Outsmart Overeating

EPISODE 135: Why Labeling Foods "Good" and "Bad" Makes You Overeat

Outsmart Overeating

Show Notes

You were on point all week. Then somebody brought cookies to the office, you had one, and the whole day was shot. So you finished the box and swore you'd start fresh Monday.

So why didn't you?

Coach Steph and I break down why calling foods "good" and "bad" keeps you stuck in the overeat-and-restart cycle, and what to do about it starting today.

In it, you'll hear:

The milkshake study showing one "broken" rule can make a dieter eat more than someone who's never dieted Why banning ice cream from the house makes it the only thing you can think about Steph's litmus test for spotting a food rule pretending to be a value How to bring your trigger foods back without it turning into a free-for-all

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