Your struggle with emotional eating may go something like this… If I could… …find the right way to eat I won’t have cravings. …gain some more willpower I would be stronger and I could resist my urges. …detox from addictive/sugary foods I would be free. …tick with something long enough for it to take. If …
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You’ve probably heard that if you “just” eat in moderation you can eat anything! For someone who doesn’t emotionally eat it’s an easy thing to say. But, if you’re trapped in the cycle of emotional eating, dieting and back to emotional eating again it’s another story. Eating in moderation is a great foundation for getting …
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One of the most important ways to heal emotional eating is the heal body shame. When you don’t feel quite right in your own skin is next to impossible to keep emotions out of eating. You blame your body for your unhappiness-it’s too big, too small, too this or too that and sum it up …
Celebrations, regardless of type; holiday, birthday, summer pool party, retirement, etc., usually involve some sort of special food. But during the holidays, these special foods can seem to last far longer than just one meal. A week of feasting can push mindless eating and holiday food stress to acute levels. Special foods are plentiful. From the seasonal …
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So just what is a kind food limit and how does it help you to stop emotional eating and become a Conscious Eater? A kind food limit is one that takes into account what you desire for taste and pleasure and what your body needs to work well and feel good. It also takes into …
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The Golden Rule, treat others as you would like to be treated. It would be a wonderful thing if we lived in a world where everyone treats each other with love, compassion, and respect. Which leads to the first part of the of the Golden Rule of Self Care. The foundation of the rule starts …
It’s difficult to be clear and confident and trust your food choices with such an overwhelming amount of food available at any given moment. Not only the number of choices we have, (go down the cereal or yogurt aisle of any supermarket in the States), but also the food and nutrition information/advice we are exposed …
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You’ve heard it before: “love yourself regardless of your body” or “you need to love yourself and you’ll overcome your trouble spots and learn to love them” or the mother of all advice, “you just need to ______ a little more.” If I had a penny for every time I’ve heard this… The real trouble …
Mindless emotional eating. You’ve been there – just eating, not caring about taste, hunger, guilt or shame. You’re only trying to get away from the negativity. Eating something, especially if it tastes good, does work! This is the heart of mindless emotional eating. You start feeling better when you have a pleasurable experience. Until the shame …
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Becoming a Conscious Eater is one of the most helpful ways to stop emotional eating. Conscious Eating give you the skills to stop emotional eating. A benefit is that the skills you learn are transferable to many challenges in life, not only emotional eating. Conscious Eating isn’t a diet, so you can integrate the emotional eating …
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