It’s Not Willpower, It’s Biology
Updated: Nov 8, 2022
Written by: Julie Pecarski, Executive Contributor
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How many times have you beat yourself up or told yourself that you’ll “start over on Monday” because of something you ate that was "bad" or "not on the plan" or "insert- your-guilty-pleasure-here"?
And did all that punishing help you to get back on track?
After years of working with women, I’ve come to understand that we have cravings completely backwards.
We think that when we’ve over-eaten or consumed something that we shouldn’t, it’s our fault, that we have no willpower, and that we’ve failed.
That's insane.
Do you know what will stop cravings and help you feel more satisfied and satiated?
Understanding your biology. Knowing how your body works. Figuring out why you're getting the craving in the first place. Then applying it.
It can be a number of things that are impacting your metabolism and then creating a biological response such as cravings. Cravings are just that biological response to something that you’re doing, including many of the following that I see women doing:
skipping meals, especially breakfast
not enough protein throughout the day
over-exercising
poor sleep
stress
too many refined carbohydrates
fasting the same way, every day
It’s important to understand that our appetite is ruled by hormones. If you are in your reproductive years and you have a cycle, your hormones fluctuate throughout the month and therefore, your caloric intake will also fluctuate.
This is why, if you’re skipping meals or consuming low-carb, all-day and every day, eventually, cravings will catch up to you because let’s face it…you’re hungry!
Your cravings will minimize if you understand how to bio-hack them in the first place and it’s a lot simpler than you think. And, here’s where I can help.
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Julie Pecarski, Executive Contributor Brainz Magazine
Julie Pecarski is a Registered Holistic Nutritionist and Weight Loss Coach in the business of helping women feel stronger and more confident as they step into the next season of their lives. While working in the corporate world, Julie put her body through the extremes of eating too little and trying on the latest fad diets in an attempt to make herself look and feel a certain way, not realizing that this was a disaster for her metabolism. Julie now coaches other high-performing women lose weight and regain confidence through a balanced approach that restores metabolism and super-charges energy levels.
