Outsmart Overeating

Coach Steph and I start with a Reddit post from a 54-year-old woman re-entering the dating world. She went out with three different men… all on GLP-1s.   They ordered food, took a few bites, boxed the rest, and left her feeling disconnected, starving, and wondering if this is the new normal.   We unpack the bigger cultural shift happening right now and exactly how it's affecting women like you who...

If you've tried everything —  calorie counting, macros, keto, starting over every Monday — and still feel out of control around food… this episode is your turning point.   Coach Steph Miramontes and I are pulling back the curtain on my 6-week signature program, Outsmart Overeating , and showing you exactly how we help women stop binge and emotional eating for good.   This isn't about more rules. I...

Ever feel like you know exactly what to do with food… but still can't seem to follow through?   In this episode, Steph and I break down the real reason you still feel out of control around eating and it's not what you think.   If you've tried every plan, tracked every calorie, and still find yourself "starting over Monday," this conversation will feel uncomfortably accurate… and incredibly relievi...

What happens after you stop dieting?   In this episode, I'm catching up with former client Melanie -- 2 years after finishing our program -- and what she shares will challenge everything you think you need to lose weight  and keep it off.   She spent 35 years stuck in the restrict → binge → "start over Monday" cycle… and now? She's down 40 lbs, maintaining effortlessly, and living a life that actu...

If you feel like the urge to eat comes out of nowhere... whether you're stressed, bored, tired, or even just finished eating —this episode is going to change the way you see it.   Because the real issue isn't the food. It's the thoughts driving the urge .   In this episode, I break down exactly how your thoughts → feelings → actions are keeping you stuck in the overeating cycle... and the simple,...

Ever had that moment where you think, "screw it," and suddenly you're elbow-deep in cookies you didn't even really want?   In this episode, we're breaking down what's  actually  happening in that split second and why it has nothing to do with willpower, discipline, or "being good."   Here's the truth: it's not the cookie. It's the story you tell yourself  after  the cookie that sends you spiraling...

If you're "good" with food all day… and then somehow end up standing in the kitchen at 9pm thinking,  "Why am I eating this? I'm not even hungry…" this episode is for you.   In this conversation, Coach Steph and I unpack the  real reason nighttime eating feels so out of control (hint: it's usually not about willpower). In fact, the late-night pantry raids many women struggle with are often the pre...

Tired of dieting, calorie counting, and rigid food rules that never seem to work? This episode is your shortcut to freedom around food.   We break down how to reconnect to your body's natural hunger and fullness signals, so you can finally lose weight without dieting or obsessing over every bite.   By tuning into your own body, you'll stop relying on:   Counting calories or weighing your food Foll...

If you've ever finished dinner, felt physically full… and then found yourself standing in the pantry 20 minutes later looking for "a little something," this episode is for you.   This isn't happening because you're "addicted to sugar." It's a predictable response to dieting.   In this episode of the Outsmart Overeating Podcast, Coach Steph and I break down exactly why you still want to eat after y...

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...

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, an...

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...

If you've ever thought, "Something must be wrong with my metabolism now," this episode is for you.   In today's conversation, Coach Steph and I break down one of the most frustrating beliefs women carry into their 40s, 50s, and beyond: that aging automatically ruins your metabolism and makes weight loss impossible.   Spoiler Alert: that story is incomplete... and it's keeping you stuck in diet bur...

In today's conversation, Coach Steph and I break a massive myth in the diet world:  you don't have to hate your body to change it. In fact, that self-loathing is often the exact reason you keep overeating, bingeing, and starting over.   We talk honestly about how years of dieting train women to see their body as a problem to control… and why that backfires every single time. Then we show you a dif...

In this episode of the Outsmart Overeating Podcast , Coach Steph and I go somewhere most diets never do:  your childhood.   Not to blame your parents. Not to dig up drama.   But to finally understand why food and how you feel about your body is so complicated, emotional, and challenging... no matter how many diets you've tried.   If you've spent decades calorie counting, "being good," falling off...

If you've ever felt like your past diets disqualify you from success… this episode is for you.   In today's conversation, Steph and I are reframing one of the biggest mindset traps keeping women stuck in the binge–restrict cycle: believing that past "failures" mean you're broken.   Spoiler alert! They don't. They're actually required.   We talk about why perfection is NOT the goal, why setbacks ar...

If January feels more exhausting than exciting, this episode is for you.   Steph and I break down why New Year's resolutions hit differently when you have a long history of dieting and why extreme plans, fast starts, and "I can't mess this up again" thinking often lead straight back to overeating and guilt.   We talk about how urgency and fear drive overly restrictive rules, why those rules backfi...

In this week's episode of  Outsmart Overeating, we're talking about that weird week between Christmas and New Year's—leftovers everywhere, days blending together, and the "New Year, New Me!" messaging all over the internet.   If you've ever felt frustrated with resolutions that fizzle out by February, this episode is for you. We're breaking down why traditional goal-setting fails and showing you h...

If the holidays leave you feeling exhausted, out of control around food, and wondering why you can't just stop , this episode is for you.   In this week's Outsmart Overeating Podcast, Coach Steph Miramontes and I unpack a pattern I see constantly in chronic dieters: overeating isn't a willpower problem, it's a rest problem. When your life is nonstop go-go-go and food becomes the only way you pause...

If you feel "addicted" to snacking, pulled to food even when you're full, or stuck in a nightly cycle of overeating and guilt, this episode is for you.   In this episode of the Outsmart Overeating Podcast , Coach Steph Miramontes and I break down a Reddit post that perfectly captures what so many chronic dieters experience, especially during the holidays: constant food noise, autopilot snacking, a...

If you've ever woken up after an overeat already planning how to "fix it," this episode will feel like a relief.   I'm Leslie Hooper, and today Coach Steph Miramontes and I break down  exactly what to do after an overeat so you can stop the shame spiral, stop the compensating, and stop letting one slip turn into a full-on derailment.   Most dieters think the overeat is the problem, but it's really...

If the holidays already have you stressing about seeing people you haven't seen in a while—especially if your body has changed—you're definitely not the only one.   Coach Steph and I get into  all of that in this episode: why these moments bring up old insecurities, and how you can show up confidently in the body you have today.   No waiting on the weight. No hiding in photos. No shrinking yoursel...

If Thanksgiving has you feeling excited and secretly anxious about losing control around food, this episode will feel like a breath of fresh air.   This week, Coach Steph and I break down four real Reddit posts from people navigating the same holiday struggles you are: multiple Thanksgiving meals, pressure to "live a little," panic over leftovers, and the urge to skip meals to "save up" for dinner...

If the holidays always leave you feeling like you've completely blown your progress — between the cocktails, the parties, the endless trays of "only come around once a year" foods — this episode is going to feel like a deep exhale.   In today's conversation, Coach Steph and I tackle one of the most frustrating holiday triggers for overeaters:   alcohol.   Not from the old diet-culture angle of "ju...

  If you've ever thought, "Where the hell did my motivation go?" around the holidays, this episode is for you.   Because it's not gone… it's just buried under a pile of stress, sugar, and social pressure.   In this week's episode, Coach Steph and I are showing you exactly how to get your mojo back without cutting carbs, skipping dessert, or pretending you don't care about your goals.   You'll lear...