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Brain Powered Weight Loss - With Eliza Kingsford

EP 4 : How Your Nervous System Hijacks Your Food Choices

06 Jun 2025

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🎧 Episode 4: How Your Nervous System Hijacks Your Food ChoicesIn this episode of The Brain Powered Weight Loss Podcast, Eliza Kingsford unpacks a powerful truth: your nervous system—not your willpower—is driving your eating habits. If you’ve ever said, “I know what to do, but I just can’t seem to do it,” this episode explains why.Learn how your brain’s protective wiring overrides your best intentions and what you can do to regain control. This is the missing piece most weight loss advice completely ignores.What You’ll LearnWhy you turn to food when stressed, anxious, or overwhelmedHow your nervous system shuts down your decision-making abilitiesWhy willpower and mindset hacks don’t work (and what does)What it means to build “nervous system resilience” for long-term successHow food became your body’s go-to coping tool—and how to change thatEpisode Highlights02:00 – What stress and emotional eating really look like06:07 – How your nervous system controls everything you think, feel, say, and do10:06 – Why you lose emotional regulation, focus, and discipline when you're dysregulated12:09 – Why willpower doesn’t work when you’re under threat15:18 – The power of building a nervous system “map” and bank account🔗 Resources & LinksFree Download: Why Can’t I Stop Eating?The Shift Program: Apply Now! Start Here: Map your nervous system for real change Join the Community: Brain Powered Weight Loss Facebook GroupLet’s ConnectFollow Eliza on Instagram → @elizakingsfordDM “STRESS” for a free guide to stress eating!Coming Up Next: Episode 5: The Real Reason You Struggle with ConsistencyLearn how your brain and body sabotage your follow-through—and what to do about it.You can find all of my resources, links and programs at elizakingsford.com

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