• The Measuring Stick: How to evaluate foods based on two key factors—control and consequences

• Control: Identifying trigger foods—those that make you feel out of control and lead to overeating

• Consequences: How overeating certain foods affects your physical and emotional well-being (e.g., feeling sluggish, gaining weight, or dealing with guilt)

• Personal Story: A real-life example of granola being a trigger food for me, and how I learned to recognize and avoid it

• Emotional and Physical Triggers: How emotions, stress, and tiredness can make us more vulnerable to overeating

• Breaking the Cycle: The importance of being honest with yourself about what makes you feel out of control and how to take proactive steps to avoid those foods

• The Compulsion to Overeat: How emotional eating, stress, and habit contribute to the compulsion to eat, and how to manage these triggers

Practical Advice: Steps to address the root causes of compulsive eating—emotions, stress, and habit—by creating new habits and seeking support