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Apr 2024
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#162 Why You Can't Stop Thinking About F...

Elena Kunicki
About this episode

I’ve gotten a few questions in my Instagram DMs lately about constant food thoughts and the mismatch when you feel PHYSICALLY satisfied but can’t stop thinking about and wanting chips, chocolate, cereal, peanut butter, etc. 😵‍💫

 

So this episode dives into MENTAL HUNGER and how to regulate it so you can become a NORMAL EATER.

 

Ya know…someone who can just eat when they’re hungry, stop when full and move on with the damn day 👏.

 

Listen in to learn:

  • The difference between physical hunger and fullness and mental hunger and fullness (🤓nerding out on how this *actually* works in your body + how each of them feel)

  • WHY mental hunger increases when you have a history of dieting, under eating, and overexercise

  • How to decrease mental hunger and become a ✨normal eater✨ (aka your physical and mental hunger match up)

 

We also talk about the 3 characteristics of normal, healthy eaters…

 

…so you can see what to aspire to on your path to being FREE from binge eating, getting your period back without the pill and being healthy and fit without obsession 🎊.

 

If you love the podcast - please leave a rating and review!! It helps me so much and I would really appreciate it.

 

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