Why Weight Loss Isn’t Just About Food: Mindset, Thyroid Issues & Emotional Eating | HSM 729

Half Size Me

Heather A. Robertson

Fitness, Health & Fitness, Nutrition

4.7 • 2.3K Ratings

🗓️ 26 January 2026

⏱️ 44 minutes

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WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE HERE: https://youtu.be/dGhO6LV8mAM In episode 729 of the Half Size Me Show, Heather talks with Rhonda, who is navigating thyroid disease, anemia, restrictive diets, and frustration with stalled weight loss. They talk about: Why food tracking alone often fails. Mind chatter and emotional eating patterns. Shifting from fear-based dieting to self-trust. 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 729, brought to you by the amazing Half-Size Me Academy to join us.
0:08.3	Please go to half-size-me.com forward slash join.
0:13.1	Welcome back to another episode of the Half-Size Me show.
0:16.2	You know, it's been a hot minute since I have told you who I am and why I'm here.
0:21.5	All right. So my name is Heather who I am and why I'm here. All right.
0:22.4	So my name is Heather.
0:24.0	I am your host.
0:24.6	And I have been doing this show since 2012.
0:29.5	Can you believe that?
0:31.2	We're coming up on 14 years of doing this show, 14 years of turning out an episode every single Monday. And I want to be
0:40.7	totally transparent and tell you that the reason that I started this is because I was scared to
0:45.5	death to maintain my weight loss after I had battled my weight, the majority of my life.
0:50.3	But now pushing into my 14th year of maintaining, what I can tell you is I have learned so much.
0:58.5	I have learned so much from coaching others. I've learned so much for continuing my own research.
1:03.0	And what I know is we have this very talkative mind that tends to really create a lot of stress
1:10.2	and anxiety for us. And it creates
1:12.4	often the eating behaviors that we very much are fighting against. And over time, this went from
1:18.6	just being a, hey, let's count points and calories kind of show to a, hey, let's kind of manage
1:24.4	our mind show. Because what I realize realize is it doesn't matter how great
1:28.2	of a calorie counter you are or how great of a Weight Watchers points tracker you are or whatever
1:33.4	thing, carb counter. It doesn't matter if every time your mind tells you a story, you believe it
1:40.0	and you end up falling for it. You'll end up over eating, right? So I have changed over time with
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