162. Navigating Eating During the Holidays

Holiday triggers are real — food pushers, pressure to “just try a little,” the sweets table, and the fear of offending someone. It can feel like a lot.

In today’s episode, we dive into simple, compassionate tools to help you stay aligned with your goals, including:

→ Setting your mindset for success
→ Planning for social events without overwhelm
→ Shifting out of the scarcity mindset around holiday food

If you want community and coaching to help you thrive through the holidays, join us inside Best Weight, our women’s-only program with Dr. Sasha High. We’d love to support you. 💛

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Taking the first step toward weight loss can feel overwhelming — but you don’t have to do it alone. I’ve created a curated list of my podcast episodes to gently guide you as you begin your journey. https://www.sashahighmd.com/podcast-guide

In this quick update, I break down the newest Phase 3 data for retatrutide, Lilly’s investigational triple-agonist medication showing unprecedented results in obesity and knee osteoarthritis.

Highlights:

• Up to 28.7% weight loss (~71 lbs) over 68 weeks
• 75% reduction in knee pain and major improvements in physical function
• Cardiometabolic benefits: lower triglycerides, non-HDL cholesterol, hsCRP, and blood pressure

We also cover

• Common side effects and safety signals
• Perceived excessive weight loss — and what this means for clinical practice in a new era of powerful medications
• A reality check on Canadian availability (likely 3+ years away)
• A strong warning about illegal online sales and the risks of buying unregulated products

A concise medical breakdown to help you stay informed and safe as the obesity-medicine landscape evolves.

In this episode, I’m breaking down the difference between Binge Eating Disorder (BED) and the emotional or hedonic eating patterns we often see in obesity. While BED and obesity can overlap, they’re not the same — and treatment looks very different for each.

I share who to screen for BED, how to ask about eating behaviours with compassion, and the most effective treatment options, including CBT-ED, nutrition therapy, and medications. Then I shift into understanding non-BED overeating patterns driven by emotional eating, all-or-nothing thinking, and over-desire around food.

If you want a clearer, more compassionate understanding of eating disorders and obesity-related eating behaviours, this episode will guide you through both.

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Recover Strong CBT-ED program for Binge Eating
https://www.sashahighmd.com/bed

O​​ntario-Wide Virtual Obesity Management Clinic
https://www.highmetabolicclinic.com

Join my Lifestyle Coaching Program for women, Best Weight
https://www.sashahighmd.com/bestweight

Taking the first step toward weight loss can feel overwhelming — but you don’t have to do it alone. I’ve created a curated list of my podcast episodes to gently guide you as you begin your journey. https://www.sashahighmd.com/podcast-guide