Don’t eat a single one of those seasonal mini candy bars, holiday cookies or treats until you listen to this. Because chances are, you’re like most of the career-driven women I work with and you crush it all year long. But from October through December, you end up fighting a losing battle with the candy bowl full of holiday minis, the pumpkin spice everything, the seasonal cookies, and then it’s the same promise of getting back on the diet in January. So what is it about this time of ye...
Every diet is a psychological operation. Just like governments use manipulation and propaganda to control their people, the diet industry uses these same PSYOP tactics to control you. Today, you’re going to get the playbook that links the 5 steps of government control and exposes how the diet industry is manipulating you to be a lifelong customer. In the 4th step, you’ll get your question answered whether this is actually a conspiracy or not. You’ll also get your own playbook on h...
If you are struggling to not just lose weight, but actually keep it off like the elite who have lifetime sustainability… your actions have to match your ambition. You are going to get the 5 skills that separate those who create sustainable weight loss from those who stay stuck on the diet rollercoaster. The secret isn’t what you eat. It’s what happens before the food is even on the fork. Together, we will unpack: Why the 1% elite don’t rely on diets, and what they do instead to keep wei...
Your family and friends don’t want you to lose weight. And it can be one of the most defeating experiences when they try to sabotage your efforts. It feels like you’re being betrayed, and then if you try to stand up for yourself, it feels like you’re being rejected. And then so many women end up just caving to the pressure, and then blame their loved ones when they quit their diet. So why does this happen? Together, we will unpack: The 3 hidden psychological reasons why your family and friend...
They lost hundreds of pounds on national TV. Then they gained it back. So what went wrong? What does that mean for you and your weight loss goals? You’ve probably watched The Biggest Loser and thought: If I just had someone pushing me like that… I could finally do it. But what if that is the exact reason why they - and maybe even you - regain the weight? If you’re curious about the shocking truth about the Biggest Loser TV show, and why so many contestants gained back so much weight, you migh...
If you never actually achieved that summer body you were talking about, and now you’re facing the end of the year with Halloween and Thanksgiving and Christmas... and you’re kind of in a low key panic because do you buckle down and try to get this weight under control or do you do what you’ve done every other year… I’ll just start back up in January. If you want to make good on your word and you’re ready to do this weight loss once and for all, there’s plenty of time left. Togethe...
You might be wondering… ok Holly, what on earth is weight loss forensics? Why should I even care, how are you any different than the million other weight loss coaches out there, and is this going to actually help me lose weight? Together, we will unpack: What “Weight Loss Forensics” really means and how it uses FBI tactics to crack the code on cravings, overeating, and diets that don’t work.How Holly Bertone used her FBI counterintelligence background to analyze food triggers and rewire brain...
You probably didn’t realize how much ChatGPT and artificial intelligence are not just keeping you fat… they can actually be dangerous to your weight loss journey. We’re going to dive into the specific things you need to look out for as a consumer. If that sounds interesting, then this episode is for you. Together, we will unpack: Why blindly following AI/ChatGPT advice could be sabotaging your weight loss without you even realizing it.The 3 hidden dangers of AI that no one’s talking abo...
Welcome to Weight Loss Forensics, 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 sic...
Today is part 2 of the 15 of the most ultimate life lessons I’ve learned over the past 15 years from the darkest times of my life… and how I completely upgraded my body and life forever because of them. Together, we will unpack: Why success is often hidden behind failure, and how failing fast can lead to faster success.What Navy SEALs, brain science, and overeating have in common about the daily choices we make.Why removing distractions, not adding habits, might be the key to sustainable weig...
What if I told you that some of the most difficult times in your life are the ones that teach you the best lessons? I’ve got 15 of the most ultimate life lessons I’ve learned over the past 15 years from those darkest times of my life… and how I completely upgraded my body and life forever because of them. Today is Part 1. Together, we will unpack: The 15 biggest life lessons that secretly upgraded my health, body, and mindset after breast cancer, Hashimoto’s, and divorce (Part 1 of 2).How emp...
We love to blame our midlife hormones for why we’re gaining weight, or why we can’t lose weight. And most of this blame is on estrogen or cortisol. But there are two hormones that we forget about, and when they’re not balanced, your body and brain will work against your weight loss goals, and no amount of willpower or clean eating can fix it. But it doesn’t have to be this way, and there is a solution. Together, we will unpack: Why midlife weight struggles might not be about estrogen or corti...
What if I told you that the patterns many women experience with men… I’m talking about the guys who make you question your worth… these are the same patterns that show up in your relationship with food? Today, we’re going beyond the clinical and looking at patterns of behavior between toxic and narcissistic men and food. And there’s a lot more similarities than you realize. Together, we will unpack: Why toxic relationship patterns with men often mirror emotional eating patterns with food.The ...
If you’re a woman over 40 who is struggling to lose weight, and the pounds refuse to come off, regardless of what you try, this episode might be interesting to you. Today, I’m going to tell you the 5 hard truths about why you can’t lose weight. Two of these are what everyone blames and thinks are the problem, but they’re actually not. And the fifth one is the hard truth that no one else will say. Because what you think is the problem… isn’t the problem at all. Together, we will unpack: The 5 ...
I can tell in 60 seconds if you are an emotional eater, just by observing your body language and behavior. If you want to know the psychology of emotional eating, and how to tell if your habits, posture, and clothes are secretly revealing your relationship with food, this episode is for you. Together, we will unpack: What your voice, posture, and behavior reveal about emotional eating, even when you’re not saying a word.7 behavioral “tells” that silently reveal if you’re an emotional eater (a...
If you want to destroy a woman’s health for good, don’t attack her body. Attack her identity. Make her question her voice, her worth, her past, and her future. Make her believe she’s too much… and still not enough. This is Part 2 of how the enemy tries to destroy your weight loss progress and take you out. And today, we’re going in. Together, we will unpack: Learn how “tone it down” messaging is used to silence powerful women in midlife.Discover how self-abandonment (disguised as ...
If I wanted to sabotage your weight loss - on purpose - I know exactly how to do it. When it comes to diet, weight loss, eating better and being healthier, and you feel like you’re at war with yourself, you need to get into the mind of what the enemy is thinking and planning. Because when you can go full-on enemy recon, when you can get into the mind of the enemy, when you know the enemy's strategy… you can start playing offense instead of defense. And today is all about putting t...
If someone in a lab coat told you to hurt a stranger, would you do it? Most people say no. But history says otherwise. If you ever wanted to go down the rabbit hole of how diet culture uses the Milgram experiment from the 1960's to control and dare I say… brainwash women, we are going there today and then some. Your midlife comeback begins right now. Together, we will unpack: Why the shocking 1961 Milgram Experiment still controls your eating habits today.The chilling psychology that’s ...
Have you ever watched someone on stage and felt they’re not really there? That was James Hetfield in the early Metallica years. He was loud and full of rage. But a few weeks ago, I saw a totally different man. He was grounded and present. And it hit me. Emotional eating is the same performance. It’s just food instead of guitars. This episode isn’t about rock music, and you don’t even have to be a Metallica fan. Because this episode isn’t about music. It’s about you. It’s about the...
Fear runs more of your life than you think. It’s not loud and it doesn’t show up with drama. It’s that quiet whisper of… “Don’t mess this up.” Or, “Why bother? You’ll just fail again.” In today’s episode, we are going to talk about that fear that’s keeping you from getting results - especially with your nutrition, food, and healthy weight. Together, we will unpack: Why fear (not food) is the real reason you’re stuck in emotional eating.The hidden and sneaky ways fear shows up.Why your...