3 Mistakes Women Make When Trying to ‘Balance Hormones’

In this episode, Alana breaks down three ways emotional overeating can disrupt hormone balance - and why it is not simply a willpower problem. She explains how eating in a stressed or dysregulated state can affect cortisol, insulin, hunger and fullness signals, and even estrogen and progesterone. This episode is for the woman trying to balance her hormones, lose weight sustainably, and stop feeling at war with food and her body. _____ For Newbies to The Sober Eating Movement Looking to Get Started Invisible Weight Detox An introduction to the Sober Eating Movement - a clear step-by-step process to help your body and mind work together, rebuild self-trust, and lose weight without tracking, shakes, or endless rules. → Enroll here For a Deeper Transformation with The Sober Eating Method The Sober Eating Sequence™ The proven 3-phase method to stop food and dieting chaos, and release weight naturally through a new proven way of eating for weight loss and enjoyment - without dieting, restriction, or counting macros in as little as 90 days. This is where you finally trust your body and food choices, feel at ease in your skin, and stop circling back to food as the problem.→ Enroll here _____ GET 1-1 SUPPORT FROM ALANA Elite VIP A 3-month private mentorship where years of struggle collapse into months of precision change. With custom meal development refined daily, private coaching intensives, and direct access to Alana, you’ll stop negotiating with food and step into the woman whose body, confidence, and choices reflect her true power.→ Apply here Concierge For the woman who refuses to settle, Concierge is the highest level of private mentorship. With unlimited access to Alana for coaching, every detail and nuance is addressed with luxury-level concierge private support tailored to your real day to day life, so you experience the deepest transformation possible and embody full freedom. {Luxury 3-day 1-1 weekend retreat with Alana included}→ Apply here A program designed to support your Sober Eating Method Journey Coming Home to Your Body A self-paced course to help you feel safe, grounded, and at peace in a body that's still changing. Learn to build trust with your body now, not just after weight loss. → Enroll here Free Quiz: What’s your hidden food and self belief pattern keeping you from lasting weight loss? Click here for the Free Quiz _____ Leave us a voice message for our next Q&A episode! Instagram @bewellbyak Facebook LinkedIn Apple Youtube Chapters: 0:00 Why this is not a willpower problem 0:20 Welcome to Emotional Eating Unwrapped 1:18 Emotional overeating is not a food problem 2:14 Mistake 1: Ignoring cortisol and insulin 3:00 What happens when you eat in a stressed state 4:18 Why insulin can go into overdrive 5:05 Why this is not about being “bad” with food 5:43 Alana’s personal experience with weight loss resistance 9:18 Mistake 2: Hunger and fullness hormones 10:13 Why your brain may not get the signal that you are full 11:15 Why women start blaming themselves 12:13 Mistake 3: Estrogen and progesterone balance 13:09 Your hormones are one ecosystem 13:56 How cortisol can crowd out progesterone 14:24 Estrogen dominance symptoms many women recognize 15:34 Feeling “hormonal” without understanding why 16:27 Why Alana had to stop blaming herself 17:13 Responding to life instead of reacting to life 18:03 What changes when you address the root 19:24 How Alana knew she was healing 20:25 Final thoughts and how to support the show