Fear of missing out..... So many of my clients tell me about their FOMO on their weight loss journey - I think it’s something we all experience. Can you relate?

• Feeling it’s unfair when your friends or family eat or drink something you’ve told yourself you can’t?
• Feeling like you’re not included when you don’t drink wine or have a dessert at a restaurant; or even
• Feeling longing at the sight of cake / chocolate / chips / your other favourites, and lamenting that you’ll never eat it again (which, by the way, is a bullshit thought: because after all - who made that law?!)

When we feel like we are missing out on our weight loss journey it can put us into a negative headspace, which risks us overeating and binging to relieve those negative feelings. And then, we feel shame and guilt. These emotions are the fertile soil for yet rollercoaster emotions and food binges.

Here's what we are really missing out on when we stay in a FOMO Mindset: we miss out on the opportunity to practice being a new way around these foods, we miss out on taking another step towards our goal to be free of the food and diet mentality mind drama and if it is a social situation we often focus so much on our FOMO we don't even enjoy the experience of being present with our loved ones and nurturing our connection to them.

In today's podcast episode we dive into this topic more and discuss:

- the problematic nature and negative consequences of this type of mindset,
 - other opportunities to create a different mindset that allows you to enjoy the journey, and
 - how to create more awareness of these thoughts (which is the first step to changing them)

I hope you enjoy this episode! I'd love to hear your comments or thoughts if this comes up for you too: post in the comments section below.
 
 PS: Would you like to take a step towards breaking the pattern of overeating today? Join my 5 step training where I guide you through my process.
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