Fran Weiss, LCSW-R, BCD, DCSW, CGP, Psychotherapist
Just because it is hard to do, does not mean it is impossible to achieve
Food Noise, Dysregulated Eating & GLP-1s
When food becomes the loudest voice in the room
You may be intelligent, driven, and accomplished—yet feel baffled or ashamed by your relationship with food. You know what to do, but in moments of sadness, tension, anxiety, or overwhelm, food takes over. The “call to food” becomes louder than your ability to stay present, turning eating into a way to regulate feelings rather than nourish your body.
This isn’t about weakness or willpower.
We are living in a new era of weight regulation. Medications such as GLP-1s can quiet food noise—the biological pull toward eating—but they do not address emotional noise. And they are not right for everyone.
Many people discover that weight loss, while biologically meaningful, can feel like an emotionally hollow victory:
“I finally lost the weight… and I still feel unlovable, ashamed, or unwanted.”
Does this sound familiar?
- You understand food, weight, and obesity—yet keep sabotaging yourself
- You feel trapped in cycles of weight loss and regain
- Part of you feels emotionally “stuck,” living by an old story about yourself
- You eat before you even realize what’s happening
- Your life feels on hold until you “fix” your eating or body
- You rely on food or compensatory behaviors to manage mood or anxiety
These struggles are not random. They are meaningful adaptations—often rooted in early emotional experiences—that once helped you cope.
In our work together, you can begin to understand:
- What food does for you—your personal food story
- What your eating or compensatory behaviors are regulating emotionally
- How early experiences shape your present-day relationship with food
- The difference between emotional urgency and physical hunger
- How to tolerate internal struggle without reacting to it
- Body-based, contemplative tools for emotional regulation
- How to stay present with yourself rather than turning to food
- How to develop self-worth that is not contingent on weight
The goal is not control—it’s capacity: the ability to feel, regulate, and respond rather than react. Over time, food becomes just food again, and your sense of worth no longer rises or falls with the scale.
Change is possible—even when this struggle has been with you for decades.
You may work on this in Individual Psychotherapy or in one of two therapy groups, depending on your needs and goals.
1. Weight Matters
B.I.T.E. The Body Image Transformation Experience®
2. The Next Step — Moving On from Bulimianorexia
The former is designed for those who stuggle with issues of overeating, overweight, or obesity who want to solve their eating regulation issues once and for all. The latter is for those who are in recovery from bulimianorexia who want to gain a deeper understanding and master skills to help them move on to a more comfortable relationship with themselves, with others, and with food.
Both are offered annually.
Do call my office directly at (212) 362-6019 or fill out the contact form in my website so that we can set up a consultation to see which option is the best choice for you.
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