191: When Your Favorite Foods No Longer Bring You Joy

Hello everyone and welcome back! The subject of today’s episode was inspired by an experience I had on a road trip through my home province of Alberta to a medical conference. My husband and I have been making the same trip for 50 years and we have little rituals where we stop for breaks and get favorite snacks. A certain donut shop is one of those stops. But this time I didn’t enjoy the donuts that I look forward to every trip. What happened? The donuts hadn’t changed. I realized that this isn’t the first time I’ve had this experience. And that’s what I want to talk about: the changing shift in foods when we focus on intuitive eating. How we lose touch with former favorites and why things change, that’s what I’m exploring with you today.  

Sometimes what happens is that as we let go of the rigidity we held around food rules and we open ourselves up to permission to enjoy foods we love, they no longer become the forbidden fruit and lose some of their appeal. If something formerly forbidden is always open to us now, the sense of rebellious indulgence is gone. Sometimes a comfort food just no longer feels comforting like it once did. It’s not always psychological, either. There’s a shift in our bodies as we eat intuitively. Our gut bacteria and microbiomes change. That can influence what feels good to eat. It can feel like a loss when we lose that connection with former favorite foods. So today I talk about how to regard the loss as an expansion instead. How to find that comfort or indulgence in things other than food. And how to approach the changes in food relationships with openness and curiosity for new experiences. Join me as I share the journey of losing the joy of a favorite food and how to embrace the change as something positive.

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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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