3 Reasons Why Your Bite Turns Into a Binge

Does this happen to you too?? That fear that you can't have a certain food around you or else all bets are off- you eat the entire thing + more??

I used to think that sweets, chips or bread was the problem.

Anytime it was around, I had to convince myself that I didn't want it.

I could see myself taking bite after bite after bite until I was uncomfortably stuffed.

So any social setting (unless I'd had too much to drink or was already in a "screw it" mentality), I stayed far away from the food table.

I didn't even think about bringing anything like this into my own apartment- especially when I lived by myself...

unless I was already in binge-mode.

Remember the Pringles slogan "Once you pop the fun don't stop"?- I literally had this playing in my mind (not even kidding) as a reminder to not touch these foods.

Here's the thing though...

When I started learning and healing my relationship with food, I realized that my overeating actually had nothing to do with the sweets or chips...(mic drop!!!)

This was what was really going on- at least 3 of the reasons why my bites were turning into binges:

1. Restriction. Without fail, binges almost ALWAYS are a result of restricting. This could look like skipping meals/snacks when you're hungry, limiting certain foods or just not eating enough. I did this a lot to avoid extra calories- but actually ended up eating ever more if you really think about it because of the binges/overeating.

2. Labels. As in, thinking about certain foods as "black or white"/ "good and bad". Any food with this label had the most desire- the most temptation.

3. Blinders. Whether it was a "one bite" situation or a full-on binge, I had so much shame about eating these foods. Most of the time, I just scarfed them down to get it over with, without giving myself the opportunity to really enjoy them. Whether I was standing up eating, driving, watching TV or something else- the numbing out process never gave me the opportunity to feel satisfied.

You know what one of the craziest things about healing my relationship with food was?

A lot of the treats that I didn't trust myself around before- the things that I considered "cheating" and thought about allllll the freaking time because they seemed so forbidden....

I realized that I actually either didn't really even like these foods OR, hardly even thought about them.

And if you're anything like I was- you know how much mental energy is spent on this...

So YES - I felt like I got my life back.

I felt like I could actually be fully present in conversations (not thinking feeling guilty/stressed about food), pursue new goals and FINALLY not walk around with all of this secret embarrassment or shame.

How's this feeling- can you relate?

If you're stuck in this restrict + binge "healthy eating" cycle, there is absolutely a way out- okay?

This is also exactly how I help clients.

Getting you to a place where food is just the supporting actor in your mind, not the main star and becoming an Intuitive Eater!!

It was life-changing for me.

And it's something that I hear often from any woman that I support- getting to a place where you have a food freedom lifestyle!!

If you're getting that gut feeling that this is your time to heal and make a change once and for all, here's what I want you to do-

I'm going to link my calendar below so that we can set up a consult to discuss exactly where you're stuck and what it would look like to move forward.

If you consider yourself an ambitious woman with big goals, who values the power of self-improvement and are PISSED that the on/off cycle with food + your body is keeping you stuck, or stealing too much mental space...this is for you- I can help you.

This is the link to schedule:
food freedom breakthrough call

Cheering you on!!!! Will talk to you soon.
xx
Katelyn