If you've been over exercising/under eating for a while too, you may have experienced it too. Unexpected cravings, that seem to come out of nowhere and that are hard to stop, keep getting more and more frequent… While most of the time, you're able to be really “good” and stick with your plan!
If that sounds familiar to you, you're going to love today's interview with binge eating recovery coach Christina Murphy, who shares her knowledge about binge and emotional eating, why they happen, and how to overcome them. I hope you enjoy this conversation!
01:00 Christina's background and why she's talking about binge eating
02:20 Christina's own experience: Stopping the birth control pill and weight loss that followed
03:45 Hitting the lowest weight point
04:00 Bouncing from undereating to overeating and binge eating
05:20 Why she hid her disorder from other people and was unable to get help
06:00 Why personal trainers are under more pressure to look fit and “healthy”
08:15 How Christina was able to recover without any professional help
10:20 Two big reasons why binge eating/emotional eating happens
15:30 How do you know that you're under eating?
19:30 How to get out of the cycle of bingeing and restricting
23:30 Overcome binge eating may require huge life changes
25:45 How to define intuitive eating
26:30 Is intuitive eating the key to optimal health and body composition?
28:50 What if your body is naturally bigger and heavier, “overweight” on BMI scale — is this normal?
31:25 Does intuitive eating work for everyone?
33:40 Can we really eat everything we want?
37:20 What should we focus on when making our everyday eating choices?
39:20 Intuitive eating and weight loss
43:40 Is counting calories or macros necessarily a bad thing?
46:30 It IS possible to recover from binge/emotional eating!
47:15 Where to find Christina and how to work with her
Thank you Christina!!
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