Cheat day. Overeating. Binge eating. Call it what you want.
The bottom line is – overeating has an immediate, negative effect on your metabolism!
In today’s episode, we are talking about the physical, hormonal, and metabolic impact of overeating or binge eating.
I want you to know and understand that your body does not “reset” the following day simply because it’s a new day and your fat burning potential doesn’t go unaffected.
In today’s episode we’re going to dive into the relationship between overeating and your metabolism. We’ll get into specific impairments to your hormone balance, metabolism and fat burning potential that happen almost immediately.
We’ll answer the following questions:
What are the consequences of overeating on your metabolism?
Your body goes into storage mode
Your fat burning potential is suppressed for days
You trigger hormonal imbalances
You experience an increase in hunger and cravings
Your body burns sugar instead of fat while at rest and during workouts
How long do the negative effects last?
Practically speaking, how can you change your habit of overeating?
I’d also bet that you might not even realize that your lies are in fact lies.
One of the most common lies I see (and I used to tell myself) is that indulging, overeating and binging are what you want, they make you feel good and you like it.
I would argue that when you overeat, it doesn’t work for you. You don’t like it and it doesn’t make you feel good.
I have a client who is trying to overcome a long-held habit of overeating after dinner. The other day in our private Facebook group she was struggling with the desire to indulge in that habit. Here’s what she said:
Urges, I can feel you and let you pass. I am stronger than you. I am taking a vigorous walk after a night without sleep. I am going home to shower and get myself some true downtime. Urges you don’t know the real me!
So basically, the urge to overeat was there. She wanted to. She was tempted.
One of the other women in the group had such a powerful response, calling her out on lies she has believed about these urges to overeat:
Can I add something? “Urges, you say you’ll make me feel better if I indulge. That’s a lie. Experience has shown me that I feel crappy, exhausted and stressed when I give in to you.”
Isn’t that so true!?
Maybe you tell yourself you want to overeat. You want to “let go” and indulge. You tell yourself that you need it. You’re stressed, you’re tired and you just don’t care.
But isn’t that a lie?
Isn’t it more true that the overeating makes you more tired?
Isn’t it more true that the overeating makes you more stressed?
Isn’t it more true that you are NEVER glad you did it?
Isn’t it more true that if you reflect back on your experience, it’s never worth it?
Start to look for those lies you’ve been telling yourself and challenge yourself to find what is real.
Every single day is an opportunity for you to give yourself a gift that only you have the power to unwrap!
You can make the choice to shift your mindset, make better choices, do the hard work, embrace your obstacles, and work on your confidence.
In today’s minisode, I share what it means to be awake in your dreams and how this mindset can help you create a powerful transformation in your life.
Just one more thing..I have some exciting news I want to share with you! I will be hosting my first LIVE Primal Potential weekend event November 3-5 in Nashville, Tennesee!
Tickets are not on sale yet but I want you to save the date!
Forget what you have heard! You can eat carbohydrates and still successfully meet your fat loss goals and maintain the results.
There are hundreds of opinions related to carbs & fat loss and it’s tough to know which one is most effective. We’re going to clear that up and ensure that you don’t have to subscribe to models of restriction or deprivation in order to burn fat and have plenty of energy.
In today’s episode, I discuss 4 smart carb strategies (aka The Golden Rules of Carbs and Fat loss) that, when implemented, will help you unlock your health and weight potential while increasing your energy, decreasing your cravings and stabilizing your hunger.