You are listening to Weight Loss Made Real, and this is episode 152.

I'm your host, Master Weight Loss Coach and author Cookie Rosenblum.

Today and every Tuesday I will be your coach

and your guide to help you end that emotional eating

and lose that extra weight. If you just found me, welcome. And if you are a

regular listener, welcome back. Here is where we talk about your habit of emotional leading, which is the main focus of all the work I do.

This is where coaching meets psychology and psychology meets brain science and this my friend is where your problem ends.

So get comfortable and get ready to be coached.

And before we begin, let me remind you that all

episodes of Weight Loss Made Real are brought to you by The Freedom Group. The

Freedom Group is a monthly membership for smart women just like you who are ready to stop overeating from stress and from habit and learn how to make more space for more happiness in their lives.

You can learn more about the Freedom Group and how to be coached by me directly in the show

notes of this episode.

Now let's get started with your coaching session.

Today we're working on getting through the holidays

without fear of gaining weight and losing any progress you've made.

Here's what we're going to cover today.

We're going to talk about why the holidays are so fraught with angst when you're trying to lose weight. We'll talk

about exactly what you are worried about and what's the thinking you're doing

that's contributing to that worry.

We even going to talk about people who push food on you during the holidays,

and I will help you create a plan that will let you get through them without the stress that you're

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