There really are only 5 things you need to do to stop emotional eating. That might sound too easy, but these 5 steps take time, patience and commitment to turn hope into belief that you can make your life better and that you can stop emotional eating. The hunger for love is much more difficult …
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Authenticity & Emotional Eating It’s all about getting real with yourself and others. Transparently being yourself, even when you’re not who you want to be. Being aware that there’s something you’re feeling that’s fueling emotional eating and your need for calm. Authenticity is a collection of choices that we have to make every day. It’s …
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Webster’s Medical Definition: Catharsis 1:purgation 2: elimination of a complex by bringing it to consciousness and affording it expression — compare abreaction Only I can change my life. No one can do it for me. Carol Burnett Sometimes you just gotta get it out ‘cause the need for emotional eating is screaming in your head! The …
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The human body is the best picture of the human soul. – Ludwig Wittgenstein Some of the most common lies people tell about their bodies are: I’m too fat, big, skinny, small, tall, etc. My (name your body part) is too (negative description). I can’t control my body. My body has a mind of its …
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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Mindless emotional eating may seem like nothing more than filling the time and getting a little relief from another stressful moment in life. You just want something that tastes good to take the bitterness out of life. But, when it happens again and again and you feel guilty about it, that’s a recipe for not …
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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 …
Being overwhelmed is a close companion of emotional eating. When you focus on one thing you can focus more easily and stop emotional eating. It often leads to procrastination, waiting until tomorrow to start your next diet, health kick or exercise plan. Emotional eating takes over when you need a break from stress and need …
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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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There is no fast track to stop emotional eating and transform your relationship with food. There, I said it at the start, so if you are looking for a quick fix, I’m not going to hold you in suspense any longer. This isn’t one of those types of articles about how you can shortcut your …
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