Too Much on Her Plate with Dr. Melissa McCreery: Emotional Eating Help for Smart, High-Achieving Women

167: Breaking Free from Comfort Eating: Why Discomfort is the Key to Real Change

Melissa McCreery Episode 167

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Comfort eating is showing up big-time these days. Of course, in the long run, comfort eating ISN'T comforting. The key to breaking the cycle lies in discomfort - but not the kind of making yourself uncomfortable or taking on difficult challenges that diet mentality may have taught you is necessary. In this greatest hits episode, I explore how stepping into  the helpful type of discomfort—rather than avoiding it—can be the game-changer in your relationship with food. You’ll learn how to challenge diet mentality, shift your thinking, and take your power back in a way that leads to lasting freedom from overeating.

In This Episode, You’ll Learn:

  • Why comfort eating doesn’t actually create real comfort
  • How diet mentality convinces you that success requires constant struggle
  • The difference between helpful discomfort and self-punishing discomfort
  • How shifting your thoughts can make "hard" changes feel easier
  • Why embracing discomfort is the key to breaking free from emotional eating

Find links to everything we mention in this episode as well as complete show notes & transcript at https://toomuchonherplate.com/breaking-free-from-comfort-eating-why-discomfort-is-the-key-to-real-change-tmohp-episode-167/

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