If you feel "in control" around food all day… until the second you finally sit down at night and end up in the pantry, this episode is for you.

Because the problem isn't that you need more discipline.

It's that food has quietly become your most reliable way to cope with stress, boredom, loneliness, resentment, exhaustion (and let's be honest… the mental load of holding everything together all day).

In this episode, Steph and I break down why smart, successful women — who can manage careers, households, and families — still feel powerless around food at 8pm… and why years of dieting have actually trained your brain to rely on food for emotional relief.

More importantly, we'll show you exactly how to start changing that today, without calorie counting or starting another "plan."

You'll learn:

• Why emotional eating isn't a character flaw, it's conditioning

• How dieting increases food obsession (and binge urges)

• The dopamine loop that keeps you stuck in the eat → guilt → repeat cycle

• How to interrupt the habit loop driving overeating

• A simple "delay, don't deny" strategy to reduce cravings

• How to build a personalized "relief menu" that doesn't involve food

• The identity shift that makes weight loss inevitable (without dieting)

If you're tired of constantly trying to "get back on track"… this episode gives you an entirely new track. 🎧

You can also connect with Leslie & Steph on Instagram.

If you've ever gone all in on a new diet on Monday… only to be Googling something completely different by Saturday because this one "isn't working," this episode is for you.

Inside this conversation, Coach Steph Miramontes and I are unpacking the real reason so many smart, motivated women feel stuck in the cycle of starting over, getting off track, bingeing on the foods they've been avoiding, and then blaming themselves for their "lack of discipline."

Spoiler Alert: it's not because you need more willpower.

We're talking about program hopping and why constantly chasing the next plan (keto, fasting, macro tracking, clean eating, repeat…) keeps you trapped in guilt, shame, and frustration. In this episode, we discuss what to do instead if you actually want your eating habits to change for good.

You'll also learn:

• Why starting a new plan feels productive (but is often avoidance in disguise)

• The dopamine trap that keeps you jumping from one strategy to the next

• How perfectionism + all-or-nothing thinking sabotage consistency

• When it's time to stick it out vs. when it's actually time to pivot

• 4 practical ways to stop program hopping and follow through -- starting TODAY

If you're burned out from tracking, tired of "getting back on track," and ready to feel calm around food again… this one's a must-listen.

You can also connect with Leslie & Steph on Instagram.

In this episode of the Outsmart Overeating Podcast, Steph and I have an honest, no-judgment conversation about GLP-1 medications and the part almost no one is talking about: the emotional and psychological side of eating.

This isn't an anti-GLP-1 episode. And it's definitely not about shame. We work with women who are on GLP-1s, women who've gone off them, and women who don't want medication at all.

What we do unpack is what happens when food noise quiets… and you're left face-to-face with the emotions food used to manage.

If you have a long history of dieting, bingeing, and feeling out of control around food, this episode will hit home and give you real tools, not just opinions.

You'll learn:

• Why GLP-1s don't "fix" emotional eating (and why that matters)

• The emotional void many women feel when food is no longer their coping tool

• What actually causes weight regain—and how to prevent it

• How to build emotional tools that work with or without medication

• Practical steps to reduce food noise and overeating starting today

If you're tired of white-knuckling food and want a calmer, more sustainable path forward, this episode is for you.

You can also connect with Leslie & Steph on Instagram.