I spoke with a woman recently who wants to release about 30lbs. She is also struggling with fatigue.

She wakes up, almost daily, feeling tired before the day has even begun.

She chases that “awake” feeling with coffee, and she gets enough of a “lift” to feel like she can go about her morning, business as usual.

But then she’s chasing that “awake” feeling all day long – with more coffee, something sweet, and chocolate, which seems to do two things at once.

Her efforts to release 30lbs of extra weight are going nowhere, and she’s been feeling only more and more depleted and frustrated as time goes on.

What she doesn’t see is that this endless loop of chasing energy with caffeine and sweets is keeping her body locked in a biochemical response that won’t let her body do what she wants it to do.

Emotional eating – even when it’s just to keep yourself going throughout the day – can quietly hijack your energy, leaving you feeling like you’re running on empty even when you’re technically “fueling” your body.

Here’s how it happens:

When you reach for something to soothe stress or keep yourself going, your blood sugar and adrenaline spike sky-high. This gives you a temporary “awake” feeling – almost like a rush. That sensation feels good! And your body is going to want to feel that way again, and again, and again.

But what goes up must come down – the “crash” that inevitably follows the rush.

Cue the fatigue, irritability, brain fog. The natural thing to do is reach for another fix to lift yourself up again. And so, the cycle continues.

But it’s not just the food that’s taking its toll on you.

 

It’s the mental load of battling yourself every day. The inner tug-of-war is no joke.

Why am I always so tired?

I need a little “pick-me-up”.

I shouldn’t have eaten that.

Why can’t I stop?

I’ll do better tomorrow.

 

This relentless cycle drains your life force and makes it so difficult to be fully present in your life.

If you’ve been in this endless chasing and crashing cycle for a while, you know exactly what I’m talking about.

No matter what your inner critic says, you are anything but undisciplined, lacking in willpower or broken.

You are living in a system that demands you keep pushing, even when every cell in your body is screaming for rest.

It’s a system that was never designed to help you thrive.

There is a way out of all of it. The chasing, the crashing, and the pushing and forcing.

I have helped many women break free from the grip of the harmful hustle—not through rules and diets or more discipline and willpower. Those things will never break you free you from this hell.

Instead, we start with curiosity and compassionate inquiry.

We add in nervous system support and root-cause healing.

And we sprinkle in a hefty dose of permission – permission for you to feel good and make choices that align with feeling that way.

I want you to  imagine what it would feel like to wake up feeling rested, grateful, clear-headed, and at peace with yourself.

No more harmful hustle. No more chasing and crashing. No more shame spirals.

It is possible.

If you want to reclaim your energy and your life, let’s talk.

Book a free conversation with me.

You’ll find a supportive space to explore what’s going on and how to shift it, so you can feel alive and free.