Contents

Contents

Acknowledgments

Author’s Note

Preface

SECTION 1: Welcome to Food Freedom

Chapter 1The Food Freedom Plan

The Food Freedom 3-Step Plan

Your Food Freedom Journey

Chapter 2My Story

We All Have Our Baggage

Pizza, Heroin, Sugar, Cigarettes

Chapter 3Diets Don’t Work

Dieting: Just (Don’t) Do It

Reset vs. Diet

Chapter 4The Reset (Elimination)

Step 1: The Reset

The Whole30

Design Your Own Reset

Planning Your Elimination

Sample Resets

Tips for a Successful Reset

Chapter 5The Reset (Reintroduction)

We’re Not Dieting

Reintroduction Reinforcement

Reintroduction Guidelines

Evaluating Your Reset

Building a Life of Food Freedom

SECTION 2: Enjoying Your Food Freedom

Chapter 6Food Freedom, Defined

Step 2: Enjoying Food Freedom

Is It Worth It?

Conscious and Deliberate

Chapter 7In-the-Moment Success Strategies

When You Indulge

The Language of Food

Regret Is Inevitable

We Now Return to Your Regularly Scheduled Diet

Chapter 8Big-Picture Food Freedom Success Strategies

Growth Mind-set

Develop Routines

Boosting Your Willpower

More on Willpower (the Power of Meditation)

Manage Stress

Control the Things You Can Control

Happier Ever After

SECTION 3: Acknowledge When You’re Starting to Slip

Chapter 9Spot Your Triggers

Step 3: Acknowledge When You’re Starting to Slip

Trigger #1: The Slow Slide

Trigger #2: Vacations

Trigger #3: Holidays

Trigger #4: Stress

Trigger #5: Home Alone

It’s Okay to Slip

SECTION 4: Return to the Reset

Chapter 10Back to the Start

Returning to the Reset

When It’s Not Easy

The Role of a Mini Reset

Wash, Rinse, Repeat

My Reset Recommendations

Second Time’s a Charm?

Every Reset Is Different

SECTION 5: Friends, Family, and Food

Chapter 11Talking About Your Reset

Phase 1: Have a Positive Interaction

Sample Conversations

Phase 2: Ask for Their Support

Sample Conversations

Significant Others

Care to Join Me?

Chapter 12Dealing with Pushback

Expect the Best

Common Criticisms

Just Say No (to Peer Pressure)

Threat Level: Orange

Sample Conversations

How Not to Win Friends and Influence People

To Be Continued . . . in Life After

Chapter 13Post-Reset Predicaments

Three Little Words

To Eat or Not to Eat

Chapter 14In Closing: Go Be Free

Out of Nowhere . . . CUPCAKE

Your Food Freedom

Food Freedom Forever

Resources

Index