Love Food, Lose Weight: How to End Emotional Eating Without Dieting with Molly Zemek | ANEW EP 79

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Do you love food but feel trapped in a cycle of overeating, guilt, and failed diets? You’re not alone—and you’re not broken.

In this powerful episode of the ANEW Insight Podcast, Dr. Supatra Tovar sits down with Molly Zemek—former chef, certified life coach, and host of the wildly popular Weight Loss for Food Lovers podcast—to unpack how food became our go-to for comfort, how diets keep us stuck, and what it really takes to lose weight without giving up the joy of eating.

Molly’s story is raw, relatable, and refreshing. Raised in a food-loving Italian family, she built a career around gourmet cooking and fine wine. But by her 40s, motherhood, emotional stress, and exhaustion were taking a toll. She found herself reaching for food and wine not just out of love, but out of habit—seeking relief from overwhelm, boredom, and self-doubt.

What followed wasn’t another round of dieting—it was a radical shift in self-awareness.

In this episode, Molly shares how she:

• Lost 40 pounds without restriction or shame
• Identified emotional triggers like perfectionism, people-pleasing, and “not good enough” beliefs
• Used mindfulness to separate physical hunger from emotional cravings
• Transformed her relationship with food, her body, and her emotions

Dr. Tovar and Molly are perfectly aligned in their mission to deprogram diet culture and help people rebuild body trust. They explore:

• Why deprivation always backfires (and makes cravings worse)
• How your body actually tells you what it needs—if you listen
• The difference between true satisfaction and emotional “stuffing”
• How to indulge without guilt by finding your “pleasure sweet spot”
• Why dieting triggers fat storage and burnout—not sustainable weight loss
  

You’ll also learn how to reframe emotional eating not as a failure—but as a signal. When you pause and ask, “What am I really needing?”—you begin to break the cycle.

This episode is a must-listen for anyone who:

• Feels defeated by yo-yo dieting
• Wants to enjoy food without losing control
• Struggles with late-night cravings, emotional snacking, or perfectionism
• Is ready to finally feel good in their body—without punishing it
  

Molly’s approach is practical, compassionate, and backed by deep personal transformation. If you’re tired of chasing “clean eating” perfection or counting calories like a math equation, this conversation will shift your mindset—and possibly your life.

🔥 Get ready to reconnect with your body, your hunger, and your happiness.

🎧 Listen now—and don’t miss Part 2 for even more real talk and powerful strategies.

Want to know more about Molly Zemek, here are her social media channels : https://www.mollyzemek.com/, https://www.instagram.com/mollyzemek/?hl=en, http

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