Why Her Brain Was Ruining Her Days Before Breakfast | HSM 736

Half Size Me

Heather A. Robertson

Fitness, Health & Fitness, Nutrition

4.7 • 2.3K Ratings

🗓️ 16 March 2026

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Watch this episode on YouTube HERE: https://youtu.be/GSP5ib40C9w In Episode 736 of the Half Size Me Show, Heather talks with Elanor about how her lower brain created worst-case stories from the very start of her day. Plus, they chat about: Understanding the "thought funnel" (why the real trigger for emotional eating begins long before you open the fridge). How overcoming binge eating doesn't mean the lower brain quiets down. The value of hearing from multiple teachers and coaching approaches. 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 736 brought to you by the amazing Half-Size Me Academy. To join us,
0:07.9	please go to half-size-me.com forward slash join. Hello, lovely listeners. I am your host,
0:15.4	Heather, and I am thrilled to be here with you today, and we're going to get a chance to talk to
0:19.5	Eleanor. She was somebody who
0:21.8	participated in my last workshop from sabotage to success. And she's going to share how she didn't
0:29.7	know that her mind was actually creating the kind of day she was going to have. The day was being
0:36.9	created by the story of, oh, no, you can't go for your walk
0:40.6	this morning. Today is going to be horrible. Today is not going to be a good day. And then strangely,
0:45.8	it was a bad day. And we talked a lot about this in the workshop that our mind creates a story.
0:53.9	It has a habit of creating a story
0:56.4	about everything. That story dictates how we feel about it. And then often how we feel about
1:03.5	things creates then the desire to want to do self-soothing behavior. So Eleanor kind of got a
1:09.9	chance to see how her work life was impacted by this voice,
1:14.3	thus ipso facto her family life was impacted by this voice. And actually in this workshop,
1:19.6	now that I'm really reflecting on, this victim mentality kept coming up quite a bit and how that
1:25.1	puts us in a position where, of course, we're going to self-soothe with food
1:28.9	or alcohol because we feel like everything in our life is out of control and there's nothing
1:35.1	for us and there's no time for us and we can't do anything we want to do and it's just a very big whirlwind
1:41.3	of emotions that then creates some problematic behaviors. So after you get a
1:46.9	chance to listen to Eleanor, and of course, we've been talking to people from the, from Sabotash's
1:52.0	success. We talked to Kate back in 733, Brett 734, and Monica 735. And as you're listening to
1:59.2	this, if these stories are resonating with you and you're
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