123. But Should I Keep Fear Foods in My House?

If we're no longer dieting, should we keep all of our trigger foods and/or "fear foods" in the house? Will we just end up eating them all and feeling MORE out of control? On the other hand, would it be restricting to not have them around? It's complicated! We're here to talk about the nuances of this question, including:

Does not keeping foods in your house mean the same thing as abstaining from those foods altogether? Stef’s client story: can it be a bad idea to bring foods into the house? Inserting a “reactionary gap” – the pause between wanting the food and eating it Restrictors vs Permitters – does this have an influence on the approach of keeping foods in the house or not? The recovery stage hierarchy The difference between “allowing all foods” versus truly feeling peaceful with those foods The issue of impulsivity Who/what is your voice of "no"? (and the parent on the soccer field) Have you "failed" at intuitive eating if you have the foods in the house and still want to binge on them? What if there is just one certain food that you just cannot habituate? What comes first: belief changes or behavior changes?

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