About this episode

The episode discusses the negative impact of the 'treat yourself' mentality on eating habits and progress.

Send us a text 📲 ! Have a topic idea? Something to celebrate? Don't forget to include your name/location in your text 😀 Ever catch yourself thinking, “I’ve been so good, I deserve this!” and then suddenly you’re off track? It feels like a harmless thought and action, but if we're honest, it keeps us stuck in a never-ending reward cycle of eating well and splurging, which can undo progress. Today, we get into why that pattern shows up in the first place. From childhood conditioning around food...

Topics covered

• reward cycle
• food conditioning
• eating habits
• self-sabotage
• nutrition

Keywords

• treat yourself
• reward cycle
• eating well
• food habits
• self-control

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