Transformational speaker and author Tricia Nelson joins JJ in today's podcast to talk about how to break free from the emotional eating trap. Tricia shares her own journey with food addiction, including how she lost 50 pounds and changed her life by identifying and healing the underlying causes of her emotional eating. Listen to find out how to tell if you have an issue with emotional eating or food addiction, why it's key to go beyond dieting and address the root cause of the problem, plus the simple steps you can take to heal your hunger and put an end to destructive eating for good!    Freebies From Today’s Episode Get Tricia Nelson’s free quiz to find out where you fall on the emotional eating spectrum by going to JJVirgin.com/healyourhunger   Main Points From Today’s Episode Tricia shares her own journey with food addiction. She lost 50 pounds and changed her life by identifying and healing the underlying causes of her emotional eating. Cravings are caused by emotions 90 percent of the time. Tricia explains how to tell the difference between emotional eating and actual hunger. Most diets fail because they deal with the symptom, not the problem. It’s key to go beyond dieting and address the root cause of destructive eating.   Episode Play-By-Play: [1:18] Tricia Nelson’s career briefing. [3:36] Tricia’s personal journey with emotional eating. [6:44] To find out where you fall on the emotional eating spectrum, check out Tricia’s free quiz. [9:18] How can you tell the difference between emotional eating and actual hunger? [11:58] What are some simple strategies to start healing? [13:05] Stress is one of the leading causes of emotional eating. It’s key to start your day by getting centered. [14:06] Most diets fail because they deal with the symptom, not the problem. [17:04] What’s the difference between an emotional eater and a food addict? [20:35] If you’re over 35 or under stress, you may not be digesting protein well. JJ’s digestive enzyme supplement contains a special ingredient that slows and even blocks some carbohydrate absorption, while supporting protein digestion. [21:41] Listener’s question: If I eliminate 6 of the 7 highly reactive foods in The Virgin Diet, can I still keep eating cheese? [22:04] The foods that you crave are often the ones that are hurting you the most.   Mentioned in this episode: JJVirgin.com/healyourhunger JJ Digestive Enzymes JJ Virgin Challenge JJ Virgin at Facebook JJ Virgin at Instagram   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices