Break Up With Food

If food were a man, would you still be dating him? Would your friends have staged an intervention by now?

In this first episode, I explain why your eating is a relationship and not a willpower problem, and why it often runs on the same patterns as your relationships with men. The chasing, the pulling away, and the promise that it'll be different on Monday.

This podcast is for you whether you're on or off a GLP-1, you've had bariatric surgery, or you're a lifelong dieter. Medication, surgery and diets are external tools, and they can be really helpful. Here we build the internal tools: the ones that give you more choices and help you create a relationship with food that's healthy and long lasting.

In this episode:

• Why food is a relationship you've been in your whole life
• The signs of a not-so-healthy relationship with food, from secret eating to food noise
• Why external tools like GLP-1 medication, bariatric surgery and diets can't do the whole job on their own
• We are a sum of parts: why a part of you eats even when you know exactly what you "should" do
• Tummy hunger and head hunger, and why head hunger is the one to get curious about
• The six food relationship styles we'll cover in this series, and the goal for all of them: the Lifelong Partner

Try this week: notice when you reach for food and you're not physically hungry. What time is it, where are you, and what just happened? Don't change anything yet. You're just gathering clues.

A question to sit with: if your relationship with food was a person, how would you describe them to a friend?

🔗 Take the free quiz and find your food relationship style (about three minutes):

https://georgiebeames.com/quiz

💗 Ready to break up with food now? Book a Break Up Session with me, and we'll work on your relationship with food together, one on one:

https://georgiebeames.com/breakup

Next episode: The Secret Lover.

Disclaimer:

The Break Up With Food podcast is for general education and information only. Georgie Beames shares her content and offers the Break Up Session in her capacity as a coach. It's non-clinical and isn't therapy, psychological treatment, or medical or nutritional advice. It also isn't a substitute for care from your own doctor or health professional.

Listening to this podcast doesn't create a coaching or therapeutic relationship. Everyone's situation is different, so please speak with your own health professional before making changes to your eating, exercise, medication or treatment. If you're on a GLP-1 medication or have had bariatric surgery, any questions about your medication or surgery are best taken to your prescribing doctor or surgical team.

If you're struggling with an eating disorder or feeling distressed, please reach out for support. In Australia, you can call the Butterfly Foundation on 1800 33 4673 or Lifeline on 13 11 14. If you're outside Australia, please contact your local health service or support line. In an emergency, call 000 (or your local emergency number).