Isabelle Junot has spent a few days sick. Not even the nutritious cleansing juice that was prepared last week It has served to prevent the classic viruses that few are safe from at this time of year. Of course: like Kim Kardashian, this juice It has helped her a lot when it comes to showing off ultra-radiant skin. despite being sick.
The nutritional coach has been following a diet based on vegetable creams and chicken broths. Highly comforting solutions to colds and gastrointestinal problems. The first solid food that the content creator has reintroduced into her feed has been a crispy panini. He has enjoyed it very much. Which, according to her, has a lot to do with the reward systems of our brain. This has a lot to do with the message we send to our body when we follow a restrictive eating plan.
Isabelle Junot warns of the risks of a restrictive diet
“Panini so crunchy! (very crispy panini). Even better when you have no appetite and eating vegetable creams and chicken broths the last few days,” Isabelle Junot declared in a video on social media while enjoying her appetizing sandwich.
According to the mother, the effect that this first, more consistent intake generated on her brain is similar to what occurs when you are restricting and end up “giving in.” “The reward effect is going to be even more intense”defends the coach nutritional. “You easily confuse it with feeling out of control with that food“, he assures.
Isabelle Junot’s keys to being able to eat “forbidden” foods
Isabelle also warns that “if it weren’t ‘banned,’ it would become like any other food.” “Everything tastes even better when you haven’t taken it for a while or when you don’t allow it and suddenly you do. That’s why “We work on not having prohibited foods”says the expert.
For Junot it is important follow intuitive eating and maintain a good relationship with food. In his opinion, it is the only way to achieve and maintain the best version of yourself. Not only on a physical level but also on a mental level. He assures that the key to being able to eat what you want without feeling out of control is to stop focusing on how much weight you think it will make you gain and focus on how you feel when you eat it.
Isabelle advocates identifying foods that sabotage usfor making peace with food, for identifying hunger cues and practicing being more aware and present when eating.
Thus, this Christmas you don’t have to deprive yourself of sweets and nougat, for example, if you feel like having them. Do it with awareness and not with fear of gaining weight. Enjoy the moment and avoid food anxiety.