Outsmart Overeating
You know exactly what to do. You've read the books, created the meal plans, promised yourself tomorrow would be different. But you're burned out—running a career, a household, everyone else's needs but your own—and somewhere along the way, food stopped being something that adds to your life and became something that runs it. I'm Leslie Hooper, and on Outsmart Overeating, my co-host Steph Miramontes and I go straight to the psychology... not another hack, not another dead-end diet, but the actual psychological reasons that are keeping you stuck.
Episodes
100 days is not a small number. It's enough time to build a habit, stress-test it during the holidays, and walk into January already ahead instead of starting from zero.
This week, Coach Steph and I get into how to use these last 100 days to build real, lasting change without the extreme overhaul that burns you out and ends in you quitting on your plan.
What we cover:
- Why one small habit does more than a total lifestyle over...
You know that thing where you eat the "bad" food in secret, then act totally normal five minutes later like it didn't happen?
Coach Steph and I get into why smart, capable women do this.
Turns out there are two totally different personalities behind it: the "disciplined one" and the "I'll start Monday" type.
One is protecting an image of perfection they've spent years building and protecting.
The other already believes ot...
You lost the weight. So why do you feel fatter than ever?
That's the real question behind a Reddit post Coach Steph and I dig into this week: a woman down 55 pounds who looks in the mirror and still sees the body she started with. If you've ever hit a goal weight and felt... nothing, or worse, this episode is for you.
We get into why your brain lags behind your body, why extreme diets set you up to feel out of control the second ...
Doors to Outsmart Overeating are OPEN, y'all! Click here for program details.
Our signature program is live now through Thursday, and today's episode is the perfect place to start if you're on the fence.
Because here's the thing: two versions of you exist a year from now. Same starting point, completely different lives. The only thing that decides which one you become? What you do today.
In this episode, we get real about why yo...
It's 9pm. You told yourself today would be different. And here you are, standing in the kitchen, eating something you swore off, already planning how you'll "start over" tomorrow. Again.
This doesn't happen because you lack willpower. It's what happens when your diet is so extreme your brain eventually rebels. Feeling deprived from your dieting rules is what's driving the binge, not the other way around.
Why does discipline seem to work everywhere else in your life except with dieting? Why do you white-knuckle a diet for months, then binge on the one thing you "weren't allowed" to have? Why does getting "back on track" never actually stick?
Agne asked herself those exact questions for 20 years. Cabbage soup diets, keto, six-day CrossFit weeks, a coach who told her maybe her body was just built to stay stuck.
She joined Outsm...
Ever notice how right before you're about to make a change in your life, your brain immediately comes up with a thousand reasons why you shouldn't?
That's fear. Your brain's only job is to keep you safe and familiar, not happy or fulfilled. That's why you keep going back to the s...
Client, Beth, spent 33 years on the diet hamster wheel. Six feet tall since high school, she never fit the mold, so she spent decades running the numbers: calories counted, macros tracked, every bite calculated before it hit her plate.
She swore she wasn't an emotional eater. Turns out, wanting to eat something just because it tastes good IS emotional eating. Nobody told her that.
Today, on her 53rd birthday, she's eating cake wi...
Goals feel amazing to set. They just don't work.
"Once the kids are back in school, I'm starting fresh." You've said some version of that sentence more times than you can count. You set the goal, you get the rush, you white-knuckle it for three weeks, then you fall off. Then comes the guilt. The shame. The "why can't I just stick to anything" spiral.
Here's the truth: goals aren't the problem. They're the easy part. It's the bori...
You've counted the calories. Weighed the food. Followed the plan to the letter. So why are you still standing in the pantry at 9pm, promising yourself Monday will be different?
Here's the uncomfortable truth: this isn't a food problem. It's a thought problem.
Every diet has you managing the action: track this, skip that, get back on track. But if the thought underneath stays broken, "I already blew it, might as well keep going," ...
Your brain takes 20 minutes to register fullness. By then, you've usually finished eating 15 minutes ago.
That's the physical piece. But if you've spent years dieting, stopping when you're full isn't just about timing. It's about scarcity, habit, and emotional attachment to food that no amount of willpower can override.
In this episode, Steph and I break down exactly why fullness feels impossible to read and what to actually do a...
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 you crash. If you've ever cleared ou...
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.
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, binge eating, and habitual overeating. ...
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 scale stalls. People stop noticing. L...
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 natural signals so you can lose weight with...
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'...
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 is...
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 s...
Popular Podcasts
If you've ever wanted to know about champagne, satanism, the Stonewall Uprising, chaos theory, LSD, El Nino, true crime and Rosa Parks, then look no further. Josh and Chuck have you covered.
Current and classic episodes, featuring compelling true-crime mysteries, powerful documentaries and in-depth investigations. Follow now to get the latest episodes of Dateline NBC completely free, or subscribe to Dateline Premium for ad-free listening and exclusive bonus content: DatelinePremium.com
Listen to 'The Bobby Bones Show' by downloading the daily full replay.
The official podcast of comedian Joe Rogan.
The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show. Clay Travis and Buck Sexton tackle the biggest stories in news, politics and current events with intelligence and humor. From the border crisis, to the madness of cancel culture and far-left missteps, Clay and Buck guide listeners through the latest headlines and hot topics with fun and entertaining conversations and opinions.