How to Stop Impulse Eating: 5 Strategies That Work
Episode 3 · Jan 9, 2023
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Motivation vs systems, quitting too soon, starting over, fear of judgment, standards and goals.
Episode 3 · Jan 9, 2023
24 minEpisode 407 · Oct 23, 2026
Nikkiey suggests noticing the trigger, such as boredom while watching Netflix, and pausing to ask whether you are really hungry. She also recommends brushing your teeth instead of eating and keeping unhealthy snacks out of the house so there is nothing there to grab.
Nikkiey explains that in the first weeks of a new program, most of what's happening is neurological adaptation. Your brain is mapping new movement patterns and recruiting muscle fibers more efficiently, so you get stronger using the muscle you already have before meaningful muscle tissue changes show up in the mirror or on the scale.