Letting Go Of "Healthy Eating" While Recovering From Emotional Eating
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08/04/23 • 34 min
In this episode, I want to share my professional opinion on letting go of "diets" and "healthy food choices" while overcoming emotional eating.
As someone who started working on my emotional eating in 2007 and had a 16-year test run of many self-help books and guides on how to quit emotional eating, I'd like to share my experience, conclusions and perspective on this topic.
I can't entirely agree with the pervasive advice that "diet culture creates emotional eating", because proper healthy nutrition does the opposite - it satisfies hunger and eliminates cravings. An unhealthy diet and certain foods can absolutely trigger cravings and increased hunger and affect mental health too. It becomes harder to stick to a promise not to eat emotionally when a diet is not right for you, so your body is basically working against you.
I believe that the work is more on the side of managing emotions without the help of food, tobacco, alcohol and drugs. My favourite book on this topic is "The Happiness Trap".
I have tried both - living as a free/mindful/intuitive eater and a healthy nutrition follower who manages her emotions and I'm sharing what I have learned, what I chose for myself and what I believe to be the best route and why. The Book Club that I have mentioned is on Patreon and is called "Law of Attraction Changed My Life" but is more on self-development than the law of attraction and this month we are doing a book by Allen Carr "Easy Way to Quit Emotional Eating"
If you could take a few seconds to rate and review this show, it would mean the world to me! Your feedback is incredibly valuable and keeps me motivated to create more episodes like this and it also helps other people to discover my show. Thank you so much for your support!
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You can find more information about my services, my expertise and my background as well as read my blog at my website is www.nutriupgrade.comIf you'd like a personal consultation, you can book by emailing me at [email protected]
In this episode, I want to share my professional opinion on letting go of "diets" and "healthy food choices" while overcoming emotional eating.
As someone who started working on my emotional eating in 2007 and had a 16-year test run of many self-help books and guides on how to quit emotional eating, I'd like to share my experience, conclusions and perspective on this topic.
I can't entirely agree with the pervasive advice that "diet culture creates emotional eating", because proper healthy nutrition does the opposite - it satisfies hunger and eliminates cravings. An unhealthy diet and certain foods can absolutely trigger cravings and increased hunger and affect mental health too. It becomes harder to stick to a promise not to eat emotionally when a diet is not right for you, so your body is basically working against you.
I believe that the work is more on the side of managing emotions without the help of food, tobacco, alcohol and drugs. My favourite book on this topic is "The Happiness Trap".
I have tried both - living as a free/mindful/intuitive eater and a healthy nutrition follower who manages her emotions and I'm sharing what I have learned, what I chose for myself and what I believe to be the best route and why. The Book Club that I have mentioned is on Patreon and is called "Law of Attraction Changed My Life" but is more on self-development than the law of attraction and this month we are doing a book by Allen Carr "Easy Way to Quit Emotional Eating"
If you could take a few seconds to rate and review this show, it would mean the world to me! Your feedback is incredibly valuable and keeps me motivated to create more episodes like this and it also helps other people to discover my show. Thank you so much for your support!
Follow me on Instagram and Facebook
You can find more information about my services, my expertise and my background as well as read my blog at my website is www.nutriupgrade.comIf you'd like a personal consultation, you can book by emailing me at [email protected]
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Is Sugar Addiction All in Your Head?
Hello and welcome back!
In today's episode, I want to explain how your body is creating sugar cravings on physiological levels and how to get off sugar for good without relying solely on willpower.
I have uncovered the common myth that "sugar is natural" and that it is "essential for energy and brain". We'll go through all the not-so-glamorous properties of sugar and how it affects our bodies. I also explain how we are conditioned from early childhood to think of sugar as something to rely on when we need a boost or to celebrate an important event.
I also explain what to happens to the body right after consuming sugar. I believe that awareness is power and a tool for making a shift in our mindset and the choices we make.
Let me know if you'd be interested in a masterclass about healthy nutrition to come off sugar and live a sugar-free healthy and happy life!
If you could take a few seconds to rate and review this show, it would mean the world to me! Your feedback is incredibly valuable and keeps me motivated to create more episodes like this and it also helps other people to discover my show. Thank you so much for your support!
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You can find more information about my services, my expertise and my background as well as read my blog at my website is www.nutriupgrade.comIf you'd like a personal consultation, you can book by emailing me at [email protected]
Next Episode
Can You Really Get Hooked on Healthy Eating and Working Out?
Today, I am answering a question from Francesca Amber, the host of the legendary "Law of Attraction Changed My Life" podcast, if one can get addicted (in a positive way) to eating healthy and exercising.
And I am answering it by breaking it down into four main factors which are the vast benefits of healthy nutrition:
- Satiety and nutrient satisfaction
- Blood sugar regulation
- Gut microbiome influence
- Positive reinforcement
- Habit formation
- Psychological well-being
Here is a nice article on the gut microbiome and the gut-brain connection:
https://www.apa.org/monitor/2012/09/gut-feeling
If you could take a few seconds to rate and review this show, it would mean the world to me! Your feedback is incredibly valuable and keeps me motivated to create more episodes like this and it also helps other people to discover my show. Thank you so much for your support!
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You can find more information about my services, my expertise and my background as well as read my blog at my website www.nutriupgrade.comIf you'd like a personal consultation, you can book by emailing me at [email protected]
@Francesca Amber
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