Chasing Clarity: Health & Fitness Podcast Brandon DaCruz Jeff Black

EP. 106: THE BEST WAYS TO KILL CRAVINGS & REDUCE FOOD TRIGGERS: HOW TO TELL THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HUNGER & CRAVINGS & HOW TO CRUSH/EXTINGUISH CRAVINGS TO IMPROVE YOUR BODY COMPOSITION

TOPICS:
⁃ HOW TO TELL THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WHETHER YOU’RE EXPERIENCING HUNGER OR A CRAVING
⁃ THE HUNGER VERSUS CRAVINGS TEST
⁃ WHY YOU SHOULDN’T RELY ON WILLPOWER TO DEAL WITH CRAVINGS & ADHERE TO YOUR DIET
⁃ THE MOST EFFECTIVE STRATEGIES TO KILL CRAVINGS
⁃ STRATEGY #1: STOP REINFORCING THE REWARD PATHWAY BY CONTINUING TO CONSUME TRIGGER FOODS
⁃ HOW I DEFEATED MY STRONGEST FOOD CRAVING
⁃ STRATEGY #2: REPLACE THE FOODS YOU CRAVE WITH LOWER CALORIE ALTERNATIVES THAT ARE MORE ALIGNED WITH YOUR GOALS
⁃ RESEARCH ON HOW WE CAN SHIFT OUR TASTE PREFERENCES OVER TIME
⁃ STRATEGY #3: PROACTIVELY REDUCE CRAVINGS BY STAYING PREPARED & SATIATED
⁃ STRATEGY #4: FOCUS ON STRESS MANAGEMENT
⁃ THE IMPORTANCE OF SHIFTING YOUR MINDSET FROM VALUING SHORT-TERM TEMPORARY SATISFACTION TO LONG-TERM FULFILLMENT & GOAL ATTAINMENT
⁃ STRATEGY #5: EPISODIC FUTURE THINKING
⁃ STRATEGY #6: REDUCE FOOD CUES IN YOUR EATING ENVIRONMENT
⁃ BONUS STRATEGIES FOR CONTROLLING YOUR CRAVINGS
⁃ HOW TO INCORPORATE THE FOODS YOU CRAVE INTO YOUR DIET
⁃ THE BENEFIT OF DIETING SMARTER NOT HARDER



WHERE TO CONNECT WITH US:

Follow Brandon on IG: https://www.instagram.com/brandondacruz_/

Email: Bdacruzfitness@gmail.com

Follow Jeff on IG: https://www/instagram.com/jeffunbreakableblack

Follow Ironhouse on IG: https: //www.instagram.com/ironhousestrengthconditioning

EP. 105: THE SCIENCE OF FOOD CRAVINGS: FACTORS THAT DRIVE FOOD CRAVINGS & DEBUNKING COMMON MYTHS ABOUT CHOCOLATE CRAVINGSTOPICS:⁃ DEFINING A FOOD CRAVING⁃ THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HOMEOSTATIC HUNGER & CRAVINGS⁃ INCORRECT THEORIES AROUND THE CAUSES OF FOOD CRAVINGS⁃ THE FACTORS THAT DRIVE FOOD CRAVINGS⁃ HOW CRAVINGS IMPACT CALORIE INTAKE, BODY FAT LEVELS & BODY COMPOSITION⁃ HOW DIETING IMPACTS FOOD CRAVINGS⁃ THE RESEARCH ON HOW BEING IN A CALORIE DEFICIT INFLUENCES FOOD CRAVINGS⁃ WHY WE CRAVE CERTAIN FOODS MORE THAN OTHERS ⁃ WHICH FOODS TRIGGER THE MOST CRAVINGS⁃ THE BLISS POINT OF FOODWHERE TO CONNECT WITH US:Follow Brandon on IG: https://www.instagram.com/brandondacruz_/Email: Bdacruzfitness@gmail.comFollow Jeff on IG: https://www/instagram.com/jeffunbreakableblackFollow Ironhouse on IG: https: //www.instagram.com/ironhousestrengthconditioning

EP. 104: HOW TO STOP OVEREATING & DERAILING YOUR BODY COMP PROGRESS IN THE PROCESS: TOP STRATEGIES FOR STICKING TO YOUR DIET & BREAKING THE HABIT OF OVEREATINGTOPICS⁃ INTRODUCTION TO THE TOPIC OF OVEREATING⁃ HOW TO BREAK THE HABIT OF OVEREATING⁃ STRATEGIES & TIPS TO HELP YOU STICK TO YOUR DIET & REDUCE THE LIKELIHOOD OF OVEREATING⁃ CREATE A CONSISTENT EATING PATTERN & MEAL SCHEDULE⁃ AVOID FASTING FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME OR SKIPPING MEALS⁃ TRACK YOUR NUTRITION & CREATE A FOOD DIARY⁃ AVOID EATING IN A DISTRACTED MANNER⁃ INCORPORATE MINDFUL EATING INTO YOUR EATING ROUTINE⁃ SLOW DOWN YOUR EATING RATE⁃ MODIFY YOUR FOOD PALATABILITY⁃ REDUCE EXCESS FLAVOR VARIETY IN YOUR MEALS⁃ TIPS FOR REDUCING SNACKING BEHAVIORS⁃ STOP GIVING IN TO THE “WHAT THE HELL”EFFECT⁃ AVOID DICHOTOMOUS/BLACK & WHITE THINKING AROUND NUTRITION⁃ FIND NEW HOBBIES THAT FILL UP YOUR CUP⁃ MODIFY & IMPROVE YOUR FOOD ENVIRONMENTWHERE TO CONNECT WITH US:Follow Brandon on IG: https://www.instagram.com/brandondacruz_/Email: Bdacruzfitness@gmail.comFollow Jeff on IG: https://www/instagram.com/jeffunbreakableblackFollow Ironhouse on IG: https: //www.instagram.com/ironhousestrengthconditioning

EP. 103: LIFESTYLE FACTORS LIMITING YOU FROM GETTING LEAN: HOW EMOTIONAL EATING, STRESS, MINDLESS EATING, BOREDOM, & SLEEP LOSS CAN INCREASE YOUR APPETITE, CALORIE INTAKE & BODY FAT LEVELSTOPICS FOR EPISODE 103:⁃ INTRODUCTION TO THE LIFESTYLE FACTORS THAT ARE LIMITING YOU FROM GETTING LEAN AND STAYING LEAN⁃ HOW ACUTE STRESS IMPACTS EATING BEHAVIORS, FOOD CHOICES & FOOD PREFERENCES⁃ HOW CHRONIC STRESS INCREASES YOUR DRIVE TO EAT, EATING BEHAVIORS & BODY FAT LEVELS⁃ EMOTIONAL EATING & USING FOOD AS AN ESCAPE FROM YOUR EMOTIONS⁃ HOW TO DEAL EMOTIONAL EATING BEHAVIORS & EPISODES⁃ HOW MINDLESS EATING DRIVES UP CALORIE INTAKE & IMPACTS YOUR EATING BEHAVIORS⁃ THE BENEFIT OF MINDFUL EATING⁃ HOW BOREDOM INFLUENCES EATING BEHAVIORS⁃ HOW TO REDUCE YOUR LIKELIHOOD OF EATING OUT OF BOREDOM⁃ HOW SLEEP LOSS IMPACTS EATING BEHAVIORS, APPETITE & CALORIE INTAKEWHERE TO CONNECT WITH US:Follow Brandon on IG: https://www.instagram.com/brandondacruz_/Email: Bdacruzfitness@gmail.comFollow Jeff on IG: https://www/instagram.com/jeffunbreakableblackFollow Ironhouse on IG: https: //www.instagram.com/ironhousestrengthconditioning

EP. 102: HOW YOUR FOOD ENVIRONMENT IS LIMITING YOU FROM GETTING LEAN: TIPS TO IMPROVE YOUR ENVIRONMENT THAT WILL MAKE FAT LOSS DIETING EASIERTOPICS FOR EPISODE 102:⁃ INTRODUCTION TO THE LIFESTYLE FACTORS THAT ARE LIMITING YOU FROM GETTING LEAN AND STAYING LEAN⁃ WHAT IS THE FOOD ENVIRONMENT?⁃ ISSUES WITH OUR MODERN FOOD ENVIRONMENT⁃ HOW YOUR ENVIRONMENT IMPACTS YOUR EATING BEHAVIORS⁃ FACTORS WITHIN YOUR FOOD ENVIRONMENT THAT INFLUENCE YOUR EATING BEHAVIORS & CALORIE INTAKE⁃ FACTOR 1: THE DISTANCE & PROXIMITY OF FOODS AROUND YOU⁃ FACTOR 2: THE VISUAL FOOD CUES IN YOUR ENVIRONMENT⁃ FACTOR 3: THE TYPES OF FOODS YOU’RE EXPOSED TO & HAVE ACCESS TO⁃ HOW TO MODIFY & IMPROVE YOUR FOOD ENVIRONMENT: FOOD ENVIRONMENT OPTIMIZATION STRATEGIES⁃ THE BENEFITS OF IMPROVING YOUR FOOD ENVIRONMENTWHERE TO CONNECT WITH US:Follow Brandon on IG: https://www.instagram.com/brandondacruz_/Email: Bdacruzfitness@gmail.comFollow Jeff on IG: https://www/instagram.com/jeffunbreakableblackFollow Ironhouse on IG: https: //www.instagram.com/ironhousestrengthconditioning

EP. 101: THE NUTRITIONAL FACTORS & DIETARY DECISIONS DRIVING YOU TO OVEREAT: THE HOW TO REDUCE OVEREATING SERIES PART 1TOPICS:⁃ INTRODUCTION TO THE TOPIC OVEREATING & WEIGHT GAIN⁃ WHAT IS OVEREATING & HOW COMMON IS IT?⁃ FACTORS THAT INCREASE OUR LIKELIHOOD OF OVEREATING & IMPACT OUR CALORIE INTAKE⁃ HOW FOOD SELECTION & DIET QUALITY IMPACT EATING BEHAVIORS & CALORIE INTAKE⁃ REASONS WHY EATING PROCESSED FOODS INCREASE OUR CALORIE INTAKE & LIKELIHOOD OF OVEREATING⁃ HOW FOOD PALATABILITY IMPACTS OUR EATING BEHAVIORS & DRIVE TO EAT⁃ THE SIGNIFICANT IMPACT EATING PROCESSED FOODS HAS ON OUR LIKELIHOOD TO OVEREAT & GAIN BODY FAT⁃ RESEARCH ON HOW PALATABLE FOODS INCREASE OUR CALORIE INTAKE & PROPENSITY FOR FAT GAIN⁃ HOW POOR FOOD CHOICES CAN INCREASE THE LIKELIHOOD OF OVEREATING DURING A FAT LOSS PHASEWHERE TO CONNECT WITH US:Follow Brandon on IG: https://www.instagram.com/brandondacruz_/Email: Bdacruzfitness@gmail.comFollow Jeff on IG: https://www/instagram.com/jeffunbreakableblackFollow Ironhouse on IG: https: //www.instagram.com/ironhousestrengthconditioning