348 - Lean & strong eating. Build self trust- skills, emotional eating, self sabotage - Josh Hillis

25/10/2024 56 min

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How can seeking perfectionism and beating up on ourself derail this proces
Perfectionism vs excellence

Emotional eating



- mindful eating and how to promote it in a world of busyness & distractions to be better at regulating intake

- " If you’re like most folks, this cycle continues for months, years, sometimes even decades. The pattern looks
something like this:


- What are values & why are they important
Mine:



- the truth behind willpower


Resolve to change → try to overhaul your life → follow a program or change your behavior for a short time → slip back into your old habits and behaviors → feel like a failure → give yourself further “proof” you can’t do it → rinse and repeat.
When this happens, we often get down on ourselves for being “weak,” not having enough “willpower,” or not “wanting it badly enough.”"






- can we be unaware that our actions or ambitions arent aligned with them?
how can we bridge this?

- you cant shame yourself into change; talk about this. and how getting your "goal body" and to this HAPPY CONFIDENT zones needs to come from self care

- PERFECTIONISM VERSUS SELF-COMPASSION

- skills to not snack when stressed, bored, tired, emotional, overwhelmed - HABIT

- it doesn't mean eating whatever you want, you have to also know when to say no.

- if then___

- "Also, comfort food. When carbs or sweets or whatever truly does comfort in times of stress, what can replace that habit?"

- how to use these skills at restaurants & eating away from "comfort" environments or safe environments
especially when you have a history of restriction, how to not see it as a free for all or a reason to indulge in the most tasty looking meal for fear of missing out or "not wanting to be left out" whatever

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