Ep 132 - How does eating more help with binge eating?

<p>Welcome to How to Love Your Body - on this week’s episode we are going to be talking about bingeing. Bingeing is a very common side effect of dieting - why? The number one reason is due to restriction. Where there is restriction - either mentally or physically - the bingeing will persist. We know, because we were in the restrict/ binge cycle for 10 years each. </p> <p>Before we dive in - we wanted to share with you about a couple exciting things we have coming in early 2021. One of those things being our documentary called Behind the Before and After and another being a giveaway where you could win one of 3, 6 months of free UnDiet support. We’ll share more about it later on but to To learn more - go to <a href='http://bit.ly/btbagiveaway'>bit.ly/btbagiveaway </a></p> <p>Okay, here we go - let’s talk about bingeing and how we can help. </p> <p>Things you may have heard that will help with bingeing: </p> <p>-Eat MORE food </p> <p>-Get foods that you restrict/ binge on IN the house </p> <p>-Eat whatever you want, when you want </p> <p>-Allow all food and give yourself unconditional permission to eat </p> <p> </p> <p>You may be thinking - HOW is this possible? You want me to eat MORE? You want me to buy bags of chips, jars of peanut butter, and chocolate bars and keep them in my house? This seems counterintuitive!!! Are you trying to ruin me and fuel the fire underneath all my binges!?? I can’t trust myself to do any of these things. I am out of control around food! </p> <p>These are very normal things to feel and to say. </p> <p>So why are things that feel so counterintuitive, things that will actually help with bingeing? </p> <p>Because allowing food and having an abundant mindset around food creates a healthy relationship with food. When you know it’s available to you at all times there is not a preoccupation with food anymore. This allows you to think clearly and actually have space to listen to your body signals. If you aren’t constantly thinking about food you’ll notice when your