Posts Tagged ‘emotional eating’
How To Stop Binge Eating!
I used to binge eat bananas. Having 1, then another… and once even 6. I didn’t think it was that big of a deal at the time because bananas are a fruit and fruit is healthy. It’s not like I was eating tubs of cake frosting. But I didn’t realize something was wrong until one…
Read MoreWhy Diets Don't Work For Emotional Eaters…
I was out to dinner with a dear friend of mine and she was picking my brain about her weight. For as long as I’ve known her she’s wanted to lose 30 pounds. I’ve admired her commitments to trying paleo, cleanses and committing to eating 10 vegetables a day. Years had gone by and nothing…
Read More5 Signs You Are An Emotional Eater (And What You Can Do About It!)
“Why didn’t anyone tell me?!” I remember saying screaming that to a friend of mine as I recounted the story of my own weight loss journey. I had been struggling to find freedom from worrying about food and my body for more than half of my life. I tried diets. Doubling up on workouts.…
Read MoreWhy You Gain Weight Without Eating Extra Food
Do you feel like you gain weight just by looking at food? Like just walking down the ice cream aisle at the grocery store packs on 10 pounds without even putting a spoon to your mouth!? Or have you noticed, during really stressful overwhelming times in your life, you blow up like a puffer fish…
Read MoreDo you emotionally eat? You may be a ‘Highly Sensitive Person’
If I were to name ONE thing that changed everything when it came to finally finding peace with food and my body, this would be it. It literally changed my life. It was a catalyst in dropping my first 10 pounds after years of deprivation and doubling up on workouts got me nowhere. It’s what…
Read MoreHow To Manage Emotional Overwhelm
There’s one thing I do every single morning no.matter.what. I’m not talking about brushing your teeth or eating breakfast or putting on your favorite lip gloss, even though I do those things too because they’re part of my self-care and set me up for a successful day. I know a lot of people won’t do…
Read MoreCould Fear Be Keeping You Fat?
Hi! When I was eating healthy and doubling up on workouts to only see the number on the scale go UP, I knew there had to be more to slimming down. Turns out, I was right. The latest research shows that our metabolism and our natural healthy weight is influenced by a ton of factors.…
Read MoreHow to feel safe in your skin
Many exciting things are happening here! Last week Zach asked me to marry him… And tonight I’m jumping on a plane to Paris for a girls trip! I’m so excited! But, in light of the Paris terror attacks, when I confirmed my trip, my father was not thrilled. He has always worried about my safety.…
Read MoreDoes Being Thin Really Matter?
If you had the opportunity to crawl inside my brain a few years ago, you would have seen I was constantly worrying about myself… Worried about what I was going to eat for my next meal… Worried about how far my stomach was sticking out… Worried that I was never going to feel comfortable or…
Read MoreHow to Finally Feel Full
I used to have this thing with granola. Where I could eat bowl after bowl after bowl and never feel full. I would often tell myself it was no big deal because it was granola. Not French fries. But then the same thing started happening with peanut butter, chocolate and eventually…entire meals. Where I could…
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