206. How to Defeat Your Inner Pig and Finally Lose Weight with Glenn Livingston

<p>Dr. Glenn Livingston is a veteran psychologist and longtime CEO of a multi-million dollar consulting firm that has serviced several Fortune 500 clients in the food industry.</p> <p>Disillusioned by what traditional psychology had to offer overweight and/or food-obsessed individuals, Doctor Livingston spent several decades researching the nature of bingeing and overeating via work with his own patients AND a self-funded research program with more than 40,000 participants.</p> <p>Most important, however, was his own personal journey out of obesity and food prison to a normal, healthy weight and a much more lighthearted relationship with food.</p> <p>In this episode, Dr. Livingston teaches why Binge Eating and Overeating are such common problems, and how there are two factors that combine to form the perfect storm in our culture and have created a horrendously difficult mountain to climb for anyone who wants to stop overeating.</p> <p>(a) the food industry’s billions and;</p> <p>(b) the addiction treatment industry’s message of powerlessness.</p> <h3><strong>What We Discuss with Dr. Livingston:</strong></h3> <ul> <li>00:00 Intro</li> <li>06:13 Glenn’s personal weight-loss struggle</li> <li>10:36 The Food Industry’s predatory tactics</li> <li>15:58 Controlling our biological impulses</li> <li>17:27 The creation of “the inner pig”</li> <li>22:11 Self-love isn’t enough</li> <li>29:58 The feast and famine roller coaster</li> <li>34:26 Using the present moment to eat healthily</li> <li>36:43 Why your failures mean you’ll have success</li> </ul> <p><a href= "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id1439629193?mt=2&ls=1">Like this show? Please leave us a review here</a> – even one sentence helps! Post a screenshot of you listening on Instagram & tag us so we can thank you personally!<br /> <br /> <em>This episode was originally published on March 29th 2022</em></p> <p dir="ltr">----</p> <p dir="ltr"><strong>GUEST WEBSITE:</strong><br /> <a href= "https://www.neverbingeagain.com/">https://www.neverbingeagain.com/</a><br /