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Your brain is working against you — and perimenopause is why.

When estrogen and progesterone start shifting, they don't just change your body. They rewire the way your brain handles mood, stress, cravings, and sleep — and that can pour gasoline on emotional eating.

This isn't a willpower problem. It's biology.

In this episode, I break down exactly what's happening inside your brain and body during perimenopause and menopause — so you can finally stop blaming yourself and start understanding what's actually driving the urge to eat.

You'll learn:

• Why estrogen is a neuroactive hormone — and what happens to your mood and cravings when it drops
• How serotonin instability makes sugar feel like relief (it literally is, temporarily)
• Why your dopamine system gets blunted — and why your brain chases salty, sweet, high-fat foods to compensate
• The cortisol-belly fat connection and why "menopause belly" shows up even when nothing else has changed
• How your amygdala gets louder while your rational brain gets quieter — making emotional reactions harder to manage
• Why ghrelin and leptin go haywire, leaving you hungry, unsatisfied, and chasing food that doesn't fill you
• Why sleep is the linchpin — and what happens to hunger and cravings when sleep quality drops

And then we connect it all to what actually helps.

I share why dieting harder in this season usually backfires — and what a moderate, compassionate approach looks like instead: protein at every meal, gentle movement, daily de-stressing, nervous system support, and learning your emotional eating patterns without shame.

I also talk about finding a provider who truly understands menopause care and labs — and why that conversation (whether you choose HRT or not) can be a complete game changer.

If this episode makes you feel seen, please subscribe, share it with a friend who needs the explanation, and leave a review — so more women can find the support they deserve.

If you are interested in learning more about my new Breakthrough Menopause Coaching Program, join the waitlist and you will be the first to know all the details when it opens in August of 2026. Click here to join the list: https://go.kristinjonescoaching.com/menopause-coaching-wait-list

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1. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kristinjonescoaching/
2. You Tube channel, Kristin Jones Coaching: https://www.youtube.com/@KristinJonesCoaching44

3. You Tube channel, Breakthrough Emotional Eating Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@breakthroughpodcast-44
3 . Website: https://www.kristinjonescoaching.com

If you want to learn how to stop nighttime eating, get my 3 Day Nighttime Snacking Reset: https://go.kristinjonescoaching.com/nighttime-snacking-reset

Needing more specific and direct support for your emotional eating and overeating? Check out my online course, Stop Dieting Start Feeling, and my personalized coaching program, Breakthrough To You.

If you found this episode helpful, don't forget to leave a review on the platform you used to listen and share it with your friends on your Instagram stories. Also, be sure to follow me on Instagram @breakthroughemotionaleating, and don't hesitate to slide into my DMs to share your thoughts and fee...

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If you can follow the meal plan for a couple of days and then suddenly feel like everything unravels, this episode is for you.

So many women think the problem is a lack of discipline, but that is rarely the full story. In this episode of the Breakthrough Emotional Eating podcast, I discuss the deeper issue underneath the all-or-nothing cycle with food: the loss of self-trust that gets built over years of chronic dieting, pressure, restriction, and harsh food rules.

If you have ever felt like cravings get louder the moment you try to be “good,” like food takes over your thoughts, or like you keep ending up back at square one, I want you to know that there is nothing wrong with you. Your brain is responding exactly as it should, but that doesn’t mean you have to accept it. Food obsession is often a predictable response to deprivation, not a sign that you are weak or incapable.

Inside this episode, I walk you through the restriction-to-deprivation-to-preoccupation cycle and explain why chronic dieting often creates the very struggle women blame themselves for. We also talk about how the belief “I can’t be trusted around food” becomes an identity trap that quietly chips away at self-worth, confidence, and hope for lasting change.

I share the framework behind my free 3-Day Lose The Food Obsession Challenge, happening April 27th-30th inside my Facebook group, Breakthrough Emotional Eating: Change Your Beliefs & Lose Weight. In the challenge, we focus on small wins, moderation without punishment, and rebuilding trust in yourself one choice at a time so that sustainable weight loss and a healthier relationship with food can finally begin to stick.

Click the link here to sign up for the free 3 Day Lose The Food Obsession Challenge.

I hope to see you inside the challenge.

Connect with me online:

1. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kristinjonescoaching/
2. You Tube channel, Kristin Jones Coaching: https://www.youtube.com/@KristinJonesCoaching44

3. You Tube channel, Breakthrough Emotional Eating Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@breakthroughpodcast-44
3 . Website: https://www.kristinjonescoaching.com

If you want to learn how to stop nighttime eating, get my 3 Day Nighttime Snacking Reset: https://go.kristinjonescoaching.com/nighttime-snacking-reset

Needing more specific and direct support for your emotional eating and overeating? Check out my online course, Stop Dieting Start Feeling, and my personalized coaching program, Breakthrough To You.

If you found this episode helpful, don't forget to leave a review on the platform you used to listen and share it with your friends on your Instagram stories. Also, be sure to follow me on Instagram @breakthroughemotionaleating, and don't hesitate to slide into my DMs to share your thoughts and fee...

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If you’ve been cutting calories, tracking every bite, pushing harder in the gym… and still hitting a plateau—there’s a reason.

And it’s not a lack of discipline.

In this episode, we break down why the advice to “just eat less” often backfires—especially for women and especially when emotional eating is part of the picture.

You’ll learn:

• What metabolic compensation actually is (in plain English)
• Why your body starts burning fewer calories when you diet
• How restriction increases hunger, cravings, and food obsession
• Why the harder you try… the more stuck you can feel

We also connect the science to what you’ve likely experienced firsthand:
The cycle of being “good,” tightening the rules, losing control, and starting over again.

And we introduce a different path forward—one that’s not based on restriction:
👉 The Breakthrough To Moderation approach

This is the foundation for a deeper conversation I’m continuing in a live Master Class, where I’ll show you how to step out of that cycle and start creating results that actually last.

👉 Sign up for the End Food Obsession Master Class here.

Connect with me online:

1. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kristinjonescoaching/
2. You Tube channel, Kristin Jones Coaching: https://www.youtube.com/@KristinJonesCoaching44

3. You Tube channel, Breakthrough Emotional Eating Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@breakthroughpodcast-44
3 . Website: https://www.kristinjonescoaching.com

If you want to learn how to stop nighttime eating, get my 3 Day Nighttime Snacking Reset: https://go.kristinjonescoaching.com/nighttime-snacking-reset

Needing more specific and direct support for your emotional eating and overeating? Check out my online course, Stop Dieting Start Feeling, and my personalized coaching program, Breakthrough To You.

If you found this episode helpful, don't forget to leave a review on the platform you used to listen and share it with your friends on your Instagram stories. Also, be sure to follow me on Instagram @breakthroughemotionaleating, and don't hesitate to slide into my DMs to share your thoughts and fee...