I'm Dr. Deb Butler and you are listening to Thinner Peace and Menopause and Beyond.

This is episode number 451.

Welcome to Thinner Piece and Menopause and Beyond.

This is Dr. Deb Butler, Master life and weight coach, and as always,

your coach. If you're a woman and you're smart and you're successful and you've been struggling

with weight your whole life and now menopause is making it harder than ever, and you are ready

to make this the last time you ever have to go on a

diet again, then this podcast is for you. Stay tuned. Well, hello, all my dear friends,

all over the world. I can hardly believe it when I did this introduction to say this is number

451, my 451 episode that I've done of this podcast, which is almost six or seven years.

And for those of you who've been listening for a while,

you've kind of heard all my trials and my tribulations because I kind of tell you about what's

going on in my life as I try to pass on some wisdom about creating more peace in your mind,

in your body, and in your life by learning how to manage your mind by what you put in

your mouth. Such a simple little thing, I think. And I also think it's pretty brilliant,

if I may say so myself, that I have figured out a way to help you understand why you put food in your mouth when

you're not hungry.

And that to really be at whatever weight you want to be and to be at peace with it,

you first have to be at peace with what you put in your mouth, any food, whatever it is,

and really learn how to handle the emotions that drive you to put food in your mouth

when you're not hungry, which is called emotional hunger.

And I have been figuring out different ways to tell you this,

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