Solve The Overeating Puzzle - With Eugenia Nikiforow

If you are struggling with sugar and carbs cravings, overeating and binge eating - this by changing your diet in this way, will make a big change for you.

In this podcast episode, I explain exactly

• what to eat
• when to eat
• how much to eat

so you regain control of your sugar and carbs cravings and will reduce binge eating.

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Feeling like you've lost yourself since becoming a mum?

You're not alone. In this episode, I share a simple 20-minute morning routine that helped me get back to myself again.

If your day starts with chaos, exhaustion, and zero time for yourself, this episode is for you. I walk you through the exact morning self-care practice I use every single day — combining mindful breathing, visualization, gratitude, and intention-setting — even while working full-time and raising a toddler.

You'll learn:

• How creating time before the day starts changed my energy, mindset, and joy

• What I do during my 20-minute morning routine to feel grounded, energized, and in control

• How you can build a simple habit that reconnects you with yourself — even if you're short on time

Whether you're navigating postpartum changes, struggling with emotional eating, or simply craving more peace and purpose in your day, this episode will inspire you to create space for you — before the world starts asking for pieces of you.

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In this podcast, I dive into seven reasons why you might be craving sugar and also give practical solutions you can do to stop craving sugar.

I talk about the following points

• Blood Sugar
• Dopamine
• Energy
• Hormones
• Calories

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Binge eating is a way to escape. Eating food when we are tired, stressed, or overwhelmed is a way to escape from our feelings and from what is going on for us.

In this episode we are looking into the reasons why we are escaping and exploring how to understand what we are escaping.

We are discussing what we can do instead of using food as a coping mechanism and as a crutch.

For coaching enquires, message me eugenia@unloxu.nz

connect with me on Instagram: unloxu.nz

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This is the second live coaching session with Vicky.

She shares all the changes she has experienced since her first session:

- Eating less through awareness

- Making better eating decisions

The next step, is Vicky's wish to focus on some weight loss -

Listen to the podcast to hear the ONE number one Tip I gave to people who want to lose weight AND eat in a way that is satisfying.

Listen to Vicky's first LIVE coaching session here:

This is the first LIVE coaching session with Vicky who talks openly about:

- Overeating

- How Food has become a highlight of the day

- Connection Food with family time

Together, we unravel the connection between overeating and own desires for happiness, connection and more.

Listen to this episode to learn how food can become more than just food.

Listen to Vicky's second live coaching session here:

If you struggle with binge eating und regular overeating or feel that you have difficult relationship with food, consider listen to these 5 points.

I discuss 5 things that might have happened in your childhood that lead to binge eating.

1. Your parents didn't allow you to eat food you wanted and you ate it secretly.

2. People around you made comments about your body and wanted you to lose weight.

3. Your needs and emotions got shut down and weren't taken seriously.

4. You experienced trauma where you didn't have much control and now you are the one that is controlling food.

5. Food was very limited due to financial reasons and you felt that other kids had more.

If you feel out of control with chocolate or sugary food in general, this podcast is for you.

I dive into:

- Why we feel addicted to chocolate

- Why we crave chocolate

- Habits of chocolate consumtion

- Emotions and cravings, and more.

Being a mama can be very tiring and exhausting. When we juggle family, work, other peoples needs and demands, we can get to a point of being always tired.

In this episode, I am talking about:

• how to differentiate between emotional and physical tiredness,
• what to do if your body feels tired
• how to address stress and mental health to regain energy
• toxic people and how to manage them.

In this episode I mention:

Our relationship with food goes far beyond just what we eat—it’s deeply influenced by our thoughts, emotions, and habits.

Join me as we dive into how our

• mindset,
• emotional triggers,
• Trauma
• Identity and
• everyday behaviors

play a huge role in our ability to lose weight and maintain a healthy weight.

I’ll share insights and practical tools to help you understand and reframe your eating habits in a way that lasts. Whether you’re struggling to lose weight or simply curious about how your mind shapes your plate, this episode is for you!"

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Ever felt like you can't stop eating chocolate?

Like chocolate (food/alcohol) has more control over you than you over the chocolate?

Then this podcast is for you.

In this podcast I am discussing all the reasons why you crave chocolate and can't stop eating it and what you can do to get your control back.

We cover:

- What are triggers and what to do with them

- The role of blood sugar and eating habits

- The impact of food choices and eating habits

- The psychology of eating habits: Habits and Routine

- The influence of gut health and sugar cravings

- Dopamine and the brain's reward system

- Dieting, Restrictions and the fobidden food effect

-Emotional triggers and coping mechanism

and so much more.

Do you want to lose baby weight after pregnancy? Or are you a mama to be who is struggling with body changes during the pregnancy, this episode is for you.

I am sharing my Story of Losing Weight After Baby and give suggestions what you can do, too.

I talk about:

• nutrition,
• calorie deficit,
• postpartum fitness,
• my body changed after baby, and much more.

Let's talk about a healthy weight loss approach and healthy weight management that we can adapt for a lifetime.

In this episode,  I am talking about a weight loss approach that I personally live by which helps me to always stay in a very small range of weight fluctuation. This approach helped me to lose weight after I struggled with binge eating without going on any diets.

I referred to the following episodes you can learn more about binge eating and food cravings: 

In this session Eugenia is speaking to her client Kim who struggled with binge eating and purging for 20 years. During their 3 months of work together, Kim has been able to reduce her binge eating episodes from a few times a day to once 2 weeks.
Kim started purging as a way to reduce her weight and keep control of her weight. This led to a binge eating and a purging cycle that she couldn't get out of, despite being admitted to the hospital. 

During the 3 months of working together, Kim and Eugenia were focusing on understanding the underlying reasons for her binge eating episodes, the underlyign needs behind the binges and how those needs could be met in other ways. 

To identify your personal underlying reasons for binge eating and overeating, download this free resource: 

In this episode, I am discussing how to avoid Binge Eating and Overeating during Christmas and the Festive season.
I am looking into the reasons why we binge and overeat during this time and strategies you can apply to enjoy the food and the people around you.

For in-depth information visit my website or book a free discovery call with me.

I am discussing how to stay consistent with our goals to lose weight, create a healthy relationship with food, when we want to stop overeating and binge eating, etc.
I often get told how easy it is to eat well and follow a plan or be focused when we start a new program, but after a while, we go back to old habits. This creates fear of failure and doubts about whether we can ever be successful. 

In this episode, I am looking into 

• why we might give up and lose hope and 
• what exactly we can do to overcome that negative self-talk, 
• how to start believing in ourselves and 
• how we can create the success we are looking for. 

It seems like nighttime is when the sugar and food cravings kick in. It's the time when we feel like something nice and delicious after dinner, even though we are not hungry. 

Often these cravings start in the afternoon or when we get home after work. So the question is... Why do we experience nighttime cravings and how can we stop craving food in the evening? In this episode, I explore three potential reasons for being extra hungry in the evening and give some suggestions on what you can do to avoid overeating in the evening. 

Listen in to my final coaching call with Scott Townsend and be inspired by his transformation. He lost 16kg, feeling amazing, healthy and well and is living his purpose by doing breath work around New Zealand and is now even reaching out to the world. 

This is my second coaching session with Scott after he reached out to me saying he wants to lose weight which he gained due to depression and lockdown time. Food has become his comfort and his crutch. 

In this coaching series, I am coaching Scott to reach his goals of not only losing weight and overcoming overeating but also living his best life and living his purpose. 

Scott reached out to me wanting help and support after he gained 20 kgs due to overeating, depression, and just feeling out of control with food.

This is a coaching series of Scott's journey to achieve weight loss goals and be not only in control of food but also his life. 

If comfort and emotional eating are two of your regular challenges with food, then this episode is for you.
We are diving deeper into what to do when we need comfort and are seeking it from food. Look into the psychology of our underlying needs and how the psychology behind our needs drives our eating decisions.

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Nadine Uerata helps women to become the best versions of themselves through menstrual health practices, feminine energetics & business support!

In this episode, we are discussing how we can synchronise our diet, exercise, social life, career or business to our cycle to optimise our well-being and our life. 

In this episode, for the first time, I am sharing about my own eating disorder and answering your questions. I also talk about my life after I recovered from orthorexia, binge eating disorder and nighttime eating syndrome.  

I have never spoken openly about my experience with an eating disorder in detail, but I know it was time to answer your questions. I hope that my binge eating disorder story can help someone out there who also binges to feel less ashamed and in the dark. It is important to address an eating disorder as soon as possible to come back to healthy eating habits.

The road to recovery is not always smooth and there can be setbacks. It has taken me years to get to feeling the easiest around food. But no matter how long it takes, recovery is always worth it. 

I am answering your questions such as: 

• Do I still have moments when I struggle? 
• How do I eat now? 
• Was I ever overweight? 
• What do I think about diet plans and intuitive eating. 

We don't have sugar cravings because we have a sweet tooth. 

There are many different reasons why someone might be craving sugar and feels out of control with it. Depending on the root cause of the cravings, the solution to tame the cravings will be different. 

In this episode, I introduce 6 potential root causes of sugar cravings and what you can do to address each of the reasons.
I discuss psychological, biochemial and physiological reasons for sugar cravings.

Overeating, Food Cravings and Binge Eating have a deeper meaning. There is a message for us to understand and learn. In this episode, I am giving some specific eating habits that people do and what it might mean. I also explain the reasons why we eat at certain times of the week or day and what we actually need and want apart from nourishment and nutrients.

1: You had dinner, feel full and yet you feel like eating something else as soon as you sit down to watch TV.

2. You had a long week and at the end of the week on Friday, you order a pizza and get a bottle of wine.

3. You order a coffee and maybe something sweet at the same time of the day and every day.

If you can recognise yourself in these examples, you will understand why you actually do it and why you think you do it.

Whether you have undergone bariatric surgery or are considering one, this episode is for you. 

If you have undergone bariatric surgery, in his episode you will learn what to focus on for optimum results and ongoing great health. 

If you are considering getting it done, here is everything you need to know to make an informed decision. 

We discuss: 

• Who might be eligible for this surgery
• How to optimise brain and gut health after the surgery and why it's important to prioritise it
• What, how much, when to eat to keep metabolic health at optimum for long-term weight management
• Which nutrients to focus on and why
• Type of tests that are available to avoid nutrients deficiency long-term. 

In this podcast, I am talking to Charlotte who shares her personal journey of struggling with binge, emotional eating, body hatred and yo-yo dieting that consumed so much of her life, time and energy. Charlotte shares specific and very practical tools she used to recover. This makes her a relatable coach and even more passionate about helping her clients to overcome their eating arechallenges, as she knows that peace and freedom is waiting for them on the other side.

Charlotte is our Unlox'U coach and is qualified psychology of eating coach. 

In this episode, we talk about: 

• practical ways that helped Charlotte to overcome binge & emotional eating
• some unexpected ways that helped her heal from binge & emotional eating
• How to create new healthy habits and say consistent with them
• How mindset plays a role in overcoming eating challenges and how to create a mindset of growth
• Why binge eating is not actually a problem but rather a message and there is a deeper reason for our challenges with food.
• How to read this message from our body, life, and soul.

Easter is around the corner and a lot of people feel overwhelmed with so much chocolate in the house.  This episode is all about how to Avoid an Easter Binge - and not to worry about overeating on all the chocolate in the house.  

I know binge eating and overeating can be a very sensitive topic, and being exposed to so much chocolate on holidays can be very stressful. If you feel like you might be triggered to binge or overeat during easter or other days, listen to this episode to stop binge eating and change your eating habits long term.

This episode is about how to stop sugar cravings for good! 

If you are feeling addicted to sugar, this episode is for you.

Listen to the end of this podcast as all points are building on top of each other and need to be considered when wanting to reduce sugar cravings.

This is a very comprehensive episode on how to stop sugar cravings looking at the psychological, emotional, and physiological pillars of sugar cravings. 

For in-depth information visit my website or book a free discovery call with me.

Eating too much chocolate is very common and can be overwhelming for many individuals.  

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In this episode, I am sharing four tips that might surprise you on how to stop eating too much chocolate and also why It Can Be Hard To Stop At Just One Piece.   

The first step is to understand why you experience Chocolate cravings or why we even binge on chocolate and other foods. 

There are 8 hidden reasons for overeating, binge eating and food cravings, including chocolate cravings. 

What is the perfect diet for health, well-being and healthy weight?   

A lot of researchers and scientists argue about a healthy diet. What if the answer is not what we think? What if the answer to a healthy diet is not outside of us but within ourselves.  

Let's explore the deeper questions to deeper answers about a healthy diet.  We are here to support you to find what your diet can look like. How you can create your own way of eating based on your history, background, goals and underlying drivers for your food decisions.