Why We Overeat with Maggie Sterling

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287 - I Keep Saying I Won't Overeat Today (But I Always Do) Jul 11, 2025

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You wake up every morning with the best intentions. Today will be different. Today you won't overeat. But by evening, you've done it again - and you're left wondering what's wrong with you. If you're tired of this exhausting daily cycle of promising yourself you won't overeat and then breaking that promise hours later, this episode is for you.

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286 - Why You Feel Stuck in Weight Loss (And How to Choose Different) Jul 04, 2025

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Ever find yourself saying "I'm stuck" in your weight loss journey and genuinely feeling like you can't move forward? What if that feeling of being stuck isn't actually something happening to you, but a choice you're making without realizing it? In this episode, we dive into why your brain keeps you in familiar patterns even when they're painful, and explore the surprising truth about confusion, overwhelm, and feeling paralyzed in your progress. We'll uncover why some people seem to hear the same advice over and over but can never actually implement it, and what's really blocking you from taking action even when you know what to do. This conversation will completely shift how you think about those moments when you feel like nothing is working and you don't know what step to take next.

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285 - Why Overeating Feels Like Your Only Joy (And How to Change That) Jun 27, 2025

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If food is the highlight of your day and overeating feels like your only source of joy, relief, or excitement, this episode is for you. We're diving deep into why so many of us give overeating multiple jobs - from being our reward system to our only form of relaxation. You'll discover why treating overeating as the problem might be keeping you stuck, and why calorie counting alone never addresses what's really going on. This conversation goes way beyond typical weight loss advice to explore what happens when food becomes your entire life.

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284 - Maggie's Greatest Rants: 5 Years in 40 Minutes Jun 20, 2025

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This episode is a rapid-fire mashup of my greatest rants from the past 4.5 years — no fluff, just the truth that actually helps women lose weight without dieting. If you're new here, this is the one to start with. If you've been around, you'll hear the messages that hit hardest — again.

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283 - PCOS, Menopause, Insulin Resistance: The Truth About Weight Loss Jun 13, 2025

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Do you have PCOS, menopause, or insulin resistance and feel like weight loss is completely different for you? You've probably joined Facebook groups, read books, and followed experts who told you exactly what to expect with your specific condition. But what if the beliefs you've borrowed from these communities are actually shaping your experience more than you realize? In this episode, we dive into how the stories we tell ourselves about our bodies might be creating the very struggles we're trying to solve. Get ready to question everything you think you know about why weight loss feels so impossible.

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01:09: Why People Think Weight Loss Won't Work Common beliefs about why conditions like PCOS, menopause, and insulin resistance make weight loss impossible.

03:30: How Online Communities Shape Your Beliefs The danger of adopting limiting beliefs from Facebook groups and influencers about your diagnosis.

10:00: It's Still About Overeating Real client examples showing that addressing overeating solves the problem, not the diagnosis itself.

18:30: Question Everything You've Been Told Why you should be careful about accepting beliefs from experts and be willing to test them yourself.

24:00: Your Beliefs Create Your Experience How what you think about your condition impacts you more than the condition itself.

282 - Why Behavior Change Sucks (And Why That's Actually Normal) Jun 06, 2025

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Behavior change is hard - really, really hard. In this episode, Maggie gets real about why changing your habits feels impossible and shares her own current struggles with nervous system regulation. She explains how your brain and body will literally fight you when you try to change, throwing what she calls "the biggest tantrum" to keep you stuck in familiar patterns. But here's the thing: understanding why your brain does this actually makes the whole process less terrifying and more manageable. If you've ever wondered why you keep going back to old habits even when you know better, this episode will help you understand what's really happening inside your head.

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02:54: It's No Longer About the Trauma, It's About the Choices 08:36: The First Week Was Brutal 11:33: Your Body Will Throw the Biggest Tantrum 13:45: Retraining Your Body Like a Wild Animal 19:27: You Have to Go All In - No Dipping In and Out

281 - Demystifying Self-Sabotage May 30, 2025

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Ever feel like you're crushing your weight loss goals for weeks or months, then suddenly find yourself right back where you started? You're not alone - this frustrating cycle of progress followed by what feels like "self-sabotage" is one of the most common struggles people face. In this episode, we dive into why your brain seems to work against you just when things are going well, and why that success can feel so dangerous and unpredictable. We'll explore what's really happening in your mind when you revert to old eating patterns, and challenge some of the dramatic stories we tell ourselves about why this happens. If you've ever wondered why you keep "going backward" despite your best intentions, this episode will give you a completely different way to understand what's really going on

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02:42: What Self-Sabotage Really Looks Like

07:30: How Your Brain Creates Habits

11:30: Why "Self-Sabotage" is a Loaded Term

16:00: The Real Reason You Revert to Old Patterns

21:25: Summer Weight Loss and Vibe Club

280 - How Rachel Lost 40 Pounds And Her Experience With Pregnancy In Vibe Club May 23, 2025

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Rachel shares her remarkable journey of losing 40 pounds while navigating the challenges of moving countries and pregnancy. After trying countless diets including keto, Whole30, and Weight Watchers without lasting success, she discovered a completely different approach that finally worked. Join us as Rachel reveals the unexpected mindset shift that made losing weight on vacation possible for the first time in her life. She offers a refreshing perspective on maintaining progress during major life transitions and how her relationship with food transformed during pregnancy. This conversation is packed with insights for anyone who feels like they've tried everything without finding lasting success.

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01:46 Rachel's history with weight loss attempts

05:18: The turning point: losing weight on vacation

09:00: The power of focusing on one problem

14:30: How Rachel's relationship with urges changed

20:00: Seeing success through major life transitions

24:39: Rachel's experience with pregnancy

33:27: The unexpected exercise mindset shift

44:45: Final advice for those struggling with weight loss

279 - How to Break Free From Emotional Spirals May 16, 2025

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You've learned how to sit with your emotions instead of eating through them—but now what? In today's episode, Maggie explains why staying stuck in negative emotions can become its own form of sabotage. You'll learn how indulging in drama keeps you from real change, and how to shift your perspective to start feeling better without needing your circumstances to change. This conversation is a wake-up call to stop rolling around in the shit and start moving through it. If you've been feeling stuck, this is the nudge you've been waiting for.

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00:00 – Why we don't coddle the drama 01:30 – What it means to "sit in the shit" 04:00 – Allowing emotion vs. avoiding with food 06:30 – When allowing becomes indulgent 08:45 – How stuck emotions become your identity 11:00 – Questions to shift your mindset 13:00 – Coaching examples of "I can't" thinking 15:00 – The drama spiral: 30 things vs 3 18:00 – Changing your life by changing your story 21:00 – Final takeaway: Don't sit in the shit too long

278 - Why Your Brain Can't See What's Holding You Back (and How Coaching Fixes This) May 09, 2025

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Ever wonder why you can listen to weight loss advice but still struggle to make progress? You might be missing something crucial that your own brain can't recognize. Despite your best efforts, hidden thought patterns could be sabotaging your progress without you even realizing it. Discover why having someone else look at your thinking patterns makes all the difference in finally breaking through weight loss plateaus. This episode exposes the gap between learning information and actually implementing it effectively.

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05:45: Why your brain has blind spots you can't see on your own

13:15: How avoiding triggers (like the scale) actually delays growth rather than helping it

19:21: Setting effective weight loss goals versus avoiding them due to past negative associations

34:30: When you might need one-on-one support versus group coaching for your weight loss journey