Jul 19, 2022

“Systematic de-habituation is basically what we're doing is desensitizing you to this food that has too much power or charm over you.“ - Katy Harvey

In this episode of the podcast, Katy discusses how diet culture has created unhelpful messages about food and emotions. She stated that eating can be helpful in response to emotions and that binging often happens when people are having emotions or are getting their needs met but are ashamed of themselves. She offers examples of when people might binge eat, citing hunger, deprivation, and emotional needs as the underlying causes. She encourages listeners to think of their emotions as messages from their soul and to welcome them!

[00:01 - 05:08]  

• Katy states that binge eating is often caused by hunger, deprivation, or emotions
• Rebuilding trust with food means reincorporating it into one’s life in a mindful way
• Breaking free from bingeing is about putting food back in its rightful place in one’s life

[05:09 - 20:43]   

• Katy describes our biological responses to food
• We should have compassion, understanding, and gratitude for our bodies
• She recommends eating a meal or a snack at least every three or four hours
• Diet culture has sent us unhelpful messages about food
• Food is a way to connect with people that we love
• Understand what drives the binging of food

[20:43 - 25:43]  

• Hunger is a warning that prevents you from getting ravenously hungry
• Katy talks about, “Systematic de-habituation”
• • To desensitize yourself to the food that has too much power or charm over you

[25:44 - 32:51] Wrapping up! 

• Katy discusses the two ways to de-charm food:
• • Reintroduce it into your life and have a small amount with every meal
  • Have it every meal and snack until it loses its power
• Save tons of time and money by planning meals ahead! Grab Katy’s FREE Six Simple Steps to Menu Planning guide at nondietacademy.com/menuplan!

Key Quotes

“Emotions are like warning lights in your car.. We want to understand what the warning light is telling us so we can respond appropriately.” - Katy Harvey

“You need to just show yourself that you can have it(food) and that nothing catastrophic happens.”  - Katy Harvey

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