Cravings and food noise aren't a willpower problem. They're usually two problems stacked on top of each other: not enough protein, and too many food rules.

In this episode I break down why gritting your teeth harder was never going to fix it, and the four shifts I actually use (and teach inside Set Point Restore) to quiet food noise without white-knuckling anything:

- Reality Planning
- Food Neutralization
- Hunger + Fullness Retraining
- Gentle Nighttime Hunger

I also get into what it was actually like navigating this while on prednisone, a medication that's a documented appetite-wrecker, and why the goal was never perfection, just a rhythm solid enough to hold up when life doesn't cooperate.

If you want help figuring out where your own food noise is coming from, I've got room for one more private client right now.

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I'm Cheri Alberts: weight loss coach, breast cancer survivor, mom of three. This is the Set Point Science podcast.

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