Gratitude helps you see the positive aspects of your life, brightens your mood, and consequently reduces the need to eat to feel better. How we feel - how happy we are, how stressed we are, even how well we sleep - may seem like it’s out of our hands, but it is actually often a choice we make. We can choose to be grateful for what we have and feel more blissful. Or we can choose to focus on what we’re lacking, who has wronged us, and what’s not going our way. And guess what? We’ll f ...
Are you struggling with emotional eating, those moments when your emotions take the reins, leading you to unhealthy food choices? You're not alone. Eating for emotional reasons can be a challenging issue, but the good news is that autumn is the best time to begin overcoming emotional eating and reaching food freedom. Here are several reasons why this season is the perfect time to start addressing emotional eating: Season of Change and Renewal Autumn is a season of transformation. The leaves ch ...
Discover how having a hobby can help you take the first steps towards freedom from emotional eating! The content of this blog post is taken from my podcast interview with Hobbyscool. You can listen to the podcast here: Emotional Eating: Breaking the Cycle with Science, Psychology, and Hobbies With Rita May How having a hobby can help with emotional eating? Savour Life, Not Food Having a hobby can serve as a better way of releasing stress than eating. When people are very busy and ti ...
Being mentally exhausted or overwhelmed are typical reasons for emotional eating and constant snacking during the day. Especially if you work from home and you can easily grab a snack when you feel mentally tired, stressed, overloaded and overworked. That’s why it’s important to learn to manage our mental energy. Mastering emotional energy Mastering mental energy management improves your cognitive potential, enabling optimal performance, focus, and crea ...
This blog post introduces the two extremes of my clients' journey from food obsession to food freedom. The starting point for many of them is food obsession, constant dieting or yo-yo dieting. This state is represented by Dieting Diana. The goal state is food freedom, which although can be defined in many ways, is simply the opposite of the above. This is what my clients reach after working with me and it's represented by Balanced Bianca. NOTE: I taught an entire class on Diana's and Bianc ...
In this blog post, we're delving into the profound connections between suppressed feelings, stress, health, and emotional eating. I will show you how the remarkable insights about the relationship between stress and health presented by Dr. Maté also correlate with emotional eating patterns. You will find my comments and correlation with emotional eating written in Italics. Stress and Its Far-Reaching Impact Dr. Maté's video takes us on a journey through the impact of stress ...
How the fear of failure may manifest itself in your life Most of my clients shared the same initial fear before we began our work together: "What if I fail?" They worried about putting in tremendous effort, only to return to square one. Perhaps you can relate to this cycle of weight loss followed by weight gain, or the frustrating battle with overeating or binging that seems to resurface every few months. Fear of failure might manifest itself in thoughts and feelings that getting rid of y ...
Many high-achieving, successful people often face the challenge of overeating and emotional eating, even though they excel in other areas of their lives. In this blog post, I introduce the W.I.S.E.R. model as a tool to manage emotional eating for high-achievers. From Stress to Success: How to Manage Emotional Eating for High-Achievers You're driven by ambition, you are a successful self-made person but often find yourself struggling when it comes to managing y ...
Taking a deep breath to calm down may not work for you and it can make you more anxious and stressed. When it comes to breathing and anxiety, slow and steady wins the race. By focusing on extending your exhale and practising diaphragmatic breathing, you can promote feelings of relaxation and reduce stress in your body and mind. "Taking a deep breath" to calm down is NOT what you need As a busy, high-performing person, you often find yourself constantly on the go, with a ...
In this post, I show you how I use Coue's method for weight management and to do things I thought I couldn't do. What you believe you can do changes what you can actually do. Let me explain. In this blog post, I talk about - Cuoe's method, - autosuggestions, - how they work, - 2 examples from my own life, - how I applied Coue's method for weight management, - how I can help you. Cuoe's method Have you heard of Emile Coue's method? Emile Coue wa ...
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