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Imagine binge eating every single day (while on the maximum dose of a GLP-1) weighing yourself multiple times a day, and living with constant food noise and body shame… then titrating off the medication, ditching the scale, maintaining a 25-pound weight loss, and feeling like a completely different person. In this episode, my Heart Led Eating alum Allison shares how a lifetime of family weight policing, extreme restriction, binge-purge cycles, yo-yo dieting, and a nursing background that pushed her further from her body led her to the moment she decided to draw a line in the sand and become naturally thin instead. We discuss: Growing up in a household where weight and size are constantly talked about Years of yo-yo dieting, a binge-eating disorder diagnosis, constant food noise More than a year on a max-dose GLP-1 that still didn’t work A pregnancy that brought a 70-pound gain and deep despair The lightning-bolt moment after her mom’s mastectomy, and signing up for Heart Led Eating that same night The real…
Imagine binge eating every single day (while on the maximum dose of a GLP-1) weighing yourself multiple times a day, and living with constant food noise and body shame… then titrating off the medication, ditching the scale, maintaining a 25-pound weight loss, and feeling like a completely different person. In this episode, my Heart Led Eating alum Allison shares how a lifetime of family weight policing, extreme restriction, binge-purge cycles, yo-yo dieting, and a nursing background that pushed her further from her body led her to the moment she decided to draw a line in the sand and become naturally thin instead. We discuss: Growing up in a household where weight and size are constantly talked about Years of yo-yo dieting, a binge-eating disorder diagnosis, constant food noise More than a year on a max-dose GLP-1 that still didn’t work A pregnancy that brought a 70-pound gain and deep despair The lightning-bolt moment after her mom’s mastectomy, and signing up for Heart Led Eating that same night The real…
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182: She became naturally thin and got off her GLP1: Allison’s Heart Led Eating transformation
ΑκούστηκεImagine binge eating every single day (while on the maximum dose of a GLP-1) weighing yourself multiple times a day, and living with constant food noise and body shame… then titrating off the medication, ditching the scale, maintaining a 25-pound weight loss, and feeling like a completely different person. In this episode, my Heart Led Eating alum Allison shares how a lifetime of family weight policing, extreme restriction, binge-purge cycles, yo-yo dieting, and a nursing background that pushed her further from her body led her to the moment she decided to draw a line in the sand and become naturally thin instead. We discuss: Growing up in a household where weight and size are constantly talked about Years of yo-yo dieting, a binge-eating disorder diagnosis, constant food noise More than a year on a max-dose GLP-1 that still didn’t work A pregnancy that brought a 70-pound gain and deep despair The lightning-bolt moment after her mom’s mastectomy, and signing up for Heart Led Eating that same night The real…
181: How to grow your nervous system capacity (so you don't need food as a buffer)
ΑκούστηκεIf you keep getting urges to eat when you’re not hungry or past fullness, it’s not a willpower problem. It’s a capacity problem. In this episode I’m breaking down what nervous system capacity actually is, how a small capacity turns into overeating, and how to grow it so you don’t need food to feel safe. I discuss... What “nervous system capacity” really means Signs your nervous system capacity is small How eating dulls sensation and traps unfelt emotion in the body as excess storage Other buffers besides food Common myths about how to grow your nervous system capacity Do all naturally thin people have big nervous system capacities? How to clear out trapped pain from your body How to actually grow your nervous system capacity 🔗 Links JOIN HEART LED EATING Instagram…
180: You’ll never have a bad body image day again after this
ΑκούστηκεBody positivity culture says you heal body image by loving yourself, detaching from your physical body, and doing more inner work. That’s not what actually ended my bad body image days/body dysmorphia…and it’s not what I see work for my clients. In this episode I’m breaking down the 2 real reasons you don’t like how you look, and how to never have a bad body image day again. I discuss... Why “just love your body” doesn’t work The real root causes of body dysmorphia How excess storage creates body hatred that isn’t a mindset problem Why wanting to be thin is not disordered How your nervous system literally changes the way you see your body What to do when you feel “fat” How to feel safe in your current body while excess is releasing Why you don’t have to choose between food freedom and a thin body My own shift from hating my body to actually feeling at home in it 🔗 Links JOIN HEART LED EATING…
179: Brutally honest listener Q+A: bad body image days, exercise, pregnancy, hate comments, personal life updates
ΑκούστηκεHeart Led Exercise? Naturally thin pregnancies? Bad body images days? The meanest hate comment I’ve gotten? We’re going deeppppp today in this listener Q+A! Questions I answer: My experience with volume eating and why I hate it What’s my relationship with exercise? How to fight bad body image days? How do you practice holistic health today in a non obsessive way? Somatic practices specifically as an alternative for the chewing/jaw sensation? Spaciousness in the body for intuition / god / creative energy How do you deal with all the hate you get online? What do I do when urge to eat is overwhelming What to do when you can’t stop eating once you start, even in physical pain? How do naturally thin women deal with pregnancy weight gain? Personal life update: what’s been on your mind/overwhelming you? 🔗 Links JOIN HEART LED EATING …
178: Your excess weight will MELT OFF once you're in this nervous system state
ΑκούστηκεThere’s one specific nervous system state that makes losing excess weight soooo much easier. Once you can get your nervous system into this state, it actually makes it hard to gain weight haha. In this episode I’m sharing what it is, why it changes everything about food and appetite, and how to access it even when life feels chaotic. I discuss... Why trying to lose weight from a place of hating your body keeps you stuck in the yo-yo cycle What this magical nervous system state actually feels like How being in this state makes it easy to hear your built-in calorie calculator and removes the need to overeat Why a sense of safety and abundance naturally lowers appetite and eliminates binge urges The real meaning of “growing nervous system capacity” How to feel safe in your current body (even with excess storage) so you stop sabotaging with extremes The myth of “maintenance mode” 🔗 Links JOIN HEART LED EATING…