f you spend December swinging between being “good” and then eating everything in sight, this episode is for you. The binge and restrict cycle is one of the most common patterns I see, and Christmas makes it ten times worse. Not because the food is the problem, but because the lack of structure, skipped meals, guilt and pressure push people straight into all or nothing mode.

In this episode I break down exactly what the binge and restrict cycle is, why it has nothing to do with willpower, how it messes with your hunger hormones and decision making, and why so many people end up feeling out of control around food in December.

You’ll learn how the cycle starts, what keeps it going, and how Christmas routines, fatigue, stress and emotional triggers turn it into a perfect storm. And more importantly, I’ll walk you through the practical steps to break it. No banning foods, no saving calories, no detox nonsense. Just proper meals, realistic boundaries, and a structure that stops the binge drives in the first place.

If you want to enjoy Christmas without the guilt, the food panic and the January regret, this is the episode to listen to. Stop fighting your biology and start working with it. And if you’re a parent, this applies to your kids too.

Listen now on No Forking Nonsense.