Optimizing our environment (using interior design principles) is a powerful tool to help us develop new habits. I work with my clients to change on six levels to break free from emotional and binge eating. One of the levels is their environment. When I worked with Adriana Gómez Navarro, Holistic Interior Designer, on her eating habits, she had brilliant ideas about making small changes in her home to help her build the new eating and thinking habits I taught her. I loved her ideas so mu ...
Overeating to improve your mood It’s important to find mood-boosting activities if you’re an emotional eater. Overeating to improve your mood is only a temporary solution. They say the third week of January is the gloomiest, most depressing time of the year (it's cold and dark, etc.). I know it’s already the 4th week but does it really matter? It could be any day of the year. But it doesn’t have to be. We can find a few minutes every day to do something that improves our mood. Or we ...
Smart, successful people, like you, despite all they’ve accomplished, sometimes can’t figure out how to stop overeating. CEOs, entrepreneurs, professionals, researchers, physicians, lawyers, coaches, and leaders know how to solve complicated problems, lead the work of other people, win big contracts, save lives, solve legal issues, and coach other people on various topics, but they feel powerless around food. You’re always busy, your job is stressful, you may even travel a lo ...
A common question I get: “I always overeat in the evening or at the weekend. How can I stop this?” Overeating in the evening and overeating at the weekend are complex issues and there are so many reasons they can happen. I'll cover the most common reasons and solutions in this post, but if you want my undivided attention, book a free call here so we can find the best solution for YOU. Let’s see the first reason for overeating in the evening or at the weekend. &nbs ...
How stress-eating works Acute, short-term stress decreases appetite. However, when stress persists (chronic stress), a hormone called cortisol is released. Cortisol increases hunger due to the imbalance of ghrelin and leptin hormones, leading to overeating. Numerous studies show that cortisol also affects food preferences, i.e. increases cravings for foods high in sugar or fat, or both. As a response to eating these ‘comfort foods’ dopamine is release ...
In this post, I introduce 5 ways to start living mindfully to stop emotional eating, binge eating and habitual overeating. There's no doubt you've heard of mindful living. It's about being present in your day-to-day life and not letting distractions or worries take over. In my previous post, I talked about the many benefits of mindful living and showed 4 signs indicating that you live your life mindlessly. Being more mindful also helps with emotional eating and overeating. ...
The Benefits of Mindful Living Mindfulness has become a buzzword in recent years. Mindful living is a practice that involves being fully aware of the present moment and turning your attention to the current experience. The benefits of mindful living are endless. It can help you eat better, sleep better, and feel more connected to yourself and others. Mindful living also teaches you how to be more accepting of things that are out of your control. Other benefits of mindful living are: ...
Losing weight is probably the most popular goal or New Year's resolution people make in late December or early January. However, most diets and New Years’ Resolutions around dieting fail. Actually, 80% of all New Year’s resolutions fail. However, this article isn't about some fad diet. It's about healthy weight loss in the New Year. It'll provide the best tips on how you can really lower your body weight this year and keep it off too! I`m not going to tell you to go o ...
How to avoid weight gain during the holidays as an emotional or compulsive eater Chances are you feel very sceptical reading the title and you’re probably thinking, “Yeah, right, as it could ever happen..." But what if I told you it can be done? What if you had some science-backed techniques to help you? Then, would you believe me? What have you got to lose? These are my top 18 ways to avoid gaining weight during the holidays. Let’s get started! ...
Mindful Eating to Help Curb Emotional and Binge Eating If you have developed the habit of emotional or binge eating, in other words, you immediately crave a specific type of food or volume of food when you are stressed, sad, anxious, upset, bored, or even happy, mindful eating can help you tremendously. Especially if you find yourself mindlessly eating a large amount of food without even tasting what you are eating. It is important that you try a variety of things until you figure out wh ...
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