Ep 1: Your Brain Hates Weight Loss

In the first episode of the Brain-Based Weight Loss podcast, certified life and weight loss coach Dori Sharvit explains why weight loss feels so hard: the brain’s top priority is survival, so it resists change and pulls you back into familiar habits, making consistency difficult even when you know what to do. She explains how willpower can’t override the “survival brain” and is limited, especially during stress. Instead, she shares three principles to get your brain on board: make food decisions ahead of time , eat in a way that reduces cravings, and change your thinking by addressing the thoughts and feelings driving overeating.