In this episode, you're going to learn a perspective on overeating that will help you no longer want to overeat, which will make weight loss so much easier for you.
Overeating is a normal human experience. Overeating can also be a learned habit and or a learned strategy that gives us a reward.
Power thoughts to think:
Coach Homework: Write down the reasons why you do not want to stop overeating. What do I need to be willing to give up? In what ways might it not be as hard as I think it will be?
The difference between how so-called normal eaters overeat and those who want to lose weight often think about overeating is in how they think about it.
Overeating is a fuel overflow problem. Give yourself permission to unlearn the habit of overeating without making having the habit mean anything negative about you.
How to become aware of when to stop eating for the right amount for you. You can use Hara Hachi Bu or develop an awareness of when you are no longer hungry (the clarifying bite) and then experiment with a certain number of bites after that and see what result it gives you.
The magic formula for weight loss. Keep your overeats to 2 or 3 or overeats per week maximum. Plan them on purpose. Keep track of your overeats. Make sure you are planning to eat the food you really want to eat in order to be willing to eat a little bit less.
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Start calling overeating the dream stealer that it is. Treat it the same way as changing any habit. What if you are just mistaken when you think eating less will be hard? Start being the expert authority about how much is the right amount for you to eat by experimenting. Resolve to meet any other needs that you've been solving with food in other, more direct ways.
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