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If you're a woman over 40 who's spent years trying to lose weight, control your cravings, and stop emotional eating, this episode could change the way you think about food. You probably already know what you should be eating. You've tried the diets, counted the calories, and promised yourself that Monday will be different. But somehow, you keep falling back into the same habits. The problem might not be what you're eating. It might be WHY you're eating. In this episode, weight loss coach Max Lowery reveals the five hidden reasons you eat when you're not hungry — and why simply trying to be more disciplined isn't the answer. The 5 Hidden Drivers Behind Overeating You'll discover: Your metabolism and hunger signals: How changes during perimenopause and menopause, poor sleep, and unstable energy can make hunger and sugar cravings harder to manage.Your nervous system: Why chronic stress can leave you reaching for food to relax, switch off, or feel better.Emotional eating: How food becomes a painkiller, reward, escape, or even punishment — and how to recognise your own patterns.Childhood food rules: Why being told to finish everything on your plate could still be affecting your eating habits decades later.All-or-nothing thinking: Why one biscuit, takeaway, or glass of wine can turn into a weekend of overeating — and how to break the cycle.Max also shares his personal experience with chronic stress and explains why understanding your nervous system is such an important part of changing your relationship with food. You'll learn simple exercises you can start using today to understand your cravings, recognise emotional triggers, and stop the guilt that keeps you stuck. Plus, discover Max's Never Diet Again Method, a three-step approach built around resetting your body, rewiring your habits, and realigning your mindset for sustainable weight loss. Ready to Stop Fighting Food? If you're tired of starting another diet, feeling out of control around food, and blaming yourself when things go wrong, this episode is for you. 🎧 Listen now to discover what's really driving your eating habits. Download your FREE guide: Why You Can't Stop Eating When You're Not Hungry. It includes all five hidden drivers and a practical exercise for each one to help you start making changes. Want personalised support? Book a Food Freedom Breakthrough Call with Max's team to explore what's keeping you stuck and how to move forward. Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/max.lowery/ Book a Food Freedom Breakthrough Call: https://www.neverdietagainmethod.uk/call-ig Watch my The Cravings & Fat-Burning Masterclass: https://www.neverdietagainmethod.uk/register-podcast

You’ve eaten dinner. You’re not hungry. So why do you keep finding yourself back in the kitchen at 9pm looking for chocolate, biscuits, or something sweet? If evening overeating feels almost automatic, the answer may have far less to do with willpower than you think. In this episode, Max explains why stress and your nervous system can play such a big role in emotional eating and nighttime cravings—especially for women over 40. You might be disciplined all day. You work, look after your family, make decisions, solve problems, and keep everything moving. Then evening comes, you finally stop…and suddenly you want food. Max uses a simple pressure cooker analogy to explain what may be happening. All day, pressure builds. By evening, food becomes your “release valve”—a quick way to switch off, relax, reward yourself, or find comfort. That’s also why another diet often doesn’t solve the problem. Taking away chocolate, tracking every calorie, or trying harder simply removes the release valve without dealing with the pressure underneath it. In this episode, you’ll discover: Why you can eat even when you’re not physically hungryHow stress can become linked with food, comfort, and reliefWhy dieting and restriction can make the cycle harder to escapeHow perfectionism, people-pleasing, guilt, and putting yourself last can contribute to emotional eatingWhy perimenopause and menopause can add another layer to food cravings and weight lossA simple “Notice, Name, Pause” exercise to help interrupt automatic eatingYou’ll also hear Joann's story. After years of losing and regaining the same weight, she reached the point where food finally became quieter. She could eat a couple of squares of her favourite chocolate and forget the rest was even in the cupboard. And that’s the bigger goal: not spending your life trying to be “good” around food, but reaching a place where food takes up far less space in your head. If you’re tired of starting another diet every Monday, listen to the full episode now. Then, if you’re ready to understand what’s really driving your eating and weight gain, click the link below to book your Food Freedom Breakthrough Call. Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/max.lowery/ Book a Food Freedom Breakthrough Call: https://www.neverdietagainmethod.uk/call-ig Watch my The Cravings & Fat-Burning Masterclass: https://www.neverdietagainmethod.uk/register-podcast

What if the reason you can’t lose weight has very little to do with knowing what to eat? If you’ve spent years blaming yourself for having no willpower around food, this episode could completely change how you see your struggle. In this episode of Why Can’t I Lose Weight?, Max sits down with Catherine, 53, who has been trying to lose weight since her 20s. Catherine has tried diets, calorie counting, food restriction and lots of exercise. At one point, she was eating just 1,200 calories a day. Yet today, she is at her heaviest weight and feels more confused about food than ever. She knows what she is “supposed” to do. But put a cookie, fresh bread, crisps or chocolate in front of her, and she feels like she has to eat it — and often all of it. So what’s really going on? As Max digs into Catherine’s story, it becomes clear that this isn’t simply a lack of discipline. Years of dieting have taught her to label foods as “good,” “bad” and “naughty.” That restriction may have helped create a scarcity mindset where certain foods feel even more powerful and hard to resist. They also explore how food and alcohol have played different roles throughout Catherine’s life — providing comfort and escape during difficult relationships, then becoming a reward, celebration or way to relax. In this episode, you’ll discover: Why restricting your favourite foods can make you obsess over them even moreHow emotional eating can become an automatic response to stress and difficult feelingsWhy tiredness, hunger and energy crashes may make sugar and carb cravings harder to manageHow decades of diet culture can damage your trust around foodWhy self-blame can keep the overeating and weight gain cycle goingCatherine’s biggest realization is simple but powerful: weight loss isn’t only about what you eat. You also need to understand why you eat. If you’re a woman over 40 who feels like you already know how to lose weight but just can’t stick to it, this conversation will help you look beyond another diet or meal plan and start identifying the root causes keeping you stuck. Listen to the full episode now and discover why trying harder may not be the answer — and what you may need to focus on instead. Click the link below to apply to be featured in a future episode. https://form.typeform.com/to/gA9Iid6z Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/max.lowery/ Book a Food Freedom Breakthrough Call:  https://www.neverdietagainmethod.uk/call-ig Watch my The Cravings & Fat-Burning Masterclass:  https://www.neverdietagainmethod.uk/register-podcast

What does it really take to lose 46 pounds and actually keep it off? For Ellen, the answer wasn’t another strict diet, cutting out carbs or finding more willpower. When Ellen started this journey, she had three children under five, a demanding job and very little time for herself. She’d spent years losing weight through restriction, only to put it back on again. Each time the weight returned, she felt like she had failed. She had also lost touch with the sporty, active person she used to be. Most importantly, she was worried her own relationship with food and body image would be passed down to her children. Fast forward two and a half years: Ellen has lost 46 pounds and kept it off. She has more energy, a completely different relationship with food and recently completed a Half Ironman — a 1.2-mile swim, 56-mile bike ride and 13.1-mile run. But this episode isn’t about telling you that you need to train for an Ironman to lose weight. It’s about what can happen when you stop relying on diets and start changing the habits, beliefs and emotional patterns underneath your weight struggles. Ellen shares: Why previous diets helped her lose weight but never helped her keep it offHow she stopped using food to deal with loneliness and other emotional needsWhy seeing food as fuel changed her relationship with eatingHow starting with small amounts of activity eventually transformed her energy and confidenceHow she found time to exercise while raising three young children and working a demanding jobWhy planning and getting support from her family made consistency easierHow becoming more active influenced her children without telling them they needed to exerciseWhy learning to “do it scared” helped her build real self-beliefEllen’s story is powerful because sustainable weight loss wasn’t the end of her journey. It gave her the confidence and energy to start asking, “What else am I capable of?” If you’re a woman over 40 who has lost weight before only to regain it, or you’re scared to try again because nothing has lasted, this episode will show you that another restrictive diet isn’t your only option. Listen to the full episode now and discover what can change when you stop chasing short-term weight loss and start building a life you can actually sustain. Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/max.lowery/ Book a Food Freedom Breakthrough Call:  https://www.neverdietagainmethod.uk/call-ig Watch my The Cravings & Fat-Burning Masterclass:  https://www.neverdietagainmethod.uk/register-podcast

Why Can't I Lose Weight? Episode 1: The Real Reason You Can't Stop Eating What if the reason you can't lose weight has nothing to do with willpower, discipline or motivation? Welcome to Why Can't I Lose Weight?, a brand-new series where I sit down with real women who have spent years, sometimes decades, struggling with their weight, and help them uncover the real reasons they've been unable to make lasting changes. These aren't your typical weight loss conversations. We don't talk about diets, calorie counting or what you should and shouldn't eat. Instead, we dig deeper into the psychology, emotional patterns, childhood experiences and deeply ingrained beliefs that shape our relationship with food. Because you can't solve a problem until you understand what's actually causing it. In this first episode, we meet Erin. Erin is a 54-year-old teacher and mum of two who has struggled with her weight since her teenage years. She's intelligent, successful and knows exactly what she should be doing to lose weight. But there's one thing she can't understand. Why can't she stop herself from eating, even when she's not hungry? She's tried dieting, calorie counting and exercising more, but nothing has worked long term. And like so many women, she's spent years blaming herself for her lack of willpower. As our conversation unfolds, we uncover something much deeper. We explore how growing up in a household where certain foods were forbidden shaped her relationship with food, why she turns to chocolate when she's stressed, and how years of guilt, shame and self-blame have kept her trapped in the same cycle. By the end of our conversation, Erin begins to see her struggles in a completely different light. And in one particularly emotional moment, she shares something that perfectly captures why I created this series. "I feel seen. I feel a bit more validated as a person." If you've ever found yourself eating when you're not hungry, feeling out of control around certain foods, or wondering why you can't seem to do something that everyone tells you should be simple, this episode is for you. Because the problem might not be what you've spent years believing it is. Want to discover why YOU can't lose weight? I'm inviting women to take part in future episodes of the Why Can't I Lose Weight? series. We'll have an honest, in-depth conversation about your struggles and work together to uncover the root causes that may be keeping you stuck. Everyone who takes part will receive a free, personalised action plan to help them start addressing those root causes. You can also choose to remain anonymous. Click the link below to apply to be featured in a future episode. https://form.typeform.com/to/gA9Iid6z Follow me on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/max.lowery/ Book a Food Freedom Breakthrough Call:  https://www.neverdietagainmethod.uk/call-ig Watch my The Cravings & Fat-Burning Masterclass:  https://www.neverdietagainmethod.uk/register-podcast

If you’re successful in almost every area of your life, why does losing weight still feel so hard? Maybe the problem isn’t that you need more discipline. Maybe you’ve been trying to solve the wrong problem. So many women tell themselves, “I should be able to do this myself.” You know about calories. You know protein matters. You know you should eat more whole foods, move your body, and probably drink less wine. Yet you still find yourself picking while cooking, reaching for something sweet when you’re tired, pouring wine after a stressful day, or thinking, “I’ve ruined it now, so I may as well start again Monday.” In this episode, I explain why more nutrition knowledge and willpower may not be the answer. We look at three deeper areas that can make sustainable weight loss harder, especially for women navigating perimenopause and menopause. You’ll discover: Reset: How hunger, energy crashes, cravings, sleep, stress, eating patterns, and metabolic flexibility can influence how easy—or difficult—it feels to manage your food.Rewire: Why emotional eating isn’t always eating ice cream after a bad day. It can be boredom, picking while cooking, wine to relax, or chocolate in front of the TV. These patterns can become automatic after years of repetition.Realign: How all-or-nothing thinking, perfectionism, people pleasing, poor boundaries, and the stories you tell yourself can keep you trapped in the diet cycle.We also talk about menopause weight loss. Hormonal changes can affect sleep, appetite, energy, body composition, insulin sensitivity, mood, and fat distribution. But blaming everything on menopause can mean missing other patterns that may also be keeping you stuck. Most importantly, this episode challenges the idea that asking for help means you’ve failed. You probably accept expert help in other parts of your life. So why should food and weight be different? The goal of good coaching isn’t to make you dependent on someone. It’s to help you understand your patterns, build new skills, rebuild trust in yourself, and eventually know how to handle holidays, stressful weeks, meals out, and everyday life without constantly starting another diet. Listen to the full episode now and discover what can change when you stop starting another diet and begin addressing the patterns underneath your relationship with food. Follow me on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/max.lowery/ Book a Food Freedom Breakthrough Call:  https://www.neverdietagainmethod.uk/call-ig Watch my The Cravings & Fat-Burning Masterclass:  https://www.neverdietagainmethod.uk/register-podcast

What if the reason you keep regaining weight isn’t a lack of willpower—but because diets never address why you’re eating in the first place? At 61, retired nurse Kim felt like she had tried everything. Weight Watchers. Slimming World. Keto. SlimPod. Atkins. Even the cabbage soup diet. She could lose weight. But keeping it off was another story. Before joining the programme, Kim describes herself as being at “rock bottom.” She was post-menopausal, struggling with aches and pains, caring for ageing parents, and feeling anxious and overwhelmed. Food—and increasingly alcohol—had become a way to cope with stress. A difficult phone call could lead to reaching for food without even thinking. A stressful visit with her parents might end with a gin and tonic, followed by evening snacking. And every time another diet failed, Kim blamed herself. In this episode, we explore why sustainable weight loss after menopause can require looking beyond meal plans and restriction—and addressing the habits, emotions, and thought patterns underneath your eating. You’ll hear how Kim learned to: Recognise her emotional eating triggers instead of automatically reacting to them.Use mindfulness, breathwork, and emotional regulation tools during stressful moments.Eat three regular, balanced meals without obsessing over food.Reduce the constant “food noise” and start trusting herself around food.Enjoy meals out, holidays, cake, and the occasional drink without feeling like she had ruined everything.Respond more calmly to stressful situations instead of automatically turning to food or alcohol.After around five to six months, Kim had lost over 11kg, six inches from her waist, and nearly two clothing sizes—while still going on holidays, attending weddings and parties, and eating out. But the biggest change isn’t just the number on the scales. Kim says she feels calmer, more present, and hopeful about the future. She’s planning walks, improving her swimming, trying new hobbies, and thinking about what she wants from the next stage of her life. If you’re a woman over 40 who knows what to eat but still struggles with emotional eating, menopause weight loss, stress eating, or keeping weight off, Kim’s story may help you see the problem differently. Listen to the full episode now and discover what can change when you stop starting another diet and begin addressing the patterns underneath your relationship with food. Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/max.lowery/ Book a Food Freedom Breakthrough Call: https://www.neverdietagainmethod.uk/call-ig Watch my The Cravings & Fat-Burning Masterclass:  https://www.neverdietagainmethod.uk/register-podcast

If you think losing weight means giving up your favourite foods or relying on willpower forever, this episode will change the way you think. Jacqueline lost an incredible 33.7kg (5 stone 4lbs)—and says she's never been hungry throughout the process. In this follow-up conversation, six months after her first appearance on the podcast, Jacqueline shares what has happened since joining Live360. After decades of trying every diet imaginable—from Weight Watchers and Slimming World to cabbage soup diets and cutting carbs—she finally found the missing piece that helped her break free from emotional eating and endless yo-yo dieting. Before starting the programme, Jacqueline struggled with everyday movement. Tying her shoes was difficult, walking caused pain, and she worried she wouldn't be able to enjoy a planned trip to Japan with her family. Fast forward to today, and she's walking for miles, taking the stairs instead of escalators, running to fitness classes, and enjoying a level of freedom she never thought possible. In this episode, you'll discover: Why traditional diets kept failing—even when they worked in the short term.The mindset shift that helped Jacqueline stop emotional eating for good.How she learned to enjoy holidays, restaurants, and social events without gaining weight.Why she no longer feels controlled by sugar cravings, crisps, or food noise.The difference between eating for comfort and eating for fuel.How changing her environment made healthy choices feel effortless.Why lasting weight loss isn't about more willpower—it's about changing your identity and habits.One of the most powerful moments in this conversation is hearing Jacqueline explain how food no longer controls her life. Instead of constantly thinking about snacks or using food to cope with stress or boredom, she now enjoys balanced, protein-focused meals, feels satisfied between meals, and makes conscious decisions without feeling deprived. If you're a woman over 40 struggling with emotional eating, menopause weight gain, or the frustration of losing weight only to regain it, this episode offers real hope. Jacqueline's story proves that sustainable weight loss isn't about finding the next diet—it's about changing the way you think, building healthier habits, and creating a lifestyle you can actually maintain. If you're ready to stop dieting and finally create lasting food freedom, book a Food Freedom Breakthrough Call to learn how Live360 can help you. And if you're not quite ready yet, be sure to listen to the full episode—you might just hear the mindset shift you've been missing. Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/max.lowery/ Book a Food Freedom Breakthrough Call: https://www.neverdietagainmethod.uk/call-ig Watch my The Cravings & Fat-Burning Masterclass:  https://www.neverdietagainmethod.uk/register-podcast

What if the reason you're exhausted, stuck, or struggling isn't because you need to try harder—but because you've outgrown the life you've built?  If you've been chasing success for years but still feel unfulfilled, this episode will challenge the way you think about achievement, identity, and what it really means to create a life you love. In this episode, Max sits down with executive coach Julia Starr, who helps high-achieving professionals navigate career pivots without losing themselves in the process. Drawing on her background in management consulting and adult development psychology, Julia explains why so many successful people reach a point where the next promotion, pay rise, or achievement no longer brings the fulfilment they expected. Together, they explore why burnout, anxiety, poor health, and constant stress are often symptoms of living out of alignment with your values—not signs that you simply need more discipline or resilience. In this episode, you'll discover: The 5 biggest signs you've outgrown your career or current life.Why high achievers often struggle to make big changes—even when they know they're unhappy.The difference between following external validation and living according to your own values.How perfectionism keeps you stuck waiting for the "right" decision.Why your nervous system resists change, even when change would improve your life.A practical exercise that can instantly help you gain clarity on what really matters.Max also shares how these same patterns show up in women trying to lose weight. Many believe they need another diet, stricter rules, or more willpower. But in reality, lasting transformation often comes from addressing the deeper issues underneath—stress, identity, limiting beliefs, boundaries, and the stories we tell ourselves. If you've ever felt trapped by the life you've worked so hard to create, this conversation will remind you that you are so much more than your job or your achievements. You don't need to have your entire future mapped out before making a change. Small, intentional steps can create extraordinary transformation over time. Ready to stop living on autopilot? Listen to the full episode today and discover how aligning your work, health, and values can help you build a life that actually feels good—not just one that looks successful from the outside. https://www.instagram.com/juliastarrcoaching/ https://www.juliastarrcoaching.com/ Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/max.lowery/ Book a Food Freedom Breakthrough Call: https://www.neverdietagainmethod.uk/call-ig Watch my The Cravings & Fat-Burning Masterclass:  https://www.neverdietagainmethod.uk/register-podcast

What happens when the diets that always worked suddenly stop working? In this episode, I'm joined by Letitia, one of our incredible Live360 clients. Like so many women over 40, she'd spent years stuck in the same cycle: lose weight, regain it, promise herself she'd start again on Monday. But when perimenopause arrived, everything changed. The strategies she'd relied on no longer worked, and the constant mental battle around food became exhausting.  What started as frustration with her body slowly became a crisis of confidence and identity. As her children became more independent, Letitia found herself questioning who she was beyond being a mum. She became increasingly self-critical, withdrew from life, and felt trapped in a cycle of guilt, perfectionism and emotional exhaustion. Since joining Live360, she's:  Lost 1 stone and 5.5 inches from her waist Stopped obsessing over food and dieting  Rebuilt her confidence  Found consistency without restriction  Learned to enjoy birthdays, holidays and family meals without guilt  Begun embracing the next chapter of her life with excitement instead of fear In this conversation we discuss:  Why perimenopause makes old weight loss methods stop working  The hidden emotional cost of dieting  How identity changes after children leave home  Why perfectionism and all-or-nothing thinking keep women stuck  The importance of community, coaching and support  Why lasting weight loss starts with changing how you speak to yourself  How confidence becomes the foundation for every other area of life This episode is about far more than weight loss. It's about letting go of the constant battle with yourself and finally feeling at peace around food, your body and your future. If you've ever thought:  "Why can't I do what used to work?"  "Maybe there's something wrong with me."  "I'm exhausted by constantly thinking about food." ...this conversation will remind you that you are not broken you've simply never been given the right support. If you'd like to find out more about working with me and the Live360 coaching programme, book your free Food Freedom Breakthrough Call Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/max.lowery/ Book a Food Freedom Breakthrough Call: https://www.neverdietagainmethod.uk/call-ig Watch my The Cravings & Fat-Burning Masterclass:  https://www.neverdietagainmethod.uk/register-podcast

What happens when you've tried every diet, embraced intuitive eating, explored body positivity... and you're still unhappy? In this powerful client success story, I'm joined by Victoria, who spent years stuck in the same cycle so many women know all too well. She'd tried every diet imaginable before rejecting dieting altogether, only to find herself continuing to gain weight while feeling completely lost.  Everything changed when she stopped focusing solely on food and started addressing the real reasons she was struggling. Since joining the Live360 coaching programme, Victoria has lost 30lbs and 7 inches from her waist, but that's only a small part of her transformation. In this episode, we discuss:  Why dieting and body positivity both left her feeling stuck  The hidden emotional and psychological causes of weight gain  How stress, burnout and people-pleasing fuel emotional eating  Why weight gain is often a symptom, not the root problem  The role of identity, self-worth and nervous system regulation in lasting weight loss  How overcoming fear allowed Victoria to completely transform her life  Why confidence comes from building evidence, not motivation You'll also hear how Victoria made one of the biggest decisions of her life, leaving a high-stress career, moving back to Spain, training as a yoga teacher in Nepal, and rediscovering the adventurous, confident version of herself she'd lost along the way. This episode isn't just about losing weight. It's about becoming the person you were always capable of being. If you've ever thought:  "I've tried everything."  "Maybe I'm the one person who can't change."  "I know diets don't work, but I don't know what to do instead." ...then this conversation will give you hope that lasting change is possible. Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/max.lowery/ Book a Food Freedom Breakthrough Call: https://www.neverdietagainmethod.uk/call-ig Watch my The Cravings & Fat-Burning Masterclass:  https://www.neverdietagainmethod.uk/register-podcast

What if the biggest obstacle to your weight loss isn't food... but the way you speak to yourself? In this episode, I dive deep into one of the most overlooked drivers of emotional eating, self-sabotage, and inconsistent weight loss: your critical inner voice. You know the one. The voice that says:  "I've ruined it now."  "I've got no willpower."  "What's wrong with me?"  "I'll never change." Most women believe these thoughts are true. But what if they're not? What if the reason you keep finding yourself back in the kitchen at night, reaching for biscuits, chocolate, or wine, has less to do with food and more to do with the emotional stress created by years of self-criticism? In this episode, I explain: ✅ Where your inner critic actually comes from  ✅ How childhood experiences, culture, and past dieting shape your self-talk  ✅ Why self-criticism creates stress inside the nervous system  ✅ The hidden connection between shame, emotional eating, and weight gain  ✅ Why food often becomes a form of emotional relief  ✅ The difference between CBT and Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT)  ✅ A simple 4-step framework to stop being controlled by your thoughts Most importantly, you'll learn that you are not your thoughts. You are the person observing them. And when you stop believing every thought your mind produces, you create the space to make different choices, build self-trust, and finally break the cycle of starting over every Monday. Because lasting weight loss isn't just about changing what you eat. It's about changing the relationship you have with yourself. Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/max.lowery/ Book a Food Freedom Breakthrough Call: https://www.neverdietagainmethod.uk/call-ig Watch my The Cravings & Fat-Burning Masterclass:  https://www.neverdietagainmethod.uk/register-podcast

What if your “lack of discipline” is actually an ADHD brain searching for stimulation? In this episode, I’m joined by meditation coach Will Fraser to talk about ADHD, menopause, dopamine, emotional eating, phone addiction, and why so many women over 40 suddenly feel like their brain won’t switch off. We explore why ADHD symptoms can get worse during perimenopause, why food and scrolling become quick dopamine hits, and why meditation may be one of the most powerful tools for improving focus, impulse control, emotional regulation, and nervous system regulation. But this isn’t about sitting perfectly still with an empty mind. It’s about learning how to notice your thoughts, urges, and impulses without being controlled by them. If you’ve ever thought: “I can’t meditate.” “My brain is too busy.” “I can’t stop snacking.” “I’m always overwhelmed.” “I know what to do, but I can’t follow through.” This episode will change how you see yourself. Because you’re not lazy, broken, or undisciplined. Your brain may simply be stuck in a loop of stimulation, stress, and dopamine-seeking behaviour. And once you understand that, you can start to change it.  Find out more about Will Fraser here:  www.mind-beyond-matter.com Watch my The Cravings & Fat-Burning Masterclass:  https://www.neverdietagainmethod.uk/register-podcast Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/max.lowery/ Book a Food Freedom Breakthrough Call: https://www.neverdietagainmethod.uk/call-ig

What if the thing you’re using to feel better is actually keeping you stuck? In this episode, I’m joined by psychiatrist Dr. Josef Witt-Doerring, who has worked inside Big Pharma and the FDA, and what he shares will seriously challenge the way you think about antidepressants, anxiety, GLP-1 weight loss injections, emotional eating, and mental health. We talk about why so many people are being given drugs to numb symptoms without ever addressing the root cause, why food can become a form of self-medication, and why weight gain is often a symptom of something much deeper. This is not an anti-medication conversation. It’s an honest one. If you’re a woman over 40 who feels stuck with your weight, constantly turns to food for comfort, or feels like you’ve tried everything and nothing works, this episode will help you see the real issue more clearly. Because the problem is rarely just food. It’s stress. It’s emotional regulation. It’s nervous system overload. It’s identity. It’s the feelings you keep trying to avoid. And until those root causes are addressed, the same patterns keep coming back. This episode is a must-listen if you’ve ever wondered whether quick fixes are really solving the problem… or just delaying the moment you finally have to face it. Watch my The Cravings & Fat-Burning Masterclass:  https://www.neverdietagainmethod.uk/register-podcast Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/max.lowery/ Book a Food Freedom Breakthrough Call: https://www.neverdietagainmethod.uk/call-ig

Most women don’t need more weight loss knowledge. They know what to eat. They know they should move more. They know snacking, overeating, and “just a little taste” all add up. But here’s the problem: there is often a huge gap between what you think you’re doing and what you’re actually doing. And that gap is where weight loss stalls. In this episode, I share a training taken directly from inside my Live360 coaching program, breaking down the 3 biggest weight loss mistakes we see again and again with women who feel stuck. These aren’t complicated. They’re not extreme. And they’re definitely not about cutting out your favourite foods. But they are the small, easy-to-miss habits that can quietly stop progress: bites, licks and tastes that “don’t count,” eating past fullness because you hate wasting food, and underestimating how powerful daily movement really is. If you feel like you’re doing everything right but the weight still isn’t moving, this episode will help you stop blaming yourself and start seeing what’s actually going on. Because the problem usually isn’t discipline.  It’s awareness. And once you see these patterns clearly, everything can start moving again. Watch my The Cravings & Fat-Burning Masterclass:  https://www.neverdietagainmethod.uk/register-podcast Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/max.lowery/ Book a Food Freedom Breakthrough Call: https://www.neverdietagainmethod.uk/call-ig