If you're struggling to lose weight in menopause, you may have asked yourself this question more times than you can count.
You know you're not physically hungry. You know you'll probably regret eating it. And yet, the urge is still there.
What if that urge isn't a failure of willpower?
On Day 1 of my live master class, I want to help you understand what may actually be happening when you feel driven to eat.
We'll look at the difference between physical hunger and emotional hunger, how thoughts can create urges to eat, and why food noise can feel so powerful even when your body doesn't need food.
I'll also introduce the hunger and fullness scale and show you why I encourage women to learn what it feels like to eat between the "twos" instead of waiting until they are extremely hungry or extremely full.
And there's one question I want you to start asking yourself: Why do you eat when you are not hungry?
That question changed my life 20 years ago, and it can change the way you think about your relationship with food, too.
This isn't about judging yourself for overeating. It's about becoming curious about what is happening in your brain and learning that an urge doesn't have to control what you do next.
The food doesn't cause the urge. The thought you're thinking creates the urge. And once you begin noticing those thoughts, you can begin to respond to them differently.
This is Day 1 of the Master Class, in Day 2, I will take this one step further and teach you a simple technique for calming a craving in three minutes.
So if you've ever felt like you should be able to control yourself around food but just can't, don't stop with Day 1, join me for Day 2.
Enjoy the show!
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What You'll Learn From This Episode
• Why you may want to eat even when you're not physically hungry
• The difference between physical hunger and emotional hunger
• How your thoughts can create urges to eat
• Why food noise can feel so powerful
• How to recognize your hunger and fullness signals
• What the "twos" mean on the hunger and fullness scale
• How mindfulness can help you notice your thoughts without judgment
• Why learning to understand your brain can change your relationship with food