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Make Peace With Food

Make Peace With Food

De: Sherry Shaban
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A podcast for anyone tired of fighting their cravings, their habits, and their body. Join Sherry Shaban as she teaches you how to regulate your nervous system, release emotional eating patterns, and build a calmer, safer relationship with food—one gentle shift at a time. Because your eating habits aren’t the problem—your nervous system is. In Make Peace with Food, Sherry will show you how to move from protection mode to safety mode so you can stop emotional eating, end self-sabotage, and finally make peace with food for good.Sherry Shaban Higiene y Vida Saludable
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  • Why Food Restriction Doesn't Work (And What Does)

    Why Food Restriction Doesn't Work (And What Does)
    Feb 9 2026
    If you’ve ever felt trapped in the cycle of restriction, cravings, and guilt around food, this episode is for you.One of the most common questions I hear is:“If I stop restricting, won’t I gain all the weight back?”In this episode, I gently—but powerfully—unpack why that fear makes sense, and why restriction, control, and calorie-counting actually keep the nervous system stuck in protection mode, driving binge eating and cravings instead of lasting peace with food.Why Restriction Triggers Protection ModeWhen we restrict food—calories, carbs, sugar, or “bad foods”—the body experiences it as scarcity. And scarcity doesn’t create calm eating. It creates urgency, obsession, cravings, and binge responses.I explain how restriction signals the nervous system that resources are limited, activating the survival response to store, crave, and overconsume whenever possible.The Intuitive Eating TrapMany people jump into intuitive eating thinking, “No limits, all foods allowed—I’ll just listen to my body.” But when the nervous system is already in protection mode, cravings aren’t intuition—they’re survival signals.This creates a frustrating loop: you stop restricting, cravings intensify, you assume something is wrong, and you return to control. I explain why intuitive eating can feel chaotic at first without nervous system regulation—and why that doesn’t mean it doesn’t work.Mind Hunger vs. Body HungerA key teaching in this episode is learning to tell the difference between mind hunger and body hunger.Mind hunger is urgent, loud, emotionally driven, highly specific, and craves fast, high-calorie foods.Body hunger comes in waves, feels calm and spacious, isn’t emotionally charged, and is open to many options.I explain why reconnecting to body hunger takes practice, especially after years of dieting.Power Foods & The Scarcity LoopWhen a food is restricted, it becomes powerful. The donut. The ice cream. The chips. Restriction creates obsession, dopamine spikes, and emotional attachment.I walk you through a thought experiment: What happens when you give yourself full permission to eat that food, as much as you want, repeatedly? The answer is consistent—the food loses its power. Not through willpower, but because abundance dissolves scarcity.Abundance Is How You Take Your Power BackFreedom with food doesn’t come from tighter control. It comes from removing scarcity. When food is allowed, urgency fades, obsession quiets, cravings normalize, and choice returns.I also touch on oral fixation and why the need to constantly eat may not be hunger at all, but rooted in deeper nervous system patterns the body still remembers.Key TakeawaysRestriction triggers survival modeCravings aren’t intuition when the nervous system is dysregulatedMind hunger is urgent; body hunger is calm“Power foods” only have power because of restrictionAbundance restores choiceTrue food freedom comes from safety, not controlClosing ReflectionIf you’ve ever feared that letting go of restriction would make everything spiral, you’re not broken. Your body has been protecting you the only way it knows how. Peace with food comes from restoring trust, safety, and abundance—one decision at a time.Book your FREE 30-minute Food Freedom Call now and start your journey to lasting change! Schedule here: https://sherryshabanfitness.com/clarityStuck in cravings, stubborn weight, or unwanted eating? Download my free e-Book Calm The Hormones That Drive Cravings and reset your body naturally.Get Your FREE Guide Here: https://sherryshaban.com/hormonesListen to more episodes at www.makepeacewithfood.com/podcast or subscribe to me on Spotify, Podcast, and YouTube so you never miss an episode!Join my Facebook Community: www.myfoodfreedomlifestyle.com Work with me: www.sherryshaban.com/transform Go deeper: www.makepeacewithfood.com Share your biggest takeaway and tag me on Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, LinkedIn
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    12 m
  • Why Skipping the Next Meal Keeps You Stuck

    Why Skipping the Next Meal Keeps You Stuck
    Feb 5 2026
    Have you ever woken up after a night of eating past fullness — maybe snacking until 2:00 a.m. — and immediately thought,“I need to make up for this.”So you skip breakfast.You fast.You restrict.You punish.In this episode, I talk about why that instinct — the need to compensate or “undo” — is one of the biggest reasons cravings, binge cycles, and weight struggles keep repeating.1. The Restrict–Binge Cycle So Many People Live InI hear this all the time:“I eat really clean during the week, but on the weekends I completely derail.”I lived this pattern myself.What started as a Friday night “cheat meal” eventually became a full weekend of foods I told myself were off-limits — followed by guilt, shame, and restriction to make up for it.This isn’t about willpower. This is a nervous system pattern.2. When Fasting Becomes PunishmentIntermittent fasting can be a powerful health tool.But I share honestly how I used fasting as a way to punish myself for eating behaviors I felt ashamed of. Instead of supporting my body, I was triggering my nervous system into protection mode.The difference wasn’t fasting itself — it was why I was doing it.When restriction is used to compensate, punish, or “fix” yourself, it backfires.3. You Know What to Do — But You Can’t Sustain ItIf you:know exactly what to eathave tried every dietdo well for a few weeks, then self-sabotageThe issue isn’t lack of knowledge.It’s that your nervous system doesn’t feel safe enough to sustain consistency.4. Weight Is a Range, Not a NumberI explain why weight is not a single number — it’s a range.Daily fluctuations reflect:digestioninflammationhydrationstresshormoneseven the weatherWhen we react emotionally to the scale — restricting when it’s up or rewarding ourselves when it’s down — we reinforce food obsession and self-sabotage.5. Step 3: Do NOT Skip the Next MealThis is the core message of the episode:No matter what happened the night before —binge eating, emotional eating, nighttime snacking —Do not skip your next meal.Skipping meals in response to guilt or shame signals food scarcity to the nervous system.Adding self-criticism turns that signal into danger.And when the nervous system senses danger:metabolism slowscravings intensifyfat storage increasesbinge behavior becomes more likelyEating the next meal calmly is how you interrupt the cycle.6. Thoughts Trigger BehaviorBehavior doesn’t start with food — it starts with thoughts.A trigger activates an old mental loop.That loop pulls you into protection mode.Protection mode drives the behavior you’re trying to stop.Skipping meals strengthens that loop.Nourishment breaks it.7. Safety Mode Is Where Healing HappensWhen you eat the next meal without drama, punishment, or shame, you send your body a powerful message:Nothing bad happened.I am safe.I can move on.This is safety mode — parasympathetic, rest-and-digest.This is where:cravings calmfood noise fadesweight releases naturallyhealing happensClosing ReflectionThis episode isn’t about being stricter.It’s about being kinder.More patient.More grounded.You don’t need more discipline —you need more safety.And it starts with the next meal.Book your FREE 30-minute Food Freedom Call now and start your journey to lasting change! Schedule here: https://sherryshabanfitness.com/clarityStuck in cravings, stubborn weight, or unwanted eating? Download my free e-Book Calm The Hormones That Drive Cravings and reset your body naturally.Get Your FREE Guide Here: https://sherryshaban.com/hormonesListen to more episodes at www.makepeacewithfood.com/podcast or subscribe to me on Spotify, Podcast, and YouTube so you never miss an episode!Join my Facebook Community: www.myfoodfreedomlifestyle.com Work with me: www.sherryshaban.com/transform Go deeper: www.makepeacewithfood.com Share your biggest takeaway and tag me on Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, LinkedIn
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    16 m
  • How To End Irresistible Cravings

    How To End Irresistible Cravings
    Feb 2 2026
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    1 h y 7 m
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