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Healthy Huddle: Food FOMO
The Mind Body Project
Chapters
0:00
Welcome And The Balance Goal
1:51
What Food FOMO Looks Like
3:47
Scarcity Triggers And Limited Edition Hype
6:08
Social Pressure And The Trash Can Effect
8:40
Vacation Eating And Holiday Traditions
10:32
Anticipatory Regret And Permission Thinking
14:57
The Hidden Costs Of Food FOMO
17:02
The Four Question FOMO Filter
20:46
Replacing FOMO With JOMO
25:00
Challenge And Closing Thoughts
The Mind Body Project
Healthy Huddle: Food FOMO
Mar 18, 2026
Aaron Degler
We talk through food FOMO and why we eat just to avoid feeling left out, even when we are not hungry. We share a simple filter to spot the difference between a treat you truly want and a bite you will regret later.
• how fear of missing out shifts from events to eating
• scarcity cues that trigger urgency and impulse choices
• the “trash can effect” and why groups change what we order
• vacation and holiday eating tied to memories not hunger
• anticipatory regret and “permission thinking” that pushes overeating
• the real cost of food FOMO: stuffed, dissatisfied, regretful self-talk
• a four-question FOMO filter to decide intentionally
• replacing FOMO with JOMO by choosing on purpose
you better join us for walk and talk or sit and talk
