Maya Feller

Can we cut the portion size?

Can we?

change when you're having it can we change some of your behaviors around what you do after you have it and I really with patients we go through at that level of detail because food when we eat by mouth we eat multiple times per day

And these are questions and interactions that we have to constantly come up against.

And so I want to make it applicable to work, relaxation, all of the things so that when you're doing that step down, it's not like, oh, I'm on my sugar reduction journey now, but it doesn't apply to other parts of my life or other scenarios.

Right.

I don't actually think so, to be honest.

I understand foods being comforting, and I'm not going to be the person to say, no, you can't have that thing after you've done the whole thing of lifing.

I won't do it, but what I will say is, what's your current health?

How can we create a space where you can really enjoy that sweet treat, let it be a moment and then move on from it so that it doesn't become a four-hour activity?

I'm a huge believer of if you want to have a cookie, it can be a once in a while activity.

Once it becomes a staple, then it's a different story.

But as a once in a while activity, is there a way that you can go to the bakery, get that cookie that you love and savor it when you have it?

So not eating it, walking down the street, but you find a special place.

If it's a park bench, if it's your home, if it's with a friend or whatever, it's

Savor that cookie and then it becomes special.

There was a time when we used to like go out for ice cream and that was a special thing.

And I'm not trying to put it down that we can eat it whenever, but we've lost the specialness of special moments.

Like a treat is supposed to be special.