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📌 Episode: Why Do We Eat the Same Foods Every Day?

What we talked about (key points):

• Repeating the same foods is often a signal, not a failure
• Cravings can come from biology (sleep, protein, blood sugar, hormones, stress)
• Highly processed foods are designed to increase craving and override fullness
• Habits form through reward learning in the brain, not willpower
• Food often regulates the nervous system (comfort, calm, pause, escape)
• Decision fatigue leads to default “safe” familiar foods
• Emotional eating loops: trigger → justification → eating → relief → guilt → repeat
• Awareness (not restriction) is the first step to change
• Slowing down eating changes both satisfaction and quantity naturally
• Ask: “What is this food doing for me right now?”
• Bigger need underneath food: comfort, rest, connection, relief, stimulation

🧠 Mentions

• Judson Brewer — reward-based habit loops + Bigger Better Offer (BBO) Read the book: The Hunger Habit, Judson Brewer 
• Dopamine = reward prediction / learning signal (not just pleasure), Read the book: Dopamine Nation, Anna Lembke
• Neurodivergence possibility (routine + sensory preference, not diagnostic) Read the book: The Neurodivergence Skills Workbook for Autism and ADHD: Cultivate Self-Compassion, Live Authentically, and Be Your Own Advocate, Jennifer Kemp Mpsych
• Mindful eating + CBT + nervous system regulation tools, Read the book: Mindful Eating: A Guide to Rediscovering a Healthy and Joyful Relationship with Food, Jan Chozen Bays

📚 Resources

• Fill Out the Free Habit Awareness Tracker (trigger → behavior → need → outcome → bigger better offer ) 
• “Bigger Better Offer (BBO)” framework — Judson Brewer, The Hunger Habit, Judson Brewer 
• Mindful Nourishment Bundle (slow down, sensory awareness) 
• CBT tools for thought loops around food, Read: How To Use CBT Thought Records To Change The Way You Feel 
• Blood Sugar & Brain Health Boost: 5-Day Challenge for Women 50+ (self paced program) 
• Mindless Munching Mini Course 
• Nervous Tension Protocol (breathwork, grounding, pauses, eating, lifestyle and supplements) 

More Resources for You:

• Bone Health Blindspots Guide: A clear, grounded look at what’s often missing in the conversation around bone loss, midlife metabolism, and stress.
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• 💌 Inner Wisdom Eating Guided Reset
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• ❓ Quiz: How Much of a Mindful Eater Are You?
  👉 https://catdillon.com/MindfulEaterQuiz
• 🍳 10 Craving-Busting Breakfasts
  👉 https://catdillon.com/CraveBustingBreakfasts 
• 📄 10 Best Blood Sugar Hacks for Women 40+
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