Restricting favorite foods fuels cravings

Jared explains how banning favorite foods or diet rules create a binge–restrict cycle and social avoidance.

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If you’ve ever told yourself you’ll “just try harder” to stop overeating - only to end up raiding the pantry at night, feeling guilty, and wondering why you can’t stay consistent...this episode is going to explain everything.

In this episode, we break down why overeating isn’t a willpower problem at all - it’s a restriction problem. Whether it’s restricting calories, your favorite foods, your emotions, the present moment, or even the time you give yourself to change…these hidden forms of restriction are what keep you stuck in the binge-restrict cycle.

What we covered in today’s episode:

- Why overeating always comes back to restriction

- The 5 hidden forms of restriction keeping you stuck

- How cutting calories too far backfires every time

- Why avoiding your favorite foods makes cravings worse

- How emotional restriction fuels stress eating

- Proof that you can eat more, enjoy life, and still lose weight

TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 - Intro

00:40 - Your "restriction" is causing your overeating

03:00 - 5 ways of restriction causing you to overeat

03:46 - Restriction Type #1