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. ...
Overeating to improve your mood – does it work?
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 ...
You are successful in your life but struggle with food
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 com ...
7 reasons for overeating in the evening or at the weekend and how to stop
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 ...
How stress-related overeating works
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, lead ...
5 ways to start living mindfully right now to stop emotional eating
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 lett ...
18 ways to avoid weight gain during the holidays as an emotional or compulsive eater
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 tol ...
Can mindful eating help with emotional eating? A mindful approach to curb emotional eating
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, bore ...
How to stop eating your feelings due to fear of feeling your emotions
Are you afraid to feel your emotions so you eat to numb them? Do you want to know how to stop eating your feelings? Keep reading. For many people, expressing difficult emotions or admitting they have “negative” feelings like sadness ...
Why am I so hungry before my period?
Why am I so hungry before my period? “Why am I so hungry before my period?” “Why do I eat so much a week before my period starts?” “Is it normal to be super hungry during ovulation”? “How to control my mood swings during my pe ...
