Have you ever noticed yourself getting trapped in a food prison where you know you shouldn't be eating certain things, but they just keep calling to you? If so, this episode is for you!



With Dr. Glenn Livingstone, we will be taking a look at binge eating and why it is so hard to break free from those habits. We'll also cover steps to take to regain control of your eating habits once and for all.

What To Expect From This Episode



* What food addiction was like for Dr. Glenn Livingston

* How food is designed to manipulate you into consuming more of it

* How to create a line in the sand to make changes to your eating habits

* Different strategies to change habits and break free from food prison



Shownotes



* [0:00 ] Welcome to the Summit For Wellness Podcast

* [2:30 ] Who is Dr. Glenn Livingston and how did he become interested in binge eating

* [5:30 ] Glenn had his own issues with binge eating and spent a lot of time trying to figure out what was the cause of his eating habits

* [8:15 ] Even though Glenn recognized some childhood trauma/habits that contributed to his food addictions, it didn't fix his current food prison he was trapped in

* [10:00 ] One of the most profitable changes that junk food companies have made was to take vitamins and nutrients out of their food because it made the food taste bad

* [15:00 ] You had to train your brain to jump back up to the "common sense" realm when the reptilian brain is trying to kick in

* [19:30 ] When you draw a line in the sand, does it matter where you start and how do you determine what is realistic

* [23:30 ] When you create a conditional rule for eating, will you overeat that food when you are allowed to, or do you naturally cut back on that food

* [26:30 ] Does knowing the food industry is manipulating food to make it more difficult for you to not consume it make it easier to avoid those foods

* [28:30 ] As an outside person seeing someone struggle with food addiction, is there much you can do, or do you have to let that person decide to change

* [31:15 ] What other steps can someone take to break free of their food prison

* [36:15 ] The best way to lose weight quickly is to do it slowly over time

* [38:00 ] Final thoughts from Dr. Glenn Livingston on binge eating and breaking free of food addiction



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Transcript For Episode (Transcripts aren't even close to 100% Accurate)

[00:00:15 ] Bryan Carroll: Have you ever found yourself eating, even though you know, that you weren't actually hungry? For some reason, the food just keeps calling out to you and you keep going after it, even though it doesn't satisfy you and you know, you don't.

[00:00:28 ] Well, if, so this episode is definitely for. What's up everyone. I'm Bryan Carroll and I'm here to help people move more, eat well and be adventurous. And today I have Dr. Glenn Livingston on the show to teach us all about what binge eating does to us and the psychology around it and how to break free of.

[00:00:47 ] So Glenn was disillusioned by what traditional psychology had to offer overweight and or food obsessed it individuals. And so he spent several decades researching the nature of bingeing and overeating via work with his patients and a self-funded research program with more than 40,000 participants.

[00:01:04 ] But more importantly, he actually went through his own journey of binge-eating and food obsessions, and that journey led him to discover a way to reach a healthy way. I feel like he broke free of that food prison and...