Show Notes
Matty Lansdown started out in cancer research, where he found that 90 - 95% of cancers are related to diet and lifestyle and decided to switch paths to become a nutritionist.
Now he’s working with hundreds of women on their emotional and binge eating journey to heal their relationship with food.
We’re sitting down today to really unpack the cycle of emotional eating, emotional binge eating, why we do it, how to stop it, and why it's actually not about willpower.
So many of the things Matty spoke about today shocked me… from the flavour industry manipulating your appetite, to foods that make you keep eating without ever feeling satisfied, to the amount of sugar hiding in places you wouldn’t expect (including your spices).
Key moments:
0:00 - Why so many women feel out of control with food (and what’s actually driving it)
5:50 - The hidden patterns behind emotional eating that keep you stuck in guilt cycles
11:39 - Why you can’t “just have one” (and the food industry tactic designed to keep you eating)
18:24 - How much sugar we used to consume versus how much we are consuming today (you’re not ready for this one)
23:19 - Thy you keep going back for another biscuit or chip even if you don’t want to
25:33 - How your body is being tricked into “storing fat for winter” all year round
29:33 - What’s really behind the rise in chronic disease and where food fits in
35:19 - The “healthy” foods that are actually working against you
37:28 - Options for breakfast that will stop you from reaching for sugar 2 hours later
41:11 - Why moderation feels so hard with food
45:36 - Do you need to cut sugar completely? + what supermarket bread isn’t telling you
48:58 - What a healthy relationship with food actually looks like without restricting or dieting
57:07 - Myth vs truth: everything you’ve been told about food, cravings and willpower
59:22 - The most important mindset shift that can help women break free from battling food and their body after years
Read Chris Van Tulleken’s book Ultra Processed People here.
Connect with Matty over on IG @the.real.weight.loss.coach and listen to his podcast The Real Weight Lost Coach on Spotify or Apple.
Follow along and see the behind the scenes over at https://www.instagram.com/sarahrusbatch/?hl=en
Join my latest Challenge and find out more about my other programs here https://sarahrusbatch.com/
If you want to join a space where women feel safe to be seen, ask the questions they don’t always say out loud and connect with others going through the same as you,join my free Facebook group, Women’s Wellbeing Collective here.
And if changing your relationship with alcohol is something you want to explore further, you can find my book Beyond Booze on Audible, Spotify, Kindle and Amazon. Click the link here.
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