MVP: What Diets Actually Taught Me About Food Freedom

What if the foods you think you can’t eat are actually the key to finding peace with eating? After 30 years of dieting, I’ve learned something surprising about those “forbidden” foods that might change how you think about weight loss.

I spent three decades on Weight Watchers, believing I had to eliminate foods like potato chips to lose weight. In this episode, we’ll talk about why diets often fail us when they disconnect us from our bodies, but also how they’ve taught us valuable insights. I’ll share how I learned to enjoy foods like potato chips without feeling out of control and how mindful eating changed everything for me. We’ll  also explore why it’s possible to eat what you love without losing track of your health goals.

Listen to this episode to learn how to stop fighting with food and start creating peace around eating, even in menopause. I’ll share how my relationship with potato chips transformed and how you can do the same with whatever food scares you most. Enjoy the show!

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What You’ll Learn From This Episode

• The helpful side of dieting
• Joy eating explained: A mindful approach to eating non-nutritious foods without binging or restriction
• The restriction-desire cycle: Why thinking you can’t have a food makes you want it more and leads to binging
• Learning to distinguish between physical and emotional hunger and recognizing true fullness
• Managing the brain around food