The BIG Link Between Food & Guilt And How To Unwire This Harmful Mindset

 

The BIG Link Between Food & Guilt And How To Unwire This Harmful Mindset

 

Okay so we’re about to dive deeper into why we feel guilty after eating certain foods & how we can begin to unwire this negative mindset around food.

If you haven’t already, then read part 1 here where I talk about how food cult groups & ‘experts’ are partly to blame.

 

Now the other major reason is internal, and is linked to us feeling bad about not being able to follow through with something we want to do, failing at it and then feeling really guilty about it.

 

 

Firstly, it’s not your fault!

 

Our biology is DESIGNED to make us want to eat till we feel satisfied, as we may not know when our next meal will be (at least from our body’s survival perspective.)

Now, this would not be a problem if what we mainly consumed today was mother nature’s nutritious food. Think single ingredient foods with minimal to no processing.

These are normally rich in all our nutritional requirements and appropriately calorific for our needs.

 

SADLY, us humans have intervened and created a bunch of food combinations that do not occur naturally which also happen to be disproportionately high in calories,

without the nutrients to match and on top of that are addictive AF.

Think donuts, cookies etc (not placing any judgements on these foods, we are talking strict nutritional facts)

 

NOW, given how our biology is naturally wired to want to eat until full AND the way it is combined with these ‘man made’ foods that we’ve grown up in the HABIT of eating,

 

Can you really blame yourself if you’re struggling? 

 

I can’t!

 

 

 

Secondly, the reason you keep trying and failing is you’re doing something very unrealistic and borderline impossible!

 

Imagine this:

• • • You want to lose bodyfat, so you eat less and cut out ALL the foods you enjoy. 
    • It goes okay for a day or 2 but then you get really hungry… AND 
    • All you have in your house is the same foods as before. 
    • Plus your partner/ friends are eating all those foods around you.
    • It all gets too tempting, so you crack and go on an all out binge. 
    • You feel really bad about it and that it’s your fault and you should have done better..so from Monday you’re determined to go back to the ‘restriction’…sadly the saga continues…

 

Sound familiar?

 

I’ve been there.

 

 

Instead, it’s really important to do something REALISTIC.

 

Focus on 1 habit at a time!

For example, eating a serving of nutritious green veg or a quality source of protein each day until the habit becomes part of you.

Then and only then, does it make sense to move onto the next good habit.

 

Doing it this way means it’s realistic and sustainable, instead of some crazy deprivation diet that results in endless cycles of weight loss and gain with loads of guilt attached.

 

 

  

Thirdly, If it’s taboo we want it more 🙂

 

If someone tells you that something is not allowed or off limits you already know what’s gonna happen lol.

We develop this powerful desire to want it more, even if it’s not particularly interesting.

 

This is why when I work with my client’s there is literally NO single food or drink that is off limits.

 

Because it’s allowed, we gradually feel less phased by it over time, especially when it’s combined with the satisfaction of eating more nutritious food most of the time as a result of my guidance.

 

In my experience, I’ve found that after a few months doing the work, most people actually prefer how they feel when eating the more nourishing food most of the time and tend to make smarter food choices as a result.

 

Of course they can always CHOOSE to eat whatever they like but over time they simply go with what makes them look & feel better more and more often.

 

 

 

Summary

 

So basically we need to:

1. Let go of labelling food as ‘good’ and ‘bad’ instead think of foods in terms of which offer more optimum nutrients or not.
2. Do not punish yourself. Understand that our biology is wired to want to feel satiated and full, so if all were in the habit of eating is low nutrient high calorie man made foods that are designed to be addictive, it is extremely hard to simply just ‘have more willpower’. 
3. DO NOT try to cut out everything all at once because it will not last and will actually turn into a life long viscous cycle. Build positive habits, 1 habit at a time.

 

There’s a lot of unwiring to do and honestly is not easy to do it alone…if you’re struggling it’s really important to get some help from someone that has been able to guide others where you want to be.

 

Contact me here if you want to be guided

 

 

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