65. Strategies for Mindful Eating with Megan Gaul

If you love to hear... ...honest chats about the emotional eating cycle, and what it’s like to go through it, ...how overthinking and people-pleasing can contribute to extra weight over time, ...specific actions you can take to bring calm and clarity to weight-loss (rather than a black-and-white/ good-and-bad-food view), ...then give this a listen! Megan & Kristen chat about the importance of having a concrete understanding of oneself and setting realistic goals. Megan addresses the emotional component of eating and suggests finding the underlying need that food is fulfilling. Takeaways: Having a concrete understanding of oneself and setting realistic goals is crucial for successful weight loss. Addressing the emotional component of eating involves identifying the underlying need that food is fulfilling. Tactics like journaling, pre-planning meals, and creating a space between the urge and action can develop mindfulness and intentionality. Diet culture has a significant impact on different age groups, but there is a rise in body positivity and intuitive eating. Chapters 00:00 Introduction and Megan's Background 06:06 Building Healthy Habits and Setting Boundaries 13:36 Overcoming Emotional Eating through Empathy 28:31 Finding Balance in Food Choices 40:00 Pre-Planning Meals and Navigating Social Situations 46:14 The Power of Self-Compassion in Making Sustainable Changes Megan Gaul is an educator-turned-coach from Staten Island, New York. She embarked on her own 100-lb weight-loss journey in 2018. While keeping that weight off ever since, she has worked hard to build and maintain strong boundaries to keep out diet-industry jargon and fear-based tactics. She forged a unique way to her healthy lifestyle, and food freedom was the most important part of that path. How to Reach Megan, or Take Action On This Today: Partake 1-1 Coaching for Weight-Loss Without the Guilt: www.partakemealplanning.com/all-coaching Limited Time: Apply for a free 1-1 strategy session with Megan, & actually DO the thing: https://rb.gy/akh46z  Register for the Partake Meal-Planning Club (a free membership): www.partakemealplanning.com/jointheclub Follow Megan on Instagram: www.instagram.com/partake_foodie  Learn more about coaching with Kristen: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.coachwithkristen.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow me:⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/coachwithkristen⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/kristen.odegaard.coaching/⁠⁠⁠⁠