Do you celebrate all of life’s moments, good or bad, with food? Eric and Luz Jaramillo discuss how to break the eating disorder and live a healthy life.
Luz, the brain body coach’s owner, holds a master’s degree in social work, is a certified coach in life, certified in Neuro-Linguistic programming and certified in brain health coaching. Luz is a motivational speaker and best-selling author. She also has ADHD, dyslexia and learning difficulties. After suffering from an eating disorder for most of her life, she was able to overcome it and lost over 50lbs. This helped her improve her focus and her health.
Luz and Eric talk about how to change your thoughts and patterns and the importance eating healthy foods. Eric shares with us that ADHD brain doesn’t process carbs well so it is best to limit carbs and replace them with protein.
Consistency is key! Luz says that food is not your friend, but fuel. You should eat to live, not live to eat. Eric and Luz share ways to get healthy snacks ready and portioned so that you can grab a bag quickly and easily. It’s okay to slip and get up again tomorrow.
Luz knows a lot about ADHD and eating disorders because she has been there. This episode is for you if any of these resonate with you. Hear what she has to share. It could be the difference between life or death.
You’ll learn:
[01: 56] Welcome to the show, Luz! [03: 24] Luz shares when she learned she had ADHD. [03: 58] How did your eating disorder lead you to learn you had ADHD? [05: 12] Luz speaks about what form her eating disorder took. [07: 28] When did you decide you needed help with this disorder? [10: 10] Luz used neuro linguistic programming to switch her emotional thoughts from food to thoughts of pleasure. [12: 23] When you change your thought patterns, your internal critic screams louder and calls you a fraud. This is normal and takes time. [14: 35] Luz was ready to have weight loss surgery before her sister got her to change her mind. [16: 29] Looking back, how do you feel about how desperate you were? [21: 11] Eric speaks about some regular issues around food and how he deals with the cravings. [23: 06] Set up your environment to be conducive to what you need. [23: 57] Luz shares how important it is to have nutritious food for at least three meals a day. [26: 01] Eric shares that the ADHD brain does not do a good job of breaking down carbs. [28: 08] Consistency is the key! [31: 04] Luz suggests to people that food is not your friend, food is fuel. [32: 03] How do you suggest that people stop when they know they are in the middle of a binge? [34: 04] Replace the food with something else. [35: 20] Eric shares that many people he knows are doing a sugar detox. [37: 00] How sensitive to sugar are you? Are you a test subject? [38: 03] Luz says you should tell yourself it’s just for today, focus on one day at a time. [41: 10] Meditation and mindfulness are the keys to success. [46: Luz gives some tips to make healthy food easy to grab for snacks. [49: 55] Do you know of any resources or services that can help people eat healthy foods? [52: 01] You have to have the correct mindset, it might be harder if you have ADHD, but it is still doable. [52: You will fall, but that’s okay. [55: 00] Willpower starts strong in the morning, and it’s a slippery slope later in the day if you don’t recharge your system with the right food. [57: 17] Thank you so much for being on the show! [58: 17] If you are a regular listener, consider becoming a patron and on our Patreon at www.ADHDreWired.com Find Luz:
Brain Body Coach @brainbodycoachInstagram | Twitter | Facebook
My Audible.com affiliate link is available for your favourite titles: d
ADHD reWired Coaching and Accountability Groups The 16th season of the ADHD reWired Coaching and Accountability groups are ending soon. ArC 17 Summer Sessions run July 11th – Sept. 19th. There are only 9 spots left. Please visit coachingrewired.com to learn more and sign-up for our Last Scheduled Registration Event on June 11th at 3 PM CT. You don’t want to miss it!
Patreon Patreon lets you support podcast creators like myself by supporting them. You can access different levels of perks by making a monthly donation. Our Patron-only Group Coaching Sessions are one example of a perk. Find out more at
ADHD reWired Facebook Page: To apply for the ADHD reWired Secret Facebook page, visit and complete the application.
Productivity Q&A Get all your questions answered live about ADHD! These…
