Today I am joined by Mike Gorman to discuss how mindfulness can help us lose weight and keep it off by empowering us to get in touch with our bodies and emotions. Mike shares what it was like to be 540lbs, and how paleo and ketogenic diets helped him lose weight and feel great in his body.“It wasn’t that I ate in reaction to emotion. I ate to suppress my emotions. I ate to suppress everything.” - Mike GormanTopics Include:Early associations of weight with shameLosing weight, but not learning lessonsForming an identity around being "the fat guy"How Mike normalized his food addictionDropping from 540 to 210 lbsLapsing after more than two years of clean eatingPoor health and hospitalizationLosing the weight againHow mindfulness has empowered Mike to keep the weight offAbstinence versus moderationHunger versus cravingFraming abstinence as choosing freedomCarrying a message of hopeAnd other topics...Resources Mentioned:Coaching: https://www.theketoroad.com/coach-mikePodcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-fat-guy-forum/id1472369190 IG: @gormygoesketo Twitter: @gormygoesketo