175: How Mindset Shapes Your Relationship With Food

Friends, welcome to Episode 175 of Thrive Beyond Size. Can you believe it’s the 175th episode? That means I’ve done this podcast for 175 weeks in a row without missing a single week. I’m really proud of this accomplishment because I think it’s the longest commitment I’ve ever made. When I started the podcast I was so nervous. I was terrified, actually. I did everything anyone told me to make it perfect. But as I recorded more my mindset changed so I was able to aim for B+ instead of perfection and it made everything easier. That ability to change your mindset to make something easier is what I want to talk about today. There are four key personality traits that tend to make relationships with food, among other things, more challenging for us. But good news! Mindsets can change.    

The four key personality traits often standing in our way are perfectionism, the all or nothing thinking, people pleasing, and neglecting our own self-care. The most common is perfectionism. I identify as a perfectionist and even though it sounds like a positive it comes with rigid expectations that don’t allow us flexibility. All or nothing thinking often goes hand-in-hand with perfectionism. Either we’re really good or we’ve blown it entirely and we just give up. We’ve already had a piece of cake so we just eat whatever we want all weekend. People pleasing is that desire to please others and with food this might mean eating what everyone else is eating at a party or saying yes to dessert so you don’t offend the host. And neglecting our own self-care often comes with juggling a lot of responsibilities. It’s just easier to push our needs to the bottom of the list. If any of these sound like you, this episode is for you. I’ll get in-depth on all four and talk about how to shift your mindset to alter these patterns of behavior for the better.

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About Dr. Michelle Tubman:

Dr. Michelle Tubman is certified by the American Board of Obesity Medicine, which means she understands exactly what's happening in your body when you diet. Although she does not provide any medical advice in her coaching programs, this knowledge gives her an edge over most coaches.

She also holds Level 1 and Level 2 Precision Nutrition coaching certifications which make her skilled at coaching nutrition, dietary change, and habit change in general. Realizing that emotional eating and bingeing are complicated for most of us, she also did training in mind-body and intuitive eating. Peace around food is possible.

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