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    Discover how to break free from all-or-nothing thinking and make sustainable healthy eating choices that stick. Learn practical steps to transform your relationship with food through gradual, enjoyable changes.

    Escape the Perfect Diet Trap

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    The most sustainable changes are the ones that feel like taking care of yourself rather than punishing yourself.

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    Rebuild healthy eating after relapse at 75kg
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    Rebuild healthy eating after relapse at 75kg

    5 h 36 m•4 Episodes

    Key Takeaways

    1

    Breaking the Perfect Diet Trap

    0:00
    0:16
    0:34
    0:45
    1:06
    1:13
    2

    Why Your Brain Fights Healthy Choices

    1:23
    1:33
    1:42
    1:57
    2:04
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    3

    The Pleasure Principle Revolution

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    4

    The Cultural Food Story We Tell Ourselves

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    The Habit Loop That Actually Works

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    Small Changes, Big Transformations

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    Your Personal Healthy Eating Playbook

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    The Long Game of Lasting Change

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