Dr. Allan Bacon

And just because you've said, okay, well, I'm going to take Alan's advice and I'm going to adjust my food environment. I'm going to take this ice cream or cookies or whatever it is out of my house for a time. That doesn't mean that it has to be forever. Start to use this. And you can set it up where you have four, six, eight weeks down the road. Put something in your calendar as an alarm.

And just because you've said, okay, well, I'm going to take Alan's advice and I'm going to adjust my food environment. I'm going to take this ice cream or cookies or whatever it is out of my house for a time. That doesn't mean that it has to be forever. Start to use this. And you can set it up where you have four, six, eight weeks down the road. Put something in your calendar as an alarm.

Have it go off. Have it have a message to reevaluate your relationship with food. If you think, hey, you know, after four or six weeks, I just don't really need it anymore. It's been fine. And I find this a lot of times with my clients. And they say, you know, I don't feel that draw that I used to have from it. Okay, great. That's a personal choice.

Have it go off. Have it have a message to reevaluate your relationship with food. If you think, hey, you know, after four or six weeks, I just don't really need it anymore. It's been fine. And I find this a lot of times with my clients. And they say, you know, I don't feel that draw that I used to have from it. Okay, great. That's a personal choice.

Have it go off. Have it have a message to reevaluate your relationship with food. If you think, hey, you know, after four or six weeks, I just don't really need it anymore. It's been fine. And I find this a lot of times with my clients. And they say, you know, I don't feel that draw that I used to have from it. Okay, great. That's a personal choice.

And now all of a sudden you've taken control and you're making that conscious choice that you just don't want to have it. And it no longer has power over you. You might say, after four to six weeks, You know, I do feel like I'm in a lot more control. I want to bring it back into play, but I want to do this in a manner that doesn't seem scary to me.

And now all of a sudden you've taken control and you're making that conscious choice that you just don't want to have it. And it no longer has power over you. You might say, after four to six weeks, You know, I do feel like I'm in a lot more control. I want to bring it back into play, but I want to do this in a manner that doesn't seem scary to me.

And now all of a sudden you've taken control and you're making that conscious choice that you just don't want to have it. And it no longer has power over you. You might say, after four to six weeks, You know, I do feel like I'm in a lot more control. I want to bring it back into play, but I want to do this in a manner that doesn't seem scary to me.

Okay, we'll get a small serving, get a single serving of ice cream, put it in your fridge, see how you do. Allow yourself to have a certain amount every day that fits within your calorie goals and your other nutrient goals and see if that allows you to bring it back in piecemeal.

Okay, we'll get a small serving, get a single serving of ice cream, put it in your fridge, see how you do. Allow yourself to have a certain amount every day that fits within your calorie goals and your other nutrient goals and see if that allows you to bring it back in piecemeal.

Okay, we'll get a small serving, get a single serving of ice cream, put it in your fridge, see how you do. Allow yourself to have a certain amount every day that fits within your calorie goals and your other nutrient goals and see if that allows you to bring it back in piecemeal.

There are different ways to bring this back in, but if we do this in a progressive manner, it can be a very powerful thing that can work. But we have to set ourselves up with some of these strategies to be able to give ourselves guidance, particularly when we feel like we're jumping in the deep end without a life preserver. So these are different ways that you can do that.

There are different ways to bring this back in, but if we do this in a progressive manner, it can be a very powerful thing that can work. But we have to set ourselves up with some of these strategies to be able to give ourselves guidance, particularly when we feel like we're jumping in the deep end without a life preserver. So these are different ways that you can do that.

There are different ways to bring this back in, but if we do this in a progressive manner, it can be a very powerful thing that can work. But we have to set ourselves up with some of these strategies to be able to give ourselves guidance, particularly when we feel like we're jumping in the deep end without a life preserver. So these are different ways that you can do that.

And even the simplest one beyond just adjusting your habits, the substitutions, the adjusting your food environments, literally the number one thing that everybody can go for when you have a food craving, set your watch alarm to 20 minutes. Do not give into a food craving within 20 minutes. Most of the times that will subside. And if that's the case, great. It just worked itself out.

And even the simplest one beyond just adjusting your habits, the substitutions, the adjusting your food environments, literally the number one thing that everybody can go for when you have a food craving, set your watch alarm to 20 minutes. Do not give into a food craving within 20 minutes. Most of the times that will subside. And if that's the case, great. It just worked itself out.

And even the simplest one beyond just adjusting your habits, the substitutions, the adjusting your food environments, literally the number one thing that everybody can go for when you have a food craving, set your watch alarm to 20 minutes. Do not give into a food craving within 20 minutes. Most of the times that will subside. And if that's the case, great. It just worked itself out.

If after 20 minutes, you still want to have that food, well, then you can have that conversation. And again, at least it's a conscious choice that you're making and it's not being driven by this emotional need. Giving into the emotional need is the problem that's happening because we're reinforcing that bad reminder routine process. coupling that don't want to reinforce.

If after 20 minutes, you still want to have that food, well, then you can have that conversation. And again, at least it's a conscious choice that you're making and it's not being driven by this emotional need. Giving into the emotional need is the problem that's happening because we're reinforcing that bad reminder routine process. coupling that don't want to reinforce.

If after 20 minutes, you still want to have that food, well, then you can have that conversation. And again, at least it's a conscious choice that you're making and it's not being driven by this emotional need. Giving into the emotional need is the problem that's happening because we're reinforcing that bad reminder routine process. coupling that don't want to reinforce.