4 Phases to Food Freedom

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How to Overcome Emotional Eating, For Good.

Written by Ghavesh Sabherwal

4 Phases to Food Freedom

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Author: Ghavesh Sabherwal

Preface

I'm Ghav. Just Ghav. No fancy titles or accolades. Just a guy who's been through the wringer when it comes to disordered eating and body dysmorphia in his quest for the "perfect" body...

And a guy who's worked on the wrong side of the health and fitness industry for close to a decade, seeing too many chronic dieters and "clean eaters" struggle with the same issues day in, and day out.

When my "thing" was weight loss and body transformations, for a while, I thought I was making a difference. And I was, to an extent. Aesthetically. I helped people drop body fat and build muscle.

But the more before-and-after photos I helped create, the more empty and unfulfilled I felt. Because for every picture-perfect transformation, there were deeper issues lurking beneath the surface.

Disordered eating, obsession with body image, poor self-esteem and lack of self-worth. Bingeing in secret, then starving and over-exercising to make up for it. Looming guilt and shame. And a constant chase for this elusive state of being in control around food, yet feeling completely out of control.

At a certain point, I got fed up. Being in a position to help people, yet not. At least not in the way I knew deep down they needed. Which is what's led me here, on a path to help these individuals.

The chronic dieters that yo-yo between restriction and overindulgence. The emotional eaters who turn to food for comfort and coping. The binge eaters who feel powerless to their urge for food.

These are the people who tend to suffer in silence, either knowing their relationship with food isn't healthy but not knowing how to change it, who to turn to or what steps to be taking...

Or, unknowingly exacerbating their food issues, by seeing weight loss as the be-all, end-all solution to their problems, and masking the fact that weight struggles are the symptom, not the cause.

If you're in either one of these camps, I'm genuinely so glad you're here reading this. And I'm grateful that I have the opportunity to share with you the 4 phases to food freedom we're about to dive into.

Because I know they have the power to change your relationship with food for the better, and by extension, your relationship with yourself, your body and the multiple domains of your life.

But before we get into the nitty-gritty, let's make sure we're on the same page about what food freedom really means.

What is Food Freedom?

Food freedom is a concept that isn't often discussed in mainstream conversations about health, wellness, and personal development.

But for those struggling with emotional eating, binge eating, and disordered eating patterns, it's a critically important one.

Because without food freedom, true wellbeing remains out of reach, no matter how many diets we try or how much weight we lose.

At its core, food freedom is about having a relaxed, intuitive, and guilt-free relationship with food and eating.

It's the ability to enjoy a wide variety of foods - both nutritious and indulgent - without anxiety, restriction, or deprivation.

Just as time freedom allows you to spend your days as you please, and financial freedom means not being controlled by money...

Food freedom is about not being controlled by food noise and impulses

It means being able to trust your body's innate wisdom - to eat when you're physically hungry, stop when you're comfortably full, and choose foods that both nourish and satisfy you.

With food freedom, eating becomes a natural, enjoyable part of life rather than a source of stress and struggle.

But for many, who've spent years or even decades entrenched in diets, disordered eating patterns, using food as a coping mechanism, or feeling out of control around food...

This can seem like a pipe dream. Or lightyears away from their current reality, because of the repetitive cycle of "being good" and "blowing it" they’ve been on for so long.

And I'm not here to blow smoke up your ass and say achieving food freedom is an easy, overnight or linear process. It's not. No worthwhile transformation is.

It requires unlearning a lot of junk about food and weight, and doing deeper work to understand and address what drives our dysfunctional patterns around food.

But I can say with confidence, and backed by a culmination of personal experiences, working with clients and years of research into the interplay of food, feelings, and our relationship with self...

It's worth every ounce of effort. And this food freedom I speak of is possible. For anyone.

So without further ado, let's dive into the 4 phases to food freedom. Starting with what I just touched on - unlearning all the bogus beliefs we've been fed about food.

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