What does it mean to create a shame-free healthy relationship with food? This is just one of the key topics, Kay Loughrey, Maryland Dietitian delves into in her new book, Happy Life at a Healthy Weight released on August 7 via Amazon that can help you live the life you want to live at the weight you want to be.
As we mentioned in our last blog post, in this book you’ll discover:
- What causes the food-shame connection and how to heal it.
- Fifteen inner roadblocks to weight loss and solutions to remove them.
- A lifestyle guide for living a happy life at a healthy weight.
In this blog post we share with you how each of these key concepts can help you lose weight and keep it off.
The food shame connection
Kay first explores what causes the shame-food connection and how to heal it. What she discovered from her own experience and working with her clients is that shame and feelings of unworthiness are at the root of most unhealthy relationships with food. Maybe you’ve felt ashamed after over-eating or when you regained weight after dieting. Beyond that, shame has three root causes that lead to shame and overeating that come from:
- Early childhood Conditioning
- Traumatic events
- Social expectations
These three underlying causes of shame play out when stress triggers overeating as part of the Food-Shame Cycle that can be healed with awareness and a special tool, that shows you how to stop being controlled by food.
Inner roadblocks to weight loss
Using an interactive quiz, in part 1 of the book you can discover and begin to remove inner roadblocks to successful weight loss that help you build a healthy relationship with food and life. In part 2, Kay reveals 15 key principles and real-life stories of what problems clients have faced and challenges they have overcome by applying key principles. These are principles like aligning your choices with what your body needs to create sustainable change and consistent new habits.
Lifestyle guide for weight loss
Building on removing inner roadblocks, the lifestyle guide in part 3 of a Happy Life at a Healthy Weight, gives you practical strategies and tools for sustainable lifestyle change. Topics range from how to build a food and physical activity plan to how to make environmentally friendly lifestyle choices that are the foundation for losing weight and keeping it off.
Looking for more help?
Kay Loughrey, MPH, RDN, LDN
Transformational Speaker, Breakthrough Coach, Nutritionist-Dietitian
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