# What If I Need to Lose Weight for My Health?

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Podcast: [Binge Eating Breakthrough](https://stenobird.com/podcast/binge-eating-breakthrough-5826110)
Published: 2026-06-10T04:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

This episode comes directly from a listener question, one I hear in some form regularly. What do you do when your doctor has told you that losing weight is medically necessary, but everything you've tried has kept you stuck in the same cycle? With her permission, I share a message from a listener who has been in the binge and restrict cycle for over 45 years and is navigating real health consequences. We discuss why restriction, even for medical reasons, keeps the cycle spinning, and wh...

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