10/02/2026
Dieting creates food insecurity because it teaches your brain that access to food is unreliable. Your brain responds by doing whatever it can to get you to eat when food is available: you think about food all the time, you crave high-energy foods, and food tastes more delicious. When access to food is limited, you’re more likely to overeat when you do allow yourself access to the food, but the guilt that comes with binging leads you to restrict all over again.
Trust isn’t rebuilt overnight. When you stop restricting, it’s going to take some time for you to truly trust that food will always be there. The best thing you can do to help rebuild that trust is to keep eating regularly during the day and eat enough to satisfy your body’s needs. Even if you binge today, you still need to eat tomorrow. Eventually you’ll feel calm and relaxed around food 😌