Outsmart Overeating

Here's why you keep "falling off" your diet by Thursday, even though Monday-you had the best intentions.   Dieters often want to blame their lack of willpower, discipline or for being weak, but it has nothing to do with that. It's a psychological problem.   In this episode, Coach Steph and I break down the four ways your brain rebels against restriction, and why the stricter your rules, the harder...

A woman on Reddit is down 50 pounds, going through a brutal breakup, and spiraling into emotional binge eating. She wants to know if GLP-1s will fix it.   Coach Steph and I give her an honest, judgment-free answer and it's probably not what she's expecting.   Here's what we get into:   Why emotional eating and binge eating aren't two separate problems (and what's actually driving the behavior) Wha...

You can't solve a problem you haven't correctly identified.   That's exactly why so many smart, successful women stay stuck in the cycle of overeating, guilt, and starting over on Monday. They're trying to fix the behavior without understanding what's actually driving it.   In this episode, Coach Steph and I break down the three most common overeating patterns we see in women: emotional eating, bi...

Most people don't struggle with weight loss because they lack discipline. They struggle because they're chasing the wrong fuel: external validation.   In this episode, Steph and I break down why motivation built on compliments, scale drops, and "wow you look amazing" energy eventually collapses and what actually keeps you consistent when that attention disappears.   Because it will disappear. The...

If you've spent years trying to avoid hunger, this episode might completely change the way you think about weight loss.   Today, Coach Steph and I are breaking down one of the most powerful fat-loss habits we teach our clients: hunger-directed eating.   Not starvation. Not intermittent fasting. Not white-knuckling your way through cravings.   We're talking about reconnecting with your body's natur...

You think the answer is keeping "trigger foods" out of the house. But what if that strategy is actually making overeating worse?   In this episode, Coach Steph and I unpack a Reddit post about keeping junk food in the house to prevent binge eating and the comment section tells the real story. If you've ever felt like you can't trust yourself around cereal, chips, ice cream, or sweets, this convers...

You're doing everything "right"... so why does it still feel so hard?   A woman posted on Reddit about losing 15 pounds in five months using a sustainable approach. She's not restricting like crazy, she's playing the long game... and she's still miserable.    In this episode, Coach Steph and I dig into  why doing it the healthy way can feel so frustrating and what to actually do about it.   Here's...

We're SUPER-DUPER EXCITED to announce our brand-spankin' new mini-course,  Your Summer Grill & Chill Playbook !    If you can eat "normally" during the week but completely lose control around food at summer BBQs, vacations, weddings, beach days, boating trips, or parties... this episode is for you.   Because the problem isn't a lack of discipline.   In this conversation, Steph and I unpack why sum...

You've tried every diet. You know exactly what to eat. And you're still wearing a cardigan in 95-degree heat because you don't want anyone to see your arms.   Coach Steph and I are calling it out—the hiding, the sideline-sitting, the vacations you didn't book, the sandcastles you didn't build—and we're giving you a real way out.   What we cover: Why your brain is literally wired to keep torturing...

Summer is almost here, and with it comes all the things we love — barbecues, weddings, vacations, pool parties, and brunches. But if you've ever shown up to a summer event with the best intentions and somehow ended up overeating or over-drinking anyway, this episode is for you.   Steph and I are breaking down exactly why that happens and it's probably not what you think. It's not about the food, a...

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...