# Weight Loss Forensics: FBI Tactics to Investigate Cravings, Overeating, and Why Diets Suck Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/weight-loss-forensics-fbi-tactics-to-investigate-cravings-overeating-and-why-diets-suck-6609830 Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/weight-loss-forensics-fbi-tactics-to-investigate-cravings-overeating-and-why-diets-suck-6609830.md RSS feed: https://rss.buzzsprout.com/2246922.rss Official site: https://pinkfortitude.mykajabi.com/blog/ Author: Holly Bertone, PMP, CNHP, and Emotional Eating and Weight Loss Coach Episodes: 171 ## Resource Weight Loss Forensics is the go-to podcast where we use FBI tactics to investigate food cravings, overeating, and why diets suck. Hosted by Holly Bertone, PMP, and former FBI Chief of Staff for Counterintelligence, now known as the Emotional Eating Profiler and Coach, this show dives deep into the psychology of weight loss, emotional eating triggers, and conducts behavioral profiles and forensics of what got us here in the first place. Hit that follow button if you’re sick of lame diets and want a better approach to achieve sustainable weight loss. Each week, you'll get smart, practical strategies and mindset shifts to help you stop food cravings, balance your hormones, boost your metabolism, achieve optimal metabolic health, and break the sabotage cycle... for good. We’ll answer questions like: * What are the best ways to lose stubborn weight after 35? * What should I eat to balance hormones during perimenopause? * How do I stop stress eating or turning to comfort food at night? * Why isn't my diet working anymore now that I'm in my 40s or 50s? * What's the best way to lose weight during perimenopause or menopause? * What’s the best diet for perimenopause or menopause weight loss… ## Machine-readable JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/weight-loss-forensics-fbi-tactics-to-investigate-cravings-overeating-and-why-diets-suck-6609830 Markdown: https://stenobird.com/podcast/weight-loss-forensics-fbi-tactics-to-investigate-cravings-overeating-and-why-diets-suck-6609830.md ## Episodes - [224: Top 5 Weight Loss Lies You’ve Been Sold (for 30 years)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/weight-loss-forensics-fbi-tactics-to-investigate-cravings-overeating-and-why-diets-suck-6609830/224-top-5-weight-loss-lies-you-ve-been-sold-for-30-years) — 2026-07-10T05:00:00+00:00 - [223: Your Scale is Lying. Here’s Proof.](https://stenobird.com/podcast/weight-loss-forensics-fbi-tactics-to-investigate-cravings-overeating-and-why-diets-suck-6609830/223-your-scale-is-lying-here-s-proof) — 2026-07-02T05:00:00+00:00 - [222: The Weight Loss Quitting Zone is Real. Here’s How to Get Through It.](https://stenobird.com/podcast/weight-loss-forensics-fbi-tactics-to-investigate-cravings-overeating-and-why-diets-suck-6609830/222-the-weight-loss-quitting-zone-is-real-here-s-how-to-get-through-it) — 2026-06-26T05:00:00+00:00 - [221: You’re Not Eating Your Feelings. You’re Eating Shame.](https://stenobird.com/podcast/weight-loss-forensics-fbi-tactics-to-investigate-cravings-overeating-and-why-diets-suck-6609830/221-you-re-not-eating-your-feelings-you-re-eating-shame) — 2026-06-19T05:00:00+00:00 - [220: The Neuroscience of Emotional Eating That Puts the Diet Industry Out of Business.](https://stenobird.com/podcast/weight-loss-forensics-fbi-tactics-to-investigate-cravings-overeating-and-why-diets-suck-6609830/220-the-neuroscience-of-emotional-eating-that-puts-the-diet-industry-out-of-business) — 2026-06-12T05:00:00+00:00 - [219: The 7 Counterintuitive Factors for Sustainable Weight Loss](https://stenobird.com/podcast/weight-loss-forensics-fbi-tactics-to-investigate-cravings-overeating-and-why-diets-suck-6609830/219-the-7-counterintuitive-factors-for-sustainable-weight-loss) — 2026-06-05T05:00:00+00:00 - [218: The Ozempic Effect](https://stenobird.com/podcast/weight-loss-forensics-fbi-tactics-to-investigate-cravings-overeating-and-why-diets-suck-6609830/218-the-ozempic-effect) — 2026-05-29T05:00:00+00:00 - [217: Overweight Women Wait for Motivation. Healthy Women Do THIS.](https://stenobird.com/podcast/weight-loss-forensics-fbi-tactics-to-investigate-cravings-overeating-and-why-diets-suck-6609830/217-overweight-women-wait-for-motivation-healthy-women-do-this) — 2026-05-22T05:00:00+00:00 - [216: Weight Loss is the AI Economy](https://stenobird.com/podcast/weight-loss-forensics-fbi-tactics-to-investigate-cravings-overeating-and-why-diets-suck-6609830/216-weight-loss-is-the-ai-economy) — 2026-05-15T05:00:00+00:00 - [215: A Healthy Weight isn’t Just Your Birthright, It’s Your Calling](https://stenobird.com/podcast/weight-loss-forensics-fbi-tactics-to-investigate-cravings-overeating-and-why-diets-suck-6609830/215-a-healthy-weight-isn-t-just-your-birthright-it-s-your-calling) — 2026-05-08T05:00:00+00:00 - [214: I Used Cult Recruiter Techniques to Stop Emotional Eating](https://stenobird.com/podcast/weight-loss-forensics-fbi-tactics-to-investigate-cravings-overeating-and-why-diets-suck-6609830/214-i-used-cult-recruiter-techniques-to-stop-emotional-eating) — 2026-05-01T05:00:00+00:00 - [213: I Analyzed 3,171 Cravings Profiles (Why You Can't Stop Eating)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/weight-loss-forensics-fbi-tactics-to-investigate-cravings-overeating-and-why-diets-suck-6609830/213-i-analyzed-3-171-cravings-profiles-why-you-can-t-stop-eating) — 2026-04-24T05:00:00+00:00 - [212: This ONE Moment is Ruining Your Weight Loss](https://stenobird.com/podcast/weight-loss-forensics-fbi-tactics-to-investigate-cravings-overeating-and-why-diets-suck-6609830/212-this-one-moment-is-ruining-your-weight-loss) — 2026-04-17T05:00:00+00:00 - [211: The 7 Mistakes You’re Making When Choosing a Weight Loss Coach](https://stenobird.com/podcast/weight-loss-forensics-fbi-tactics-to-investigate-cravings-overeating-and-why-diets-suck-6609830/211-the-7-mistakes-you-re-making-when-choosing-a-weight-loss-coach) — 2026-04-10T05:00:00+00:00 - [210: The 3 Renegade Moves to Achieve a Summer Body in 9 Weeks](https://stenobird.com/podcast/weight-loss-forensics-fbi-tactics-to-investigate-cravings-overeating-and-why-diets-suck-6609830/210-the-3-renegade-moves-to-achieve-a-summer-body-in-9-weeks) — 2026-04-03T05:00:00+00:00 - [209: Jillian Michaels was Right to Call Out Body Positivity. Almost.](https://stenobird.com/podcast/weight-loss-forensics-fbi-tactics-to-investigate-cravings-overeating-and-why-diets-suck-6609830/209-jillian-michaels-was-right-to-call-out-body-positivity-almost) — 2026-03-27T05:00:00+00:00 - [208: Your Brain is Programmed to Make You Binge Eat](https://stenobird.com/podcast/weight-loss-forensics-fbi-tactics-to-investigate-cravings-overeating-and-why-diets-suck-6609830/208-your-brain-is-programmed-to-make-you-binge-eat) — 2026-03-20T05:00:00+00:00 - [207: Why You Get Offended (and Why It Leads to Emotional Eating)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/weight-loss-forensics-fbi-tactics-to-investigate-cravings-overeating-and-why-diets-suck-6609830/207-why-you-get-offended-and-why-it-leads-to-emotional-eating) — 2026-03-13T05:00:00+00:00 - [206: This Obsession is RUINING Your Weight Loss](https://stenobird.com/podcast/weight-loss-forensics-fbi-tactics-to-investigate-cravings-overeating-and-why-diets-suck-6609830/206-this-obsession-is-ruining-your-weight-loss) — 2026-03-06T06:00:00+00:00 - [205: The Epstein Files are Hijacking Your Brain](https://stenobird.com/podcast/weight-loss-forensics-fbi-tactics-to-investigate-cravings-overeating-and-why-diets-suck-6609830/205-the-epstein-files-are-hijacking-your-brain) — 2026-02-27T06:00:00+00:00 - [204: They Said Quitting Sugar Would Be Easy. They Lied.](https://stenobird.com/podcast/weight-loss-forensics-fbi-tactics-to-investigate-cravings-overeating-and-why-diets-suck-6609830/204-they-said-quitting-sugar-would-be-easy-they-lied) — 2026-02-20T06:00:00+00:00 - [203: The 3 Hard Lessons from Helping 140 Women Quit Sugar in 5 Days](https://stenobird.com/podcast/weight-loss-forensics-fbi-tactics-to-investigate-cravings-overeating-and-why-diets-suck-6609830/203-the-3-hard-lessons-from-helping-140-women-quit-sugar-in-5-days) — 2026-02-13T06:00:00+00:00 - [202: Your Brain Resists Quitting Sugar. It’s By Design.](https://stenobird.com/podcast/weight-loss-forensics-fbi-tactics-to-investigate-cravings-overeating-and-why-diets-suck-6609830/202-your-brain-resists-quitting-sugar-it-s-by-design) — 2026-01-30T06:00:00+00:00 - [201: The Winning Combo to Eliminate Sugar Cravings](https://stenobird.com/podcast/weight-loss-forensics-fbi-tactics-to-investigate-cravings-overeating-and-why-diets-suck-6609830/201-the-winning-combo-to-eliminate-sugar-cravings) — 2026-01-23T06:00:00+00:00 - [200: Weight Loss Coaches Hate Me. The Reason Will Surprise You.](https://stenobird.com/podcast/weight-loss-forensics-fbi-tactics-to-investigate-cravings-overeating-and-why-diets-suck-6609830/200-weight-loss-coaches-hate-me-the-reason-will-surprise-you) — 2026-01-16T06:00:00+00:00 ## Actions Episode pages expose an explicit `request_transcript` action. A page view does not automatically enqueue transcription.