virginia's advice is pretty simple: Give yourself permi permission to have that extra brownie if you want it. Permission to exercise because you feel better afterwards, not just to lose weight. I wonder, you know, around the holidays is can be a very hard time, because not only are we surrounded inundated with lots of temptations and treats and deli things to eat,. but we're also around our family a lot more often. Oh, my god, like even looking at me when i got in the door and thing like, oh, you gained way. Or, oh,You look better. Did you lose like ten pounds? Or did you lose some way as
Every January nearly 75 percent of Americans resolve to make their lives better by losing weight. But this year we’re breaking free from the cycle of restrictive eating and spiraling shame. Journalist Virginia Sole-Smith, host and author of Burnt Toast and The Eating Instinct, has some eye-opening tips for our listener Tori that will help her ditch the scale, become more comfortable with her body, and even learn to control sugar cravings—by eating as many sweets as she wants.
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