The aim of the study was to study the specificity of the emotional state of overweight women as a risk of eating disorders and disrupting a therapeutic diet. Tasks. The main objective of the study, based on experimental psychological data, is to determine the personality characteristics of the women's emotional-volitional sphere, which are interrelated with food behavior and contribute to the disruption of the therapeutic diet. Methods. On the sample of women involved in the weight loss program, using psychodiagnostic procedures, the parameters of emotional-volitional regulation are identified, which are predictors of eating disorders. Discussions and results. It is proved that among the most important factors of eating disorders are the psycho-logical factors arising in connection with the instability of the psychological state. Reduction of strong-willed self-regulation and control of emotional reactions in women with excessive body weight, manifests itself in the following areas: personal (psychological protection), emotional (emotional reactions (aggressiveness, anxiety, etc.), volitional (weakness of willpower, asthenia). It is shown that the features of the emotional-volitional sphere of women with excessive body weight can cause emotional eating behavior. The comparative characteristics of the emotional-volitional aspects of women who are concerned about the hog exact weight. Identify the differences in eating behavior of women, depending on whether they are overweight problem. On the example of externalities such as eating proven that certain types of eating disorders in women can influence the state of emotional sphere. Conclusions. It was possible to analyze the emotional state of women with excessive body weight and to trace how the diet situation actualizes the personal defense mechanisms that can contribute to women's refusal to comply with the diet. It has been confirmed that the psychological prerequisites of eating disorders are experiences of fixed negative emotional states with a decrease in emotional-volitional control.