Food Freedom
A 30 Day Program from Food Obsession to Food Recovery
Missed the November Cohort? You can still join Food Freedom evergreen!
ARE YOU TIRED OF...
Losing and then gaining weight over and over?
Diet culture false promises?
Increasing health problems?
Feeling like a failure?
Being uncomfortable in your body?
Thinking about food and dieting all day long?
If you answered yes to any of these, listen to Amanda and hear how she found food freedom once and for all.
This self-paced program is thoughtfully designed to empower you to work on your relationship with food from the comfort and privacy of your own home. What sets the Food Freedom program apart is that it combines a step-by-step approach with the invaluable experience and support of the SHiFT team, all while accommodating your schedule.
One standout feature of this program is the inclusion of live weekly coaching and training sessions. This means you can engage with the program alongside others who are going through similar struggles as you. This creates a supportive community where you can share experiences, learn from one another, and make progress together.
Whether you're aiming to conquer food dependency or achieve a healthier relationship with food, the Food Freedom program offers a comprehensive solution, now with the added benefit of weekly live coaching and training sessions.
COACHING VIDEOS
Over 20 instructional videos teaching and guiding you to find lasting, not fleeting, food freedom
WORKSHEETS
Interactive worksheets to galvanize the instructional content to help you uncover what is truly creating your food struggles.
FOOD PLANS
SHiFT's Foundation Food Plan along with a guide to help you personalize it.
ONLINE COMMUNITY
A thriving community to engage with other likeminded people in the program and gain support.
SHiFT TEAM SUPPORT
Access to the SHiFT team to answer any questions and gain additional support.
COACHING CALLS
Weekly coaching calls and Q&A via Zoom.
Thursday nights starting Nov. 30, 7 - 9 pm ET.
What Is Included in the Food Freedom by SHiFT?
Why is this program different than diets?
Food Freedom, offered by SHiFT, is all about breaking free from the diet culture and embarking on a journey towards lasting food recovery. This program isn't a short-term fix; it's a lifestyle change that's designed to transform your relationship with food for the long haul, helping you thrive in the world of food recovery.
One of the main reasons people struggle with regaining weight after dieting is that they continue to consume foods that trigger their uncontrollable food cravings and obsessions. Food Freedom by SHiFT tackles these food-related thoughts, urges, and cravings head-on, putting an end to this frustrating cycle.
Have you ever found yourself unable to stop after just one cookie and ended up eating the whole box? It's not just a lack of willpower; it's a physiological response to certain ingredients in certain foods that can drive your mind into a food obsession. Diets, especially the concept of "maintenance," might allow you to eat anything within specific calorie limits, but for many of us, this approach simply isn't sustainable. This is a big reason why the success rate of traditional diets is so disappointingly low.
Mary
A Food Recovery Success Story
I discovered that my obesity was a symptom of the disease of food addiction. I worked hard in treatment and wholeheartedly surrendered to their direction. Upon leaving, I continued a multi-faceted recovery journey that has continued for over 30 years.
What You Will Learn
The Food Freedom by SHiFT program helps you identify and eliminate the foods that specifically trigger your obsessions and overeating. We work towards eliminating them while maintaining a balanced and satisfying way of eating that offers the freedom and control you have always been looking for, as well as balancing your body and mind connection.
Food Freedom by SHiFT is a 5 week program followed by an option to stay on as an alumni member for continued support by the SHiFT team and other like-minded individuals who have gone through or are going through the program.
After a few days to prepare for starting the program, you will have established your reasons why you want to work this program. You will also receive some resources to help you be successful in the program including a worksheet for you to get clear on why you want to work this program, a printable calendar for you to schedule time to complete the activities, suggestions of dialogue to help you explain to your friends and family what you are doing and a checklist of supplies you will need.
You will learn about the three different types of eaters, what food addiction is, how to make time in your life to work a successful program over the long term, and the difference between physical and emotional hunger
You will receive the Foundation Food Plan and learn ways to manage your eating and figure out your specific problem foods.
You will learn some strategies to help you keep your commitment including committing your food, planning, developing a community of supportive people and healthy body/mind activities in your new lifestyle.
Learn tools to support you in creating a life of food recovery.
Skylar
A SHiFT Success
I weighed in at around 350lbs. I get to be free! I’m now under 200lbs, somewhere I haven’t been since I’m sure I was a teenager. I’m feeling better than I’ve ever felt, and loving the life I get to live today.
Rocky
A SHiFT Success
In 1999 I reached new threatening high of 400lbs. My health was deteriorating rapidly and although strong and athletic, my legs could barely carry me. I suffered from hypertension, gout, high cholesterol and sleep apnea and was on the verge of becoming a diabetic.
SHiFT saved my life! I see a world open up now that I never knew existed.
No longer do I go through agonizing cycles of self-loathing, resentment, uncontrollable cravings and overwhelming obsession with food.
Once again SHiFT's work has taken me to a new deeper understanding of my food addiction and my powerlessness over food.
Food Freedom
November 2023
Are you ready to find your Food Freedom?
Use Code: FF249
Frequently Asked Questions
The program is designed to be completed in a little more than four weeks. There are four week-long modules and a three-day preparation module before beginning.
The amount of time you need depends on what skills you bring into the program. For example, if you read and write quickly, you will move through the activities faster than someone who doesn’t. In general, you can expect to devote a minimum of an hour a day to this program.
This program is for you if you are a normal eater who can’t seem to lose weight and keep it off, an emotional eater who uses food to deal with feelings, or an early-stage food addict who has not yet experienced devastating consequences from overeating. SHiFT-Recovery by Acorn, has been successfully treating critical-level food addicts for over 30 years. Based on this success, we created The SHiFT Food Freedom Program to treat normal eaters who are overweight, emotional eaters and early-stage food addicts. Though many of the treatment methods are similar, critical-level food addicts require more intensive treatment protocols.
There are a few things to consider when deciding which program is right for you. To begin, think about what you are looking for from a program. Do you prefer to work alone or as part of a group? Do you need structure or can you set your own schedule? Where are you with your eating habits? Are you someone who just needs to lose a few pounds or overeats during stressful times or is your eating completely out of control? The answers to these questions will help you to determine which program is right for you and whether or not you should start with the Food Freedom Program. The activities in the Food Freedom Program are done mainly on your own at your individual pace while the SHiFT12-Week Program includes 7 structured days of group and individual sessions followed by 11 weeks of aftercare. The Food Freedom Program is designed for normal eaters who are overweight, emotional eaters and early-stage food addicts while the SHiFT 12-Week Program is for critical-level food addicts, those whose lives have been devastated by their eating behaviors. Think about which of the two sounds best for you based on this information. Whichever program you choose, the most important thing is to begin and move forward to a life of freedom from food dependency.
You will learn to understand yourself and your eating patterns in a way that other programs don’t provide by completing activities designed to uncover the reasons for your eating patterns. In addition to this, you will be guided into developing an individualized food plan based on your specific needs. Unlike other programs, the SHiFT Food Freedom Program does not solely focus on dieting and weight loss but rather on discovering your personal eating habits and ways to heal the emotional patterns that cause you to overeat.
The SHiFT Food Freedom Program is not a diet. A diet is something you do for a certain period of time before returning to your regular eating habits. The SHiFT Food Freedom Program is a way of life. It’s not something you begin then stop after a certain period of time. In order to experience true food freedom, you’ll work to create a food plan that you can live with for the rest of your life one day at a time. The SHiFT Food Freedom Program will guide you in understanding the reasons why you eat the way you do, identifying the type of eater you are, creating a program that works to support your needs, developing ways to remove the obstacles that get in the way of losing weight, and setting up healthy habits that will last a lifetime. These things are very different from a traditional “pay and weigh” program where you are given a diet and told to follow it.
Weekly coaching sessions will be held on Zoom each Thursday at 7 pm ET starting on November 30th. They will review the topics of the week, provide additional information and accountability, and answer any questions you may have. These meetings are optional but you are highly encouraged to attend. Recordings will be made available afterwards.
If you find that you need additional help after you have completed this program, SHiFT has many different programs and therapy opportunities that will be available to you for an additional cost. You will also be provided with a list of resources at the end of the program.
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