9 Reasons You Can't Stop Eating ____.

Awareness of these 9 reasons is your first line of self-defense.

Let’s dive in:

1. The Big Picture 🏞️

2. Explain It To Me It Like I’m 5 🧒

3. 5 Strategies For Trigger Foods 🍪

4. 9 Reasons You Can’t Stop Eating ___ 🍩

5. Parting Zen 🧘‍♂️

The Big Picture 🏞️

There are more than 9 reasons.

I’m sharing the 9 most common that I encounter.

Some are within your control.

Some are not.

How you respond to them is primarily, if not wholly, in your control.

You can shift your mindset around any food from c-a-n-t to can.

Explain It To Me Like I’m 5 👦

Today’s topic, as simply as possible:

“We eat foods for many reasons - some we don’t even know.”

5 Strategies For Trigger Foods 🍪

I’ve written a few newsletters on this topic:

“Can You Eliminate Cravings?” (7.29.23)

“36 Ways To Deal With Cravings” (8.5.23)

“Do You Spiral Out Of Control With Food?” (12.9.23)

In case you missed those oldies but goodies :)

9 Reasons You Can’t Stop Eating ___ 🍩

1. It’s By Design.

   There’s a multi-billion dollar food industrial complex behind this.

2. Too Much Restriction.

   If you think you can never have a cookie, you will want one.

3. It’s Available.

   Remember Berardi’s First Law?

4. Poor Sleep.

   We make poor decisions when tired.

5. High Stress.

   We make poor decisions when frazzled.

6. Imbalanced Diet.

   We make poor decisions when hungry.

7. You’re Thirsty.

   We often confuse thirst for hunger.

8. Emotional Regulation.

   We often eat for comfort, reward, loneliness, etc.

9. Culture & Environment.

   We face generations of tradition and family tension.

I could write a newsletter, essay, or book about each.

One of the most common exercises I do with clients who struggle here is some form of a reflective journal.

For example, you might jot down what you were thinking, doing, and feeling in the hours before an event and look for patterns.

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Parting Zen 🧘‍♂️

A simple word, phrase, or thought to take with you:

Be well,

Coach Matt

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