Torry came to us with a legitimate question, wanting to know how she can reduce the amount of sugar she's consuming. Partly for weight reasons, partly because she has diabedes and her family, and perhaps most importantly, because she just feels out of control. We tend to think of ourselves as addicted to sugar - but it is not physically addictive. When you restrict something and make it forbidden, guess what, you usually want it more. Your body doesn't know that when you're not feeding yourself so much food, your body thinks like we're in a famine situation. So if you have given yourself permission to give yourself sugar here’s the idea: If you really
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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