Show Notes

Key Points:

• Editor’s note: This episode 39 needed to be released a week behind episode 40 because it wasn’t quite ready. I’m trying to be ok with the break in numbering and hope you can be too.
• Mindful eating can be twisted to be harmful rather than health promoting and compassionate.
• Mindfulness’s foundation: a compassionate nonjudgemental presence. Being in the moment and noticing brain messages, feelings, etc.
• Shoulding leads to dieting.
• Watch out for the hybrid: mindful dieting.
• Mindfulness connected to dieting, pursuit of weight loss, or “right” way then twisting mindfulness to make it no longer mindful.
• How to change?
  • Compassionate nonjudgemental curiosity. Center on this concept. Be aware of judgements and notice them too without judging. Normal and natural especially living in a fat body.
  • Practice pausing. Decide what you’d really like it to be as a grown up and in charge of yourself.
  • Healthy eating includes pleasure. Honor this pleasure. Learn to be ok with it.
• “When you take the joy out of eating, nutrition suffers.” Ellyn Satter RD LCSW
• Jinx experiences = personalization

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