📌 Episode Summary

In this solo episode of Healthy Not Hungry, Rach dives deep into the psychology and physiology behind cravings and emotional eating. Ever wondered why your brain tells you to reach for chocolate mid-afternoon? Or why resisting cravings sometimes backfires? This episode explains the brain-body connection, how stress and blood sugar crashes affect cravings, and a simple, sustainable strategy to manage them—without guilt or food obsession.

You'll learn how inner health creates outer health, and why a balanced mindset is essential for long-term fat loss success.

• What cravings really are and where they come from (hint: it starts in your brain 🧠)

• The science of dopamine, cortisol, and the craving loop

• How blood sugar crashes and nutrient deficiencies trigger emotional eating

• Why hydration and protein are key to reducing sugar cravings

• A step-by-step framework to decide whether to give in or fuel first

• How to manage cravings without guilt, restriction, or sabotaging your goals

• Why mindset and emotional wellbeing are crucial for sustainable fat loss

• emotional eating

• food cravings

• cravings and mindset

• brain body connection

• mental health and weight loss

• fat loss for women

• women and emotional eating

• how to stop sugar cravings

• stress and cravings

• sustainable weight loss

• balanced eating

• mindset for fat loss

• food freedom after 40

• hormones and cravings

• stop binge eating

Fuel your body first, listen with curiosity, and respond with kindness—not punishment. Your cravings aren't the enemy; they’re messengers from your body and mind. Learn to decode them, not deny them.

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