009 | All about sugar

Sugar is DEATH to a lot of people. It is, without a doubt, the most questioned & vilified food. It’s also the most celebrated and the one people struggle with the most, on an emotional and physical level. This stuff runs deep. I was tormented by sugar for YEARS. I’d abstain & then I’d binge, over and over again, ashamed & miserable. I’ve pulled myself out of that hole and have never looked back.I’m sharing this episode to let you know that there IS a way out of this cycle, one that’s sustainable & fun, a way that YOU choose, where you stand solid and empowered with your choices. No food has to have control over you.The episode covers:- Why “getting sugar out of the house” isn’t a sustainable answer- How to begin to heal your physical & emotional relationship to sugar- Is sugar really a “drug”?- Looking at sugar from a human perspective- How to stop judging your sugar consumption- Abstainer vs. moderator- How to become empowered & autonomous around your food choices- Bingeing & sugar aka my own personal stories- Stopping the up & down cycle with sugar- A proposal for a different, sustainable approach with sugar- Control vs. trust- Tips for saying NO & creating boundaries around foodMentions:Ashley’s blog posts about sugar:How to feel good in the holiday seasonhttp://ashleypardo.com/2016/11/21/how-to-feel-good-during-the-holidays/Real talking sugarhttp://ashleypardo.com/2014/06/26/real-talking-sugar/Intuitive eating & sugarhttp://ashleypardo.com/2017/06/16/intuitive-eating-sugar/Wired to eat by Robb Wolfhttps://www.amazon.com/Wired-Eat-Cravings-Appetite-Determine/dp/0451498569/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1513040061&sr=1-1&keywords=wired+to+eatGretchen Rubin’s bloghttps://gretchenrubin.com/Abstainer vs. moderatorhttps://gretchenrubin.com/2012/10/back-by-popular-demand-are-you-an-abstainer-or-a-moderator/The four tendencieshttps://www.amazon.com/Four-Tendencies-Indispensable-Personality-Profiles/dp/1524760919/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1513038142&sr=8-1&keywords=gretchen+rubinBetter than beforehttps://www.amazon.com/Better-Than-Before-Habits-Procrastinate/dp/0385348630/ref=pd_bxgy_14_img_2?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=TQ4BVH8FTEP3M9JM9515www.ashleypardo.comFollow Ashley on Instagram @ashleykpardo