Stress eating tends to show up when stress is high, food intake has been inconsistent or restcited, and coping skills are stretched thin. It's a pattern shaped by physiology, restriction, and the pace of modern life, not a personal failure.
Maggie, Ryann, and Chloe unpack why stress eating is so common, how dieting and poor body image pressure pour fuel on the fire, and what helps reduce it without eliminating foods you enjoy. They cover the role of the nervous system, cortisol, sleep, blood sugar, and restriction backlash, along with practical strategies like the HALT check-in, planning enjoyable foods on purpose, stepping away from the pantry, and using stress relief tools that don't revolve around eating.
If food often becomes the default response at the end of a hard day, this conversation offers a realistic, compassionate path forward, focused on habits and behavior change that hold up in real life.
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