Say goodbye to the food police and hello to peace. Welcome to the Love Food podcast, hosted by

dietitian and food behavior expert Julie Duffy Dillon. This authentically engineered series is in

the form of a love letter welcoming you to reconnect with food. Now pour a cup of coffee or a

margarita and let's begin.

Hi and welcome to episode 130 of a love food podcast. I'm Julie Duffy Dillon, registered dietician, and partner on your

food piece journey. I'm so glad you're here. Thank you for connecting today. If you're new to

the Love Food podcast, welcome. I'm exceptionally excited that you're listening today. And those of you who've been

with me since the beginning, all 130 episodes, well, it's nice to be in your ears again. I appreciate

your trust and support as you're moving along your food piece journey. And whether you are new to the podcast or you've

been here through the long haul, well, you probably have had a complicated and long food piece

journey so far. I know for many people, the first time I listen to the podcast, they've already

done things like read intuitive eating or done a lot of work

with an eating disorder dietitian and they're still wanting and needing some more insight.

That, of course, is completely normal because we don't necessarily live in a world that's

very supportive of eating disorder recovery or healing, or healing rather, from diet culture

and dieting disorders. One of the things that people often will say to me is that I've done all

that work. I've read all those books. I've worked with clinicians. And I've gotten to this place

where I'm not going to diet anymore, and I definitely am not

going to go back to it, and I'm at peace with my body, yet I still binge. I still feel out of

control with food. I have carefully selected a previous letter that I've gotten before about this

very topic. Someone who's done a ton of work on their relationship with food and

their body yet still finds themselves binging and they are sick and tired of it. Can you relate?

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