Rise and Align With Food
Reshanda Yates discusses how to stop binge eating so you can lose weight, have energy, focus, and be present for your family and children. Learn why you binge and how to stop bingeing on sweets and carbs. Move from information to implementation and past the frustration of knowing what to do but never being able to do it. Be able to trust yourself alone with all the sweet treats and not dig into the kitchen when no one else is around. In this podcast, Reshanda shares her own stories of struggling with binge eating for 10 years. She knows first-hand what it’s like to promise again and again that this will be the last time, only to wake up the next morning and repeat the same cycle. She understands the guilt and shame that can go hand in hand with binge eating having done every insane thing in the book with food, including eating out of the trash can after throwing food away. She believes if she can come back from that, anyone can.
Rise and Align With Food
253: You Don't Have to Love Your Body to Lose Weight (The Counter-Intuitive Truth)
"How can I love my body when I don't even like what I see in the mirror?"
If this thought has ever made you at odds with your attempts to be “positive” about your body, you’re not alone.
You’ve been told that to achieve lasting weight loss, you must love your body first. But what if that advice is actually keeping you stuck hating your body?
In this nuanced, must-listen episode, we challenge the popular narrative: You do NOT have to love your body to lose weight.
We’ll uncover the surprising truth of what it's costing you to constantly try and pretend you love your body and why trying to force self-love when you don't yet trust yourself with food or decisions can actually create more self-rejection.
Tune in to discover:
- The profound difference between "loving your body" and self-acceptance without judgment—and why one unlocks lasting change while the other is a recipe for shame and self-pity.
- My personal cautionary tale (involving a tree and my inability to climb it) that revealed the moment I finally faced reality and broke free from the all or nothing cycle.
- Why true love for your body is a byproduct of action—not a prerequisite—leading to more vitality, less food noise, and a sustainable, peaceful life.
If you’re ready to stop hiding from photos and start creating a body and life you genuinely love, this episode shows you the radical, shame-free path to getting there.
P.S. Ready to ditch the willpower and leverage your brain's natural reward system to finally stop binge eating? Jump on the early priority notification list for my Crave to Clear program now: reshandayates.com/power. Spots are limited!
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