Why You Don’t Need to Close the Door on Any Food

<p>Isn’t it interesting how when we say no to something, it suddenly becomes more enticing? That’s the topic explored during this episode. As soon as we create a value of something that we shouldn’t have or shouldn’t do, it’s normal for our brain to become even more focused, or sometimes, even obsessed with it.</p> <p>This is also true when it comes to food. To make it even worse, we as humans have a tendency to place a judgment on ourselves for it. You don’t need to close the door on any food. Leave the door open. Trust your body to know how much of anything it needs.</p> <p>Topics covered in this episode:</p> <ul> <li>How shutting the door on food can lead to an obsession about it.</li> <li>The way we handle cravings in body and mind.</li> <li>Why you don’t need rules around food to manage it.</li> <li>How food rules actually put us in a position of less control, not more.</li> <li>The importance of trusting your body to know what it needs.</li> <li>Why eating something “forbidden” doesn’t guarantee enjoying the experience.</li> <li>How food rules increase critical thoughts about ourselves.</li> <li>How life has a funny way of just taking care of itself.</li> <li>Why the human part of us wants to have control.</li> <li>What your inner knowing—which is always present—offers you.</li> <li>The role self-acceptance plays in just letting things be.</li> <li>Why it’s okay to be “lazy” if you want to be.</li> <li>Two pieces of homework to take away from this episode.</li> </ul> <p> </p> <p>Sarah’s website: <a href= "http://www.wellofbeing.co.uk">www.wellofbeing.co.uk</a></p> <p>Join the Food Freedom Formula: <a href= "https://go.m-path.ca/foodfreedomformula">https://go.m-path.ca/foodfreedomformula</a></p>