❌Can't stop eating sugary foods?

For years I tried to stop eating sugar because I thought that was my problem. And I have many women over 40 tell me the same thing.

They say, “I know I shouldn't eat it, but I keep doing it.” Often, it's uttered with a hefty dose of shame and guilt.

And I get it because I was there. I even wrote a book called Cookie Dough in the Dark ….. and the dark represents the shame I felt. 

What I realized for myself is that you don’t have to live without sugar. When you understand that eating sugar is a normal part of being human you can stop being so mean to yourself for eating it. 

Craving sugar and overeating sugar is a symptom of something else. And we either don’t know that or we don’t know how to deal with the deeper issues. 

Most women's gut reaction is to cut sugar out COMPLETELY or do a drastic sugar detox, but those things actually make your sugar cravings WORSE in the long run. 

Let me ask you this... 

Are you really willing to live a life without sugar for the rest of your life? 

I know that I wasn’t, but it seemed easier to try and get rid of it rather than dealing with WHY I was eating copious amounts of it. 

I know through my journey of losing weight and getting a grip on my emotional eating that a life without sugar is not what I wanted. I actually enjoy eating dessert and baking. 

As a result, I teach women long-term strategies to lose weight and handle their emotional eating. Ask yourself, if you’re going to give sugar up, do you see yourself giving it up for good?

After my own soul-searching, I knew sugar wasn’t the problem.  And I began to peel back the onion layers!!  I began to get to the root cause.  Remember that the way you lose your weight is how you will live your life, so... 

If you're not willing to cut sugar out permanently then doing it temporarily is a sign of impatience and desperation. 

How about we fix what's causing the sugar cravings in the first place? 

Root cause is something I talk a lot about with female clients in my Vibrant Living membership. 

Because if we don't get to the root cause, how can we fix the real problem? 

Doing a drastic detox, challenge or some other weird thing like swapping a Paleo cookie for a real one doesn't fix the real problem. 

Again, it's impatience and desperation. 

Sugar cravings are always a symptom of other problems. 

Let's fix the real problems so you can enjoy sugar without beating yourself up! 

Generally, sugar cravings always stem from more than one thing.

 And in my experience, it's never just one thing. 

It's always a combination of things.  

1)    Not balancing your meals properly to support your blood sugar levels 

2)    Not eating enough food during the day 

3)    How you deal with stress – it’s always going to be around, how do you deal with stress without grabbing a sugary snack to soothe you (i.e. sugary snack is alcohol, bread, pasta, chips, popcorn, pop, crackers etc.) We have not been taught to deal with negativity and discomfort so we tend to eat our feelings.  

4)    Self-sabotage  

5)    Thinking that you have to be perfect 

Sugar cravings are a result of your mindset, not a meal plan!! 

Ready to give yourself the gift of amazing health, join our Vibrant Living membership where I teach you during our coaching calls HOW to live a life without deprivation and teach you how to develop the skills you need to lose weight long-term and reduce your cravings and get rid of feelings of guilt and shame. 

What I know for sure, is that the women in the Vibrant Living Community LOVE the consistent wisdom, motivation, support and accountability that they receive!  It is making a BIG difference when it comes to cravings, overeating, emotional eating, losing weight, starting any new behavioural change and that is why each month I create challenges and we do coaching calls ( you can catch the replays).  

If you are feeling frumpy and unmotivated to change your eating habits, but really WANT to reclaim your VITALITY, the Vibrant Living Program will help you identity the exact steps you can take starting today to feel energized, burn fat and reduce your cravings. Wondering if it’s right for you? Let’s chat >> or jump right in and get going, click here.

Healthy hugs, 

Tanya  

Founder of Vibrant Living and The Willis Method 

www.vibrantlivingwithtanya.com 

I’m a wife and mum, personal trainer, fitness/pilates instructor, Behaviour Change Specialist, Nutrition Coach, Pain-Free Movement Specialist, author of Cookie Dough in the Dark, creator of Vibrant Living Membership - your ONE STOP shop for movement + nutrition + mindset..... among many other things!!  I’ve had many issues dealing with the scale going up and down, a muffin top that wouldn’t disappear, emotional eating binges that did not involve carrots and struggling with insecurity! Through all of this I just wanted to feel normal. I wanted to be happy like everyone else!

In my teens and 20’s I wanted the quick fixes, the magic pills, the fairy dust – whatever I could get my hands on to make me a lean, happy and sexy machine. Yup, found out it doesn’t exist. I wanted to cry!! I was so frustrated. I felt like I was going around and around until I was completely exhausted and back at the starting point. And when I talk with other women they feel that way too. So, I delved further into holistic health – the emotional, mental and physical – wrote a book, and have been in this field for many years helping 1000’s of women.

I discovered that by being smarter, not working harder, I could get the results I wanted and also for my clients. It started with some really small shifts that I will share with you over time. With this new knowledge, I felt ALIVE, VIBRANT and COMFORTABLE in my own skin. And my clients felt this way too!

My mission is to continue to help women step into the body they WANT. To feel confident & sexy, in control of their food choices and have their clothes fit just as they should while having the energy to live a VIBRANT life.

Ready to elevate your health? As a certified Behaviour Change & Nutrition Coach, I'd be happy to chat with you. Contact me at [email protected].

Healthy Hugs,

Tanya

Can't stop eating sugary foods? But really, it's not about the food.

Video link>> https://youtu.be/p8NagPG7LbE