If you've ever told yourself that a birthday, holiday, vacation, or celebration is a reason to overeat, this special birthday episode is for you.

I love birthdays, and I love being intentional about what I want for the year ahead. This year, one of my intentions is to feel my own value, worth, and beauty without question.

That got me thinking about how we treat ourselves on the very days that are supposed to be about celebrating us.

I share a birthday story involving my grandchildren and a birthday cake, along with two client stories that made me look more closely at the reasons we make certain food choices. Sometimes we call overeating a gift. Sometimes we eat something because we don't want to disappoint someone else.

I want you to ask yourself a simple question: Do you actually like your reason for choosing this food?

You can choose a treat and enjoy it. But I don't want you to plan to overeat or use food to disconnect from your body. Especially when you're celebrating yourself, I want you to honor your body, your decisions, and your own worth.

Enjoy this special birthday episode!

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What You'll Learn From This Episode

● Why celebrations can trigger overeating

● Why planning a joy eat is different from planning to overeat

● How people-pleasing can influence your food choices

● How to question the reasons behind your eating decisions

● Why honoring your body is part of honoring yourself

If you've spent years trying to lose weight, only to find yourself going up and down within the same range, this episode is for you.

I talk about a game many women have been playing with their weight for years without even realizing it. You have a number you don't want to go above, a number you want to reach, and a range in between where your brain decides it's okay to relax.

I share how I played this game myself for 30 years and why menopause can make it harder to keep playing. Instead of focusing on losing weight, I challenge you to accept where you are and start paying more attention to what's happening in your body.

Eat when you're hungry, stop when you're full, understand emotional hunger, pay attention and become more connected to your body.

What if the answer isn't trying harder to lose weight, but learning to understand what's keeping you stuck?

Enjoy the show!

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What You'll Learn From This Episode

● Why you may be stuck in a weight range without realizing it

● How your brain can keep you focused on losing weight

● Why accepting where you are can change the way you approach weight loss

● How to become more connected to your body

● Why understanding hunger, fullness, and emotional hunger matters

● What can happen when you stop making weight loss the goal

Weight loss in menopause can feel frustrating when the things that worked before suddenly stop working. But what if the answer isn't simply changing what you eat?

I joined Linda Bjork on Linda's Corner to talk about what I believe is at the heart of menopause weight loss. Learning why you eat when you're not hungry.

We talked about physical hunger, emotional hunger, and my simple negative 10 to plus 10 hunger and fullness scale. I also shared my own experience with menopause, Weight Watchers, emotional eating, and realizing that having the right information wasn't enough.

We also talked about listening to your body when it whispers instead of waiting until it screams, learning to manage your mind, trusting yourself, and practicing self-compassion. Enjoy the show!

Linda's resources mentioned in the episode:

Hope for Healing Foundation

Healing Breathwork Detox Sessions

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Free Guide: Download the Jumpstart Your Weight Loss in Menopause Guide at drdebbutler.com/podcast-companion-guide

Mini Session: Ready to master your mind? Book a free mini session at drdebbutler.com/workwithme

Thinner Peace Quiz: Take the quiz at drdebbutler.com/quiz to identify your obstacles to eating when hungry and stopping when full

Peace with Food 30-Day Course - Available at www.drdebbutler.com/joy

Now, go listen to the podcast. Click here to listen to the 1st episode. It's the best place to start!

If you've been loving my podcast, please subscribe and review the show. The only way it will pop up to others is when people review it, so if you're loving it – pass on the good word!

What You'll Learn From This Episode

• Why menopause can be a powerful time to rethink your relationship with food.

• Why knowing your physical hunger and fullness can change the way you eat.

• How emotional hunger can feel like physical hunger.

• The goal is to understand why you eat, not simply what you eat.

• How learning to listen to your body when it is "whispering" can change how you care for yourself.