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Uncertainty, doubt, and low self-esteem are the psychological cancers which fuel overeating behavior. But
It’s how to disempower the destructive thinking which has, to this point, caused you so much trouble with food.
these thoughts represent the most reckless, most juvenile part of us…
The part which has repeatedly caused us to act against our own best judgment, and continually change our minds about our most serious food commitments.
You have dreams and aspirations, but the Pig lives only to Binge.
The Pig doesn’t care about the consequences to your health, body, well-being, or happiness — because the Pig must get its stuff at any cost! You want to love, learn, laugh, and live your life to the fullest. But the
lives only for that “one more” precious Binge.
It’s robbed you of not only the body you want, but the energy you need to build the life of your dreams.
And it’s the Pig that’s making you feel hopeless about ever losing weight for good.
have been ruining so much of your life in exchange for a few moments of toxic pleasure.
The Pig is NOT you, and deserves NO respect. Learn to hear its Squeals, then promptly ignore
them.
conceptual framework to help you separate from the thoughts and feelings which, until now, have derailed your best-laid plans.
The Lizard Brain (Brain Stem) is the
oldest part. When it sees something in the environment it
The Mammalian Brain evolved after the lizard brain to ensure the wellbeing of the family. Essentially
And the Neocortex or “Logical Brain” came last to control the Lizard and Mamallian Brain
in favor of longer term goals… things
like weight loss and fitness… but also the human notions of love, self-identify, spir...
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allows us to regulate ANY impulse.
You’ll need to make a concrete Food Plan with your own specific Food Rules (even JUST ONE rule to get started)… and then definitively commit.
The ONLY way you’re ever going to succeed is if you accept 100% responsibility for every bite and swallow. You
write it down.
Last, if you find you’re repeatedly struggling to find the right condition for a particular food, drink, or behavior, the odds are you’d do better putting it into the ‘Never’ section.
