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School of Self-Image

363: My Top 3 Tips for Elegant Eating

School of Self-Image

Tonya Leigh

Self-improvement, Fashion & Beauty, Education, Arts

4.8 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 15 November 2023

⏱️ 29 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

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Summary

In this podcast episode, Tonya Leigh discusses the concept of elegant eating and how it can revolutionize one's relationship with food and body. She shares her experience of hosting an event and the positive feedback she received. Tonya explains that elegant eating is about choosing quality over quantity and thinking long-term. She emphasizes the importance of slowing down while eating, learning to eat to the point of elegant satisfaction, and finding pleasure in activities outside of food. Tonya encourages listeners to practice self-love throughout the holiday season and commit to loving themselves no matter what. She also mentions the slim self-image program available in the School of Self-Image membership.

 

Episode Details:

04:05 Personal struggle with food and desire for a healthy relationship

05:49 Introduction to the concept of elegant eating and its simplicity

07:26 The tendency to complicate the relationship with food

08:50 The importance of self-possession and long-term thinking in elegant eating

10:18 Eating with love and grace for oneself

13:33 Eating mindfully and savoring food with others

14:19 Importance of feeling and understanding emotions instead of numbing

17:09 Listening to and understanding the body's signals

20:39 Taking action to support a new self-image

23:19 Diversifying sources of pleasure beyond food

26:14 Finding pleasure in showing up for oneself

28:12 Committing to loving yourself through the holidays

 

Quotes:

"Elegant eating is about quality over quantity."

"The majority of people have complicated their relationship with food."

"We neglect just timeless truths and wisdom that have worked throughout the ages, that resides in elegant eating."

"Elegant eating is about eating with love and grace for yourself."

"Train the brain. The brain's going to want to come back to old patterns, come back to old ways of thinking. Place that attention on the food, and you just have to train it, like, no, it's not where we're going."

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Transcript

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0:00.0

Are you ready to redefine your relationship with food?

0:05.0

Well, in this episode of the podcast, we are going to explore the fundamental question.

0:10.0

What is the essence of elegant eating and how can I use it to not only lose weight but to completely revolutionize my relationship with food and my body. So let's dive in.

0:28.1

Welcome to the school of self-image where personal development meets style. Here's your hostess master life coach

0:35.1

Tanya Lee. Hello my gorgeous friends. Where do I even start? I feel like so much just happens since I recorded the last episode.

0:45.0

Mainly, Sossi South happened, which is my event that I just held in New Orleans and what a time that was. The last day I was

0:59.5

walking through the banquet hall which is where we hosted our lunches every day and one of the

1:05.2

gals that works there she pulled me to the side and she said I just want to tell you something

1:10.3

and I said what you know when you hear that you're like wait what's about to happen but she said I have been a part of

1:17.4

Hundreds of events in this hotel and she said what you all are doing in that room is magical She was like, I've all are doing in that room is magical.

1:24.0

She was like, I've never met such energized, life-loving,

1:29.0

amazing women as I've met over the last couple of days.

1:33.4

And she's like, I want to be a part of this.

1:35.1

I'm like, well, girl, let's go.

1:37.2

Let's do it.

1:38.6

But it just made me feel so proud about our community and the women that I attract, but also my team and the level of

1:49.6

an event that we put on. Yes, our events are not cheap, but when you come to them you understand why.

1:56.8

From the swag to the details, to the parties, to the overall experience.

2:03.7

It's definitely a luxurious event.

2:06.5

We've had so many messages from attendees

2:08.6

since the event just saying thank you.

2:11.0

The level of attention to detail is very much felt. And so I'm just so proud of all of us right now.

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