JUST ONE DOUGHNUT — FROM A PACK OF FOUR
“I’ll just have one” can be a perfectly ordinary choice. But sometimes those words are not really about appetite at all. They become a rule, a test of control, or the beginning of a battle with ourselves.
This downloadable resource explores what can happen when food becomes loaded with ideas about being good, bad, controlled or out of control. Using the everyday example of a box of four doughnuts, it looks at restriction, food preoccupation, scarcity thinking, all-or-nothing thoughts, guilt, compensation and the binge–restrict cycle.
Importantly, this is not a guide telling somebody how many doughnuts they should eat. One is not automatically “good”, and eating more is not automatically evidence of addiction, binge eating or failure.
Inside the PDF you will find a reflective check-in, an exploration of the “I’ve ruined it now” moment, ways of changing rigid food language, practical ideas for moving towards greater flexibility, clinical context and a personal message from Maggie.
This is the first resource in the JUST ONE… series — ordinary food situations explored through the psychology that can sit underneath them.
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