How Melissa Broke Free from Emotional Eating & Built Tracking Consistency | Half Size Me 712

Half Size Me

Heather A. Robertson

Nutrition, Health & Fitness, Fitness

4.7 • 2.3K Ratings

🗓️ 29 September 2025

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

In episode 712 of The Half Size Me™ Show, Heather works with Melissa, who has struggled for years with consistency, emotional eating, and tracking her food. They also chat about: -- why grief and life changes can trigger old food habits -- how Melissa was able to start tracking consistently -- how to plan for bites, licks, and tastes and emotional eating -- and more! Support Half Size Me Show’s mission and help us stay free of third-party ads! As a subscriber to Half Size Me Podcast Premium, you will get: --Access to the entire 650+ episode archive --Access weekly episodes a day EARLY --Access to EXCLUSIVE, subscriber-only episodes including the Coaching Karolina and Coaching Sarah series --Access to subscriber-only audio responses to “Ask Me Anything” questions Become a podcast premium subscriber today and make Heather and the Half Size Me show a part of your weight loss journey! Do you want to get support and connection at a price you can afford? Then check out the Half Size Me Academy here: https://www.halfsizeme.com/hsm-academy/ About Half Size Me The Half Size Me™ Show is a weekly podcast. It will inspire and motivate you no matter where you are in your weight loss journey. Whether you're just getting started losing weight or having worked on your health and wellness for years, this show is for you! The Half Size Me Show is hosted by Heather Robertson, who lost 170 pounds over a period of 5 years and has maintained since 2012. Heather did it by learning new eating habits, getting regular exercise, and changing her mindset. On her popular weekly podcast, The Half Size Me Show, Heather shares her own lessons and struggles with you, and she shows you how to handle the real challenge of any weight loss journey... weight maintenance. Be sure to subscribe to The Half Size Me Show and join Heather every week as she shares information, inspiration, coaching, and conversations with REAL people who've learned weight loss isn't only about losing pounds, it's about finding yourself. Disclaimer: Heather is not a doctor, nurse, or certified health professional. What worked for her or her guests may not work for you. Please talk with your doctor, dietician, or other certified health professionals when seeking advice about your own weight loss or weight maintenance plan. All information included in The Half Size Me™ Podcast and on HalfSizeMe.com is for informational and inspirational purposes only. For additional disclaimer information, please visit HalfSizeMe.com.

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0:00.0	Half Size Me Episode 712 brought to you by the amazing Half Size Me Academy. To join us,
0:16.6	please go to halfsizeme.com forward slash join.
0:21.6	Hello, lovely listeners.
0:24.0	Today you are in for a treat.
0:26.2	I am going to be coaching Miss Melissa.
0:29.0	And in this call with Melissa,
0:31.0	we're really going to be diving into her struggles
0:34.6	with getting consistent with her tracking, figuring how to get in calorie deficit
0:40.3	after battling binge eating for quite some time. And we're going to be talking about that voice in
0:46.7	her head that's constantly talking her out of doing the things that she knows would be beneficial
0:52.2	and how to confront that in a different way. So some really
0:55.2	good stuff coming in today's episode. One of the things I want to make you aware of is that I know
1:01.8	that voice tends to be extremely loud during the holiday season. The one that comes in and tells you
1:07.8	what you should be doing, how you have to get everything done.
1:11.3	It talks to you a lot about holiday food and oh my gosh, we're never going to get this again.
1:16.5	And if you struggle at all with the holidays and you're thinking, I need to have a better game
1:22.1	plan for this year because I don't want to start January with a bunch of weight to lose,
1:26.9	then I would encourage you to
1:28.5	join the Half-Size Me Academy because through the month of October, we're actually doing a lot of
1:33.9	cool things. One, we're doing our monthly learning focus, which is all about the holidays and how to
1:38.8	prepare for the holidays. We're getting an early start. But we're also meshing things up.
1:44.0	We have been doing connection calls,
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