075: Glenn Livingston on Never Binge Again




Straight-Up Wellness show

Summary: In this episode, Glenn Livingston talks about resolving binge eating once and for all.<br> <br> * Dr. Livingston's personal journey<br> * Psychology behind eating<br> * Obsessive thoughts about food<br> * Reptilian brain<br> * Components of processed foods<br> * Super-sized stimuli<br> * Emotional triggers for sweet, salty, and soft, chewy carbs<br> * Mentally justifying cravings<br> * Making food rules that you can live with<br> * Drawing a line between constructive and destructive thoughts about food<br> * Two types of deprivation<br> * Tips for journaling and creating food rules<br> * Creating rules that support mindfulness<br> * Challenging the "pig" to prevent the element of surprise<br> * Planning to eat for specific events<br> * Character trumps willpower<br> * "I'm the kind of person who..."<br> * Developing a dual mindset<br> * The problem with aiming for progress instead of perfection<br> * Why it's important to yell at yourself<br> * How to update your food rules<br> * Reprogramming yourself to think like a permanently thin person<br> * Decision fatigue<br> * Rules vs. Guidelines for dangerous trigger points<br> * Addiction to dieting<br> * The "biological error" concept<br> * Drugs in our food<br> * The one thing you can do right now to stop binging