Reducing Stress and Decision Fatigue | From Sabotage to Success | Half Size Me Episode 733

Half Size Me

Heather A. Robertson

Fitness, Health & Fitness, Nutrition

4.7 • 2.3K Ratings

🗓️ 23 February 2026

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Watch this episode on YouTube HERE: https://youtu.be/xFTZrK76ivc In episode 733 of The Half Size Me™ Show, Heather talks to Kate about how overthinking, fear of making the “wrong” decision, and big life transitions—like becoming an empty nester—can drive anxiety and emotional eating. They also chat about: Why overthinking fuels anxiety and emotional eating. How fear of wrong decisions keeps you stuck. Why progress doesn’t require perfect choices. And more! Subscribe to Half Size Me Podcast Premium for access to our library of HUNDREDS of hours of past episodes! 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 733, brought to you by the amazing Half-Size Me Academy. To join us, please go to
0:08.5	half-size me.com forward slash join. Hello and welcome to another series of From Sabotage to Success.
0:18.4	Today, you're going to get to hear from kate she's an academy member who joined me
0:24.0	for the october 2025 session of from sabotage to success and i really loved her being able to come on
0:32.1	because she talked about being you know kind of getting ready to be an empty nester, how her mind has been spiraling
0:38.8	about that. She openly shares about how she really had to kind of work out things that she,
0:46.0	she feels fearful of making decisions and making the wrong decisions. And believe it or not,
0:51.4	for me as well, that can create a lot of nervous eating.
0:55.2	If I'm petrified that I'm going to pick the wrong appliance or the wrong place to stay on our vacation, it really does stress me out.
1:02.8	I've had to kind of condition myself by learning about the mind to realize anything I pick, there's going to be problems.
1:09.8	Any place I pick is not going to be perfect.
1:12.1	Someone's not going to like something, right? Or the machine can't be guaranteed to work perfectly.
1:17.3	But I just need to make a decision and move forward because the overthinking it, the contemplating it, is really what creates the anxiety and stress and leads to the eating.
1:29.2	So in my call today with Kate, you're going to really get to hear what she got from the workshop, how it impacted her,
1:34.5	the things that she's starting to see differently for herself, and what she is working on moving
1:39.6	forward. And if what you hear in the episode today really resonates, you can get more information
1:46.2	by signing up at havesizeme.com forward slash success. There you can sign up for the next workshop.
1:54.2	And as soon as we have the openings available, now I will say unlike my other workshops,
1:59.6	this one is very limited in seating.
2:01.7	It usually fills up very quickly.
2:03.6	I take anywhere from 20 to 25 people.
2:06.8	And I want to make sure that you know that it is a really great experience.
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