Why Becoming a "Natural" Eater is Key to Weight Loss – In Session with Marc David

Like so many of us, Cherie, age 56, wants to lose 20 pounds – but without the constant fight and struggle. Cherie has been battling these 20 pounds just about all her adult life – and she's feeling ready for a new approach. Cherie's kids are about to leave the house, and she'd like to focus on her life for the first time in many years. She dreams of letting go of her day job and taking on an exciting new career, and she knows that now's the time to step into her power. Everything is falling into place for Cherie to take a big leap in life. But her weight continues to weigh her down. In this week's episode, Marc David coaches Cherie to finally have a breakthrough with her weight. And it's all about focusing on this one weight loss secret: ➡️ Becoming a natural eater. You see, Cherie has been a rather *unnatural* eater. Since age 13 when she was a young gymnast, her life revolved around working out, looking trim, having very little body fat, and winning the approval of others. For young Cherie, food quickly became the enemy. Eat too much of it, and everyone will notice your extra body fat. Starve yourself, and you're doing exactly what you need to do to keep being loved and successful. Unfortunately, Cherie has taken this same unnatural relationship with food that developed during childhood into her adult years. She has no idea what it's like to truly enjoy food and not be on a diet. As their conversation unfolds, Cherie opens up to what being a natural eater might feel like, including: ✅ Making friends with food. ✅ Letting go of the inner bully that's beating herself up around weight. ✅ Allowing herself to feel hungry, eat a meal, and enjoy it. ✅ Stop looking at food like it's going to become fat on her body. ✅ Give dieting a long vacation. ✅ Listen to her body's wisdom when it comes to food. As this episode explores, having an honest and sustainable approach to weight loss means that we need to look beyond dieting, calorie restriction, and self attack. Instead, finding a natural rhythm as an eater, finding nourishment in food, and discovering what our individual body needs is key. When we've been trying weight loss strategies for decades and they continue to fail us, it's time for a new approach. Tune into this fascinating session and watch as Cherie realizes why her approach to weight loss hasn't worked, and how she can have a whole new and inspiring weight loss journey. --------------- Learn more about us at The Institute for the Psychology of Eating: Ready to call a ceasefire in your battle with eating, and find peace and freedom with food? Learn more about our newest program, The Emotional Eating Breakthrough! Interested in becoming a certified coach in eating psychology? Then tune in to hear Marc talk about our Mind Body Eating Coach Certification Training, and download a copy of our School Catalog: Learn our powerful, cutting-edge approach, and discover how you can create a unique career helping others find peace and freedom with food.

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Why Becoming a "Natural" Eater is Key to Weight Loss – In Session with Marc David is an episode from Psychology of Eating by Marc David.

This episode is 40:58 long.

This episode was published on Feb 21, 2024.

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