69 | Breaking the Diet Cycle and Learning to Eat Intuitively with Cassy Joy Garcia

Cassy Joy Garcia is the brains and ever-positive force behind Fed and Fit, which has transformed over the years from a personal blog to a recipe blog (full of amazingly delicious recipes, seriously i’ve tried a bunch of them) to an entire lifestyle brand. Coming from a background of being a perfectionist, Cassy talks about learning how to NOT follow the rules and how to be OKAY with not following the rules. We’re talking about eating intuitively, breaking the diet cycle, how to recover from a binge (both physically and emotionally), and eating to feel good, not to lose weight or fit into a certain pants size so you feel better about yourself.

Cassy also has a new book coming out, her second book, which is all about meal prep and recipe preparation with the goal of making your life easier and making sure you get in some food that makes you feel good. What’s interesting is, when a lot of people start eating more in tuned with their bodies and actually listening to them, instead of listening to diet rules, they’re afraid of the old behaviors they used when they were dieting. Of course some of these can contribute to old patterns (like obsessively calorie counting or avoiding food groups for no reason) but other ones like preparing food in advance on the weekend can actually just make your life easier. So we’re talking about that with the new book as well!

I’m also going to be doing a review and giveaway of the book as soon as I get it in my hands, so look out in the next couple of weeks from that! It comes out April 23rd, so head over and pre-order it if you are interested to get in on the pre-launch freebies!

On today’s episode we dive into:

Cassy’s history of yo-yo dieting, self-loathing, body dysmorphia.
How Cassy’s food philosophy shifted over the years?
How she started to break the diet cycle mentality, habits, and eat more intuitively.
Creating a “bridge plan”
Journaling as a powerful tool to help with self-awareness and breaking the diet cycle
The answer to feeling better about yourself is not in weight, it’s not found in what’s on your plate, it’s not found in the gym or in an old pants size. It’s figuring out what you really want.
“What if need to lose weight for my health?” – a common listener question
Cassy’s thoughts on the current state of diet culture
Eating to feel good, not to lose weight or fit into a certain pants size so you feel better about yourself.
How to recover from a binge
Cassy’s new book that focuses on using no-rules wellness.
Navigating “meal prep” in a non-dieting lifestyle
All about Gus – Cassy’s dog, a Great Pyrenees (the most majestic dog EVER).