But I'm Addicted to Food - Life After Diets Episode 23
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- Опубліковано 20 вер 2024
- BUT I'M ADDICTED TO FOOD - LIFE AFTER DIETS EPISODE 23
In this episode Sarah and Stef tackle the controversial issue of food addiction. Could it be real?
Listen to us have a stab at explaining brain chemistry, share our own experiences of feeling 'addicted' to food.
Are their certain types of food that can be addictive?
We also look at the differences between substance and behavioural addiction and how this could apply to binge eating, as well as considering what the consequences would be if food addiction turns out to be 'a thing'.
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Thank you Sarah and Stephanie for this episode, I've found listening to you both really helpful. Thank you both, so very much for all the UA-cam videos and content you make available!!
Are the following behaviors what you are tying to additictive behaviors? eating in secret; buying in secret; functioning from emotional triggers; feeling negative outcomes from your action; search for stimulation; feeling out of control; inability to stop; and preoccupation?
All those things could be tied in with addiction, but could also be separate experiences too. We do see the combination of all those you mention in the widely accepted types of addiction. It's a bit more complicated when it comes to food though...
i am really grateful for ur podcasts. these are very helpful for me. but i am really struggling with letting go of restriction. it terrifies me. i don't know how to do it even though i know it is what i should be doing. how were u able to let go of restriction?
Hi Allison, we talk about this a bit in our early episodes. There is a concept of readiness and sometimes we're not there yet. For Stef it was her 40th birthday looming and her daughters starting to notice her eating patterns, for Sarah it was simply because it was hurting too much to keep pursuing weight loss. She felt defeated and surrendered.
Start by asking yourself am I willing to give up restriction even if I don't know how yet? Notice any resistance that arises and be curious about it. Keep checking in with you willingness and notice if it fluctuates and become familiar with the resistance. Welcome it and invite it to tell its story
@@lifeafterdietspodcast4229 hi sarah and stef! thank u for taking the time to reply to my comments. really appreciate it! i do feel like the resistance is coming from fear of gaining weight and how much weight will i be gaining and the fear of being judged by the people around me because of it. it is very uncertain and very scary. i had a lot of traumatic experiences growing up because of this, and it is something that my family values very much. i have learned a lot from ur podcasts and videos and i truly believe that i need to manage my desire to lose weight because it is not not helpful in my recovery. i want to be able to do it. i am trying to make it a daily decision to let go of restriction because i know it causes me to binge and purge. but everytime i try to let go of restriction, i still binge and then purge. maybe i haven't fully committed to letting go of restriction yet, but hopefully i will get there. ur content is really helpful for me in understanding the things i have a hard time understanding, so thank u so much! ❤️🥰
@@allisonabante5038 you are very welcome! We have finally set up our Patreon page and if you go there www.patreon.com/lifeafterdiets and become a Patreon you can join our private Facebook groups where we will be having lots of conversations about subjects like this ❤️
@@lifeafterdietspodcast4229 i will! thank u so much for the great content, as always! ❤️
I wonder if the restrictive actions of the binger - are the major differences between a smaller body binger compared to a larger body binger?
Generally I don't think it's helpful to try to define behaviours based on a body size. Not everyone's bodies respond the same to different eating/restriction behaviours