
#97 Why Fighting Anxiety, Stress, and Cravings Makes Them Worse with Ed Halliwell
What if emotional eating isn’t about discipline but avoiding how you feel? This episode explores how acceptance, not willpower, breaks the cycle.
The Never Diet Again blog and podcast give women over 40 the real answers to lasting weight loss, helping you fix your mindset, reset your metabolism, build strength, and finally feel in control around food.

What if emotional eating isn’t about discipline but avoiding how you feel? This episode explores how acceptance, not willpower, breaks the cycle.

Weight loss injections work but only while you’re taking them. New research shows most people regain the weight within 12–18 months after stopping. So what actually needs to change for results to last?

Short-term weight loss is easy. Keeping it off means changing how you think about food, stress, and mistakes.

You’re successful, capable, and disciplined so why does food feel like the one thing you can’t control? This episode explains exactly why, and what to do instead of dieting.

After five years of failed diets and frustration, Gemma finally discovered why her body wasn’t responding. By doing less exercise, walking more, and learning how her body actually works, she lost 15kg and rebuilt her relationship with food for good.

“I hated my body, and for years I just normalized that pain. Coaching helped me realize I didn’t have to live that way anymore.”