OUTSMART EMOTIONAL EATING IN 10 DAYS - https://event.webinarjam.com/channel/hollybertone

▶️ FREE EMOTIONAL EATING PSYCHOLOGICAL PROFILE - https://pinkfortitude.mykajabi.com/weight-quiz

▶️ Follow Holly Bertone on Instagram - @holly.bertone

▶️ On the web - hollybertone.com

If today's episode resonated with you, be sure to hit the follow button where you are listening and also tap those 5 stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ and leave a great review because it would mean so much to me to hang out with you every week and because it will also help to get this podcast and message out to more listeners!

Your family and friends don’t want you to lose weight. And it can be one of the most defeating experiences when they try to sabotage your efforts. It feels like you’re being betrayed, and then if you try to stand up for yourself, it feels like you’re being rejected. And then so many women end up just caving to the pressure, and then blame their loved ones when they quit their diet. So why does this happen?

Together, we will unpack:

• The 3 hidden psychological reasons why your family and friends sabotage your weight loss (it’s deeper than you think).
• How sabotage can be either innocent or malicious, and what this distinction actually means. 
• Why your transformation triggers other people, and what that means for you.
• Why food is still the glue in many relationships, and what to do when breaking that bond feels like rejection.
• 3 ways to hold strong when people test your boundaries, especially when you normally give in. 

Connect with Holly:

▶️ LIMITED TIME BLACK FRIDAY EVENT - Break Emotional Eating Accelerator + One Year of Support - https://pinkfortitude.mykajabi.com/break-emotional-eating-accelerator-bf

▶️ FREE TRAINING - THE PSYCHOLOGY-BASED METHOD TO OUTSMART EMOTIONAL EATING IN 10 DAYS - https://event.webinarjam.com/channel/hollybertone

▶️ FREE EMOTIONAL EATING PSYCHOLOGICAL PROFILE - https://pinkfortitude.mykajabi.com/weight-quiz

▶️ Follow Holly Bertone on Instagram - @holly.bertone

▶️ On the web - hollybertone.com

If today's episode resonated with you, be sure to hit the follow button where you are listening and also tap those 5 stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ and leave a great review because it would mean so much to me to hang out with you every week and because it will also help to get this podcast and message out to more listeners!

They lost hundreds of pounds on national TV. Then they gained it back. So what went wrong? What does that mean for you and your weight loss goals?

You’ve probably watched The Biggest Loser and thought: If I just had someone pushing me like that… I could finally do it. But what if that is the exact reason why they - and maybe even you - regain the weight?

If you’re curious about the shocking truth about the Biggest Loser TV show, and why so many contestants gained back so much weight, you might find this episode interesting. Because on average, the contestants regained 70% of the weight they lost, and many of them gained back even more. And you might be in that same boat, wondering how on earth can I do the hard work and the blood, sweat, and tears to lose weight, but then end up gaining it back so quickly. 

Together, we will unpack:

• Why 70% of Biggest Loser contestants regained the weight, and what you can learn so you don’t repeat their patterns.
• The shocking truth revealed in the Fit for TV documentary that they didn’t intend for you to see.
• The number 1 thing you need to avoid when going on a diet or trying to lose weight, because it will backfire on you. 
• How External Authority Syndrome causes you to stay stuck in the weight loss-weight gain patterns. 
• The secret way that emotional burdens sabotage your weight loss progress. 
• Bob Harper gave the worst advice ever. Here’s why you should never do this.

Connect with Holly:

▶️ LIMITED TIME BLACK FRIDAY EVENT - Break Emotional Eating Accelerator + One Year of Support - https://pinkfortitude.mykajabi.com/break-emotional-eating-accelerator-bf

▶️ FREE TRAINING - THE PSYCHOLOGY-BASED METHOD TO OUTSMART EMOTIONAL EATING IN 10 DAYS - https://event.webinarjam.com/channel/hollybertone

▶️ FREE EMOTIONAL EATING PSYCHOLOGICAL PROFILE - https://pinkfortitude.mykajabi.com/weight-quiz

▶️ Follow Holly Bertone on Instagram - @holly.bertone

▶️ On the web - hollybertone.com

If today's episode resonated with you, be sure to hit the follow button where you are listening and also tap those 5 stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ and leave a great review because it would mean so much to me to hang out with you every week and because it will also help to get this podcast and message out to more listeners!

If you never actually achieved that summer body you were talking about, and now you’re facing the end of the year with Halloween and Thanksgiving and Christmas... and you’re kind of in a low key panic because do you buckle down and try to get this weight under control or do you do what you’ve done every other year… I’ll just start back up in January. 

If you want to make good on your word and you’re ready to do this weight loss once and for all, there’s plenty of time left. 

Together, we will unpack:

• Why it’s NOT too late to drop pounds in 2025, and the three renegade moves that will make it possible (without diets, counting calories, or fighting willpower).
• How the quick-fix diet culture tricks midlife women into staying stuck (and what to do instead).
• The shocking reason Instagram’s 25-year-old “wellness gurus” keep you frustrated, inflamed, and gaining weight.
• The real difference between losing weight and being healthy. And why most women get this wrong.
• Why endless treadmill sessions are sabotaging your body (and what to focus on instead).
• How to think about weight loss like a game of Rock, Paper, Scissors, and what always wins, and what always loses between nutrition, exercise, and stress.
• The 4-step FBI-inspired process to rewire your cravings, reset your metabolism, and actually keep the weight off.
• What finally helped Holly Bertone break through a weight-loss plateau in her 50s, and how you can use the same approach.

Connect with Holly:

▶️ LIMITED TIME BLACK FRIDAY EVENT - Break Emotional Eating Accelerator + One Year of Support - https://pinkfortitude.mykajabi.com/break-emotional-eating-accelerator-bf

▶️ FREE TRAINING - THE PSYCHOLOGY-BASED METHOD TO OUTSMART EMOTIONAL EATING IN 10 DAYS - https://event.webinarjam.com/channel/hollybertone

▶️ FREE EMOTIONAL EATING PSYCHOLOGICAL PROFILE - https://pinkfortitude.mykajabi.com/weight-quiz

▶️ Follow Holly Bertone on Instagram - @holly.bertone

▶️ On the web - hollybertone.com

If today's episode resonated with you, be sure to hit the follow button where you are listening and also tap those 5 stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ and leave a great review because it would mean so much to me to hang out with you every week and because it will also help to get this podcast and message out to more listeners!

You might be wondering… ok Holly, what on earth is weight loss forensics? Why should I even care, how are you any different than the million other weight loss coaches out there, and is this going to actually help me lose weight?

Together, we will unpack:

• What “Weight Loss Forensics” really means and how it uses FBI tactics to crack the code on cravings, overeating, and diets that don’t work.
• How Holly Bertone used her FBI counterintelligence background to analyze food triggers and rewire brain patterns for lasting weight loss.
• The hard truth about why “clean eating” doesn’t work.
• Holly's personal story of struggling with emotional eating, food noise, and weekend binge rituals (even as a health coach).
• The real transformation: how Holly lost 20 pounds in her 50s and kept it off… and how you can too!
• Why diets suck (yep). And why the permanent solution comes from rewiring your brain with neuroplasticity, not calorie math.
• Why the show was rebranded from Your Midlife Comeback Story to Weight Loss Forensics, and how this shift better serves you.
• What to expect on Weight Loss Forensics: FBI-inspired strategies, psychology-backed tools, and rebellious truth-telling that will help you finally stop overeating and lose weight for good.

Connect with Holly:

▶️ LIMITED TIME BLACK FRIDAY EVENT - Break Emotional Eating Accelerator + One Year of Support - https://pinkfortitude.mykajabi.com/break-emotional-eating-accelerator-bf

▶️ FREE TRAINING - THE PSYCHOLOGY-BASED METHOD TO OUTSMART EMOTIONAL EATING IN 10 DAYS - https://event.webinarjam.com/channel/hollybertone

▶️ FREE EMOTIONAL EATING PSYCHOLOGICAL PROFILE - https://pinkfortitude.mykajabi.com/weight-quiz

▶️ Follow Holly Bertone on Instagram - @holly.bertone

▶️ On the web - hollybertone.com

If today's episode resonated with you, be sure to hit the follow button where you are listening and also tap those 5 stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ and leave a great review because it would mean so much to me to hang out with you every week and because it will also help to get this podcast and message out to more listeners!