When Food Feels Hard

This episode discusses the lesser talked about restriction- why restricting joy can lead to emotional and binge eating, and how to change it.

We discuss the beliefs around needing to earn rest, pleasure, fun and play, and how they impact emotional and binge eating.

We talk about how to recognise patterns and build awareness of this happening, and how to shift away from putting joy on hold, to making it a priority.

There’s practical tips to try and things to help you reflect on your identity- are you the “sensible” one, the “fixer” the “problem solver” and how can you incorporate more fun and pleasure into your life starting today.

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This episode goes through thought patterns which often occur in disordered eating, and how they keep you stuck with progress.

Unhelpful thought patterns can often trigger restriction or bingeing, and it’s an important step of recovery to be able to recognise and challenge these thoughts.

We go through patterns such as all-or-nothing thinking, catastrophising, mind reading and the “I shoulds” and work through how to be aware these are happening, and how to reframe and challenge them to help you change your behaviour.

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This episode discusses how our relationship with exercise can mirror our relationship with food- with all-or-nothing thinking, perfectionism and rigidity often creeping in.

We discuss how to shift away from all-or-nothing thinking, setting different intentions around exercise, using mental health and non-aesthetic goals as a motivator and the huge impact exercise (mostly walking) has on health - independent of weight loss.

This episode will hopefully help you think differently about exercise, and feel empowered around the positive impact you can have for your health which doesn’t involve weight loss.

The video I referenced is by Dr Mark Evans- 23 1/2 hours (search on YouTube)

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This episode dives deep into The Diet Voice- what it is, how you got, and how to change it.

This is a powerful episode which will likely tap into thoughts you have about your body and eating that you maybe weren’t quite aware of- or didn’t realise there was even a name for.

We discuss how shaming and critical this voice is, and how detrimental to your relationship with food and your body it can be if you believe it.

I give three practical tips to start doing today to shift away from believing your diet voice and how to take back power and tune into your body.

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This episode goes into topics which have come up this week with clients.

We discuss letting go of the body you had when you were restricting, how putting your life on hold until you’ve lost weight can be detrimental, how incorporating fun into your life is so important when healing your relationship with food (and what beliefs you may hold which stop you from doing this)

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In this episode we talk about the other things needs to help heal your relationship with food, which aren’t to do with eating and food.

Emotional and binge eating are coping mechanisms developed to keep you safe. They’re serving a purpose and giving you a dopamine hit. We explore what needs to happen to be free of using food as a go-to coping mechanism, including emotional regulation, improving body image and creating a life beyond food and your body.

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In this episode I discuss “permission slips” for emotional and binge eating which can often be used to justify eating to soothe emotions.

If you’ve ever said “I’ve had a rubbish day and it’s raining, I’m going to the petrol station to get a chocolate bar” or “I’m on my period so I’m ordering a take-away” or “what the hell, I’ve been good all day” then this episode is for you.

We dive into why permission slips can feel very logical and make complete sense in the moment, but are actually illogical thought patterns that can harm us in the long run.

We discuss how to notice these, challenge them, and think about choosing a different option to what these thoughts are suggesting.

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This episode discusses the topic of shifting away from weight loss as a focus when doing the work to heal your relationship with food.

We are exploring how this can feel overwhelming, how to avoid making urgent, quick decisions about this, and give some insights into how I help clients work through this thought.

This is an episode to help introduce some new ideas and things to ponder when thinking about healing your relationship with food and letting go of weight loss being your main focus.

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This episode is for you if you’ve ever said “I eat healthy meals but can’t seem to stop snacking in between”.

We discuss why food satisfaction is so important when healing your relationship with food, why having boring meals and snacks increases the likelihood of emotional and binge eating, and why food satisfaction is so much more than how food tastes.

Ooops I’ve added practical examples at the end as forgot this bit!

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In this episode I discuss how focusing and (possibly obsessing) over body weight is serving you.

Rather than accepting the “if I was just this “perfect” size or weight everything would be good” we go deeper into how the process of focusing intensely on your body size is likely serving a purpose you may not be aware of, such as:

-Fixating on weight loss and diet can bring a sense of control- both in terms of our own bodies, but also the wider world. It can fuel the belief that you can protect yourself from criticism and avoid negativity if you look or eat in a certain way. We explore this more and why believing this thought will be detrimental to building a fulfilled life where you have inner confidence, not relying on external validation or approval.

-Fixating on weight loss also can be protective- it can keep you in your comfort zone, acting as a barrier from doing the things you want to do but feel hard and unfamiliar.

-Finally, we dive into how focusing on weight and our body can act as a distraction. It can occupy our minds so we don’t need to focus on the issues which cause discomfort such as relationships or work, keeping you “safe” in familiar cycles of yoyo dieting.

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