59. Perfectionist Eating- How to Get Over It

Perfectionist eating GET YOUR FREEBIE HERE: https://bit.ly/cravingsheet As a thank you for listening I created a freebie for you One thing almost everyone I talk to struggles with is eating things you don’t actually want to eat. You feel like the day is going great and then bam, breakroom cookies pop up. Or it’s 3pm and you are crushing chips and queso before they have to pick up the kids from school. OR you feel super out of control around tempting foods, or don’t realize they were eating until the entire bag of chips is gone. You think you are the problem, we need more willpower or to be more strict, but none of that actually works. So i created a worksheet to help you not only prepare for the unexpected moments like the breakroom cookies, but feel in control during even those times you haven’t been able to get in control of for years. GET YOUR FREEBIE HERE: https://bit.ly/cravingsheet I am sitting here eating lunch and I realized my lunch is kind of gross! I packed it myself but like it is seriously not a proud moment So I thought I would pop in and talk about perfectionist eating If you want to live your life and weigh what you want…eating like a perfectionist will not get you there Perfectionist eating is an extension of all or nothing thinking I either eat perfect Or i eat everything When you can’t eat perfectly you say F it and just eat all the things And how often are you able to have complete control and eat perfectly? Look at the scale and it will tell you how often. If you don’t weight what you want, then never. In order to drop the perfectionist eating and consequently the overeating you must: Make a plan Making decisions ahead of time allows you to plan to be messy, not perfect and have indulgences The goal of this plan isn’t to punish yourself if you aren’t perfect and don’t follow it but to show you the areas where your brain really wants to eat so you can work on that with my next tip Manage your brain around wanting to eat off the plan Breathing Practice practice practice