254 - How to Stop Anxiety from Driving Overeating

Why We Overeat with Maggie Sterling

Maggie Sterling

Fatloss, Education, Self-improvement, Losingweight, Diet, Weightloss, Coach, Lowcarb, Mindset, Dietcoach, Health & Fitness, Dieting, Ketocoach, Keto

4.8 • 845 Ratings

🗓️ 22 November 2024

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Summary

Do you ever find yourself reaching for food when you're feeling anxious or uncertain? In this episode, we dive into the complex relationship between anxiety and overeating, exploring why traditional solutions might be missing the mark. Whether you're dealing with everyday stress or bigger life challenges, this conversation offers a fresh perspective on managing anxiety without turning to food. You'll discover why some common advice about anxiety management could be making things harder, and learn a different approach that might surprise you.

Book recommendation: How to stubbornly refuse to make yourself miserable about anything, yes, anything. by Albert Ellis

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0:00.0	Oh, yeah.
0:14.3	Hello, everybody.
0:15.6	Hi.
0:17.8	Then you just startled people that are just trying to go on their walk.
0:21.0	They're just trying to do their dishes.
0:22.7	You're just walking their dog and you just scared them.
0:25.6	Yeah.
0:26.1	But you got to kind of shock the system.
0:27.9	We're talking about anxiety today.
0:29.3	I think we're a few weeks out from the election.
0:32.2	I'm not getting into politics, okay?
0:34.7	We're not doing it.
0:35.7	But this came up from somebody making a post about having
0:38.6	anxiety about the election and overeating because of the anxiety, right? Yes. Okay. I can relate because
0:44.4	I had anxiety watching the World Series. Every game is high stakes. And my Dodgers, they won the
0:52.0	World Series, which is fantastic. Yeah.
0:54.5	Right?
0:57.1	But boy, do I get anxious watching those games?
0:57.3	Yeah.
0:58.3	Very anxious.
1:00.0	Do you think you'd overeat if they lost?
1:02.0	It's not that serious, huh?
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