Show Notes
Raise your hand if you've ever ordered the salad when you actually wanted the burger. In this episode, we're diving into something nobody talks about: the double life so many of us live with food. We perform "good eating" in front of others: ordering salads, making comments about being "healthy," projecting an image of control. Then we binge in private, when no one's watching.
✨ Performative eating is exhausting, and it's keeping you stuck in the binge-restrict cycle ✨ People in bigger bodies face amplified pressure to virtue signal with food choices ✨ The split between your public and private eating isn't sustainable ✨ Shame is the fuel that keeps the cycle running, and secrecy feeds shame ✨ Food freedom means eating the same way whether people are watching or not
Here's something you can try this week. I'm calling it The Performance Audit.
Think about the last few times you ate around other people. Ask yourself: Did I eat what I actually wanted, or did I perform 'good eating'? Did I make comments about 'being good' or 'being bad' with my food choices? Did I restrict in public and then binge later in private? Did I post about a workout I didn't actually do, or talk about healthy habits I'm not actually practicing? This isn't about judgment. It's about awareness. Because once you see the pattern, you can start to shift it.
Binge Free Bestie Resources and Goodies: Everything lives here: https://stan.store/bingefreebestie
If this episode resonated with you, I'd love to hear from you!
Send me a DM on Instagram @bingefreebestie and tell me: Which moment from this episode hit you hardest?
And if you found this helpful, please leave a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify, it helps more people find the show and break free from binge eating.
More from Binge Free Bestie
Spring often means one thing for your feed. The "summer body" ads are back, the gym marketing is ramping up, and diet culture is about to get loud. In this episode, I am breaking down why restriction, not willpower, is the actual binge trigger, how to spot diet culture hiding inside "wellness" content, and what to do instead of shrinking yourself for the season ahead.
In this episode, Emma Wright, a feminist health coach, shares insights on how societal power structures influence body image, dieting, and the use of medications like GLP-1s. We explore the intersection of feminism, health, and food, offering practical perspectives on reclaiming worth and navigating diet culture.
In this episode, Nic is joined by Alaina Booth for a conversation about courage, joy, and building a life that feels meaningful now, not after weight loss or perfection.
You've eaten fine all day. You're not even hungry. Then 9pm hits and you're standing in front of the pantry like it owes you money.
Everyone's talking about "food noise" right now. TikTok's obsessed with it, Oprah did a special on it, and it's basically the tagline for every GLP-1 ad you scroll past. But here's what nobody's telling you: half of what gets called food noise is just... hunger. And the other half is diet culture, dressed up in a scarier name so it can sell you a fix.