The All Or Nothing Podcast - By Maddi Woods

Ahhh the joys of being a woman.Cravings during Follicular phase? Pfft no probs.Cravings during ovulation? Girl I'm thriving.Cravings during Luteal? Feed me enough chocolate that will fill the empire state building or else.Such fun.Solution? - Plan ahead. Ride it out. Be kind to yourself. And eat chocolate. obvs.

Ep 4 - Ghrelin = hunger hormone. Leptin = "I'm full" hormone.Poor sleep affects both. Not in a good way.Sleep is a powerful tool that we as humans, and WOMEN, can use as a genuine superpower. But when neglected, oohhhhh it'll do us dirty.Get yo ass to bed = cravings are more manageable.

Ep 3- Snacking in the evening.Pavlov's dog experiment run by Ivan Pavlov - is the experiment I talk about. He discovered classical conditioning - a fundamental learning process where a biological reflex becomes associated with a previously neutral environmental cue.To put this into context - you can condition the body to display a real, physiological response to an environmental cue with enough repitioions, formulating a habit. So... if a certain behaviour ALWAYS comes after a set of cues.. the brain will act accordingly and ready the body for the expected event.You can also train yourself the reverse, it just takes time, conscious effort & consistency!

Ep 2/5 - The more you think of food as black & white, 'good' & 'bad, 'clean & 'dirty', the more problems you will face with willpower struggles, food preoccupation, cravings, binge tendencies, aaaand subsequently working towards your fitness and fat loss goals.Working on a balanced view of nutrition & fitness, seeing food as JUST FOOD, will help your mindset, your relationship with food, with yourself, and allow you to achieve your goals without losing your mind in the process <3

Ep 1: The number 1 reason cravings make an appearance. No it's not necessarily you, or your 'lack of willpower'.