EP. #157: Ending the Cycle of Overeating

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Do you know why people gain weight? </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Overeating. Yep. There’s no escaping that fact!</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">What I mean by the word "overeating" is when you give your body more food than it needs to support your natural, healthy weight. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">There are two ways you can overeat: 1. Keep eating until you're overly full or stuffed, or 2. Start eating when you aren't hungry. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Both are overeating because either way, you’re giving your body food that it doesn’t need and will store as fat.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Overeating every now and then isn’t a big deal. Everybody does it occasionally. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">But if you are someone who feels like you can’t stop overeating, and you do it regularly, whether it’s a few times a week, every day or every time you eat, then it’s very likely that you’ve gained more weight than is healthy or comfortable for you. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Why do you do it? I’m willing to guess that there’s a lot more to it than that you love food.  </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">You can love food and not overeat it. I know because I love food and used to overeat it, but don’t anymore, and I bet you can think of at least a few celebrity chefs who are trim and likely in that category.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">One of the reasons for this podcast is to teach everyone who wants to know how to enjoy food without overeating!</span></p> <h3><strong>Overeating is actually a symptom of something else going on in your life. </strong></h3> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">It’s a coping mechanism. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Are you in that vicious cycle of overeating that looks like this: you get a craving and you’re not hungry, you eat anyway, overeat, then you beat yourself up for it, vow to