Wits & Weights | Evidence-Based Fitness & Nutrition for Lifters Over 40 Ep 52: How to Stop Emotional Eating and Lose Fat Consistently (Ashley Carlotta)
Today we discuss emotional eating and healthy habits, the difference between physical hunger and emotional eating, why we eat emotionally, and how to address this for consistent habits and results. We also explore strategies for planning ahead and staying accountable, why it's hard to go it alone when trying to live a healthy lifestyle, managing food choices during a gaining phase, and the importance of non-food behaviors like hydration, activity, and self-care for success.
My guest is Ashley Carlotta, a Certified Accountability Health Coach. Ashley has helped hundreds of clients accountable to eat well and exercise consistently while living in moderation and practicing mindfulness.
She is the founder of Better Health by Accountability, where she coaches men and women all over the world. Ashley believes that daily accountability support is key to reaching your health and wellness goals. Ashley’s coaching provides daily communication, check-ins, guidance, and continuous reminders, and her clients find success with her direct, no excuses, fun-loving style.
You'll learn all about:
- Ashley's story and why she became a coach
- The difference between physical hunger and emotional eating
- Why we eat emotionally
- How to "fix" emotional eating or take control for consistent habits and results
- How to plan ahead for dining out, travel, and other opportunities to eat emotionally
- How to cultivate accountability and planning ahead (and why we don't already do this)
- Why it's hard to go it alone when trying to live a healthy lifestyle
- Managing food choices when in a gaining (muscle building) phase
- The importance of non-food behaviors (hydration, activity, self-care) for success
Episode resources:
- Download your free cheat sheet - 5 ways to start losing weight without dieting
- Ashley's website - betterhealthbyaccountability.com
- Find Ashley on Instagram - @betterhealthbyaccountability
- Watch the episode on video here
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