The Eating Coach

One idea to deal with one day out of 365…How can you eat less sweets and candy on the 31st October, when this whole event centres on those very items? This episode will give you a realistic solution dives deeper into how you can turn this night into an opportunity to stand up to your sugar addiction, as well as some useful resources to learn more.

This is about anti-perfectionism and turning your thinking about sugar, food compulsion and binge eating on its head.

This is about calming your inner food rebel, not adding fuel to their motivational fire….in fact how about using this festival of junk as a way to rebel against your food compulsion?

Coming in the next few days: what to do about your kids and their sugar consumption at Halloween. Be sure to subscribe so you don’t miss that episode.

This is a replay of episode 83, first released in 2018.

RESOURCES

Freedom From Sugar; The 14 Day Kickstarter: 

http://www.theshiftinside.com/freedom/

The Hidden Sugars Checklist is at

http://www.theshiftinside.com/hidden/

Episode 4:

http://eatingcoach.libsyn.com/ec004-how-sugar-hijacks-your-brain

Episode 20:

http://eatingcoach.libsyn.com/ec-20-how-to-stop-sugar-cravings

Episode 27:

http://eatingcoach.libsyn.com/ec-27-eat-less-chocolate-with-the-jim-carrey-test

Portion control is a great thing to focus on – but only if you have already got it. Virtually all clients, when they come to me, start off with lack of control uppermost in their mind. However, when they change their eating habits, they never rejoice “Control! I have control!” So what is going on here? 

STUPID IDEA OF THE WEEK

…the Fridgecam. Why use your own basic intelligence when you can hand all your power over to AI?

PORTION CONTROL

We tend to think of control as a good thing, that it is the royal road to considered moderation. It is a great way to DESCRIBE a state of affairs where moderation is natural and unforced.

Control as a tool for change is however a disaster, because it is to us ideal as a tool for change.

Control wants to squash the external manifestations of control. This will not work if your compulsive overeating is fuelled by an inner rebel (created partly by the deprivation of diets and other forms of nutritional self-harm).

Control says ‘I don’t trust myself’ – in fact it is about using mistrust as a weapon against yourself.

In this episode, discover:

*A useful way to stop using the word ‘control’

*3 alternatives to portion control (14m 22)

*What teenagers have to teach us about this issue

*The A word that you can replace control with

*An eating game you can try today

RESOURCES

If you are interested in 1 to 1 coaching:

http://www.theshiftinside.com/coaching/

The ‘Better Than Willpower’ episode

http://www.theshiftinside.com/audio-better-than-willpower-ec29/

Other links mentioned:

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2017/01/fridgecam-lets-you-make-your-dumb-fridge-smart-with-a-simple-camera/

https://www.manhelper.com/money_career/10_incredibly_stupid_ways_to_spend_your_money

http://www.illusions.org/

Produced by Louis Morris

@bodyconfidentproject

Is it possible for any woman to start to accept and even like her body and appearance in less than a month?

This was the question I asked myself a few months ago when I became sick of being beaten down my poor body image.

I wondered whether I could go deeper and reproduce the success I had 7 years ago giving up sugar. I had to find a different way through that challenge than the cookie-cutter solutions being presented to me by everyone else.

And this is exactly what I have done with The Body Confident Project.

The key to gaining body acceptance – and gaining it relatively quickly - is Cavebrain.

In this episode you will find out...

*Exactly what cavebrain is and why it is absolutely crucial in this process

*Other women's experiences with this project

*Why this goes beyond being able to look in the mirror and is also about living a life that is both easier AND more empowered

RESOURCES

http://www.theshiftinside.com/body/

NB Link to the documentary below...This is not just another review – in this episode I am going to not only talk about this documentary, but describe what the next steps are for anyone with low body confidence…which is just about everyone.

What do you get when you put reality TV, airbrushed perfectionism and cyberbullying together? A poignant portrait of how toxic body shaming can – well, let’s not say ruin someone’s life – because there is always hope…and actionable ideas that every woman can put into practice. Jesy Nelson of Little Mix fame tells the story of the cyberbullying she was subjected to even before she had won The X Factor and the start of recovery.

The question is…

What next?

In tomorrow’s extra episode I will be talking about The Body Confident Project and how this is the next step on from the awareness that Jesy and millions of women like her need to stand aside from their body hatred and stop trash talking themselves.

From “I can’t look in the mirror’"to “I look great” in less than a month…is it really possible?

Listen in and let’s see…

Resources

The Body Confident Project

http://www.theshiftinside.com/body/

@bodyconfidentproject on Instagram

Watch ‘Odd One Out’ here:

https://youtu.be/WPxd5AFtJ3s

The Guardian review

https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2019/sep/12/jesy-nelson-odd-one-out-review-a-modern-fairytale-in-reverse

We’ve all heard of self help junkies (I’m one in recovery)…but what is a S/H food junkie? Someone who reads Think and Grow Rich while working their way through the dessert aisle of their local supermarket?

Nope.

Quite the opposite in fact.

Find out exactly what I mean, and how the SHFJ differs from their book-loving counterparts.

 Plus a really, really Stupid Idea of The Week...

RESOURCES

For more information about coaching

http://www.theshiftinside.com/coaching/

Freedom From Sugar

http://www.theshiftinside.com/freedom/

The Body Confidence Project

http://www.theshiftinside.com/body/

The Self Help Junkies article

https://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2007/04/self-help-junkies/

The smart fridge article

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/aug/13/teen-smart-fridge-twitter-grounded

Produced by Louis Morris

Today a Stupid Idea of The Week that does have a grain of truth about the causes of obesity. It is too easy to throw the baby out with the public health bathwater when it comes to OTT toxic nonsense. Yes, it’s Michael Buerk’s ridiculous anti-obese people rant. And yes, it does have something to push the debate forward…

Plus a partial replay of episode 28 from 2017: Own Your Food Compulsion.

WORD OF THE WEEK

…is Uncomfortability. This is more than discomfort, it is the ability to sit with discomfort and pain. Includes a hilarious quote from Stuart Wilde!

OWN YOUR FOOD COMPULSION

My disastrous “lonely hearts” story vs Moss from The IT Crowd. Lesson: If you have a problem, it is better to own it than hide it away in secrecy. I explore this from several different angles.

RESOURCES

To find out more about 1 to 1 coaching:

http://www.theshiftinside.com/coaching/

The 14 Days to Freedom From Sugar Programme http://www.theshiftinside.com/freedom/

Article about the Michael Buerk furore:

https://news.sky.com/story/michael-buerk-let-obese-people-die-early-to-save-nhs-money-11778620

The Stuart Wilde quote and ideas come from the book Infinite Self

The IT Crowd:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0487831/

Some Stupid Ideas of The Week you have to experience them to get the full force of their idiocy. Yes, dear listeners, I would just LOVE to tell you this was someone else's tale of fizzy woe, but I cannot lie.

Listen and (unlike me) manage quite easily to not weep.

Also today: Real Success Stories...how to turn failure into success. Oddly enough there is no mention of artifically sweetened soda in this section. Funny that...

The 3 success stories are:

#1 Got A Pulse

#2 Alfie and The Tantrum Eraser

#3 The Post Its Surprise

RESOURCES

The Independent article: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/fruit-juice-sugar-cancer-health-sugar-obesity-bmj-a8999726.html

Episode 21 – fruit juice http://www.theshiftinside.com/audio-fasting-yes-or-no/

Episode 15 - http://www.theshiftinside.com/podcast-artificial-sweeteners-what-you-should-really-worry-about/

Getting over binge or compulsive eating is hard – and we often tell ourselves stories called ‘I Can’t Do It’ when that discomfort hits home. In this episode I give you a reframe to help you manage and move through the discomfort of reclaiming your life from food. Hint: It’s called The FeelGood Factory...

Also featuring: Word of The Week. Today this word is Rumspringa. Find out what on earth one of those is, and how awesome they can be in any change you want to make with eating or body image

RESOURCES

Coaching info is at:

http://www.theshiftinside.com/coaching/ 

Find out more about The Body Confidence Project at: http://www.theshiftinside.com/body/

This American Life episode - https://www.thisamericanlife.org/486/valentines-day/act-one-6

What do Apollo 13, Hidden Figures and The Guinness Book of World Records all have in common?

Why, today's episode of course!

Listen and see what I mean...

Find out about coaching here: http://www.theshiftinside.com/coaching/

Today an update on my no coffee experiment I started on 1st January this year, plus why the subject of caffeine and coffee is relevant on a show about eating compulsion

Plus some funny quotes about diets.

Enjoy!

Resources

http://www.theshiftinside.com/coaching/

https://www.azquotes.com/quotes/topics/funny-diet.html

http://www.theshiftinside.com/audio-does-caffeine-make-binge-eating-worse/