Breaking Free from Bingeing
Emma shares her lifelong battle with weight and the impact of early dieting experiences. She reflects on overcoming an eating disorder and how fasting has helped her manage urges to binge, highlighting the importance of listening to the body's signals to avoid over-restriction. The conversation emphasizes the journey towards emotional eating awareness and the freedom that comes with a healthier relationship with food.In this clip
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Episode 391: Emma Dabb
Related Questions
What should be done in the case of someone who has been in a quasi-recovered state for years, doesn't actively strive to lose weight, but has deeply ingrained eating disorder habits, such as being okay with an increasing weight but struggling to accept their body looking different? What if they routinely binge at a specific time of day and cannot stop themselves from purging certain foods they used to view as "bad," despite no longer seeing them that way? This question relates to the episode Healthy Eating & Eating Disorders - Anorexia, Bulimia, Binging | Huberman Lab Podcast #36 and the clip Understanding Bulimia.
If I've been trying to lose body fat for years and have been in and out of a calorie deficit, what advice could you give me, especially considering I have binge eating patterns on weekends?
What should be done in the case of someone who has been in a quasi-recovered state for years, doesn't actively strive to lose weight, but has deeply ingrained eating disorder habits? For instance, an individual who is okay with an increasing weight but struggles to accept their body looking different than what they are used to. Or someone who routinely binges at a specific part of the day and cannot stop themselves from purging certain foods that they used to view as "bad" foods, despite not seeing them that way anymore?