There are two paths. Body Hate. Body Love. There is no in-between, justifications or talking yourself into maybes. Maybe I like the color of my eyes, but my legs are too short. Or, maybe I like the way my body moves, just not the muscles or the jiggle. Can you parse out your relationship with …
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 …
Emotional eating is a huge energy drain. Emotional eating takes your focus away from more productive activities, like dealing with your emotions head-on. Think about how much time and energy you expend thinking about the uncomfortable feelings, wanting it to go away, telling yourself that you can quiet the obsessive thoughts to finally getting overcome …
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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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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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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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